[Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device

Jim Barbour jbar at barcore.com
Sun Apr 7 16:17:47 UTC 2013 

Hey Folks,

I apologize for my one word answer yesterday.  I should have been
clearer that I too use the app store app on my iPhone to purchase
apps.  These days, in fact, I never connect my phone to my computer at
all.

However, if I remember correctly, Ashley doesn't have an iDevice.  She
wanted to go poking around in the app store before buying a phone.  In
this case, downloading iTunes is really the best option for poking
around in the App store.

Take Care,

Jim

On Sun, Apr 07, 2013 at 06:49:29AM -0400, Annette Carr wrote:
> I view iTunes as a necessary evil.  I deal with the app Store from my
> iPhone.  I only deal with iTunes on the PC when I absolutely have to.  
> 
> Annette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Lange
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 1:29 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> 
> Hi,
> The app store is very easy for me to use on the phone, so it's my preferred
> way of buying apps. I see no reason whatsoever to use iTunes to buy apps for
> my phone. Despite what others might say about how well they get along with
> iTunes, I think its interface is cumbersome and unwieldy at best,  a
> monumental pain in the butt to use.  With the exception of rare occasions
> when I add new music to my phone, I avoid it like the plague. My discussions
> with people about iTunes almost always degenerate into obscenity-laden
> rants, so I'd best get out of here before that happens.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 9:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> 
> 
> > To be honest, I avoid using iTunes on the PC, and I find using the App 
> > Store on the iPhone to be a piece of cake. I guess I can't say which is 
> > best, but I'd be surprised if accessing the App Store on the PC with 
> > iTunes is easier or better than just using the App Store directly from the
> 
> > iPhone.
> >
> > On 04/06/2013 08:20 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> >> Yes.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Apr 6, 2013, at 4:35 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> is the best way to go through itunes to look at the ap store with a pc?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain
> >>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 6:09 PM
> >>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>
> >>> I haven't done it myself, but yes you can access the App Store with
> >>> iTunes from your PC. You can also purchase/download apps to your PC and
> >>> then sync them with your iPhone using iTunes. Like I said, I haven't
> >>> done this myself, and I can't speak to it's accessibility.
> >>>
> >>> On 04/01/2013 02:56 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> >>>> true prices change.
> >>>> can I access the ap store on a pc. I have itunes if that helps.
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Chaltain
> >>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 1:32 AM
> >>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>
> >>>> Plus prices can change and apps can go on sale, so it's always good to
> >>>> check the App Store itself for current price information.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 03/31/2013 11:56 PM, Jim Barbour wrote:
> >>>>> Yes, but one can easily find out if an app is free by consulting the
> >>>>> app store from your iPhone.  The app store will also give you an
> >>>>> indication of what the app does and how the sighted public feels about
> >>>>> it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The applevis site http://www.applevis.com/ may give you information
> >>>>> about the app's voiceover friendliness, depending on if any voiceover
> >>>>> users have reviewed the app there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jim
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 09:37:21PM -0700, Drew Hunthausen wrote:
> >>>>>> I believe the info about an app being free or not helps to know if 
> >>>>>> it's
> >>>>>> something even to look into.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> >>>>>> On
> >>>>>> Behalf Of cheez
> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 8:19 PM
> >>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Don't take this the wrong way, but, I see a lot of questions asking
> >>>>>> if apps
> >>>>>> are free or not.  Doesn't it tell you before you confirm the 
> >>>>>> download?
> >>>>>> Vince
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> >>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> >>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 7:54 PM
> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Jude,
> >>>>>>> What is the name of the free color ID ap?
> >>>>>>> What does A1GPS do that navagan doesn't?
> >>>>>>> Are both accessible? How much is navigan?
> >>>>>>> Do they only let you make points of interest, or plan routes too?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: Jude DaShiell
> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 10:18 PM
> >>>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Navigan isn't free, though a1gps is.  Maps get downloaded into 
> >>>>>>> g.p.s.
> >>>>>>> apps like these and users can locate themselves on maps and add 
> >>>>>>> their
> >>>>>>> own points of interest to them and then get navigation help to 
> >>>>>>> navigate
> >>>>>>> from their current location to their selected points of interest. 
> >>>>>>> If
> >>>>>>> you find the right color id app, it came from England and is free or
> >>>>>>> was
> >>>>>>> last time I downloaded it.  The camera gets used to scan objects for
> >>>>>>> color identification and reporting.  Actually blio is a book reading
> >>>>>>> app.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Mon, 11 Mar 2013, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>>>> Can you explain more?
> >>>>>>>> What does navagan do? How does it differ from the other gps ap 
> >>>>>>>> called
> >>>>>>>> ariad?
> >>>>>>>> I thought blio was a book software for pcs.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Is the color ap called Color ID? Is that free?
> >>>>>>>> What is digit eyes?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>>>> Ashley
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:53 PM
> >>>>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Yes to all, I have redlaser for bar code and qr code scanning
> >>>>>>>> Navigan for
> >>>>>>>> gps, blio for scanning and I will test digit-eyes for bar codes 
> >>>>>>>> though
> >>>>>>>> that's a paid app.  I have color id on my phone for color
> >>>>>>>> identification
> >>>>>>>> and it can come up with some color announcements some people find a
> >>>>>>>> bit
> >>>>>>>> too creative, but then again I'm not some people.  Good luck on 
> >>>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>>> Section 508 work, every so often I help the Navy out a little with
> >>>>>>>> their
> >>>>>>>> efforts along that line of work.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> For those of you using an I device, which free aps do you find
> >>>>>>>>> helpful?
> >>>>>>>>> Are there aps for scanning, bar code recognition, and color
> >>>>>>>>> identification?
> >>>>>>>>> How about GPS aps?
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I?m asking because I intern in a section 508 office and they want
> >>>>>>>>> to do
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> an
> >>>>>>>>> outreach session on accessible aps for disabled people. This 
> >>>>>>>>> includes
> >>>>>>>>> blindness and two other disabilities.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks.
> >>>>>>>>> Ashley
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