[Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device

Mon Apr 8 18:13:33 UTC 2013

I'm pretty sure the app uses data.  The music lives on a dropbox
server and is brought to your phone as your play it.

You can Try turning off your cellular and wifi network and see if you
can play music.

Jim

On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 02:09:03PM -0400, Kaye wrote:
> I don't think you are using data when you are playing the music from your
> own collection. You just copy and paste the music in to a folder on dropbox
> and open it with the app I mentioned before. I am not aware if that process
> uses data. It does not sound like it would but...
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbour
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 2:01 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> 
> Oh yeah, there are many ways to play music over the internet.  Just be
> aware that you'll be eating away at your data plan unless you're doing
> it over wifi.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 01:57:04PM -0400, Kaye wrote:
> >There is an app that I found recently called drop & play. It allows you to
> >put your music in to dropbox and play it from there instead of loading
> >music
> >on to the phone with itunes.  It is accessible with voice over and looks
> >easy to use.
> >
> >-----Original Message----- From: Baracco, Andrew W
> >Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 1:48 PM
> >To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >
> >You will need iTunes if you want to back up your content on your I
> >device to a PC. You can do this with iCloud, but if you have a lot of
> >content it will cost you.
> >
> >Andy
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >Behalf Of Annette Carr
> >Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 3:49 AM
> >To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> >Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] aps for IOS device
> >
> >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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> >>>>>>>>>screen readers?
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