[Electronics-Talk] good news about slow cookers, though...

[Tina Sohl]

Not on android either. was puzzled by that too.
Original message:
> Sandra, you said: "I find the same with a lot of smartphones: it isn’t a
> question of learning where a certain function is on the touch-pad; the
> locations of icons can change."

> And I ask you, Which smartphone's icons move around?
> I know the iPhone doesn't.

> Vince

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> From: "Sandra Streeter via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: "Sandra Streeter" <sandrastreeter381 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 6:46 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] good news about slow cookers, though...


>> I find the same with a lot of smartphones: it isn’t a question of learning
>> where a certain function is on the touch-pad; the locations of icons can
>> change. I’m going to look into the Easy Mode on my Galaxy Core Prime to see
>> if that makes things any easier...

>> However, I have a slow cooker that I love, love, love, and models like it
>> are still available. Very similar to the one I grew up with, except the
>> lid is quite a bit lighter for weight.  I’d guess it holds like 6 quarts
>> or something. I don’t remember what model it is, but it his rectangular in
>> shape, has a hot plate underneath that could double as a griddle, a glass,
>> slightly-domed lid, and is all metal, so, if you wanted to brown a
>> pot-roast or something before finishing cooking it, you could start with
>> the pan on the stovetop; it’s nonstick, too. Finally, the function is
>> operated by a knob—no detents, just turn it to cooler or hotter temps,
>> depending on what you’re doing; there’s a temp range from low (it stops at
>> low), obviously the stop point on the other side is for high. And, the
>> dial has a tactile pointer; even if it didn’t, if you felt you needed one,
>> you could just put a tiny piece of labeling tape on the dial so you’d have
>> a ref for pointing it. I generally use the high function, unless I’m going
>> to be delayed for eating whatever I’ve cooked, in which case, of course,
>> it can wait on warm. Hope this helps. I looked online the other day, and
>> these are still being offered. I think Westbend makes one, and there are
>> others.



>> Sandra

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>> (Emily Dickinson)

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