[Electronics-Talk] Introduction

Andy Baracco wq6r at socal.rr.com
Fri Dec 1 20:14:48 UTC 2017 

Are you running IOS 11? I had an iphone 6 for 3 years, and noticed the 
slowness after upgrading to IOS 11, in spite of following all of the 
recommendations regarding power saving, CPU use, etc. Going from the 6 to 
the 8 is like going from riding a bicycle to driving a Ferrari.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri Brun via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Sherri Brun" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction


>I have the IPhone SE and I am very happy with it.  Yes, it has all the 
>features of the IPhone 6.  I have no desire to upgrade, as I do not want to 
>lose the earphone jack, which is not available in IPhone 7 and above.  They 
>use ear-pods.  Again, very happy with my IPhone SE.
>
> Sherri
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Arlene via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 4:18 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Arlene <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
>
> It's a smaller size I phone and from what I understand, it's the same as 
> the i phone 6. I'm not sure if I'm remember this right, possibly someone 
> knows a little more about it than I do. I'll find out if I'm remember this 
> right and I'll write back here and let you know.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Keller via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
>
>
>> What is an iPhone SE
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>> Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snow.
>> Lies the seed that with the sun’s love, In the spring becomes the
>> rose.
>>
>> “The rose” Bette Midler
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 10:34 AM, Roanna Bacchus via Electronics-Talk
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> My family and I are you smart phone. I use voice over on my iPhone to
>>> do everything that you just described in your message and I love it.
>>> Hope to hear from you soon.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>> On Nov 30, 2017, at 11:16 AM, Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi, Roanna, welcome to this group. You'll really learn a whole lot
>>>> here, and sometimes it could be a real mixture of things, from what
>>>> items are the most accessible to who takes to certain items  and
>>>> others would rather the other type of items, very much in the same
>>>> sort of catagory and both accessible in their own way. Just like in
>>>> everything, everyone has their own ways of doing things, and they
>>>> have a set items they make use of. Listening to all of it is quite
>>>> interesting. One set of items would be, for example smart phones and
>>>> the feature phones, the flip phones and there are some bar type
>>>> phones with buttons both accessible in their own ways. I think a
>>>> majority of visually impaired individuals have smart phones, just as
>>>> everyone else does, and included in these phones is a screen reader.
>>>> So one can navigate on the screen as anyone else can. In some cases
>>>> it makes other items in the house more accessible, such as having
>>>> things like an instapot, also some crockpots, working different
>>>> things in one's house whether it be your thermostat or lights and
>>>> other things. Doing email, going on the internet, listening to
>>>> books, music and the radio on the phone, apps to be able to connect
>>>> with someone to find out a description of an item that you need a
>>>> bit more information about, other useful apps for scanning text, bar
>>>> codes, gps, color identifier, and so much more. Then there's those
>>>> feature phones that are flip phones or bar type phones, the phones
>>>> that have the buttons, that have the text to speech included in the
>>>> phone, which isn't exactly like the screen reading software in a
>>>> smart phone, but makes it possible to navigate the phone with the
>>>> buttons and many of these phones do talk everything in the menues in
>>>> the phone. Personally for me, what I use is some of the different
>>>> feature phones that I'm very confortable with. As I'm able too I'll
>>>> get more of these type of phones so I could see what the phones are
>>>> capable of and see what types of things that I or anyone else can do
>>>> with these phones. Of course, as in everything certain phones are
>>>> better than others or rightfully so a bit better because the aspects
>>>> of the phone may be a bit more advanced. Such as seeing a difference
>>>> in how a number of these phones work and what they had in cluded 3
>>>> years ago, verses now presently. I think I'm going to do some audio
>>>> recordings about these phones. While there's so much more you can do
>>>> with a smart phone, with these feature phones, Besides navigating
>>>> with the phone for the settings, to type in new contacts, writing a
>>>> text message, I could use the calculater, I could use the calendar
>>>> on some of them, I go on the internet with them, some of the phones
>>>> are a bit better than other phones. 2 of the phones that are better
>>>> for going on the internet that are quite new phones, probably as new
>>>> as from last year are the sim mobile for at&t and the alcatel for
>>>> t-mobile. Not everyone is as crazy as I am, I like to explore and
>>>> try everything I can do with it, including going on the internet,
>>>> which a number of people wouldn't even think about doing or wouldn't
>>>> care about, and possibly wouldn't be interested in using something
>>>> like the calculator. It's just enough phone for many individuals to
>>>> be able to have a phone to use as just a phone, from easily dialing
>>>> a phone number to navigating the phone with the text to speech
>>>> included in the phone, to be able to write a text message, go into
>>>> your contacts to either look up a phone number which takes no time
>>>> or when you're going to type in a new contact or write a text
>>>> message. As far as smart phones we have a modo g android phone,
>>>> which neither one of us have really got the knack of using and we
>>>> really want to learn. We're going to get the android book from
>>>> national braille press which should help in our learning,
>>>> tremendously. One of these days when we could afford it we'd like to
>>>> get i phones. We have looked at both the i phones and  the android
>>>> phones at the store, with the sales person putting the screen reader
>>>> on. One time we saw that little i phone the s e I think it's called,
>>>> which seemed pretty easy to navigate, and the phone was a really
>>>> nice size being small and being small enough to put in a pocket.
>>>> Everyone differs to much of an extent of how they use anything for
>>>> that matter. For a smart phone we would want to have the scanning
>>>> apps, the color identifier, possibly the gps, one  of those apps in
>>>> case we needed something described, for us not so much for reading
>>>> books, and listening to the radio or tv, but that's some of what we
>>>> would use. Having the internet and email handy on the smart phones
>>>> is great as well. Hopefully in time we'll get use to the smart
>>>> phones, but I'll never stop using the feature phones because they
>>>> are just as usefull in their ownway. It's amazing, the topic of the
>>>> phones is such a big topic. Then there's other things we write about
>>>> here, sharing information about what appliances are more accessible,
>>>> such as Roger recently told us about his stove and dryer that are
>>>> both quite accessible, which was good for us to know about since we
>>>> need a new stove. we write about our experiences with some of the
>>>> tvs that have the speech included in them, also share ideas about
>>>> how to do certain things, whatever comes up for someone, even if
>>>> it's something like finding the best ways for labeling something,
>>>> which a number of us have our own individual ways of doing things,
>>>> that one could figure out and hear what is the closest way they would 
>>>> feel confortable in doing whatever it is. As I said we all vary in 
>>>> either our skill or what we're plain confortable with, and that goes 
>>>> for anything, with so many possibilities. Feel welcome to asking any 
>>>> questions you have, and share any experiences you have had.
>>>> Arlene
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "roanna bacchus via 
>>>> Electronics-Talk"
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "roanna bacchus" <rbacchus228 at gmail.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 1:22 PM
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Dear Members,
>>>>>
>>>>> My name is Roanna Bacchus, and I am currently seeking employment
>>>>> that will allow me to utilize my braille skills and degree.  I love
>>>>> learning about accessible electronics that the blind can use on
>>>>> their own.  I joined this list so I can share my experiences using
>>>>> accessible electronics.
>>>>>
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