[Electronics-Talk] Introduction

Fri Dec 1 20:42:18 UTC 2017

Andy,

Do you now have an iPhone 8?

I'm happy with my iPhone SE 32GB, but still running IOS 10.

ronsmith131 at gmail.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "Andy Baracco" <wq6r at socal.rr.com>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction

> 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'" 
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> Cc: "Sherri Brun" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 4:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Introduction
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>
>>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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