[Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Thu Jan 11 15:22:59 UTC 2018

Good morning everyone,

	Exactly my sentiments too. If bugs weren't in the picture it would
be nice to know if there are App programmable coffee brewers and other
appliances like the Instapot that can be controlled by a smartphone or other
interface of some kind.

Peter Donahue

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Behalf Of Sharonda Greenlaw via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 7:48 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Sharonda Greenlaw
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Looks like this thread is all about bugs instead of about coffee makers that
can be programmed with the iPhone. 

Sharonda
Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes 

> On Jan 11, 2018, at 6:06 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> They work for a couple of weeks or so, then the bugs come back with a
vengeance.  Another thing you may want to know is that we discovered that
whatever outlet the device is plugged into gets roaches and roach crap all
over it.  We figured the roaches climb up the cord to get away from the
stuff and come to the outlet.  Pam.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 6:44 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Gerald Levy
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> 
> Has anyone had success with one of those ultrasonic bug repellers that 
> is supposed to keep roaches and rodents away by emitting high 
> frequency ultrasonic sounds that they supposedly can't tolerate?
> 
> Gerald
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 1:06 AM
> To: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk
> Cc: Jude DaShiell
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
> 
> I have been told by a staff member where I now live that it is 
> necessary to keep kitchens well lit 24/7 since that discourages bug 
> life in them to some degree.  On his Continent where he was born, some 
> of the roaches actually hiss.
> 
>> On Wed, 10 Jan 2018, Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> 
>> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 23:50:57
>> From: Diane Vlasoff via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>    <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Diane Vlasoff <me.and.the.poodle at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> I absolutely agree with the water issue just discussed. In addition there
is a product called Orange Guard. This is organic product which smells just
like oranges and keeps down aunts for up to three months if you spray it on
surfaces. This can be used on many surfacesand I highly recommend it. I
would look for in a hardware store or a health food store.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Diane and Jaxi
>> 
>> On Jan 10, 2018, at 3:22 PM, Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> I have just a few comments about little bugs in the house or apartments.
>> The many little bugs are mostly harmless but no one wants them in their
home.
>> Roaches can live without food but they must need water to live on.
>> That is the reason when a proffessional comes to spray they will always
spray in the kitchen and the bathrooms or any place where there is a water
source.
>> I live in the shore of N.J..
>> Since it is damp and my condo has no crawl space I will get ants in the
summer months.
>> kitchen counters must be crumb free and water free.
>> It is very damp here and my towels will stay damp even the next day.
>> I use large trays to work on.
>> My coffee machine is on a large tray which has a lip around and when I
pour the water into my coffee machine some water might overflow and it only
goes on the tray.
>> My container of coffee is also on this tray.
>> I use many trays on my counters and it is so easy just to dump the
grines, crumbs and other scraps in the sink and just rinse off the trays and
place them to dry.
>> No crumbs or sitting water for the un-invited pests.
>> Hope this info is helpful.
>> From, Tom
>>  God is the one who clasps your hand as you move from one place to 
>> another. He is the one who has gone ahead of you, prepared a place 
>> for you, and will hold out His hand for you to cling to. Susan Miller
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
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>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>> 
>> 
>>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come 
>>> into your apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something 
>>> that comes with living in a building with other households. As far 
>>> as accessibility is concerned for coffee makers that are accessible 
>>> that don't require operating with the iphone, which I know is your 
>>> preferrence, and I'm sure you're aware of what is available in what 
>>> I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee makers and the the coffee 
>>> maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully someone knows of 
>>> coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions of 
>>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>>> purchase that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your 
>>> next coffee maker hoping for the best that it doesn't get any 
>>> roaches or ants in it. I really hope for the best for that, because 
>>> is disconcerting when you get critters in your machines and it's  
>>> the worst part about living in apartments. I love all thi
> s sharin
> g
>> of information, so I hope you find a great coffee maker, of just what you
want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new to the iphone now,
I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate from the iphone, but I
could understand why you would want that, since the machine is made more
accessible by way of the phone.
>>> 
>>> Arlene
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via 
>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              Today our apartment maintenance department came to 
>>>> among other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. 
>>>> After checking around for possible draws it was discovered that the 
>>>> ants were drawn to our coffee maker which we believe to be an old 
>>>> Mr. Coffee Model. If we cannot eliminate the ants with a thorough 
>>>> cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll be in the market for a new 12-cup
brewer.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>>> great coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted 
>>>> help getting the machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do 
>>>> was to push a button in the morning to make coffee. As long as no 
>>>> one mucked with the brewer settings all worked well. When we moved 
>>>> into our current apartment we discarded many of our belongings 
>>>> including the Cuisinart coffee brewer for fear of bringing roaches to
our new apartment.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>              My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the 
>>>> classic Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer 
>>>> it's still attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the 
>>>> coffee brewers on the market are the programmable type. Assuming 
>>>> one can find a model with some degree of accessibility operating these
units can be a challenge.
>>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be 
>>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want 
>>>> to know if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed
in this way?
>>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the 
>>>> ability to program the unit independently. This is yet another 
>>>> angle on the coffee brewer thread that has been on this list for 
>>>> over a week. Your suggestions will be very much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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