[Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Thu Jan 11 03:11:48 UTC 2018

Donald, methinks you are quoting the punch line to a crude ethnic joke.

Vince

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From: "Donald Moore via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'" 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

> As this kid growing up in New York City in the fifties and sixties, I can
> remember having heard that some folks wore pointed shoes to be able to 
> kill
> the roaches in the corners of their house.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tom Blume via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 6:22 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Tom Blume
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
> 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" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances"
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> 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 this sharing 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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