[Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Thu Jan 11 03:09:22 UTC 2018

What really helps is what my landlord does here.  She has all of the 
apartments sprayed and inspected 4 times a year.  We are pest free.

Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Blume 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 4:22 PM
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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