[Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Sharon Klug sharonklug9304 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 14 13:54:14 UTC 2018 

I'll have to get someone to look today and see what the model is for the Mr. 
Coffee pot. I will get back to the list.
Sharon

----- 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: Sunday, January 14, 2018 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers


> The mr. coffee that takes the k cups sounds really great. The keurig 
> coffee maker we just purchased is the k 50 classic coffee maker and it was 
> $90 at walmart.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jenny Perdue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Jenny Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 10:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>
>
>> Just getting to email so I’m sorry if this is already been asked.
>>
>> What is the model number, and, is it specifically the cake up tight 
>> brewery?
>>
>> Jenny
>>
>>> On Jan 11, 2018, at 11:41 PM, Sharon Klug via Electronics-Talk 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Mr. Coffee has a pot that is about $20 that can take the K cups or also 
>>> a single serving of coffee in a small basket that comes with the unit. I 
>>> just bought one and love it. I got it at Walmart.
>>> Sharon
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:00 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>>
>>>
>>>> Pam, I would do the same thing you're doing, giving your coffee maker a 
>>>> good cleaning and it should be just fine. I don't know why anyone 
>>>> wouldn't want to do that first before getting rid of the machine, at 
>>>> least it would be good to give a good try as far as giving it a good 
>>>> cleaning. As for the why, Mary and Peter most likely would feel better 
>>>> and would rather start out in their new home with a new coffee maker, 
>>>> and to have something new for their new apartment, having peace of mind 
>>>> that the new coffee maker is completely clean. Pam, I've noticed in 
>>>> writing and sharing information on the list and searching for 
>>>> accessible items, Mary and Peter are really into making use of the 
>>>> accessible apps with the iphone to work different machines, whether it 
>>>> be some sort of cooking pot, coffee maker, security home systems and 
>>>> other products, that in some cases wouldn't be very accessible with out 
>>>> the iphone. Mary, and Peter, it's great that you do make it a priorty 
>>>> to find items and systems that you can have the option of working with 
>>>> your phones, after all the accessibility is right there in the app. in 
>>>> some cases it could be the difference of not using something or 
>>>> because of the iphone, if that's what makes that thing accessible, that 
>>>> is really a wonderful thing, and you both don't shy away from that, you 
>>>> make use of what you can do in having something accessible for you and 
>>>> making full use of your phone to the ultimate, giving you all kinds of 
>>>> access. Of course not everyone has smart phones, but if one has one, 
>>>> and through the many apps if one explores all the access it can give 
>>>> them to do a number of things, including working something that 
>>>> otherwise might not be accessible, I think it's great. Down the road a 
>>>> bit, when I have more experience with my phone, I'll probably want to 
>>>> explore different possibilities as well, knowing me. I'm no where near 
>>>> that yet, I've got a whole lot to learn, but I'm happy for mary, Peter 
>>>> and everyone else that are able to do that. I do have a question, and I 
>>>> don't know if anyone knows about the keurig plus coffee maker. Our 
>>>> friend has the keurig plus. He was thinking possibly it talked when he 
>>>> was showing it to us at walmart. Later when he was at home he explored 
>>>> the menues on his machine and found out it didn't talk. Anyway speaking 
>>>> of apps does anyone know if there's an app for the keurig plus? We 
>>>> really liked that machine a whole lot too. Mary, Peter and anyone else 
>>>> looking for a new coffee maker I hope you all fine exactly what you're 
>>>> looking for. It was something, with all of the informative information 
>>>> from this thread about the keurig, and some listers answering some 
>>>> questions for me, when we went to walmart saturday night, we didn't 
>>>> exactly have in mind to buy the keurig. We were just going to get a few 
>>>> extra mr. coffee pots which we did get anyway, since we always want to 
>>>> have an extra pot. Then our friend spotted that same Keurig that he 
>>>> has, and we told him about this thread on the list about the keurig and 
>>>> we started looking at them. Pam, I'm quite sure we have the same Keurig 
>>>> you have from the way you described yours. It's wonderful, while it's a 
>>>> bit expensive, you can't beat a fresh cup of coffee each time, with 
>>>> coffee never getting wasted because it got to old. Though everyone has 
>>>> their prefferences, and from time to time, we'll still use our mr. 
>>>> coffee pot.
>>>>
>>>> Arlene
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dominguez via 
>>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:41 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I was wondering why she doesn't just take apart the one she has and 
>>>>> thoroughly clean it, then wrap it up in plastic and take it to the new 
>>>>> apartment.  That's what I'm going to have to do when I move.  Yes, 
>>>>> there are a few things that are terribly dirty and full of roaches and 
>>>>> roach eggs that I have thrown out, but I don't think I will do that 
>>>>> with my coffeemaker or toaster oven.  The second question I was 
>>>>> wondering is: why does she need one that she can control with her 
>>>>> iPhone?  Why not just a regular one?  Pam.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>>> Cc: Arlene
>>>>> 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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