[nabs-l] question on Ipods

Mary Ellen Sanchez maryesanchez at grandecom.net
Thu Dec 29 02:23:15 UTC 2011 

Oh yes you are so right.

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Molloy
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:17 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods

The Nano takes some getting used to, but once you have the basics of the touch screen down, it's really simple.
Patrick

On 12/28/11, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's the current model. It doesn't matter which capacity.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:00 AM, Ashley Bramlett 
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Patrick,
>> Only four icons sounds good. Which ipod is it? What storage capacity? 
>> I think you  can get the nano in  8 gb and 16 gb; not sure.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Molloy
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 5:55 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>>
>> Ashley,
>> I also have a Nano, but mine is a little different. It's a square, 
>> about the size of a matchbook, maybe a little bit smaller. There are 
>> three raised buttons on one end. The rest of the controls are 
>> accessed via a touch screen. I was a little unsure at first, but the 
>> type of Nano that I have only has four icons per screen, and they're 
>> conveniently located in the four corners. Touch screens like this one 
>> do not have a big learning curve at all. E-mail me offlist if you 
>> have any other questions.
>> Patrick
>>
>> On 12/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> Chris,
>>> The way you describe your ipod nano sounds simple. I don't want a 
>>> touch screen. So if the newer ipod nanos do that, I'll stick with the shuffle.
>>> You
>>> say yours is a fifth generation. I'll see if that is still sold.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chris Nusbaum
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:43 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>>>
>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>
>>> The Nano keypad is just like the Shuffle then, at least on mine.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
>>>
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>>> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
>>> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, 
>>> blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>>> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
>>> 1968-1986
>>>
>>> The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth in 
>>> Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing assistive 
>>> technology and scholarships to camps and conventions which help them 
>>> be equal with their sighted peers.  For more information about the 
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:29:58 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>>>
>>> Chris,
>>> You must really love music; I'm not sure I need a 8 gb  size; maybe 
>>> four or six gb would do for me.
>>> Are the buttons on the nano on a keypad? Is it like a phone keypad? 
>>> On the shuffle, the buttons are around the circular okay button.
>>> Now that I know you do not have to interact with the screen much and 
>>> do gestures, maybe I could learn the nano.
>>> I like the idea of marking it with dots or tape.  I've also used the 
>>> clock face reference to learn button functions.  Yes the  ipod 
>>> shuffle is old.
>>> So next one will be a shuffle or a nano.
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chris Nusbaum
>>> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 2:21 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>>>
>>> Hi Ashley,
>>>
>>> Here are some answers to your questions:
>>>
>>> * Memory Space: That Shuffle must be pretty old! The newer iPod's 
>>> come in a lot bigger sizes; I have a 8 GB Nano.  There are 16 gig 
>>> models too.
>>>
>>> * VoiceOver: All iPods after the Classic have VoiceOver built in, to 
>>> the best of my knowledge.  It might have started with the 1st 
>>> generation Nano, though; I can't remember.
>>>
>>> * Nano and touch stcreens: I have a Nano, and it is a combination of 
>>> a touch screen and buttons.  However, you can't really tell that 
>>> they are buttons at first because they're not very raised, so it 
>>> looks like a touch screen.  To fix this problem, I put Wiki sticks 
>>> on each button to raise them, and had a sighted person help me learn 
>>> which button did what.  I then used the clock-face technique to 
>>> learn it.  On the Nano, the button at: 12 o'clock is the "go 
>>> forward" button (to go forward a track in an album or go to the next 
>>> song in a playlist, genius mix, or when the iPod is in shuffle 
>>> mode,) 3 o'clock is the play/pause button, 6 o'clock is the go back 
>>> button, and 9 o'clock is the menu button (to go to the previous 
>>> menu.) The button in the middle of the circle where all the buttons 
>>> are is the "OK" or "select" button.  If you are hearing a song and 
>>> you want to know the title and artist of the song that is playing, 
>>> just hit the center button and VoiceOver will tell you.  You may 
>>> have to do this twice.  And if you shake the device, it will shuffle 
>>> the songs; this is the "shake to shuffle" feature.  The only time 
>>> you will need to use a touchscreen-like gesture is when you are in a 
>>> menu.  Just a little flick (1 finger) forward will move you to the 
>>> next item in the menu; a flick back will move you to the previous 
>>> item in the menu.  When you get to the item you want, hit the center 
>>> button.
>>>
>>> If you have any more questions about the iPod Nano, please let me 
>>> know! Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new year!
>>>
>>> "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
>>> real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
>>> exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and opportunity, 
>>> blindness can be reduced to a mere physical nuisance."
>>> -- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
>>> 1968-1986
>>>
>>> The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired youth in 
>>> Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through providing assistive 
>>> technology and scholarships to camps and conventions which help them 
>>> be equal with their sighted peers.  For more information about the 
>>> Foundation and to support our work, visit us online at 
>>> www.icanfoundation.info!
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:57:32 -0500
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] question on Ipods
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> What are your experiences with Ipods? Are all now built in with that 
>>> talking speech voice over? I have a small ipod shuffle that was a 
>>> present to me a few years ago.
>>> What memory sizes do Ipod shuffles come in now? Mine is only 1 gig, 
>>> which I?셫 discovering is not big enough!
>>> I?셫 not interested in a touch screen device because I think it would 
>>> be too easy to press the wrong thing.  Are any ipods screen based 
>>> but not a touch screen? I thought the ipod nano was a touch screen, 
>>> but not sure.
>>>
>>> Anyone used an ipod for books or movies? What is the navigation 
>>> ability with them? By chapter?
>>> I might get an ipod again  with a bigger memory capacity and 
>>> wondered my options.  I like the shuffle because its small and 
>>> simple to use; few buttons.  So I might stick with that.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
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