[Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker

Thu Sep 6 13:52:21 UTC 2012

Yeah at first that was the off-putter for me, until I saw one in  
action. Now I love it, whether I have an external Bluetooth device or  
not. I also have learned to take advantage of autocorrection. It's  
saved me a whole boatload of typing since I've started to learn what  
it'll let me get away with. I can type "terre" and it'll finish my  
name for me. If I accidentally type "thw", it'll fix it for me to  
"the". '-) Occasionally it does mess up, like when I'm trying to type  
in fantasy and/or foreign names, but usually gets them right. And if  
I use such a name often enough, it'll get the hang of that even and  
correct it for me.
On Sep 6, 2012, at 5:25 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:

> When they showed the phone in the passed,  I do not remember them  
> showing the feature of being able to speak the number, how cool!  I  
> think that would be the rought for me.  I would be reading the  
> number in braille and speaking it to the phone or just by memory!
> I have been kind of afraid of the thing, because of the tutch screen.
> Thanks for all these tips, for the future!
> Terry P.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terrence van Ettinger [mailto:terrencevane at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:57 AM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>
> You can tell it not to repeat keys once you've pressed them. Also,  
> from the 3GS on up, you do have the option of saying, "Call 301 etc."
> and it'll do the dialing for you. You just don't get all the wide  
> variety of commands until the 4S with Siri.
> On Sep 6, 2012, at 2:59 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
>
>> How can you stand the repeat of each number, when you are trying to
>> remember the phone number and dile it.  I think that would drive me
>> crazy, especually with a memory problem!
>> If I was trying to remember to dile 301 and the phone was saying, at
>> the same time, 33 00 11, I think I would have trouble remembering the
>> original number.
>>
>> Terry P.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Terrence van Ettinger [mailto:terrencevane at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 4:03 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>
>> Wow! I go to bed in surrender to the power outage and wake up when  
>> the
>> internet finally revives to find the list has "exploded!" '-D But you
>> can't take your BrailleNote to a sighted friend/coworker/ etc. and
>> say, "Hey look at this." And they can't say, "Hey you should try XYZ
>> app." Yes, the iPhone takes some getting used to, but once you've got
>> it, you've got it. Someone can say "You tap on the button in the
>> center of the screen", and sure enough, you can actually do that! '-)
>> Also you can hook it up to any Braille display (including a
>> BrailleNote) and have Braille output on it as well. '-) With my
>> RefreshaBraille and iPhone, I had light, pocket-sized access to any
>> text I wanted, and often used it for reading all manner of things  
>> from
>> lyrics to origami instructions to you name it!
>>
>> Terrence
>> On Sep 5, 2012, at 6:10 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
>>
>>>  I follow in Ramona's shoes!  I started with the Braille note, went
>>> to the M-power and because my braille display died, DORS got me an
>>> Apex, last year.  I love it.
>>> I love having my address book and other imfo at my finger tips!
>>> I have been reading braille since second grade and do not know  
>>> what I
>>> would do with out it!
>>> I was introduced to the braille note by my computer teacher and I
>>> like how it has more than one way to do most tasks.
>>> I want a lap top a lot more than I do an eye phone.  My n82 still
>>> works well enough.
>>> Terry P
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ramona Walhof [mailto:ramona.walhof at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 10:07 PM
>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>
>>> Just for one more approach:  I use the BrailleNote Apex which I use
>>> for reading books, writing everything from minutes to books,  
>>> knitting
>>> patterns, computer instructions, and on and on.  I cannot be without
>>> it, even to send it in for servicing.  Unfortunately, it is becoming
>>> obsolete.
>>> I watched several people using I phones at the last NFB convention,
>>> and they all seemed much less efficient than I am with my
>>> BrailleNote.
>>> I keep thinking I should investigate the I phone, but I cannot
>>> function without the Braille display, and I am not very good at
>>> figuring out this stuff without help, so I am in no hurry.
>>>
>>> Ramona
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Miranda B." <knownoflove at gmail.com>
>>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-
>>> korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 7:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> Which Bluetooth keyboards do you recommend for the iPhone? I'm
>>>> assuming the Apple keyboard is the size of a standard computer
>>>> keyboard, and I'd like something a bit more portable. Please,
>>>> correct me if I'm wrong on that size.
>>>> Thanks, and have a great week!
>>>>
>>>> In Christ, Miranda
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Terrence van Ettinger
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:20 PM
>>>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>
>>>> These are the same kinds of things I do with my iPhone. I'm always
>>>> taking notes, making appointments, etc. on my iPhone, no matter
>>>> where I'm at.
>>>> especially if I have a working Bluetooth keyboard.
>>>>
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>>>> terrencevak
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>>>>
>>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 4:56 PM, "Neva Fairchild"
>>>> <nevafairchild at verizon.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I use a PACMate Omni from work for both personal and professional
>>>>> tasks. I use it a lot. I love my iPhone, but it hasn't replaced my
>>>> PACMate.
>>>>> I read lyrics for choir, keep lists and notes, write documents on
>>>>> the road, set calendar appointments, play MP3 files, and
>>>>> essentially organize
>>>> my life.
>>>>> If the building is on fire,, my dog and my PACMatee go with me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Be kind, always. It is the most important rule of man; be kind in
>>>>> all things. Anger steals your joy, fear steals your heart, worry
>>>>> steals your life. But, in kindness there is never a fault...Steve
>>>>> Carter
>>>>>
>>>>> Neva Fairchild
>>>>> 972 416-7039
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>>> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>> Blindhands at aol.com
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 4:41 PM
>>>>> To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Note taker
>>>>>
>>>>> What kind of note taker do you have?  Do you use it a lot?   
>>>>> Why  do
>>>>> you like it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Joyce  Kane
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