[nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
d m gina
dmgina at samobile.net
Sun Dec 9 16:51:14 UTC 2012
Thanks so much,
I did write to see what can be done.
I don't know if I need to do all of this froom the computer first, or
can do this from my phone.
If you get information would you share with me please?
Original message:
> You have to add the subscriptions you want, and them download them. The
> problem is that the app crashes so frequently if you VO around to fast,
> or if you try to download what you have subscribed to that it's almost
> not worth trying. If they can fix those bugs then it'd be great. I'm
> very surprised that this has happened. Blio had the exact same problem
> when it was first released, not even being remotely accessible for a
> good long time.
> Mike.
> On 12/9/2012 9:28 AM, d m gina wrote:
>> I have a five as well, and wondered why I couldn't get my magazines
>> things like that.
>> I felt as though I couldn't figure out how to run it.
>> Can someone share how to run the site?
>> I even went to help but wasn't able to set it up.
>> Do I need to go to magazines and set those up on the computerr then it
>> transfers to the phone?
>> Thanks for any help.
>> I thought I had it all set up, but something didn't turn out rite?
>> Original message:
>>> Why don't they work on fixing the app itself and then adding new
>>> publications? I'd love to see an iPhone 5 compatible version, and the
>>> app is so buggy that it takes a good 5-10 tries to download any
>>> publications because the app crashes so much.
>>> Mike.
>>> On 12/9/2012 6:50 AM, Joshua Lester wrote:
>>>> Why would NFB Newsline put an ACB magazine on their site?
>>>> Things that make you go "hmmm?"
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> From: Joshua Lester [jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu]
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 7:46 AM
>>>> To: Joshua Lester
>>>> Subject: Fwd: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Director of NFB-NEWSLINE<swhite at nfb.org>
>>>> Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:21:56 -0500 (EST)
>>>> Subject: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
>>>> To: Joshua Lester<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>> Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE
>>>> December 5, 2012
>>>> We are pleased to inform you that we have added four new publications
>>>> to NFB-NEWSLINE service, which brings our total to 361 publications.
>>>> NFB-NEWSLINE is an audio information service for the blind which
>>>> provides access to print publications. We have 307 newspapers,
>>>> including the Associated Press newswire and the United Press
>>>> International newswire; 38 magazines such as the Economist and AARP
>>>> Magazine; ten international newspapers including the China Daily and
>>>> the Jerusalem Post, and four Blindness Specific publications such as
>>>> the Braille Monitor and the Matilda Ziegler Magazine.
>>>> Two of the four new publications are part of a new category labeled
>>>> Breaking News Online. These are the Huffington Post, a very well-known
>>>> online site, and CNN, which is part of Turner Broadcasting Systems
>>>> cable news network. To access the new Breaking News Online
>>>> publications, select option 5 off the main menu and then press 1.
>>>> The ACB Braille Forum, a publication of the American Council of the
>>>> Blind, is the third new publication. This is available in the magazine
>>>> section, in the Blindness Specific category, option 7 from the main
>>>> menu followed by option 1.
>>>> Finally, a newspaper from Topeka, Kansas, rounds out the additions,
>>>> the Topeka Capital Journal, available by accessing option number 5
>>>> from the main menu and then navigating to the state of Kansas.
>>>> NFB-NEWSLINE subscribers living in Kansas can access the Topeka
>>>> Capital Journal by just pressing the number 3 key after logging into
>>>> NFB-NEWSLINE on the telephone.
>>>> NFB-NEWSLINE also provides other types of information to the blind
>>>> such as job listings, option 9 from the main menu; TV listings, option
>>>> 8 from the main menu; and weekly Target ads from the Target
>>>> Corporation, option 6 from the main menu.
>>>> Remember that you can now read NFB-NEWSLINE publications on your iOS
>>>> Device such as the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch. Just download
>>>> the NFB-NEWSLINE Mobile App from the Apple App Store by searching for
>>>> NFB Newsline.
>>>> If you are not currently a NFB-NEWSLINE subscriber, you can register
>>>> for this free service online by visiting our website at
>>>> www.nfbnewsline.org, and filling out the application under the Online
>>>> Application link. You can also call us at 866-504-7300 for more
>>>> information on how to register.
>>>> We are looking for feedback about further additions to the Breaking
>>>> News Online category. If you have suggestions, please email Scott
>>>> White at swhite at nfb.org, or call our comment line at 410-505-5896.
>>>> Please enjoy the four new publications on NFB-NEWSLINE.
>>>> The NFB-NEWSLINE Team
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