[Nfbmt] (no subject)

Sat Jan 11 03:20:07 UTC 2014

Hi Ted,

I sometimes think the differences are blurred between the three devices 
these days but I'll do my best to bring out the essential differences 
between the three devices!

The IPhone is obviously the phone itself which can place calls through 
those carriers which support it! It is much more than a phone; perhaps 
one could describe it as a pocket computer.  One can watch movies, 
listen to music and radio stations, read books, browse the web, send 
and receive Email, go on Facebook and Twitter, record videos, take 
pictures and a host of other things! I can check to see how fast my 
heart is beating as an example!  If I'm not mistaken, today's IPhone 5S 
has the best camera!  There is also a 5C which is made out of plastic 
rather than glass and aluminum. One can purchase 16 gig, 32 gig and 64 
gig IPhone 5S and 16 gig and 32 gig on the IPhone 5C.  The 5S also has 
a feature where the phone can learn to recognize your finger print and 
one must have the phone recognize the print before the phone can be 
used.  This of course can be turned on and off.  The IPhone 5C doesn't 
have this feature! If one were to purchase an IPhone from the Apple 
Store or through a carrier, they'd pay somewhere in the neighborhood of 
$650 to $850 for the phone.  One can get the 5C with a two year 
contract for $99 from both ATT and Verizon.  This would be the 16 gig 
phone.  I buy 64 gig phones and these are $399 with a two year 
contract.  This may be more than you wish to know about an IPhone but 
it is one of Apple's signature products.

The IPod could be considered the music player.  The ones today can do 
everything but place a phone call.  I think though with the help of an 
app I discovered, I now can make phone calls to any number through my 
IPod.  I have a 64 gig IPod 5th generation which can be purchased from 
Amazon for $364.  Other places may have them for around $399. The 
processor speed and camera may not be as good as the IPhone but this 
device is very functional!  I enjoy mine very much!  If I'm listening 
to music or podcasts, books or other audio content, I can keep 
listening should I receive a phone call, otherwise a call on my IPhone 
would interrupt my content!  This isn't a big problem for me!

I think of the IPad as a tablet.  It has a much larger screen than the 
IPhone or IPod.  One can get the full size IPad or the IPad Mini!  Dar 
has the Mini!  If more of a screen is needed, this is a great option!  
I got Dar's IPad Mini for around $700.

I recommend when getting one of these three products, be sure to 
purchase a protective case. The Otterbox Case comes to mind for me!  
This is probably the best protective case available.
there are other cases which may enhance the functionality of a given I 
device by adding a keyboard or battery as an example.

When One has an IPhone, Ipod or IPad, one can place a phone call to 
each of these devices.  This is done through Wi Fi through a feature 
known as Face Time. When online, I can phone anyone who has the IPhone, 
IPod or IPad. IPads can be operated through Verizon or ATT.  This can 
come in handy when away from home.  The audio between these devices 
when on a wifi call is very clear!  I've spoken to England and 
Australia through the Face Time Feature and it didn't cost me a cent!  
It was done through Wi Fi.

I hope this answers a number of your questions Ted.

Jim

Original message:
> Questions...
> What's the difference between an I pod, I Pad and I phone?
> Ted

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:24 PM
> To: nfbmt at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)

> Yes you can get an IPhone case where the key board slides out.
> On our phones now, the five S the clarity is loud and picks up well.
> I products are not for all, where for those who would like to have one,, the
> adventure begins.
> We also have the IPod where we can down load books.
> Do email texting anything except a phone call.
> Where they have a program that is called face time.
> This isn't an extra cost going threw WiFi.
> You also have where you don't have to be seen on camera, you can just visit
> as though you were on the phone.
> Now it does crack me up when you are speaking to a sighted person. they are
> saying things as Move the phone up no down a bit and on it goes.
> To think that I don't have to lug a computer around, I can take miss mini my
> I pad or work from either the phone or I Pod.
> You can put the same information into miss mini, and leave I Pod at home.
> Just depends on what you will also do with the machine.
> This also has a case with a key board that we bought separately.
> I love sharing, even if folks don't want to buy.
> I love knowing that I helped with outreach.
> this is what the nfb is all about.

> Original message:
>> hi to throw another oppinnion in to the mix, I'm not a fan of touch
>> screens. I like using a keyboard and I know you can get a keyboard for
>> ipads but don't know about iphones. Because I don't like touch
>> screens, I don't see an iphone in my future at least now.
>> On 1/10/2014 6:38 AM, Rebecca Stewart wrote:
>>> Hi Jim.  I am also an Iphone user.  I think you are probably
>>> directing your message to me although you address everyone in your
>>> greeting, it's not entirely clear to me.  I am an iphone user
>>> although I don't think I've gotten as much training on it as all of
>>> you.  Dar was just telling me yesterday of an ap that will give me
>>> tons of information about using the Iphone which I've never heard of.
>>> I have been impressed with the things I've been doing on my Iphone
>>> and now I'm learning from Dar that apparently there are many more
>>> things I can do with it.  I'll have to pursue learning about that ap some
> time in the future.
>>> Becca

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James
>>> Aldrich
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:38 PM
>>> To: nfbmt at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)

>>> Hi all,

>>> I'd say we have compared notes and asked questions and discussed many
>>> things through the years since we've known each other for some time.
>>> This has helpped.  I too had some help with the PC from a friend but
>>> have pretty much gone on my own and learned what I know today.

>>> I'll briefly say Dan Burke, Dar and myself are the only ones who
>>> actively use the IPhone other than yourself.  We certainly would be
>>> happy to share what we know!

>>> Jim

>>> Original message:
>>>> When I was mentioning Microsoft Word, I was thinking of Sheila
>>>> because I don't remember if she has that on her computer or not.
>>>> Were you able to get the information I sent you about the fact sheets?
>>>> I can't speak for Bruce, but I can tell you that I went to a school
>>>> for the blind at a young age and got a good grounding in Braille
>>>> there.  Bruce grew up in the same town as the blind school in
>>>> California, and his parents refused to send him there.  As far as
>>>> cooking is concerned, I am pretty much self-taught.  My mom was
>>>> afraid to let me in the kitchen for fear I'd burn the place down.
>>>> Truth was she didn't have the patience to teach me what she knew.
>>>> It was just easier for her to do it herself.  She was a good cook,
>>>> too.  So I got out on my own and learned through trial and error.  I
>>>> didn't get training in cooking.  When I was old enough, the home ec
>>>> class at the high school didn't know how to incorporate me, and the
>>>> one at the blind school didn't exist because there weren't enough of
>>>> us.  I went to public school my last two years of high school and I
>>>> don't know if there would have been time for home ec then.  I would
>>>> have loved it, though.  It seems funny to me that my mom had the
>>>> attitude she did about me in the kitchen, because in every other way
>>>> I was treated as normally as possible and expected to do chores and
>>>> have responsibilities and be just a regular kid.  My parents even
>>>> moved to the same town where the blind school is, so that I could go
>>>> to school
>>> every day and come home and be with my family in my neighborhood at
>>> night like every other kid.

>>>> I had known typing since something like second or third grade
>>>> because we were taught it in school, so jumping to computers was
>>>> relatively easy, especially in the Dos days before Windows.  As new
>>>> things have come along, I have learned a few things by having a
>>>> computer expert familiar with screen readers come and show me a few
>>>> things to get me started, but now I learn more by reading tutorials and
> just trying things.
>>>> Have they said why they don't want you to come to CCB?  That doesn't
>>>> seem in character for them.  Maybe your application is just taking a
>>> while.

>>>> Maybe the reason Bruce and I do as well as we do is because we have to.
>>>> Necessity is the mother of invention.  Nobody is here to do things
>>>> for us, so we have had to figure out ways of doing them ourselves.
>>>> You learn how to do certain things after a lifetime of living a
>>>> certain way.  I suppose you could call it immersion training.  Joy
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rebecca
>>>> Stewart
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:22 PM
>>>> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)
>>>> Hi Joy.  I have Word 2013 in my computer.  No.  I'm sure the problem
>>>> lies with the operator.  I'm not very good at using a computer.  I
>>>> had hoped to learn better computer skills and so much more at CCB
>>>> since they offer all of that but for some reason they appear to not
>>>> want me to come to CCB so I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm in
>>>> quite a pickle.  I don't know how to use a computer beyond a few
>>>> things my friend showed me, I can't read Braille and I'm not very
>>>> competent at cooking.  These are all things I had hoped to get at
>>>> CCB.  Did you get
>>> training at CCB or some other school for the blind?
>>>> Just tell me if it's none of my business.  I'm curious because you
>>>> and Bruce are both blind.  It must be difficult for you guys to
>>>> manage unless one or both of you received training.
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bruce&Joy
>>>> Breslauer
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 6:53 PM
>>>> To: 'NFB of Montana Discussion List'
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nfbmt] (no subject)
>>>> I'm wondering if, since these are in Microsoft Word and you don't
>>>> have that on your computer, (I don't think), that's why you can't access
> them.
>>>> Otherwise, I don't have any other bright ideas.  But we got it
>>>> solved anyway.  Joy

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