[nabs-l] iPad

[Gloria G]

Thank you so much for this information. I will take a look at this.
Gloria
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> You could also get your tv shows and movies with audio description, but in 
> audio format only, from blindmicemegamall.com
> First, register at the website. Then, go to the bottom of the screen and 
> do shift U twice until you hear blind mice movie vault. Enter on this.
> The one major rule with the movie vault is to never do a quick download. 
> This would open you to viruses. If you get the window with a quick 
> download, exit the window and try again.
> To download a movie, click on its name, which will bring up a new window. 
> Do a control F and search for click here to start. Press that. Then do a 
> alt N, and download as you normally groom would.
>
> But how do you get them on your iPad? Make sure you have Dropbox on both 
> the computer to which you downloaded the movies and your iPad. Put the 
> movies you want on your iPad in Dropbox on the computer and let them 
> upload.
> If you don't have Voice dream reader, now is the time to get it. Once you 
> have it, go down to the Add button. Choose Dropvox and choose the movie 
> you want on your iPad. This will begin uploading the file to your voice 
> dream reader, which will take what seems like forever but is actually 
> about ten minutes.
> With all these steps, the end result will be movies in audio format with 
> descriptions on your iPad. When you want to listen to one, just go into 
> voice dream reader and double tap on the one you want.
>
> Hope this has been informative and helpful. It is the method I use for it 
> the movies I can find in the movie vault. You can also download tv show 
> episodes from the movie vault in a similar way.
> Jewel
>
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>
>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 4:37 PM, Gloria Graves via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> This was very helpful
>> Thank you
>> Gloria
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Jul 18, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l 
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Gloria,
>>>
>>>
>>> I do not use those flat devices but here is what I know.
>>> Unfortunately, you cannot get many free tv shows or movies for download.
>>> As you probably know, there are several free online streaming music 
>>> services such as pandora, spotify, and rhapsody, but not for tv shows to 
>>> view later.
>>> Many networks have options to stream currently played shows,  but not 
>>> for download. PBS has an archive of their popular shows and 
>>> documentaries, but you have to stream them while online, not while off 
>>> line.
>>> A free option might be for someone to DVR some shows for you and you 
>>> might be able to somehow download them for later viewing.
>>> Another idea is youtube has clips of shows. I do not know how to do it, 
>>> but you can download these shows as mp4 format. Then you can transfer 
>>> them from your computer to a storage device such as a USB drive to plug 
>>> into the ipad.
>>>
>>> If you can afford to purchase shows or movies, there are some options.
>>> First, you can buy shows and movies from itunes.
>>> These are saved on your device once downloaded and purchased. So viewing 
>>> off line is an option.
>>>
>>> Second, I believe amazon has a way to buy movies as well.
>>> Not sure if that is doable right on the ipad, but you can definitely do 
>>> it from a computer, and transfer them to the ipad.
>>>
>>> Third, if you anticipate using downloaded shows and movies often, you 
>>> might
>>> want to subscribe to netflix. These programs can be downloaded for off 
>>> line use and they are adding audio description to some of their programs 
>>> too.
>>>
>>> Good luck.
>>>
>>> Ashley
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Gloria Graves via nabs-l
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 3:08 PM
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>>> Cc: Gloria Graves
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] iPad
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> Please forgive me if this isn't where I'm supposed to post this. I am 
>>> wondering if anyone can tell me how I might go about downloading free TV 
>>> shows or movies to the iPad to be able to watch them on trips? My iPad 
>>> does not have a data package so I use the Wi-Fi at my house but would 
>>> like to be able to watch the downloading movies on the iPad without 
>>> having to use any type of Internet connection. Is there a way to 
>>> transfer movies from my computer to the iPad and if so how do I go about 
>>> doing that?
>>> Thanks
>>>
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