[nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

Sun Dec 9 18:06:12 UTC 2012

You need to call up and use the hpone version to set up the mags.

Mike

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From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 8:51 AM
To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

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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