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

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Sun Dec 9 18:44:05 UTC 2012


OK I understand I will get that done.
Thanks,

Original message:
> You need to call up and use the hpone version to set up the mags.

> Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> 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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