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

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sun Dec 9 18:45:12 UTC 2012


I still have a 4 which I bought a week after it came out in 2010. Perhaps
Santa will be good to me ... but I doubt it.

On the other hand, we have a gas fireplace so a lump of coal would be
useless and degrade the environment!

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 10:43 AM
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Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to NFB-NEWSLINE

Are you having problems with the five?
If not can you give a tip or two?
Thanks,

Original message:
> I think you're right. They have to be set up on the phone.

> Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-talk [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m 
> gina
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 8:29 AM
> To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] FW: Four New Publications Added to 
> NFB-NEWSLINE

> 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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