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

[Mike]

I'm going to give it another try, and see if I still have the same 
problem.  If so, I'll write to them.  Maybe it was all server side where 
the problems were happening.
Mike.
On 12/9/2012 11:23 AM, David Andrews wrote:
> That has not been my experience at all, I have never had the app 
> crash, and it works fine on my iPhone 5.  Have you reported your 
> problems to Newsline?
>
> Finally, I would guess that the people who program the app are not the 
> same people that add publications.  Two different skill sets, and you 
> wouldn't pay programmers a higher wage, just to add papers.
>
>
> Dave
>
> At 10:16 AM 12/9/2012, you wrote:
>> 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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