I guess this list iis far behind. but how about you all going to
rockbox.com and see how this group got the famous talking player
software ported to the ipods
Gabe Vega
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On Mar 2, 2006, at 11:04 PM, Cheryl Stewart wrote:
Hi Cheryl,
As for the iPod Shuffle thus far I have found no way to interact
with it and iTunes. In speaking with Saqib a while back he said
there was a way to disengage iTunes from interacting with the
Shuffle allowing one to use a different program for building play
lists, and causing the Shuffle to appear on the desktop. I would
suggest looking in the archives, or trying to find him online
through one of the chat clients for first-hand advise if none other
posts here.
As for the native accessibility of the Shuffle itself, it is very
straight forward and easy to use. One end is the removable cap
where the USB connector is. The other end is where the controls
reside. It is a button with a ring around it. If you orientate
the Shuffle so this button is at the right the top of that ring
takes you back one file; the bottom of the ring advances forward
one file"; the left of the ring is volume down, the right is volume
up. The button in the center is for play and pause. At the outer
edge of this end of the Shuffle is the place where headphones or an
external speaker system can be plugged. On the back side of the
Shuffle, on the same end as the controls, is a square slider that
is flush with the rest of the Shuffle. This slider has three
positions: the first being off, the second, play songs in order,
the third, shuffle songs. These settings work nicely together for
finding an album. You use the shuffle feature to rapidly skip
through until you find the artist you want, then switch it to
playing straight through and you can hear the entire album if that
is what you desire.
May I also suggest by way of personal experience, if possible it is
of much greater peace of mind to purchase a USB charger as you will
know of a certainty that your Shuffle has been charged. I have had
little to no success trying to do so in any of the ports on my
computer.
Speaking of charging, I failed to mention that on the back of the
Shuffle, just underneath the slider, there is a small rectangular
button, which too is flush with the Shuffle, that when depressed
will show the status of your battery via a color of light.
As I believe you mentioned, National Braille Press, www.nbp.org has
a book by Anna Dresner entitled "The iPod Experience", or something
very close to that title. However, according to someone who has
just finished that book it was found to be of very little help. It
spent 3/4 of the time complaining about what cannot be done, and
1/4 of the time dealing with actual solutions.
Thank you list for engaging such a lengthy post.
Warm regards,
Cheryl Stewart
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David Lamotte
On Mar 2, 2006, at 9:06 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote:
I think there may be information about some of my questions in the
archives but haven't found it yet. I am wanting to know about the
accessibility of the ipod shuffle for setting it up, choosing and
transferring music and audiobooks, and actually playing music. I
read something about this from National Braille Press; it was
pretty detailed but of course was totally Windows/JFW/Window-eyes
related. I'm considering buying one eventually but want to make
sure I can set it up and use it. I'd really like a nano but as far
as I know the shuffle is the only accessible ipod.
Tia.
--
Cheryl
"Where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also".
