no, because i don't own an ipod for that exact reason, so i literally built my own, and hook it up to the usb and it comes up as an external dirive and I load my mp3's on that way. Gabe Vega The BlindTechs Network Website: http://blindtechs.net Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (602) 476-2307 (562) 261-5277 (866) 714-4244 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by the blind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:08 AM Subject: Re: iTunes' Inaccessibility and VoiceOver
> Gabe, > > You seem to still miss the entire point and we've discussed this in > the past. Its got nothing to do with the music store or playing mp3s. > No dude, its the point, the principle of the matter. Yes your right > the computer is a tool, my Seeing Eye dog is a tool, but obviously > more and so it goes a computer is a tool and more. There's no reason > why a computer just has to be a tool for productivity, it can also > serve as a source of entertainment and that is certainly what Apple > and Microsoft have been telling us for years. The point of Itunes > being accessible is rather simple. If your going to run around > telling everyone how you can make your apps accessible and you > should, then gee wouldn't it make sense to practice what you priech? > Yes there are plenty of alternatives for playing mp3s, but for those > that wish to have one program to purchase and play music not to > mention putting it on an Ipod, well hey, Itunes is it. Yes, there are > ways around some of the issues, but not for accessing the Itunes > music store and if someone wants to spend their money there, they > should have the right. It would be better to look at it from this > prospective with regard to the music store. Lets say there was a > record shop in your neighborhood (anyone remember those) so lets say > there's this shop and you go to purchase the latest of your favorite > group and no one would help you locate that record. Ok, so sure you > might go somewhere else, but perhaps that somewhere else is way out > of your way, I think my point is you'd feel a bit as though your not > having equal and fair access. Ok, a little stretch, but you get the > idea. > So, the point is its a matter of principle and that's what it really > comes down too. Regardless of development time and so on etc. that's > the issue. Does this make sense? > > > Scott > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Sep 22, 2006, at 1:22 AM, Gabriel Vega wrote: > > > Dude, are you about to cry because you can't buy a song from the > > ITunes > > music store? I did not buy my computer for music, its a tool, not > > an mp3 > > player > > Gabe Vega > >
