Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
I saw a post on Twitter from be My Eyes where they say that if you wait on hold for 15 or 20 minutes, or more, then disconnect and reconnect. They say it is not a problem of not enough volunteers, but rather of their server matching everyone appropriately. They recommend waiting no more than 5 minutes for a volunteer. I too had my first experience with Be My eyes about 10 days ago when i needed to identify some medicines. It was 8pm Saturday night my time and I spoke with a woman from Australia. It was cool. Wayne On 2/3/15, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: Sometimes, you have to be patient. A minute or two may not be long enough. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Devin Prater To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 6:55 PM Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time I've never gotten a volunteer online. I waited a minute or two while it was looking for the other part, and nothing happened so I just disconnected, and the thing was still ringing so I force quit the app. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: The volunteers aren't compensated, which is what makes them volunteers. I know of a few sighted people who have volunteered, and they do it because it's just a small thing they can do when they have a moment that makes a big difference. It makes people feel valued. The funding stream covers the infrastructural requirements like the server, and also the team who are developing and tweaking the app. I am a huge fan of this app and this concept, it's a very practical use of technology. The guy who had this idea actually popped up on this list not long after coming up with it. Perhaps others who have been on the list for a while will remember. The response he got from a lot of list members was quite negative, saying that they would just use FaceTime instead of some random sighted person. But he didn't give up and now he has over 100,000 volunteers and over 10,000 users. Just goes to show that if you believe in your dream enough, you should pursue it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 4/02/2015, at 2:11 am, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn't sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I'd try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr
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Sometimes, you have to be patient. A minute or two may not be long enough. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Devin Prater To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 6:55 PM Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time I've never gotten a volunteer online. I waited a minute or two while it was looking for the other part, and nothing happened so I just disconnected, and the thing was still ringing so I force quit the app. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: The volunteers aren't compensated, which is what makes them volunteers. I know of a few sighted people who have volunteered, and they do it because it's just a small thing they can do when they have a moment that makes a big difference. It makes people feel valued. The funding stream covers the infrastructural requirements like the server, and also the team who are developing and tweaking the app. I am a huge fan of this app and this concept, it's a very practical use of technology. The guy who had this idea actually popped up on this list not long after coming up with it. Perhaps others who have been on the list for a while will remember. The response he got from a lot of list members was quite negative, saying that they would just use FaceTime instead of some random sighted person. But he didn't give up and now he has over 100,000 volunteers and over 10,000 users. Just goes to show that if you believe in your dream enough, you should pursue it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 4/02/2015, at 2:11 am, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail
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Hi, I too have used Be my eyes for the first time and gotten a good response, however some thoughts keep nagging me and i probably should write the developers rather than ranting about it here. The question that nags me now is the following: The app is very good for things like looking at a microwave oven to see if it’s correctly set and other such tasks, but what happens when i encounter language specific things? As i live in Sweden all the text on food and such of course is in Swedish. Now yesterday i got a helper who by the accent or what you might call it lives in the United States. This isn’t a problem as long as you have things like Microwaves, Electronic stuff and so on where text is in english but what if i was about to identify food? This is of course a rettorical question but it looks like even if i mention the languages i understand i get helpers from other parts of the world. /Krister 2 feb 2015 kl. 23:38 skrev Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com: Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail
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What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
The volunteers aren't compensated, which is what makes them volunteers. I know of a few sighted people who have volunteered, and they do it because it's just a small thing they can do when they have a moment that makes a big difference. It makes people feel valued. The funding stream covers the infrastructural requirements like the server, and also the team who are developing and tweaking the app. I am a huge fan of this app and this concept, it's a very practical use of technology. The guy who had this idea actually popped up on this list not long after coming up with it. Perhaps others who have been on the list for a while will remember. The response he got from a lot of list members was quite negative, saying that they would just use FaceTime instead of some random sighted person. But he didn't give up and now he has over 100,000 volunteers and over 10,000 users. Just goes to show that if you believe in your dream enough, you should pursue it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 4/02/2015, at 2:11 am, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http
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I would indeed email the developer about that. It should be an easy fix. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ On Feb 3, 2015, at 3:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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I think his persistence should be admired Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2015, at 8:40 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: The volunteers aren't compensated, which is what makes them volunteers. I know of a few sighted people who have volunteered, and they do it because it's just a small thing they can do when they have a moment that makes a big difference. It makes people feel valued. The funding stream covers the infrastructural requirements like the server, and also the team who are developing and tweaking the app. I am a huge fan of this app and this concept, it's a very practical use of technology. The guy who had this idea actually popped up on this list not long after coming up with it. Perhaps others who have been on the list for a while will remember. The response he got from a lot of list members was quite negative, saying that they would just use FaceTime instead of some random sighted person. But he didn't give up and now he has over 100,000 volunteers and over 10,000 users. Just goes to show that if you believe in your dream enough, you should pursue it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 4/02/2015, at 2:11 am, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post
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Did you try marking down just Swedish in the language settings before making your help request? I have marked multiple languages in so have gotten an English speeker from Shanghai but would be interested to see if one could narrow down the language options. Love the app so far. Have some friends that have already signed up as volunteers. Best, Ioana Sweeidsh Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2015, at 3:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, I too have used Be my eyes for the first time and gotten a good response, however some thoughts keep nagging me and i probably should write the developers rather than ranting about it here. The question that nags me now is the following: The app is very good for things like looking at a microwave oven to see if it’s correctly set and other such tasks, but what happens when i encounter language specific things? As i live in Sweden all the text on food and such of course is in Swedish. Now yesterday i got a helper who by the accent or what you might call it lives in the United States. This isn’t a problem as long as you have things like Microwaves, Electronic stuff and so on where text is in english but what if i was about to identify food? This is of course a rettorical question but it looks like even if i mention the languages i understand i get helpers from other parts of the world. /Krister 2 feb 2015 kl. 23:38 skrev Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com: Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence Twitter: @awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
I figure that, as they are volunteers, they are not paid, and that is OK with them, otherwise, they would not have volunteered. As for where they are gotten from, when you first install and open the app, you choose whether you are a blind person or a volunteer. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 7:11 AM Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running
Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
I've never gotten a volunteer online. I waited a minute or two while it was looking for the other part, and nothing happened so I just disconnected, and the thing was still ringing so I force quit the app. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 3, 2015, at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Mosen jmo...@mosen.org wrote: The volunteers aren't compensated, which is what makes them volunteers. I know of a few sighted people who have volunteered, and they do it because it's just a small thing they can do when they have a moment that makes a big difference. It makes people feel valued. The funding stream covers the infrastructural requirements like the server, and also the team who are developing and tweaking the app. I am a huge fan of this app and this concept, it's a very practical use of technology. The guy who had this idea actually popped up on this list not long after coming up with it. Perhaps others who have been on the list for a while will remember. The response he got from a lot of list members was quite negative, saying that they would just use FaceTime instead of some random sighted person. But he didn't give up and now he has over 100,000 volunteers and over 10,000 users. Just goes to show that if you believe in your dream enough, you should pursue it. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 4/02/2015, at 2:11 am, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Because the app developer is in Europe, most of the helpers are in Europe. I have never read anything about how the helpers are compensated, but they do have a funding stream at least until September. I believe that at some point there will have to be a revenue generating model, perhaps similar to Taptapsee. Andy -Original Message- From: RobH. Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 12:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time What is in it for the volunteers? how are they recruited, and where from. I thought some of the other previous apps had sighted volunteers out back to answer, or type the answer to questions. RobH. - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 10:38 PM Subject: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new
Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time
Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000 sighted users and almost 10,000 blind. I just wanted to talk about my first experience with it. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence https://twitter.com/awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com http://awakentosilence.tumblr.com/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
