Re: An Interesting iPad App
Oh dear!!! I had no idea my post would cause so much distress among the ranks. I am relatively new and do not post much here so I was not aware of the unwritten or unspoken code that abounds. My sincere apologies, Marianne. My intent was simply to share a link to an app I thought might be helpful. I myself have very poor eyesight (almost blind) but I have an incredibly strong magnifier (60 pwer) that I use almost constantly. So, apps that can enlarge text, increase contrast, etc., are of interest to me and I hoped to others here as well. I did not mean to offend or upset anyone. Wil and Christopher, thank you for your posts. Your words made me feel better. (Smile.) I will likely not post again. Too much drama here. - Tammy (Angelvoice) On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:39:39 AM UTC-5, Angelvoice wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
I have no vision, but once the information was put out there I sent it on to four of my friends that I thought would benefit from this APP. I for one encourage you or anyone else to post to the list unless the people who run this list tell you not to post something, please keep on posting. Do not concern yourself with those who feel the need to take it on their own to police what comes on this list. I don’t post much, but I have learned so very much by what I read here, and thank all that contribute to this list. Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Angelvoice Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App Oh dear!!! I had no idea my post would cause so much distress among the ranks. I am relatively new and do not post much here so I was not aware of the unwritten or unspoken code that abounds. My sincere apologies, Marianne. My intent was simply to share a link to an app I thought might be helpful. I myself have very poor eyesight (almost blind) but I have an incredibly strong magnifier (60 pwer) that I use almost constantly. So, apps that can enlarge text, increase contrast, etc., are of interest to me and I hoped to others here as well. I did not mean to offend or upset anyone. Wil and Christopher, thank you for your posts. Your words made me feel better. (Smile.) I will likely not post again. Too much drama here. - Tammy (Angelvoice) On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:39:39 AM UTC-5, Angelvoice wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- - AV 0:-) (Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. -- 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. _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4336 / Virus Database: 3722/7203 - Release Date: 03/16/14 -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
I didn't mean to make it sound like I don't want these posts. I am only asking that you, and all of us, give more information to help each of us determine if we want to read more of the email or check out the information. We all like to learn about the variety of apps out there. If the subject line had said video magnifier or something similar, we would decide if it was important to us. I hope you will keep posting any interesting apps, questions... On 3/19/14, Debbie Worstman debsphil...@gmail.com wrote: I have no vision, but once the information was put out there I sent it on to four of my friends that I thought would benefit from this APP. I for one encourage you or anyone else to post to the list unless the people who run this list tell you not to post something, please keep on posting. Do not concern yourself with those who feel the need to take it on their own to police what comes on this list. I don't post much, but I have learned so very much by what I read here, and thank all that contribute to this list. Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Angelvoice Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App Oh dear!!! I had no idea my post would cause so much distress among the ranks. I am relatively new and do not post much here so I was not aware of the unwritten or unspoken code that abounds. My sincere apologies, Marianne. My intent was simply to share a link to an app I thought might be helpful. I myself have very poor eyesight (almost blind) but I have an incredibly strong magnifier (60 pwer) that I use almost constantly. So, apps that can enlarge text, increase contrast, etc., are of interest to me and I hoped to others here as well. I did not mean to offend or upset anyone. Wil and Christopher, thank you for your posts. Your words made me feel better. (Smile.) I will likely not post again. Too much drama here. - Tammy (Angelvoice) On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:39:39 AM UTC-5, Angelvoice wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- - AV 0:-) (Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. -- 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. _ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4336 / Virus Database: 3722/7203 - Release Date: 03/16/14 -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I would not like to see you not posting again just because of a few self appointed list cops. Helping new users of iPhones, iPads etc is what the list is all about. With out members asking or answering questions, there would be little use for being here. You just keep right on asking your questions. Most of the folks here are happy to help because at one time they were new too. Alan Sent from my iPad Air On Mar 18, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Oh dear!!! I had no idea my post would cause so much distress among the ranks. I am relatively new and do not post much here so I was not aware of the unwritten or unspoken code that abounds. My sincere apologies, Marianne. My intent was simply to share a link to an app I thought might be helpful. I myself have very poor eyesight (almost blind) but I have an incredibly strong magnifier (60 pwer) that I use almost constantly. So, apps that can enlarge text, increase contrast, etc., are of interest to me and I hoped to others here as well. I did not mean to offend or upset anyone. Wil and Christopher, thank you for your posts. Your words made me feel better. (Smile.) I will likely not post again. Too much drama here. - Tammy (Angelvoice) On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:39:39 AM UTC-5, Angelvoice wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- - AV 0:-) (Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
Tammy, I hope you'll reconsider your decision not to post other messages. In Marianne's defense, I understand what she meant by suggesting that a more detailed subject line makes it much easier for those of us dealing with large volumes of email. You will no doubt reach that same conclusion after being on viphone for any length of time and experiencing the wealth of posts. Please continue to share your comments and enjoy the abundance of very helpful information on this list. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 1:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I would not like to see you not posting again just because of a few self appointed list cops. Helping new users of iPhones, iPads etc is what the list is all about. With out members asking or answering questions, there would be little use for being here. You just keep right on asking your questions. Most of the folks here are happy to help because at one time they were new too. Alan Sent from my iPad Air On Mar 18, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Oh dear!!! I had no idea my post would cause so much distress among the ranks. I am relatively new and do not post much here so I was not aware of the unwritten or unspoken code that abounds. My sincere apologies, Marianne. My intent was simply to share a link to an app I thought might be helpful. I myself have very poor eyesight (almost blind) but I have an incredibly strong magnifier (60 pwer) that I use almost constantly. So, apps that can enlarge text, increase contrast, etc., are of interest to me and I hoped to others here as well. I did not mean to offend or upset anyone. Wil and Christopher, thank you for your posts. Your words made me feel better. (Smile.) I will likely not post again. Too much drama here. - Tammy (Angelvoice) On Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:39:39 AM UTC-5, Angelvoice wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/ http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- - AV 0:-) (Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. -- 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
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Hi all. I'd like to address the issue of the iPad app and the more than 10 messages it generated from it. I see two sides to this and I'm not sure where I stand. I won't make any sort of list policy because this isn't worth it. Only you, the list member can choose how to handle this, but the bottom line, sending continuous messages to the list to express your opinion about how it should or shouldn't be done is serving no purpose and just wasting time and energy. Below are some suggestions for both a person giving information, and a person reading the information. 1. If you are posting information about an app, or some news which you feel is important to share with the list, perhaps you can consider giving at least 1 or 2 sentences about what you are posting about rather than just the link. For example, if i find a new app which i think is the best check book app of all times I might post a message with the subject of new check book app, or the name of the app. In the body of the message I might say, hey all, I found this new check book app which I think might work for everyone. I don't know if it's voice over friendly, or if it works with low vision users. Here is the link. That way a person who reads the list and isn't interested in reading about check book apps won't bother with the link. Or if a person is looking for one, and is interested, will already have the name of the app or at least some information, along with the link. 2. If you are reading a message that someone posts and they only give a link then my suggestions follow. First off, only you can decide to enter on a link to follow it to see the information. If the message is too boring for you, or you can't take the 30 seconds or so to find out what it is by going to the page, then feel free to skip it. Go ahead, no one on this list will care if you delete a message without having read it. If you agree or disagree with the way someone posts on list, please feel free to take it up with that person directly rather than airing your displeasure on the list. Doing it on the list just adds to the high traffic and doesn't really solve anything. So, the bottom line for both poster of information, and reader of information is, try to consider the other person's feelings, and mode of posting. Not everyone is good at tapping or clicking on links and reading information from a web browser, yet at the same time, we as information givers, don't always have time to write out or paste the information which is already on a web page just to make it super easy for those who can't or won't visit a link. So, why not that middle ground compromise? If you the information giver follows my suggestion and gives a brief explanation about the app or link, and if you the reader tries to cut other posters some slack, I think things will go a lot more smoothly. -- Raul A. Gallegos Last night I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of a gram. I was like, 0mg! - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
Thanks very much for posting about this app! This will be good for my parsley sighted clients. *** Mickey Quenzer *** *** Assistive Technology Training And Consulting Services LLC *** *** Web site: http://www.attacs.net *** *** Phone: 541-218-3975 *** On Mar 18, 2014, at 1:39 AM, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- - AV 0:-) (Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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: An Interesting iPad App
You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I appreciate that. If you would have just said it was a magnifier then I would have known I wasn't interested because magnification doesn't do me any good. I know I am wasting time saying this but if everyone does this it can save all of us time. Why check out something that won't work for us? On 3/18/14, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
RE: An Interesting iPad App
Glad to help. I know not everybody clicks links, which I understand for security reasons, but really? Not to be flippant, but wouldn't it have cost less time to simply click the link and find out? It took me about thirty seconds to know what I wanted, rather than not finding out and wanting someone else to tell me. Also, not everybody on the list are blinks. We do have a few squints. My wife Denise is a squint, and I told her of this app. Blinks are totally blind like me, squints are partially sighted like Denise. -Original Message- From: Jewel [mailto:herekittyk...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App Not everybody clicks links just because they're given. Thank you for copying and pasting all the same. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I agree but this listserv is very busy and I don't have time to check each email. I really appreciate it when the information is either in the subject or the message. I am not worried about opening links from this listserv. On 3/18/14, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: Glad to help. I know not everybody clicks links, which I understand for security reasons, but really? Not to be flippant, but wouldn't it have cost less time to simply click the link and find out? It took me about thirty seconds toknow what I wanted, rather than not finding out and wanting someone else to tell me. Also, not everybody on the list are blinks. We do have a few squints. My wife Denise is a squint, and I told her of this app. Blinks are totally blind like me, squints are partially sighted like Denise. -Original Message- From: Jewel [mailto:herekittyk...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App Not everybody clicks links just because they're given. Thank you for copying and pasting all the same. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I would've if I would've known more about the ap. Jmo but at least the name of the ap could've been included. Sorry. Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:13 PM, Jewel herekittyk...@gmail.com wrote: Not everybody clicks links just because they're given. Thank you for copying and pasting all the same. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:11 PM, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
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When I'm reading mail, I don't want to branch out into Safari unless I have good reason, an empty description to a link isn't enough to cover it for me. So glad you added your bit, succinct enough she could have done it too. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:11 PM Subject: RE: An Interesting iPad App You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
Your attitude, like that of others on the list, is why I usually do not forward interesting links. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19 Mar 2014, at 8:18, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: When I'm reading mail, I don't want to branch out into Safari unless I have good reason, an empty description to a link isn't enough to cover it for me. So glad you added your bit, succinct enough she could have done it too. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:11 PM Subject: RE: An Interesting iPad App You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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. -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I didn't have a problem with the original post. It was pretty obvious that the link would take you to information on a magnification app. I understand people are busy and handle mailing lists differently, but I don't think a poster should have to worry about whether someone is too busy to follow a link or not. The poster is busy as well, and if we place too much of a burden on the information a poster should include in their message then we'll just have fewer posters sharing information with us. Not every message has to be useful to every single member of the list. If you don't want to follow a link or aren't interested enough in a post to click on a link then just delete the message an go on. There's plenty of other messages on the list. On 3/18/2014 2:59 PM, David Chittenden wrote: Your attitude, like that of others on the list, is why I usually do not forward interesting links. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19 Mar 2014, at 8:18, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: When I'm reading mail, I don't want to branch out into Safari unless I have good reason, an empty description to a link isn't enough to cover it for me. So glad you added your bit, succinct enough she could have done it too. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:11 PM Subject: RE: An Interesting iPad App You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
I usually don't share interesting links either, because you get the 20 questions asked of you. How much does it cost? Is it accessible? There is only one way to find out if it works for you and how much it costs. Can you guess what that is? You win the prize! You click the link. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Christopher J Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't have a problem with the original post. It was pretty obvious that the link would take you to information on a magnification app. I understand people are busy and handle mailing lists differently, but I don't think a poster should have to worry about whether someone is too busy to follow a link or not. The poster is busy as well, and if we place too much of a burden on the information a poster should include in their message then we'll just have fewer posters sharing information with us. Not every message has to be useful to every single member of the list. If you don't want to follow a link or aren't interested enough in a post to click on a link then just delete the message an go on. There's plenty of other messages on the list. On 3/18/2014 2:59 PM, David Chittenden wrote: Your attitude, like that of others on the list, is why I usually do not forward interesting links. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19 Mar 2014, at 8:18, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: When I'm reading mail, I don't want to branch out into Safari unless I have good reason, an empty description to a link isn't enough to cover it for me. So glad you added your bit, succinct enough she could have done it too. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:11 PM Subject: RE: An Interesting iPad App You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- 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
Re: An Interesting iPad App
If you do want to find out about interesting apps along with tech news, follow me on Twitter. @wiljames Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com wrote: I usually don't share interesting links either, because you get the 20 questions asked of you. How much does it cost? Is it accessible? There is only one way to find out if it works for you and how much it costs. Can you guess what that is? You win the prize! You click the link. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 18, 2014, at 10:01 PM, Christopher J Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I didn't have a problem with the original post. It was pretty obvious that the link would take you to information on a magnification app. I understand people are busy and handle mailing lists differently, but I don't think a poster should have to worry about whether someone is too busy to follow a link or not. The poster is busy as well, and if we place too much of a burden on the information a poster should include in their message then we'll just have fewer posters sharing information with us. Not every message has to be useful to every single member of the list. If you don't want to follow a link or aren't interested enough in a post to click on a link then just delete the message an go on. There's plenty of other messages on the list. On 3/18/2014 2:59 PM, David Chittenden wrote: Your attitude, like that of others on the list, is why I usually do not forward interesting links. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19 Mar 2014, at 8:18, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: When I'm reading mail, I don't want to branch out into Safari unless I have good reason, an empty description to a link isn't enough to cover it for me. So glad you added your bit, succinct enough she could have done it too. JMO, RobH. - Original Message - From: Wil James w...@wilanddenise.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:11 PM Subject: RE: An Interesting iPad App You could have done the same thing I did, which was to simply click the link. To save you time, wear and tear on fingers, devices, etc., and energy, here is what the app is all about. Begin Quote MagniFire iOS iPad *** $29.99 FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! *** MagniFire turns your iPad into a full-featured, text-aware low-vision magnifier! High-end desktop models can cost over $3,000. MagniFire is the future of low-vision magnifiers! MagniFire is the only low-vision magnifier for iPad that uses Blindsight's patented text detection algorithms to HELP YOU READ by organizing all the text in a snap and presenting it line by line. When is MagniFire for me? * If you struggle to see, especially to read * If you have AMD (age-related macular degeneration), Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataracts, or other visual impairment * If you own - or have considered buying - a portable or desktop video magnifier but want the portability of the iPad and the convenience of carrying only one device for all your tablet needs. How does it work? 1. Point the iPad camera at an everyday challenge and tap to Freeze the View: * a PRODUCT LABEL such as a MEDICINE BOTTLE * a MENU * an OPERA PLAYBILL * a HANDOUT at a CONFERENCE * a NEWSPAPER or MAGAZINE * a small OBJECT such as JEWELRY Alternatively, choose an image from another source 2. For TEXT areas, let MagniFire use OCR to READ THE DESIRED TEXT FOR YOU, and NAVIGATE EASILY to the desired part of the document or label 3. CHOOSE YOUR ENHANCED VIEW * Magnify 3 to 30 times * Choice of CONTRAST and COLOR BLAST MODES 4. ZOOM / PAN around OBJECTS and PHOTOS Coming soon: MagniFire for iPhone and iPod Touch! Please let us hear from you - we built MagniFire FOR YOU and we live to make it easier for you to read and see. What's new The obligatory iOS7 update--but we've wrapped in a few major improvements to our VoiceOver integration, with many more on the roadmap. End Quote -Original Message- From: Marianne Denning [mailto:maria...@denningweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: An Interesting iPad App I assume from the name of the app, it is a screen magnifier, but please give more information when you post this. On 3/18/14, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, All! If any of you have an iPad, you might find this app particularly interesting. They say on the page that an iPhone version will be coming out soon. The app is free at the moment if you want to check it out. Here's the link: http://appshopper.com/utilities/smartmagnifier All the best! - Tammy -- *- AV 0:-) * *(Ångelvoice) I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.* -- The following
