On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 11:34:23AM +0100, James Laver wrote:
> If your mother is merely highly intelligent rather than stephen
> hawking standard, she probably doesn't stand a chance with some
> devices.
"I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my
telephone; my wish has come
On 21 Sep 2011, at 16:39, David Cantrell wrote:
>
> Actually she is, and I've looked at some of the RNIB's recommended
> devices for her - and at the RNID's recommendations for me. In both
> cases, the underlying assumption appears to be that disabled people are
> idiots.
It's a reasonably safe
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 03:24:05PM +0100, Peter Corlett wrote:
> As another idea that might just pay off: contact the RNIB and ask them what
> devices they recommend. Your mother might not be visually-impaired, but the
> requirement for a device that DWISOTT and doesn't have confusing crap on it
On 20 Sep 2011, at 14:02, David Cantrell wrote:
[...]
> So ... a Kindle. If I buy her a Kindle with 3G (it has to be 3G, cos
> there's no wifi network available) can I "push" audio content to it? Or
> if not, could I configure the web browser on the Kindle to have
> something that I control as it
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 09:04:29AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 23:21, Chris Devers wrote:
> > Man, if only there were a way to get radio programmes, like, directly from
> > the radio. Right?
>
> Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
> ther
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 03:39:31PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 02:33:10PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
> > On 20 Sep 2011, at 14:21, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
> > > Perhaps an iPod Touch with some cloud syncing so you can put music
> > > onto it? No idea about the detai
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 09:04:29AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
>
> > Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
> > there to hear them live and (b) you didn't think to program your
> > stereo deck to record the show to cassette in advance. (Are there
> > stereos these
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 09:04:29AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
> Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
> there to hear them live and (b) you didn't think to program your
> stereo deck to record the show to cassette in advance. (Are there
> stereos these days that ca
On 21 Sep 2011, at 08:04, Philip Newton wrote:
> (Are there
> stereos these days that can record to CDs or internal storage of some
> kind? For that matter, are there stereos that you can make them record
> something on a timer?)
I've got a Shuttle box with a DVB USB stick in it running MythTV w
On 21/09/2011, at 6:29 PM, Nicholas Clark wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 09:04:29AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
>
>> Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
>> there to hear them live and (b) you didn't think to program your
>> stereo deck to record the show to cas
On 21 September 2011 08:04, Philip Newton wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 23:21, Chris Devers wrote:
>> Man, if only there were a way to get radio programmes, like, directly from
>> the radio. Right?
>
> Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
> there to hear them l
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 09:04:29AM +0200, Philip Newton wrote:
> Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
> there to hear them live and (b) you didn't think to program your
> stereo deck to record the show to cassette in advance. (Are there
> stereos these days that ca
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 23:21, Chris Devers wrote:
> Man, if only there were a way to get radio programmes, like, directly from
> the radio. Right?
Yeah. Especially radio programmes that you missed, so (a) you weren't
there to hear them live and (b) you didn't think to program your
stereo deck to
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 8:17 AM, michael lush wrote:
> http://xkcd.com/949/...
http://www.notes.co.il/benbasat/user/snail.JPG
( from http://www.abenba.com/?p=10991 )
Man, if only there were a way to get radio programmes, like, directly from
the radio. Right?
I mean, those are cheap, and don't require wifi or 3G or any such
technological tomfoolery.
Oh well, sounds like a lost cause.
--
Chris Devers
On 20/09/11 14:33, Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
On 20 Sep 2011, at 14:21, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
Perhaps an iPod Touch with some cloud syncing so you can put music
onto it? No idea about the details though but if my toddler can work
an iPad your Mum should be able to too :)
No, he said there's
> So ... a Kindle. If I buy her a Kindle with 3G (it has to be 3G, cos
> there's no wifi network available) can I "push" audio content to it
Buy several old iPods on eBay (they're about 30quid each, so you can get
five for the cost of a 3G kindle.) Mail one to her (royal mail) with the
content on
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 03:54:44PM +0100, Simon Wilcox wrote:
> On 20/09/2011 14:02, David Cantrell wrote:
> >However, she does like iPlayer. Specifically, she likes to phone me and
> >ask me to "acquire" radio programmes for her that she missed.
> How about a TV or Bluray player that has an iPlay
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 2:02 PM, David Cantrell wrote:
> My mother is a technophobe, and furthermore, she's not allowed to have a
> computer anyway, because then she'd ask me for help with it.
>
> However, she does like iPlayer. Specifically, she likes to phone me and
> ask me to "acquire" radio
On 20/09/2011 14:02, David Cantrell wrote:
However, she does like iPlayer. Specifically, she likes to phone me and
ask me to "acquire" radio programmes for her that she missed.
How about a TV or Bluray player that has an iPlayer interface built in ?
It would need an internet connection of som
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 02:33:10PM +0100, Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
> On 20 Sep 2011, at 14:21, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
> > Perhaps an iPod Touch with some cloud syncing so you can put music
> > onto it? No idea about the details though but if my toddler can work
> > an iPad your Mum should be able
On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 02:21:44PM +0100, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
> Perhaps an iPod Touch with some cloud syncing so you can put music
> onto it? No idea about the details though but if my toddler can work
> an iPad your Mum should be able to too :)
An iPod touch wouldn't work, as it would nee
On 20 Sep 2011, at 14:21, Edmund von der Burg wrote:
>
> Perhaps an iPod Touch with some cloud syncing so you can put music
> onto it? No idea about the details though but if my toddler can work
> an iPad your Mum should be able to too :)
No, he said there's no wifi in the house. iPhone was my f
On 20 September 2011 14:02, David Cantrell wrote:
> My mother is a technophobe, and furthermore, she's not allowed to have a
> computer anyway, because then she'd ask me for help with it.
Quite right!
> However, she does like iPlayer. Specifically, she likes to phone me and
> ask me to "acquire
My mother is a technophobe, and furthermore, she's not allowed to have a
computer anyway, because then she'd ask me for help with it.
However, she does like iPlayer. Specifically, she likes to phone me and
ask me to "acquire" radio programmes for her that she missed. Until
now, I've done this ei
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