Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this!

2014-01-28 Thread RobH.
and for all. Just delete everything else in this thread from here on. I'm getting good at it now. Ta, R. - Original Message - From: Tess tess...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 11:26 PM Subject: RE: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! I hope

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2014-01-27 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello. I'd like to echo what Cara has so elegantly stated below. Also, I have given the members of Fedora Outlier permission to post on list regarding the apps in question. To be blunt, if it's something you don't like or agree with, either delete it, or write them privately. Again, if it's

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2014-01-27 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
companion like music? GPS app? why would I go anywhere to find out? From: Hope Paulos Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 2:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! I work for Fedora Outlier LLC, and these messages are legitimate. Hope

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2014-01-27 Thread RobH.
This is all I wanted to see really, but bet the 3 of us get slayed for saying so; hardly seems fair does it. Sigh! Rh. - Original Message - From: Dave Mitchel dbmitc...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 3:43 PM Subject: Re: leave home wow

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2014-01-27 Thread Steve
Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Hello Christopher, As the Senior Partner at Fedora Outlier I thought long and hard about having anybody from the firm posting about these daily blogs to this list just because I was worried about this type of negative reaction. Our team

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2014-01-27 Thread Rick Alfaro
I'm sorry to say that I also find this practice very annoying. I get this in their email messages as well and I never follow the links and I'll probably be unsubscribing from that email list because of this. I understand the intent is to drive up the hit counters for the web site and that is

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2014-01-27 Thread Rick Alfaro
Excellent post which reflects my feelings on this. I certainly don't intend to ridicule anyone's hard work and don't mind these messages being posted here but as you say, just a little more info would attract more people for the right reasons. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 1/26/2014 6:32

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2014-01-27 Thread Gary Petraccaro
PM Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to be blind, both respected groups in this field and on this list. I'm sure they're trying to encourage traffic to their sites, and their articles have a drum roll

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2014-01-27 Thread Marianne Denning
There are several companies I have learned about because of these types of posts. Why should we, as blind people, be left out of the advertising process? I have received enough information from the little bit of information the count down provided to decide if I wanted to read further or not. I

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2014-01-27 Thread Fred Olver
...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 1:58 PM Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! I'm sorry to say that I also find this practice very annoying. I get this in their email messages as well and I never follow the links and I'll probably

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2014-01-27 Thread Tess
to read those emails that don't pertain to me. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn and Maggie Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 9:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! it's only

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2014-01-27 Thread Marianne Denning
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn and Maggie Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 9:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! it's only blind square. Caitlyn On Jan 26, 2014, at 5:26 PM, Dave Mitchel dbmitc...@comcast.net wrote: I

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2014-01-26 Thread Marcy Weinberg
-- Marcy weinberg Junior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support website Phone: 888-958-6979 ext.3801 Fax: 888-467-2162 ma...@fedoraoutlier.com Twitter Facebook blog newsletter Hello, everyone, It's Sunday, and what a great day for an

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2014-01-26 Thread Neal Ewers
take the time to give me at least some basic information. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marcy Weinberg Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 1:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without

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2014-01-26 Thread Alex Hall
Subject: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! -- Marcy weinberg Junior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support website Phone: 888-958-6979 ext.3801 Fax: 888-467-2162 ma...@fedoraoutlier.com Twitter Facebook blog

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2014-01-26 Thread Tess
: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Well said, and I completely agree. Just the apps name, and a few sentences about what it does, would be wonderful. As it is, I, too, will not open these links. As it stands, these emails sound more like questionable promotions than helpful

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2014-01-26 Thread Christopher Chaltain
@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Alex Hall *Sent:* Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:01 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com *Cc:* viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Well said, and I completely agree. Just the apps name, and a few sentences about what

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2014-01-26 Thread Hope Paulos
:* viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Well said, and I completely agree. Just the apps name, and a few sentences about what it does, would be wonderful. As it is, I, too, will not open these links. As it stands, these emails sound more like

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2014-01-26 Thread Dave Mitchel
, 2014 2:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! I work for Fedora Outlier LLC, and these messages are legitimate. Hope Paulos On Jan 26, 2014, at 4:19 PM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: These posts and blog entries

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2014-01-26 Thread DJ
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 2:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Hi, If you are wanting to tell us about an app, please give us some information about it so we know if we even want to go

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2014-01-26 Thread DJ
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to be blind, both respected groups

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2014-01-26 Thread Scott Rumery
Hello Christopher, As the Senior Partner at Fedora Outlier I thought long and hard about having anybody from the firm posting about these daily blogs to this list just because I was worried about this type of negative reaction. Our team has been working very hard on this list and you are 100%

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2014-01-26 Thread Marcy Weinberg
4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to be blind, both respected groups in this field and on this list. I'm sure they're trying to encourage traffic to their sites

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2014-01-26 Thread Bill Gallik
I find these hooks to the web site (I refuse to mention the name and offer any additional advertising) very annoying. As others have stated, if you want us to know about the apps then at least give the name of the app and a brief synopsis of the function it serves within the blind community.

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2014-01-26 Thread Alex Hall
I don’t think anyone here is trying to put down the work you guys have done, and yes, website traffic is the goal of most blogs and similar services. However, this: Check out this app, number 6 on our Top Ten Apps list: [url] says nothing except that you only had time to type up a sentence and

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2014-01-26 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
noticed the first message, and taken the effort to go back daily. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! I find

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2014-01-26 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Chaltain Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to be blind, both respected groups in this field and on this list. I'm sure they're trying

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2014-01-26 Thread Fred Olver
, January 26, 2014 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Hello Christopher, As the Senior Partner at Fedora Outlier I thought long and hard about having anybody from the firm posting about these daily blogs to this list just because I was worried about this type

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2014-01-26 Thread Yolanda
? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora Outlier and How to be blind, both respected groups in this field and on this list. I'm sure they're trying to encourage traffic to their sites, and their articles have a drum roll please feel to them to try to build

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2014-01-26 Thread Christopher Chaltain
@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:47 PM Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Hello Christopher, As the Senior Partner at Fedora Outlier I thought long and hard about having anybody from the firm posting about these daily blogs to this list just because I

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2014-01-26 Thread Scott Rumery
Thank you Alex for that input I really do appreciate it. You are very right. I do not click on links that say click here to read full post. I will try and do a better job with these in the future. Scott Rumery On Jan 26, 2014, at 6:32 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: I don’t think

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2014-01-26 Thread Nimit
Come on people! They are trying only to get attention!!! This is called suspense! I agree that they should mention app name in message, but we could have said a little nicely... They are only trying to help us... After all, whats the delete key for? I really like these reviews and the only

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2014-01-26 Thread Neal Ewers
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Rumery Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 6:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Thank you Alex for that input I really do appreciate it. You are very right. I do not click on links that say click here to read full post. I

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2014-01-26 Thread David Chittenden
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:19 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! These posts and blog entries are coming from Fedora

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2014-01-26 Thread Andy Baracco
This is what i call much ado about nothing. Folks have too much idel time on their hands. Andy -Original Message- From: Nimit Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Come on people

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2014-01-26 Thread Fanus
@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:54 PM Subject: RE: Taking a walk? Don't leave home without this! Hi, If you are wanting to tell us about an app, please give us some information about it so we know if we even want to go to the web page to check it out. This sounds more like a high

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2014-01-26 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, Apologies for the delay in this posting. OMG! I cannot believe the bandwidth generated from this completely innocent, well-meaning and helpful original topic. Before I get started here, let me just establish that not only should this thread be closed now but if you feel you really