I recently got a Samsun 7. I am pretty computer stupid, but find that Talk Back works just fine for me. This is my big switch from the flip phone and I like it.
******************************** www.harmonicaworkshops.com www.woodeneyemusic.com On Mon, 6 Feb 2017 10:05:27 -0800 Kim Lingo via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Three years ago, before I bought an I-Phone, I tried a android phone from > Samsung. I have to admit that the whole concept of sliding and tapping with > a variety of fingers was pretty alien to me at that time, not to mention > frustrating and just plain kind of scary, but I had heard from a lot of > people about how much more accessible the I-Phone was because of Voiceover, > and I finally bought one, and found that was true. Perhaps I bought the > wrong brand. What brands have people found to be as accessible as the > I-Phone? > Kim Lingo > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Kennedy via Talk > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 9:55 AM > To: [email protected] ; Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Re: making the change > > I buy android stuff because its more affordable for me than iPhones are. > > > > > On 2/6/2017 12:00 PM, Jim wrote: > > > > Hi there Russ and Folks! > > > > Yes, I can runn all the same APPs on my Android device that you use on > > your iPhone. As a matter of fact I have actually tried with a high degree > > of success all but the BookShare APP on my S7 and yes they have all worked > > well. Yes, I have owned two iPhones and am on my second Android Phone. > > Yes, there is some diffrence, but the differences that I see are > > negligable. I know there are purists from both the iPhohne camp as well > > as the Android camp that will take issue with 3what I am saying, but I > > find the real differences are more differences in taste and what you > > actually like. I stand behind what I am saying though, because in my mind > > a phone is a phone is a pphone give or take a few bells and whistles > > unless you are attempting to run GM or IBM or some other multi-national > > Corporation from your phone<SMILE!>. When my currecnt phone contract is > > up, I might just take a look at an iPhone again depending on what android > > and apple have to offer me at that time. Just my opinion for whatever > > that might be worth these days! Thanks & have A Good Day! A > > > > > > On 06-Feb-17 10:41, Joshua Kennedy via Talk wrote: > >> what really matters is 1. we each can afford the devices that do the > >> things we want them to do. and 2. the devices have the apps we want or > >> programs we want and can do the stuff we enjoy with the devices we choose > >> to buy. > >> > >> > >> > >> On 2/6/2017 10:00 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: > >>> Unfortunately, the android version of voice dream reader isn't as good > >>> as it is on ios. That is one of my favorite apps on my ipad mini. Here > >>> are a few things I do with my ipad mini 4. > >>> > >>> Bard mobile: I can read nls books on it. Books can be directly > >>> downloaded to your ios device. > >>> > >>> Audible: I can read books from audible. Books can be directly > >>> downloaded to the ios device. > >>> > >>> Kindle: I can read Kindle books from Amazon. > >>> > >>> Learning Ally: I can read books from Learning Ally. I can directly > >>> download > >>> books to my ios device. > >>> > >>> Boice dream reader: I can read books from bookshare, unprotected epub. > >>> Supported File Formats > >>> PDF, EPUB (DRM free), DAISY 3.0 text-based eBooks, DAISY 2.02 > >>> audiobooks, > >>> Zipped MP3 files, such as LibriVox, Plain Text, Rich Text Format (RTF), > >>> Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Pages, Apple Keynote, HTML, > >>> What's nice about voice dream reader, you can download books from both > >>> bookshare > >>> and Project Gutenberg directly to your ios device. Voice dream reader > >>> is > >>> supplied with Acapela Heather. You have the option of using Neospeech. > >>> > >>> LibriVox audio books pro: I can stream or download books from > >>> LibriVox or a large selection of old time radio shows. The thing I like > >>> about this app, it will resume playback when streaming content. > >>> > >>> Downcast: this is my favorite podcast app. > >>> > >>> Tune n radio pro: TuneIn lets you listen to and record the worlds > >>> radio with > >>> sports, news, talk and music streaming from every continent. Enjoy > >>> 100,000 > >>> live radio stations and 2 million podcasts, concerts or shows on your > >>> iPhone, iPad and > >>> iPod. Record your favorite stream. > >>> > >>> ooTunes: Radio - Recording and Alarm Clock! INFINITE Tunes, Talk, > >>> Sports, and > >>> Entertainment Radio. over 36,000 web radio stations. > >>> > >>> Youtube, This app is also one of my favorite as ell. I can watch old tv > >>> shows such as: perry Mason, Highway Patrol, Tales of Wells Fargo and Sea > >>> Hunt. > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Kennedy via Talk > >>> Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2017 2:53 PM > >>> To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: making the change > >>> > >>> hi > >>> actually an even less expensive alternative would be an android RCA > >>> galileo pro tablet laptop hybrid running android 6.0. I got one two days > >>> ago. It comes with google docs sheets and slides already installed, > >>> supports sd cards and has a full USB port for a mouse or a USB flash > >>> drive. talkback can be activated when you first turn it on by placing > >>> and holding two fingers on the screen until it starts talking keep > >>> holding them until talkback comes or turns on and then you can set it up > >>> independently. I like it because I can either dock it to the keyboard > >>> and then its a laptop. or I can pull the tablet off the keyboard and use > >>> it just as a touch screen tablet. and with the soft braille keyboard app > >>> i can braille in grade2 on the touch screen just like a braille note > >>> touch. and the whole thing is just $80 at walmart or with the walmart > >>> app on your phone. and you can use many different voices such as > >>> eloquence, or espeak, vocalizer or acapela voices. the talkback screen > >>> reader has many keyboard shortcuts I had to remap a few because the > >>> default ones did not work right so i just changed them. its as easy as > >>> remapping hotkeys in window eyes or jaws. I have also been providing a > >>> lot lot of feedback to the talkback developers to make it even better. > >>> android 5.0 actually starting with 4.4 on up to current 7.2 or whatever > >>> they are at now is a very very good operating system! I plug my android > >>> tablet laptop hybrid RCA galileo pro into speakers and with the xfinity > >>> tv app sit back and watch tv on it. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > >>> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >>> > >>> For membership options, visit > >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/russ94577%40gmail.com. > >>> For subscription options, visit > >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >>> List archives can be found at > >>> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > >> author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >> > >> For membership options, visit > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/wohlggie%40gmail.com. > >> For subscription options, visit > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > >> List archives can be found at > >> http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/banjopapa03%40gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/harpman9%40gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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