I use Droptext too, good for what it does; and Notebox is the same as notes, but puts them on Dropbox too; so you can then find them with Droptext of course.
DropVox does the same for voice recordings. That leaves the newly discussed iLike2Read app for reading lengthy text in a more acceptable manner too; and then you about got it all. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stacey Robinson" <stacey...@bellsouth.net> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:29 PM Subject: Re: Why get iPhone and iPad? Amy, I've never heard of drop text. Is that easy to use? On Jul 10, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Amy Billman wrote: > There are several programs that you can use for notes, and at least a > couple > that I personally use, you can sync them with Dropbox. > The ones that I'm thinking of are Drop Text and nebulous Notes. > I know a few college students in particular that are actually using > nebulous > notes for note taking. > > But they're not the only programs out there I'm sure. > Amy Billman > Check out my company for your screen protector and phone accessory needs! > SpeedDots: the makers of the tactile screen protector > http://www.SpeedDots.com > Follow us on Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/SpeedDots > Like us on Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/SpeedDots > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of John Diakogeorgiou > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 5:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Why get iPhone and iPad? > > How are the college visually impaired students using the ipad as a note > taker? i.e. what program are they actually writing in? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Amy Billman > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 5:33 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Why get iPhone and iPad? > > I own both, and what I use depends on what I'm doing. > I still gravitate to my iPhone because it's small enough and I can hold it > in my hand. > That being said, I love typing on the iPad over the phone because of the > bigger keyboard. > So it's great for couch surfing. LOL > It's lighter than any netbook or laptop, (at least the ones that I've > owned,) so when I've gone out of town, I take the iPad, my phone, and a > bluetooth keyboard; because if you're having lengthy email or IM > conversations, it's easier still to do all that typing on a keyboard to > save > time on occasion. > The iPad speaker is better for streaming. > iBooks on the iPad is a beautiful experience, and some of the native iPad > apps for recipes are made even better by the bigger screen. > But really, despite all that, I'm not sure I'd own one as a blind person > were it not necessary in order to properly test out our screen protectors; > unless I were a college student. Then, I would be on Rehab's bureaucratic > butt to buy me one, since it's cheaper in the long run than the over > priced > note takers. > > I'm not really sure why if you cannot see the screen beyond wanting a note > taking/ebook reading solution for school, people tend to own both unless > they just love techy toys. The visual appeal of all that screen real > estate > and having their apps in HD, is not something that the average person who > is > sight impaired can benefit from unless they have quite a bit of sight. > Just, my two cents; or more accurately, it's probably only worth about > one. > :D > > Amy Billman > Check out my company for your screen protector and phone accessory needs! > SpeedDots: the makers of the tactile screen protector > http://www.SpeedDots.com Follow us on Twitter: > http://www.twitter.com/SpeedDots > Like us on Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/SpeedDots > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Rob Harris > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 12:28 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Why get iPhone and iPad? > > Bigger screen means bigger keyboard, mrs is sighted and does the pad on > her > lap in the arm chair; the phone goes out and about. She's into jigsaw > puzzles and there's tons for the pad; could be vGood for other games > too; > but phone is still the everywhere work horse. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 7:01 PM > Subject: Why get iPhone and iPad? > > > Hi, > > I've heard of folks getting both, but I'm not sure why. > > Does the iPad offer somethings more or different? I can perhaps understand > low vision folks benefitting from the larger screen for more or larger > text. > > I'm just curious; I'm certainly open to getting an iPad, too, if it > provides > something additional or different from iPhone. > > Thanks. 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