Yes, numbers or Microsoft excel. Same as what you can have on a computer. Well 
numbers on a Mac, and excel on either a Mac or a PC.

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> On Aug 2, 2018, at 3:36 PM, Carolyn Arnold <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I wonder if iPhones  have any kind of spread sheet app. I'd probably be 
> leary. I am so used to the ones my husband has set up for me on my computer. 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Carolyn 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> lenron brown
> Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:04 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: what to replace a couple devices with
> 
> Plus 1 to what you just said Sieghard. The IPhone is good for somethings, but 
> I still love having my computers for many things.
> 
>> On 8/2/18, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Reggie,
>> 
>> Whether you can get buy with only an iPhone you should know and it 
>> almost sounds like you already answered it since you said you never 
>> use your Mac Mini.
>> I personally don't think an iPad will give you that much more in terms 
>> of useability, definitely it would for a sighted person or somebpdy 
>> with partial vision which is still useful.
>> An Apple Watch is primarily designed to be a health/fitness device, 
>> yes it gives you notifications and you can even make phone calls with 
>> it, sent a brief, already provided answer to a text message or use it 
>> for Apple pay, but I doubt you would find yourself trying to send 
>> lengthy messages and so on. If you have home automation devices it can also 
>> be useful.
>> For me personally a PC is essential, for one thing I have my retail 
>> business and need to use Excel on a daily bases as well as my 
>> Windows-based point of sale software, but I know even if I were 
>> retired and would primarily do web browsing, emails and so on I would 
>> not want to miss a PC. I have been using an iPhone for almost 10 years 
>> now and consider myself a fairly advanced user, I love how easy it is 
>> to do certain things with certain apps like Sonos for example, maybe 
>> quickly check my bank balance or the weather etc., but I can't stand 
>> the inefficiency of composing any sort of longer text whether it's an 
>> email, writing a long note, a letter and so on let alone trying to use 
>> a spreadsheet which many of us find useful even for personal 
>> applications. Yes, I can use a bluetooth keyboard, but if I use a 
>> keyboard why on earth would I not want to use a laptop or desktop with 
>> Windows and Jaws where writing and editing text is so so easy. Also, I 
>> can almost guaranty that I would leave very profficient iOS users in 
>> the dust when it comes to web browsing, maybe filling out some online form, 
>> doing my online banking etc.'
>> If you have time and you don't mind the inefficiency and if it doesn't 
>> drive you nuts then maybe an iPhone is OK, but there is a reason why 
>> people like myself, Jonathan Mosen and many others who work or want to 
>> be efficient and fast use a computer. I have not touched on the issue 
>> of costand I'm sure somebody will point out how expensive Jaws is and 
>> all that. Yes, if you have to buy it for the first time it is 
>> expensive, but if you own it and have kept it up-to-date then I don't 
>> consider $120 every two years for a software maintenance agreement 
>> expensive, it is $5/month and if it is not money you want to spend 
>> then you can always learn/use NVDA. Apparently Narrator is also 
>> getting another big boost with the Windows 10 fall update and it is 
>> quickly becoming a viable option for a basic user just as Voiceover is 
>> on the Mac, all you have to do is press Control+Windows Key+Enter and it 
>> starts up.
>> Ultimately everybody has to choose what works for them and while 
>> asking what you asked is totally OK and it will result in different 
>> people giving you different opinions you are in the end the best judge of 
>> what works for you.
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Sieghard
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of 
>> regina alvarado
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 2:06 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: what to replace a couple devices with
>> 
>> I know this is an individual preference, but here is a question for 
>> consideration. OK, OK, may be a couple questions. LOL.
>> 
>> I am interested in whether anyone only uses a mobile device and never 
>> a computer, is that possible. I have a Mac Mini, but I never use it. 
>> if I decided to trade in my Mac Mini, what would I replace it with? If 
>> another computer, which Apple? If not, what device besides my phone 
>> should I consider; an Apple watch or a trade-in on an iPad Air? To 
>> what? Most interested in a laptop if a computer with a small screen. 
>> Thanks for any thoughts.
>> 
>> 
>> Reggie and Lex
>> God said, "I need somebody strong enough to pull sleds and find bombs, 
>> yet gentle enough to love babies and lead the blind. Somebody who will 
>> spend all day on a couch with a resting head and supportive eyes to 
>> lift the spirits of a broken heart." So God made a dog.
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