I agree. In fact, returning to university to pursue my doctorate has been much simpler in so many ways because I can access many of the electronic databases. In fact, I regularly do so using my iPhone. How amazing is that? I can even create portions of my papers in pages and then move them to my computer for formatting and final edit.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 08/11/2012, at 17:51, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote: > I do know what you mean, but actually, remembering the days when I couldn't > read unless it was taped or put in braille or I could get somebody to read > for me, I'm thrilled that now I can pretty much read anything i want as long > as I'm willing to take the time to scan it, barring maybe things with a lot > of graphics. Plus once scanned, I'm not limited to my computer. There's > putting it in audio on a little mp3 player or Stream or leaving it in text > and putting it on Stream or phone. Yes, I'd love to be able to just carry > around a book, or a stack of books and read them, to go to the library and > walk around and pull books off the shelves and read, to buy and read > immediately. But if I look back as little as ten to fifteen years, I realize > how much is open to me now that wasn't before. College would be way different > for me now,, and no, i'm not saying how long ago that was but my life > revolved around readers and cassette recordings and even reel-to-reel tapes > way back there somewhere! I'll take what we have now any day! > > > > -- > Cheryl > > May the words of my mouth > and the meditation of my heart > be acceptable to You, Lord, > my rock and my Redeemer. > (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) > > > > On Nov 7, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Cheryl LeFurgey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sigh, kind of annoying, that. >> I mean, I've kind of always wanted to be able to have something I can >> just stick in my pocket and take wherever, the bookstore, library, >> that kind of thing. >> It kind of sucks how sighted people can just pick up a book wherever >> they want and read, while we're stuck using computers. >> >> On 11/7/12, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> There is a VueScan app that will pilot a wireless scanner, then Prizmo can >>> be used for the OCR. I haven't tried this as I haven't got such a scanner. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
