Hi Richard, and for the record, it was due to your glowing reports on
this keyboard that I ended up getting it in the first place. So, thank
you for that recommendation. Before getting this keyboard I was using
the StowAway folding keyboard, and I didn't think anything coud beat it.
Actually I still think it's better in some ways, but the problem is that
they are no longer made, and this keyboard was dropped a couple of times
and 2 of the keys were starting not to work very well. The letters L and
K sometimes wouldn't type, and you gotta have that L in your life. So, I
checked out different BT keyboards and finally landed on the Amazon one.
Sure, it doesn't fold, but that's not an issue for me.
--
Raul A. Gallegos
Tip to lose weight: First turn your head to the left, then to the right.
Repeat this exercise every time you are offered something to eat. -
Sheldon Cooper
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On 3/18/2013 8:51 AM, Richard Turner wrote:
I'm not Raul, but this is my favorite keyboard.
It is about 10.5 inches wide, 4.5 inches front to back and less than a half
an inch thick at its thickest point.
It takes two triple A batteries that come in the box, but a little hard to
find.
I really like the feel of the keys when typing. I have reasonably large
hands and yet it is very comfortable to type on.
If you've seen the Apple keyboard, it is about a half inch smaller in each
direction, yet has more keys. One of the bigger pluses for this keyboard is
that it has the option key on both sides of the space bar, which helps with
some of the VoiceOver keystrokes.
It is regularly $45, so if it is still on sale for basically $30, which will
qualify for free shipping, I'd say go for it.
Raul's podcast apparently explains the pairing steps, so I won't go into
that here.
Richard
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of John Diakogeorgiou
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 6:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Amazon Basics Bluetooth keyboard question - Was Re: Question to
Raul
Hi Raul:
Is this a keyboard I should consider. I have been thinking of
purchasing one but haven't done any research yet. Thanks!
On 3/18/13, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi, I changed the subject line to be a bit more appropriate to the topic
discussed. In any case, I didn't give those because I said where you
could get it from. I also believe I compared it to the Apple Keyboard.
So, that would have given you a second source to compare it to. I've
provided the link below and it should tell you though. BTW, the cost is
currently $29.99.
http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Bluetooth-Keyboard-Travel-iPhone/dp/B005E
OWBKE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363583326&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+basics+blueto
oth+keyboard
Hope that helps.
--
Raul A. Gallegos
Last night I had a crazy dream that I weighed less than a thousandth of
a gram. I was like, 0mg! - Sheldon Cooper
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On 3/16/2013 11:29 AM, Alan Paganelli wrote:
Raul, when you did your pod cast of the Amazon basics BT keyboard, you
didn't give the dementions. Can you give me some idea of it's size like
how long, how wide, how thick?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: Use NaturalReader On Your iPhone And Get Rid Of The Awful
Robot Voice [iOS Tips]
Hi, more on this app. I played with it a little more and saw that in
order for it to read, it uses cloud-based TTS reading. So this means
that which ever document you have loaded in the app, it uses data to
send the document to the net and then the TTS voice reads it to you.
So, this is a bit like streaming. I don't know how much data it uses
up with this method, but I don't see it as being a viable source of
reading text files. I also think it only supports txt files, but I
could be wrong on this point. I would still choose to use Voice Dream
Reader since it offers much more features and it doesn't use a
cloud-based TTS to get you that higher quality voice.
--
Raul A. Gallegos
I must say I'm glad I know sign language, It's pretty handy. - Sheldon
Cooper
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On 2/26/2013 1:24 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
I just downloaded and ran the natural read out the website talks about.
It actually looks pretty good. I was able to scroll to a certain part
of
the text and double tap it. The speech began reading from that point. I
have not yet connected my dropbox account to it or added other things.
So the only experience I have so far is with the sample text. I
switched
between two different voices and it all seems fine. I wonder what the
catch is or what the limits are considering that it is free. I notice
that it only has a 3.5 rating in the App Store. Perhaps I should go
read
the comments to see what others have said. However based on the initial
impressions this app does look rather promising.
On Feb 26, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Traci <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Thought this would Interest some folks.
http://cultofmac.com.feedsportal.com/c/33797/f/606249/s/28f4237c/l/0L0Sculto
fmac0N0C2172550Cuse0Enaturalreader0Eon0Eyour0Eiphone0Eand0Eget0Erid0Eof0Ethe
0Eawful0Erobot0Evoice0Eios0Etips0C/story01.htm
Sent from my iPhone
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