Um, let's not forget about the current government financial situation; otherwise known as the sequestration. It is now much more imperative that any and all expenditures be justified as essential.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 21/05/2013, at 9:17, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, if the point of the survey was to determine whether to put out a NLS > app at all then I'd agree with you, although I'm sure their investment isn't > over yet, so pulling the plug on something now rather than later that won't > end up being used would still be a good thing. > > Since they're asking about Android and IOS, they may be using this survey to > determine how to prioritize their resources, e.g. maybe there's more interest > in an Android app than an iPhone app, so they want to throw some resources in > that direction and get that app out there first. > > They may also be getting some scrutiny from some bottom liners and need this > information to keep funding from being cut. Of course, in this case, it still > would have been good to have this information laying around from the get go! > > On 05/20/2013 04:10 PM, Eric wrote: >> I wonder what is the point of such a survey at this time. They have already >> invested in developing the app, etc. so what difference does it make now. >> >> Just marveling at the ways of our tax dollars at work… >> >> Eric >> >> On May 20, 2013, at 4:56 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> This would require whatever device you use at home have an internet >> connection. I don't own a stream or, any other type of blind centric reader >> except the actual NLS player so, do these devices often have the ability to >> connect to the internet? >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On May 20, 2013, at 3:08 PM, "Alan Paganelli" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I think it's a fair question though. Not everybody who gets NLS Talking >>> Books has a smart phone and they would like to have some sense of how >>> popular it would be. Personally, I'd just like to have the option. Now if >>> there were a way in which you could start reading an NLS book on your >>> iPhone, get home and pickup where you left off on your reading device. >>> They keep saying more features will be added to the Victor Reader Stream 2. >>> Be cool if they could manage that. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Brad Hodges >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 11:44 AM >>> Subject: Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App >>> >>> Similarly, I just signed on to NLS BARD and encountered the same two >>> questions. >>> >>> >>> On 5/20/2013 2:37 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: >>>> When I logged onto my library's bard site today, there was a survey >>>> question about whether I would use the app, if it were available, and >>>> which version, IOS or Android, I would use. I post this, in hopes that it >>>> is a national survey, not just from my library. If you tend not to log >>>> onto bard often, log onto it and, if the question is there, hopefully >>>> answer it yes. >>>> >>>> Arnold Schmidt >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 Google Groups >>> "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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