My sighted wife already has an IPhone so I got an IPod touch just to learn 
the OS and learn to use the touch screen.  It is daunting at first but if 
you persist you'll eventually amaze yourself.  The tipping point for me was 
when I had her install the at bat 11 app so I could listen to baseball 
games.  That gave me a real reason to use the thing and once I started doing 
that everything happened quickly.  Apple has done a remarkably good job at 
engineering voiceover and the subtle sounds it makes really compliment the 
voice feedback.  Now, I use it all the time mainly to listen to streams and 
I can see why the IPhoners are so addicted.  If I can ever aford it, I'd 
love to have one myself some day.  Lou WA3MIX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters


> Russ,
>
> How long did it take before you felt like you could comfortably use the
> touch screen?  Even though I like what the iPhone does, I haven't been 
> able
> to get past my frustration with the touch screen.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:54
> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>
>
>>I was one of those who thought I would never own any device with a touch
>> screen.  One day, I had some extra time and listened to several podcasts
>> on
>> the Ipod Touch.  The more I listened, I was amazed with what Apple did
>> with
>> voiceover.  I said to myself, I got to get one!  And so I did.
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: John Miller
>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:43 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters
>>
>> I'll never own a phone with a touch screen on it, I hate them and think
>> they
>> should be banned, I don't even know anyone who likes them. my DirecTV DVR
>> has one on it and I had to move the thing because just walking past it in
>> tight quarters was messing it up. I'm short though so putting it over my
>> head wasn't a problem, I'd only use the remote anyway.
>>