Well, maybe the answer is to get an Ipod Touch and learn there.  Then again, 
I have enough other stuff to keep me busy, so it's just not a high priority.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 15:54
Subject: Re: Fun on 10 meters


> 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.
>>>
>