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Yup, tht's right.  They were on EBay.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Buddy Brannan 
To: [log in to unmask] 
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: KNFB iPhone Reader


He probably got a discounted iTunes gift card.

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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Mobile: 814-431-0962
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> On Nov 13, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Joe Quinn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Howdy a get it for 80? I paid full price!
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 13, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Phil,
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>> I pinch pennies so tight they squeak.  I swore I never would pay $100 =
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>> iPhone app, and I didn't.  I got the KNFB Reader for $80 and love it.
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>> Like the one that came out in the PDA and then subsequently on the =
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>> phones, alignment is very critical.  I was amazed though at how well =
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>> works, even when I took a picture in near darkness.  It brings up =
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>> A couple suggestions if you aren't used to using it:
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>> 1.  It helps to have good lighting.
>> 2.  Use the tilt option, it helps you keep the phone from skewing the =
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>> vertically or horizontally but not radially; but accidentally tilting =
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>> a marked difference on results.  That was the hardest thing to train =
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>> users on when I sold the Nokia ones.
>> 3.  It is designed for reading printed material; any time it can read =
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>> screen or a display, that is a bonus.
>> 4.  If you are going to do a ton of scanning with it, consider buying =
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>> Scanstand, ScanJig, or build your own box that you can put the iPhone =
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>> of so you don't have alignment issues.  A good way to go might be =
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>> with Plexiglass that would not block light.
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>> Steve, K8SP
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>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>> From: Phil Scovell
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:23 PM
>> Subject: KNFB iPhone Reader
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>> Well, I dove in headfirst this afternoon and downloaded the KNFB OCR =
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