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Hi Steve;
very interesting. Have found a good app that does ocr? Is there any
basic way to know if an app is usable or not?
richard
On 8/2/2011 11:50 AM, Steve wrote:
> Richard,
>
> I think you can use a braille keyboard with most apps on a paired iPhone.
> There are uses of the dot 8 key to implement some commands along wtih
> chording.
>
> Threre are apps that work for reading daisy books. Bookshare Read2Go just
> came out. There are some deccent reviews; but InDaisy will also read
> Bookshare books. As far as Learning Ally, a.k.a. RFBD, they have an app for
> the iPhone. Have not played with it, so can't comment on it.
> Unfortunately, these blindness-oriented apps charge about 5-10 times as much
> as you can find some main market apps as in InDaisy, but that is because of
> the limited market.
> Steve, K8SP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 3:31 PM
> Subject: off topic apple
>
>
>> Hi folks;
>> Feel free to delete but I believe there are a few bad apples on this
>> list. I have been looking at speech only note takers for about $2,000
>> and an i-pad and keyboard sound lots cheaper but bigger. I talked with
>> my nephew, Mr. computer, who added to my confusion by stating that a key
>> board would only let me use aps that had an on screen keyboard and he
>> suggested that many didn't. Left me perplexed, if no on screen keyboard
>> then what?
>> Also national braille press put out a book discussing 19 aps that a
>> blind person can use. I hate to buy the book at this stage of things
>> but I'd love to know what the 19 aps were? Also has anyone tried read to
>> go from book share and how well does it work? Is there some version of
>> read to go that works with rfb&d?
>> If anyone has any thought provoking ideas feel free to contact me off
>> list. I hate to mess up this list with lots of non radio stuff.To keep
>> things on topic is there an apple app which works as a logging program
>> and is usable with voice over?
>> Also I appreciate the replies to my accidental post concerning
>> transcription. I think this particular job is a done deal but
>> unfortunately there will be others with little or no warning.
>> --
>> richard
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