Steve,

I'm not Russ, but I purchased my iPhone last February.  With the help of the 
Getting to Know YOur iPhone book from National Braille Press, I was 
functional after a week or two.  I'm still learning some things with certain 
apps as I go, but I would never go back now.  There are just too many very 
useful apps you can use that make the iPhone so damn fun and useful.  It 
ranges from GPS apps that are accessible, a currency identifier for a couple 
bucks, and Vizwiz which lets you take a picture of something and record a 
question and somebody answers it within a minute or two.  Can't get that on 
a basic cell phone.
And, of course, with the new iPhone 4s, you can use Siri and ask questions, 
tell it to wake you up at a certain time, schedule appointments all 
verbally.

The Other Steve in Michigan, K8SP

----- 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.
>>