Look at different Apple sites for the blind like applevis.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: off topic apple


> 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
>>