What you and many other blind people don't realizde is that the touch 
screen isn't the answer for us all.  You may love it and be very good at 
it, but that does not mean it is great for all of us.  It has always 
amazed me, and I see this particularly among the blind, something like, 
if I love it and use it and I think it is the best thing in the world, 
everyone else should think so and if we don't we're some how retarted. 
I'm just not comfortable with touch screens, give me a key board or 
buttons.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Sat, 10 Jan 2015, Colin McDonald wrote:

> well, I ain't going to change your mind, I've learne that after 10 years,
> but the touch screen is allot easier and more user friendly than you might
> think on the IPhone.
> Especially if you use a tactile screen protecter for the first while to help
> you get used to the screen spacing.
> It really depends on what you use your phone for and how much mobile
> connectivity you need.  It took me a long time to give up my nokia's with
> talks, but once I made the decision to accept the IPhone, it didn't take
> long to get used to the touch screen interface and become very quick and
> efficient with it...using things like Siri, dictate and so on the device
> becomes exceedingly powerful.  It has it's faults and cons, but every smart
> phone does regardless of touch screen or buttons.  I think the upside far
> out weighs any downside or faults the phone may have including the learning
> curve on the touch screen interface.
> Believe me, I was firmly placed in the anti-IPhone camp as well a couple
> years ago...then I made a mental decision to just do it because that is
> where the accessibility is, and once I did it was allot more pleasant than I
> thought it would be.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Miller
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 7:09 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: scanners?
>
> Touch screens are still something I hate. Not saying they're unusable by us
> but I can't get the hang of the one on my android phone and I've had it over
> a year. I hope to avoid them on anything else as long as I possibly can. I'd
> never spend the money for an Iphone, I don't like mac anyway but the touch
> screen is a major nonselling point to me.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: scanners?
>
>
>> Yep, I agree totally.  Sad part is I think we're losing access these days
>> when the technology is there to help if they would just use it.  I'm
>> talking everything from internet pages to new appliances with touch
>> screens.  And of course there are those who think just because they can
>> use and love their i phones, that an i phone is the solution for everyone.
>> grrrrrrr.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>
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