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["Spring Flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Don't think we have a shop near here.

How do you manage the menu's?

Good description, thanks

Trace

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amanda Martins" <amanda_martins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: [blindipod] Re: Fw: a few more questions


> Hi,
> The video iPods are exactly the same as the model I have when it comes to
> controls (my younger sister has a video iPod, so I've seen them).  When 
> the
> iPod is laid flat on a table, it looks like this:
> There is a flat circle toward the bottom of the display.  The bottom of 
> this
> circle is play/stop/pause, the top is menu (you press this to get to the
> various menus, like music, settings, extras, Etc.),, the left side moves
> back a track, and the right side moves forward a track.  In the center of
> this circle, there is a depressed button (on my model it's raised, but 
> they
> changed it slightly for video iPods).  This is the select button; you use 
> it
> to select menu items.  At the back of the unit, there is a sliding switch.
> This is the hold switch.  When it's on, the buttons won't work.  The
> headphone jack is also at the back of the unit.  At the front, there is a
> connector that you use with the cable that's provided with the iPod to
> connect it to your computer.
>
> To adjust volume, Apple has invented a touch-sensitive click wheel.  On 
> the
> circle I was talking about before, if you run your finger around this
> circle, you'll adjust the volume.  This is also how you scroll through 
> menu
> options.
>
> Do you have an Apple store close to where you live?  If so, drop in, and I
> bet they'll let you take a look at an iPod.
>
> Hope this was semi-helpful.
> Amanda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Spring Flower
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:52 PM
> To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Fw: a few more questions
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks
>
> What controls are there on your model? that'll give me an idea of how the
> new video types work.
>
> Trace
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Amanda Martins" <amanda_martins@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:53 PM
> Subject: [blindipod] Re: Fw: a few more questions
>
>
> > Hi,
> > I use the standard iPod (4th generation, 40 gig; they don't make this
> > model
> > anymore. It's comparative to the new iPod video with 60 gigs of memory).
> > I'm totally blind and use it relatively successfully.  You can't load
> > rockbox onto the iPod.  As far as I know, rockbox firmware only works 
> > with
> > the iRiver players.  Sorry I don't have answers for your other questions.
> > Amanda
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:blindipod-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Spring Flower
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:43 PM
> > To: blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [blindipod] Fw: a few more questions
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Would love so replies to this if anyone can help.
> >
> > Trace
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Spring Flower" <spring.flower@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <blindipod@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:53 PM
> > Subject: [blindipod] a few more questions
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Are there any other models of ipod that are suitable and accessible to 
> > > us
> > > as blind people, other than the shuffle?
> > >
> > > Which models will work with the rockbox sofware and when that's loaded 
> > > do
> > > you just use the ipod as before or does the software alter how you use 
> > > it
> > > and download to it?
> > >
> > > I'm chatting with Anna about sites but whih others are suitable for me
> > > using supernova?
> > >
> > > which sites are legal and how safe are? apparently a lot of the file
> > > sharing sites aren't safe at all, you cna easily get a virus from your
> > > downloads, didn't think mp3's could contain virus's, ;I'm obviously
> > > wrong,
> >
> > > right?
> > >
> > > Brian mentioned a prog called annapod, it makes itunes more accessible I
> > > believe, how good is this and how does the prog work?
> > >
> > > OK, sure there'll be more but I dare say that'll do for now.
> > >
> > > Trace
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