[access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend

  • From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:40:17 -0000

Hi Ibrahim

When I went into the App Store, I entered the reference section, and it was
one of the first that came up.  The World Fact book is also there, and both
cost a mere 59p each. 


Kind Regards,

Jackie Cairns
J&M Work-Ability

jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.work-ability.co.uk
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Ibrahim Gucukoglu
Sent: 18 January 2011 12:33
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend

Hi Jackie.

What was the dictionary and thesaurus you bought?  I could use one of those
on my IPhone, Ditto Tune in radio, its brilliant.

All the best, Ibrahim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:21 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend


> My Apple keyboard arrived yesterday, and pairing it with my iPod Touch was
> extremely straightforward.  So I decided to visit the App Store and, for 
> 59p
> each, I bought four applications that work with VoiceOver.  They are the
> World Fact Book 2011, a dictionary and thesaurus, Tune In Radio and,
> probably my favourite, Birds of Britain.  The latter is an amazing little
> program if you love bird sound and details.  Not only can you play the 
> song,
> but you can listen to VoiceOver provide a description of their size, 
> colour,
> family, time of year etc.  There is also a favourites button to use where
> you can add a library of your favourite birds to it.
>
> Tune In Radio is great.  Similarly, there is a bookmark facility where you
> can make a list of the stations you wish to add.  Because I love tennis, 
> and
> the Australian Open is on at the moment, I have great difficulty getting 
> it
> on DAB as we have such a diabolical signal in these parts.  So when I 
> tuned
> in using the Sonata at 8.00 this morning, a message said that restricted
> rights prevented coverage.  I find this often happens at weekends when
> football matches are in progress too.  So I tuned my iPod to Sports Extra
> and, low and behold, got the tennis on live.
>
> All the above apps work with VoiceOver.  I don't use my keyboard for
> everything, mainly when I get into tricky areas that need a bit of typing.
> Mostly, I use my fingers and have got used to doing so now.
>
> Just thought I'd pass on the info.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
> J&M Work-Ability
>
> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.work-ability.co.uk
>
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