That reminds me of reading prescription bottle numbers with the Optacon--one of the things I use it for most! Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gailselfridge@xxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:59 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon > That reminds me of something I did by chance. A friend gave me a coffee > mug > for my birthday and it has a nice saying about friendship on it. She read > it to me but later I wondered if I could read it for myself. With the > good > old optacon, I could. I was delighted and told my friend who was > surprised. > > Gail > > That is unusual. I collected those little fortune things from those > cookies > and had fun reading them. I collected them into a file I wrote on my > Braille 'N Speak a long time ago and saved it somewhere. Those pieces of > paper are so small! > Marie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <_maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > To: <_optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM > Subject: [optacon-l] another quirky thing to do with the optacon >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm getting quite a collection of T-shirts and wonder if any of you can >> read >> the sayings on them with the optacon. Sometimes you can feel the print, >> but >> often you can't. I like to try it sometimes; readibility depends on the >> color of the shirt and the amount of contrast between the shirt and the >> printing, and the type of font. If I can't read it, I can at least tell > if >> the shirt is a light or dark color. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary >> >> to view the list archives, go to: >> >> _www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l_ > (//www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l) >> >> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >> _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) with the word "unsubscribe" > (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a > message >> to: >> >> _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) with the word "subscribe" > (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> > to view the list archives, go to: > _www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l_ > (//www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l) > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) > in the message subject. > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a > message > to: > _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in > the message subject. > > > In a message dated 5/11/2010 4:56:48 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > mrudys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > That is unusual. I collected those little fortune things from those > cookies > and had fun reading them. I collected them into a file I wrote on my > Braille 'N Speak a long time ago and saved it somewhere. Those pieces of > paper are so small! > > Marie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM > Subject: [optacon-l] another quirky thing to do with the optacon > > >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm getting quite a collection of T-shirts and wonder if any of you can >> read >> the sayings on them with the optacon. Sometimes you can feel the print, >> but >> often you can't. I like to try it sometimes; readibility depends on the >> color of the shirt and the amount of contrast between the shirt and the >> printing, and the type of font. If I can't read it, I can at least tell > if >> the shirt is a light or dark color. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary >> >> to view the list archives, go to: >> >> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a > message >> to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a > message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. 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