Paul, Iain was refering to Peter White's intro to the piece where he pictured someone's desk being crowded with different devices for playing all the various media types. The web vbox was, it seemed to be implied, a means of sweeping all of that away, especially if you didn't have, or din't want, a computer. Cheers, From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- Paul Leake Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch i don't understand your point. mine was that it is not possible to select stations for the radio as a visually impaired person and you have to request your provider to do this for you. what has that to do with CD's? Cheers Paul paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 11:17 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch > Surely it should be known that you can play commercial CDs on a Daisy > machine. > > Iain > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Leake" <paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 10:02 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Web Radio again - on In Touch > > > of course ted davis was disingenuous and did not acknowledge that users > could not programme in their own station choices. In Touch, were not > probing > enough to ask this very obvious question. tomorrow I will contact wireless > for the blind and let them know of the severe limitations of this product. > > Cheers > > Paul > > paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Access-Uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 8:54 PM > Subject: [access-uk] Web Radio again - on In Touch > > >> Just heard the guy from TNAUK on In Touch being interviewed about the >> web radio. >> >> Confused a little by one thing he said, that someone's web box was >> seemingly updated over night to get a local station. So, is it possible >> after all to do this remotely? Or have I mis-heard this. bit of the >> programme? >> >> Seems though that Wireless for the Blind fund is now interested so many >> might stand to get it for free, so we're led to understand. >> >> I must say though that In Touch and those taking part seem to live in >> splendid isolation re. comments on this list over the last month or so. >> You'd think this is "Thee Solution" to hear them talk on the programme, >> but we all know it isn't. It will be all the more interesting to hear >> what RNIB decides. >> >> Cheers, >> >> From Ray >> I can be contacted off-list at: >> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx >> >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1377 - Release Date: > 14/04/2008 > 09:26 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.22.13/1377 - Release Date: > 14/04/2008 09:26 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq