[access-uk] Re: smart phones and touch screens
- From: "Jackie Brown" <thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:57:53 +0100
Hi Jim
I think it would be possible to order from the Apple UK website and return
the item if you really felt it was not for you.
Believe me when I say I was in the same place as yourself and Hazel. My son
was over at the time I had my iPhone 4, and he said I had a look of torture
on my face when trying to use it. He got the phone, I went back to Talks,
and then I felt I had let it beat me. So I persisted with my iPod Touch,
and eventually decided that I would have an iPhone, but not as something I
ever wanted to be afraid of. It came together in the end, just as others
have said.
There is a lot out there you could tap into for encouragement such as
podcasts and tutorials. I think there is an excellent book Anna Dresner
wrote about getting started with the iPhone which you can order in various
formats from RNIB.
Like you, being surrounded by countryside and peace is one of the things I
love most as well, so go down the online route if you can and take advantage
of what resources are available to start your journey!
Good luck, and just ask if you need help.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
Twitter: @thebrownsplace
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan
Sent: 13 September 2013 15:47
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: smart phones and touch screens
Hello Jackie,
Maybe I should try an IPhone next. I'm looking to get my first Apple
Mac laptop soon so maybe It'll be logical to try an IPhone.
Jim Mc
On 13/09/2013 15:11, Jackie Brown wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> When I first got an iPhone 4, I felt exactly the same as you do now. I
> found it hard to answer and end a call, and generally dreaded going near
it.
> But I decided that if I could use my iPod Touch successfully, then I would
> vow to apply the same logic to an iPhone, and embrace it once and for all.
> So I did that at the start of this year, and am glad I did now.
>
> I know Steve will shout me down here, but I find the iOS experience
slightly
> easier than Android. That isn't to say I don't like the latter, I
> definitely do. But I find it easier to skip round my iOS devices than I
do
> my Nexus 7 tablet. I can't explain why, I just find it more of a hassle.
> But Mr Nutt will say it is all down to training and getting to know your
> device well, and I accept that, (smile). I guess you just feel more
> comfortable with some things better than others.
>
> Please don't feel despondent Jim, I think that, if we are being honest, we
> have all felt the same way at one point or another.
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jackie Brown
> Twitter: @thebrownsplace
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jim McAuslan
> Sent: 13 September 2013 14:32
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] smart phones and touch screens
>
> Hi List,
>
> Earlier today I wandered into my local O2 shop to investigagte how to
> use a smart phone with a touch screen. I tried out both the Samsung
> Galaxy S3 and the S4 and had a very difficult and disempowering
experience.
> I just couldn't seem to get the "double tap" thing going and both phones
> kept on bombarding me with loads of information that I founhd
> distracting. I came away feeling slightly depressed and disempowered.
> Am I alone when it comes to touch phones with speech?
>
--
Jim McAuslan from sunny Findhorn
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They work best when open
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