[access-uk] Re: smart phones and touch screens
- From: Brian Williams <werewolvesdad@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 22:07:20 +0100
Hi Ian
Has our Windows laptop is about to die we are thinking of moving to a Mac. We
are just waiting for my wife to have her cataracts done in October and then see
which screen would be best for her. I am totally blind so screens don't matter
to me. I have been reading a lot about the use of a Mac in comparison to
Windows and am looking forward to the transition.
Brian
On 13 Sep 2013, at 09:55 PM, Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Jim, again the move to Mac from PC is a big one so if you need assistance there
are more of us than there used to be ready to give it.
On 13 Sep 2013, at 21:33, Jim McAuslan wrote:
> Hi Ian,
>
> That's greatly reassuring. The general consensus of opinion is that the
> IPhone is the best route to go.
> As I said to Jackie earlier, I'm also looking forward to getting my very
> first Apple laptop and that'll be another learning curve, smile.
> Cheers.
> Jim Mc
> On 13/09/2013 15:53, Ian Macrae wrote:
>> Jim, the first touch screen I tried was a Nokia phone running Talks and it
>> was hopeless as far as I was concerned. By that time my sighted wife had
>> started using an iPhone and I gave that a go and took to it like a duck to
>> water. For me the way in which the user interacts with the iPhone screen
>> has always felt highly intuitive. Once you get used to the distance between
>> the different icons, and know that nothing is going to happen until you make
>> it happen it just seems to fall into place. It is also worth going to an
>> Apple store to have a play and asking for assistance from someone who is
>> familiar with Voiceover. there's always at least one member of staff who is.
>> On 13 Sep 2013, at 15:47, Jim McAuslan wrote:
>>
>>> 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
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>>>> 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?
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