[access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
- From: Aman Singer <aman.singer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:33:53 -0400
Hi.
It's a normal app. It can be downloaded to any devices authorized on
your account. I believe, though this may have changed, that up to ten
devices can use one account.
Aman
On 9/21/14, eleanor martha burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> as it is purchased from the Apple Store can it be downloaded to more than
> one device?
>
> Eleanor Martha Burke
>
>> On 21 Sep 2014, at 16:09, Aman Singer <aman.singer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, Eleanor and all,
>>
>> This is just another tool for the toolbox. I sometimes use it to do
>> quick sorting of mail, have used it to determine whether a document is
>> the one I wanted when there was no scanner around, etc. The use cases
>> can all, I think, be done differently. If I was near my PC, I could
>> have scanned that document and seen whether it was what I wanted. If I
>> had a family member around, they could have sorted the mail. There is
>> nothing this can do that a sighted person, a scanner, an electronic
>> file from the publisher... can't do, the point is to have this extra
>> tool when it is the best method or the most convenient.
>> Aman
>>
>>> On 9/21/14, Steve Hyde-Dryden <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Elanor,
>>>
>>> There are occasions when you may not have someone with you who can read
>>> the
>>> menu. For example, my partner and I are both blind so in that
>>> situation...
>>> As it is, I always ask the waitor or waitress if they'd mind reading it.
>>> I
>>> may do it on occasions when I'm with sighted friends simply to
>>> demonstrate
>>> it or to show off a little. The issue around this discussion though is
>>> not
>>> what we do as a blind person in social settings but more what is
>>> possible
>>> to
>>> do! Also, I used the concept of using a menu as purely an example. It
>>> could be a time table or a letter or anything else. I also do not have
>>> any
>>> problems in listening to someone read a menu or anything else for that
>>> matter if they are able to and don't mind it.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Eleanor Martha Burke
>>> Sent: 21 September 2014 10:12
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>
>>> I can't imagine going out for a meal with someone and while they read
>>> the
>>> menu, I use KNFB and headphones. Surely discussing what is on the menu
>>> can
>>> be social as well. I know we want independence but I have never felt
>>> awkward when someone is reading a menu to me.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2014 12:13 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Without actually going through the settings, I'm pretty sure you can
>>>> alter the columnisation. Mind you, I've never had much problems with
>>>> it reading menus.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of Eleanor Martha Burke
>>>> Sent: 20 September 2014 19:27
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>>
>>>> Steve, what with a menu if it is set out in columns?
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Steve Hyde-Dryden" <csdryden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 6:57 PM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've never really gotten prismo to give me any positive experiences.
>>>>> I have KNF still on an old N86 and the results are still exceptional!
>>>>> I'd take the plunge and get it for the iPhone 5S but I'm reluctant in
>>>>> case it isn't as good as on the N86?
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone compared yet? I do not want to use one of these stand things
>>>>> as I do not want to be restricted when I'm out somewhere having to
>>>>> set up something else. With my N86, I can simply take a pic of a
>>>>> menu and hey presto, after a minute or so, its reading out to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Steve
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Barry Hill
>>>>> Sent: 20 September 2014 16:19
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: the knfb reader
>>>>>
>>>>> It was a great OCR on the Nokia, but I'm going to stick with Prismo
>>>>> for now.
>>>>> As long as Prismo is working ok for free, I can't justify £65.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Barry
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>> Behalf Of john gallagher
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 2:04 PM
>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] the knfb reader
>>>>>
>>>>> hi all amazingly i just got this app but, it said it was free must be
>>>>> a mistake in the app store.
>>>>>
>>>>> i must say though i have just tried it with a cheque i received for a
>>>>> piano tuning and it is very very good indeed i know many people will
>>>>> moan about the price but you get what you pay for i say and for me
>>>>> personally it is truly a really very very good app for a blind person
>>>>> to be able to scan anything that they need to read. it is the best
>>>>> app i have seen in this kind of field and though i have to test it a
>>>>> good bit more even though it will be a real help for me.
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