Awesome!!!!! Really looking forward to playing with this. I will post my impressions of it here. Chris Nusbaum Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Alan Lemly <walemly@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here's the announcement from NLS BARD Technical Support about the release of > the BARD Mobile app. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: NLS BARD Technical Support [mailto:BARD-SUPPORT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of NLSDownload > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 8:42 AM > To: BARD-SUPPORT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile > > Dear List Members, > > We are excited to tell you that the BARD mobile iOS app is out! There are > several things which we thought those of you interested in the app would > want to know before you download it, and things you might want to do in > order to ensure that you'll be able to use the app right away without > frustration. > > BARD Mobile will work on any iOS device running iOS 4.3.3 or later. This > includes the iPhone 3GS and all later iPhones, all iPads, and fourth > generation or later iPod touches. If you have one of these devices, be sure > it is running iOS 4.3.3 or later. > > You can't use a temporary password when logging onto BARD from the app, so > be sure you have a working BARD username and permanent password before you > attempt to log in with BARD Mobile. The app also will not work if you need > to agree to the BARD pledge. If you have a temporary password, log into the > BARD website at > https://nlsbard.loc.gov > to create a new password. And even if you have a working password, it's a > good idea to log into the website and take the pledge if requested. Note > that you can log into the BARD website using Safari on an iOS device if you > like. > > The BARD Mobile app allows you to download items from the Recently Added > Books and Recently Added Magazines sections of the BARD site and from your > wish list. So if there are books you know you're going to want to read right > away, add them to your wish list. It is also easy to add books to your wish > list from within BARD Mobile because when you browse the site either from > within the app or from Safari on your iOS device, the Download link > following every book title changes to an Add to Wish List link. > > BARD Mobile must be open while books are downloading; if you switch to a > different app, downloading will stop. Also, the screen must be unlocked > throughout the download process. > > We encourage you to take a look at the BARD Mobile user guide. You can find > it at > https://nlsbard.loc.gov/apidocs/BARDMobile.userguide.iOS.1.0.html. > The manual is also available in the app, in the Help section of the BARD > Mobile bookshelf. > > If you want to read braille books with BARD Mobile, you'll need a braille > display. Be sure to read Section 7 of the user guide, as it explains how to > configure your display and provides keystrokes that make reading braille a > smooth experience. > > If you have BARD books or magazines on your computer, you can use iTunes > file sharing or Dropbox to load them into BARD Mobile. Load them as zip > files; BARD Mobile will unpack them automatically. When you open a talking > book or magazine that you have loaded in this way for the first time, be > sure BARD Mobile has access to the Internet, as the app will need to > download an authorization file from the BARD website. This step is not > necessary for braille files. > > This should be enough info to get you started. Enjoy the app! > > Sincerely, > The BARD Technical Support Team > NLS BARD Technical Support > e-mail: NLSDownload@xxxxxxx > Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html= > > With questions, concerns or issues not related to the topics discussed on > list please email the list admin to: beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx, or on skype at > betoa221, or on twitter: betoa221 > > To subscribe to the list send message to accessible-ios-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with subscribe on the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from the list please send message to > accessible-ios-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. > > To adjust your membership options please visit: > //www.freelists.org/list/accessible-ios With questions, concerns or issues not related to the topics discussed on list please email the list admin to: beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx, or on skype at betoa221, or on twitter: betoa221 To subscribe to the list send message to accessible-ios-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with subscribe on the subject line. To unsubscribe from the list please send message to accessible-ios-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. To adjust your membership options please visit: //www.freelists.org/list/accessible-ios