Roger, yes, if I could learn how to get around the radio website, I'm sure
it would be helpful. For people to whom all of this stuff comes with
relative ease, suggesting a new website, seems natural. I can't even learn
to use Goodreads. That's not a big problem for me because I'm not interested
in reading reviews of books by people whose tastes I'm unfamiliar with. But
I did try, and couldn't do it. I didn't know that websites even existed
until I was 55 or so years old!
A few weeks ago, I was with some sighted people in their seventies who use
computers for playing games. They're not comfortable using email and they
never use Google to search for anything.
Miriam
Miriam
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Read my post again. It fits in exactly with you are saying. It is a good
place to find a list of radio stations for your Stream. It is not so good
for podcasts unless you get the premium version, but there are plenty of
other web sites to find the podcasts you want to download with your Stream.
On 1/7/2017 4:57 PM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
I'm wanting not to sit at the computer all of the time, for one thing.
For another, I'm wanting an alternative way to download books should
something happen to my computer. That's why I chose the Stream. And
actually, it's particular podcasts I want to hear plus WBAI and its
Pacific associates. I can hear WBAI on my radio, but only in my
bedroom or office on the radios that sit on the window sills where the
reception is good. I want to hear the radio in my kitchen where the
reception is terrible. That's why I want internet radio. And I don't
want talk radio per se. I want to hear specific things like Sheer
Intelligence which I find on Truthdig, periodically, or The Brad Blog
which is on WBAI and the net, or the New York Times Book Review podcast.
Miriam
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I would again suggest Tapin Radio. Even if you don't use it for
listening you can use it for browsing and choosing radio stations. I
would guess that you would be most interested in browsing the lists
under the categories of liberal talk and progressive talk. Those two
categories actually do list different radio stations. I get
information on radio stations differently than the software is
actually designed for. I often browse radio stations by using
control+f2. That gets you a random station. When one comes along that
inttrigues me I press
control+M to mute it so that I can hear JAWS without the radio station
getting in the way. Then I press the f5 key. The purpose of that is to
add the station to your favorites list, but it also give information
on the station. Upon pressing the f5 key the first thing you hear is
the call letters or name of the station. Then tab and you get the URL
of its web site. Tab again to get the genre or category of the
station. Tab again to get the country it is based in. Then tab again
to get the state if that is applicable. I notice that if it is a
Canadian station it tells you the province in that field. After that
if you keep tabbing you will only get options for adding it to your
favorites list and so I usually press escape to go back to browsing. I
press control+M again to turn off the mute and then continue browsing.
Note that the rather long list of categories in the category menu is
far short of the categories that are available. So if you type key
words into the search field you can get additional lists. Just
shift+tab after typing your key words and you will find another list
shift+that
matches your results that can be browsed with your arrow keys. It will
not take too long until you get a long list of stations you will be
interested in.
On 1/7/2017 9:48 AM, Miriam Vieni wrote:
Well, I decided to buy it, but I may regret it, given my lack oftechnologically savvy in their youth. It wasn't part of their role
facility with technology and my failing brain. I would like you to
tell me the good radio stations, and websites where you hear all
those interesting programs like Tom Hartman, and the leftie podcasts
because I'll be able to get them on the stream, assuming I learn to
use it, and keep them in a list of favorites. One has to learn the
new layout. It's different from the old one, to some extent, set the
clock, get synchronized with the Y fi on one's computer, get the NLS
key, and then to use it, you need to type everything on its numerical
keypad. One would think that they'd have developed a way for you to
talk to it like people can talk to their I phones. I can imagine how
slow I'll be at typing in the name of a book I'm looking for. And
Carl, when we were young, the men fixed things and the women, if you
remember, didn't. If you were a woman and wanted something fixed, or
the batteries changed, you asked the closest man you could find for
help. I doubt that many women in their late 70's and early 80's, were
expectation.
Miriamwell stick my head in the oven.
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Not only does my brain take longer to bring up names and places, it
has also begun to blank out whenever I attempt to focus on simple
directions. Oh, I do all right with recipes, and even filing away
the ever changing phone numbers of my children and grand children.
But when I buy a new gadget that is going to make my life easier? I
might as
And to think that only a few short years ago...well, maybe 40 or so,recorders.
I could take apart typewriters and Braille Writers and tinker with
tape
If it had moving parts and an electrical cord, I could have a goodBut today?
chance of making it work again. Even power mowers and vacuum cleaners.
Everything has become computerized or has a chip of some sort, or is
sealed and can't be tampered with.
The thing is Miriam, we are the modern dinosaur. We were designed
for another time. And in our time we did amazing things. Today
there is a new crop of future dinosaurs out there strutting their
stuff. And when they come into contact with us, they smirk and wink
at one another, and call us "cute" and "charming". Just wait youngsters.
Your day will come, too.
Carl Jarvis
On 1/6/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I never ever could get up early in the morning and function effectively.technology. I just like to turn a knob and poof! There's my program!
One
of the reasons that I'm still dithering over buying a second
generation stream is that there's a way of getting all the podcasts
on it in which one is interested. Not only are there few good radio
stations here, but the reception in my building is horrible. The
internet solves the reception problem. But I'd have to learn a hell
of a lot. I was never good at learning new technology. My ability to
learn new things now is much worse than it was. My mind isn't agile
and I can't keep stuff in my mind. Example, if I'm dialing an
unfamiliar phone number, I can't remember it while I'm dialing.
I have to keep referring to the braille number which is slow when
you're dialing by touch. I used to be able to see the number in
large print while I was dialing and I could see the keys if not the
numbers. The new stream involves typing stuff in on the key pad.
True, it says the number out loud and there's a way to confirm when
you've got the letter you want, but I'll be so slow at it. So I
want what the stream can do for me but I'm not sure I'm capable of
learning it. I can get a discount in January from one of the dealers.
I would be able to listen to Democracy Now from the podcast on my
stream at breakfast. But is it worth the money and the anxiety and
effort involved? Of course, the folks who have it, assure me that
it's wonderful and easy and they'll help. But they like to play with
Miriamroosters crow.
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I noticed that about the "listen" button, but what I couldn't find
was just the part of Thursday's Glenn Greenwald interview. I had to
open the entire hours program. Still, it's worth hearing.
I chuckle when you say you don't have to get up and listen at 8:00
A.M. It arrives in the Northwest at 5:00 A.M. I usually lay in bed
and listen, then crawl out to turn up the heat and start the coffee
at 6:00 A.M.
I could listen to the rebroadcast at 6:00 A.M. on the Bellevue
station, or on the Everett station at 7:00 A.M., or even wait for
the rebroadcast at 5:00 P.M. Lots of choices out here. Same with
Thom Hartman. But some of my other programs have been pushed to
late night radio. That does not work for a person who enjoys rising
before the
Carl Jarvis
On 1/6/17, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thank Goodness they took away that fund raising announcement and Ilisten.
can now listen to the program on the web whenever I choose during
the day, rather than on the radio at 8 a.m. Just be aware that when
you go to the program on the web, you need to find the , listen,
link, which is not always precisely in the same place.
Miriam
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Glenn Greenwald two-part interview
Democracy Now spent part of yesterday and part of today
interviewing Glenn Greenwald on a variety of subjects. It's well
worth the time to
Go
to:
www.democracynow.org
Go to "search" and enter, Glenn Greenwald. His interviews are
listed by most current date.
Carl Jarvis
