[ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
- From: "Shell" <shell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:51:51 +0100
I think it's the first one that comes up and is free.
Shell.
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From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:59 AM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
> Sorry, June, I misunderstood your message. I have just checked what I have
> on my iPhone and it's not much help it just says 'Kindle'. When I put it
> there there were only two and it was obvious which one to use.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Tar Barrels
> Sent: 23 October 2013 16:34
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
>
> Thanks Steve. I have taptapsee and just beginning to get the hang of it.
> It's really very useful. I also use xbmc remote to control our tv and access
> recording from radio and tv, and love fleksy, though I've not yet worked out
> how to add words to its dictionary. It's the Kindle app I would like, but
> when I went into the app store there were dozens of them, and I wasn't sure
> which was the correct one. But overall it's a fantastic advancement for us,
> isn't it?
>
> Ian, did you ever try those new earphones that actually sit on the cheek?
>
> June
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Steven Bingham
> Sent: 23 October 2013 16:23
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
>
> June
>
> You decide what you want to install. There are thousands of apps that do all
> kinds of things and cost all sorts of money. You can browse the app store or
> you can search for a particular app. For example there is one called
> taptapsee which helps a blind person to identify packages. It takes a
> photograph of the object and sends the picture of to a database somewhere
> and within a second or two you get a reply saying "Tin of baked beans." This
> one is free.
>
> For finding out where abouts you are you can get free apps that simply tell
> you the name of the town/district and the street name or you can pay a
> reasonable some and get a fully fledged GPS app which will let you create
> routes. Another will tell you the next bus to arrive at the bus stop you are
> standing at (don't know how well this works and it may vary from place to
> place depending upon the nature of the bus company's web presence.
>
> The longer you have your device the more apps you are likely to acqire.
> Personally I load quite a few but gradually remove them again as I find they
> are not really what I need.
>
> The whole thing is very flexible and fairly easy to deal with once you get
> started.
>
> Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Tar Barrels
> Sent: 23 October 2013 15:36
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
>
> Ian, do forgive me if I'm asking too basic a question, but how would I know
> what to install and what not to install?
> June
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
> Sent: 23 October 2013 09:07
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] A NOTE ON APPS
>
> Trish mentioned installing apps and this is, indeed a quite straightforward
> process. You need to be aware though that, in order to get apps you have to
> have an iTunes account. Even for free apps you are requited to give your
> user name and password for iTunes before being able to download them.
> Something else you should do if you're using the latest operating system,
> known as IOS7 is to go into settings and turn off automatic updates.. Doing
> this means that you will then be able to know when individual updates become
> available and exercise the option of whether or not to instal them.
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