[ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:15:50 +0100
It's worth noting too that there's an Audible app from which their books can be
played. I'm only just beginning to get to grips with that.
On 23 Oct 2013, at 20:32, Tar Barrels wrote:
> Thanks Ian. I'll definitely try that out tomorrow when David is around to
> check the screen as I'm doing it. I know all of this might seem off topic to
> some people, but I'm willing to try anything that gives me more access, and
> more convenient access to books. These devices have transformed my enjoyment
> of books.
> June
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
> Sent: 23 October 2013 20:00
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> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: A NOTE ON APPS
>
> The only Kindle app to go for June is the Amazon official one. If you
> already have an Amazon account and a Kindle, the app will recognise your
> idevice once you put in your kinle account info and add it to the list of
> things books can be delivered to. When you search the app store this
> should come up as the first option. It is free.
> On 23 Oct 2013, at 16:34, Tar Barrels wrote:
>
>> 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-----
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>> On Behalf Of Steven Bingham
>> Sent: 23 October 2013 16:23
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>> 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-----
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>> On Behalf Of Tar Barrels
>> Sent: 23 October 2013 15:36
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>> 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-----
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>> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
>> Sent: 23 October 2013 09:07
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>> 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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