[ebooktalk] Re: me and my I-Pad
- From: "CJ& AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:36:30 -0000
When I got my Iphone I just sat for almost 2 days solid working my way
through Anna Dresner's book and did everything - even things I didn't feel I
was likely to need in the future, but on the premis that I'd get used to the
screens, where to find things, practice gestures and have a better
understanding of how things were laid out. But it is slow getting going I'd
agree.
The danger of jumping about in the book is that you are in danger of missing
useful tips that work with one app but are handy for others.
Alison
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On Behalf Of David Russelll
Sent: 30 October 2013 17:25
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: me and my I-Pad
Trish,
I agree about the Dresner book. There are things I do not appear to need,
and other things which appear to be left out, or at least are not explained
when I need them to be. Having said that, writing such a book must be
incredibly difficult.
David
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On Behalf Of Trish Talbot
Sent: 30 October 2013 16:49
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: me and my I-Pad
Many thanks for the lesson, teacher. Seriously, that was all very useful,
or it will be once I can connect to my wi fi network. I have had many
attempts at putting in the password as I remember it, but the iphone is
refusing to accept it. Help, in the form of my brother, is coming this
weekend, so then I should be able to start properly.
By the way, you're right, taptap see is free.
I am finding the Dresner/Martineau book, and the update, rather long-winded
and it seems to start with things I don't feel the need to know. Does
anyone else find that, or am I just being impatient?
Trish.
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From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 9:27 AM
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: me and my I-Pad
All of the below should also be useful to Trish with her iPhone.
Hi Dave and congratulations on your purchase. Alison has covered increasing
and decreasing reading speed but you need to be aware that this will also
alter the speed at which the voice gives you all other information relating
to the iPad. And because the books are read by Voiceover, not by a
different TTS engine, yes, you can read all books text enabled or not, so ya
boo sucks to those miserable publishers who tried to stop us.
Next apps. In my experience it's best to buy the apps from the device for
which they're intended. This is usually done by going into the app store
double tapping the search button and then entering either the name of an app
or the subject you want apps for. So you might, for instance, do a search
for :"Radio". However, I think I can save you some time there. I'd
strongly suggest getting the BBC iPlayer Radio app as this allows you to
listen to all BBC networks and local stations and the latest version of it
also helps you build up your podcast library. For a wider variety of
stations beyond the BBC, indeed, for stations across the world in many
different genres, I'd recommend Tune-In Radio. There are two versions. the
basic one is free and that allows you to build up a list of favourite
stations from a well laid out list of genres or localities. Tune-In Radio
Pro is, I think, a couple of quid and its main advantage is that it allows
you to record output from the stations you've selected.
I'm pretty sure Tap Tap see is free, but you will always be asked for your
iTunes user name and password even when downloading free apps. One other
you might want to look at is MBraille. This produces a virtual Braille
keyboard on the screen which then enables you input text for messages or
tweets in Grade 2. The simple version which allows texting and tweeting is
free. The more Copley one in which you can also do emails and notes and
some other stuff is around twenty-five quid. I've still not committed to
buying the full version.
In addition to all of these you should also get the BBC iPlayer app,
different from iPlayer Radio. this means you can stream and download TV
shows and stream radio shows for as long as they're up there. Downloads are
not permanent, they stay on your iPad for around 30 days. I watch hardly
any television except via my iPad now. That, for instance, is how I caught
up with the recent Nick Jones programme.
One good reason for having a case is that it means you can read books from
your Kindle app on the go without the reading being interrupted by
accidental touching of the screen. Some cases, however, also lock the
screen which means that reading stops all together. When reading you also
need to lock the orientation of your screen in portrait. To do this you
bring up the control centre by going to the status bar right at the top of
the screen then doing a three finger swipe up to bring up the control
centre. Once in there, find Orientation and turn the lock on by double
tapping. This method assumes your iPad is on IOS7. You can find this out
by going into settings/general/about.
right, this has been very long but I hope it's useful.
Good luck with the device and keep the questions coming.
On 29 Oct 2013, at 23:03, David Russelll wrote:
> Hi all
>
> The I-Pad is up and running. Not really done much with it as yet, but
> my friend who helped me with the setting up did put the kindle app on for
me.
> I have managed to load two books, using my pc to purchase the books.
> Am I correct in thinking that I should be able to read the books which
> are not speech enabled? Also how do I decrease or more likely
> increase the reading speed.
>
> Next question is how to find apps. I want to get a good app for radio
> stations and also the tap tap see app. Do I have to purchase those or
> are they free and where do I find them? Is it easier to find apps on
> the pc and transfer them to the ipad, if that is possible.
>
> Last question for now is do ipad and iphone users use screen
> protectors or
> a
> special case, and if so any recommendations would be of assistance.
>
> All for now folks.
>
>
> David
>
>
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