[icon-discuss] Re: weather radio
- From: "Chase Crispin" <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:50:20 -0600
If you can download the files from the web browser, and they were in a
format that is supported, yes!
Chase Crispin
-----Original Message-----
From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 2:50 PM
To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: weather radio
Does anyone know if you could do the same thing with scanning police
frequencies?
At 06:59 PM 12/25/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>It plays in the music player, doesn't it?
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>Chase Crispin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
>Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 6:46 PM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: weather radio
>
>hey just try it it works great
>i just went to the site downloaded the m3u file i needed for madison
>and now i just run that m3u file.
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>
>Chase Crispin wrote:
> > How well does it work?
> >
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> >
> > Chase Crispin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
> > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 4:15 PM
> > To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: weather radio
> >
> > I just did something cool on the icon. I've used a weather radio
> > since 8th grade most of those years from my ham radio, but I just
> > found a site that streams weather radio stations So I just
> > downloaded the .m3u file saved it on my icon and now just run it
> > from the file explorer and now I can get weather info whenever I have a
connection.
> > here's the link if more of you want to do it.
> > We should build a collection of m3u files to use on the icon
> >
>http://www.roanokevalleyweather.com/noaawxradio/noaawxradio.php#truestr
>eamin
> > gsites
> >
> > Sandy Licht wrote:
> >> I know about VOIP. I use Vonage.
> >> At 12:18 PM 12/24/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >>> skype is the best thing since icq started text im software. skype
> >>> never interupts me if i'm busy i just put myself in dnd mode.
> >>> skype is basically like a phone on your computer, and voice is
> >>> often better than text it actually conveys personality, shows
> >>> people are more than a synthetic voice. voip is an amazing and
> >>> cool technology and it's where voice communication is going. Marc
> >>> said once he had a sip client working on the icon, I plan some
> >>> time to set up a sip server and make my icon among all the other
things it can do, a cordless phone.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Chris G wrote:
> >>>> umm, Skype is VOIP.
> >>>> Same as a phone call.
> >>>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:02:52 -0500, "David Poehlman"
> >>>> <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> as far as I'm concerned, they can call or emal me.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris G"
> >>>>> <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:48 PM
> >>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> then you wouldn't launch it. a lot of businesses use skype to
> >>>>> stay in communications with each other.
> >>>>> it's a great productivity tool, it's not just for fun.
> >>>>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:45:26 -0600, Sandy Licht
> >>>>> <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I wouldn't want Skype, either! I don't like to be interrupted
> >>>>>> when I am doing something!
> >>>>>> At 07:52 AM 12/24/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >>>>>>> For what reason do you not want skype?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I never wrote that you personally had to make out with the
> >>>>>>> feature, I just said that I would like it on the device.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> For what reason exactly would you not want those features?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 12/24/07, David Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>> I don't.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>> From: "Shane D" <chatter8712@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:37 PM
> >>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I also want IM and Skype on it.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 12/23/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> The Icon does use Linux, but it uses an accessible version
> >>>>>>>>> of Linux that Level Star/APH have developed. For this
> >>>>>>>>> reason, it doesn't
> >>>>>>> work with some
> >>>>>>>>> programs such as Skype. We could have someone that knows
> >>>>>>>>> the Icon very, very well try it out. If this was
> >>>>>>>>> incorporated into the Icon/Braille+, they would have to get
> >>>>>>>>> read of the music player that already exists, and that would
> >>>>>>>>> require a lot of development, and a lot of confusion for new
users.
> >>>>>>>>> This would be a very cool thing to have, though.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Chase Crispin
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >>>>>>>>> Jerry Matheny
> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:10 PM
> >>>>>>>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Why couldn't the mplayer text based Linux media player that
> >>>>>>>>> is similar to Winamp be compiled to work on the Icon? Then
> >>>>>>>>> you could play whatever file format you wanted.
> >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>>> From: "Chase Crispin" <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:01 PM
> >>>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> And if it could just do power points, spread sheets, and
> >>>>>>>>>> data bases for work and school, and ability to listen to
> >>>>>>>>>> videos for fun!
> >>>>>>>>>> I agree. This device is already better than the pacmate
> >>>>>>>>>> and the Braille Note!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Chase Crispin
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >>>>>>>>>> Shane D
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 5:48 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> And while we're at it, let's just ask Levelstar to let us
> >>>>>>>>>> search the US CIA databases too!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> This thing will be the best PDA outside of China!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> On 12/23/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> And wma!
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Chase Crispin
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>>> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >>>>>>>>>>> Shane D
> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:30 PM
> >>>>>>>>>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> True. Maybe someone at levelstar can get in touch with the
> >>>>>>>>>>> amazon people.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> While we're at it, let's make it play M4P songs from iTunes!
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> On 12/23/07, Katey Glass <kateyglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> I totally agree having access to Kindle books would be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> wonderful!
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Just not sure if they would work on our Icons. There is
> >>>>>>>>>>>> a particular book which is not on Bookshare that is in
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Kindle format that I would love
> >>>>>>>>>>> to read!
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Katey
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because
> >>>>>>>>>>>> they are not going to be around forever. -- GEORGE
> >>>>>>>>>>>> CARLIN
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Visit MySpace page at: www.myspace.com/katey0968
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>>>>>> From: Kevin Jones
> >>>>>>>>>>>> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:21 AM
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future update.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> speaking of amazon, it would be cool if the i con could
> >>>>>>> use the new
> >>>>>>>>>>>> kindle format the kindle is a new e-book reader from
> >>>>>>>>>>>> amazon they have
> >>>>>>>>>>>> 90000 titles I know we have bookshare but there may be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> things the
> >>>>>>>>>> kindle
> >>>>>>>>>>>> has bookshare doesnt and e-books are cheaper than real
> >>>>>>> books in the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> store. The kindle and the e-paper from sony are
> >>>>>>>>>>>> bringing to the
> >>>>>>>>>> sighted
> >>>>>>>>>>>> what the roadrunner bookport bookcourier and icon have
> >>>>>>> given us for
> >>>>>>>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> decade.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shane D wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> > Just use the amazon.com MP3 store from the browser.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> (Haven't tried
> >>>>>>>>>> it)
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>> > amazonmp3.com
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>> > On 12/22/07, Chase Crispin <chasec@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> I wish that there was some way to have a music store
> >>>>>>>>>>>> online, and we could
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> pay $20 a month and download 50 songs to the Icon or
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Braille Plus.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Chase Crispin
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> musicproandy@xxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:48 PM
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a future
>update.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> What would be cool is if they had WMA support or
> >>>>>>>>>>>> iTunes music support in the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> braille plusses.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:03:50 -0500, Shane D wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Yeah.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> On 12/20/07, Kevin Jones <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> no push and release status then a number ye that's
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the way to go
> >>>>>>>>>>> you
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> could do it with 1 finger
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> Shane D wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> If you mean hit status once, release, and then
> >>>>>>>>>>>> press number, I
> >>>>>>>>>>> like
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> it. If you have to hold both, I would hate to do
> >>>>>>>>>>>> that if I bought one.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> On 12/20/07, CB <cnoc78@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> I agree. I truly like this idea.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:28 AM
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Suggestion for a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> future update.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> because this is much more efficient the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> hold-status key is
> >>>>>>>>>> only
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> efficient
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> for the top item or 2 and actually status and a
> >>>>>>>>>>>> number is more
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> efficient than even the top item in hold-status
> >>>>>>>>>>>> mode, both in
> >>>>>>>>>>> key
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> presses and in time.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> PAMELA RADER wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Why not just use the Mocve Up or Down option
> >>>>>>>>>>>> and move the
> >>>>>>>>>> items
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> around
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> on
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> that menu in the order you want them?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> American Printing House For The Blind
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 1839 Frankfort Ave.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Louisville, KY 40206
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx 12/20/07 12:16PM >>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I would like a mode where you could say press
> >>>>>>>>>>>> status and a
> >>>>>>>>>>> number
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> it
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> would give you up to 12 using the star and
> >>>>>>>>>>>> number keys pieces of info.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Then you could press status 2 and it would
> >>>>>>>>>>>> tell you the time
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> there could be a way of selecting which pieces
> >>>>>>>>>>>> of status info
> >>>>>>>>>>> you
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> wanted per program and you could move them around.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe
> >>>>>>>>>>> pressing
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> status 1 could
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the same as now if you just press status,
> >>>>>>>>>>>> holding down status
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> could
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> still
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> behave as it does now. If you really wanted
> >>>>>>>>>>>> more than 12
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> selections you could make the number give you
> >>>>>>>>>>>> the second
> >>>>>>>>>> list
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> then you could press status number 3 or something.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> What
> >>>>>>>>>>>> do the rest of
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >> you think?
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Irwin Hott wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would like to see an easier way to get the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> time and an
> >>>>>>>>>>> option
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> for
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> the
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> time to give seconds.
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> -Shane
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> AIM: inhaddict
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Skype: chatter8712
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>>> -Shane
> >>>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> >>>>>>>>>>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> >>>>>>>>>>> AIM: inhaddict
> >>>>>>>>>>> Skype: chatter8712
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>>>> -Shane
> >>>>>>>>>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> >>>>>>>>>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> >>>>>>>>>> AIM: inhaddict
> >>>>>>>>>> Skype: chatter8712
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>>> -Shane
> >>>>>>>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> >>>>>>>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> >>>>>>>> AIM: inhaddict
> >>>>>>>> Skype: chatter8712
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> --
> >>>>>>> -Shane
> >>>>>>> Blog: http://blind-geek.com/blog/
> >>>>>>> CoOwner: http://sjtechzone.com
> >>>>>>> AIM: inhaddict
> >>>>>>> Skype: chatter8712
> >>>>>> Sandy Licht
> >>>>>> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14.
> >>>>>> For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans
> >>>>>> to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.
> >>>>>> Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will
> >>>>>> listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me
> >>>>>> with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the
> >>>>>> LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.
> >>>>>>
> >> Sandy Licht
> >> Jeremiah 29:11 - 14.
> >> For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to
> >> prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
> >> Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will
> >> listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with
> >> all your
>heart.
> >> I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you
> >> back from captivity.
> >
Sandy Licht
Jeremiah 29:11 - 14.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to
you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I
will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring
you back from captivity.
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