That's true. All I was saying earlier is that if she has such a big library that she needs a classic and a nano is not enough, memorizing all artists and album names in the right alphabetical order seems pretty hard, So even if she memorizes the menu structure, which is fairly simple, I don't know how efficient using the classic will be. On May 9, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Olivia Norman wrote: > I've had a classic for about 3 years now, and use it successfully. The main > thing I can suggest is to memorize the menu structure, this way you'll know > where things are based on the number of clicks you hear. I had a sighted > friend walk me through the menu a few times, and once we did that, I was all > set. > If you haven't figured this out yet, I'll see if I can find the document with > the menus and email it to you off list. > I hope you figure the classic out.! Trust me, it's worth it! :) > "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower", Steve Jobs > > On May 8, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > >> I know this is OT because voiceover doesn't work on the Classic, so if >> somebody wants to write me offlist that's fine. I wanted the classic because >> of its large storage capacity for the price. I had no trouble syncing it but >> i've only gotten it to play something once so far. I know you have to move >> your finger around the outside circle and hit the button in the center to >> select but since there are menus I'm not sure what to do after I hear a >> click and hit select the first time; do I just go for another click and hit >> select again? when I got it to play, I was managing to travel between tracks >> so maybe there's hope. If I can't get it to work I'll take it back but I >> don't want a nano or a shuffle or a touch; I already have an iPhone and an >> iPad and a Stream. But I have a huge Music library and that's why I want to >> use the classic. I can't convert it to rockbox either as the gen6 classic >> isn't supported and since this is brand new from the Apple store I would >> imagine it's a gen > 6. >> >> Anybody with successful experience with a classic or who has found it >> impractical to try using it is welcome to write me offlist. >> >> Tia. >> >> >> -- >> Cheryl Homiak >> cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >>> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >