[optacon-l] Re: One of the Little Blessings of Having the Optacon
- From: Nancy Shackelford <ladym74731@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:14:48 -0600
I know what you mean... I have read stuff out of the booklet as well...
Sometimes you can get the title easily, and sometimes you can't! Thanks for
all your experiences!
Nance
Nancy Shackelford
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Huffman" <j73.huffman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:38 AM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: One of the Little Blessings of Having the Optacon
> Nancy,
>
> In my experience, the front of the jewel case usually displays a picture
> or
> other graphic image. The back side of the case *can be* better, but it,
> too, is often problematic. Try removing the shrink wrap; but it you
> already
> have, or that doesn't help, you'll have to open the case and take out the
> liner notes booklet.
> BTW, some of these have such minuscule type fonts or are printed with such
> poor background contrast, that they're still a bear to read. It's not
> much
> consolation, but I have at least one with such poor contrast that my
> sighted
> wife can't read it either.
>
> Best, JH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nancy Shackelford" <ladym74731@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 9:01 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: One of the Little Blessings of Having the Optacon
>
>
>> The CDs I have tried to read, like looking on the front just to see the
>> artist and title, I've found many hard to read. Anybody got suggestions
>> for
>> this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nance
>>
>>
>> Nancy Shackelford
>> ----- Please check out my store...Something for everyone!
>> www.nk-shouseofstuff.biz
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Huffman" <j73.huffman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 7:52 PM
>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: One of the Little Blessings of Having the
>> Optacon
>>
>>
>>> Dan and list,
>>>
>>> I sharpened my Optacon skills back in the 1970s on several
>>> shelf-feet-worth
>>> of album covers--mostly classical in my case. I always made up braille
>>> lists of composers and pieces and kept the list inside the album sleeve
>>> it
>>> belonged to.
>>>
>>> Fast forward a decade or so. I initially greeted the advent of CD's
>>> with
>>> horror because there was no way I could put the same braille hard copy
>>> inside a jewel case. As I eventually gained computer skills, I could
>>> put
>>> the same info into files on the PC, but I lost many of these in a
>>> hard-drive
>>> crash 8 years ago. The painful experience made me much more religious
>>> about
>>> backing up hard-drive content, but I've never summoned up the energy to
>>> recreate what I lost. But I still use the good old Optacon to read all
>>> my
>>> liner notes.
>>>
>>> Regards, JH
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dan tonge" <danieltonge2011@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 8:28 PM
>>> Subject: [optacon-l] One of the Little Blessings of Having the Optacon
>>>
>>>
>>>> When I had my Optacon for years before, I was able to label virtually
>>>> all
>>>> of my record albums, ensuring that the name and artist were spelled
>>>> correctly, and which was the first song on Side 1 and 2. I haven't
>>>> been
>>>> able to do that with any of the additions to my records or CDs during
>>>> the
>>>> time when I didn't have a working Optacon. I have already been able to
>>>> verify that I have recorded Side 1 or A on the computer in the right
>>>> order
>>>> in several cases, and it is so nice to be able to read the album covers
>>>> again. Not a big deal, but just one of the things I can do myself
>>>> instead
>>>> of finding someone who has or will take the time to do it for me.
>>>>
>>>> I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and will have a happy, blessed
>>>> Christmas and New Year season.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
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