Eileen I'd start with reading mail. It's so much quicker thatn scanning. Korene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileenmis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6:58 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon >I am so jealous of all of you because I did not learn the Opticon in the >hay > days of its existence. I purchased my Opticon about 3 1/2 years ago,and I > never seem to have the time to dedicate to it to become proficient. May be > some of you seasoned users can give me some tips on how to start and > motivate me to learn this very valuable piece of equipment. I really do > believe that it has a place among all of the fancy gizmos that I have in > my > collections. I look forward to any suggestions on how I can get started. > > Thanks in advance. > > Eileen Misrahi > > -----Original Message----- > From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Lori Castner > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:36 PM > To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: another quirky thing to do with the optacon > > I have been able to read the print on some teashirts, some I have not. > > Lori C. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:30 PM > Subject: [optacon-l] another quirky thing to do with the optacon > > >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm getting quite a collection of T-shirts and wonder if any of you can >> read >> the sayings on them with the optacon. Sometimes you can feel the print, >> but >> often you can't. I like to try it sometimes; readibility depends on the >> color of the shirt and the amount of contrast between the shirt and the >> printing, and the type of font. If I can't read it, I can at least tell >> if >> the shirt is a light or dark color. >> >> Mary >> >> Mary >> >> to view the list archives, go to: >> >> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >> >> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> >> Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a >> message > >> to: >> >> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the >> quotes) in the message subject. >> > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message > to: > > optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the message subject. > > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.