Hello John and all: I know this has been asked so please forgive me.
Where can this article be obtained? I have not seen it yet though it seems to have captured people's attention ... LOL On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:51 PM, John Panarese wrote: > > I know a few folks have said this, but you have to consider the > special interests of the article's author. A quick attempt to try to > take some of the excitement and buzz of the iPhone out of the > picture. Yes, as Scott and others have said, the logic can be turned > on just about every innovation and step forward the blind have had to > deal with as technology as progressed. Once again, Apple has done > what was said to be the impossible, and has improved the options and > capabilities for all blind people, and grudging credit is given at > best. It's actually quite sad. When VoiceOver first came out and I > heard a respected AFB person try to explain to me that a free screen > reader on the Mac was "bad" for the blind, I knew then that there were > going to be some people who would rather put politics and special > interests ahead of advancement for blind users. > > > Take Care > > John Panarese > > On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who >> first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some >> of those or most had keyboards. However, then we can take this same >> logic to any new interface. For example, those who remember the days >> of switching from DOS to Windows or who used the Linux command line >> and then moved to Gnome etc. Ah how the debate rages, but alas this >> to shall pass. I myself can't wait to get an iPhone and I can >> already see all the advantages it will offer over the windows mobile >> device I am using currently and don't much care for. >> On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: >> >>> >>> What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so >>> inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first >>> time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for >>> human interface interaction. After three weeks, I have no problems >>> just touching the battery status, or really much of anything else. >>> Things are not hard to find. They do not move around, and the flick >>> method of navigation is great when you are having trouble with a >>> brand-new and unfamiliar screen. >>> >>> Sitting with an iPhone for an hour and then declaring it slow, >>> inefficient, and difficult to navigate is just silly. :) The ever >>> growing number of VI iPhone users will tell you the same. Sure, it >>> takes time to be comfortable. Once you are, it's fantastic. :) >>> >>> Josh de Lioncourt >>> …my other mail provider is an owl… >>> >>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt >>> Music: http://stage19music.com >>> Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com >>> Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com >>> GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>> > > > > Take good care and I wish you enough. Love Me --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
