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Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Mar 25, 2012, at 7:39 AM, Garth Humphreys <ghu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jenny > > I am not sure what you were told before, all I can suggest is to go into > settings and extend the time that it takes for the screen to lock. You can > find this setting under General. I typically have mine set to 5min. I have it > set for this period partly to get around the issue you mentioned. > > Garth > @BlindTechMusing > this > On 25/03/2012, at 12:32 AM, Jenny Keller wrote: > >> I know I asked about this before but when I did what I was told it didn't >> change anything. I use the 2 finger flick to read mail and if the nessage is >> too long the screen sins in the middle of reading and stops reading. This is >> a 3GS. >> >> Can someone help? >> >> Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks >> >> On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:27 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I think all this really boils down to, does the screen real estate make the >>> apps more fluid in their use, and you seem to say yes. Me, I'm not so >>> sure. I honestly believe this is completely subjective, and also depends >>> on what kind of apps your using. For example, garageband is much more >>> enjoyable on an iPad, than an iPhone. But, I've met many blind people who >>> prefer the smaller screen because its easier to pin point elements on the >>> screen in a given app. Honestly, its just all about the screen, price, and >>> the phone aspect. If your comparing an iPhone 4s to the New iPad, there is >>> indeed more RAM but, I doubt this would really make much of a difference >>> for most users. IOS manages resources so well, its almost a non issue. >>> And, if you were to hold out for the next iPhone, it would almost certainly >>> be running a similar processor under clocked, with the same amount of RAM. >>> I think where the iPad really shines is in that market that use to belong >>> to the netbook. Its relatively cheap, versatile, and ultra portable, with >>> great battery life. I would much rather type out an e-mail on an iPad than >>> an iPhone. But as a person who owns a Macbook pro and an iPhone 4S, I >>> would never trade my phone for an iPad for example. And that being the >>> case, as cool as they are, I honestly couldn't justify paying for one with >>> my current set up. I don't think apps rendered on a large screen, except >>> for a hand full of exceptions, tips the balance in the iPads favor if you >>> have a Macbook and an iPhone. >>> >>> JMO. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Mar 24, 2012, at 4:52 AM, Lewis Alexander >>> <freemacsforthebl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> let's compare the iPhone 4s against an iPad 3... >>>> >>>> first off, the obvious feature is a much larger display on the iPad. this >>>> as a feature gives you much more room to work on applications. taking into >>>> an example of pages or anything like that. try performing those tasks on >>>> an iphone and you'll be interacting with objects you don't want because >>>> you would require a much higher degree of tactile accuracy to interact >>>> with an item compared to a larger surface area on the ipad. The available >>>> memory, processor and GPU are of a higher specification to my >>>> understanding, in terms of interconnectivity with 3rd party products, you >>>> can add interfaces like USB adaptors, audio interfaces, camera adaptors >>>> and more as both the ipad and OS support those features to work with >>>> certain apps. >>>> >>>> the list really is endless. >>>> >>>> The iPad is an amazing product to work with as a tactile interface. I go >>>> back to the days of using graphics tablets in my research on Human User >>>> Interfacing for IT needs in a disabled world and testing the same >>>> practicalities and adaptations which the iPad and iPhone both give these >>>> functions straight away. >>>> >>>> at the end of the day, what you have to ask yourself is.. Do you want to >>>> use applications in a more fluid and effective way? if so, the answer is >>>> "Yes please" and fly out and grab an iPad 3. I'm no salesman. I have >>>> experience with both iPads and iphones and I'd rather be the owner of an >>>> iPad to run apps with and use the iphone as a phone and note taker. >>>> simple as that my friends. simple as that... >>>> >>>> lew >>>> >>>> On 24 Mar 2012, at 08:43, David Hole wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi folks. >>>>> I just wonder, and many here have asked, so I thought I'd ask you in >>>>> this group. >>>>> What's the benefit for blind people to have an iPad instead of an >>>>> iPhone? >>>>> I mean, as far as I can see, the difference is only the screen size... >>>>> Am I right? >>>>> Actually I'd like to have one myself, but I can't find any good >>>>> reasons to have it, since I have both an iPhone and a Mac. >>>>> Hope someone here can give me reasons to get one :p >>>>> Best regards David >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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