RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Sieghard, I wish I could remember the features of the Simbian system, but I only had access to it at work to demonstrate and train clients. I think it had more navigation options and I want to say it could handle two pages of a book better, but I honestly can not remember. I know it had currency identification which was very nice not having to use the flatbed scanner to do that. Of course, the flatbed systems had to stop providing that service, but now we have several choices for that feature on the Apple devices. We made it to Maui in 1992 for our honeymoon and stayed at the Royal Lahaina Resort on Ka'anapali beach. Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 10:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards Hi Richard, You know and remember more about KNFB Reader for Simbian but I thought I did remember that $1,500 correctly because when I once considered it here in Canada at the time it was well over $2,000 canadian. Just out of curiocity, what features did the Simbian version have which the iOS version doesn’t have? By the way, I do agree that developers like KNFB Reader or Sendero shouldn’t get too many breaks when it comes to the quality of the product they offer. Just because they may have been first at something doesn’t mean they can now rest on their Laurels and expect unwavering support for a product that doesn’t keep up with the times. I was even earlier to the OCR game than you, I had my first HP Scanjet with Arkenstone in 1989 and it was still the DOS software at that time While I never jumped on the mobile OCR game until the iPhone, I did spend my share of money for expensive blindness solutions here are a few I had: The ”eureka” notetaker back in 1989, $3,500 canadian at the time The Trekker Maestro I think it was 2006 or 2007, $2,00 or $2,500 canadian A Windows 5.1 smartphone with Mobile Speak and, after I sold my Maestro, MobileGeo, I think it was around $300 for MobileSpeak and $900 for MobileGeo, that was around 2008 I bought MobileGeo from good old Aman Singer from Toronto who was a Code Factory reseller and from whom I haven’t heard in years either on this list or otherwise. And of course I had a VictorReader Stream and a Booksense, I bought the Booksense in 2009 not long before I found out I could buy an iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch third generation with Voiceover. I decided to try an iPod Touch first before I commited to an iPhone and bought one in September of 2009, shortly after I sold my Booksense and VictorReader Stream. Once I bought an iPhone 4 in 2010 I also sold the iPod Touch Third Gen and was able to still sell my Windows Smartphone at the time with MobileSpeak and MobileGeo and get a bit of money for it, can’t remember, but I think I sold it for around $700 in total. Ever since 2010 I only spend money on iPhones and of course apps although even given the $100 I spend on KNFB Reader (I think at the time I managed to snag some 20% iTunes Gift Cards so I also paid less for it) what I spend on apps over the last 9 years is probably not that much compared to the costs of some of the above mentioned devices. But I must say that it was fantastic when I went to Maui in 2008 and I had my Trekker Maestro and I was able to walk over a mile through Lahaina from the dive shop where I did my scuba certificate all the way to a photo store where the owner was also a diver and had taken a bunch of underwater pictures for me and burned them onto a Cd. I had my dog with me, but if I recall I never had to ask a single person for directions. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 9:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards I've been using specialized OCR products for the blind since the mid 1990s starting with the Arkenstone system in 1995. In the begining, it was a hybrid of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. I won't bore you with all of the versions, but the flatbed scanner in the early days was several hundred dollars, plus the $1000 or so for the sofware. The first version of KNFB Reader that was made portable included two devices, an HP PDA and a digital camera strapped together so there were 2 batteries to keep charged and the cost was about $3,500. The first Simbian version on a cell phone was just over $1500. By the time the iPhone version came along, the simbian system was all but dead and a while before the simbian system went away, the Nokia phone/KNFB Reader combo had dropped in price to somewhere around $500 or $600.
RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Hi Richard, You know and remember more about KNFB Reader for Simbian but I thought I did remember that $1,500 correctly because when I once considered it here in Canada at the time it was well over $2,000 canadian. Just out of curiocity, what features did the Simbian version have which the iOS version doesn’t have? By the way, I do agree that developers like KNFB Reader or Sendero shouldn’t get too many breaks when it comes to the quality of the product they offer. Just because they may have been first at something doesn’t mean they can now rest on their Laurels and expect unwavering support for a product that doesn’t keep up with the times. I was even earlier to the OCR game than you, I had my first HP Scanjet with Arkenstone in 1989 and it was still the DOS software at that time While I never jumped on the mobile OCR game until the iPhone, I did spend my share of money for expensive blindness solutions here are a few I had: The ”eureka” notetaker back in 1989, $3,500 canadian at the time The Trekker Maestro I think it was 2006 or 2007, $2,00 or $2,500 canadian A Windows 5.1 smartphone with Mobile Speak and, after I sold my Maestro, MobileGeo, I think it was around $300 for MobileSpeak and $900 for MobileGeo, that was around 2008 I bought MobileGeo from good old Aman Singer from Toronto who was a Code Factory reseller and from whom I haven’t heard in years either on this list or otherwise. And of course I had a VictorReader Stream and a Booksense, I bought the Booksense in 2009 not long before I found out I could buy an iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch third generation with Voiceover. I decided to try an iPod Touch first before I commited to an iPhone and bought one in September of 2009, shortly after I sold my Booksense and VictorReader Stream. Once I bought an iPhone 4 in 2010 I also sold the iPod Touch Third Gen and was able to still sell my Windows Smartphone at the time with MobileSpeak and MobileGeo and get a bit of money for it, can’t remember, but I think I sold it for around $700 in total. Ever since 2010 I only spend money on iPhones and of course apps although even given the $100 I spend on KNFB Reader (I think at the time I managed to snag some 20% iTunes Gift Cards so I also paid less for it) what I spend on apps over the last 9 years is probably not that much compared to the costs of some of the above mentioned devices. But I must say that it was fantastic when I went to Maui in 2008 and I had my Trekker Maestro and I was able to walk over a mile through Lahaina from the dive shop where I did my scuba certificate all the way to a photo store where the owner was also a diver and had taken a bunch of underwater pictures for me and burned them onto a Cd. I had my dog with me, but if I recall I never had to ask a single person for directions. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2018 9:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards I've been using specialized OCR products for the blind since the mid 1990s starting with the Arkenstone system in 1995. In the begining, it was a hybrid of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. I won't bore you with all of the versions, but the flatbed scanner in the early days was several hundred dollars, plus the $1000 or so for the sofware. The first version of KNFB Reader that was made portable included two devices, an HP PDA and a digital camera strapped together so there were 2 batteries to keep charged and the cost was about $3,500. The first Simbian version on a cell phone was just over $1500. By the time the iPhone version came along, the simbian system was all but dead and a while before the simbian system went away, the Nokia phone/KNFB Reader combo had dropped in price to somewhere around $500 or $600. So, when the $100 iPhone version was quite exciting, though the $10 Prizmo app was quite good if way more tedious to use. I waited until KNFB Reader was on sale for $49.99 to buy it myself, though I still thought that was rather high for what it did since it did not have all the features the simbian version had. I still find the fact that Prizmo Go for free offers format retention and The full Prizmo at $10 offers document saving also with format retention to put KNFB Reader to shame. Yes, the Prizmo products are rather tedious to use, so I do not use them that much, but it isn't just Microsoft with their massive resources who are out performing KNFB. The fact that KNFB is so unresponsive to customer feedback and that they have gone backwards in their usability, no matter what their previous performance was like, puts them on my personal (explative remove) list. Richard xpert: an ex is a has-been, a spirt is a drip under pressure. -- Bruce U. Utah Phillips 🦅 On Oct 14, 2018, at 9:23 AM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote: I hear what you’re
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
I've been using specialized OCR products for the blind since the mid 1990s starting with the Arkenstone system in 1995. In the begining, it was a hybrid of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1. I won't bore you with all of the versions, but the flatbed scanner in the early days was several hundred dollars, plus the $1000 or so for the sofware. The first version of KNFB Reader that was made portable included two devices, an HP PDA and a digital camera strapped together so there were 2 batteries to keep charged and the cost was about $3,500. The first Simbian version on a cell phone was just over $1500. By the time the iPhone version came along, the simbian system was all but dead and a while before the simbian system went away, the Nokia phone/KNFB Reader combo had dropped in price to somewhere around $500 or $600. So, when the $100 iPhone version was quite exciting, though the $10 Prizmo app was quite good if way more tedious to use. I waited until KNFB Reader was on sale for $49.99 to buy it myself, though I still thought that was rather high for what it did since it did not have all the features the simbian version had. I still find the fact that Prizmo Go for free offers format retention and The full Prizmo at $10 offers document saving also with format retention to put KNFB Reader to shame. Yes, the Prizmo products are rather tedious to use, so I do not use them that much, but it isn't just Microsoft with their massive resources who are out performing KNFB. The fact that KNFB is so unresponsive to customer feedback and that they have gone backwards in their usability, no matter what their previous performance was like, puts them on my personal (explative remove) list. Richard xpert: an ex is a has-been, a spirt is a drip under pressure. -- Bruce U. Utah Phillips 🦅 On Oct 14, 2018, at 9:23 AM, Mary Otten mailto:motte...@gmail.com>> wrote: I hear what you’re saying. But the knFB reader was never equivalent to the blindness specific OCR apps which cost about $1000, not 1400, at least not in the US. Maybe it was 1400 Canadian? Those were quite expensive, still are. But they have a whole bunch of features that the iPhone app from KNFB Reader has never offered. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 14, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: And just to remind all of you that when KNFB Reader first came out and for some years afterwards it was considered the best OCR app out there, a game-changer and many of us were happy to pay $100 for an app which previously when it was available for okia cost $1,500. There have always been other OCR apps, but none was as user-friendly and worked as well for a blind person as KNFB Reader until the Seeing AI app came along. Now KNFB Reader is talked down because Microsoft, a multi-billion Dollar organisation has spend what probably is a few hundred thousand Dollars on the development of Seeing AI and they are giving it away for free. They probably write this off as charity or something but I'm always surprised how short people's memories sometime sare and how sometimes one app or developer is talked about like the second coming until they do something which doesn't suit some people and then it's a 180 degree reversal in attitudes. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards Richard; I agree completely with your assessment. It’s just another example with KNFB Reader of how we are over charged. Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! On Oct 13, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com>> wrote: Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages and save them as one document. I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 inches or so above the page. Seeing AI costs nothing. Just my 37 centavos worth. Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM To: iPhone List mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards As some of you guys might a
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
I hear what you’re saying. But the knFB reader was never equivalent to the blindness specific OCR apps which cost about $1000, not 1400, at least not in the US. Maybe it was 1400 Canadian? Those were quite expensive, still are. But they have a whole bunch of features that the iPhone app from KNFB Reader has never offered. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 14, 2018, at 8:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > And just to remind all of you that when KNFB Reader first came out and for > some years afterwards it was considered the best OCR app out there, a > game-changer and many of us were happy to pay $100 for an app which > previously when it was available for okia cost $1,500. There have always been > other OCR apps, but none was as user-friendly and worked as well for a blind > person as KNFB Reader until the Seeing AI app came along. Now KNFB Reader is > talked down because Microsoft, a multi-billion Dollar organisation has spend > what probably is a few hundred thousand Dollars on the development of Seeing > AI and they are giving it away for free. They probably write this off as > charity or something but I'm always surprised how short people's memories > sometime sare and how sometimes one app or developer is talked about like the > second coming until they do something which doesn't suit some people and then > it's a 180 degree reversal in attitudes. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Anthony Vece > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:32 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > Richard; > I agree completely with your assessment. > It’s just another example with KNFB Reader of how we are over charged. > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > >> On Oct 13, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly >> not be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. >> >> The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages >> and save them as one document. >> I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a >> document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that >> height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 >> inches or so above the page. >> >> Seeing AI costs nothing. >> >> Just my 37 centavos worth. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under >> pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Gerardo Corripio >> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM >> To: iPhone List >> Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes >> towards >> >> As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the >> “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, >> and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind >> (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind >> folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in >> me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an >> average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or >> services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose >> attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind >> folks live in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of >> where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game >> would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I >> have the funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes >> I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, >> and the Knight Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, >> but not until I have enough funds for.kn >> >> Gera >> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >>
RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
And just to remind all of you that when KNFB Reader first came out and for some years afterwards it was considered the best OCR app out there, a game-changer and many of us were happy to pay $100 for an app which previously when it was available for okia cost $1,500. There have always been other OCR apps, but none was as user-friendly and worked as well for a blind person as KNFB Reader until the Seeing AI app came along. Now KNFB Reader is talked down because Microsoft, a multi-billion Dollar organisation has spend what probably is a few hundred thousand Dollars on the development of Seeing AI and they are giving it away for free. They probably write this off as charity or something but I'm always surprised how short people's memories sometime sare and how sometimes one app or developer is talked about like the second coming until they do something which doesn't suit some people and then it's a 180 degree reversal in attitudes. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anthony Vece Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards Richard; I agree completely with your assessment. It’s just another example with KNFB Reader of how we are over charged. Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Oct 13, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not > be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. > > The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages > and save them as one document. > I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a > document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that > height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 > inches or so above the page. > > Seeing AI costs nothing. > > Just my 37 centavos worth. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM > To: iPhone List > Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, > and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind > (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind > folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in > me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average > listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services > featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes > leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live > in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we > are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be > almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the > funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to > get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I > have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=ACxytg9Lqs1dnzePJZVB9vMNHHpYuavw9NpA%2F%2FuWVfM%3D&reserv
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Richard; I agree completely with your assessment. It’s just another example with KNFB Reader of how we are over charged. Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Oct 13, 2018, at 1:23 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not > be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. > > The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages > and save them as one document. > I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a > document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that > height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 > inches or so above the page. > > Seeing AI costs nothing. > > Just my 37 centavos worth. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM > To: iPhone List > Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, > and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind > (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind > folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in > me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average > listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services > featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes > leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live > in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we > are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be > almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the > funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to > get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I > have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=ACxytg9Lqs1dnzePJZVB9vMNHHpYuavw9NpA%2F%2FuWVfM%3D&reserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fviphone&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=zISKsx%2FFyXXtOYgilP1KSP1krzQR5XIRbOJPB1ggy2I%3D&reserved=0. > For more options, visit > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=pRtIHOgnsVKzp%2FIcvKliMr5ccmdrj79NxYb5%2FW50wVI%3D&reserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact
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Hi richard, Yes, I have recently successfully imported and read an image file that I got from my physician. I certainly didn’t understand all of the numbers, smile. But I did understand the bottom line. And it was definitely an image based file, because I first opened it in the mail program, and it was empty or blank. I had that problem before, where it wouldn’t read. But some update our other fixed it for me. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Hi Mary, > Have you done that successfully since the 3.x update? > It stopped working for me when they did their update and even the latest 3.1 > or whatever the heck it is, it will not import a PDF and do squat. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary > Otten > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:27 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > I agree about the cost for KNFB reader being too high. But it does have one > other thing that you can do that seeing a I can’t. You can import an image > based PDF file and get a decent text. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 13, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Richard Turner >> wrote: >> >> Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly >> not be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. >> >> The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages >> and save them as one document. >> I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a >> document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that >> height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 >> inches or so above the page. >> >> Seeing AI costs nothing. >> >> Just my 37 centavos worth. >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under >> pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of >> Gerardo Corripio >> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM >> To: iPhone List >> Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes >> towards >> >> As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the >> “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at >> https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e617039ede34d80bb7608d631310a1e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750484016141468&sdata=CpEJ1Z6ilar6rY1ms4sURFxVxgmvZtzYwVBR0%2B8bc04%3D&reserved=0, >> and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind >> (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind >> folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in >> me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an >> average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or >> services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose >> attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind >> folks live in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of >> where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game >> would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I >> have the funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes >> I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, >> and the Knight Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, >> but not until I have enough funds for.kn >> >> Gera >> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>
RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Hi Mary, Have you done that successfully since the 3.x update? It stopped working for me when they did their update and even the latest 3.1 or whatever the heck it is, it will not import a PDF and do squat. Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 10:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards I agree about the cost for KNFB reader being too high. But it does have one other thing that you can do that seeing a I can’t. You can import an image based PDF file and get a decent text. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not > be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. > > The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages > and save them as one document. > I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a > document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that > height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 > inches or so above the page. > > Seeing AI costs nothing. > > Just my 37 centavos worth. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM > To: iPhone List > Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e617039ede34d80bb7608d631310a1e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750484016141468&sdata=CpEJ1Z6ilar6rY1ms4sURFxVxgmvZtzYwVBR0%2B8bc04%3D&reserved=0, > and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind > (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind > folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in > me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average > listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services > featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes > leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live > in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we > are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be > almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the > funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to > get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I > have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e617039ede34d80bb7608d631310a1e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750484016141468&sdata=ALTqQ4q7fn9kuD8P3mCyw1QOTjUtxUcpfsnxYbTmC9Y%3D&reserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fviphone&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0e617039ede34d80bb7608d631310a1e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750484016141468&sdata=A
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
I agree about the cost for KNFB reader being too high. But it does have one other thing that you can do that seeing a I can’t. You can import an image based PDF file and get a decent text. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not > be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. > > The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages > and save them as one document. > I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a > document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that > height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 > inches or so above the page. > > Seeing AI costs nothing. > > Just my 37 centavos worth. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM > To: iPhone List > Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, > and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind > (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind > folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in > me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average > listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services > featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes > leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live > in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we > are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be > almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the > funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to > get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I > have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=ACxytg9Lqs1dnzePJZVB9vMNHHpYuavw9NpA%2F%2FuWVfM%3D&reserved=0 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fviphone&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=zISKsx%2FFyXXtOYgilP1KSP1krzQR5XIRbOJPB1ggy2I%3D&reserved=0. > For more options, visit > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=pRtIHOgnsVKzp%2FIcvKliMr5ccmdrj79NxYb5%2FW50wVI%3D&reserved=0. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you fe
RE: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages and save them as one document. I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 inches or so above the page. Seeing AI costs nothing. Just my 37 centavos worth. Richard “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM To: iPhone List Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I have enough funds for.kn Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=ACxytg9Lqs1dnzePJZVB9vMNHHpYuavw9NpA%2F%2FuWVfM%3D&reserved=0 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fgroup%2Fviphone&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=zISKsx%2FFyXXtOYgilP1KSP1krzQR5XIRbOJPB1ggy2I%3D&reserved=0. For more options, visit https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Foptout&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=pRtIHOgnsVKzp%2FIcvKliMr5ccmdrj79NxYb5%2FW50wVI%3D&reserved=0. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
Have to agree here. Having a game cheeper in one country than another just doesn't make sense. I'm Canadian and have certainly seen prices for apps rise drastically over the past while. However, there have also been brief periods where our dollar was higher than the US dollar. Apple is an American company so it makes sense that prices are based on the US economy. Honestly, I think we've been somewhat spoiled when it comes to app prices. Making a living as an appdeveloper isn't easy. Software like OCR or GPS software which does equivalent things on other platforms has been stupendously expensive when compare to even the highest app prices. It doesn't surpriise me that some apps like Ulysses are going to a subscription model. I love that app and am a happy subscriber understanding that in order to keep development steady and safe, you need a steady income. Appps which don't have inapp purchases or subscriptions have to survive on waves of income based on one-time sales. They have to focus on features for each new update which might possibly attract new good reviews and customers rather than develop what they have more systematically. I'm working on a guide for blind owners of iOS devices. I plan to release that guide for free, but it's taken me a long time to do it. I'll have spent three years on this when it's hopefully ready in March. It's over 14 words long now and will probably be over 20 words when it's done. Unlike most app developers I've heard about, I'm in a situation where I can afford to spend my time and effort doing this. Most of them really struggle financially even after they release their apps. It also costs money to have an app in the app store as well as time and effort to maintain it after it's out there. Do you realise Apple takes a 30% cut of all app sales? Because I'm giving my gide away, I don't have those kind of continued costs to worry about. On the flip side, I don't have any sort of budget for advertising and distributing it. I'm on social assistance and absolutely get how hard it can be to afford some of the more useful apps. However, similar to books, I understand just enough of what developers have to go through to have some real sympathy for them. If I had my way, I'd be able to travel to new owners of these devices and help them get an understanding of how to operate them and the scope of what's possible with them. However, that would be well beyond what my finances could stand. Writing the guide and recording the lectures are what is possible within my circumstances. Developers also have other stresses in life and hard financial realities to deal with. I think most people who create things wish they could do more to make them spread and be more affordable than is usually possible. On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 12:40 PM Herv wrote: > It's been like that ever since apps were invented. > It starts in USD, and then apple converts into your currency depending on > your location. > Sucks because the US dollar is quite high right now, but nothing to cry > about. > Developers aren't going to make an app's price based on your location. > Do you know how many times they'd have to relist the app? > Be happy we have it at all. > I remember the accessibility we had 10 years ago, so I'm thankful for what > I have. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 13, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Gerardo Corripio > wrote: > > > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for > the “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > http://www.eiberoamerica.com, and whenever I find an app that I > personally feel would benefit the blind (especially those here in Latin > America and other Spanish-speaking blind folks) I send an EMail to the devs > of these aps, with generally interest in me featuring their apps in the > before-mentioned podcast, which has an average listenership of between > 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services featured. However I’ve > encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes leave to be desired. > It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live in the same > economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we are, is the > same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be almost > Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the funds for > these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to get to > record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until > I have enough funds for.kn > > > > Gera > > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > > > -- > > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > > > You
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
yes true; I too is a dream comb true on all what the iPhone offhrs for us. I was just curious if I was the only one who have experienced these ups and downs. I.m sure I.m not the only one who colaborates on blindness blindness blogs, and ocasionally ask for promo codes on apps, right? I try and purchase all I can of course, but nevertheless this is kind of surprising some of these attitudes. Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel El 13 oct 2018, a la(s) 11:40 a. m., Herv escribió: > It's been like that ever since apps were invented. > It starts in USD, and then apple converts into your currency depending on > your location. > Sucks because the US dollar is quite high right now, but nothing to cry about. > Developers aren't going to make an app's price based on your location. > Do you know how many times they'd have to relist the app? > Be happy we have it at all. > I remember the accessibility we had 10 years ago, so I'm thankful for what I > have. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 13, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: >> >> As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the >> “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at >> http://www.eiberoamerica.com, and whenever I find an app that I personally >> feel would benefit the blind (especially those here in Latin America and >> other Spanish-speaking blind folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these >> aps, with generally interest in me featuring their apps in the >> before-mentioned podcast, which has an average listenership of between >> 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services featured. However I’ve >> encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes leave to be desired. >> It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live in the same >> economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we are, is the >> same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be almost >> Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the funds for >> these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to get to >> record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight >> Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until >> I have enough funds for.kn >> >> Gera >> Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/
Re: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
It's been like that ever since apps were invented. It starts in USD, and then apple converts into your currency depending on your location. Sucks because the US dollar is quite high right now, but nothing to cry about. Developers aren't going to make an app's price based on your location. Do you know how many times they'd have to relist the app? Be happy we have it at all. I remember the accessibility we had 10 years ago, so I'm thankful for what I have. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018, at 12:28 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > http://www.eiberoamerica.com, and whenever I find an app that I personally > feel would benefit the blind (especially those here in Latin America and > other Spanish-speaking blind folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, > with generally interest in me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned > podcast, which has an average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, > depending on the apps or services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 > blindness devs whose attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to > think that we blind folks live in the same economic situation, in which > usd$1.99 independent of where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for > instance, a USD$2 app or game would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy > these games. As long as I have the funds for these, but or more-expensive > aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” > episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight Commander recently-released game, > which I could probably buy, but not until I have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes towards
As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at http://www.eiberoamerica.com, and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I have enough funds for.kn Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
