Anymore if I want to know about a particular topic and don't get a response through emails, I go to the podcast app and type in the search field what I'm interested in. That's a lot easier for me than going through applevis.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2020, at 10:38 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Following up on the comment about people needing to use Applevos.com before > asking questions on this list… > I just went to Applevis.com with Microsoft Edge and with Firefox. > > There are no search boxes, none, nada, nowhere. > > If you are looking for information on an app, you cannot simply search for it. > You have to drill down through many pages to get anything. > Even, after following the link from the main page titled, “Apps,” and you > find the heading for Apps, it says: > Apps > article > Here at AppleVis we strive to make it easier for you to find great and > accessible apps to use on Apple products. > From this page, you can browse and search our directories of iOS, iPadOS, > Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV apps; see what apps others are recommending; > and > see which iOS and iPadOS apps our community has inducted into our Hall Of > Fame. > > So, I followed the link to search, then you have a bunch (I was going to say > s***load, but thought better of it) of more links with not a search box > anywhere to be found. > > So, at this point, applevis is only marginally useful, especially for someone > who is a beginner. > > I have been using iDevices since they became accessible and can find what I > need most of the time without resorting to asking too many questions on the > list, but I used to always refer people to Applevis, especially for their > blog about updates, and I will still recommend that. > But as a source to find information about specific apps, or just apps in > general, it is a crazy rabbit-warren of trails that I won’t be bothering with. > > > > Richard > "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass > himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient > hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted not > granting grace to others, I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward > Herbert > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR17MB1981AADCFD28BA1DB12905A6B7360%40MWHPR17MB1981.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/0359A940-317D-4D5F-83B9-A181F104AA83%40comcast.net.
