Lol, sorry I don't squeal.
Sent from my iPhone
On 2009-07-15, at 11:16 PM, Jessi and Goldina
wrote:
> lol...how bad I am at it? now we can squeee over our macs lol
> On 15-Jul-09, at 10:13 PM, May and Wynter wrote:
>
>> Heheheheh, I'll just have to find other reasons to tease you. Hmm,
>
if you get an MBP now though SL is only about 20 pounds to upgrade to
On 15 Jul 2009, at 23:18, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> I probably will wait for SL, although I am going to geta new MBP
> because my
> old Mac is now completely dead. When I spoke to the people at the
> store
> ab
Morning folks,
Am I orrect in thinking there is a 32 and a 16 gig IPhone 3gs?
And if so, does the 16 gig version have the VO / accessibility onboard!?
And what price are they going for In u s dollars if possible!
Thanks
simon
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Hi folks,
Just a little warning.
I have re-thought my choice, and I think I'm going to go for the basic
MacBook because I always had good battery life. The only problems I had
with my first one was that the MB did not come with enough RAM to make the
hard drive work as it should. I also foun
Hello Simon, how are you doing?
Yes, you are correct in your assumption.
Both models, iPhone 3GS 16 GB, and iPhone 3GS 32 GB, contain VoiceOver
onboard.
The prices are as follows. Keep in mind, I am listing the prices for
the AT&T versions of these phones.
If you are wanting to upgrade to
Hi everyone,
As you know I don't have my new Mac yet. However, I have a query.
I remember in Tiger, there was a command to turn HTML messages into plain
text. When I last used Leopard, this was no longer doable. Has this changed
or is this likely to come back in with Snow Leopard?
Any clarifi
Hello James,
On Jul 16, 2009, at 2:55 PM, James & Nash wrote:
> I have a query.
>
> I remember in Tiger, there was a command to turn HTML messages into
> plain
> text. When I last used Leopard, this was no longer doable. Has this
> changed
> or is this likely to come back in with Snow Leopard
Ok, I am quite happy with my IPhone and the information it gives me as far as
traveling some place so, I'm looking to sell my trekker and maps for the US and
Canada. I prefer to try and sell it first in Canada since the transaction can
go faster.
If you want more information please email me of
There is a option to view a message as plain text. To do this in the
menus is "View->Message->Plain Text Alternative". The default key
binding is command-option-p.
This of course can be changed in the keyboard section of system
preferences. There is no way in the default configuration to
ahahahaha. I can't physically squeal but squing is fun! lol you'll
love it!!! btw what is that drink you always get at starbucks again? I
still have yet to try it and I keep forgetting what it is! you can
email me off list if you want since we don't want OT posts lol
On 16-Jul-09, at 12:0
Thank you Anne and John.
Take care
James
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From: "Jonathan C. Cohn"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: Query about plain text in Apple Mail
>
> There is a option to view a message as plain text. To do this in the
> menus is "View->Message->Plai
I can open them in Quicktime, but apparently QT thinks they are empty
files of length 00:00:00 ... Useless.
Mark BurningHawk
Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
My home page:
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No
Chris
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:32:57 +0100
william lomas wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
> If one plugs the booksense xt, the model with the 4 gig of internal
> flash into a mac via USB does it show up as a volume in the finder?
> Regards, WIll
>
>
>
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why is this?
On 16 Jul 2009, at 15:56, Chris G wrote:
>
> No
> Chris
>
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:32:57 +0100
> william lomas wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> If one plugs the booksense xt, the model with the 4 gig of internal
>> flash into a mac via USB does it show up as a volume in the fin
I was going to go for the payment plan but found it wouldn't be worth it
due to the interest, wish they did something similar to boes with that.
Mike
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I was unclear on some of your message. You mentioned a web based
newsline download? I am not familiar with the ability to do that. I
have started work on a AppleScript that will save all messages from
the automatic e-mail to a folder. The next step would be to create an
action on the mou
Weird. I hadn't checked iTunes. I just assumed that if QTPlayer would
play it then iTunes would as well.
So after some more googling around it turns out iTunes in pretty
particular as to what OS file type the flac file is. Apparently with the
aforementioned plugins the QT infrastructure can now
They are broadcasting it using the Windows Media Player which I can't
seem to access via VoiceOver in Safari. Poking through their HTML, the
actual URL of the content is
http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/Apollo-Mission-Audio-Stream.asx
which I was able to open in QuickTime
That worked like a charm! I'm not sure why it worked on a FLAC file
when it's supposed to work on OGG files, but I'm glad to be able to
play these media now! Sweet! Thanks a lot :)
Mark BurningHawk
Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
My home page:
http://M
From what I read the ogg file type is one of the 'approved' IDs that
pass the iTunes filter. So yes, flac is not ogg, but for a file type ID
it works. Pure hackery.
CB
Mark Baxter wrote:
> That worked like a charm! I'm not sure why it worked on a FLAC file
> when it's supposed to work on O
Hi May,
Which model of trekker is it and what would you like for it? I don't
have a use for it personally being extremely happy with mobile geo,
but I may know some one who wants one through my contacts as a trainer.
Best,
erik burggraaf
A+ sertified technician and user support consultant.
Because it's broken. Presumably it will be fixed soon. It works
under every other thing going, including linux, and apple users have
been squalking loudly.
Best,
erik burggraaf
A+ sertified technician and user support consultant.
Phone: 888-255-5194
Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com
On 16-Ju
Umm, I think they made the option to pay a bit more and get a DRM-free
version. What they call the 'Plus' version. So for USD$.99 you get DRM
and for $1.29 you get DRM free. Of course media owners had the option of
also going USD$.69 per track for 'back catalog' stuff but of course tose
are har
On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Umm, I think they made the option to pay a bit more and get a DRM-
> free version.
Yes, and then after that (beginning of this year), they went all DRM-
free, so that the whole iTunes catalog is DRM-free. If you still own
stuff that has DRM
Ahh, I misunderstood the announcement. I thought it was premium pricing
just to get DRM free. So the Plus version is higher bitrate in adition
to the DRM free. Good to know and, well, what took them so long
CB
Buddy Brannan wrote:
> On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:49 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
>
>
>> Um
Hi,
May:
I too may have a use for it.
Regards,
Alex,
On Jul 16, 2009, at 10:43 AM, erik burggraaf wrote:
> Hi May,
>
> Which model of trekker is it and what would you like for it? I
> don't have a use for it personally being extremely happy with mobile
> geo, but I may know some one who wa
Hello Chris,
Thanks. It's working.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Chris Blouch wrote:
>
> They are broadcasting it using the Windows Media Player which I can't
> seem to access via VoiceOver in Safari. Poking through their HTML, the
> actual URL of the content is
>
> http://anon.nasa-global.edgesu
Hi,
List,
Here is a link to an apple list similar to the one by Greg Kerney.
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/applications.html
Regards,
Alex,
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Well, maybe *I* misunderstood. Essentially, my understanding is that
it's *all* "plus" now.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Chris Blouch wrote:
> Ahh, I misunderstood the announcement. I thought it was premium
> pricing just to get DRM free. So the Plus version is higher bitrate
> in adition t
Hi there,
I don't know a direct E-mail address but the NLS website should be
able to point you in the right direction... The web address is:
http://www.loc.gov/nls
HTH
Best Wishes
Jenny Kennedy (Howard)
blueskyes9112...@gmail.com
Olathe, Kansas USA
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Hi Greg,
I went and checked out your public offerings on your site. I love
it! I downloaded a dictionary of Australian words and some other
stories and have enjoyed them very much.
I've a question though. I found some things that weren't yet in
audio format and wanted to make a request
It is trekker with Meistro and I have had it for three years, still in good
condition. I am asking 800. The card is big enough to hold all of Canada. I
am including both Canada and US maps.
I need to sell right away.
May off to Edmonton Alberta on the 25th.
Am I ready to see some people there
Also works on actual OGG files, so I'm a happy camper! :)
Mark BurningHawk
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MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
My home page:
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Hey there. I am selling it for 800 dollars. I have had it for three years and
it is sill in good condition. It has the globalsat 338. I am also giving all
of Canada and US maps. The card is big enough to hold all of Canada.
It also has Meistro.
I need to do the sell ASAP.
May off to Edmont
I understand why NLS and RFB and D feel they must incript their
books. I get that.
But why they couldn't of picked a form like Audible is beyond me.
I think a few groups out there, Bookshare and Greg's Beyond Books
program shows clearly that you can put your offerings out there in a
"main
One thing if you can play a NLS book on a computer you can very easly
capture the output and record it in the background. Thus rip the book
to mp3.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:41 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote:
>
> I understand why NLS and RFB and D feel they must incript their
> books. I get
Hey all, thought it was an appropriate time to post these again for
your reading pleasure.
Have an awesome day!…
Smiles,
Cara :)
What is Off-topic for MacVisionaries?
• Non-Mac-related postings
• For Sale postings. You may email me privately if you have items for
sale.
• One line re
This option to view a message as plain text doesn't seem to work with
me. Under the "view" menu, it is dimmed as it were not available.
Best wishes
Simon
On 16 Jul 2009, at 14:48, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote:
>
> There is a option to view a message as plain text. To do this in the
> menus is "View
Hi all,
does someone remember my problem with the German localization with the
settings area for the iPod Nano 4G? The tabs for music, videos and so
on coulnd be read by VO. This issue is solved with the new version
8.2.1 of iTunes now...
Have a good evening!
Pierre
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Hey All, we need to terminate the Trecker thread here now. K?…
I've posted again, the latest version of the list guidelines, which
many of you have seen before, even some whom are responding to this
topic, whom should totally know better! lol! nudge nudge…
So let's move on to someth
I'm just curious. Have you tried mounting it from within disk utility?
You might also open terminal and type mount just to see what all disks are
mounted.
Also, you might try mounting it with the mount command. For example, you
could create a folder in finder to use as a mount point, make a sho
I am unsubscribing from this list. Se you all on the other list.
May off to Edmonton Alberta on the 25th.
Am I ready to see some people there?
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From: "Cara Quinn"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 1:23 PM
Subject: YOu know what I'm going to say…
Hey All, we n
Hehehe, sorry that went to the wrong list. Sheash I am on too many list.
May off to Edmonton Alberta on the 25th.
Am I ready to see some people there?
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I could also very easily plug my nls cassette player into my sound card and
record it to MP3 in the back ground while I'm listening.
I could also buy the printed copy and make a photo copy of it.
So, what's your point?
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From: "louie"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 16,
Hello Simon,
The option to view a message as plain text is only available when the
message is not already in plain text.
Cheers,
Anne
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To p
James dont' recall how old your Mac is, but there is a point where it
is more cost effective to replace the machine instead of repairing it.
So, hope you get something you'll enjoy and can grow into over the
next few years.
On Jul 15, 2009, at 6:18 PM, James & Nash wrote:
>
> Hi Scott,
>
>
I gather your not in the U.S. However, Apple did have a deal at least
for U.S. customers where you could get 0 percent financing for 12
months. The financing is from a credit card company and not from
Apple. Apple doesn't really get to pick the terms, it is whatever that
company is offerin
Actually DRM-free tracks are $99 and I have found a number of tracks
for $69. Got several albums made up of $69 tracks. I gather it is now
more based on popularity because I have an entire library I purchased
from Apple that is iTunes Plus or DRM-free. Spent way to much money
with Apple. :)
Hi,
Has anyone had success using spell check in OpenOffice? I haven't figured
out how to navigate around this function.
I am wanting to do some more advanced word processing like headings, so I
have been looking at OpenOffice as a first alternative. If iWork is better,
however, I am incline
That's already possible anyways I imagine as all the players have headphone
outputs if you really wanted to do it in real time. Using Itunes, Audible,
etc, there still wouldn't be any direct conversion because the built in
features can be disabled. Audible can prevent burning to CD, and I think
Hi,
Speaking of iTunes v 8.x.
When I upgraded to the iTunes 8 or whatever the most recent big leap
was, I started having a problem with the sources table.
If I was below the list section under iTunes store, like say my iPod
or the playlists and arrowed up, once I hit anything in the iTunes
You may be correct Scott, but as you say Apple are working with specific
organizations. At the moment in the UK, Apple are partnered with Barclay's
Bank.
I think I will simply save some money and then put taht on the MacBook.
Thank you for the clarification
James
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Hi Scott,
I think unfortunately , my old Mac reached that point. I am going to get
another MacBook as i do not really need the new battery of the Pro. Also the
Pro is considerably more expensive. I am currently using my Toshiba Techra
which I really like but I miss my mac so I'll use both.
Ta
Hi Anne and Simon,
I seem to remember that for a time in Leopard, the command to change a
message into plain text did not work on all messages. Is that still the
case?
Thank you
James
- Original Message -
From: "Anne Robertson"
To:
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:10 PM
Subject: Re
wow,
You've found stuff for 69 cents? Where? What was it? All the stuff
I've come upon is 99 or 1.29 the more expensive stuff seems to be
whatever was/is popular. Bought a song by Garbage that is way over 10
years old and it was 1.29 and several new but not as popular stuff
that was just
Jenny, most the stuff is older Jazz material. I'd have to dig through
my receipts to remember what they are, but if I find something, I'll
let you know, just so you can check it out and see I didn't make it
up. :) Seriously there is stuff out there, but yeah, it's stuff that
isn't necessar
You might also want to look at Mariner Write. it is apparently now compatible
with Voice Over and Nisus Writer too. Although i know that Nisus Writer has
some issues although the folks are very good at taking on board suggestions and
have often helped me figure out work arounds for problems as w
Hi Scott,
LOL That would be cool. *smile*
I spend way way way way way too much money at iTunes . Well Not to the
point my family has to go without... But a majority of all my fun
money goes to iTunes.
I don't know I guess I'm drunk with power.
I've never been able to browse music or movies or
In defense of NLS, they must follow strict copyright laws. I have no
complaints since they also distribute a free player to every user. And
if someone wants a more portable uit, there's also the Stream. I also
believe other third party manufacturers will be jumping in the fray
once the n
The strean is so darned expensive! But I'd like a portable way to do it.
Jane
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From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
[mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Frank
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:20 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re
Hello, I am very new to apple in general (although I did use an ipod shuffle
and a rockboxed 5.5g imod i nthe past). I am a 24-year old blind law student
from the Netherlands and have been using computers from a very young age mostly
with dos, windows and sometimes ubuntu. Recently I became inte
Hello again, I just joined and am now browsing the group archives so to speak
and I came across a lot of mention too the iphone which surprised me. I know
the new model has built-in voicover but it still uses a touchscreen (not even
just a scrollwheel with some buttons, I know that that can work
Yes, you've got it.
I'm not so much complaining about NLS or their service. It is just.
Well the streem is nice and all but it is so so darn expensive. I'd
get one if it were not so much. I don't really care about any of the
other features it has other than you can download DTBs on it and
Hi,
VoiceOver uses the Touchscreen with an impresive new blindness
technolgoy. You can read about it more at the Google group VIPhone,
which is for this phone and is for the blind and run by the same
people as this group.
http://groups.google.com/group/VIPhone/
viphone-subscr...@googlegrou
Hello, very interesting thanks! I will join the viphone group sinc eI dont want
to clutter this with stuff that is covered somewhere else. But, even if the vo
says something when you are on a cetain spot of the touchscreen (menu bar for
example) isnt it difficult to GET there? I mean I do not th
HI,
I am answering your questions inline just below where they apear:
On 16-Jul-09, at 4:32 PM, a radix wrote:
> Hello, I am very new to apple in general (although I did use an ipod
> shuffle and a rockboxed 5.5g imod i nthe past). I am a 24-year old
> blind law student from the Netherlands
Hi,
Nope. There are mechanisms for that. Most people are very eficient.
Hope to see you at VIPhone. You are welcome to stay on this list for
Mac stuff if you wish.
Regards,
Alex,
On 16-Jul-09, at 4:59 PM, a radix wrote:
> Hello, very interesting thanks! I will join the viphone group sinc
Hi Alex,
Forgive me if it weren't you who I'm thinking of but a few days ago I
was asking about audio tutorials for mail, safari, osx ect.
I've got screenless switchers
ACB main menu
Mac-cessability
and
atmac.org
but Was wondering if there were more?
Something along the lines of the vo user gu
Hi Alex, Thanks for all the info, sorry for the poor formatting on m first
message but I accidentally sentit via my other email address and just
copied/pasted it into a new message. No, i was not referring to replacing the
hard drive as such but the reinstallation of mac os x (I would never put
I notified the maker of the issue and there is a fix coming before the
end of August.
Gregory Kearney
Manager - Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of Western Australia
61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia
Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
Telephone: +1 (307) 22
I don't own an iphone, but I am a beginning drummer. A similar
sort of situation exists. What you end up doing is training your
fingers to respond by being in certain places when needed there. This
is different and will take time and patients to learn and to get a
grip on, however many have
Hi there, I have made some well, nasty beginner user errors with
permissions and such, and I can speak to reinstallation of os from
personal if embarrassing first hand experience. As soon as I heard the
dvd drive stop, I pressed cmd-f5 and had a working vo running with no
need what soever t
Alex, changing the drive is not any more difficult, other than you
have to remove the bottom of the case and it just requires a small
philips screwdriver.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
> HI,
>
> I am answering your questions inline just below where they apear:
>
>
> On 16-
Hi Jenny,
You wrote:
>When I upgraded to the iTunes 8 or whatever the most recent big leap
>was, I started having a problem with the sources table.
>
>If I was below the list section under iTunes store, like say my iPod
>or the playlists and arrowed up, once I hit anything in the iTunes
>s
You can find more information from the sources Alex recommended and
especially podcasts discussing the iPhone. You can easily reinstall
Leopard and soon to be released Snow Leopard. In fact it is easier
than Linux or windows for that matter. I have reinstalled on many
occasions Mac OS X st
TOm, I have no issues with the restrictions NLS must work with and
true you can get a free player, but it makes sense on many levels to
leverage existing technologies and mainstream products possible. If
NLS could partner with Apple and allow NLS content to be played on an
iPod or iPhone,
I haven't noticed this behavior, but if it is happening consistently,
how are your cursor tracking settings configured? Just wondering if
there could be an issue there.
On Jul 16, 2009, at 8:47 PM, Esther wrote:
>
> Hi Jenny,
>
> You wrote:
>> When I upgraded to the iTunes 8 or whatever the
The iPhone is an extremely efficient, productive, and pleasant phone
to use. There is nothing inherently inaccessible about touch screens,
per se. That's just a common misconception, as Apple has now proven.
The blind, despite what some may say, are perfectly capable of using
touch screen
In addition to Scott's suggestions, for the specific question of an accessible
iPhone guide, try going to:
http://help.apple.com/iphone/voiceover/
For a review of the iPhone 3GS with VoiceOver, check out lioncourt.com:
http://www.lioncourt.com/the-accessible-iphone-3gs/
They also keep a link
Again in defense of NLs.
It is a library, Library content is free. Not downloadable at a cost as
in that of getting to the items. Not offered for a subscription, but
free.
The players are to serve the majority of their readership who are
older, or children, or whatever, and again be
free.
T
Of course you can do this with any NLS authorized player and a bit of
wire too.
Gregory Kearney
Manager - Accessible Media
Association for the Blind of Western Australia
61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101
Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia
Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202
Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022
That is probably still the case. What I believe it is doing is looking
at "multiple-part/alternative" choices in the "MIME" mail body, and
presenting the plain text alternative provided there if it exists.
Why are you so concerned about reading in plaintext. Generally HTML
styled e-mails
No we do not ask for any credit card other than for those people who
wha physical delivery of a book on CD. If you are just a reader you
can simply request a book off the system and you will be notified when
it is ready for download.
The library it self is open to world wide users for the n
Hi all,
This is probably really simple but after reading the help I still
can't seem to get it to work. I am reading a text file or webpage and
lose my place. The VO help says you can search for text using the VO f
command. I do that and hit enter and VO says the word and that it is
highl
Hi to all who responded to my query about Fusion accessibility.
Thanks for the inputs, really good to hear the Fusion experience should be
a good one. I just bought my MacBook Pro 2 days ago so now it's off to
the VMware store.
Regards,
Garry
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garry.turking...@gmail.com
I've had mixed results with this myself, and find that if I interact
with the page using the vo-shift down arrow my results may be more
accurate. Let me know if that helps. Also sometime I will also lose my
place if the page isn't entirely finished loading and I don't believe
there is a cu
As a corollary: I've tried to use the items chooser menu when not in
Safari, say for finding my place in an E-mail. It doesn't seem to
work; does items chooser only work in Safari on a web page?
Mark BurningHawk
Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
My home
Hi everyone. I was just wondering is there audio totorrials I can get now to
learn the mac and voice over before I get my macbook?
This way when i do get it I already know some things and won't stumple around
too much for the first 5 hours, lol.
May off to Edmonton Alberta on the 25th.
Am I re
Thanks, Anne, how stupid of me.
Best wishes
Simon
On 16 Jul 2009, at 22:10, Anne Robertson wrote:
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> Hello Simon,
>
> The option to view a message as plain text is only available when the
> message is not already in plain text.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Anne
>
>
> >
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the other resources you mentioned? I accidentally deleted your message before
saving it.
Greetings, Anouk,
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Hello, I dont want to buy one of these but I was still curious, does the ipod
touch use an actual screenreader (voiceover) or does it use voiceclips like the
classic (if the classic does it yet|) and the shuffle? In the first case then I
guess using voicover on the iphone was an evolutionary ste
well the new ipod touch coming out, i believe, will ahve the voiceover
capabilities built in but i think rockbox at the moment can work on it
On 17 Jul 2009, at 07:49, a radix wrote:
> Hello, I dont want to buy one of these but I was still curious, does
> the ipod touch use an actual screenre
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