hi
Can the aluminum diagramming foil for tactile graphics, the kind that comes in the APH tactile graphics kits... Can it be used in a perkins brailler? How heavy of paper can a perkins brailler take without breaking or jamming it? Also can the electric perkins brailler, the one costing around $1030 from maxiaids or perkins products braille on the same kind of paper or do braillers have to be specially adjusted to braille on heavier paper? Last, how much louder is the electric perkins brailler versus the standard manual perkins brailler? Is it as loud as the index braille embosser or romeo braille printer I have the privilege to play with for a few weeks. Well I did and I decided a computer driven industrial embosser that can print magazines and hundreds of pages per hour is not for me. So I'll be giving it back soon once the coronaVirus stuff is over with. I just want a brailler that is better than my manual brailler that I can afford and that will let me type much faster without the keys jamming like as what happens if you try brailling too fast with manual braillers, its just how the manual ones are designed thats all just like manual typewriter keys can jam if you try writing too fast. I am used to writing with note takers and computers and want the same experience from a perkins brailler and it seems the electric brailler will give me the computer-like typing experience i want. and i see from the parts list the electric perkins brailler uses solenoids to do the brailling just like a braille printer for computers uses solenoids.

Josh

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Joseph:


That would be great. For whoever is interested in using house party, I think we all should contact them and let them know that their app needs to be more accessible. Maybe with more than one person saying something, this may get them to do something about it.

Shelly

On 4/7/2020 9:37 PM, joseph hudson wrote:

The developers of house party is who you would talk with. If somebody wants it, I will post the information at some point.

On Apr 7, 2020, at 3:42 AM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@gmail.com> wrote:

Kerryn:



I don't remember having that problem or if I did, I must have bypassed it. I will be honest and tell you that this application is not for blind people. I can call one person using it but when I try to invite people to the room, it's impossible. I talked with someone who is sighted and she said it's very difficult. She said when you open house part, there is a plus sign in the top right hand corner but Siri didn't read that to me. If you can find that, click on it and then you will see a few different options and you would click my friends and then after that, you will go through the list and select who you want to invite. I don't know who we could talk with to see if they would make this more accessible. It's a big disappointment in my opinion.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 6:15 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


hi shellly and others
i downloaded it, but when i was setting the app up, after i type email address, user name etc
i saw a 54 page agreement, but no next or continue button?
what to do here?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



You can do it on either. For Apple, it's in the app store and I think for android, it's in the google store. If you are an Apple user, you would open app store and go to search and type in house party and it should come up and then you would hit get and it should download. If you get it loaded, you can definitely contact me.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 7:02 PM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


can i try it with any of u all?
which platform is it for, ios or android?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



House party is an app on your smart phone. It's free and you can talk with 8 people or more at a time. It's really cool and you can even play games with your family and friends. My family has been using this since we are unable to get together during this time of crisis.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 6:58 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


what is house party? is it for windows or for mobile?

----- Original Message -----
From: joseph hudson
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2:28 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Hi Shelley, I just downloaded house party end it looks like you have to add friends in order to invite them to a conversation from what I have gathered and I’m guessing next to the friend button, there will be an invite button to invite them to a conference. If you would like to try this, my link to add me is below.

https://houseparty.com/add/jhud7789

Sent from my iPhone

On 8 Apr 2020, at 6:41 AM, Ashley Breger via groups.io <ashbreger=yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

Hi Carrie,
What exactly are you trying to do under the Mail app? I would be happy to assist you.


Ashley Breger

On Apr 8, 2020, at 5:31 AM, Kerryann Ifill <ksbf@caribsurf.com> wrote:

Hi all,

As simple as the Mail app seemed, I’m struggling with it and I
‘D greatly appreciate if someone could point me in the direction of a resource to assist with covering the app. The only sight that seemed useful, appears to be broken as I keep getting the “bad gateway” message when heading to that page.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Regards
Kerry

On Apr 8, 2020, at 5:31 AM, Kerryann Ifill <ksbf@caribsurf.com> wrote:

Hi all,

As simple as the Mail app seemed, I’m struggling with it and I
‘D greatly appreciate if someone could point me in the direction of a resource to assist with covering the app. The only sight that seemed useful, appears to be broken as I keep getting the “bad gateway” message when heading to that page.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Regards
Kerry

Ron:


Thank you for bringing this to my attention.  When I used to do what you described, the Verizon domain used to be your number at vzwpix.com, did they change that?  I didn't know.  I will definitely give that a try.  Thank you.

Shelly

On 4/7/2020 8:11 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Shelly,

I am not sure if you can get the jokes by text message.  Visit the website and see what they say.  I know there is a way to send and receive text message via phone to computer and via computer to phone.  It's a bit convoluted.

You have to find the domain name of the carrier that you use and then you can probably put that into the e-mail edit field on the joke-a-day website. I have done this in  the past.  for example, my spectrum phone domain is the same as Verizon.  I don't quite know why this is, but it works that way. There are Internet sources to find the carrier domain.  They actually don't list Spectrum mobile, but I read somewhere that Spectrum is using Verizon facilities, so I tried the
Verizon domain which is vtext.com.  So my e-mail address for my iPhone message would be as follows: <ten digit number including area code>@vtext.com.  I have done this both ways to send my phone text messages and to send e-mail to my PC.

Good luck.


On 4/7/2020 4:31 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Ron:


Thank you so much for letting me know.  Yes, I do remember you used to send me numerous jokes.  With a joke a day, is there any way I can have them texted to me on my phone?  I really don't do much email.  If not, that's OK.  Just thought I would ask.  I will also tell you about an application that I found on the phone. It's called jako jokes.  You can install it for free and they will send you a joke a day.  You will have to allow notifications and pick the time you want the joke to come.  You can also go on there and find jokes on your own. If you can't find this, I would be happy to text you some of what I get.  I would need your number though. Take care and stay well.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 2:11 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Shelly,

Most of the old joke lists I used to subscribe to are gone now. Here's one that is still going.  It's called 'Joke of the day.' You can visit the following address:
https://www.ajokeaday.com/
and fill in the form with your e-mail address.  You will get a confirmation e-mail which you must respond to to receive jokes.

There used to be alot of them back in the day.  I used to send you some of them--remember: Humournet with the big Humor Collages came once a week.  Bawdynet which had the blue stuff. Joke of the day is clean.
There was one called Laugh Page.  The moderator was named Osama Alima. Right after 9/11, his list disappeared and I always wondered why; could it have been because of his first name?
Good luck.


On 4/6/2020 4:30 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Hi Group:


I posted this to the Blind Apples group but no one knew of anything so I thought I would ask this question here. Sorry for the repeat message for any of you who are on the other list. Does any of you know if there is an application that you can get for your phone where you can get jokes every day?  If not, is there something you can join where they could be texted to your phone? If not, that's fine.  I was just inquiring.  It would be nice to have something sent every day just to have some laughter in these tough times. I used to subscribe many years ago to email lists but I don't do it anymore because I'm on the phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Someone suggested Google assistant but I'm not sure how to use that with an Apple device.

Shelly

Hi Shelly,

I am not sure if you can get the jokes by text message.  Visit the website and see what they say.  I know there is a way to send and receive text message via phone to computer and via computer to phone.  It's a bit convoluted.

You have to find the domain name of the carrier that you use and then you can probably put that into the e-mail edit field on the joke-a-day website. I have done this in  the past.  for example, my spectrum phone domain is the same as Verizon.  I don't quite know why this is, but it works that way. There are Internet sources to find the carrier domain.  They actually don't list Spectrum mobile, but I read somewhere that Spectrum is using Verizon facilities, so I tried the
Verizon domain which is vtext.com.  So my e-mail address for my iPhone message would be as follows: <ten digit number including area code>@vtext.com.  I have done this both ways to send my phone text messages and to send e-mail to my PC.

Good luck.


On 4/7/2020 4:31 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Ron:


Thank you so much for letting me know.  Yes, I do remember you used to send me numerous jokes.  With a joke a day, is there any way I can have them texted to me on my phone?  I really don't do much email.  If not, that's OK.  Just thought I would ask.  I will also tell you about an application that I found on the phone. It's called jako jokes.  You can install it for free and they will send you a joke a day.  You will have to allow notifications and pick the time you want the joke to come.  You can also go on there and find jokes on your own.  If you can't find this, I would be happy to text you some of what I get.  I would need your number though. Take care and stay well.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 2:11 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Shelly,

Most of the old joke lists I used to subscribe to are gone now. Here's one that is still going.  It's called 'Joke of the day.' You can visit the following address:
https://www.ajokeaday.com/
and fill in the form with your e-mail address.  You will get a confirmation e-mail which you must respond to to receive jokes.

There used to be alot of them back in the day.  I used to send you some of them--remember: Humournet with the big Humor Collages came once a week.  Bawdynet which had the blue stuff. Joke of the day is clean.
There was one called Laugh Page.  The moderator was named Osama Alima. Right after 9/11, his list disappeared and I always wondered why; could it have been because of his first name?
Good luck.


On 4/6/2020 4:30 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Hi Group:


I posted this to the Blind Apples group but no one knew of anything so I thought I would ask this question here.  Sorry for the repeat message for any of you who are on the other list. Does any of you know if there is an application that you can get for your phone where you can get jokes every day?  If not, is there something you can join where they could be texted to your phone? If not, that's fine.  I was just inquiring.  It would be nice to have something sent every day just to have some laughter in these tough times. I used to subscribe many years ago to email lists but I don't do it anymore because I'm on the phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Someone suggested Google assistant but I'm not sure how to use that with an Apple device.

Shelly

The developers of house party is who you would talk with. If somebody wants it, I will post the information at some point.

On Apr 7, 2020, at 3:42 AM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@gmail.com> wrote:

Kerryn:



I don't remember having that problem or if I did, I must have bypassed it. I will be honest and tell you that this application is not for blind people. I can call one person using it but when I try to invite people to the room, it's impossible. I talked with someone who is sighted and she said it's very difficult. She said when you open house part, there is a plus sign in the top right hand corner but Siri didn't read that to me. If you can find that, click on it and then you will see a few different options and you would click my friends and then after that, you will go through the list and select who you want to invite. I don't know who we could talk with to see if they would make this more accessible. It's a big disappointment in my opinion.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 6:15 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


hi shellly and others
i downloaded it, but when i was setting the app up, after i type email address, user name etc
i saw a 54 page agreement, but no next or continue button?
what to do here?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



You can do it on either. For Apple, it's in the app store and I think for android, it's in the google store. If you are an Apple user, you would open app store and go to search and type in house party and it should come up and then you would hit get and it should download. If you get it loaded, you can definitely contact me.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 7:02 PM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


can i try it with any of u all?
which platform is it for, ios or android?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



House party is an app on your smart phone. It's free and you can talk with 8 people or more at a time. It's really cool and you can even play games with your family and friends. My family has been using this since we are unable to get together during this time of crisis.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 6:58 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


what is house party? is it for windows or for mobile?

----- Original Message -----
From: joseph hudson
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2:28 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Hi Shelley, I just downloaded house party end it looks like you have to add friends in order to invite them to a conversation from what I have gathered and I’m guessing next to the friend button, there will be an invite button to invite them to a conference. If you would like to try this, my link to add me is below.

https://houseparty.com/add/jhud7789

Sent from my iPhone

Hi Shelly,

I am not sure if you can get the jokes by text message.  Visit the website and see what they say.  I know there is a way to send and receive text message via phone to computer and via computer to phone.  It's a bit convoluted.

You have to find the domain name of the carrier that you use and then you can probably put that into the e-mail edit field on the joke-a-day website. I have done this in  the past.  for example, my spectrum phone domain is the same as Verizon.  I don't quite know why this is, but it works that way. There are Internet sources to find the carrier domain.  They actually don't list Spectrum mobile, but I read somewhere that Spectrum is using Verizon facilities, so I tried the
Verizon domain which is vtext.com.  So my e-mail address for my iPhone message would be as follows: <ten digit number including area code>@vtext.com.  I have done this both ways to send my phone text messages and to send e-mail to my PC.

Good luck.


On 4/7/2020 4:31 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Ron:


Thank you so much for letting me know.  Yes, I do remember you used to send me numerous jokes.  With a joke a day, is there any way I can have them texted to me on my phone?  I really don't do much email.  If not, that's OK.  Just thought I would ask.  I will also tell you about an application that I found on the phone. It's called jako jokes.  You can install it for free and they will send you a joke a day.  You will have to allow notifications and pick the time you want the joke to come.  You can also go on there and find jokes on your own.  If you can't find this, I would be happy to text you some of what I get.  I would need your number though. Take care and stay well.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 2:11 AM, Ron Canazzi wrote:

Hi Shelly,

Most of the old joke lists I used to subscribe to are gone now. Here's one that is still going.  It's called 'Joke of the day.' You can visit the following address:
https://www.ajokeaday.com/
and fill in the form with your e-mail address.  You will get a confirmation e-mail which you must respond to to receive jokes.

There used to be alot of them back in the day.  I used to send you some of them--remember: Humournet with the big Humor Collages came once a week.  Bawdynet which had the blue stuff. Joke of the day is clean.
There was one called Laugh Page.  The moderator was named Osama Alima. Right after 9/11, his list disappeared and I always wondered why; could it have been because of his first name?
Good luck.


On 4/6/2020 4:30 AM, Shelly Kane wrote:

Hi Group:


I posted this to the Blind Apples group but no one knew of anything so I thought I would ask this question here.  Sorry for the repeat message for any of you who are on the other list. Does any of you know if there is an application that you can get for your phone where you can get jokes every day?  If not, is there something you can join where they could be texted to your phone? If not, that's fine.  I was just inquiring.  It would be nice to have something sent every day just to have some laughter in these tough times. I used to subscribe many years ago to email lists but I don't do it anymore because I'm on the phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Someone suggested Google assistant but I'm not sure how to use that with an Apple device.

Shelly

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On Apr 7, 2020, at 3:42 AM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@gmail.com> wrote:

Kerryn:



I don't remember having that problem or if I did, I must have bypassed it. I will be honest and tell you that this application is not for blind people. I can call one person using it but when I try to invite people to the room, it's impossible. I talked with someone who is sighted and she said it's very difficult. She said when you open house part, there is a plus sign in the top right hand corner but Siri didn't read that to me. If you can find that, click on it and then you will see a few different options and you would click my friends and then after that, you will go through the list and select who you want to invite. I don't know who we could talk with to see if they would make this more accessible. It's a big disappointment in my opinion.

Shelly

On 4/6/2020 6:15 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


hi shellly and others
i downloaded it, but when i was setting the app up, after i type email address, user name etc
i saw a 54 page agreement, but no next or continue button?
what to do here?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



You can do it on either. For Apple, it's in the app store and I think for android, it's in the google store. If you are an Apple user, you would open app store and go to search and type in house party and it should come up and then you would hit get and it should download. If you get it loaded, you can definitely contact me.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 7:02 PM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


can i try it with any of u all?
which platform is it for, ios or android?

----- Original Message -----
From: Shelly Kane
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Kerryn:



House party is an app on your smart phone. It's free and you can talk with 8 people or more at a time. It's really cool and you can even play games with your family and friends. My family has been using this since we are unable to get together during this time of crisis.

Shelly

On 4/5/2020 6:58 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io wrote:


what is house party? is it for windows or for mobile?

----- Original Message -----
From: joseph hudson
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2:28 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Hi Shelley, I just downloaded house party end it looks like you have to add friends in order to invite them to a conversation from what I have gathered and I’m guessing next to the friend button, there will be an invite button to invite them to a conference. If you would like to try this, my link to add me is below.

https://houseparty.com/add/jhud7789

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 6, 2020, at 3:23 AM, Shelly Kane <shellykane323@gmail.com> wrote:

What is a mobile application? Do you mean google assistant?

On 4/5/2020 5:03 PM, joseph hudson wrote:

It is a mobile application.


joseph hudson

Technology support for the blind or better known as Mack, IOS and Windows support

FaceTime, iMessage, and email

jhud7789@twc.com

Telephone/what's up messenger

254-300-7667

Emergency cell

254-813-2461

Twitter
https://twitter.com/josephhudson89

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404

On Apr 5, 2020, at 7:58 AM, Kerryn Gunness via groups.io <k_gunness=yahoo.ca@groups.io> wrote:

what is house party? is it for windows or for mobile?

----- Original Message -----
From: joseph hudson
Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 2:28 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] House party for Shelley

Hi Shelley, I just downloaded house party end it looks like you have to add friends in order to invite them to a conversation from what I have gathered and I’m guessing next to the friend button, there will be an invite button to invite them to a conference. If you would like to try this, my link to add me is below.

https://houseparty.com/add/jhud7789

Sent from my iPhone

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