From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao09.cox.net ([68.230.241.30]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EUTlK-0002er-00 for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:43:06 -0400 Received: from Galois ([68.8.46.13]) by fed1rmmtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20051025154520.UEDU11356.fed1rmmtao04.cox.net@Galois> for ; Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:45:20 -0400 From: "Juan Hernandez" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:45:54 -0700 Organization: Net+1 Technologies Message-ID: <001e01c5d97b$2f100130$0700a8c0@Galois> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Thread-Index: AcXZEHem6OJeP+gDRR6pjg4UqdbvnwAaqS1A In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 18:43:07 -0000 How do you use an ipodmini? Don't you have to be able to see to use one? Take care -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Jane Lee Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:51 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: off topic: accessibility with mac stuff? On 10/24/05, Nick G wrote: > Anyway, IPods are worthless. The glammer and stuff is all marketing. > Go find a Reo Carma or Carbon, players made of all metal construction. Don't quite disagree with you there, but I must admit, the only reason why I haven't already gotten anything from Rio or iRiver or any of the other companies and got myself an iPod is because the interface is more intuitive than the norm. I certainly don't agree with how Apple is price gouging on the iPods, and I don't like that the iPod does not support FLAC or Ogg, but nevertheless, I think it's worth a tradeoff when I don't have to pore over the user manual and spend a few hours getting used to the controls. I like that I can just keep my iPod mini in my pocket and press buttons and know exactly what I'm doing. As for strength when it comes to the iPod nano, Ars Technica's review of the device included driving over it and throwing it here and there, and it didn't stop playing music until a 30 foot drop, after all of the previous abuse. It's also so unbelievably light that if I wanted to, I could swing it around with just the headphones attached, and it wouldn't fly off or anything, and the same goes to the shuffle and the mini. Seeing as how it's more stronger than my cellphone which is about to break any day now, I'd get a nano the day I have enough money to splurge on it. Granted, some people did sue Apple for all the scratched Nanos, but out of all the people I know who got one nobody's complained about the scratching. Also, the new iPod is made up of new material that resists scratching. Cheers jane _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup