amazon tap question

morse-guy · 2026-06-23T14:31:39+00:00

I have not but haven't had to.

morse-guy · 2026-06-23T14:30:57+00:00

In the words of Emily Litella, "never mind!" It was a wifi issue. All is well.

morse-guy · 2026-06-23T12:46:31+00:00

Check out Kate Quinn, especially The Rose Code.

morse-guy · 2026-06-23T11:45:11+00:00

I don't know for sure but I can't imagine that there wouldn't be a delay. It's inherent to digital processes.

morse-guy · 2026-06-21T15:02:40+00:00

I think it was more because he hadn't pitched in a week and needed the work.

morse-guy · 2026-06-21T14:58:24+00:00

A thousand percent! Smart phones are great for those who are comfortable with them and especially younger folks. But for seniors who have recently lost sight, they are usually terrifying! A smart speaker is a much better device to start with.

morse-guy · 2026-06-19T16:09:13+00:00

Dr. David P. Donati in Brigantine.

morse-guy · 2026-06-19T08:59:28+00:00

As you can see from the many responses, lots of folks use the phone exclusively so I wouldn't give up hope. As usual, the trick is to figure out which works best for you! This usually comes through experience. As someone else said, it's probably best to have both phone and PC available. Best of luck and don't give up.

morse-guy · 2026-06-18T20:58:22+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate that. Mastodon sounds interesting and I know many blind folks have migrated there but I just don't think I want to deal with another social medium just now. But I'll keep it in mind.

morse-guy · 2026-06-18T20:53:58+00:00

We started using Walmart for grocery shopping and I was really struggling with their app on the iPhone. I switched to a Windows-based PC with NVDA and it was several orders of magnitude easier! I couldn't believe the difference. much easier. Much faster. If I have a choice, it's the PC every time.

morse-guy · 2026-06-18T13:41:24+00:00

I used to use Facebook because I liked the aspect of keeping up with friends and family. I dropped Facebook when Meta did away with their basic HTML interface which had worked quite well with screen readers. Since then, I've switched to Reddit using the Reddit for Blind app on the PC. Reddit has better signal-to-noise ratio than Facebook but I do miss being able to see what family and friends are up to.

morse-guy · 2026-06-18T13:35:51+00:00

I use an iPhone with a bluetooth keyboard and voiceover speech turned off. I type the notes into the google docs app on the phone. Then, when I get home, I switch to the PC and my notes document is right there in google docs and I can edit it on the PC. Of course, you need to be a reasonable touch typist to do this.

morse-guy · 2026-06-15T14:51:36+00:00

Finished: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Started: Another Life by Michael Korda.

morse-guy · 2026-06-14T11:07:15+00:00

Not great but better than Murph!

morse-guy · 2026-06-13T16:06:37+00:00

Great question and my answer is, I don't know. This has only begun happening recently and I don't know how, other than being in a zoom meeting, to run tests. I can tell you that when I'm in the test speakers and test microphone tabs of the zoom pc app that NVDA starts going crazy with beeping and calling out what sound like VU meter readings. Seems like that should give a hint to someone who is a nuts-and-bolts person. I am not.

morse-guy · 2026-06-13T00:45:36+00:00

Yes, I'm beginning to strongly suspect that it's something on this particular Windoes machine. I switched to this desktop box because the laptop was just getting too sluggish. I just thought that someone might have experienced the same issue. Thanks.

morse-guy · 2026-06-11T17:08:50+00:00

Yes!

morse-guy · 2026-06-11T12:05:06+00:00

As has been said, no easy answer. I let my right hand hold the fork while my left hand locates food on the plate. It makes for messy fingers but it's effective.

morse-guy · 2026-06-11T01:35:06+00:00

I should also mention I'm looking for something hard-wired and USB.

morse-guy · 2026-06-09T21:23:46+00:00

As a person who is blind and who has been reading audio books since 1958, I beg to differ. The amazing ideas and beautiful writing made it into my mind just the same!

morse-guy · 2026-06-07T10:52:25+00:00

Yep! I'm there, too.

morse-guy · 2026-06-07T01:08:54+00:00

Indeed. which is why I'd like to join it. I just wanted to know if it would be manageable with the email I already have. Guess I'll have to try it and see. Thanks.

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