[gui-talk] FaceBook and MySpace

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

My complaint with the AFB March article is that even for Window-Eyes users,
it made some procedures more difficult than they needed to be.  Most of the
things she described can be done in browse mode without having to move the
mouse pointer anywhere.  The article is worth reading because you learn some
terminology, but you will need to find out some of the pitfalls with your
own combination of screen reader and browser.  I still recommend Firefox
over Internet Explorer for Facebook, but you will be going in and out of
forms mode, redrawing the browse buffer, etc. quite often.


Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of albert griffith
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 4:58 PM
> To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] FaceBook and MySpace
> 
> Lydia, if you go to www.afb.org and look under Access World for the March
> edition you'll find an article explaining how to use Facebook.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lydia Grier
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 4:09 PM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] FaceBook and MySpace
> 
> Hey Jin this is Lydia can you give me instructions on how to navigate
> facebook. I can get on the website but after that I don't have a clue?
> Another question I am an Avon Rep as well and I am wondering do you put
> your
> 
> orders in by using the computer and if so how? I put mine by phone. Thanks
> in advance.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Aberdeen" <freespirit328 at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 12:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] FaceBook and MySpace
> 
> 
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > There's really no difference between Myspace and facebook. Both sites
> > afford a person the same advantages. Facebook is a bit more blind
> > friendly, especially if you use the mobile website. Myspace is just not
> > blind friendly at all. As far as what they do; They are social
> networking
> > websites which allows people to have one place to keep in touch with all
> > their friends (or the ones who are members). There are also online games
> > and applications. I use it to update my friends on what I'm up to and I
> > also use it to network and spread the word about my AVON business.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> > Jen
> >
> > Shop my AVON online store
> > http://jaberdeen.avonrepresentative.com
> >
> > Get healthy!
> > http://jaberdeen.qhealthbeauty.com
> >
> > Contact me:
> >
> > Jennifer Aberdeen
> > PO Box 1184
> > Woonsocket, RI 02895
> > 401-762-3258 (home)
> > 401-644-5607 (cell)
> > freespirit328 at gmail.com
> > SKYPE: J.Aberdeen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kris" <khickerson at charter.net>
> > To: "gui-talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:24 PM
> > Subject: [gui-talk] FaceBook and MySpace
> >
> >
> >>    Ok, everyone, I admit I'm uninformed when it comes to these two
> >> websites.  I just never took an interest in them, but now there is so
> >> much
> >> talk that I'm beginning to think I need to learn a little more.
> >>
> >> Last year everyone was talking about MySpace.  Now this year it's
> >> FaceBook.
> >> What exactly is the difference between the two and why would you want
> or
> >> need to use one over the other?  Is there any reason you would need to
> >> use
> >> both?  I'm not even sure that I want to consider Twitter,but I'm
> starting
> 
> >> to
> >> get a little curious about FaceBook.  However, not knowing, I wonder if
> I
> >> need to investigate MySpace, too.  This is getting rediculous.  How do
> >> people have time for all this stuff?  I'm retired and I still don't
> >> always
> >> get everything done that I need to on the computer.  It seems to me
> that
> >> these sites would just clutter up and complicate one's life!
> >>
> >> Thanks for any info.
> >>
> >> Kris
> >>
> >>