[nfbwatlk] iPhone question

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Thu Feb 6 23:43:28 UTC 2014


Yeah ... but what if the keyboard doesn't have diode protection to prevent
damage from reverse polarity?

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] iPhone question

No, I thought that turning the battery around was clever.

Cindy Bennett

Secretary: National Association of Blind Students

B.A. Psychology: UNC Wilmington
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> On Feb 6, 2014, at 2:38 PM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Oh, keeping it in the box?
> OK.
> 
> The Amazon Basics Bluetooth keyboard is also $30...much cheaper and has
the
> on/off switch.
> I still use my Apple keyboard all the time here at home.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 2:27 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] iPhone question
> 
> Jim, that's a clever method for ensuring that it stays off. Mike and I
have
> had similar problems.
> 
> Cindy Bennett
> 
> Secretary: National Association of Blind Students
> 
> B.A. Psychology: UNC Wilmington
> clb5590 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 6, 2014, at 2:13 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Sure you can turn it off. Hold in the button for a couple of seconds. 
>> And keep it in its original box.
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim 
>> Portillo
>> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 2:10 PM
>> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] iPhone question
>> 
>> The only thing I'm not liking about the Apple keyboard is that it 
>> can't really be turned off.  I find myself having to switch the 
>> position of one of the batteries so as not to have it accidentally 
>> turn on at the most inopportune times.
>> I also love that mini-keyboard.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy 
>> Bennett
>> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 2:07 PM
>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] iPhone question
>> 
>> The Apple keyboard is great, and my friend who owns A T guys 
>> www.atguys.com sells a great mini keyboard the size of the phone with 
>> defined buttons, a marked F and J, and a good battery life. I like it 
>> because a lot of the blue tooth keyboards I found that were small did 
>> not have definited enough features for me to type accurately. The 
>> keyboard I recommended also offers Safari support, pressing h for 
>> headings, etc. There are also commands to do things such as swipe and
> double tap.
>> 
>> Cindy
>> 
>>> On 2/6/14, Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Amazon Bluetooth Basics.  Can't go wrong with that, unless you want 
>>> one that's the size of the actual iPhone.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbwatlk [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>>> Albert Sanchez
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 1:34 PM
>>> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: [nfbwatlk] iPhone question
>>> 
>>> Hello Seahawk fans and all!
>>> I have an off-topic question related to the iPhone 5 that I figure 
>>> someone here might be able to answer. I am considering the purchase 
>>> of a bluetooth keyboard and am interested if anyone has a
recommendation?
>>> Albert Sanchez
>>> HAPPY SEAHAWK FAN!
>>> How 'bout them Marineers
>>> "Lets play some baseball!"
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