{"id":1009,"date":"2012-06-12T09:58:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-12T13:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2012-06-12T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T13:58:01","slug":"nfb-newsline-app-6122012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1009","title":{"rendered":"NFB NEWSLINE App, 6\/12\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NFB NEWSLINE Goes Mobile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While it has always been possible to call NFB\u00a0NEWSLINE with a mobile phone, the newly released NFB\u00a0NEWSLINE iPhone app is a whole new way of accessing the\u00a0NEWSLINE content on the go. Compared to the telephone keypad-based\u00a0 approach to navigating through NEWSLINE menus and publications, the simple and straight-forward layout of the app is refreshing and intuitive.<\/p>\n<p>When first run, the app prompts for user name and password.\u00a0 As expected, this information is persistent, so this will only have to be done once.\u00a0 The home screen of NEWSLINE presents buttons which give access to the main functionality.\u00a0 Every newspaper and periodical can be browsed from the &#8220;Publications&#8221;\u00a0 button.\u00a0 The TV listings also have a separate section.\u00a0 The &#8220;Subscriptions&#8221; button lists the content you want to download for offline reading.\u00a0 There is, of course, a &#8220;Help&#8221; option which gives a quick overview of the app and links to further information.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the least intuitive aspect is the location of the Favorites and Subscriptions manager under the &#8220;Settings&#8221; section.\u00a0 A convenient way to select a publication for Favorites or Subscriptions should be available from the Publications section.\u00a0 This would be a welcome change in future updates. Also, some sort of search functionality would be helpful.<\/p>\n<p>Reading a publication can be easily done using the standard VoiceOver controls. Content is broken out into easily selected sections, or the full publication can be read from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>On a personal note, I have used NFB NEWSLINE services more in the past week than ever before. The NEWSLINE app is a pleasure to have on my iPhone and I will likely use it on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=1009\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFB NEWSLINE Goes Mobile Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP While it has always been possible to call NFB\u00a0NEWSLINE with a mobile phone, the newly released NFB\u00a0NEWSLINE iPhone app is a whole new way of accessing the\u00a0NEWSLINE content on the go. 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