Hey Siri feature on Apple watch using latest watch OS and VoiceOver

2016-04-06 Thread Shai
Hello, On the Apple Watch with the latest OS and VoiceOver, I am noticing that the Hey Siri feature works intermittently. I have attempted to power the watch off and on again and also to restart my phone but I am still noticing the same behavior. Holding down on the crown until the watch vibrates

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Larry, As Ed said, we all have different needs and expectations, from what you describe Blindsquare does a better job in these open areas, but for “normal” navigation along streets and in situations where you may want turn-by-turn directions the SeeingEye app does a very good job. Can you

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Brian, The Seeing Eye app works just fine in Canada, maps are accessed via data, at this point there is no way to download maps. I also like the app quite a lot, but of course I also don’t have too use it all that much, mostly just when I am in Vancouver. One thing I like about Apple Maps

Re: iCloud Drive?

2016-04-06 Thread Cathy Inglis
I need to know how to delete files after they've already been saved in the iCloud drive. Does anyone know how to do that? Cathy and Tiny. > On Apr 6, 2016, at 11:21 PM, Marissa Solaun > wrote: > > Question if I save a document to iCloud Drive and have voice dream

RE: Sppech bar

2016-04-06 Thread R VanLant
Ah, I do think that I enabled that, but did not really know what it would do for me. Thank you. I’ll look for the podcast. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, April 3, 2016 3:34 PM To:

TV guide

2016-04-06 Thread solaunmarissa2007
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Re: Reading rate speed with voice dream reader

2016-04-06 Thread Richard Turner
If you go into settings, manage my voices, and double tap on the more info button on a voice you have downloaded, there is a default speed setting. You can also change it on the fly in a document by touching the "Audio Settings" and then flick up with one finger. I hope that is what you are

Re: TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread Chuck Dean
I thought it was called the pass-through gesture. Anyways, do a double tap and hold. You will hear a tone, and then you will be given more options.f Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. > On Apr 6, 2016, at 8:19 PM, Marissa Solaun > wrote:

RE: Battery issue

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You might want to try and calibrate your battery. Charge it over night, then use the iPhone until the battery gets so low that the phone shuts off by itself. Then charge again, preferable over time for at least for 3-4 hours. Repeat once more and drain completely, then charge again and see if

ICloud Backups

2016-04-06 Thread Marissa Solaun
Go to iCloud , double tap on manage storage , then you should see backups then delete them. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

iCloud Drive?

2016-04-06 Thread Marissa Solaun
Question if I save a document to iCloud Drive and have voice dream reader enabled to get documents through there but I don't want the document to be saved in voice dream will it still be able to be saved in ICloud? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

RE: Update to my iPhone 5S is a mess

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Eva, Not sure what else I can do to help, Default Dialect is there at the very top, it's the very first button after the top row which contains the "Voiceover, Back" button at the very top left (where if you try to swipe left you just get the bonk noise that indicates it's as far as you can

RE: TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread Marissa Solaun
What is a bypass gesture? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than

Re: Reading rate speed with voice dream reader

2016-04-06 Thread Candie Stiles
I have noticed the exact same thing. I have tried looking for another method of changing the reading rate and I haven't been able to find anything. If anyone has a suggestion or a way of doing this please let us know. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Candy Lowe

RE: Facebook artificial intelligence for photos

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
For me this has been working for some weeks now and there isn't anything I did, it was just there at one point. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth Sent: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 12:22 PM To: Viphone

ICloud Backups

2016-04-06 Thread Marie
It seems to me that I once read on the list that there is a way to delete some of the older backups from ICloud. I am getting warnings that I am running out of storage and I really don’t want to use ICloud Drive. So if I could get rid of some old backups, this should free up some space for me.

Reading rate speed with voice dream reader

2016-04-06 Thread Candy Lowe
Hello list, I am trying to change the speed of my voice on voice dream reader. When I go to document specific, I am able to change it for a particular document, but, I am unable to change the default which would apply for all. Can anyone help? I must be doing something wrong. Thanks in

new SE and setting up reading?

2016-04-06 Thread Dave Mitchel
I have my SE all set up and learning as I go, but I cannot figure out how to make VO read the messages as they come in like it does on my 5. When things are read it reads slower than I have Ciri set to read and there is no inflection whatsoever. it is so robotic it’s driven me crazy in a very

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-06 Thread Sarai Bucciarelli
They have a $9.99 a month subscription now for Sendero gps. > On Apr 6, 2016, at 8:54 PM, Dianne B. Phelps wrote: > > I am sorry to say that Sendero’s price for their product has gone too high > for this old lady. I do have Blind Square and do Like it. My problem is that

Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-06 Thread Dianne B. Phelps
I am sorry to say that Sendero's price for their product has gone too high for this old lady. I do have Blind Square and do Like it. My problem is that I can't found a pouch or carrying case which will place the phone near enough to my ears and hearing aids so that I can truly hear what it is

Accessibility in Inbox by Gmail - Inbox by Gmail Help

2016-04-06 Thread Kevin Chao
https://support.google.com/inbox/answer/6083800 iPhone and iPad accessibility On iPhones and iPads, Inbox by Gmail is compatible with the VoiceOver screen reader. If VoiceOver isn't already enabled on your device, visit the Apple support site for instructions. Once VoiceOver is turned on, you

Twitterrific on Watch

2016-04-06 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi, is anyone using Twitterrific on their Apple Watch? I would need to pay for the push upgrades to take full advantage. What I’m interested in is can I have a few select accounts I follow push through, then I can choose to like, retweet, or reply from the watch? Is that how it works? :)

Most recent upgrade: 9.3.1

2016-04-06 Thread Jewel
It is only 2 or 3 weeks since I upgraded to 9.3, but for the past week, Apple has been advising me that it will, if I wish, automatically upgrade my phone to 9.3.1. I have been ignoring its kind offer, but last night, I took the bull by the horns and told it to go ahead and download the

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Hi Ed. I turned on my route and started walking with the screen locked and got no info. The use I make of a gps app is to navigate in open areas off the street map. Our apartment complex is huge with lots of things I need like the dumpster, entrances and mailboxes in open areas in big

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I do not have mute on. I did hear a voice in the background once but it was very faint. Know how I can raise its volume? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ed Worrell Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: Question about texting a group

2016-04-06 Thread Richard Turner
I have never come across a way to do this with texting. Perhaps Email is a better choice unless someone knows of something. Richard (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > On Apr 6, 2016, at 3:48 PM, Tom Cramer wrote: > > Hello, > > I know that one can text several people at once

Question about texting a group

2016-04-06 Thread Tom Cramer
Hello, I know that one can text several people at once using the iphone. At least, what I've done is to go to Compost and then in the edit field, I start typing in people's names. After a while, little groups begin to appear, so I imagine it begins remembering things. What I'd like to do is to

Re: Battery issue

2016-04-06 Thread TaraPrakash
I will try that and report soon. Thanks Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2016, at 4:34 PM, Dave wrote: > > > Hi, it sounds like you might have a faulty charger. > > Have you tryed your charging cable, in another Device? > > Dave. > > -Original Message-

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Mike Arrigo
Seeing eye does not store maps off line. Blindsquare is much more automatic, seeing eye will announce the streets when you get to them, but blindsquare provides more information automatically and I think it's better than seeing eye at this point. Original message: well, perhaps I should try

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Hello Larry, I assume that your sounds are not muted. I believe if the sounds on the phone are muted. I.e. the switch on the side of the phone is switched to the mute option the internal voice will not work on the Seeing Eye app. If all of the settings are on for background app usage it should

Re: Update to my iPhone 5S is a mess

2016-04-06 Thread Eva Abbas
Hello Sieghard, Thank you for your instructions. I went to settings; general; accessibility; voiceover; speech; there I could not find default dialect to tap on it. I am stuck there. Can you help me complete the steps? I must've missed something. I would really like to go back to the

An accessible app to read Norwegian and Danish news

2016-04-06 Thread 'Olga Koeva' via VIPhone
Hello! I would like to ask a question to the Scandinavians in this list. Does anybody know accessible apps where you can read news in Norwegian and Danish? I have studied these languages and would like to improve them. I would be glad if somebody can recommend me something. Otherwise I

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
I just wanted to say that I concur with Ed in that I am a huge fan of Seeing Eye GPS. While I am so grateful to the developer of Blind Square, for such a marvelously comprehensive app, I find that, for day-to-day navigation on busses and in taxis, etc, I use Seeing Eye more often. Mark

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Ed, background refresh was on in both the app and in the phone settings and still no go. I initiated a route I had made to my dumpster and started it and then locked my phone. I got no information at all when walking it. The same thing happened when driving down the street. With the phone

Re: Battery issue

2016-04-06 Thread Dave
Hi, it sounds like you might have a faulty charger. Have you tryed your charging cable, in another Device? Dave. -Original Message- From: TaraPrakash Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 9:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Battery issue Dear all. I wonder if someone else is

Battery issue

2016-04-06 Thread TaraPrakash
Dear all. I wonder if someone else is experiencing this. I am not getting On AC power message when I check battery level after it is 100% charged. I keep getting 100% charging message. Once I noticed the charge went down to 96% even if I did not disconnect the charger from phone. The battery is

Re: Hidden iPhone features

2016-04-06 Thread rajmund
Hello, Really basic, I know, but, works. Open something like updates. Now, simply, as you otherwise would, double tap on updates, 10 times. At the 10th tap, it will refresh. Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 6 Apr 2016, at 8:56 pm, Victor Gouveia wrote: > > The split tap

Re: Hidden iPhone features

2016-04-06 Thread Victor Gouveia
The split tap method didn’t work. Sorry. Heck, I even tried turning Voiceover off, and doing it by position. Not sure what’s supposed to happen, like a confirmation screen or something like that, but nothing happened for me. Perhaps someone else could try it, and see if something happens on

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Richard Turner
And, for the person who wondered about wether any GPS tells you the side of the street, Seeing Eye GPS does. For example, in Portland Oregon, where I am, we have lots of streets that eithemake t intersections or jog a ways from where they cross the intersecting street. So Seeing Eye might say,

Re: Facebook artificial intelligence for photos

2016-04-06 Thread christopher hallsworth
It works for me. I know this because in one photo it said "no automatic alt text available". > On 6 Apr 2016, at 01:12, Grant wrote: > > I’ve been reading that Facebook’s artificial intelligence for pictures is > enabled today when using the app on iOS in English. This

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Hello, I found that the 4Sq option for POIs is much more accurate in finding things near you. The Google maps option isn’t always the closest option. Before you do a search. In the search screen there is an option to switch the POI source if you select the 4Sq option it seems to pull in closer

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Hello, It uses the Google maps. It might have the Canada maps as it does not store maps off line. It just gets it’s maps info from google or even the Open Street Maps Project. It all depends on which one you have selected in the settings. I hope that this helps. Ed > On Apr 6, 2016, at 12:36

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Hey Larry, You have to make sure that the background refresh option is turned on in settings on your phone, and in the settings tab of the Seeing Eye App. It works very well on my phone. I hope that this helps. Ed > On Apr 6, 2016, at 12:40 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: >

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Blindsquare functions with the screen locked and I can’t seem to get that to happen in seeing eye. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ed Worrell Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 10:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: head to head

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Brian Moore
well, perhaps I should try seeing eye gps. not sure if it even has maps for Canada but easy enough to find out. does it store maps off line? would prefer not as I have a rather large data bucket but it might be handy. With blind square, the announcement stuff is pretty automatic. I mostly

RE: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Alan, If you want to continue to use iTunes as your sync source for your Calendar and Contacts, do not, repeat, do not, enable that option in the iCloud Control Panel or you will, indeed, end up with duplicates. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread englishrider91
I may just try the free 30 day trial option again, and see how I like it. One of the reasons I didn't like it, and this wasn't really the app's fault, was that it ran super, super slowly on my iPhone 4S. Google Maps and Lyft used to do this as well, but both of those apps are now running great

Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User

2016-04-06 Thread Alan Lemly
Hello List, I just installed iCloud for Windows on my Windows 7 computer and have a question about syncing before I step in something and end up with duplicates on my iPhone 6. I understand conceptually that with iCloud for Windows, items I have ticked such as Outlook contacts and

RE: TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Hi, It's been a while but, if memory serves, you can perform a 3-finger swipe from right-to-left gesture, several times until the screen containing the Finish button appears. If that does not work, then perform the single-finger pass-through gesture in order to scroll through the screens,

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Richard, I got your Alfred reference. I loved him, also. For those not familiar with Alfred, he was the butler on the 1960s, short-lived (only 3 seasons I believe), Batman series. Richard, thank you for making me smile, today, with that marvelous memory. Mark -Original Message-

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
As is usually the case, I agree with Sieghard. On my Macs, I use Alex for the primary voice with Samantha enhanced for all notifications. In iOS, I am definitely a Samantha enhanced, man, with the pitch option disabled. On Zoomtext, by the way, I prefer ViaVoice which is about as close

RE: Hidden iPhone features

2016-04-06 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
I think it’s even easier to ask Siri, “What’s 300 divided by 42?” From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 6:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Hidden iPhone features I typed 300/42 into the

Re: Reorganizing the rotor is driving me absolutely insane!

2016-04-06 Thread Brian Albriton
I have noticed that even after removing audio ducking from the rotor it does come back on occasion. On 4/5/16, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Mary, > > The problem is not in what you get when you turn the rotor, the bug is when > you go to Voiceover settings > Rotor where you

TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi, It's been so long, I'm not sure, but I seem to remember that I needed cited help in order to get past the screen. Once you get past the screen however most things are accessible on the TV Guide app. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

RE: Bluetooth headset

2016-04-06 Thread Cristóbal
I use the Plantronics Voyager Edge. It’s got 3 mics and noise canceling capabilities. There’s also a mute button which is also nice. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Lenartiene Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 7:14 AM To:

Re: Update to my iPhone 5S is a mess

2016-04-06 Thread Alan Paganelli
I've not had that problem either with my iPhone 5s or my iPad Air. Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Apr 5, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Eva Abbas wrote: > > Hello listers, > > I just want to add that Samantha's voice in voiceover became ugly in this > new update. It sounded more

Re: Update to my iPhone 5S is a mess

2016-04-06 Thread Alan Paganelli
I seem to recall pressing the home button and getting past the different languages. Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Apr 5, 2016, at 4:37 PM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > > Another alternative: when it says slide to set up, do a three-finger swipe > left to right,while

Re: Facebook artificial intelligence for photos

2016-04-06 Thread Alan Paganelli
I was so looking forward to this new feature but alas, I couldn't get it to work either and after fiddling around with it, I gave it up as a bad job and moved on. Alan Sent from my iPad Air > On Apr 5, 2016, at 5:12 PM, Grant wrote: > > I’ve been reading that

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Regina Alvarado
When I ask for a category/restaurants for instance, in the Seeing Eye app how do I get it to tell me restaurants within perhaps a mile or 1.5 miles or even shorter? They seem to give me the names on the other side of town. Thanks. reggie & Lex On Apr 6, 2016, at 9:35 AM, Larry Lumpkin

TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread solaunmarissa2007
I wanted to find out I asked this question before but did not get an answer, how does one skip passed the welcome screen on the TV guide mobile application for iPhone using voice over? Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you

Re: Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder?

2016-04-06 Thread Sherry Wells
Thanks Aleeha, that did it. I should have thought of trying edit myself. Sherry Wells From: Aleeha Dudley Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 10:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder? At least in my mail app, when I double tap on the

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Ed Worrell
Hey Guys, I am on the opposite side of the coin. I find the Seeing Eye GPS app much more intuitive for my use. I really love the improvements to the app with the newest update. The tabs down at the bottom of the app screen are now all on one level, and for low vision users they have added some

Re: Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder?

2016-04-06 Thread Aleeha Dudley
At least in my mail app, when I double tap on the edit button in my trash folder, there is a button in the bottom right corner that says delete all. I hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2016, at 09:42, Sherry Wells wrote: > > Hi all, > > In the

Mail App - Is There a Way to Empty the Trash Folder?

2016-04-06 Thread Sherry Wells
Hi all, In the trash folder in the mail app, is there a way to do a delete all? I can’t find a button that does this. Thanks, Sherry Wells -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list,

AppleWatch and app to track sleep

2016-04-06 Thread Piotr Witek
Hi folks, I wonder which apps to controlling your sleep do you use. Nowadays I check The Sleep Pulse 2. Before first use it looks like very nice. At the beginning I used the SleepTrack app but unfortunately it can count only the time between pressing start and stop button. Of course I would

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Hi, You can change the intersection distance from short, medium or long inside the app setting. I periodicaly shake my phone to check my location to get updates. Hope that helps.Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE ..facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow

Re: emails stuck in my email app and don't know how to fix this issue

2016-04-06 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
HI Jen, Try restarting your phone. Odds are, that will fix it. best, Anna > On Apr 5, 2016, at 7:01 PM, Jen . wrote: > > hi I seem to have to email messages that have not downloaded completely to my > email app so what I get is a bunch of messages which I can see and

Re: Quick nav.

2016-04-06 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Jennifer, There's no need to turn off the braille display. You can probably enter all the characters from the display. If you want to use the keyboard, though, press Sh-Chord, which is Space with 1-4-6. This toggles between showing and hiding the onscreen keyboard. Best, Anna > On Apr

Re: Bluetooth headset

2016-04-06 Thread Cheryl Lenartiene
Hi Robert, The Sennheiser Presence series gets excellent reviews for noise cancelation. I was in need of a new headset and ordered one to try, but it hasn't gotten here yet. Will keep you posted. Cheryl Rejoice always! Pray continually. Give thanks in everything, for this is God's will for

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread Richard Turner
Choice of what voice to use is completely subjective. I, for example, can't stand Eloquence, while Sieghard, and many, many others, would like to have it on the iPhone. I generally stick to Samantha and the male British Siri voice. (What can I say, I wish I could afford a British butler,

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Blindsquare tells me my nearest intersection automaticly. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 5:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread rajmund
Hi, OK, could someone check the US Enhanced female Siri, either on an iPhone 5S, and or an iPad air first generation, please? Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I notice no lag whatsoever on my 6S Plus, I just tried it last night again and both SIRI male and female enhanced sounded just as responsive to me as Samanthas does. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rajmund Sent:

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Marissa, Just as Dave said, the replies here will be all over the place. Alex definitely has a following, I personally can't listen to him for an extended period of time. Interestingly enough when I listen to Podcasts where the author uses Alex he doesn't sound so bad and my 6S Plus

Re: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread rajmund
Hello, Has anyone noticed, though, the US female Siri enhanced horribly lags? Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: englishride...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date sent: Wed, 6 Apr 2016 02:54:06 -0700 Subject: Re: Voiceover voices Compact Samantha (I can't

Re: Question for voice dream reader users who lost your folders after upgrade

2016-04-06 Thread Nicola Sanders
Hi, You're right, now that I think about it, the files that I uploaded did indeed end up in the folder which had focus in Voice Dream. Now that I understand how it works, I think this is a nice feature: even if you forget which folder last had focus when you upload new material, when you open

Re: Hidden iPhone features

2016-04-06 Thread Richard Turner
I typed 300/42 into the Spotlight search box and got the following as the first "top result," 300/42 =, 7.1428571429 button If you double tap on the result button you are taken into the calculator. Frankly, it is easier to just use the calculator in my opinion. Richard Sent from my iPod 6 >

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread englishrider91
I tried Seeing Eye GPS a while back, and while I really did like the turn-by-turn directions, and especially the intersection analisous, I think BlindSquare may be a better fit for me. I mostly need something that will tell me my nearest intersection, like Sendero Lookaround used to do before

Re: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread englishrider91
Compact Samantha (I can't stand her any other way) Alex sometimes, and the higher-quality versions of the British Siri female and American Siri female voices. I used to really love compact Karen, but ever since iOS 8, she's sounded weird to me, which is why I switched to Samantha. Thanks, Ari

Re: Hidden iPhone features

2016-04-06 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello everybody. The redial feature is very nice. However, i can't get spotlight math to work. What is the syntax? > On Apr 5, 2016, at 10:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Yes, you can do so by putting your finger on the item and then doing a split > tap, i.e. tap 10 times

Re: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread Dave
you will get everybody's own preference, with this question. at the end of the day, it is up to your own personal taste! Dave. -Original Message- From: rajmund Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 7:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voiceover voices Hi, Samantha enhanced

Re: Quinton's play room

2016-04-06 Thread Robert Wright
If you are asking for the address to the playroom's web client its: Http:qcsalon.net/en Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 6, 2016, at 2:25 AM, Rafał Marzec wrote: > > Can I ask for some link? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 6 Apr 2016, at 9:05 am, Robert Wright

Re: New phone-SE? queries

2016-04-06 Thread Dave
Tripple click home should do it. Dave. From: Dave Mitchel Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: New phone-SE? queries I received my new SE today and I ‘m wondering if I can turn the phone on, do the triple click home key for Voice over and do the rest

Re: Quinton's play room

2016-04-06 Thread Rafał Marzec
Can I ask for some link? Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Apr 2016, at 9:05 am, Robert Wright wrote: > > Set your rotor to "headings" it will help whether you are using the screen or > keyboard. Also, at the bottom of the screen you may wish to lower the volume > before

Bluetooth headset

2016-04-06 Thread Robert Wright
I know that everyone has their favorite and in most cases the concern has been for listening to audio. I am curious as to which headset has Been found to have the best quality during a phone call in a somewhat noisy environment. Example, while traveling in car or bus. Sent from my iPhone --

Re: Quinton's play room

2016-04-06 Thread Robert Wright
Set your rotor to "headings" it will help whether you are using the screen or keyboard. Also, at the bottom of the screen you may wish to lower the volume before starting the game, the sounds can be quite loud. The 'actions' heading is the main part of the game. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr

Re: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread Robert Wright
I tried Seeing eye because it was from the company that made my Sendero GPS on my voice note. I did like it because it was so similar with the turn by turns. Price wise, I switched to BSQ and have been enjoying it ever since. I use it with Navagon and it has been a treat. I was told that I can

Re: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi, I use Alex on both my Mac and my iPhone. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Apr 5, 2016, at 11:27 PM, solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com wrote: > > What voice do

Re: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread rajmund
Hi, Samantha enhanced here, with pitch change disabled. Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: Devin Prater