RE: problems activating my apple id

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Donald,

Often when you have a picker item like choosing the country in your case you
double tap on the control. It appears like nothing is changing as you said,
but in fact you may find a list of countries elsewhere on the screen,
usually below the picker item. I suggest you give it another try and after
you double tap, just flick right or explore the screen and see if something
popped up where you can select your country and by doing so make the "Next"
button active. 


Regards,
Sieghard


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Of Donald Raikes
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 4:02 PM
To: viphone
Subject: problems activating my apple id

Hello,

I got my IPhone 5 on monday.  The first thing I need to do is to
download and install the vz contacts transfer app, but when I go into
the apps store, and tell it to install, I am prompted for my apple id
and password (finally got those entered correctly), now I have to
review my account settings, but I can't get beyond the select store
page.

I see a store picker button, but when I double-tap it the screen
doesn't seem to change and I can't select the store I need (United
states). and because I can't select the store, the next button is
disabled.

I tried this on itunes on my pc and had similar problems.

Any tips on how to get this done would be appreciated.

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I discovered what was wrong though I'm still puzzled. Somehow my log in was 
cleared and I had to log in again.
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Re: game sounds and voice over?

[Scott Howell]

I got a response from APple and the issue has been referred to Engineering. 
There is speculation as to the issue, but if you can, update APple about your 
experience with FaceTime as well. This may provide another area for them to 
investigate.

Thanks

On Oct 17, 2012, at 8:38 PM, ShamelessFanGirl  
wrote:

> Hi Scott, and all,
> 
> VO also exhibits this behavior if you try doing anything while during a 
> FaceTime call. Renders activities such as texting nearly impossible to 
> accomplish.
> 
> Just more discoveries re: this curious little issue.
> 
> Take care
> On Oct 17, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Scott Howell  wrote:
> 
>> This is also happening with Naval Combat.
>> 
>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 6:52 PM, ShamelessFanGirl  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> Nope, it's happening here with that particular game, Hanging With Friends, 
>>> and KODP as well. I noticed this behavior shortly after IOS6 went live, and 
>>> have contacted accessibility about it...Thoroughly annoying, and IMO, it 
>>> can't hurt letting them know that you are experiencing it as well.
>>> 
>>> P.S. HWF recently had an update, and the cutting out is still present, so 
>>> based on that, it isn't a problem with the games/audio-using applications 
>>> themselves.
>>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Maria Chapman  wrote:
>>> 
 HI.  has anyone experienced game sounds or voice over cutting out during 
 games?  They don't actually cut out, they just kind of skip so far the 
 only game where it's really bad is stem stumper.  Has anyone else found 
 any games that do this?  If so, would it be worth writing to apple 
 accessibility? or is it the games that need to be updated?
 
 thanks
 
 Maria Chapman
 bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
 
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RE: Looking for an RSS Reader with a Specific Feature

[Musiclady]

I use this rss reader daily.  It is synced to my google reader 
account.  You can add feeds by using the pluss buton on the right 
of the screen and then typing key words on the url of the feed.
It's also great, because I tell it I want to read the full text 
of an article.  Also, you can download for offline reading.

Steph

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Re: game sounds and voice over?

[ShamelessFanGirl]

Hey Scott,

Consider it done. The FaceTime issue was actually the first thing I noticed 
cutting out, and I've been in dialogues with support both via email, and the 
phone since. Noticed it the morning after IOS6's release; the audio cutting out 
in games/other apps which use audio was noticed later. Curiously, I don't 
notice it happening in as pronounced a manner via Skype, during the playing of 
music, or with things like ringtones/system sounds and VO, so it's an odd issue 
for sure.

Thanks for adding your voice to this, and take care,


Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 18, 2012, at 4:55 AM, Scott Howell  wrote:

> I got a response from APple and the issue has been referred to Engineering. 
> There is speculation as to the issue, but if you can, update APple about your 
> experience with FaceTime as well. This may provide another area for them to 
> investigate.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> On Oct 17, 2012, at 8:38 PM, ShamelessFanGirl  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Scott, and all,
>> 
>> VO also exhibits this behavior if you try doing anything while during a 
>> FaceTime call. Renders activities such as texting nearly impossible to 
>> accomplish.
>> 
>> Just more discoveries re: this curious little issue.
>> 
>> Take care
>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 7:30 PM, Scott Howell  wrote:
>> 
>>> This is also happening with Naval Combat.
>>> 
>>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 6:52 PM, ShamelessFanGirl  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
 Hello,
 
 Nope, it's happening here with that particular game, Hanging With Friends, 
 and KODP as well. I noticed this behavior shortly after IOS6 went live, 
 and have contacted accessibility about it...Thoroughly annoying, and IMO, 
 it can't hurt letting them know that you are experiencing it as well.
 
 P.S. HWF recently had an update, and the cutting out is still present, so 
 based on that, it isn't a problem with the games/audio-using applications 
 themselves.
 On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:27 PM, Maria Chapman  wrote:
 
> HI.  has anyone experienced game sounds or voice over cutting out during 
> games?  They don't actually cut out, they just kind of skip so far the 
> only game where it's really bad is stem stumper.  Has anyone else found 
> any games that do this?  If so, would it be worth writing to apple 
> accessibility? or is it the games that need to be updated?
> 
> thanks
> 
> Maria Chapman
> bubbygirl1...@gmail.com
> 
> "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." 
> - Mahatma Gandhi
> 
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Re: Around Me

[Rob Harris]

Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various others I 
remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey around places 
over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.

RobH.
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From: "Jesus Garcia" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
Subject: Around Me


Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app called
around me. This app is great for simply exploring your surroundings, it
seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, far I would probably give
it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility score. I do not know if this works
outside the United states and Canada, but my first guess is that it probably
will work in Europe.
It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. The
app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is $2.99 best of
wishes.

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Re: Around Me

[Rob Harris]

Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various others I 
remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey around places 
over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.

RobH.
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From: "Jesus Garcia" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
Subject: Around Me


Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app called
around me. This app is great for simply exploring your surroundings, it
seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, far I would probably give
it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility score. I do not know if this works
outside the United states and Canada, but my first guess is that it probably
will work in Europe.
It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. The
app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is $2.99 best of
wishes.

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question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Alex Wallis]

Hi list,
I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very 
good deal on the phone.


I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the 
performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.


I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s,
I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the 
only app I have got any useful results from.

I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
Many thanks for any information,
Alex.

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Re: voice-activated camera app for Iphone, Ipad and more.

[Kawal Gucukoglu]

Thanks for this will try it.

Kawal.

On Oct 17, 2012, at 1:07 PM, Thom  wrote:

> Hi there, I'm not Kawal, but when I was sighted, I was a professional
> photographer.
> To get a subject in the picture, you want it to be at a 90 degree angle from
> the face of the camera or phone.
> Hold the phone with two hands, the left near the up volume button (that will
> take the picture), and the right hand on the right side of the phone. Try
> pointing, with your right index finger at what you'd like to line up with.
> When it's aligned, click the top volume button to take the picture.
> 
> Here's a note.
> What will fit into the frame, or viewfinder, is about the same amount  of
> distance you are away from the subject.  To get just the face and shoulders,
> you should be alright about 3 feet (an armslength) from the subject. If you
> want their full body in the picture, you will have to back up as far away
> from them, as they are tall. Then back up a little more to give you a little
> more space around the subject. Now aim at the middle ( their belly), and you
> should be ready to take the shot
> 
> If you atried to take a full length shot and aimed at their face, the face
> would be in the middle, a lot of space above their head, and their legs
> would be cut off about the knees.
> 
> If you leave yourself a little extra space on all sides, the picture can be
> cropped after it's taken. Cropping is cutting out just the area that you
> want to keep. .
> 
> 
> I hope this helps,
> 
> Thom
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Kawal Gucukoglu
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 7:46 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: voice-activated camera app for Iphone, Ipad and more.
> 
> 
> Hello Raul.
> 
> Please don't think it personal if I ask you if you have any vision and if
> not, how did you teach your clients to do that?  Could you write the steps
> to me off list?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Kawal. 
> 
> On Oct 16, 2012, at 7:52 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" 
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi, the lack of vision can make taking pictures a bit challenging, but 
>> it's not impossible. I've taught several of my clients how to take 
>> pictures with their iPhones and some learned it, some didn't, but all 
>> got a better understanding of how the process works.
>> 
>> So, if this is something you are interested in, just know that it can 
>> be done.
>> 
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>> that you will look forward to the trip. Home Page: 
>> http://raulgallegos.com
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>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47
>> 
>> On 10/16/2012 9:01 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>>> I presume you have to point the camera to take pictures?  I have 
>>> never been able to take pictures as I have no vision.
>>> 
>>> Kawal.
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RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Alex,

I have an iPhone 4S, but I can tell you that I doubt there will be any
change in how accurate OCR will be. The camera of the iPhone 5 is the same
as in the 4S except that they put a slightly better lens cover over it and
did a few things on the software end which make it a bit better. Low light
performance is also improved, but the actual camera is still the same 8
Megapixel as is in the 4S so unless you are taking pictures in poor
lighting, I doubt you find any difference.

How well Text Detective or Prizmo will work probably depends a lot more on
how well you are able to take the picture, i.e. how still you hold the
camera, how far from the page, how good is the lighting etc. 


Regards,
Sieghard

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RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Richard Turner]

Alex,
I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small portions
of text with Text Detective.  Prizmo is the only OCR app I can get reliable
results with.  I've continued to try, DocScanner, SayText, Text Grabber,
Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) and Prizmo and Prizmo works
best for me.
You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put Text
Detective at the top of the list.
I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of how to
get good results with Text Detective to the list?
I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being
revisited.

Thanks,
Richard
 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Alex Wallis
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5

Hi list,
I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good
deal on the phone.

I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the
performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.

I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I
mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only
app I have got any useful results from.
I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
Many thanks for any information,
Alex.

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RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Thom]

Hi Alex,
I have a 4S, and the camera is the same is on the 5, 
as far as megapixels. I've come to like Say Text. The way I use it is to
place the paper in front of me. I put the camera in the very center of the
paper, lift straight up with two hands. There is an auto take feature that
will prompt you when to stop moving. Hold still, and it will do the rest.

HTH,

Thom

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Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5


Hi list,
I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very 
good deal on the phone.

I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? in
particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the 
performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.

I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I
mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the 
only app I have got any useful results from.
I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. Many thanks
for any information, Alex.

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Re: Looking for an RSS Reader with a Specific Feature

[Christopher Chaltain]

Which RSS reader are you referring to? I don't see the message/thread
you're replying to.

On 18/10/12 04:47, Musiclady wrote:
> I use this rss reader daily.  It is synced to my google reader account. 
> You can add feeds by using the pluss buton on the right of the screen
> and then typing key words on the url of the feed.
> It's also great, because I tell it I want to read the full text of an
> article.  Also, you can download for offline reading.
> Steph
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Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[David Chittenden]

Yes, OCR depends on how clear the image is. I regularly have excellent success 
with both Text Detective and Prizmo. I find that Prizmo has more accurate OCR 
when a clear image is taken, but Text Detective is easier to get an image 
initially. Compared with my iPhone 4, both apps work better on my iPhone 5.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Sent from my iPhone

On 19/10/2012, at 2:22, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

> Hi Alex,
> 
> I have an iPhone 4S, but I can tell you that I doubt there will be any
> change in how accurate OCR will be. The camera of the iPhone 5 is the same
> as in the 4S except that they put a slightly better lens cover over it and
> did a few things on the software end which make it a bit better. Low light
> performance is also improved, but the actual camera is still the same 8
> Megapixel as is in the 4S so unless you are taking pictures in poor
> lighting, I doubt you find any difference.
> 
> How well Text Detective or Prizmo will work probably depends a lot more on
> how well you are able to take the picture, i.e. how still you hold the
> camera, how far from the page, how good is the lighting etc. 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
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Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[David Chittenden]

I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the paper 
and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape orientation at 
the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms.

With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly until 
I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time auto-focus 
is announced.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner"  wrote:

> Alex,
> I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small portions
> of text with Text Detective.  Prizmo is the only OCR app I can get reliable
> results with.  I've continued to try, DocScanner, SayText, Text Grabber,
> Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) and Prizmo and Prizmo works
> best for me.
> You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put Text
> Detective at the top of the list.
> I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of how to
> get good results with Text Detective to the list?
> I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being
> revisited.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Alex Wallis
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5
> 
> Hi list,
> I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good
> deal on the phone.
> 
> I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
> in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the
> performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.
> 
> I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I
> mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only
> app I have got any useful results from.
> I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
> Many thanks for any information,
> Alex.
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RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Richard Turner]

Are we talking about an i.5 by 11 sheet and you are getting the entire page?
I've never gotten more than a half a page and that seldom.
I don't have particularly long arms, but I will try that approach.
I'm guessing you are about 16 to 18 inches above the page?
Holding the phone landscape, is it over the center of the page or toward top
or bottom?

Richard
 

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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the
paper and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape
orientation at the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms.

With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly
until I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time
auto-focus is announced.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone

On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner"  wrote:

> Alex,
> I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small 
> portions of text with Text Detective.  Prizmo is the only OCR app I 
> can get reliable results with.  I've continued to try, DocScanner, 
> SayText, Text Grabber, Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) 
> and Prizmo and Prizmo works best for me.
> You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put 
> Text Detective at the top of the list.
> I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of 
> how to get good results with Text Detective to the list?
> I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being 
> revisited.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of Alex Wallis
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5
> 
> Hi list,
> I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very 
> good deal on the phone.
> 
> I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
> in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on 
> the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.
> 
> I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 
> 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is 
> the only app I have got any useful results from.
> I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
> Many thanks for any information,
> Alex.
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Re: Around Me

[Woody Anna Dresner]

Hi,

Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were driving, 
and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as it turned 
out. So yes, it's a wonderful app.

Best,
Woody



On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris  wrote:

> Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various others I 
> remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey around places 
> over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.
> 
> RobH.
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Jesus Garcia" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
> Subject: Around Me
> 
> 
> Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app called
> around me. This app is great for simply exploring your surroundings, it
> seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, far I would probably give
> it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility score. I do not know if this works
> outside the United states and Canada, but my first guess is that it probably
> will work in Europe.
> It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. The
> app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is $2.99 best of
> wishes.
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Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[David Chittenden]

Well, here in NZ, pages are usually a4 which is 9 x 12, I think. I go slightly 
toward the top of the page. If necessary, I do another scan in the lower 3rd, 
but if that's the case, I usually run Prizmo. I find Prizmo has better OCR. 
Text Detective gives me the general overview quicker.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Sent from my iPhone

On 19/10/2012, at 3:10, "Richard Turner"  wrote:

> Are we talking about an i.5 by 11 sheet and you are getting the entire page?
> I've never gotten more than a half a page and that seldom.
> I don't have particularly long arms, but I will try that approach.
> I'm guessing you are about 16 to 18 inches above the page?
> Holding the phone landscape, is it over the center of the page or toward top
> or bottom?
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of David Chittenden
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:07 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
> 
> I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the
> paper and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape
> orientation at the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms.
> 
> With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly
> until I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time
> auto-focus is announced.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner"  wrote:
> 
>> Alex,
>> I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small 
>> portions of text with Text Detective.  Prizmo is the only OCR app I 
>> can get reliable results with.  I've continued to try, DocScanner, 
>> SayText, Text Grabber, Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) 
>> and Prizmo and Prizmo works best for me.
>> You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put 
>> Text Detective at the top of the list.
>> I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of 
>> how to get good results with Text Detective to the list?
>> I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being 
>> revisited.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
>> Behalf Of Alex Wallis
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5
>> 
>> Hi list,
>> I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very 
>> good deal on the phone.
>> 
>> I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
>> in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on 
>> the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.
>> 
>> I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 
>> 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is 
>> the only app I have got any useful results from.
>> I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
>> Many thanks for any information,
>> Alex.
>> 
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re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Alex Wallis]

Hi list,
well, I have never got any useful results with prismo.
The reason I go for text detective is because of course it repeatedly 
scans til it finds text.
Prismo is just so fiddly to use, and its extremely frustrating to snap a 
photo with it, then find out its unusable, and then to have to tap 
several buttons just to take another photo,
If prismo had some sort of repeat scan feature til text is found like 
text detective, I might be more inclined to keep trying it.
Also, of course in prismo several buttons aren't labeled, and over all I 
just find prismo clunky and unfriendly to use, unlike text detective.
The one thing I wish they would add in for the next version is a start 
scan button to the results screen, as at the moment if you get rubbish 
for your results you have to find the button to go back, then find the 
start scan button to have another go.
I think it is all about how the paper is positioned, and where the phone 
is in relation to it, I just keep raising and lowering the phone til I 
get something useful from it.


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perkins mini

[Mary Otten]

I have seen the post here and on apple vis about this display. The individual 
didn't like the recessed display and location of space keys. I'm intrigued by 
the idea of so much power for so relatively little money, i.e. this has extra 
features that I think I would find really useful. I'd love to hear others' 
experiences with this device with or without an IOS device paired to it. 
Obviously comments that don't relate to the IOS device would best be sent off 
list.  Thanks in advance.

Mary

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Adding links from a webpage to a folder on page 2 of home-screen

[Shane Clark]

Hi,
The subject-line says it all. Can this be done? And if so, how? 

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facely hd

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Is anyone else having trouble with  facely hd  freezing up? I have tried 
uninstalling it but still get the same problem.

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interesting apple pattent

[paras shah]

Please read below.
Verry cool.

An Apple patent application discovered on Thursday outlines an
invention that uses metadata from emails, texts and other
communications to determine how a synthesized voice sounds in a
text-to-speech (TTS) system.





Source: USPTO
The filing, titled "Voice assignment for text-to-speech output," looks
to create "speaker profiles" which can change the voice
characteristics of TTS output to match parsed-out metadata like age,
sex, dialect and other variables.

 As noted by the application, many systems exist today to aid the
visually impaired, including the system on Apple's iPhone, however
most TTS engines "generate synthesized speech having voice
characteristics of either a male speaker or a female speaker.
Regardless of the gender of the speaker, the same voice is used for
all text-to-speech conversion regardless of the source of the text
being converted." Apple's invention proposes a different solution.

 Instead of hearing the same voice for every message, the invention
obtains metadata "directly from the communication or from a secondary
source identified by the directly obtained metadata" to create the
most suitable speaker profile.

 According to the patent filing, "Providing a speech output that is
associated with a speaker profile allows speaker recognition while
providing a more enjoyable and entertaining experience for the
listener."

An example is provided in which a user receives a message from
"Charles Prince," who has an email address of charles.pri...@isp.uk,
regarding a party for "Albert." In this case, the system could use the
".uk" address as primary metadata. Secondary metadata can be gathered
if a contact card is attached to the message, or if Charles Prince's
information is already in the user's address book.





Metadata samples.
The data from the text and the corresponding metadata are then fed
into a TTS engine, which assigns a speaker profile to convert the text
into speech.

After converting each word and phonetic transcription in the text to
distinct sounds that comprise a given language, the TTS engine then
divides and marks rhythmic sounds like phrases, clauses and sentences.

 In some implementations, speech can be created by piecing together
pre-recorded voice fragments, including sounds, entire words or even
sentences, that are stored on a mobile device or in an off-site
database.

 In other implementations, the TTS engine can include a synthesizer
that "incorporates a model of the human vocal tract or other human
voice characteristics to create a synthetic speech output according to
the speaker profile."

One of the most interesting iterations notes that "a speaker's voice
can be recorded and analyzed to generate voice data."

 From the patent filing's description:

For example, the speaker's voice can be recorded by a recording
application running on the device or during a telephone call (with
permission). The voice characteristics of the speaker can be obtained
using known voice recognition techniques. In this implementation, a
speaker profile may not be necessary as the speaker's name can be
directly associated with voice data stored in voice database.

As for output, the system may pick the ".uk" email address to use as
primary metadata, taking contact card information like a birthday to
determine sex and age, to subsequently output a speaker profile
matching an older male with a British accent. Charles Prince's
physical address, phone number, or picture can also be used to
determine a speaker profile. The more metadata available, the more
refined the output.





Flowchart of TTS system.
It is unclear if Apple plans to deploy such a system, however the
company currently has a similar, albeit less advanced, system in place
with Siri. While the feature is limited to certain regions, Siri has
an option to choose dialects like "English (United States)" or
"English (United Kingdom)" to recognize incoming voice commands, as
well as provide responses in the selected accent.



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Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5

[Raul A. Gallegos]

Hi, based on the tech specs of both iPhone 4S and 5, the results for OCR 
apps won't be much different.


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On 10/18/2012 8:49 AM, Alex Wallis wrote:

Hi list,
I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very
good deal on the phone.

I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5?
in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the
performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well.

I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s,
I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the
only app I have got any useful results from.
I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference.
Many thanks for any information,
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Re: voice brief Re: Facebook Apps and status report.

[Carla Savage]

Hi Donna,
When Voice Brief starts playing, stop it and then put your finger 
just above the home button and slide it up a little. You will then 
see a button which has DN and the word Arrow. That's the settings 
button. Double tap and you'll be back in the settings screen.

Hope this helps,
Cokes.
At 21:28 08/10/2012, you wrote:
Thanks for everyone's suggestions regarding facebook and for the 
info on how to refresh status report. I've now got Voice Brief which 
looks quite good, but using voiceover I can't seem to get back to 
the settings screen. I'm stuck in the area where voice brief reads 
the status etc. Can anyone tell me how to get back please as I need 
to increase the speech rate at the very least. Also regarding voice 
brief I've tried to authorise it to read my twitter account but for 
some reason the authorisation fails. Does anyone have any ideas on this please?


Many thanks.

Donna


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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Facebook Apps and status report.

Hi Donna,
I use Facebook and Voicebook. Just to read statuses, I use voice Brief.
Hope this helps,
Cokes.
At 11:57 08/10/2012, you wrote:

Hello list.

I'm just wondering what apps people prefer to use for Facebook as 
I'm just venturing back into facebook land after a long absence. 
I've tried the facebook app and focus for facebook, both of which 
seem to have their quirks in the way they sort the news feed. I 
also attempted to use status report but I can't seem to get it to 
refresh. Any help and suggestions would be much appreciated.


Many thanks as usual for all the help and info this list provides. 
It is much appreciated.


Best regards

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Re: battery life and i phone 4s using ios 6.0

[Rebecca Ilniski]

Nope thankfully I don't have the email set that way to use push.

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RE: Adding links from a webpage to a folder on page 2 of home-screen

[Jennie Facer]

Hi Shane,

At the bottom of the screen in Safari, there is a utilities button. Here is
where you can add to home screen. From here, you will have to move it to
where you want it.

Jenn

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Hi,
The subject-line says it all. Can this be done? And if so, how? 

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RE: Around Me

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Hi.  Is around me the same type of app as yelp?  What are the differences if
any?  Just curious.  Thanks.
God bless!
Paula and Babe

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Hi,

Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were
driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as
it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app.

Best,
Woody



On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris  wrote:

> Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various 
> others I remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey 
> around places over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.
> 
> RobH.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jesus Garcia" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
> Subject: Around Me
> 
> 
> Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app 
> called around me. This app is great for simply exploring your 
> surroundings, it seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, 
> far I would probably give it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility 
> score. I do not know if this works outside the United states and 
> Canada, but my first guess is that it probably will work in Europe.
> It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. 
> The app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is 
> $2.99 best of wishes.
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RE: Around Me

[Jesus Garcia]

Don't know about yelp never used it, but around me is a cool little app. And
as David stated it seems to work just fine in much of the globe it works for
the folks down under, glad about that a wonderful place Australia great
people wonderful music and great beer. What is there not to like.

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Hi.  Is around me the same type of app as yelp?  What are the differences if
any?  Just curious.  Thanks.
God bless!
Paula and Babe

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Hi,

Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were
driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as
it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app.

Best,
Woody



On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris  wrote:

> Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various 
> others I remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey 
> around places over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.
> 
> RobH.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Jesus Garcia" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
> Subject: Around Me
> 
> 
> Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app 
> called around me. This app is great for simply exploring your 
> surroundings, it seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, 
> far I would probably give it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility 
> score. I do not know if this works outside the United states and 
> Canada, but my first guess is that it probably will work in Europe.
> It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. 
> The app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is
> $2.99 best of wishes.
> 
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iTunes Match how-to's.

[ShamelessFanGirl]

Good evening Mac/Apple people,

I recently subscribed to this service, and while I have a couple nuts and bolts 
questions, am curious as to how those of you who have also taken the plonge are 
finding it. My question is strictly this: Having had all my music matched, and 
uploaded, can I then delete the locally stored tracks from iTunes so as to free 
up that 136 or thereabouts GB of drivespace, or do I have to leave it as is? I 
had a long commute yesterday, and used IM the majority of the way there, and 
yep, I'm definitely in bliss. VZW/LTE and iTunes Match; a fantastic marriage 
IMO.

Thanks for any/all input everyone, and if this becomes too cluttered, feel free 
to write me off-list. No, this service is by no means new, but it is to me, so 
again, thanks for putting up with my ramble/question.

Have fun, and take care.



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Re: Around Me

[David Chittenden]

Yes they are similar. Yelp is interfaced with Siri and currently has a few more 
features. Unfortunately, Yelp doesn't work all over the world. Yelp currently 
works in the US and Canada. Around Me and Where To both work all over.

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On 19/10/2012, at 12:00, "Paul and Paula Jordan"  wrote:

> Hi.  Is around me the same type of app as yelp?  What are the differences if
> any?  Just curious.  Thanks.
> God bless!
> Paula and Babe
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Woody Anna Dresner
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:09 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Around Me
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were
> driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, as
> it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app.
> 
> Best,
> Woody
> 
> 
> 
> On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris  wrote:
> 
>> Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various 
>> others I remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey 
>> around places over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.
>> 
>> RobH.
>> - Original Message -
>> From: "Jesus Garcia" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
>> Subject: Around Me
>> 
>> 
>> Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app 
>> called around me. This app is great for simply exploring your 
>> surroundings, it seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, 
>> far I would probably give it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility 
>> score. I do not know if this works outside the United states and 
>> Canada, but my first guess is that it probably will work in Europe.
>> It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. 
>> The app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is 
>> $2.99 best of wishes.
>> 
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RE: perkins mini

[Richard Turner]

Mary,
I'm working very hard to get my hands on a demo unit.
I will report to the list if I succeed.
 
Later,
Richard


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Subject: perkins mini

I have seen the post here and on apple vis about this display. The
individual didn't like the recessed display and location of space keys. I'm
intrigued by the idea of so much power for so relatively little money, i.e.
this has extra features that I think I would find really useful. I'd love to
hear others' experiences with this device with or without an IOS device
paired to it. Obviously comments that don't relate to the IOS device would
best be sent off list.  Thanks in advance.

Mary

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Re: game sounds and voice over?

[jeffry miller]

both of the games i play do that.  baby adopter and hanging with 
friends.  i think it is an IOS 6 issue.


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RE: iTunes Match how-to's.

[Jonathan Mosen]

Yes, you can delete all the tracks that have been matched, and iTunes will
stream them from the cloud. You can actually set up a smart playlist that
shows you all matched songs so you can then select all and delete.

Jonathan 

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Subject: iTunes Match how-to's.

Good evening Mac/Apple people,

I recently subscribed to this service, and while I have a couple nuts and
bolts questions, am curious as to how those of you who have also taken the
plonge are finding it. My question is strictly this: Having had all my music
matched, and uploaded, can I then delete the locally stored tracks from
iTunes so as to free up that 136 or thereabouts GB of drivespace, or do I
have to leave it as is? I had a long commute yesterday, and used IM the
majority of the way there, and yep, I'm definitely in bliss. VZW/LTE and
iTunes Match; a fantastic marriage IMO.

Thanks for any/all input everyone, and if this becomes too cluttered, feel
free to write me off-list. No, this service is by no means new, but it is to
me, so again, thanks for putting up with my ramble/question.

Have fun, and take care.



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Apple looking to add character to text-to-speech voices

[Traci]

Interesting article.  I've kind of wondered what a text to speech voice would 
sound like as if it was from Alabama or Boston.  :)
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Re: Around Me

[Beverly]

It is a very good app. What I like about it is when you find what you are 
looking for, you tap on details and you can use whatever navigation app to 
get there.



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- Original Message - 
From: "Jesus Garcia" 

To: 
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:33 PM
Subject: Around Me



Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app called
around me. This app is great for simply exploring your surroundings, it
seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus, far I would probably 
give

it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility score. I do not know if this works
outside the United states and Canada, but my first guess is that it 
probably

will work in Europe.
It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store. The
app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is $2.99 best 
of

wishes.

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Re: Around Me

[Tom Lange]

Hi,
I use Yelp and AroundMe fairly often, and foursquare's cool too.

Going off on a tangent for a second, a lot of times when I'm out and about 
or visiting at friends' places I like to look for various restaurants and 
such, so it would be good if  I could find a reliable app for obtaining 
restaurant menus.  Unfortunately the MenuPages app is kind of a pain to use.


Tom

- Original Message - 
From: "David Chittenden" 

To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Around Me


Yes they are similar. Yelp is interfaced with Siri and currently has a few 
more features. Unfortunately, Yelp doesn't work all over the world. Yelp 
currently works in the US and Canada. Around Me and Where To both work all 
over.


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On 19/10/2012, at 12:00, "Paul and Paula Jordan"  
wrote:


Hi.  Is around me the same type of app as yelp?  What are the differences 
if

any?  Just curious.  Thanks.
God bless!
Paula and Babe

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
Behalf

Of Woody Anna Dresner
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 12:09 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Around Me

Hi,

Last summer I used AroundMe to book a hotel reservation while we were
driving, and it worked beautifully. We got one of the last rooms in town, 
as

it turned out. So yes, it's a wonderful app.

Best,
Woody



On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:03 AM, Rob Harris  wrote:


Ok ok,  this is a gem.  Been poking around my locality and various
others I remember the UK post codes for.  Fascinating, will go nosey
around places over the waters next.  So yes,  highly recommended.

RobH.
- Original Message -
From: "Jesus Garcia" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 1:33 AM
Subject: Around Me


Evening list members, just discovered a very interesting little app
called around me. This app is great for simply exploring your
surroundings, it seems to be very accessible with voice over. thus,
far I would probably give it a 4.5 out of 5 in the accessibility
score. I do not know if this works outside the United states and
Canada, but my first guess is that it probably will work in Europe.
It will be the first selection when doing  a search in the app store.
The app is free if you want to block the advertising the price is
$2.99 best of wishes.

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Re: Apple looking to add character to text-to-speech voices

[Rob Harris]

Well, all screen readers are doing TTS, and the free windows one, NVDA, has 
various regional variations of English, not just us, Uk or Australia;  but 
within the UK, there is Irish, Scottish, Brummy which is very west midland; 
and Lancashire; and they sound   different for sure; amusing,  but not 
adopted any of them.
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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 4:27 AM
Subject: Apple looking to add character to text-to-speech voices


Interesting article.  I've kind of wondered what a text to speech voice 
would sound like as if it was from Alabama or Boston.  :)
http://appleinsider.com.feedsportal.com/c/33975/f/616168/s/249d5633/l/0Lappleinsider0N0Carticles0C120C10A0C180Capple0Einvention0Egives0Echaracter0Eto0Etext0Eto0Espeech0Evoices/story01.htm

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