RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread therealsandyfinley 
I suppose it varies from person to person, but have any of you mini users use 
Braille Screen Input? I like the idea of a small phone but wonder if (1) BSI is 
harder and (2) how is the audio? Is the speaker also smaller?

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Nutt
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:16 AM
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I keep hearing that the 13 mini will be the last mini; wondering if this is 
official or a rumour.

As to battery: I get a day out of mine, often a bit more but of course it does 
depend on what I’m doing. It’s good enough for my needs.

All the best
Angie

> On 16 Sep 2021, at 12:40, Gordon  wrote:
> 
> I like the idea of the mini, but Apple discontinued the 12 mini pretty early 
> on because of poor sales. So I hope this one does better. I just think that 
> particular phone could always be dealing with battery life issues since it's 
> so small and trying to handle the daily demand users put on it.
> 
> On 9/16/2021 5:34 AM, Angie Nutt wrote:
>> I’m totally the opposite about the number 13; just love it for some reason. 
>> Was originally going to wait for it but when the 12 mini came out I got that 
>> as I love small phones. Also last Christmas I had no idea they’d bring out 
>> another mini so soon.
>> 
>> I suppose one reason I love the number 13 is that I was born on Friday 13th; 
>> also superstition and the like fascinates me. The weird, supernatural etc.
>> 
>> All the best
>> Angie
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 Sep 2021, at 07:07, M. Taylor  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>> 
>>> I've enjoyed reading all of the comments on iPhone 13.
>>> 
>>> To say that I was disappointed that this year's iPhone models do not 
>>> have any kind of fingerprint reader, would be the understatement of the 
>>> season.
>>> 
>>> So, as for me, I have updated my beloved 8 Plus to iOS 14.8, had a 
>>> new battery installed earlier, today, and intend to hold out for one 
>>> more year (smile).
>>> 
>>> Besides, not that I am superstitious or anything but I do not relish 
>>> the idea of using any kind of device with the number 13 being part 
>>> of its name (smile).  It took all of my courage, back in the day, to 
>>> install iOS 13!!!
>>> (big Smile).  Again, not superstitious, just careful (grin).
>>> 
>>> Mark
>>> 
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Several questions about Fantastical

2021-06-27 Thread therealsandyfinley 
I have been curious about this app for a long time so decided to try it. I
have a lot of questions, some of which are below. If your answers are brief
you may be ok writing them. If they are more complex, perhaps you would
prefer a phone call? That will be up to you.

 

Questions

1.  What is the point of the day ticker? I thought it was to go from one
appointment to another, maintaining a list of appointments  more
consistently than does the Apple calendar. Having played with it, I am not
so sure.  

 

2.  I like the way one can move between "day ticker" and "tasks"  with
one flick up  or down. Once I enter 2 or 3 tasks, they seem to be scattered
on the screen in a random fashion. What am I missing? Is there a way to
organize tasks?

 

3.  When I click on "Menu," I get   two headings called Calendar and
Full Screen. Calendar  includes three buttons called Tasks, Day Ticker And
calendar; full screen  has four buttons called day, week, month, and year.
When I click on the first heading's buttons I have no problem, but when I
click on the 4 buttons  under Fuull Screen, I get a message that says   I
click on the buttons under I click get a message that these features are
available only with Premium.But I have premium.

 

4.

  In the calendar there is a choice on the top left that says "go to today."
Then it says "tap and hold 

Is this usable with Voice Over?

 

 

 

 

Sandy Finley   

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Can No Longer get iPhone to speak zero punctuation

2021-02-01 Thread therealsandyfinley 
/For years I have had VoiceOver set to  speak zero punctuation and now I
cannot get that setting to work. Yes, I have punctuation selected in /rotor
actions and I have it set to "none." In an attempt to solve this problem, I
found the Verbosity settings and set both active Punctuation Group and
System Groups to "None."Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

Sandy Clearly, this is not sufficient, as /vO is still driving me nuts
reading commas, periods  and colons.  

 

I tried to problem solvew t this, ut to no avail.

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RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

2021-01-11 Thread therealsandyfinley 
The compass app could be very helpful if you have to cross a large parking lot. 

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
terrie...@twc.com
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:13 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

Hi Tony,
I think you are marvelously creative and very intuitive to think of these apps. 
I love the idea of using your compass app to walk a straight line across a very 
wide open area. This is brilliant. Thank you so much for your work!
Smiles,
Terrie Terlau

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Tony 
Malykh
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

Blind Compass  and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind Hello, My name is Tony 
and I wrote two iPhone apps for blind people and recently I published them in 
AppStore.
Blind Compass is a compass app specifically designed for blind people. I was 
surprised that such an app didn't seem to exist before - or am I missing 
something? First, it reports your heading continuously by varying pitch, so 
that even with not much musical training you can easily memorize how the right 
direction sounds like, and you'll be able to walk in straight line just by 
listening to your direction. ALso when your heading crosses North,East, South, 
or West you will hear that spoken to you.
I recommend to use Blind Compass with bone conductance bluetooth headphones. 
Bone conductance headphones don't block ears, so that you can hear sounds from 
the environment, as well as audio feedback from BlindCompasss.
You can also have your heading spoken by either pressing button in the app, or 
if you are using bluetooth headphones, you can press play button once.
Second, Blind Compass allows you to lock your direction. Either press lock 
button in the app, or press fast forward button on your headphones, or double 
press play button on your headphones, and your direction will be locked. You 
will hear auditory feedback guiding you back to the original heading. If you 
allow Blind Compass to use location data, then it will also count distance 
travelled from the point where you locked your location. This way you can cross 
vast open space without fear of veering.

Another app I wrote is Blind Bat - and it is designed to help people to learn 
echolocation. Maybe I'm not that good at it myself, but I wanted to play around 
with it, so I designed an app that would make ideal click, whatever that might 
entail. You have a few parameters you can adjust and the app would generate 
click sound that conforms to these parameters. You can specify mean frequency, 
bandwidth and duration of click.


If anyone is interested in source code:

https://github.com/mltony/blind-compass/

https://github.com/mltony/blind-bat/


Let me know what you think of them!
--Tony

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RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

2021-01-11 Thread therealsandyfinley 
I think it is easier to walk straight when walking faster; the straight line is 
easier to feel.  Trouble is, if you crash into something, it hurts more. 


-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Janet 
Bell
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 11:58 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

Hi Simon I reckon I walk straighter when I have had a few than when I am sober. 
 Janet

On 10/01/2021 22:40, Simon A Fogarty wrote:
> Sorry
> Blind people not walking straight,
> Hell now theres an issue
> If I could walk straight I wouldn't need to drink anymore.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Monday, 11 January 2021 4:10 am
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind
>
> Hello tony,
>
> I forwarded your message to my former coworkers, many of which are 
> Orientation and Mobility instructors.
> If I get any feedback from them, I'll let you know.
> I know they have struggled with some clients on getting them to learn to walk 
> straight, so I think this will be a big help.
>
> I'm not sure about the Blind Bat app.  The idea of echo location is to have 
> the click loud enough to hear the echo back from objects.  I'd be very 
> interested in hearing from anyone who uses echo location to find out how well 
> this works.
>
> A very interesting idea though.
>
>
>
>
> Richard, in the U.S.
>
> "You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a 
> Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in 
> deep space, that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I 
> was young."
> "Why, what did she tell you?"
> "I don't know, I didn't listen."
> -- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
>
> . I'm not the card shark
> . My web site, www.turner42.com
> .
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
> Tony Malykh
> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:46 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind
>
> Blind Compass  and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind Hello, My name is Tony 
> and I wrote two iPhone apps for blind people and recently I published them in 
> AppStore.
> Blind Compass is a compass app specifically designed for blind people. I was 
> surprised that such an app didn't seem to exist before - or am I missing 
> something? First, it reports your heading continuously by varying pitch, so 
> that even with not much musical training you can easily memorize how the 
> right direction sounds like, and you'll be able to walk in straight line just 
> by listening to your direction. ALso when your heading crosses North,East, 
> South, or West you will hear that spoken to you.
> I recommend to use Blind Compass with bone conductance bluetooth headphones. 
> Bone conductance headphones don't block ears, so that you can hear sounds 
> from the environment, as well as audio feedback from BlindCompasss.
> You can also have your heading spoken by either pressing button in the app, 
> or if you are using bluetooth headphones, you can press play button once.
> Second, Blind Compass allows you to lock your direction. Either press lock 
> button in the app, or press fast forward button on your headphones, or double 
> press play button on your headphones, and your direction will be locked. You 
> will hear auditory feedback guiding you back to the original heading. If you 
> allow Blind Compass to use location data, then it will also count distance 
> travelled from the point where you locked your location. This way you can 
> cross vast open space without fear of veering.
>
> Another app I wrote is Blind Bat - and it is designed to help people to learn 
> echolocation. Maybe I'm not that good at it myself, but I wanted to play 
> around with it, so I designed an app that would make ideal click, whatever 
> that might entail. You have a few parameters you can adjust and the app would 
> generate click sound that conforms to these parameters. You can specify mean 
> frequency, bandwidth and duration of click.
>
>
> If anyone is interested in source code:
>
> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithu
> b.com%2Fmltony%2Fblind-compass%2Fdata=04%7C01%7C%7C1915a5e6450340
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>

RE: Orbit Writer Review

2020-08-22 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Mickey, I have my writer set to echo words most of the time. But in the rotor 
settings  on my iPhone, I have “characters” right next to “words” so, if I am 
editing something prior to sending it, I can easily flip back and forth between 
“words” and “characters” with space plus dots 2 3 and space dots 5 6. Of 
course, this applies only to the phone. HTH

 

Sandy Finley

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Mickey 
Quenzer
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2020 5:53 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer Review

 

Hello Richard:

What about if Key Echoes is set to anything other than characters?

 

On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:16 AM Richard Turner mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote:














 

 

After a couple of days with the Writer following the firmware update on August 
13, 2020, I am extremely happy with this lovely little 

 

device. So long as you remember to have the iPhone or iPad locked when you turn 
on the writer, it has no trouble reconnecting to whatever devices it had been 
paired with.

 

I am only going to address the Bluetooth with Apple devices as the USB 
connection to a computer has a little way to go.

 

With keyboard echo set to characters, I am having no trouble at all writing and 
editing with the Writer.

 

I am finding responsiveness of the keyboard to be excellent. At least with iOS 
14 public beta 4. all of the braille commands work very well.

 

The  Command, Shift, d to send an email, for example. 

 

If you press space+dot7,1, then immediately press space+dot7,4 then quickly 
press the letter d, an email will be sent.

 

I sometimes have to do that twice, but I think that is because I was not quite 
fast enough.

 

Navigating with the rotor works as expected.

 

this is much better for me than doing the on-screen braille. 

 

The Writer is so small and light I am taking it everywhere with me.

 

Just my experience, but I hope others are finding the same.

 

* Written with the Orbit Writer

 

 

 

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RE: Creating Events Quickly in iOS Calendar

2020-08-13 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Reggie, I just made an appointment for myself like this:
Me: 
"Make an appointment for September 27 called Dinner with Carol."
SIRI:  "What time?"
Me:  "5 pm."\\
SIRI:  "what is the location?"
Me:  "My house."

"Carol Baker or Carol Davis?"

I did not deliberately leave the time out; I just forgot and I wanted to show  
you that SIRI will ask. And at the time I forgot that there are two Carols in 
my address book.
|

I get a notifications about all of my appointments; those are, I think, 
different from using the reminder app, which I never do.  


HTH

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From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of regina 
alvarado
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:56 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Creating Events Quickly in iOS Calendar

I have tried using siri to put things on the calendar. It never works for me. 
Can someone tell me the sequence to give siri the contents of the event please? 
How do I set the two reminders with Siri?

Reggie Alvarado 

On Aug 13, 2020, at 10:24 AM, K. Scott Carlson  wrote:

Using type with Siri and keeping hey Siri on makes for a great combination; 
you can very easily create complex events without Siri misunderstanding what 
you are saying. This--as far as I can tell--replicates FantastiCal without the 
price. Thanks to those who figured out this solution.

> On 8/12/20, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote:
> I do that in Reminders with Siri all the time.
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of John Panarese
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 4:59 PM
> To: 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone 
> Subject: Re: Creating Events Quickly in iOS Calendar
> 
>  If you use SIRI to create events, it actually is pretty easy.
> 
> Schedule and event on August 15 at 2 PM titled, dentist appointment,
> 
> For example.
> 
> 
> Take Care
> 
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>> On Aug 12, 2020, at 4:56 PM, K. Scott Carlson 
>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I'm trying to make better use of my calendar, but I find the iOS 
>> calendar takes forever to use. Adding an event, especially at a 
>> location, takes so much time it is almost not worth it. I know 
>> FantastiCal has excellent natural language support; at one time I 
>> think it was a one-time purchase, but now it is a subscription-based 
>> model and I really don't like subscription apps outside of streaming. 
>> Are there any ways to speed up adding calendar events to the normal 
>> iOS calendar, or any other free/one-time purchase apps that have more 
>> robust natural language input or are just more efficient?
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RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-05 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Tracy, I just tried pairing this PC to the OW, butt to no avail. I am not ready 
to give up on this machine, but it needs some improvement,.  

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Traci 
Duncan
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Sandy, are you successful pairing then reconnecting more than one device?

 

My initial few thoughts on this experience are I loved the price point of the 
Braille Writer. I like using the center joystick to interact with my phone. The 
braille input though, isn’t thrilling me, and I am learning how much I liked 
the reading side of a braille display. I didn’t realize that.

 

Traci 

 





On Aug 4, 2020, at 6:26 AM, Les Kriegler mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi,

 

OK, I will be receiving my orbit rider later this week. Can you explain your 
statements in your message

 

Get Outlook for iOS  

  _  

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Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:00:49 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
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Subject: RE: Orbit Writer connections

 

Joshua, I just got mine yesterday. I think what we are experiencing here are 
the consequences of being early adopters.  To me, the proof of Orbit Research’s 
 quality is not that their product needs tweaking; it is whether they listen to 
our  feedback. Let’s hang in there and help each other out.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Traci Duncan
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Oh, I don’t want to put anyone off the device. My fingers are crossed that this 
is user error. :)

 

Unfortunately, no braille or audio quick start guide with the unit.

 

Here are the links to download support manuals.

http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-writer-user-guide-downloads/

 

Traci

 

 

On Aug 3, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Candy Lowe mailto:candyrl...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Traci, 
I wish I could help, but, I will not receive my orbit writer until Friday.  At 
that time, if you haven't figured it out, I'll be glad to help.  
Does the orbit writer come with any type of braille or audio instructions?  

Sent from my iPhone  



On Aug 3, 2020, at 2:43 PM, Traci Duncan mailto:our4p...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi all, has anyone else received their Orbit Writer? Got mine over the weekend 
and so far I am unsuccessful at having it reconnect to more than one device.

I’m super frustrated. Is this user error or device issues? I’ve read and reread 
the user’s guide, but cannot figure out where I may be going wrong. I contacted 
Orbit Research this morning and he recommended I have the device forget all 
paired connections and try again. 

Over the weekend and today, I’ve done this a couple of times with no further 
success.

Anyone else having issues? Fingers crossed, you have other ideas what may be 
the problem.

Thanks,
Traci

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RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Tracy, sorry for the delay; we were traveling today and just got where we are 
going. I tried to connect to this lap top and was unable to do so, but perhaps 
I did It wrong. I will try again.

 

I like the form  factor of the  writer but  I find the input problematic; most 
of us who have been lifelong users of braille can out type it. I think everyone 
needs to give Orbit constructive feedback; perhaps some of these problems can 
be fixed.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Traci 
Duncan
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Sandy, are you successful pairing then reconnecting more than one device?

 

My initial few thoughts on this experience are I loved the price point of the 
Braille Writer. I like using the center joystick to interact with my phone. The 
braille input though, isn’t thrilling me, and I am learning how much I liked 
the reading side of a braille display. I didn’t realize that.

 

Traci 

 





On Aug 4, 2020, at 6:26 AM, Les Kriegler mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Hi,

 

OK, I will be receiving my orbit rider later this week. Can you explain your 
statements in your message

 

Get Outlook for iOS  

  _  

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mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > on behalf of 
therealsandyfin...@gmail.com  
mailto:therealsandyfin...@gmail.com> >
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:00:49 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >
Subject: RE: Orbit Writer connections

 

Joshua, I just got mine yesterday. I think what we are experiencing here are 
the consequences of being early adopters.  To me, the proof of Orbit Research’s 
 quality is not that their product needs tweaking; it is whether they listen to 
our  feedback. Let’s hang in there and help each other out.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Traci Duncan
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Oh, I don’t want to put anyone off the device. My fingers are crossed that this 
is user error. :)

 

Unfortunately, no braille or audio quick start guide with the unit.

 

Here are the links to download support manuals.

http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-writer-user-guide-downloads/

 

Traci

 

 

On Aug 3, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Candy Lowe mailto:candyrl...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Traci, 
I wish I could help, but, I will not receive my orbit writer until Friday.  At 
that time, if you haven't figured it out, I'll be glad to help.  
Does the orbit writer come with any type of braille or audio instructions?  

Sent from my iPhone  



On Aug 3, 2020, at 2:43 PM, Traci Duncan mailto:our4p...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi all, has anyone else received their Orbit Writer? Got mine over the weekend 
and so far I am unsuccessful at having it reconnect to more than one device.

I’m super frustrated. Is this user error or device issues? I’ve read and reread 
the user’s guide, but cannot figure out where I may be going wrong. I contacted 
Orbit Research this morning and he recommended I have the device forget all 
paired connections and try again. 

Over the weekend and today, I’ve done this a couple of times with no further 
success.

Anyone else having issues? Fingers crossed, you have other ideas what may be 
the problem.

Thanks,
Traci

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RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Janet, the Orbit Writer is a Bluetooth keyboard with Perkins-style keys. It is 
about the size of an iPhone and is meant to make typing on the phone easier. 
And your question is not stupid.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Janet 
Bell
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:08 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

hi guys forgive the stupid question but what is an orbit writer?  I know the 
orbit reader and you can write notes on it so why do we need a writer?  Janet

 

From: therealsandyfin...@gmail.com   

Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 1:00 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Subject: RE: Orbit Writer connections

 

Joshua, I just got mine yesterday. I think what we are experiencing here are 
the consequences of being early adopters.  To me, the proof of Orbit Research’s 
 quality is not that their product needs tweaking; it is whether they listen to 
our  feedback. Let’s hang in there and help each other out.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com   
mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of 
Traci Duncan
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com  
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Oh, I don’t want to put anyone off the device. My fingers are crossed that this 
is user error. :)

 

Unfortunately, no braille or audio quick start guide with the unit.

 

Here are the links to download support manuals.

http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-writer-user-guide-downloads/

 

Traci

 

 

On Aug 3, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Candy Lowe mailto:candyrl...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Traci, 
I wish I could help, but, I will not receive my orbit writer until Friday.  At 
that time, if you haven't figured it out, I'll be glad to help.  
Does the orbit writer come with any type of braille or audio instructions?  

Sent from my iPhone  



On Aug 3, 2020, at 2:43 PM, Traci Duncan mailto:our4p...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi all, has anyone else received their Orbit Writer? Got mine over the weekend 
and so far I am unsuccessful at having it reconnect to more than one device.

I’m super frustrated. Is this user error or device issues? I’ve read and reread 
the user’s guide, but cannot figure out where I may be going wrong. I contacted 
Orbit Research this morning and he recommended I have the device forget all 
paired connections and try again. 

Over the weekend and today, I’ve done this a couple of times with no further 
success.

Anyone else having issues? Fingers crossed, you have other ideas what may be 
the problem.

Thanks,
Traci

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RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley 
Joshua, I just got mine yesterday. I think what we are experiencing here are 
the consequences of being early adopters.  To me, the proof of Orbit Research’s 
 quality is not that their product needs tweaking; it is whether they listen to 
our  feedback. Let’s hang in there and help each other out.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Traci 
Duncan
Sent: Monday, August 3, 2020 4:57 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Orbit Writer connections

 

Oh, I don’t want to put anyone off the device. My fingers are crossed that this 
is user error. :)

 

Unfortunately, no braille or audio quick start guide with the unit.

 

Here are the links to download support manuals.

http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-writer-user-guide-downloads/

 

Traci

 





On Aug 3, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Candy Lowe mailto:candyrl...@gmail.com> > wrote:

 

Traci, 
I wish I could help, but, I will not receive my orbit writer until Friday.  At 
that time, if you haven't figured it out, I'll be glad to help.  
Does the orbit writer come with any type of braille or audio instructions?  

Sent from my iPhone  




On Aug 3, 2020, at 2:43 PM, Traci Duncan mailto:our4p...@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi all, has anyone else received their Orbit Writer? Got mine over the weekend 
and so far I am unsuccessful at having it reconnect to more than one device.

I’m super frustrated. Is this user error or device issues? I’ve read and reread 
the user’s guide, but cannot figure out where I may be going wrong. I contacted 
Orbit Research this morning and he recommended I have the device forget all 
paired connections and try again. 

Over the weekend and today, I’ve done this a couple of times with no further 
success.

Anyone else having issues? Fingers crossed, you have other ideas what may be 
the problem.

Thanks,
Traci

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