Re: the shipt grocery shopping web site or app

2016-12-05 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Awww I’m disappointed to hear there are issues as it looked so promising for those whose areas it served. I hope someone will politely make them aware of the issues as perhaps they don’t currently know of them in hopes of remedying them. Robin From: MamaPeach Sent: Monday, December 5, 20

Re: Latest version of iTunes with windows 10 and jaws for windows

2016-11-20 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I agree with sieghard on missing these features and have been dialoging with two Apple Accessibility personnel in an effort to keep the report of its broken status up to date in hopes of Apple restoring such functionality to all screen readers. Here’s hoping (smile). Robin From: Sieghard W

Re: [JAWS-Users] Live Mail Irratation

2016-11-14 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I have no answer for the problem but can verify experiencing it as well and suspect that since support for the program from Microsoft will be ending in early 2017 it might only get worse over time. That's why I've begun using Microsoft Outlook and I'm sure fans of other programs will chime

Re: Comcast app to notify/forward voice mail?

2016-11-11 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, If you install the xfinity connect app and sign in with user name and password then go to its settings you can turn on its alerts for caller ID or Voice Mail. Then you'd get a push notification to a smart phone if that's what you use telling you that you had one and can either choose to lis

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-08 Thread Robin Frost
Apple wants you to do and not do. I definitely would not just take the word of Shaf Patel on this list. On 07/11/16 20:55, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, I wasn't as worried about Apple as I was violating list policies about such things which is why I was careful to clarify the scope of my ques

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-08 Thread Robin Frost
my phone. I do not have a land line. *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Robin Frost *Sent:* Monday, November 7, 2016 7:12 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers Hi, No worries I’m not asking anything t

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
essage- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 6:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers Hi, I wasn't as worried about Apple as I was violating list policies abo

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
phone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers Firstly, the NDA isn't a big deal - you won't get in trouble by Apple for discussing the beta publicly. Secondly, I use it on my main device because I don't depend on my phone enough to worry about many bugs. On 11/8/

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
y, the NDA isn't a big deal - you won't get in trouble by Apple for discussing the beta publicly. Secondly, I use it on my main device because I don't depend on my phone enough to worry about many bugs. On 11/8/2016 12:12 AM, Robin Frost wrote: > Hi, > No worries I’m n

Re: Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
016, at 4:12 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, No worries I’m not asking anything that’d cause anyone to violate a non-disclosure agreement at all. I’m merely wondering for those who participate in Apple’s beta testing of iOS how many do so on their main iDevice versus doing so on a secondary device.

Re: questions regarding police scanning Apps

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
He could have used a different word to make it more accurate so as to avoid confusion. Todd -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Monday, November 07, 2016 6:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: questi

Quick Question for Apple iOS Beta Testers

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, No worries I’m not asking anything that’d cause anyone to violate a non-disclosure agreement at all. I’m merely wondering for those who participate in Apple’s beta testing of iOS how many do so on their main iDevice versus doing so on a secondary device. Right now I’ve obtained a secondary d

Re: Notifications Missing on New iPhone 7 was RE: A Couple of Problems

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
Hi Alan, Thanks for posting this I feel slightly less crazy now. Even though many proclaimed that Apple is great with more than one device on an Apple ID and that push should work fine on all of them that like yours was not my experience at all. I'm finding it to be very hit or miss and very sp

Re: questions regarding police scanning Apps

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I'm not Andy but perhaps I can clarify. Scanner Deluxe refers to an app that allows the hearing of streams of police radio communications. the physical devices some use to listen or stream this audio from are called scanners as they scan the frequencies first responders broadcast on. It has

Re: Notifications Missing on New iPhone 7 was RE: A Couple of Problems

2016-11-07 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I agree with you sir. I know in theory or principle it should work but I've found it to be iffy too at best as I now have two iPhone 7Plus's on the same Apple ID. Some apps perform fine pushing to both some just refuse to do it. As to why it's a mystery of the age. For those apps I conside

Re: How to reboot and iPhone 7 without turning the volume down

2016-11-05 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I just did that procedure just this very day and didn’t have that result at all. It rebooted with no detrimental impact on volume. How very peculiar. Robin From: Alan Lemly Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2016 9:31 PM To: VIPhone Email List Subject: How to reboot and iPhone 7 without turning th

Re: Two factor authentication issues?

2016-10-28 Thread Robin Frost
ion issues? You are indeed correct. The old two-step verification uses the recovery key, while the two-factor authentication does not have that option. I made the change to the 2FA a few months ago. - Original Message ----- From: Robin Frost To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, Octobe

Re: Strange Problems Getting the NantMobile Money Reader

2016-10-27 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Have you rebooted since install? I ask because sometimes Money Reader goes into a coma here and though it’s running won’t identify money but if I reboot it’ll spring back to life. Good luck. Robin From: Evan Reese Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 11:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subj

Re: Two factor authentication issues?

2016-10-26 Thread Robin Frost
ery key just a couple of weeks ago and the option was there for me. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2016 11:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Two factor authenticatio

Re: Two factor authentication issues?

2016-10-26 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, the only time I encountered an issue with this was recently when upgrading from one iPhone to another the system texted the code to my number but since my phone wasn't fully up and running and operational I couldn’t get it to sign into iCloud properly. So I had to set up phone as new, skipp

Re: Inaccessible Apple survey, sometimes I really wonder what the heck they are thinking or if they indeed are thinking

2016-10-25 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I too can absolutely corroborate the experience with their surveys it is quite disappointing. Robin From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Inaccessible Apple survey, sometimes I really wonder what the heck they are thinking or

Re: question about a couple of iOS 10 default settings

2016-10-12 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Funny you mention the first question as I just ran into this after a recent reset myself. So as per my experience at least you're right the positioning of these two was reversed in earlier incarnations. And yes isn't the new way of moving things around just a glorious joyful thing of beauty

Re: The "Connected craze", was: COnnected Matress

2016-10-10 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Oh my word that was one of the funniest things I’ve read in an age and after the night of tech related frustration I’ve had it was no small gift I assure you. thank you for it laughter does a body good. And speaking of connectivity gone insane anyone remember reading of the connected tampon

Trouble with Tweetings Push Notifications Has anyone else experienced?

2016-10-10 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, After receiving my newest iPhone and loading apps onto it I’m finding that the Tweetings app from twitter can’t do whatever it needs in order to receive push notifications. In the app itself under settings and notifications where one selects or deselects the push notifications they wish it

Re: Moving apps around and placing them into respective folders?

2016-10-09 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Next time try using the scrub gesture to close the folder instead of the home button. Robin From: Sherrie Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2016 12:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Moving apps around and placing them into respective folders? I love this new way of moving apps but I

Re: Amber Alerts???

2016-10-08 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I believe you can turn off the amber alerts at the bottom of the notifications settings area under settings but you can't disable government or presidential alerts if you're in the US which I'm assuming you are. So for instance if there was a major weather warning or some other governmental

Re: adt alarm app

2016-10-06 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I have to respectfully disagree. It isn't as accessible as it used to be in prior incarnations but it is still usable with VoiceOver yes. Nearly all on screen elements are labeled and those whose labels are a bit more ambiguous can still be figured out without causing any unintended conseq

Re: Perhaps cautionary tale about Gazelle

2016-10-01 Thread Robin Frost
ds, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2016 6:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Perhaps cautionary tale about Gazelle Hi, I used them years ago and got a message t

Re: Perhaps cautionary tale about Gazelle

2016-10-01 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I used them years ago and got a message that they listed my phone as in good condition rather than like new. I wrote back saying I had documentation to prove other wise but also checked the box to accept their lower amount as it was either that or they sent phone back for choices and I got

Re: Reading Money:

2016-09-30 Thread Robin Frost
I find money reader to be less dependent on lighting conditions for accuracy as compared with eyenote. I also like that it does currencies from other lands which could come in handy for traveling one day whereas EyeNote is limited to US only. I hope that helps. Robin -Original Message-

Re: Voice Over accessibility for Sonos

2016-09-27 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I’ll put my answers below your questions with a * before them so you’ll know which is which. Hello all, I am considering sonos as a way of sending music to various zones in my house. I know sonos has been discussed here in the past but haven’t really followed that thred. Wondering if you c

Re: Sonos App causing significant battery drain, anyone else experiencing this?

2016-09-27 Thread Robin Frost
issue soon. On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 6:20 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi Everyone,Subject line pretty much says it all but here are more details. when this problem first manifested I was using an iPhone 6SPlus running IOS10 now I’ve moved to an iPhone7Plus and the problem persists even after

Sonos App causing significant battery drain, anyone else experiencing this?

2016-09-26 Thread Robin Frost
Hi Everyone,Subject line pretty much says it all but here are more details. when this problem first manifested I was using an iPhone 6SPlus running IOS10 now I’ve moved to an iPhone7Plus and the problem persists even after clean reinstalls of the app. Simply put if the Sonos app is left running i

Re: The state of Olympus recorders these days

2016-09-21 Thread Robin Frost
have pretty much covered that recorder so there’s probably little point me saying all that much more . On 22 Sep. 2016, at 1:41 pm, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, wow I thought the ls-14 had been discontinued and replaced by the ls-pII which I didn't find to be as good in quality as the 14

Re: The state of Olympus recorders these days

2016-09-21 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, wow I thought the ls-14 had been discontinued and replaced by the ls-pII which I didn't find to be as good in quality as the 14 to my ears though it does finally boast a talking clock setting menu yay for that I guess. As always we'll enjoy reading of your experiences therein. Robin

Re: [JAWS-Users] jaws and itunes support

2016-09-17 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I've seen nothing in writing that would indicate such and would find such an assertion suspect in the highest degree as it doesn't seem like it's serve its maker's purpose to even state such a thing if indeed they even had. Just my two cents no one asked for. Speaking of JFW and iTunes I ma

Re: iOS 10 looks really good!

2016-09-14 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, by and large I am liking iOS10. However, I do have one annoyance and that is dealing with notifications now. Every time you swipe down to clear one from the lock screen VoiceOver reports that you have one notification even if you have many. Further and perhaps even more annoying to me is wh

Difficulty syncing selected ringtones

2016-09-11 Thread Robin Frost
Hi everyone, I try not to come to the list too often in need but apparently this is my day to cast myself on the mercy of those smarter than am I. I know this has been covered before in the recent past but I can’t for the love of all wisdom find the message pertaining to it. So my apologies in

viphone@googlegroups.com

2016-09-10 Thread Robin Frost
en Sent from my iPhone On Sep 10, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: I'm not with AT&T, but I have been an AT&T custoemr before, and can recall many instances on their site where there were accessibility issues. Good luck in your dialog with them. I hope they fix their issues

viphone@googlegroups.com

2016-09-10 Thread Robin Frost
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Wondering if anyone else has Upgraded/preordered the iPhone 7 through AT&T I had absolutely no issues using their app… Maybe it was just really congested yesterday… Sent from my iPhone On Sep 10, 2016, at 10:42 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, Wow it did not per

viphone@googlegroups.com

2016-09-10 Thread Robin Frost
many instances on their site where there were accessibility issues. Good luck in your dialog with them. I hope they fix their issues. Wayne On 9/9/16, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, My apologies if this strays from the strictest definitions of this list but since it does directly relate to upgradi

viphone@googlegroups.com

2016-09-09 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, My apologies if this strays from the strictest definitions of this list but since it does directly relate to upgrading or preordering devices as well as touching on the accessibility of an app perhaps it still fits. I’m just curious if any other listers went through the process of upgrading a

Re: Another Reason Why I Love Twitter: A Happy Follow-up to the CapitalOne Wallet Breaking VoiceOver Thread

2016-09-09 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I'll keep this short so as not to inadvertently commandeer your thread. But I just had to heartily agree with you and dovetail on your lauding of Twitter as a means to attempt to initiate and facilitate dialog with companies and the like regarding accessibility issues as I find myself doing

Re: Completely Baffled at TuneIn Pricing

2016-09-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I believe the price of the app itself is the $9.99. the monthly subscription is the $7.99 plus applicable state sales tax. I hope that clarifies. Robin From: Evan Reese Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 5:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Completely Baffled at TuneIn Pricing Hell

Re: Looking for accessible XFINITY apps.

2016-08-07 Thread Robin Frost
it? On Aug 7, 2016, at 8:06 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, I'm glad to report I've had no issues with any of their apps. Their my account app is great as is their connect app one through which you can manage email voicemail and related things and their tv apps allowing you to both watch o

Re: Looking for accessible XFINITY apps.

2016-08-07 Thread Robin Frost
On Aug 7, 2016, at 6:06 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, I'm glad to report I've had no issues with any of their apps. Their my account app is great as is their connect app one through which you can manage email voicemail and related things and their tv apps allowing you to both watc

Re: Looking for accessible XFINITY apps.

2016-08-07 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I'm glad to report I've had no issues with any of their apps. Their my account app is great as is their connect app one through which you can manage email voicemail and related things and their tv apps allowing you to both watch on the go and control your dvr should you have one are all a

Re: accessibility number for Apple

2016-07-13 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Try 1 877-204-3930 Hope that helps. Robin From: Regina Alvarado Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 11:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: accessibility number for Apple Can someone remind me of the accessibility number for Apple, please? I remember the email, but the phone number

Re: Accessible banking in the United States

2016-06-29 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I don't know if they're located in Virginia or not but I thought I would mention it for others who might wish to know. The app for Santander Bank is accessible as well. Robin -Original Message- From: Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.

Re: General Sonos Question

2016-06-27 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Oopsey my apologies to Alan for intruding into his question’s thread I replied to the wrong message. My apologies for not paying better attention there. Robin From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 3:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: General Sonos Question Hi Ala

Re: General Sonos Question

2016-06-27 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Speaking of the latest version of the app it touts lock screen controls but I’ve never found them with VoiceOver. Am I missing something? Many sighted users via twittter are reporting battery drain with it on so since I couldn’t seem to find them anyway I turned that off as well. the way they

Re: Question about Sonos App and voiceover

2016-06-27 Thread Robin Frost
PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question about Sonos App and voiceover I thought controlling Sonos with the volume buttons was disabled when Voiceover is running, it is for me anyways. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost

Re: Question about Sonos App and voiceover

2016-06-25 Thread Robin Frost
dawned on me. For now I’ve disabled it as I’d rather have VoiceOver at a consistent volume than the advantage of this ability to control volume. I hope this saves someone else a bit of confusion (smiles). Robin From: Robin Frost Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 10:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Question about Sonos App and voiceover

2016-06-24 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I was just curious if anyone has observed something I’m experiencing here. I’m running version 6.3.1 of the app on an iPhone 6SPlus running version 9.3.2. I’m noticing that when I enter the app from the app switcher that voiceover volume lowers markedly. I can’t establish a pattern to when

Question about the Xfinity My Account iOS app

2016-06-06 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, If anyone here uses this app I’ve a question about its latest version. It used to be that upon launching the app in its main screen where it’d display your account user name your first name and your current balance along with your nearest service center it’d also display an element that’d s

Re: Weather Channel appp; setting up alerts

2016-06-06 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, If you go into the settings area it should indicate your user name and whether you’re signed in as such. the account is free and requires nothing of you to be used. It merely allows you to sync your alerts across devices should you wish. If it indicates that you’re signed in then you can set

Re: Is there something I am missing in the down load process?

2016-05-18 Thread Robin Frost
would add lightning alerts. Incidentally, rainfall and lightning are not criteria for severe thunderstorm warnings, but hail and wind are. Bill From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:59 PM To: viphone

Re: Weather apps revisited

2016-05-17 Thread Robin Frost
NOAA Weather Radio app is a different one. Thanks for the additional food for thought. Oh, Robin Frost, what a great weather name, would be perfect on radio or television. Are you a he or she? Robin is one of those switch hitting names. I think you have given me enough information

Re: Is there something I am missing in the down load process?

2016-05-17 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, No once you find the icon for the app itself in the app store there should be a get button if you swipe to the right of its name or if you double tap its name in the description window of the app you’ll find it there as well. the buttons which seem to be to the left in swiping order I believ

Re: Weather apps revisited

2016-05-17 Thread Robin Frost
payment next month, so I need to carefully plan my strategy. Bill Outman From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 7:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Weather apps revisited Hi, As I indicated

Re: Weather apps revisited

2016-05-17 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, As I indicated before while the free app from The Weather channel offers alerts for both precipitation and lightning I’ve found that the paid apps Weather Radio from Weather Decision Technologies and Dark Sky from The Dark Sky Company are more accurate in my experience. I think the purchase

Re: Consistently degrading lightning cables

2016-05-13 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I’m with Mary I haven’t had any major problems with the standard ones that come with Apple devices. But I did want to chime in and say that it’s been my experience that if you upgrade to the 2 meter or 6ft long version of Apple’s lightning cable it does seem to be slightly thicker and thus s

Re: Twitterrific Update and push notifications?

2016-05-04 Thread Robin Frost
notifications? Works fine for me. Sent from my iPhone 6S Plus On May 4, 2016, at 4:13 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, speaking of twitterrific's recent update: Is anyone else noticing that push notifications are not always arriving as compared with other apps via either iDevice or com

Twitterrific Update and push notifications?

2016-05-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, speaking of twitterrific's recent update: Is anyone else noticing that push notifications are not always arriving as compared with other apps via either iDevice or computer? for me it isn't as flawless in its push notifications as it used to be. I have reported it to them via twitter and they

Re: Weather Radio Question

2016-04-30 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Ah do keep us posted I'll be curious to know if that fixed it. I remember well when that happened to me and caused quite the confused expression for me (smile). Best of luck. Robin -Original Message- From: Keith B. Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 11:31 PM To: VIPhone Subject: Re:

Re: USPS App

2016-04-30 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I've used it and it's usable for that which it does though it offers no push notifications sadly nor do the other official apps from other carriers. As such I spend more package tracking time with other apps. But for basic needs it works well enough. Robin -Original Message- Fro

Re: Weather Radio Question

2016-04-30 Thread Robin Frost
com Subject: Re: Weather Radio Question Hi, But it said double alerts, for other apps, too. If you're right, I'm sorry for giving the wrrong instructions. Sent from a BrailleNote ----- Original Message - From: "Robin Frost" http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.

Re: Weather Radio Question

2016-04-30 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I could be wrong but I don't think he means that it's repeating a notification twice rather that it's giving him simultaneous alerts at the same time for the same place. That was my understanding of that which was posted which is why I went with the theory that perhaps their current locale

Re: Weather Radio Question

2016-04-29 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I bet I know what’s happened. Did you save your home or current location at which you are when this is happening in the app as a saved location? That could cause this duplication. At least it did for me. Therefore, I deleted my home locale and just let it monitor the current location and

Re: Severe weather alerts

2016-04-27 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Just chiming in with my two cents. firstly to Chip yes lightning alerts are extremely beneficial to me and I would never be without them if I could help it as a totally blind person as often in the Summertime after nothing more than the heating of the day generates stormy weather we in Penns

Re: Sonnos question

2016-04-22 Thread Robin Frost
then need to disconnect from Wifi in order to use the speaker connected to my phone? Sent from my iPad On Apr 19, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, If you wish to connect your phone to the line in jack in the back of the speaker you'd need a standard 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch patch

Re: Does anyone use iPhone apps for grocery shopping and grocery delivery

2016-04-20 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Just to clarify Tesco, Ocado, Morrison's and Asda are super markets in the UK. the ones mentioned in the USA include Safeway, PeaPod and the local markets with which it's affiliated, Shoprite, Fresh direct. I hope that helps. Robin -Original Message- From: Lea W Langley Sent: We

Re: Does anyone use iPhone apps for grocery shopping and grocery delivery

2016-04-19 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I find the app for PeaPod Delivers to be very user friendly in conjunction with VoiceOver as is their web site. though they're affiliated with Giant Super markets in some states note they are a national service which partners with different markets in the areas they serve. On their site th

Re: Sonnos question

2016-04-19 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, If you wish to connect your phone to the line in jack in the back of the speaker you'd need a standard 1/8 inch to 1/8 inch patch cord type cable. With current models of phone you'd plug one end into the headphone jack and the other into the auxiliary input jack on the back of the Play:5. O

Re: The story continues... Long lost iPhone 6S has finally resurfaced after snow melt

2016-04-16 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Oh thank you for the update as I had wondered from time to time about it. do let us know how it behaves once it reaches you. I’ll vote for it coming to life just for the sheer fun of thinking it could (smile). Best of luck getting it ultimately sorted. Robin From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: S

Re: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

2016-03-30 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Not sure if this thread has been halted yet so I'll be brief and plead ignorance on its closure if it's happened. However, I have used both and find each to be comparable in terms of functionality. I can only speak to my own experience and in recent years tech support from Openbook has feat

Re: [JAWS-Users] iTunes 12.3.317 has been released today

2016-03-22 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I don't think it's a Windows 10 issue. I just upgraded iTunes using the latest build of both Windows 10 and JFW 17 by navigating to the help menu initiating check for updates, closing iTunes and following the prompts win the apple software updater with no issues at all. Everything verbaliz

Re: applevis

2016-03-22 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Someone mentioned twitter on which they post as well at the @applevis user name. I hope that helps. Robin From: MamaPeach Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: applevis Once signed in with your user name and password, look for a link that says su

Re: New lightning accessories at Apple event today

2016-03-21 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I haven't seen specs anywhere but there was also mention on the feed which I was following of a lightning to Ethernet adaptor for the iPad pros. I just thought I'd mention that as well. Robin -Original Message- From: Mary Otten Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 7:08 PM To: VIPhone 'Ca

Re: Sonos instructions

2016-03-19 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Yes right near the spot on the back of the unit where the power cord goes you'll feel a round button that's nearly flush with the unit but it is there. if you're facing the front of the unit I.E. speaker grill is facing towards you and you're reaching back there's an elongated oval indenta

Re: Cleaning IPhone screen, perhaps an obvious question

2016-03-18 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I usually use the iKlear moistened wipes for cleaning screens. What’s the difference you might ask? to me it’s not only the amount of moisture as these have less and what liquid is used dries almost instantly. It’s also tailor made not to conflict with the coating others have mentioned. I wou

Re: Sonos

2016-03-11 Thread Robin Frost
running. Also, FYI, while the new Play 5 has no longer a headphone jack, it is supposed to sound much better than the older ones. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:11 PM To

Re: Sonos

2016-03-11 Thread Robin Frost
running. Also, FYI, while the new Play 5 has no longer a headphone jack, it is supposed to sound much better than the older ones. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Frost Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:11 PM To

Re: Sonos

2016-03-11 Thread Robin Frost
Hi Neil, I’ve written this privately in the past but would also like to take this opportunity to thank you publically for all your hard work with sonos which helped to bring it to the point of great accessibility we experience and enjoy today. I like to be appreciative and take the time to expre

Re: Sonos

2016-03-11 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Jonathan says: “Becoming a Sonos household has been the coolest tech we've adopted since iPhone. I love this stuff.” I wholeheartedly concur with this turn of phrase and find myself saying it often too. It was fun to read someone expressing the same sentiment. Robin From: Jonathan Mosen Sen

Re: Sonos

2016-03-10 Thread Robin Frost
: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Sonos Other than that, is the new one as easy to set up and use as the previous model? Also is it easy to stream from your computer over wifi? Thanks, Marie From: Robin Frost Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re

Re: Sonos

2016-03-10 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, It is true that it hasn’t a headphone jack in the 2nd generation which to me wasn’t a huge loss as it was formerly located on the back of the unit making it difficult to access anyway. I hope that helps. Robin From: Marie Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: wlm v. 16 and latest jaws

2016-02-23 Thread Robin Frost
! From: Robin Frost [mailto:robin...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 11:21 AM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: wlm v. 16 and latest jaws Hi, Try navigating on the ribbon to view tab and then message list and make sure view by one line is checked I hope that helps. Robin From

Re: wlm v. 16 and latest jaws

2016-02-22 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Try navigating on the ribbon to view tab and then message list and make sure view by one line is checked I hope that helps. Robin From: Kimsan Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 11:50 AM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: wlm v. 16 and latest jaws I just reinstalled wlm. When my emails come in as I

Re: [JAWS-Users] VIPRE 2016 revisited

2016-02-09 Thread Robin Frost
WS doesn't find any items listed even though there 2 items that are reported as being quarantined. and I don't know how to display or interact with them. On 2/9/2016 2:28 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi, I'm running it and it seems to be quite usable over-all. sometimes to get to the diff

Re: [JAWS-Users] VIPRE 2016 revisited

2016-02-09 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I'm running it and it seems to be quite usable over-all. sometimes to get to the different viewing tabs for different sets of controls you use your arrow keys to get to them. Once a friend told me that I found it quite easy with which to work in tandem with Jaws. I hope this helps. Robin

Re: How does JAWS announce your Application/Menu Key versus SHIFT+F10 versus INS+F10?

2016-02-05 Thread Robin Frost
Answers below. Robin There seems to be some unexplained (but probably not unexplainable) reason that JAWS is announcing control key or key sequence strikes differently. Rather than trying to go back and filter through "the mega thread" I thought I'd make a request for data collection here. If y

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-05 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I believe she’s still found at www.blindtraining.com Robin From: Angel Sent: Friday, February 5, 2016 6:39 AM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity Reading this thread caused me to look up Kathy Anne Murtha's courses on the internet. I was unabl

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
perusing equipment under consideration going forward. Knowledge is power (smile). Robin From: Charles Coe Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 11:02 PM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity Robin Not true with all keyboards. From: Robin Frost

the menu or applications key

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Ah google is one of my favorite things. Who knew this key had its own wikipedia page. what doesn’t these days right? Still I found it an interesting read and since it mentioned that once upon a time it was depicting a pointer pointing at a menu or a piece of paper as one sighted person erron

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
new everyday. Here’s to email lists and their intended function (smile). Robin From: Brian Vogel Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 8:25 PM To: jfw@groups.io Subject: Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 04:57 pm, Robin Frost wrote: If I’ve described

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, I believe that applications key has a picture of a pencil pointing towards paper or something similar. I offer that also to demonstrate that once I actually said to a sighted person something about the applications key and they hadn’t a clue what I was talking about. this was troubling as

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Oh dear at the risk of getting flamed or other wise in trouble I must respectfully disagree with that which I read below as it is stated. While I think that doing so should be part of one's over-all training in an effort to instruct the blind it might not be the sole criteria therein. I'll k

Re: Improving my teaching approach and/or sensitivity

2016-02-04 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, Brian said: “ Tutoring is, ideally, a collaboration where each party actually has something that they can teach the other, at least from my perspective.” And there my friends is one fine turn of phrase and an indication of the heart of a true teacher in my humble view. It’s always been my exp

Re: Action Keys Mode - A Warning to Those Buying Certain New Laptops

2016-01-31 Thread Robin Frost
Hi, this was not the case for my HP Desktop recently purchased in October. It was however the case with my new Toshiba laptop purchased at the same time. It should also be noted however that not all models and makes require that this be turned off in bios settings. Some manufacturers such as Tosh

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