RE: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Joney
I have my box checked to announce items in the locked screen but, when DND is on, it is quiet. Make sure your DND is on in the notifications settings and in its own setting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archi

RE: can't activate links in facebook posts

2012-10-25 Thread Joney
I tap on theperson's name once it has gone to the comment section and it usually opens the link they are sending me to if it can be opened in mobile. I'm using the regular Facebook app. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone p

RE: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Joney
I just center the box or item on the screen. Fortunately, I guess, I've gotten it right so far. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to t

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, just type in audible.com in safari. It will just take you where you need to go. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:58 PM, Margaret Booth wrote: > I didn't realise that there was a mobile web site for audibl

Shazam And tagging on multiple devices

2012-10-25 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hello everyone, Have any of you used shazam on multiple devices? I have tagged many songs on my old phone and now, that I have a new iPhone, I cannot see the tags from the old phone. Do any of you know if there is an easy way to get them synced across devices? Thanks for your answers., All the

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Margaret Booth
I didn't realise that there was a mobile web site for audible in safari. Could you please send me the web site address for the audible mobile web site Margaret Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 1:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Vicky, > > You cannot buy books in the app. Apple has put a

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, Hank, you can get all the 24 credits at once, and you can renew prior to the end of your year if you run out. And of course, you can add to your credits via the periodic special sales on 3 credits, like they just had. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message bec

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread James Mannion
That is the big disadvantage in my opinion of using the weather app that comes in IOS or SIRI getting data from it. Yahoo weather just doesn't seem to be all that accurate, especially in microclimates. I'm sure people's experiences probably differ though. On 10/25/12, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Hi

Re: iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-25 Thread James Mannion
I have had older versions of the IPod touch do the same thing. I don't know if that helps you any. I guess it really means you can't use the last 12% of the battery and now that I think about it, I can understand why that is not so good. On 10/25/12, Richard Turner wrote: > Hi Sieghard and David,

Re: Verizon Unlimited Calling and Shared Data

2012-10-25 Thread Kliphton
That is a good deal! On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Eric SS wrote: > I called Verizon today just to evaluate my plan. They told me I could switch > my three lines to a plan with unlimited calling and 6 GB of shared data. > Doing so was $188 per month, $10 less than what I have been paying. > > I

Re: Verizon Unlimited Calling and Shared Data

2012-10-25 Thread Kliphton
Raul, I thought you were with ATT? Or is this the pricing for them also? On Oct 25, 2012, at 4:47 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" wrote: > Hi, this is what I recently did when my wife upgraded from the Samsung Galaxy > to the iPhone 4S and when my daughter upgraded from the iPhone 3 to the 4. > The pho

Re: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Dave Bahr
Uh, maybe I'm just stupid, but it wants me to center the barcode in the square to scan it. I'm totally blind, so can't tell where either the square or the barcode on the product are. I've never even used the camera on my iphone, never had a need to. Any advice? Dave C. Bahr Facebook: Dave Bahr

RE: Running the iTunes maze with jaws

2012-10-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Che, It'll magically disappear into your iTunes library. Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue with JFW that went unanswered? Or is your pet peave that one bug from years ago which has just never been squashed? Sign the Jaws "bugfix" petition at: http://hkc.im/Vu -Original

Re: iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Sieghard and David, The battery life is pretty good, but the odd part is that it acts as if 12 percent is the lowest it can go. I plan to talk with them about getting a replacement, but you have to go through their hoops first. I just wanted to know if anyone else with the fifth generation t

RE: Running the iTunes maze with jaws

2012-10-25 Thread Thom
Che, If you take the folder out of the auto sync folder, it will take it away from your phone when you do your next sync. The way that Tracy and I do our music is to each have a playlist of our own. To add to the playlist, use the application key and arrow up, find add to playlist, and find your

RE: VoiceOver Volume During Phone Call

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Arnold, Most people have the opposite problem which means you can hear Voiceover just fine during a call when you use the headset and very poorly without when the call is on speakerphone. I don't think it will be hard to raise Voiceover volume when using the headset, keep in mind that the iP

RE: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Miller
Mine functions properly with that box checked. I have it checked constantly. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: do not disturb b

RE: How do I access my favorites in the contacts list

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Hope, Favourites are only in the Phone app, it's a feature of the Phone app so to speak that you can designate certain contacts as Favourites, but there is no Favourite group in the Contacts app. Not a bad idea actually although you could just go into the Phone app, I have the Favourites tab se

Re: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Actually, this is a bug with Voice-Over. Go in to settings, general, accessibility VoiceOver and the last item will be announce items in the lock screen. If you uncheck this box, Do Not Disturb should function properly. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 228

RE: iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Richard, I had the same problem when I bought my first iPod Touch which was a third Generation back in 2009. I did basically the same as you which is what Apple support wanted me to do. Then I phoned them back and told them it was still going through the battery like crazy and they asked me to

How do I access my favorites in the contacts list

2012-10-25 Thread Hope Paulos
Hi all. I was looking at my contacts list, and only see one heading, all contacts. How do I access my favorites? Thanks! Hope Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-

Re: iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Given the age of the device, I would strongly encourage you to take it to your local Apple store as that is not normal behaviour. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 14:09, Richard Turner wrote: > I have had th

Re: new color visor app, and, IOS6 sluggish

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Figure that iOS 6 is most likely the last update for the iPhone 3GS. That hardware just doesn't have what is necessary to handle anything beyond where iOS 6 is. That hardware is being pushed to the limits. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent f

Re: app for accessing IE favourites saved on PC?

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, it is called iTunes and it runs on a computer. With it, you can set up syncing of your favourites, contacts, calendar appointments, notes, and even back up your entire iPhone. You can also set up most of this syncing through Apple's iCloud, or even Google. Some people say unfortunately we

Re: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Jodie Hoger
Thanks. I have gone to notifications and made sure that schedule is turned off - didn't realise that's where it was - smile. I'll keep checking to see if it still mysteriously turns itself on - smile. thanks. Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 12:10 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: > Check under S

Re: Reading Bookshare books

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Whether one voice is better, worse, or the same as another voice is completely subjective, so not worth even taking the time to post an answer about. Do you like the voice on the iPhone? If so, it is possible to set Read2Go to use VO to read your books. If not, Read2Go has two voices, a male and

Re: Reading Bookshare books

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
Yes, if you like the Acapella voices it is certainly better. Or,you can use VoiceOverto read but that presents some other issues. The Acapella voices that come with the Read2Go app will read continuously if you want them to, which is great. If you turn them off and use VoiceOver, itwill only rea

Re: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Grant Hardy
Check under Settings/Notifications/Do not disturb. It may be scheduled to run during a specific time period i.e. 11 pm to 7 am. You can adjust or disable that schedule in the settings as well as change some other preferences for do not disturb, such as whether you want repeated callers to be able t

RE: do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Miller
You most likely have it scheduled, and don't realize it. Go into settings, notifications, do not disturbed, and look at where is says scheduled. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jodie Hoger Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:0

iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-25 Thread Richard Turner
I have had the iPod Touch 5TH Generation for 4 days now. I charged it to a full charge and then used it for close to 7 hours when it got to 12 percent, it shut itself down. I spoke with Apple and they had me reset all settings. I brought it to a full charge again, and once again when it got to 1

do not disturb behaving strangely

2012-10-25 Thread Jodie Hoger
Hi List, for some reason, my do not disturb keeps turning itself on. I have tried to find settings for it but only seem to be able to togle it on or off. I am not going anywhere near the settings when it simply turns itself on. What am I doing wrong here? thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- Y

Starting to stray from iOS - Was Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Just a friendly reminder that the Audible topic, while interesting, is straying from iOS discussions. It's ok to talk about the Audible app and how to transfer audible content to and from your iOS device, but it's off topic to keep going on about their pricing plans, what's good and not good, w

RE: new color visor app, and, IOS6 sluggish

2012-10-25 Thread Daniel Miller
Hi Kerri, I don't know anything about color visor, but I'd say that iOS 6 sluggishness on the 3G S is due to the limited ram and processing power that phone has, compared to the newer models. Someone in the family has a 3G S as well, and I've used VoiceOver on it, and it's just as sluggish as you

Re: app for accessing IE favourites saved on PC?

2012-10-25 Thread Jodie Hoger
ok, I am a bit slow with the uptake here though so is there any way you can provide me with some basic instructions on how to do both? Ta, Jo Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 11:58 AM, Grant Hardy wrote: > You can sync them with iTunes or with the free iCloud Control Panel for > Window

new color visor app, and, IOS6 sluggish

2012-10-25 Thread Kerri Stovall
Hi listers, I'm a new member and just had a quick question about the ColorVisor app. I have an iPhone 3GS, by the way. When I click on ColorVisor in the apps page of my phone, it opens just fine, but then the color scanner comes on and it constantly scans everything around me and will just name c

Reading Bookshare books

2012-10-25 Thread Ralph Supernaw
Hi, I have read Bookshare books using my Victer Reader Stream and find the voice pretty annoying. Before I pay for the ap to read Bookshare on my IPone 4S I would like to know if the reading voice is better than the VRS. Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "V

RE: Running the iTunes maze with jaws

2012-10-25 Thread Che Martin
Ok, thanks guys very much for the input. Regarding the iTunes automatically sync folder, that is very interesting. If I copy a folder of music to that folder, then sync to my iPhone, can I then remove the folder from the auto sync folder without it being removed from the phone? I will listen

facebook questions.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Ellen Sanchez
Hello I have a question on facebook. Is there a way to fix facebook as it tells me that my friend requests are blocked for 8 days? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you very much for your time. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To se

VoiceOver Volume During Phone Call

2012-10-25 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I got my IPhone 5 last Sunday, and let us say, I know more about it than I did, but have a lot more to go. Thanks to Anna Dresner and Dean Martineau's book, this list, and other tutorials, I will learn it. My first question: When I call one of these automated services where I have to press a

can't activate links in facebook posts

2012-10-25 Thread Jodie Hoger
Hi List, I am having real trouble activating links that are posted within a post on facebook. Is anyone having success with this? Using a 4s with IOS 6. I have several facebook apps but not having much luck with any of them. an example would be someone posting from a website like a shopping sit

Re: app for accessing IE favourites saved on PC?

2012-10-25 Thread Grant Hardy
You can sync them with iTunes or with the free iCloud Control Panel for Windows. Grant On 10/25/12, Jodie Hoger wrote: > Hi List, I am after an app that will let me access all my IE favourites > saved on my PC via my iphone. does such an app exist? > Thanks, > Jo > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- >

app for accessing IE favourites saved on PC?

2012-10-25 Thread Jodie Hoger
Hi List, I am after an app that will let me access all my IE favourites saved on my PC via my iphone. does such an app exist? Thanks, Jo Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit htt

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Not sure what you mean. You can use all of your credits at once if you wish. It's a very flexible plan. Credits are applied each time you purchase a book. Les On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Hank Smith wrote: > can u get all the credits at once? > On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: >> H

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Ferrara
Thanks all, had to get it going again through iTunes; 3-finger tap didn't work. But it's all fine now. Paul -Original Message- From: Bill Gallik Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no s

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, yes. But you pay up front for them. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:45 PM, Hank Smith wrote: > can u get all the credits at once? > On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: >> Hi Mary, >> >> Even with th

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Hank Smith
can u get all the credits at once? On 10/25/2012 4:33 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: Hi Mary, Even with the 12 credit plan, one can carry over credits. Nothing like being able to obtain a book the day it comes out. It's a great service. Les On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:27 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Even bet

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, it gets it from the local weather app which comes on the iPhone. I think the app gets it from Yahoo weather if I remember right. Although you can ask Siri about the weather in different cities all over the world, I think it still uses the same weather source and I don't think you can change

Re: Accessible magazines and newspapers.

2012-10-25 Thread Penny Reeder
You can buy a digital subscription to the New York Times at their web site, as well as to many other U. S. newspapers and some magazines as well, and then, VO will read that content when you access them with your IPhone. HTH, Penny On 10/25/12, Mary Otten wrote: > The paid subscription is access

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Mary, Even with the 12 credit plan, one can carry over credits. Nothing like being able to obtain a book the day it comes out. It's a great service. Les On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:27 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Even better deal is the platinum membership, which gives you 24 credits per > year, ha

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
Even better deal is the platinum membership, which gives you 24 credits per year, half of which could be carried over into the next year. I can't remember the price, but it works out to something just under 10 dollars a book in the U.S. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received thi

RE: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Joney
Yes it is. Sorry I didn't supply the link. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To

Re: Accessible magazines and newspapers.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
The paid subscription is accessible on the iPhone. Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send

Re: Accessible magazines and newspapers.

2012-10-25 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, the NY Times is accessible on the iPhone. The iPad app is different and, last time I tried, not accessible. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.m

Re: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Scott Howell
Hi, Is the app Consmr? The URL for this app is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/consmr-reviews-grocery-baby/id519874080?mt=8. On Oct 25, 2012, at 7:02 PM, "Joney" wrote: > I use an app called Cosmr. Seems to work well so far. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to t

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Lois Butterfield
Hi Bill, If you have that on, you can just bring the phone up to your face, and you should hear the tone for Siri. when you finish, just take it away from your face. You have to have it close in order for it to work. Take care, Lois -Original Message- From: Bill Gallik Sent: Thur

RE: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Joney
I use an app called Cosmr. Seems to work well so far. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegro

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
My Siri isn't available either and I set it up in settings. Raise to speak still doesn't work like it should. On 25 Oct 2012, at 22:29, Bill Gallik wrote: > In the Settings dialog for Siri, what in heck does "Raise to Speak" mean? > > Holland's Boy, Bill > Pray For Wisdom: > O

Re: A morse Keyer to write sms and e-mail.

2012-10-25 Thread Gabriel Battaglia (Kriyaban)
"Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." says: Sounds interesting. What will it's price be? We putted it out at 3,99 Euro. Does it have a learning or practice mode for new or novice users of morse code? Not exactly, but within the option dialogue there is an interactive table with all the characters,

Re: problem of actions taking focus

2012-10-25 Thread Grant Hardy
Yes, I tend to agree. It's far too easy to delete something by mistake now if you're working very quickly. It's definitely something to be cautious about. Grant On 10/25/12, Kevin Barry wrote: > One thing that is going to drive me quite insane in IOS > 6 is that > when vie

problem of actions taking focus

2012-10-25 Thread Kevin Barry
One thing that is going to drive me quite insane in IOS 6 is that when viewing messages most of the time, although it seems not all, the rotar somehow is set to select actions. Thus, when I thought I hhad words selected and I swipe down to go to the next word, I hear delete instead. I hate

Re: A morse Keyer to write sms and e-mail.

2012-10-25 Thread Gabriel Battaglia (Kriyaban)
Scott says: Hi Gabriel. This would be excelent! I look forward to trying this out. Please let us know when the app has hit the App Store! I will, Scott. Thanks for interest and, when it will be out, I can suggest what is my best combination of parameters in order to write with a possible few m

Re: Verizon Unlimited Calling and Shared Data

2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, this is what I recently did when my wife upgraded from the Samsung Galaxy to the iPhone 4S and when my daughter upgraded from the iPhone 3 to the 4. The phone for my daughter is the 8gb iPhone 4 for 1 dollar. So, we would have had to start paying data on her plan. Rather than adding $30 for

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Bill Gallik
Shish! I had the same problem this morning; I called the Duluth (Minnesota) Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss and asked one of the techies what I should do. Aaron instructed me to do the "3 finger tap" three times to re-activate speech. so I tried the "Home key 3 times" to enable Siri and tha

Re: Notes question

2012-10-25 Thread Fred Olver
I don't know how to resolve the problem, but it sounds like the memory is getting used up while in the app. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: "Denny Schwab" To: Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:45 PM Subject: Notes question Hello, After upgrading to 6.0 I have been having a

Re: reading a book?

2012-10-25 Thread David Chittenden
Use a two-finger swipe down to engage continuous reading from current location in the file. The iOS device must remain unlocked. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/10/2012, at 5:54, Rob Harris wrote: > Hi, I have books in

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Bill Gallik
In the Settings dialog for Siri, what in heck does "Raise to Speak" mean? Holland's Boy, Bill Pray For Wisdom: O Lord, I beseech Thee, Keep Thine arm about my shoulder and Thine hand upon my mouth . . . . . . . . AMEN! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-25 Thread Dave Bahr
hi all, I'm looking for a good barcode scanner to read product instructions. In other words, something to replace my i.d. mate summit which I'm selling btw if anyone wants it. I'm negotiable. Ok, sorry, I know you're not supposed to do that. But the fact remains that I'm wondering what's out th

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Ferrara
Thanks, we did check those things, at least she did; I haven't seen the phone yet to look at it myself. Paul -Original Message- From: Pete Nalda Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no s

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Ferrara
I understand; we'll do whatever we have to do. The phone rings and other sounds work but no speech. Paul -Original Message- From: Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is

Re: bluetooth speakers for Iphone

2012-10-25 Thread Steve
The Bigr Jambox by Jawbone is better than the Bose, I have both. The Bose has slightly better bass, but you can adjust the iPhone equalizer if you want to mimick that on the Bigger Jambox. Ease of use in terms of pairing, knowing remaining battery life, the ability to answer phone calls on the

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Pete Nalda
Also, be sure and check the obvious things like the mute switch on the side of the phone, as well as make sure the volume's up. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitte

Re: big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Paul, I think your only options are to turn VoiceOver on using iTunes or to have a sighted person go into Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver and turn it on there. Sorry I don't have better news. Best, Anna On Oct 25, 2012, at 2:36 PM, "Paul Ferrara" wrote: > My wife was trying to

Re: Notes question

2012-10-25 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
I never used notes to write texts that are that long. I know in the app "plaintext" vo starts lagging when the document became long. At least it did so on iphone 5 in old ios. DOes not help much but maybe work around by separating in multiple parts? Best, Ioana Please check out my cd on www.i

Verizon Unlimited Calling and Shared Data

2012-10-25 Thread Eric SS
I called Verizon today just to evaluate my plan. They told me I could switch my three lines to a plan with unlimited calling and 6 GB of shared data. Doing so was $188 per month, $10 less than what I have been paying. I hope this wasn't just a case of a rep not knowing what she was doing, but it

big problem with vo on my wife's phone--now there is no speech

2012-10-25 Thread Paul Ferrara
My wife was trying to check the temperature with Fahrenheit; she was hearing nothing or it was stuttering badly, not sure which. She rebooted the phone, and the settings changed. The color went back to its old color, and she has no speech at all. She says she tried the tripple click home 3 times,

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello Sieghard Before, when I first bought the Audible App, it didn't matter what quality the files were be it enhanced or standard, the books were played in mono. This was very noticable when you downloaded a drama and all you got mono recordings. I don't know if you like the Trials ofDoctor

RE: question about the lg hbs730 bluetooth headset.

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
For what it's worth, I just went in to Amazon to purchase either the 730's or the 700's. Amazon indicated they're not currently selling the 730's through their site because they are aware of some customer complaints, but they were vague whether the complaints were about the product, it's descrip

Re: Looking for a caption reader

2012-10-25 Thread Chris
The only solution is Firefox and Webvisum, which appears to only be accessible on the desktop platform. Christopher Hallsworth On 25/10/2012 17:52, Shirley Chesson wrote: I have been trying to advertise online and I am running into the problem security caption coats! Just anyone know of a c

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
I really like the Audible memberships too. I am on the platnum monthly, which is enough for me. Paying $22.95 monthly is more economical than paying $200+ annually. Besides, if I got 12 or 24 credits all at once, then I would likely burn through them quickly and then be forced to pay another $200 o

Notes question

2012-10-25 Thread Denny Schwab
Hello, After upgrading to 6.0 I have been having an issue when writing in the Notes Application. Usually starting around page 10 or so, I get an issue that Voice Over is still saying the characters I have typed, catching up to where I had finished. When I get to page twenty or so this problem ge

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Chris
Yes it appears to pull the data from the native app. I know you can ask Siri to launch apps but do not know about third party ones. Christopher Hallsworth On 25/10/2012 18:10, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote: Does Siri pull the weather data from the native weather app? Is there a way to get

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
To enable Siri, go to settings, general, Siri, and double tap the Siri on/off button toward the top to toggle it on or off. It should be on by default, but who knows what might have happened. Hth, Wayne On 10/25/12, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote: > Does Siri pull the weather data from the nat

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Kawal, You used to buy books directly from the app, but Apple has made that impossible. I guess it could still be possible if Audible which of course means Amazon were to agree to pay Apple their percentage whatever that is for every book purchased through the app. By the way, what do you mean

RE: A morse Keyer to write sms and e-mail.

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Sounds interesting. What will it's price be? Does it have a learning or practice mode for new or novice users of morse code? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gabriel Battaglia (Kriyaban) Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 7:5

Re: question about the lg hbs730 bluetooth headset.

2012-10-25 Thread Katey Glass
Raul, Please see my other email. I can't speak for the 730's but I have had a 700 for nearly a year, as has my fiance, and a bunch of friends. None of us has has a problem with ours (OK one of my fiance's earbuds stopped working, but he could have done that himself, as he never seems to keep th

Re: VoiceOver Focus Problems With iOS 6

2012-10-25 Thread Andrew Lamanche
It does the same occasionally for me in Tune-in radio pro. Is it Voiceover or the app itself? On 25 Oct 2012, at 12:13, MamaPeach wrote: > It is very annoying, especially on the net Flix app. I can double tap on a > show to continue watching and it will always go to a different show instead >

Re: bluetooth headphones/earbuds

2012-10-25 Thread Katey Glass
I have the LG HBS700 but there is a new version out the HBS 730. I've never had a problem with the HBS700 as no one has complained I didn't sound good on them while talking to them on the phone. I find them comfortable and can wear them for hours. Music is OK as well, I realize not as good as a

Re: A morse Keyer to write sms and e-mail.

2012-10-25 Thread Scott Howell
Hmmm, I'm interested, so don't forget to let us know when it is in the store. On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Gabriel Battaglia (Kriyaban) wrote: > Hi Raul, I also run the app you mentioned and yes, it works. > VOCwKeyer anyway has special commands specifically designed for VoiceOver > users that

Re: Mac verses Ipad

2012-10-25 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Tim, The Mac mini came with the VGA adaptor, which I didn't know at the time, so I bought one at the Apple store. I think it was $30. I have also got an A B switch for my large print, illuminated keyboard, so I can use it with both machines. Chuck On Oct 24, 11:05 am, Tim Mehok wrote: > Chuck,

Re: Mac verses Ipad

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I remember having no access to computers at all. My first acquaintance with a computer was using word star as there was no jaws etc. When I first started working, I had to use word perfect 5.1 before I got to use jaws 2.2 or whatever it was. I grew up at school with no computers, just a perki

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Another trick you can do as I've done this often in the past as I've been a member since 2010, is buy some credits, cancel your membership immediately. Then two minutes, rejoin and you get another load of credits. You can do this as often as you like as it's not against their policy. My X hus

RE: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Does Siri pull the weather data from the native weather app? Is there a way to get Siri to read weather from other apps, such as MenuWeather? MenuWeather seems to more accurately reflect the weather condisions in my micro-climate. Thanks. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegr

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Yes, 12 credits and 24 credits are part of the membership plan. If you log into Audible, go to join a membership plan, the choices are listed there. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:37 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Kawal, > > Are you subscribed with a monthly membership? I have never seen an

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Bill Gallik
Hi, I'm a very new iPhone user and I have to admit that this iPhone 5 with Siri is terrific. Only thing, I'm being told Siri isn't available. I have several questions: 1) What did I do to disable Siri? 2) How do I enable Siri again? Thanks! Holland's Boy, Bill Pray For Wis

Re: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
How do you buy from the Audible App? I have it installed on my I phone as it's in stereo now so no more downloading books via Itunes. Kawal. On Oct 25, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Vicki Meizinger wrote: >Do you have the iphone app for audible? You can get it at6 the app store. > I don't think yo

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Just say, "what's the weather today" and she will tell you. If Voice Over is off she'll just tell you the temp, but if Voice Over is on, you will get the temp, plus whatever shows up on the screen. Like the high and low for the day. -- Raul A. Gallegos The only way to keep your health is to ea

RE: Buying books from Audible.

2012-10-25 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Thanks, Sieghard. Such a deal I'm getting and I didn't even know it. Actually, at one point, I now recall, I did know it, but had forgotten.! I thought I was just getting the convenience of all the credits at once. Best, Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:v

Re: Restoring From iCloud

2012-10-25 Thread Chris
Reset your device back to factory settings and there will be an option to restore from a backup during setup. Christopher Hallsworth On 25/10/2012 02:09, Bobby Druesedow wrote: Can someone tell me how to restore from iCloud? I have everything turned on, I see back up to iCloud, but I don't se

Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5

2012-10-25 Thread Chris
It would appear the weather is also displayed rather than spoken according to yesterday's mess about. So how do you get Siri to speak the weather then? Christopher Hallsworth On 25/10/2012 02:38, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: Yes I agree. In fact if I am going to use Siri for a lot of interaction,

Re: reading a book?

2012-10-25 Thread Rob Harris
Hi, I have books in plain text. I have access to themo ff a web page of mine. How do we get VO to read the text continuously without it going off as the screen locks. I've tried loading them off Dropbox, I've brought them into safari from my web page; I find neither satisfactary. Any idea

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