Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Grant Hardy
I absolutely echo Lisa's thoughts. BlindSquare is the app I rely on the most. It announces much more relevant information than other apps that I've tried, the only omission being the type of intersection you are approaching. I highly recommend BlindSquare. Grant On 5/12/13, Lisa Larges

RE: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Maria, I just wrote to supp...@blindsquare.com with a couple of questions and since I just saw your message before I included “Will this app work in Slovakia”. If I get an answer I let you know. I am not sure where Ariadne gets its information from, but since Blindsquare uses Open

Re: Is there a dictation app?

2013-05-13 Thread Mea
Hi Sieghard thanks for your reply. I have windows 8 on my laptop. I have used it before in windows 7 and it did not work well with jaws: the screen reader I use. also I would prefer not to use headphones with a mike. Just not a fan of headphones really. that is why I wanted to use the phone. I

RE: Is there a dictation app?

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi again, OK, I only played around with it a bit and I used a USB headset. I think this will always be the best solution when using speech recognition since it will probably pick up and be confused by Jaws speaking otherwise. In any case, do you not have the app you used before any more?

RE: Is there a dictation app?

2013-05-13 Thread Maryam
You know what I just checked: no I do not have the app any more. I think I have had 2 laptops since then and that is not one of the apps I saved ☹ that's a shame. checked my external drive and everything. Sent from Windows Mail From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: ‎13‎ ‎May‎ ‎2013 ‎09‎:‎57 To:

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
The one thing i don't like with Blind Square apart from its name is the fact that it takes a significant time to announce what street you're turning in to which means that if you turn into the wrong street you could be quite a long way down it before Blind square wakes up and realizes it's

RE: email rools,

2013-05-13 Thread Ramy Moustafa
I found it thanks so much But I did the same steps but can not creat folders, just I can creat labels, so how can I creat folders and send this labled messages to that folder? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A.

Duplicating a contact On My iPhone, Is It Possible?

2013-05-13 Thread Brian Hansen
I need to share a contact, but I don't want to Sher birthday info and other things like that. Is it possible to somehow duplicate the contact so I can just delete the info out of the second one that I don't want shared? Or is there a way to select just the fields I want to share? Even if I had

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Sieghard, thank you very much for writting to the support team. I sent them mail as well, asking them the same and they said it should work in my country. I was told exactly the same about Ariadne and it does not work, or at least not in the area where I live. There are a few blind people in

Re: aldi app for iPhone.

2013-05-13 Thread Sean Paul
They're actually starting to slide in to the Southeastern United States. We've got a couple now which just opened first part of this year here in Chattanooga Tennessee. - Original Message - From: Alan Paganelli To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 17:22

Re: Duplicating a contact On My iPhone, Is It Possible?

2013-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, couldn't you text or e-mail the person or persons the information they need? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 13, 2013, at 5:46 AM, Brian Hansen ozark.bluesma...@gmail.com wrote: I need to share a contact, but I don't want

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Cara, Kindle borrowed books do have a time limit, as do overdrive books from the library. My husband once lent me a Kindle book, and I think the loan period was 2 weeks, but it may have been 7 days. And while it is true that bookshare books have no time limit, for many of those books, at

RE: email rools,

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Ramy, There are no folders in gmail other than the default folders like Inbox, Starred, Sent Mail etc. Anything else you create in order to sort emails is done via labels. Creating a label is easy, just click on Edit Labels, then find the edit field where you can type the new label name and

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Kimberly
I buy a lot of books including novels from several different sources — amazon, audible, iBooks and nook. Before digital downloads I used to buy books on tape especially if the title was from a favorite author. I just like to support them in their writing. I also borrow a lot of books from NLS,

Re: bluetooth recommendations

2013-05-13 Thread Kimberly
I like the Bose earpiece. It has good sound quality and a long battery life. Its biggest drawback is the price. Sent from Kimber's iPhone On May 12, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Ray T. Mahorney mahorney@googlemail.com wrote: Let me start by saying I know this is going to be subjective and that in

RE: aldi app for iPhone.

2013-05-13 Thread Lois Butterfield
Hi, We have them here in Florida. I would suggest going to their site and checking for the closest one. They must have a store locator on their site. Take care, Lois From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean Paul Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013

RE: bluetooth recommendations

2013-05-13 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
what is the price and how is the transmit audio particularly in high ambient noise environments? There is my biggest area of complaint regarding bluetooth. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly

password apps

2013-05-13 Thread Sandy Finley
There has been some talk here of late re apps to store passwords; I forget the names. Can someone recommend one? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: Duplicating a contact On My iPhone, Is It Possible?

2013-05-13 Thread Brian Hansen
I probably could, but I was trying to take the simplest way for myself, as well as the recipient. Blessings, Brian On May 13, 2013, at 5:33 AM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, couldn't you text or e-mail the person or persons the information they need? Ricardo

bluetooth question.

2013-05-13 Thread Fred Olver
I'm wanting to get a bluetooth device so I have more privacy when receiving text messages etc. Do any of you have any recommendations for devices which push the sound through the ear from behind using conductivity as opposed to residing in the ear canal? For safety reasons I want to keep my

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Andy Baracco
As is often the case, the price has varied. I think I paid $14, but have seen it as low as $9. This is something that often happens with apps in general. It’s all a matter of timing, and it helps when folks give you a heads up, as often happens on lists like this one. Andy From: Mária

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Andy Baracco
i have found that Blind Square does what it says it does, but is unreliable in terms of announcing items like intersections when in a vehicle, which makes it problematic to use on a bus if you just have to know which intersection you are approaching. Andy -Original Message- From:

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Andy Baracco
I believe that Ariadne uses Apple Maps. There were some problems reported with Ariadne when Apple switched to their own maps when IOS 6 came along. Andy From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 12:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: BlindSquare - price and a question Hi

Re: bluetooth recommendations

2013-05-13 Thread Andy Baracco
For a stereo headset, I like the Aftershokz Bluez because you can listen to content and still hear ambient sounds. Andy -Original Message- From: Kimberly Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: bluetooth recommendations I like the Bose earpiece.

Re: Duplicating a contact On My iPhone, Is It Possible?

2013-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, yup, I totally understand where your coming from. In this case, I think just sending them the information via e-mail or text might be the easiest way to go. Otherwise, you will need to manually add or edit your contact before sharing it then, reediting or deleting your contact when

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Richard Ring
First of all, we don't need to justify any way we gain access to books. I know many sighted people who never buy books be they hard copy or otherwise. They borrow them from public libraries and pay nothing. I think that fact that we now have so many sources of reading material is a truly

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Jane
That's not true. I am reading a borrowed book that my Mom loaned to me on my iDevice. Jane On May 13, 2013, at 1:17 AM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Cara, You do not have a set due date for borrowed Kindle books but, you can only borrow 1 book a month and, only 1

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, we might be talking about two different things. I'm talking about borrowing books directly from Amazon. I believe your talking about people being allowed to lend there books to others. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May

RE: Siri

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Lemly
Marissa, I apologize if you've already posted this but what version of iOS are you using? Do you know which iOS version you noticed the problem with Siri and the long messages because I want to avoid that version. Thanks. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Do not disturb

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
Hi there everybody on the group I don't know if although if you are aware but the main menu show on the CB radio has a podcast on the do not disturb feature of your phone if anybody wants to know more about it Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

RE: audio on phone call

2013-05-13 Thread The Smiths
Hi Yeah I will give Apple a ring on Monday (tomorrow here in New Zealand). We don't have Apple stores so it is online support. This iphone 5 that I have is the fourth one, the first original bought online through Apple, the next two were replacements (reconditioned I later found out) and the

Re: Question about updating maps for Navigon.

2013-05-13 Thread Chris Hill
You get free updates for a certain amount of time, then they cost money. On 5/12/2013 04:58, Mária Orovčíková wrote: Hi list, please does anyone know how it is with updating maps for Navigon? Are maps updates free of charge or do you have to pay extra money for maps updates once you have

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
I wouldn't exactly call 50 bucks a year free. You can buy allot of books for that kind of money. All kidding aside, I am a Bookshare member and I also have the iBooks and Kindle reading apps. I like the iBooks app better then the Kindle app but on the other hand, choice is good. -

Re: . Accessible App. Free. iRadio - All Radio

2013-05-13 Thread Anthony Vece
I guess you get what you pay for. Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! On May 12, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Steve Sweeney n4o...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, They don't stream well at all. I tried several using the different settings in options and got the same results. I couldn't find one station with a

Re: Using Siri question.

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
When you mean to shake the phone which part of the phone should we be shaking in the house should we hold the phone Sent from my iPhone On 2013-05-11, at 5:10 PM, Rose Combs rosecom...@gmail.com wrote: Shake the phone, it will ask you i you want to cancel the message and you can try again.

Re: Kindle.

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
I strongly recommend not using the ability to read the first chapter method. You spend a fortune buying books that way! LOL! - Original Message - From: Candy To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:21 AM Subject: Re: Kindle. Yes, you can download the

Re: Facebook messages

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
Ok I got it thanks but it still shows that I have messages. Sent from my iPhone On 2013-05-11, at 1:50 PM, Steve Sweeney n4o...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Hold your finger on the message (long double tap) then you can select DELETE then you will have to confirm this. HTH -Steve -Original

Re: a switch question

2013-05-13 Thread Si
You might want to try Oxelon Media Converter. Si - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:23 AM Subject: a switch question Hi guys, I realize this seems off topic but I am trying to convert a couple of files

Re: Kindle Personal Document Services

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
I found a nice little utility they have on the Kindle page for the US that once you install it, then in the context menu will be an item to send to Kindle. Very handy and thanks for your help! - Original Message - From: Esther To: VIPhone Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:25 PM

Fwd: [New post] Episode 46: The NFB on Kindle, The IOS App Starter Kit, and WHy You Need to Don Your Own Lifejacket

2013-05-13 Thread Mike
Ok everyone let's try this again. Below is the summary from the website. It that won't do then we talk about three articles related to accessibility and blindness in one way or another. After that we talk about a lot of apps. Obviously not every podcast is meant for every person. Your welcome

Re: email rools on iphone

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
email rools on iphoneHe means he wants to use the old method of sorting email such as with outlook express where people sorted mail into their own folder usually named the same name as the group. The iPhone groups messages into subject by default. You can go into settings, mail, and turn off

Re: Facebook messages

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
How do I find out who's on the chat Sent from my iPhone On 2013-05-11, at 1:50 PM, Steve Sweeney n4o...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, Hold your finger on the message (long double tap) then you can select DELETE then you will have to confirm this. HTH -Steve -Original Message- From:

Re: Siri

2013-05-13 Thread Marissa Solaun
Hi, Sorry that happened here is the issue I have an Iphone 4s and latest IOS 6.1.3 a few days ago (more like around the 1st week or so of may) I went to use SIRI to dictate a rather long text message,usually prior to IOS 6.1.3 like ex IOS 5 she would process the text and send it with no problem.

Re: anyone is hacking my internet?

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
anyone is hacking my internet?There is an app called speed test which is also accessible. I'm getting 16 Mbps download and 12 up. - Original Message - From: Ramy Moustafa To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 9:26 PM Subject: anyone is hacking my

Re: aldi app for iPhone.

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
When I lived in north west Indiana they were there as well and according to my brother who still lives there, they still are. Their the most used grocery store. They often run specials by the boat load. - Original Message - From: Tina Murphy To: viphone@googlegroups.com

More Siri Problems

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Lemly
I just tried setting an alarm with Siri and she said something about having a problem at the end of the process even though the alarm was set. I think this must be related to the same issue we've been discussing about the long dictated messages using Siri. Who should this be reported to? Alan

Re: What is the Picker?

2013-05-13 Thread Regina Alvarado
Alan, the picker is not something you can ask for. It is usually to let you change dates or if there are things to choose from. In whatever context you are working in in an app, calendar dates, time, or other list of items it will pop up and let you know there is a picker item. Then you can

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Regina Alvarado
Good post Mary. We do not get to go to the library so why not bookshare? It will not have every book so there will be lots to buy. I edit for two authors who sels publish and their books are definitely not on BKS. By the way, the books are very good, too. Reggie and Allegra, my little pill On

Re: Iradio All Radio

2013-05-13 Thread Kelsey Trevett
I can't find it here in the uk Kelsey Trevett Sent From My IPod Touch 4 withVoice Over On 12 May 2013, at 21:50, Patti Johnson pat1...@insightbb.com wrote: I have it running now, listening to an instrumental Christian station and it is working just fine. Thanks for letting us know about

Re: using the app store question.

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
I consigning okay on the computer but it doesn't seem to work on the telephone and I don't know why and it was actually somebody who help me sign up for an account through my phone so I don't know what to do now Sent from my iPhone On 2013-05-11, at 1:26 PM, Sieghard Weitzel

RE: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Thom
When Ariadne first came out, I thought that I heard it used google maps. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 8:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BlindSquare - price and

RE: Siri

2013-05-13 Thread Marissa
Sorry, didn't mean to delete message My issue with Siri is as follows when dictating a long text message, she will come back and say can you ask that question again but shorter. Or she will make a quote reference to Thomas Jefferson about sentences being shorter. this happened a few days ago

Re: funny and amazing Siri results

2013-05-13 Thread Dan Beaver GMail
Hi, Well, actually, she isn't that intuitive. I did ask for 381 miles divided by 12.5 and she figured it out from that. ;-) Sorry for the left out important word in my earlier posting. Dan Beaver -- From: Kevin Barry krba...@gmail.com Sent:

RE: More Siri Problems

2013-05-13 Thread Thom
I had a similar issue with setting a timer. I restarted my phone and all was well again. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:32 AM To: VIPhone Email List Subject: More Siri Problems I

RE: Siri

2013-05-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. It is reassuring to know that nothing is wrong with my phone. I'm not even able to use siri to set a two sentence reminder without that Thomas Jefferson quote and request to make my statement shorter. Take care. God bless! Paula and Babe -Original Message- From:

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Russ Kiehne
I've read all of the Perry Mason novels and Louis L'amour novels more than once. -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 3:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare I can't off hand think of

RE: Recording from the iPhone to the iPhone?

2013-05-13 Thread Eric SS
Sean sorry that I did not get back to you sooner. I did not have luck trying to record something playing on the IPhone using a recording app on that same IPhone. I tried several applications, but each recording app would suspend what was playing as soon as they began recording. I guess you

Weather app for the iPad mini

2013-05-13 Thread Wendy Alling
Hi all, Since the iPad mini does not come with a built in weather app, what is a good weather app to use? Thanks for any suggestions. Wendy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: using the app store question.

2013-05-13 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Simon, Are you making sure to put in the capital letters in your password when you are on your phone? Ron Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Wong Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: Using Siri question.

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Simon, You just hold the phone in whichever way you feel comfortable so it doesn't go flying around the neighbourhood and shake it just like you would shake a can of coke for somebody you really liked! Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com

EBook Buffet

2013-05-13 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Hi: Till today all the books featured in this app were free. I noticed that a lot of the nonfiction is not free anymore. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: using the app store question.

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Simon, If you can sign in to the Apple Store on the computer and not on the phone it means that you either type your email or your password incorrectly. There are a few things you can do: First, I have a keyboard shortcut set up for my email address since many websites ask for my email

RE: email rules,

2013-05-13 Thread Sarah Cranston
Hi, Is there a way to filter Gmail messages that are already in the inbox? I realize all future mail will be filtered with the steps outlined below, but is there a way to handle previously received mail? Thanks! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Best bluetooth speaker with voice notifications

2013-05-13 Thread Srikanth Kanuri
Dear all, please suggest me a best bluetooth and air play compatible speaker with voice notifications. I request to suggest the best one with wonderful music play back. Sent from Srikanth's iPhone 5 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To

Re: email rules,

2013-05-13 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure if I've seen this in Thunderbird or Gmail, but I have seen an apply to folder option, which will apply a filter to an existing folder. Using Google, I did see that this feature was added to Gmail in 2006. Maybe this link will help:

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure about India, but IOS comes with a built in Maps app from Apple. Google Maps and MapQuest also have free maps apps for the iPhone. On 05/13/2013 09:17 AM, Ketan Kothari wrote: Hi friends, Are there any navigational apps on Iphone that I can use in India. I am aware of navigon but

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread Ketan Kothari
Dear Christopher, Apple maps are not available in India and as far as I know google maps are not accessible. Any more suggestions? -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Navigation using Iphone

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread Christopher Chaltain
There's MapQuest, which I also suggested. I'm not sure if it's available in India though. The only thing I find inaccessible about Google Maps is that the start button doesn't show up in VoiceOver. To get around this, I turn off VoiceOver and tap the lower right hand corner of the screen to

Placemarker on voice over

2013-05-13 Thread Tarapprakash
Place marker on voice over? Dear all. Jaws for windows color allows one to mark specific areas on screen for websites they regularly visit. Is they're similar provision in voice over? I want to be able to reach desire area quickly on frequently visited websites. With gratitude for

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread David Chittenden
Map Quest is not available in New Zealand, so I doubt it would be available in India. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 14/05/2013, at 5:37, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: There's MapQuest, which I also

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread Srikanth Kanuri
Hi, i use google maps. By far google navigation. Is the best i found in india. I am using them without much problem except for navigation start button cannot be traced using VoiceOver. Sent from Srikanth's iPhone 5 On 13-May-2013, at 7:47 PM, Ketan Kothari muktake...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: Recording from the iPhone to the iPhone?

2013-05-13 Thread Sean Paul
I figured that this may be the case. Tip for you. If you're up at 3:00 AM eastern. The Giants do a mid-night replay on their flagship station KNBR. You'd have to pull it up either in iHeart or on tapin on your computer. Or, if you already have a subscribtion to at bat, if you connect your

Kindle -- did I get the right app?

2013-05-13 Thread Donald L. Roberts
I just downloaded what I hope is the accessible Kindle app for IOS devices. I used the word Kindle in the search field and got 68 responses. I selected the first because most were obviously not what I wanted but also because there was little meaningful info about the ones which were most

turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread Brian Moore
HI alll. got someone with an iphone 4 and she wants turn by turn walking directions on her phone. from what I have been reading, the mapquest app provides this and is quite accessible. however, this seems to be gone from the canadian app store for some unexplained reason. anyone in Canada

Re: turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Brian, Nothing that's free. I'm just in the process of playing with navigon's latest offering with an external receiver. That's the most established solution so far. Best, Erik Burggraaf Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the ontario disability support

RE: Recording from the iPhone to the iPhone?

2013-05-13 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
you might also be able to record it through tune in radio as well. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sean Paul Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 19:14 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Recording

Re: Kindle -- did I get the right app?

2013-05-13 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Don, Here is a link to the Kindle app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindle-read-books-ebooks-magazines/id302584613?mt=8 Chuck On May 13, 12:23 pm, Donald L. Roberts donald.robert...@gmail.com wrote: I just downloaded what I hope is the accessible Kindle app for IOS devices. I used the

Re: Recording from the iPhone to the iPhone?

2013-05-13 Thread Sean Paul
Tunein doesn't broadcast any Cumulus broadcasting stations of which KNBR is one. - Original Message - From: Ray T. Mahorney mahorney@googlemail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 15:35 Subject: RE: Recording from the iPhone to the iPhone? you might also

Re: turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread Brian Moore
Hi. Yeah, I have that but interface is a bit slow and suspect it would be quite slow on a 4 but it is the only workable option I have found. blind square is okay for what it does but it won't make a route to a particular place and I can't figure out google maps for the life of me. Brian.

Re: turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Google maps isn't difficult but the map is just abominable around here and it's walking directions are dangerous. I used it a couple of times to try and get to clients, once in port colbourne where it walked me a sort of figure 8 around the block where the bus dropped off, then gave me 5

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
,one thing which I'm wondering about is what's the real difference in using books from Bookshare VS Kindle since none of it is free. Bookshare still costs money, and so do Kindle books. What if you get a yearly subscription to Bookshare and then only get a few books a month from it. Does the

RE: turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Eric, Which receiver are you testing and why do you think there is an advantage in using an external receiver over the integrated receiver? Thanks, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of erik burggraaf Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013

Re: turn by turn

2013-05-13 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Sieghard. I'm testing the Duel Electronics XGPS 150A. Ebony consulting is a reseller for this unit. IPod touch and Ipad don't have a GPS receiver built in and they require a unit like this external to do gps navigation. I don't have an IPhone to test on, but I'm a bit old school. Back

Tapatalker

2013-05-13 Thread Agent086b
Hello all, does anybody know if Tapatalker works with VO? Thanks. Max. -- 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

RE: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Lisa Larges
Hi All, I do realize that this topic -- Kindle vs Bookshare etc. -- is in danger of slipping out of the range of VoiceOver and the iPhone, and relevant topics for this list. And, I don't have any real disagreement with anything that has been said in this discussion so far. But books are so very

Re: bluetooth question.

2013-05-13 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, The Plantronics M50 is good for this if you want privacy and something which won't jab into your ear. The rubber part rests on the ridge of your ear, just before it goes into the canal. If you don't want to hear it, you can pull it out a little and it will still stay on, but give you total

Re: password apps

2013-05-13 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, MiniKeepass is one I highly recommend but it's got a lot of features. If you want something very simple for passwords, Strip or Strip Lite will also work. If you do a search on the list archive for messages from me and the keywords strip and minikeepass then you will find the message I

Re: email rools,

2013-05-13 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, you don't create folders as I stated. You create labels and they are seen similar to folders. Hope that helps. -- Raul A. Gallegos I love my mother, but my feelings for my spot are much greater. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 5/13/2013 4:28 AM, Ramy Moustafa

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Tina Murphy
I bought Blind Square for 6 dollars, and at that time someone said that was less that half price of the 14 dollars. It sounds like Blind Square's gone up in price! A new upgrade just came through where intersections are given closer to the street crossing. There's a Look Around feature you can

Re: bluetooth question.

2013-05-13 Thread Tina Murphy
I just bought the Plantronics M50. There's a review on AppleVis. Tina ** Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. -- 1 John 3:18 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google

Re: Using Siri question.

2013-05-13 Thread Troy Sullivan
Yes, that's what I do. - Original Message - From: Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 5:44 AM Subject: Re: Using Siri question. Hi, Doesn't pressing the home button cancel Siri? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info

Re: funny and amazing Siri results

2013-05-13 Thread Troy Sullivan
I've done that a while back she goes on and on! - Original Message - From: Dan Beaver GMail To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:58 AM Subject: funny and amazing Siri results Hi, I decided to see if Siri would do a calculation for me yesterday. We

Re: Navigation using Iphone in India

2013-05-13 Thread Brice Smith
I've heard that Ariadne uses Google maps, so I'd think that would at least be available anywhere even if you don't want to download Google maps directly. On 5/13/13, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: Map Quest is not available in New Zealand, so I doubt it would be available in

Re: Kindle -- did I get the right app?

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
Don, what you want is kindle for iPhone. - Original Message - From: Donald L. Roberts To: Viphone Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 12:23 PM Subject: Kindle -- did I get the right app? I just downloaded what I hope is the accessible Kindle app for IOS devices. I used the word

Phone ringing?

2013-05-13 Thread Regina Alvarado
Have had my iPhone for a year, but I just noticed if in mail or Kindle that the phone doesn't ring. Just did it in Braille Touch now too. Is this normal behavior? Reggie and Allegra, my little pill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Alan Paganelli
Let me put it real simple by saying, it matters not where you get your books from. Be that Bookshare, NLS, Kindle app for iPhone, iBooks or BookNook. What matters is we all are different and have varying preferences and as I said this morning, choice is great! - Original Message -

Where is search in Safari?

2013-05-13 Thread Regina Alvarado
Where is search in Safari to be able to ask for a url? Looked everywhere on the page that came up. Thank you in advance. Reggie and Allegra, my little pill -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: using the app store question.

2013-05-13 Thread Simon Wong
Well the only letter that has a capital is the 1st t. Sent from my iPhone On 2013-05-13, at 10:06 AM, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi Simon, Are you making sure to put in the capital letters in your password when you are on your phone? Ron Danvers From:

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Chris Hill
Always is a really big word with Amazon. I've purchased a book where maybe the image for the sighted was good, the searchable text we read was crappy ocr. They will take it back, but you have to be willing to go to the effort. On 5/12/2013 19:49, Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi, Since my

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Aaron Linson
I am glad that Kindle made their app accessible. I'm glad that it's just another option for me when I'm looking at books for my college degree. Most of the books that I need are not on bookshare or any of the blindness related bookstores. I also like the fact that I can get the books that my

  1   2   >