Re: Kindle App and books?

I have the Kindle app on my iPhone just because it's free and not because I love books as I don't. However if a title becomes available and I like it, I can now read it with the Kindle app. All is accessible with VoiceOver including the book itself. On 19/08/2013 07:34, Jim Portillo wrote: Hi

Re: Great Blind Square feature

Now this looks very good! I like the simulate this location feature, as then I don't need to actually get there to know where it is. This is convincing me to get this app! Should I or should I not. Thoughts? On 19/08/2013 02:17, Tom Frank wrote: My apologies if this has been covered. After th

Re: Kindle App and books?

Hi. Anybody tried magazines with the app? and what are their results? Best regards, Jesper. On 8/19/13, Chris H wrote: > I have the Kindle app on my iPhone just because it's free and not > because I love books as I don't. However if a title becomes available > and I like it, I can now read it wit

Re: Status report doesn't fetch Facebook updates

Hi there, thanks so much for your replies. I just got a message from the developer saying that he will take care of this issue. Hope the update will be out soon, as this is one of my all time favorite apps. Happy waiting and kind regards, Alexandra - Original Message - From: "AnonyMo

I must be daft, but i just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

Hi there, I don't know what i do wrong with Blindsquare. Everyone praices it in every tone of voice imaginable but i just can not get it to work for me. Either this is because i'm in a country that has no good maps or anything or i'm just not getting how to do things. When i'm out walking with b

RE: I must be daft, but I just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

Good morning own places are things you have to add yourself. And yes that may be part of or the main issue in your case if the maps in your area are not very extensive or if you are not getting a good signal from the GPs satellites that will affect your level of service. -Original Message-

Re: Kindle App and books?

There is a great podcast on using the Kindle app at * www.dr-carter.com/?m=201305 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http

RE: I must be daft, but I just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

Check out the podcast, 387, on Applevis. It could answer a lot of your questions. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http:

Re: I must be daft, but I just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

Good morning, My apologies, as I suspect this has been covered already, but does anyone know of any good podcasts that walk through the features of Blind Square? Thanks so much, Brian Miller On 8/19/13, Ann Byrne wrote: > Check out the podcast, 387, on Applevis. It could answer a lot of > your

Twitter

using the native Twitter app, I can see my mentions, but how do I get to my timeline in general, and my followers, friends, etc.? Also, what do I do to send DMs and to read DMs that people have sent to me? Also, how do I refresh my timeline? Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to chang

Re: I must be daft, but i just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

The filtering options do not use the word "intersections". It uses the word "streets", so if you want to hear approaching intersections, set it so it will only voice streets. Andy -Original Message- From: Krister Ekstrom Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 2:47 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.

Re: Twitter

Are you trying to get to the home tab? On 8/19/13, Andy Baracco wrote: > using the native Twitter app, I can see my mentions, but how do I get to my > timeline in general, and my followers, friends, etc.? Also, what do I do to > send DMs and to read DMs that people have sent to me? Also, how do

GPS apps

Hi all, I know this is a subject that comes up all the time, but in the past, I haven't paid a lot of attention, because I just wasn't in a position to need them. I have a ton of them on my phone but never used them. Now I'm buying a condo and moving to an area with a nice shopping area a couple b

Re: Kindle App and books?

And here's another great podcast on using the Kindle app http://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/applevispodcast386.mp3 -Original Message- From: Ann Byrne Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 3:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Kindle App and books? There is a grea

Re: GPS apps

Sherry, although my forret in to GPS apps is very slight, I have been extremely impressed with blind square. It can be used in conjunction with 4square on your phone and a couple different maps apps, I believe google maps and the apple Maps application. It can get you within approximately 16 fe

Re: Four Down crossword app now available for iPhone, from the developer

Thanks for the heads up on this one. I am now addicted! Carol P Sent from my iPhone using BrailleTouch On 17 Aug 2013, at 10:27 PM, Tom Lange wrote: > Hi, > I downloaded Four Down yesterday and have been having lots of fun with it. > I've never been able to do crossword puzzles before, though

Re: Great Blind Square feature

It reminds me of the browse mode on the old PDA based Trekker. --- Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2013! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: http://www.home.eart

Re: Four Down crossword app now available for iPhone, from the developer

Hello Carol and All, I agree with that. It's hard to choose between Suiduko or FourDown. It's nice to stimulate my mine and keep it active. LOL. Thanks for alerting us to this app. Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:26 AM, Carol Pearson wrote: > Thanks for the heads up on this

Re: Great Blind Square feature

Please would someone point me to the most comprehensive podcast on the use of Blind Square. I know that several are available. So I hope to find out which covers most or all of the program's features. Don Roberts On 8/19/2013 12:24 AM, Chris H wrote: Now this looks very good! I like the simu

Re: Great Blind Square feature

Don, it would be very subjective for folks to point you in the direction of one or the other podcasts available for this application, better to check them out yourself on http://www.applevis.com Fred Olver Author of Dealing with Vision Loss have a look it just makes sense. http://www.deal

Re: OneNote Versus Evernote

Jeff, There are Jaws scripts for OneNote for office 2007, 2010 and 2013. They are available as a 14-day trial evaluation at http://www.onenoteblind.com. Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. Steve Lansing, MI - Original Message - From: "Geoff Stephens" To: Sent: Sunday, August 1

Re: GPS apps

I'm thinking of getting Blind Square myself. While I don't travel on my own due to health problems in addition to visual and hearing impairments, it could come in useful in car journeys if the app can be of any help to that. Also I can find out what's in a particular location without actually g

RE: I must be daft, but I just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

Hi Brian, You replied to a message which clearly states that you can find the Podcast about Blindsquare on Applevis, it even gives the number of the Podcast. In fact, there are at least 3 Podcasts on Applevis which cover Blindsquare, OK, I guess two plus 1 where Mike Erigo covers a number of GPS a

Re: Kindle App and books?

Hello Jim. I've had great success using the Kindle app. They've done a terrific job of making it possible to read KINDLE books. You have to buy the books using the web site and need to register the app with your amazon account. You do that in the settings. The button for getting at those is right

Re: GPS apps

Good Idea, Chris, using 4square in conjunction will give you lots more information though. Fred Olver Author of Dealing with Vision Loss have a look it just makes sense. http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Monday, August 19

Re: Deleting an item from the list of available options in shopshop

I had a sited person look at the app and it appears that there is a minus sign next to every item when you click add then edit. This minus sign allows you to delete the item but it appears Voiceover doesn’t see it. I emailed the developer about this but have not heard back. On Monday, Augus

Re: Kindle App and books?

I have tried one magazine with Kindle and did not have good results, but that does not mean all of them do not work. The Nook app from Barnes & Noble works well with magazines. But with both apps the great thing is you can download one issue usually a free subscription and try it out. If it doe

RE: GPS apps

I've never used foursquare but I did also download it today. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 10:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: GPS apps Good Idea, Chris, using 4squ

For those looking for a Bible app

Hi all, For those who are looking for a Bible app I found this: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bible/id 282935706?mt=8 Although you will need sighted help to register, once you are signed up, it seems pretty accessible. It has many versions of the Bible, in many languages. Some Bibles also ha

RE: GPS apps

Hi Sherry. A GPS app that does all you asked for is the Seeing Eye GPS app from Sendero. It's not the cheapest app out there, but it does all you asked for in one app. I've used it successfully to get from home to some stores in walking distance. This is fine for me to get there, I could have d

Re: For those looking for a Bible app

I did a search, and it isn't available in the U.S. store. Jenn Sent from my iPad On Aug 19, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Chuck Dean wrote: > Hi all, > For those who are looking for a Bible app I found this: > > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bible/id > 282935706?mt=8 > > Although you will need sig

Re: For those looking for a Bible app

Sorry, try this link: https://www.youversion.com Chuck On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:43:30 AM UTC-7, Chuck Dean wrote: > > Hi all, > For those who are looking for a Bible app I found this: > > > https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bible/id > 282935706?mt=8

Re: Review: The Limeade 18000 MAH battery pack: a lot of power for the money

Does anyone know if this battery will do pass through charging? that is, can I plug the battery into the wall, and then plug devices into the battery, will the wall socket then charge both the battery and the devices? Thanks, Jim On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 10:29:10PM +0200, Annie Skov Nielsen wrot

Re: syncing sports audio feeds with TV broadcast

Ain't gonna happen, too much latency over the internet broadcast for that to work, imo. - Original Message - From: Cristóbal To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 12:37 AM Subject: syncing sports audio feeds with TV broadcast Hello list, I was wondering if what

Re: For those looking for a Bible app

This is the same app we've been talking about for a couple of years. Not sure if things have changed but when I registered it was accessible. On 8/19/13, Chuck Dean wrote: > Sorry, try this link: > > https://www.youversion.com > > Chuck > > On Monday, August 19, 2013 10:43:30 AM UTC-7, Chuck Dean

Re: For those looking for a Bible app

OK👌, i saw an article about it in the Chicago Tribune. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:03 PM, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: > This is the same app we've been talking about for a couple of years. > Not sure if things have changed but when I regist

hurray for tap tapsy

I used taptapsy to read a check we received as a wedding present. It not only told me the amount it also gave me the name of the sender. then I used my Chase bank app to deposit the check. Fantastic!! *** When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It matters not for

How to make Siri answer on a iPad

I just got my iPad setup and running. How do I get Siri to aked me something? Ed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://

Re: How to make Siri answer on a iPad

just hold down the home button siri should come up On 8/19/2013 6:17 PM, Pinky wrote: I just got my iPad setup and running. How do I get Siri to aked me something? Ed -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by email

Re: hurray for tap tapsy

can u have this app read tv minues and stuff like that? On 8/19/2013 6:14 PM, Robert Doc Wright wrote: I used taptapsy to read a check we received as a wedding present. It not only told me the amount it also gave me the name of the sender. then I used my Chase bank app to deposit the check. Fant

Re: hurray for tap tapsy

Always, always keep in mind that whenever using these recognition apps such as TapTapSee and alike, there are also humans helping with the recognition task. Some of these humans may not be so altruistic when it comes to the use of the information on that check including names and check numbers w

Re: hurray for tap tapsy

Not something like TapTapSee which will identify a product but not read it's label. There are others such as Talking Goggles that can somewhat do this if you have the time and determination to sit there until it reads a label little by little. Go ahead and install it on your device as it is easy

Re: GPS apps

Blind Square works well for me. There are podcasts at: www.applevis.com And there is a lot of helpful info at www.blindsquare.com Andy -Original Message- From: Sherry Gomes Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:55 AM To: viphone Subject: GPS apps Hi all, I know this is a subject that co

Re: hurray for tap tapsy

Hello, As one has mentioned, I do not use TapTapSee to read sensitive or personal information like reading a check or credit card number. There are human beings in the crowd sourcing assisting in the recognition of objects. I believe even in one of the podcasts or somewhere else not to use it wi

RE: Review: The Limeade 18000 MAH battery pack: a lot of power for the money

Hi Andy, There is a place for a case with built-in battery and a place for just external batteries. For one thing there is no battery case out there which has more than maybe 1 charge and while this might be enough for you and for many, others might want something which allows them to charge th

Re: hurray for tap tapsy

Congratulations on your wedding. I wish for you a long and happy marriage. Andy -Original Message- From: Robert Doc Wright Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 6:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: hurray for tap tapsy I used taptapsy to read a check we received as a wedding present

Re: Review: The Limeade 18000 MAH battery pack: a lot of power for the money

I agree if you are the kind of person who is away from AC power for days at a time, but I don’t think that applies for most of us. Andy From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 8:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Review: The Limeade 18000 MAH battery pack: a lot of po

How to unsubscribe from a shared photo stream

guys, I subscribed to a shared photo stream of a friend's baby pictures. However, I now wish to unsubscribe because I wil be out of the country and can't have my 3G chewed up by receiving baby pics at all hours. How can i unsubscribe from this shared photo stream when i am not the owner of th

Nano Question

Is there a way or app that will make the Nano accessible? Thanks, Mary Anne -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www

RE: Nano Question

The Nano is accessible out of the box just like any iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The only difference is that while it has Voiceover, you cannot install the same apps on it as you can on an iPod Touch or iPhone. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegro