RE: Fit application for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Richard Turner
Perhaps, in the future, you might say what research you have already done. Like, I’ve found some apps for iFit equipment in the app store, does anyone know if they are accessible? Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hope Paulos Sent: M

Re: Fit application for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Deb Lewis
I researched this at a point in the past, maybe six months ago. I couldn't find any accessible apps for IFit equipment. I went to a local store with all of them downloaded on my phone and tried every combination I could find. things change of course, but that's where it stood at the moment. If

Re: Fit application for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Hope Paulos
Hey there! I am the person that originally pose the question. Just for your information, before posing the question, I spent about half an hour in the App Store looking for applications. I don't like to download applications without knowing their accessibility. I also went on Applevis before a

RE: Fit application for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Richard Turner
I was trying to make the point to the person who originally asked about iFit equipment that if they just searched the app store for the manufacturer, they might find something useful. I have no iFit equipment and since the description of the app did not state which equipment it works with or wh

RE: a comparison of James, the American male voice and Amy, the British female voice in Voice Dream Reader 3.0

2014-03-17 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, In voice Dream, Salli, Joey, Amy and Brian are the Ivona voices. BTW, I agree with your description of Salli in another Email. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 8:42 AM To:

Re: Transferring music from an iPad to a Windows pc

2014-03-17 Thread Steve
You can use copytrans manager. That's what I did, but you have to pay for the program. I think there might be a limited free trial that you can try, I can't remember for sure. - Original Message - From: "Pranav Lal" To: Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 11:57 AM Subject: Transferring mus

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Paul Ferrara
Steve, it all depends on who you are playing; if they are not online at that time, it can take time for them to play and take their turn; the more games, the less you deal with this. Paul From: Steve Spamer Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 6:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Dice World,

Re: Transferring music from an iPad to a Windows pc

2014-03-17 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
You don't need to be able to see to use this program. I had the same thing happen to me a while back and it worked just fine. On 3/17/14, Rob wrote: > I forgot to give the download link because its hard to get from the > wevsite. > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3387062/CopyTransv4.861_DLC.z

Re: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread David Chittenden
And the kindle app, double tap anywhere on the screen. Then, double tap on the menu. Finally, double tap on library. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Mar 2014, at 11:20, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." > wrote: > > Doe

Re: Google Voice And 3rd Party Apps

2014-03-17 Thread MamaPeach
Thanks so much for the details. I guess I will have to find something else soon as I use the Talkatone app and the OBI100 device. Plenty of texting apps out there, but I haven't found any that will allow you to call out for free. Some allow you to receive calls for FREE, but not call out. Anyone

Re: Truning off the speaking of letters when using the phone's keypad

2014-03-17 Thread Richard Turner
Try turning hints off. Richard "There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle > On Mar 17, 2014, at 7:54 AM, "Jen Colley" wrote: > > Hi, > I am wondering if there is a way to disable voice over speaking the > corosponding keypad letters when

Is there a way to have voice over not speak info when playing music like album name and stuff like that

2014-03-17 Thread Chuck Dean
You are hearing the information spoken because the voice over focus in the information panel. If you take your finger and move it down to another switch, for example the pause button, then it will not talk when the information changes. You can also do a three finger double tap to turn voiceover

Kindle App, was Re: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
In the Kindle app, double-tap anywhere in the book. VO will say "menu on". In the top left corner of the screen, there is a menu button. Double-tap this, and the library button will again be in the top left corner. Double-tap this button to enter the library. HtH, Teresa Slow down; you'll get

RE: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Does this work in the Kindle app, too? I have trouble pulling up my Library when I'm reading a book. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 4:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: can't figure out how to

Re: Writing Program That Will Smoothly Interface with Dropbox and a PC

2014-03-17 Thread Keith Bundy
Hi, Ari. I have absolutely no idea what is going on. I write a file using Notepad and safe it to Dropbox. I can access it with Notesy just fine on my iphone. Odce I load the file on my iphone, there is no place to edit it. I double tap to no avail. This means that, when I am in meetings and nee

Re: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, the area where the clock is. If you double-tap that, you won't get an edit field. You've probably been double-tapping on the address field, and if you double-tap that, you'll be editing your address. The clock area is just fine for the purpose of activating your controls. in fact, if you ha

Re: I Think the old Speech Activated When rotor is Used Bug is Back

2014-03-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
Actually, that bug had gone away for awhile, but it seems to have returned in my case, and in a consistent manner. Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan On Mar 17, 2014, at 2:01 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > I haven't had this happen so far with 7.1, but I only got 7.1 t

Re: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Christina C.
When you say status bar, are you talking about the place on my phone where it tells me the time and my signal stregnth? I have tried double tapping the title of the web page but I always end up getting a edit text with the keyboard popped up. Then I have to find the cancel button, then I can acc

Re: Anyone noticed that when you use the dictation feature and then stop the voice over volume rises itself

2014-03-17 Thread Nancy Wyman
Same here and I have a for S Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Victor Hugo Gallegos > wrote: > > I have an iPhone 5s running 7.1, and I do hav

Re: Google Voice And 3rd Party Apps

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, just to be clear, it's not that Google Voice is disabling third party apps, they are disabling the XMPP usage by third party apps because they are going to the Google Hangouts platform I believe. So, if the third-party app uses XMPP, then yes, it will stop working in May 2014. For example,

Re: I Think the old Speech Activated When rotor is Used Bug is Back

2014-03-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
I haven't had this happen so far with 7.1, but I only got 7.1 this weekend. However, I have had speech resume when I have rapidly pressed one of the panning buttons on my Focus 14 display while speech was muted. I then tried to get speech to return again by rapidly pressing the same panning button

RE: Temporary Work-arounds for Bluetooth Keyboard Bug in iOS 7.1

2014-03-17 Thread Pablo Morales
Well, I don't know what is going on with apple. But again. Where is my iPhone? My god. They fix one thing, for break 10. What I am doing, is activate the virtual keyboard. You know, show virtual keyboard, it is the right key on the top of the keyboard. Activate and deactivate this keyboard, fix my

RE: Fit application for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Reinhard Stebner
Have you used this and what eqeupemnt will it work on / with and what do you avhe to do to sue workout quepment with it? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 8:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sub

Re: I Think the old Speech Activated When rotor is Used Bug is Back

2014-03-17 Thread Gmail
I don't think that bug ever went away. Thanks, Ari > On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > Can anyone else confirm this? I have speech muted and I'm using my braille > display in iOS 7.1 on my iPod Touch 5. When I turn the rotor, speech resumes. > > Thanks, > Teresa >

Re: Any help for a novice welcome.

2014-03-17 Thread Gmail
Another good resource is the iOS primers from AppleVis. Thanks, Ari > On Mar 17, 2014, at 9:59 AM, "Jennie Facer" wrote: > > You can find a ton of podcasts at: > www.applevis.com > > Hope this helps, > > Jenn > > TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > > > -O

Re: Temporary Work-arounds for Bluetooth Keyboard Bug in iOS 7.1

2014-03-17 Thread Ari Moisio
Hi Enabling keyboard seems to be quite random: sometimes navigating out and in will help. Occasionally activating field multiple times may help. Sometimes activating the field with VO-space instead of up-and-down arows migth work and often entering first character with the touch screen will

Re: Writing Program That Will Smoothly Interface with Dropbox and a PC

2014-03-17 Thread Gmail
I'm just curious. What prevents you from adding something to your notes in Notesy if you sync a file from your computer to dropbox? I've done it and it's worked every single time. Thanks, Ari > On Mar 17, 2014, at 11:10 AM, Keith Bundy wrote: > > Hello, list. I am looking for a program I can

Re: Using iTunes to Upgrade a Phone in Recovery Mode

2014-03-17 Thread Gmail
Mostly, Microsoft lets you do that too. But yes, that can be super frustrating. Thanks, Ari > On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:02 PM, chris Apple Boy > wrote: > > Hey at least on the mac updates are downloaded but you have the option to > install and requires user concent. Just saying. :D > Regards Ch

RE: Google Voice And 3rd Party Apps

2014-03-17 Thread MamaPeach
Disregard my earlier message, it all seems to be working now. I guess the service was down, which has never happened to me before. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions

Re: I Think the old Speech Activated When rotor is Used Bug is Back

2014-03-17 Thread Julian
Hi, I can confirm this is happening as well to me on my iPhone 5s running iOS 7.1 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:23 PM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > Can anyone else confirm this? I have speech muted and I'm using my braille > display in iOS 7.1 on my iPod Touch 5. When I turn the r

Re: Setting up the StandScan Pro

2014-03-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Robert, In the centre of the top surface of the StandScan there is a round hole. You place the iPhone's back camera over that hole, and ensure that the iPhone is parallel to either the front edge if you're right-handed, or to the back edge if you're left-handed. The Home button will be to

Re: Transferring music from an iPad to a Windows pc

2014-03-17 Thread Rob
I forgot to give the download link because its hard to get from the wevsite. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3387062/CopyTransv4.861_DLC.zip Hi, If your Dad is sighted, he can get his music quickly using CopyTrans This is not CopyTrans manager, this is just Copy trans. get the demo and try it

Re: can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
Double-tap your status bar. usually, VO will tell you which page number you're on in safari. At this point you can find your controls at the bottom of the screen. Hth, Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."--Richard P. Feynman On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Christin

can't figure out how to go back a page in Safari with iOS

2014-03-17 Thread Christina C.
Hi, I am sure that it's simple but I can't figure a easy and quick way to go back or forward in Safari on my iPhone. When I read a web page the buttons disappear and I just cannot figure out an easy way to get the menu at the bottom of the screen to come back. Thanks so much for any help, Chri

Re: Temporary Work-arounds for Bluetooth Keyboard Bug in iOS 7.1

2014-03-17 Thread brucemb
hi all: I did find that if in a edit box, turning off the keyboard, and back on again does fix it. Will try this new idea. Thanks. bruce from my computer -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default.

RE: The One Ting that Will Lower Your Cell Phone Bill

2014-03-17 Thread Cristóbal
Up here being the States? If so, then yes. I may be wrong, but my understanding is that they're service doesn't' yet work in canada. Ting's just based out of Canada. Ting is an MVNO that uses Sprint's network. Unlocked phones are what they work with. You can bring your off-contract Spritn CDMA de

I Think the old Speech Activated When rotor is Used Bug is Back

2014-03-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
Can anyone else confirm this? I have speech muted and I'm using my braille display in iOS 7.1 on my iPod Touch 5. When I turn the rotor, speech resumes. Thanks, Teresa "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan -- The following information is important for all members of the vipho

Re: The One Ting that Will Lower Your Cell Phone Bill

2014-03-17 Thread Aedan
If they're a Canadian company do they work up here? I guess unlocked phones don't work? Aedan On 17/03/2014 10:57 AM, Cristóbal wrote: Ting is great. I also posted on the list a week or so ago regarding the fact that they now offer iPhone 5 support. *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:vi

Re: Transferring music from an iPad to a Windows pc

2014-03-17 Thread Rob
Hi, If your Dad is sighted, he can get his music quickly using CopyTrans This is not CopyTrans manager, this is just Copy trans. get the demo and try it out. The easy solution to transfer songs, videos, apps, playlists etc from iPad, iPod and iPhone to PC and iTunes. Using the "Smart Backup"

Re: Using iTunes to Upgrade a Phone in Recovery Mode

2014-03-17 Thread chris Apple Boy
Hey at least on the mac updates are downloaded but you have the option to install and requires user concent. Just saying. :D Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 17 Mar 2014, at 18:23, DJ wrote: > This happened to me last week because good ol Microsoft pushed upda

Re: Setting up the StandScan Pro

2014-03-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I have that together. where do I place the phone? If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: "Anne Robertson" To: Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 4:58 PM Subject: Setting up the StandScan Pro Hello everyone, Here i

RE: The One Ting that Will Lower Your Cell Phone Bill

2014-03-17 Thread Joe
They've also claimed to be working on a means to place calls over wi-fi to save money on data. It's really a pretty neat company. -- Twitter: @ScribblingJoe Visit my blog: http://joeorozco.com/blog From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal

RE: Question about Google maps

2014-03-17 Thread DJ
We all get the same result. I hope they fix it soon. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Becky Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 9:51 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Question about Google maps Yesterday, I went to us

RE: Writing Program That Will Smoothly Interface with Dropbox and a PC

2014-03-17 Thread Jennie Facer
I used Nebulous for a while and use it just fine. It does all of the notes in .txt format, and you can choose to have it sync automatically. I have copied many notes to my cloud without a hitch. Jenn TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! -Original Message- From

RE: Using iTunes to Upgrade a Phone in Recovery Mode

2014-03-17 Thread DJ
This happened to me last week because good ol Microsoft pushed updates down and the computer rebooted in the middle of the phone's backup process. I followed the restore process and all was well. Good thing Microsoft isn't here in my town! lol. Needless to say, I've turned off automatic updates

Writing Program That Will Smoothly Interface with Dropbox and a PC

2014-03-17 Thread Keith Bundy
Hello, list. I am looking for a program I can write notes in that will smoothly interface with Dropbox and the PC. I have used Notesy for years, but find that often I cannot add something to my notes on the iphone if I make them on the computer and put them in the dropbox. I have used pages, bu

Google Voice And Third Party Apps

2014-03-17 Thread MamaPeach
Please correct me if I am wrong, but wasn’t it said that Google Voice would discontinue the use of third party apps some time in May? I am wanting to clarify this because today I am no longer able to use the talkatone app and I now no longer am able to use the OBI100 device that gives me free ho

RE: The One Ting that Will Lower Your Cell Phone Bill

2014-03-17 Thread Cristóbal
Ting is great. I also posted on the list a week or so ago regarding the fact that they now offer iPhone 5 support. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 10:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; A general technology discussio

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread MamaPeach
It is not 3 days, it is 5 days. In the help section under frequently asked questions, it says: A player will forfeit a game if they do not make a move in 5 days. From: Jewel Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 10:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dice World, am I missing something? It's

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread MamaPeach
You could be playing someone clear across the globe which of course would mean they are on a different time zone, so they play when they are able to. From: Steve Spamer Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 6:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Dice World, am I missing something? Hi folks. Ok s

RE: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Steve Spamer
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Re: Turning off the speaking of letters when using the phone's keypad

2014-03-17 Thread Donna
Hi Try going to General, Accessibility, Voiceover, swipe down to typing feedback. Then turn your iDevice off and back on. I had to do this last step for the settings to take effect. Donna > On Mar 17, 2014, at 12:52 PM, "Jennie Facer" wrote: > > Actually, I have the same problem, and I turn

Re: text sounds for google voice

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, unless you are jailbroken, no there is not. -- Raul A. Gallegos Bazinga! - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/15/2014 11:24 PM, Jed Barton wrote: Hey guys, In the google voice app, is there any way to set a particular notification sound when you get a text on google voi

Workaround for Bluetooth keyboard suggested by Apple

2014-03-17 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, Here is what apple suggests as work-around for the bt keyboard problem. It did work for me when I tried once. Hth, Ioana > he issue, but in the meantime, there is a potential workaround you may want > to try: > > > > When you find that the keyboard is not entering any characters,

Re: A good app for writing and editing and adding to my journal and being able to store my journal and dropbox

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, I belief the drafts app will do this. It allows adding of a line to an existing file which is saved on Dropbox. -- Raul A. Gallegos Fun Fact: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/16/2014 8:57 AM, Lea Langley wrote: H

Re: Battery draining

2014-03-17 Thread chris
accessibil...@apple.com Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof! On 16 Mar 2014, at 11:51, simon wong wrote: > What's the email for the accessibility team? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 16, 2014, at 7:16 AM, "David Chittenden" >> wrote: >> >> I turned off all b

The One Ting that Will Lower Your Cell Phone Bill

2014-03-17 Thread Joe
I have not gotten around to checking out AppleVis to see if anyone's added the Ting app. Regardless, if you're interested in saving money, a lot of money, on your cell phone bill and want a totally accessible app to handle account management from your iPhone, check out my post on Ting: The One

RE: Any help for a novice welcome.

2014-03-17 Thread Jennie Facer
You can find a ton of podcasts at: www.applevis.com Hope this helps, Jenn TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Malcolm Parfitt Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 8:17

RE: Turning off the speaking of letters when using the phone's keypad

2014-03-17 Thread Jennie Facer
Actually, I have the same problem, and I turned off the phonetic setting. Jenn TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 9

Re: Can you use iMessage on an iPhone 4s that is not an active phone?

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, this isn't true as I did this myself just yesterday with a client's iPhone which he purchased from someone else. In the mean time before he activates his own service I have it set up with his apple id and it works with iMessage. To help his battery not drain as fast while looking for a non-

Re: Can you use iMessage on an iPhone 4s that is not an active phone?

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, simply log into the Messages section of setting using your apple id and you can use imessage. -- Raul A. Gallegos TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/15/2014 2:32 PM, J

Re: Battery draining

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Dropbox has a feature where it uploads pictures or something similar based on your location. This is why. -- Raul A. Gallegos I suggest 'rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock' - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/16/2014 4:05 PM, Chris Apple boy wrote: Sorry but why would Dropb

RE: Trouble opening the app switcher under 7.1

2014-03-17 Thread rubyalphonse
I am deleting the APPS that are in APP switcher and now it is fine. Richard wrote like that. But the applications that are usually on the IPod are not deleted, only the Ones that are on the APP switcher, that is fine for me. Thanks Ruby -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Setting Sounds in iOS 7?

2014-03-17 Thread Alan Lemly
I know you go into Settings, Sounds to select your sounds in iOS 7. I'm looking for a place where I can sample the sounds of all that's available but can't seem to locate such a place without going into a particular event's sound setting. I'm not keen on doing it that way because sampling each soun

RE: 7.1 update and dropbox

2014-03-17 Thread Neal Ewers
MP3 files work in my dropbox on my iPhone 5. What KBPS rate are your files? Neal -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of simon wong Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 12:30 PM To: c...@yahoogroups.com Subject: 7.1 update and dropbox Hi

Re: Truning off the speaking of letters when using the phone's keypad

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, I believe you can do this if you disable the phonetics found in the Voice Over section of Settings. -- Raul A. Gallegos Oh Mario...if only I could control everyone the way I control you ... HOP! YOU LITTLE PLUMBER! HOP! HOP! HOP! - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3/1

RE: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread BBS
Exactly Raul. I have a life too outside of Dice World or any other game that I play with people. I hate it when people rush me to take my turn, especially in RS Games or the Playroom. It's really degrading hearing someone tell you to "Play," when you're doing something else. Oh yeah since people ar

Re: Anyone noticed that when you use the dictation feature and then stop the voice over volume rises itself

2014-03-17 Thread Victor Hugo Gallegos
I have an iPhone 5s running 7.1, and I do have the same issue, it's probably a bug. I still like the fixes it for 7.1, so this is not a huge inconvenience for me. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2014, at 6:58 AM, "Jen Colley" wrote: > > Hi, > I have an iPhone 5c whth the latest version of i

Truning off the speaking of letters when using the phone's keypad

2014-03-17 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I am wondering if there is a way to disable voice over speaking the corosponding keypad letters when in the phone’s keypad. Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any qu

Re: is there a way to downgrade?

2014-03-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Rebecca, It's early morning and I'm still in bed. Even though I have set the layout in away mode, I have the phone in landscame mode and laying flat. I make sure that I have good alignment of my fingers and I just slow down a tinged. However, Robert gave a excellent work around that you cou

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, just a slight correction. It's 5 days, not 3 before you forfeit a game from not taking a turn. -- Raul A. Gallegos If it came down to it, I don't think I could ever stab someone. I mean I can barely get the straw into my juice box. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 3

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi Steve. What happens if I am playing with you and when I take my turn you are sleeping? Should I wait for you to wake up and go about your normal life and then take your turn after, or should you wake up immediately to take your turn so I don't have to wait so long? . Please don't take this a

Re: Is there a way to have voice over not speak info when playing music like album name and stuff like that

2014-03-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Jen, When I'm listening to music on my phone, I'll perform a 3 finger double tap to turn off the sound on the phone. This way VO won't interfere with the music playing. I also do this when making a call when it begins to ring. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2014, at

Temporary Work-arounds for Bluetooth Keyboard Bug in iOS 7.1

2014-03-17 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, everyone. Many of us are having trouble with entering characters using a Bluetooth keyboard under iOS 7.1. When I wrote to Apple, I received the following potentially helpful suggestion: [begin quoted text] We continue to investigate the issue, but in the meantime, there is a potential wo

Using the native twitter app and have a question

2014-03-17 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I’m using the native twitter app and have a question. I am trying to log in on my new phone and it has a bunch of options about helping me find friends etc and there is a close button but double tapping it does nothing. Does anyone know a work around for this? Jen -- All new membe

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Jewel
It's neither. Some people just take longer. After three days, the game will expire. They have that long to respond to your move. Most people respond within an hour or two, but some people take much longer. Jewel Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 17, 2014, at 6:50 AM, "Steve Spamer" wrote: > > Hi f

RE: Giraffe Reader for iPhone

2014-03-17 Thread Alex Stone
Yes of course, I’ve got four! Alex From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: 16 March 2014 00:57 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Giraffe Reader for iPhone Your Man Bag, of course. Richard "There is only one way to avoid

Re: Apple tv major league baseball

2014-03-17 Thread Wil James
You got it. Dictation sometimes does funny things. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:25 PM, "Fred Olver" wrote: > > I think what you mean to say is air play, yes that would work. > > Fred Olver > - Original Message - From: "Wil James" > To: > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 4:

Re: Dice World, am I missing something?

2014-03-17 Thread Bluesman02
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Anyone noticed that when you use the dictation feature and then stop the voice over volume rises itself

2014-03-17 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I have an iPhone 5c whth the latest version of ios. The phone is new but one thing I notice is when you use dictation and then stop using it voice over volume seems to raise itself. I’m assuming this is a bug or is there a reason for this? Jen -- You received this message because y

Is there a way to have voice over not speak info when playing music like album name and stuff like that

2014-03-17 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I haven’t changed anything but recently I got aa new iPhone 5c and when I got this when I play music, when the song changes it announces album artwork and different things like that. All I want it to do is just play the music without voice over reading anything out. Jen -- You rece

Re: Any help for a novice welcome.

2014-03-17 Thread Kimber Gardner
There is an excellent book called Getting Started with the iPhone available from the National Braille Press. Here's a link. http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IPHONE-IOS7.html?id=JmV6mZXb This book helped me tremendously when I first got my iPhone. Kimber On 3/16/14, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > Can any li

RE: VO Gestures

2014-03-17 Thread Thom Spittle
If you could please post these gestures, I will certainly try them. Thom From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Spamer Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 7:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: VO Gestures Hi, I came across some new gestures

Re: is there a way to downgrade?

2014-03-17 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi Rebecca, If you are thinking about downgrading because of the bluetooth keyboard bug, there is no reason to do so. It has been determined that the bug happens when the control key is pressed to stop speech. You can totally avoid the bug by not pressing the control key by itself when in an e

Re: Any help for a novice welcome.

2014-03-17 Thread Ann
Good morning, I enjoy helping you people get started with their iPhone or other iOS device. I have been teaching iPhone classes for almost 2 years. I would love to help you one-on-one with your new iPhone. Send me her contact information best time to contact, thanks Sent from my iPhone > On Ma

Re: VO Gestures

2014-03-17 Thread Kimber Gardner
Tripple click home is still in the accessibility settings. You have to indicate you want it to turn VO on and off in order for it to do that. Also, you may want to slow down the click speed of the home button which you will also find under accessibility. Once I slowed down the click speed the home

Re: is there a way to downgrade?

2014-03-17 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
Eileen I use it during the day but when I go to bed I like to lay and use my bt keyboard. By that time the phone is charging and am getting it ready for the next day's use. -- Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com twitter: zebs_mom -- You received this message because you are subscribed t

RE: Copy-Pasting music etc on to the iphone?

2014-03-17 Thread Steve Spamer
Perhaps, I haven't heard of that, but will check it out, thanks a lot, cheers Steve. Visit: www.vipaudioaccess.com for audio access solutions, articles, demos, to showcase your music and  to basically get involved! Follow on Twitter: @VIPAudioAccess Follow me on Twitter: @stevesax123 -Origi

Re: Can you make Google maps more verbose?

2014-03-17 Thread Esubalew Johnston
Hi, Google Maps is about 95 percent accessible. You have to fiddle with it before you get what you want. But you have to make sure you select on what you want. First choose directions then select driving, transit, walking, cycling. then either typing your address or go in your history. then it shou

Re: New: Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS 7!

2014-03-17 Thread Karen Hughes
does this apply to the apple i phone five in audio and how does a canadian order it. do you have a canadian eight hundred number. please advise. thanks, k hughes - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:35 P

Garageband.

2014-03-17 Thread Gabriele Battaglia
Hi all. With the last release of GB, Apple has fixed the broken octave selector but something else went wrong. In particular, within the smart instruments VoiceOver announces the notes signs while playing and this prevent the use of those instruments. I've already sent a report to the apple via

7.1 update and dropbox

2014-03-17 Thread simon wong
Hi there everyone, I noticed another little bug in the 7.1 update, it's in dropbox. For some reason it doesn't play all the files that are in there, all the files I have that are musical or TV themes, are in MP3 and for some reason the phone won't play at all. Sent from my iPhone -- You recei

Re: Voice Dream Reader 3 update, What's New

2014-03-17 Thread Russ Kiehne
I'll have to continue to use my specialized players to read the protected daisy books from open library. -Original Message- From: Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 9:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice Dream Reader 3 update, What's New Also from the Open Li

RE: Copy-Pasting music etc on to the iphone?

2014-03-17 Thread Steve Spamer
Thanks for the reply, but no that's not it. I'm gonna have to chase up an acquaintance who mentioned it to me before I had an iphone. He said it was a windows/PC based program and not an app...if I find out I'll report back, cheers Steve. Visit: www.vipaudioaccess.com for audio access solutions, a

VO Gestures

2014-03-17 Thread Steve Spamer
Hi, I came across some new gestures for VO, introduced in IOS7 apparently. Non seem to work for me, could anyone confirm they work? Also, I think the triple click home button by default now should turn VO on and off? This again, doesn't work for me, the app switcher is just launched. Previously o

Re: New: Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS 7!

2014-03-17 Thread Karen Hughes
anna, is this for the apple i phone five. please advise. thanks, karen hughes - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:35 PM Subject: Fwd: New: Getting Started with the iPhone and iOS 7! Hello, My iP

Re: a comparison of James, the American male voice and Amy, the British female voice in Voice Dream Reader 3.0

2014-03-17 Thread Wil James
Joey sounds like he is a major stoner or is and Quaaludes. I cannot decide which, but either way, he will not be at my eye device. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2014, at 6:07 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > A lot of the Ivona voices aren't great; Sally is good, and the Birtish male > is good. Ken

Any help for a novice welcome.

2014-03-17 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Can any list members kindly point me to some resources for a complete beginner. My new Iphone is due tomorrow. Been a Talks user for 9 years. Thanks Sent from my Nokia E6 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by e

Re: Battery draining

2014-03-17 Thread simon wong
What's the email for the accessibility team? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 16, 2014, at 7:16 AM, "David Chittenden" wrote: > > I turned off all background refresh. It looks like location services gets > switched on. This causes 15-20% battery drain per hour, and the GPS antenna > is the only t

Re: a comparison of James, the American male voice and Amy, the British female voice in Voice Dream Reader 3.0

2014-03-17 Thread Mary Otten
Alex, As I noted earlier in a Nother message on this thread, I have every reason to think Kendra will be offered in Voice Dream. Winston seemed to be indicating that when he responded to my message about Kendra not being available at present. I certainly have high hopes. Mary Sent from my iPho

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