Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread MamaPeach
If you wipe the phone totally clean, then you don’t have to do anything else. Once the person who purchases the device receives it, then they have to set up their own apple ID during the initial set up of the device. None of your information will remain on the device. From: Gmail Sent:

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Alex Hall
Yes, when you make the backup, you will be prompted for a password. This is the password used to encrypt the backup, and it can be anything. That is, it need not be your computer account's password, or your iCloud password, etc. On Apr 19, 2015, at 2:57 AM, goshawk on horseback

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Chris Chaffin
So should I turn off find my iphone prior to making an encrypted backup? Chris Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 3:55 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: But do remember that if you have Find My Phone turned on in your phone's Settings, you will not be able in the future

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hello there. Try logging out of your account and then logging back in. I have heard that this is required in some cases for it to work. -- Raul A. Gallegos Assistive Technology Trainer “Any teacher that can be replaced with a computer, deserves to be.” – David Thornburg Voice/Text:

Offbeat for iOS - the excellent solution is PaceDJ

2015-04-19 Thread Robin Christopherson
Richard Thanksf or that update. I tried PaceDJ as someone recommended and it works a dream. No crashing and it effortlessly reviews your library and allows you to play songs of a similar B PM. You can even set up playlists where they start slow for X mins then get faster then slower again etc.

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread goshawk on horseback
would I be right in assuming that it would ask me for one before doing the backup? Simon - Original Message - From: Alan Lemly To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 5:31 AM Subject: RE: difference between standard and encrypted backup? Simon,

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread goshawk on horseback
and how do I do that please? Simon - Original Message - From: Joe Quinn To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 5:21 AM Subject: Re: prepping iPhone for sale? Turn find my iPhone off, then just reset the device, being sure you click erase all data

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread MamaPeach
Go to settings/General/Reset. Then Erase all content and settings. From: goshawk on horseback Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 2:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: prepping iPhone for sale? and how do I do that please? Simon - Original Message - From: Joe Quinn

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread Gmail
Isn't there some sort of website you apso need to go to to disassociate the phone with your Apple ID? Also, don't you need to disassociate iMessage with your phone number? Thanks, Ari On Apr 18, 2015, at 9:21 PM, Joe Quinn jdawg1...@gmail.com wrote: Turn find my iPhone off, then just

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Harry Bell
But do remember that if you have Find My Phone turned on in your phone's Settings, you will not be able in the future to restore your phone (or a new phone) from that backup until Find My Phone is turned off on your original phone. Harry On 19 Apr 2015, at 05:17, goshawk on horseback

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread goshawk on horseback
thing is, I have no idea how to do that, which is why I am asking. Simon - Original Message - From: MamaPeach To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:50 AM Subject: Re: prepping iPhone for sale? If you wipe the phone totally clean, then you don’t

Using A VPN Client with a 3G Router.

2015-04-19 Thread Ahmed Khater
Dear all, I want to use the VPNOneClick client to access some blocked communication apps like Viper and line in my area. My question is: Should the VPN client only be used when my iPhone is connected to the internet through its own 3G or even when it access the net wirelessly via a router?

RE: Oddity with latest Facebook Update

2015-04-19 Thread Rose Combs
That and I note that messages seem to be in no particular order I can see something from three days ago or 2 minutes ago and probably not all the posts. I don’t use the app all that often since my family tends to post pictures rather than write but every few days I try to look. Rose

accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread martin nelson
Hello: On my iphone 4s, running ios 8.3, I tried accessing the audiodescription in netfliks for the show Marvel dear devil which, I understand, is described. Under the language options I didn’t see the audio description listed. Only the one for closed captions. Am I missing something?Thanks for

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread Harry Bell
Except you must turn off Find My Phone first On 19 Apr 2015, at 11:50, MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net wrote: If you wipe the phone totally clean, then you don’t have to do anything else. Once the person who purchases the device receives it, then they have to set up their own apple ID

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread Brent Harding
Sometimes. For me, I had to actually go in usage under storage and actually clear data for Netflix, and then sign out and in. I then got through several more episodes, and it disappeared again on me. - Original Message - From: Raul A. Gallegos To: viphone@googlegroups.com

App for tracking Mileage

2015-04-19 Thread Sarah Clark
Hi all, Is there an accessible app that will allow you to track miles driven? Thanks, Sarah -- 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 or concerns about the running of

RE: Setting reminders with SIRI has become less useful

2015-04-19 Thread Neal Ewers
Hi, I have not tried this, but I think you just say to Siri something like, Remind me to do a shopping list when I get home. Or, Remind me to take out the trash when I leave home. Now, if she waits until you are already away from home, that isn't much help. And, as I said, I have not tried

Re: Blind Mice Mart

2015-04-19 Thread Alan J Paganelli
You need to have a blind mice mart account before you can download descriptive movie MP3 files. Apparently everybody and their sister was downloading the catalog of movies and not buying thing one so they changed it to members only. HTH Regards, Alan Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by

Re: On The Unlocked Screen, Where Is The Answer Button?

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
I would swipe to accept and double tap. On 19/04/2015 18:33, Arnold Schmidt wrote: I feel silly for asking this, I ought to know. I can't find the answer button when I get a call while doing something in another app and the screen is unlocked. A few updates ago, there was an accept button

VoiceOver training

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Hi all, Here is something else I am going to venture in to: VoiceOver training voluntarily. As a refresher I am going to use this tutorial-based site located here www.voiceover-easy.net I may have work very soon. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list.

Re: VoiceOver training

2015-04-19 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hi Christopher, this is something that is well wanted in today's world. I offer this for people through Skype or old-fashioned telephone. Do you have a problem navigating social media? Do you find that email is the best way to communicate, are you interested in meeting new people and making

RE: Cooking apps, have any recommendations?

2015-04-19 Thread Cris Ali
I want an app to prepare my breakfast and make my morning coffee. Which one do you recommend? :) From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 5:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Cooking apps, have any

Re: Setting reminders with SIRI has become less useful

2015-04-19 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, and Nancy to their Ellen pack and Nelly I hope I pronounced it right forwards some tips from an iPhone tip of the day there is one that tells how to set up location reminders for Siri if you can't find it let me know and I will forward it to you. God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread Alan Lemly
To turn off find my iPhone go to settings, iCloud, find my iPhone and select off. I'm pretty sure the iPhone will also direct you here when you try to clear it. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 5:56 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: Except you must turn off

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread martin nelson
Thank you, Feliciano. That solved the problem. There is a podcast on Applevis that talks about how to access the audio description, but apparently the person didn't encounter this problem. From: Feliciano Godoy Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Cooking apps, have any recommendations?

2015-04-19 Thread Flor Lynch
You’re makin’ me hungry for the Aldi store soon to be established in my hometown. grin From: Terrie Arnold Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 1:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Cooking apps, have any recommendations? The app in the store name is all D AL DI so I know they have them

Has anyone else experienced problems with Pages since the IOS 8.3 update?

2015-04-19 Thread Eleanor Roberts
Hi all Was just wondering if anyone had experienced problems with Pages since the IOS 8.3 update? I'm running IOS 8.3 on an IPad Mini 3, and I've just tried Pages for the first time since the IOS8.3 update and it seems to have gone mad. I was trying to type a document that I need to send off

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread MamaPeach
Yes, it will completely erase the device and it will set it back to factory settings, like it is a brand new device. From: Alan J Paganelli Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 3:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: prepping iPhone for sale? I don’t remember but does that also remove any

Re: Oddity with latest Facebook Update

2015-04-19 Thread Alan J Paganelli
I would love to get rid of that dot product thing. I just tried your suggestion and it didn’t work for me on my iPhone 5s. As far as I can tell, it’s just enoying and perhaps face book will get it fixed. Regards, Alan Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your parents? Act now! Move out.

Re: prepping iPhone for sale?

2015-04-19 Thread Alan J Paganelli
I don’t remember but does that also remove any apps you’ve added sense you got it? Regards, Alan Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/

On The Unlocked Screen, Where Is The Answer Button?

2015-04-19 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I feel silly for asking this, I ought to know. I can't find the answer button when I get a call while doing something in another app and the screen is unlocked. A few updates ago, there was an accept button on the right side of the screen, maybe a third of the way up from the bottom, and a

Re: Setting reminders with SIRI has become less useful

2015-04-19 Thread Nancy Badger
Can anyone talk about how they send location based reminders through Siri? I have never been able to get this to work. Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. On Apr 16, 2015, at

How do you get to the language menu on an Apple TV with a blue tooth keyboard to turn on audio description in Netflix?

2015-04-19 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. First, I’ve read messages on this topic, and the feature may not work yet. I went into Netflix on my Apple TV, and I tried looking for the language menu. I couldn’t find it using a blue tooth keyboard. I do have video description turned on, but the movie I tested the feature with didn’t

Re: Rating books from within the audible app

2015-04-19 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Shermeen, While it looks as if you cannot give above a 4 out of 5 rating, this is not actually the case. Who ever labeled those graphics simply mislabeled them. The 4 out of 5 star graphic is actually 5 out of 5. So instead of the stars going from 0 out of 5 to 4 out of 5 stars, They

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
You do not have to turn off find my phone to do an encrypted backup. On 4/19/2015 11:51 AM, Harry Bell wrote: If you intend to use the iTunes backup to restore from ( perhaps set up new phone) turning off Find My Phone is essential. I am unclear whether you have to turn the feature off before

Voice dream update

2015-04-19 Thread Mary Otten
X there is a new update for voice dream reader. One of the new features is the ability to get files off of iCloud drive. What is not at all clear to me is how one might get those files onto my club Drive. I would like to back up my book share library to iCloud drive. Does anyone know if this is

RE: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread Nicki keck
I had to sign out and sign back in to get it done. I am watching it now on my iPhone with audio description. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of martin nelson Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:08 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: accessing audio

Re: VoiceOver training

2015-04-19 Thread M.Nelson
This link does not work Marie -Original Message- From: Christopher Hallsworth Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: VoiceOver training Hi all, Here is something else I am going to venture in to: VoiceOver training voluntarily. As a refresher I

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
Yes, but it only asks you for a password after your first encrypted backup. It won't prompt you for a password when doing subsequent backups, so if you forget that password over time, your backups are worthless. Note this isn't a reason not to do an encrypted backup, but it is a reason to

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread Feliciano Godoy
I noticed that this is some sort of a bug. What you have to do, is go to a Nother episode then go underling which options. You will see English of your description as one of the options. Then, you can go to the previous episode that you wanted to see. You can check language options then, then

HOW CAN I SEE EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE IN iCLOUD

2015-04-19 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Hi all, My question subject line says it, really. I always just backup and I do have a password for iCloud but have never really looked what I have up there. I know there were times when we just couldn't really use iCloud very well; so now I'm asking if I can do this and how? Carol P --

Re: Oddity with latest Facebook Update

2015-04-19 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Yes, that's a really annoying part of FaceBook right now and I really don't know how a VI person can best ensure they see everything without missing what they really want and don't have to keep seeing posts out of order. What's the best method to voice our views on this for those who do what

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread gs
Funny thing is that I thought about trying this last night and did so. It did not fix the problem for me but it may have been before signing completely out of Netflix that I tried it. I'll try it again. On Apr 19, 2015, at 11:55 AM, Feliciano Godoy theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: I

RE: Offbeat for iOS - the excellent solution is PaceDJ

2015-04-19 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks Robin, I installed the full version of Pace DJ and it works fine. Good find indeed. Thanks, Richard The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. - John Ruskin From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Rating books from within the audible app

2015-04-19 Thread Shermeen Khan
Hi everyone, All my apologies in advance if this issue has been covered to death already; I'm generally behind when it comes to discovering the latest craze, but like the little engine that could, I keep chugging along and trying. :). Anyway, when I've finished reading a book in the audible app,

Flagging all messages from a given domain as VIP on an IPhone 5S using IOS 8.3

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher Sabine
Hi folks. I need to know if I can flag all email addresses from a set of two or three given domains (e.g. mydomain.com, mydomain.net, xyzdomain.com, xyzdomain.net) as if they were on a VIP list. I need to be notified immediately if I receive an email from any one of a couple of different domains,

Re: Flagging all messages from a given domain as VIP on an IPhone 5S using IOS 8.3

2015-04-19 Thread Michael McKay
Hello Chris! Yes you can flag messages. If you use the iPhone at the very bottom after you read all your messages there is a flag move archive there's one for reply or forward or whatever and when I believe to compose if you're using voice over or Siri, you will hear it when you come to it will

Never mind. I got rid of the nickname.

2015-04-19 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. I fixed the nickname issue. I went into my contacts, and, I don't know how, but my Brother and I had the same nickname. I removed it, and all is well. Thanks for any help someone would offer. Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY -- The following information is important for all members of

Re: Rating books from within the audible app

2015-04-19 Thread Shermeen Khan
Hi Cara, Aha, that actually really explains it. I had thought it was a bit peculiar that one could give a zero out of five rating, but I wouldn't have put it past anyone, I guess. (I suppose you can really, really hate a book and want to express your feelings haha). Anyway, thank you. I'll

Really frustrated trying to get Netflix audio description to work on either iPhone or Macbook Air with Silver Light

2015-04-19 Thread Christine Grassman
This morning I signed into Netflix on my iPhone and was able to start audio description after a second go at the language options menu. However, since then, I cannot get it to work. I have rebooted the phone, closed the app and gone back in, signed out and signed back in . . . the option

Re: Bluetooth Keyboards again--Questions

2015-04-19 Thread Stacy Fuehrer
Desi, I have an apple Bluetooth keyboard. I often mine off when not in use, and no need to pair any of the keyboards when turning them on again. Hth, Stacy Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Destene Noller destene.nol...@icloud.com wrote: Good Evening! I have been

How do I remove a nickname from Siri?

2015-04-19 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. Let me explain what's going on. In Siri, I can say Call Mom, and it dials my Mom's phone number. The first time I did this I had to associate the Mom nickname with the contact. Well, I don't know how I did it, but my Brother and I are tied with my name. Is there a way to remove my name

Re: My experience with Apple Pay.

2015-04-19 Thread Brent Harding
How do you figure out where on the machine to tap your phone to make it work? From what I understood, you need to line up the little hole next to the back camera with something on the payment terminal, unless people are describing it badly that it doesn't really require you to tap in the

Re: accessing audio description in netfliks

2015-04-19 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Yes, it's a common thing with applications. Only some of us experience certain bugs. That is why it's recommended to report any problems that anyone may have stating their iOS version and model of the device. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates Like my Facebook page:

RE: Flagging all messages from a given domain as VIP on an IPhone 5S using IOS 8.3

2015-04-19 Thread Christopher Sabine
Hi Michael. What I actually need to do is set the mail client to notify me immediately if I receive an email address from one of a set of two or three different domains. This is like adding an individual contact to a VIP list, except that we don’t have the email address the recipient will be

Bluetooth Keyboards again--Questions

2015-04-19 Thread Destene Noller
Good Evening! I have been considering buying a Bluetooth keyboard to use with my iPhone 6. Is there a lot of lag time between when a character is typed and when it appears on the screen? Also, if you turn the keyboard off to save power, do you have to re-pair it with the phone each time the

i cloud storage

2015-04-19 Thread jazzyjennifer
hi all i am having a problem with icloud storage that i just came across. not sure if everyone else is having this problem, or its just a bug in the new IOS or what. but when i go under settings under i cloud,it says that i have 4.8 gigs of storage left. witch that part is ok. now when i

My experience with Apple Pay.

2015-04-19 Thread Liz And Sammie
I just want to share my experience with Using Apple Pay. I set Apple Pay up when the last software update happened. Last Friday, I decided to go to Subway to grab lunch, and I used Apple Pay. It went flawlessly, and it was so accessible. I was dubious about Apple Pay, but after using it I

RE: Confused. Is Netflix Audio Description available now on iPHone?

2015-04-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I didn’t see an answer yet, but does this require a third generation Apple TV? If I press and hold the select button I get nothing. Shouldn’t this bring up at least a menu of some sort? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ruby Sent: Saturday,

RE: Creating ringtones from songs using iTunes 12 - the complete guide

2015-04-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Thanks, I actually haven’t tried this since the iTunes update last week and while I downloaded it, I haven’t actually installed it yet. I saw something from Jonathan I think on Twitter that some of the fields like artist name, song title and so on are more easily editable again, but haven’t

RE: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Chris, No, you don’t have to turn off Find my iPhone to do an encrypted backup, you just have to turn it off if you want to restore your iPhone from a backup, encrypted or not. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Chaffin Sent:

RE: Bluetooth Keyboards again--Questions

2015-04-19 Thread Neal Ewers
Hi Desi, There is a little bit of a lag between when you press the letter and hear it especially if you have the keyboard set to announce characters. This is even true on my iPhone 6. So, I either turn the volume done enough so it doesn't bother me, or set keyboard announce to none. The nice

RE: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Simon, As Alex pointed out, as soon as you check the Encrypted backup option, you will be prompted for a password, type it in and then tab and you have to retype it, then tab again to OK and your encrypted backup will start. Keep in mind that after that first time you can just choose

Help with signing out on Amazon on the iPad please and thank you

2015-04-19 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, on the iPhone Amazon is set up with a menu where it says show menu or something like that I went in there and I found were to sign out. On the iPad there are tabs and I can't find anywhere to signout. Could someone please help? Thank you and God bless, Wren Langley PS I am talking about

SETTING A SIMPLE PASSWORD ON iPHONE - I DID IT!

2015-04-19 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Hi all, Some of you know I was very reluctant to do this, just in case I couldn't get in etc. Well, after lots of questions ... and a patient friend who answered them for me, I decided I'd have a go with my 4S. The reason I'm telling you this is to explain that, probably like others, I

Re: transfering ring tones

2015-04-19 Thread Colin Matthews
Hi! OK when your iPhone is connected to iTunes and you find your iPhone button select it and arrow past the html area and you should find a table of items like summery interact with it and arrow down to tones! Then stop interacting and arrow left and interact with the html area in there you can

Re: Blind Mice Mart

2015-04-19 Thread Russ Kiehne
I saw the following on anouther list: For those of you using IE8 and above, outlined below is a way to tame SendSpace completely and a lot easier than having to keep turning off active x and mess with other settings. 1.From within IE8 hit alt t to open the tools menu then hit o for

Re: difference between standard and encrypted backup?

2015-04-19 Thread Harry Bell
If you intend to use the iTunes backup to restore from ( perhaps set up new phone) turning off Find My Phone is essential. I am unclear whether you have to turn the feature off before you do the backup - anyone more experienced out there know the answer? Harry On 19 Apr 2015, at 14:03,