Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
Both of those changes you would have liked would definitely make the touch more attractive. But, since it is the same case, maybe they couldn't put a bigger battery. Don't know about the speaker. But the speaker has always been a real downside to the touch in my opinion. I don't expect high

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Billy Maynard
hi, I could be compleatly off ere but, if they used a better battery in the new iPods and speakers fromthe 6 that might raise the price sothey wantedto make them more cost affective maybe? Billy Maynard - Original Message - From: Russ Kiehne To: viphone@googlegroups.com

which watch?

2015-07-16 Thread Trea Abma
tomorrow I can finally buy the watch. I think I’ll buy the small one, because of the price, but is the bigger watch perhaps easier tu use with voiceover, or is the small one big enough? trea -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the

RE: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
I think the app Chime Squirrel may do the trick for you. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christina Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App Thanks. I

Re: which watch?

2015-07-16 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi Trea. I have the smaller watch and have no issues with it and voiceover. Good luck, and you're going to love your watch!!! Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2015, at 1:51 PM, Trea Abma trea.a...@gmail.com wrote: tomorrow I can finally buy the watch. I think I’ll buy the small

Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread Shai
Hi, The clock app on the phone does have a timer and stopwatch function. Down at the bottom of the app there are tabs for each. You could ask Siri set the time for so and so minutes and it will set it. On 7/16/15, Christina blindmaclo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, are there any accessible ones out

Re: closing all open tabs in safari on my iphone

2015-07-16 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
So, how do you do that? - Original Message - From: Craig Werner coffeeb...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:33 AM Subject: Re: closing all open tabs in safari on my iphone What about pretending to start a Private session, which causes Safari to ask

Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Jenny Dawson
Hi Listers I haven't had anything to do with twitter as yet, so I'm looking for recommendations about which app is the most accessible. If anyone can point me toward any tutorials that would be good too. thanks in anticipation. Jenny Jennifer dawson Phone: 08 94961024 Email:

Apple music

2015-07-16 Thread Harry Bell
Apple music has marked lots of my iTunes Books Spoken tracks as ineligible so I did what someone on this list recommended and highlighted the tracks in itunes on my Mac mini--get info--Options and marked them some as Podcasts and some as Audiobooks instead of as Music. This went through and

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I couldn't find enough detail, size for example, or might have been more interested as an iPad Mini 1 replacement. - Original Message - From: Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 7:56 PM Subject: Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod

Re: Bluetooth keyboard question

2015-07-16 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I had one of those by Matias, a Canadian company. - Original Message - From: Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:29 PM Subject: Re: Bluetooth keyboard question Oddly enough, just the other day somebody on another list

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Richard Turner
This is from the tech specs link on the apple web site about the iPod Touch: Size and Weight 4.86 inches (123.4 mm)2.31 inches (58.6 mm)0.24 inch (6.1 mm) Height: 4.86 inches (123.4 mm) Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm) Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm) Weight: 3.10 ounces (88 grams)2 Display

Re: IMEI on iPhone 6 box

2015-07-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's on the bottom side from memory but it's absolutely tiny so you won't be able to OCR it. Even someone who is VI (fairly good VI) needed a magnifier to read it in sunlight. Sorry. Any reason why you can't get it from the phone itsself? Cheers, Ben. On 7/16/15, Alexander Masic/Surgubben

Re: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Feliciano Godoy
Hi, I personally use Twitterrific and the native Twitter app. I primarily useTwitterrific, but I access the native Twitter app for certain things that the Twitterrific app does not provide. However, I do have the push the vacation sounds turned off on the native Twitter app. Regards,

Braille Input and messages

2015-07-16 Thread Chris Chaffin
When I go and try to use the ios braille input to type a text or iMessage, it does not work for me. It works fine everywhere else, but not there. This is not new, it has been going on since at least ios 8.2, and possibly earlier, I just do not remember earlier than that. I will also say that

IMEI on iPhone 6 box

2015-07-16 Thread Alexander Masic/Surgubben
Hi! I nead imei for my device, And as i remember it, the imei was printed on the bacside of the box. but when i skan it, a lott of other stuff comes up, but no imei. So my question is, were on the box is the imei printed? -- The following information is important for all members of the

Deleting a word document from the iPhone

2015-07-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, This morning I created a Microsoft word document on my iPhone. I did it mostly to check the functionality of the Word app on the phone. The good news is Word stands up pretty well and seems quite usable. My problem is, now I can't figure out how to delete my test document from the phone.

Re: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Wayne Merritt
There are several Twitter apps that are popular and accessible. The native Twitter app works really well. I have used both TweetList 4 and Tweetings 2 for Twitter. I like Tweetings but it can be a memory hog and need rebooting of the phone. I do like its rodar options for retweeting, favoriting,

Re: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Although I have had fairly good luck with the Twitter app in the past, I settled on the Twitterrific app and have used it regularly for quite some time. I've noticed a few quirks with it, but didn't consider them to be show stoppers. As for tutorials, Hadley might have some material, and

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Russ Kiehne
I currently have a 5th generation ipod touch and the first generation ipad mini. My ipad mini has much better sound and better battery life than my ipod touch. I want to upgrade to something with a 64-bit processor. From: Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 11:56 AM To:

RE: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Cristóbal
Tweetings has become my go to Twitter app. There are still some things about it I hope get fixed. It's still a bit crashy and can slow down and sometimes, entire chunks of tweets either go missing or aren't loaded, but over all, it's a solid ap. The thing about Twitterrific that I don't like

Re: Braille Input and messages

2015-07-16 Thread Keith B.
I just got an iPhone 6 on Saturday. I had not noticed this problem with my 5S, but I am noticing it now. The only difference is that sometimes, when I rotor back to portrait mode, there will be typing in the edit field. I had begun to think this might be a problem with my phone. I'm really

Re: Getting My Feeds and Settings Back in Newsify

2015-07-16 Thread Keith B.
Thanks, Jonathan. I had a gutt feeling I should back up with iTunes, but, alas, I ignored it. :) This is good information to have. On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 10:05:59 PM UTC-5, Keith B. wrote: Hello all. I just updated to an Iphone 6 from a 5s, and set up my phone by restoring my backup

Re: Deleting a word document from the iPhone

2015-07-16 Thread Richard Turner
Well, Microsoft does not like to make it easy to delete their documents. When you are in the file list, along the bottom you have the account, recent, new and open tabs, not necessarily in that order. Touch the account tab and flick left with one finger and, wahla, you have a file button, double

Re: Braille Input and messages

2015-07-16 Thread Dan Beaver
Hmmm, I am using it on an Iphone 5 and have had no problems like you describe at all. If you enter braille input mode and move a finger around the screen does it give you any tones or bleeps at all? Also, did you set the braill input type under voice over in accessibility settings? Dan

Re: Deleting a word document from the iPhone

2015-07-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks Richard, that worked perfectly. Now one more question if I may. How do you name a file anything but document1, 2, 3 etc. The save and close button doesn't present me with the option to name the file I'm saving. Where has Microsoft hidden the filename option? Thanks! On 7/16/15, Richard

Re: Braille Input and messages

2015-07-16 Thread Chris Chaffin
Yes, braille input is on my rotor, and I have the braille settings on grade 1. Like I said, it works fine everywhere else. And no, I do not get any type of response when moving my finger around on the screen. Chris Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2015, at 10:25 AM, Dan Beaver

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
I was hoping for a phoneless 6/6+. - Original Message - From: Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:30 PM Subject: Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music –

Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread Christina
Hello, are there any accessible ones out there? I'd like to possibly be able to hear time increments announced out loud. One way I would like to use something like this, is when making pancakes, I need to time them and no went to flip and so on. There are lots of other uses but that is the

Re: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Gmail
Weird. I've never had that happen. Thanks, Aru On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:51 AM, Cristóbal crismuno...@gmail.com wrote: Tweetings has become my go to Twitter app. There are still some things about it I hope get fixed. It's still a bit crashy and can slow down and sometimes, entire chunks of

Re: IMEI on iPhone 6 box

2015-07-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Don't use the box; go to settings general about on the device itself. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io Apple Music apple-music+subscr...@groups.io On 16 Jul 2015, at 13:24, Alexander Masic/Surgubben

Re: Twitter

2015-07-16 Thread Chris Smart
I like Twitterific. At 06:15 AM 7/16/2015, you wrote: Hi Listers I haven't had anything to do with twitter as yet, so I'm looking for recommendations about which app is the most accessible. If anyone can point me toward any tutorials that would be good too. thanks in anticipation. Jenny

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
I agree with you and this is why I would never buy another touch. Unusually, this is one Apple product I do not like despite the new generation announced either Tuesday or yesterday. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Man that sucks. Lol! Will stick with my current devices then although the iPhone 4s will soon be upgraded to a 5s thanks to an offer from my carrier. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io Apple Music

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
The size of the touch is definitely a plus. If they had a 32 GB model instead of 16, for $200, I might go for it. The theory would be that I would use my phone a lot less, therefore the battery lasts longer and I might actually save some money in the long run. But 16 GB? I don't think so.

Re: Apple music

2015-07-16 Thread Terje Strømberg
Try to search the book title or writer in Spotlight. Focus on home screen, three finger swipe down. Take care 16. juli 2015 kl. 13:02 skrev Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com: Apple music has marked lots of my iTunes Books Spoken tracks as ineligible so I did what someone on this list

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Get the iPad Mini 2 then for same or better sound quality and battery life. It houses a 64 bit processor too. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io Apple Music apple-music+subscr...@groups.io On 16 Jul 2015, at

Re: Deleting a word document from the iPhone

2015-07-16 Thread Richard Turner
I think you have a chance to do a save as the first time, but if it gets saved as document 1, I can't find a way to rename it. Very odd. Richard On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:40 AM, Kimber Gardner kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Richard, that worked perfectly. Now one more question if

Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread Christina
Thanks. I use the native clock and timer app often. I am looking for something that might announce a pre-designated time increment. Like maybe make a sound or announce every minute. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2015, at 2:22 PM, Shai shai...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, The clock app on the

Re: Apple to release new 64-bit iPod touch today; new iPod nano, shuffle colors – MacDailyNews - We lcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Chris Smart
I don't know, sorry. At 02:58 PM 7/15/2015, you wrote: Chris, Interesting about the Wolfson DAC. Do you know if the same one is in the iPad mini? Mary Sent from my iPhone On Jul 15, 2015, at 8:38 AM, Chris Smart csma...@cogeco.ca wrote: interesting. Have you tried an iPod through some

Re: Looking for App to read forums

2015-07-16 Thread hebertisaac99
In order for the forums that you have subscribed to to appear in forum runner the forum addmin has to create a account on www.forumrunner.com and then go to the forum manager and enter in the forum information. Then they have to install the forum runner plug in. Sent from Isaac's iPhone

Re: Agogo app not working

2015-07-16 Thread hebertisaac99
Try this first open the app store. Next double tap updates. Next double tap the app you want to see updates for. Then you should see what changes if any were made if the app was updated. Sent from Isaac's iPhone On Jul 15, 2015, at 9:58 AM, Pinky pink...@abe.midco.net wrote: Hi

Re: IMEI on iPhone 6 box

2015-07-16 Thread Alexander Masic/Surgubben
It's solved. thanks anyway. christopher hallsworth skrev den 15-07-16 21:34: Don't use the box; go to settings general about on the device itself. Visit my groups: The Chat Zone the-chat-zone+subscr...@groups.io The Tech Zone the-tech-zone+subscr...@groups.io Apple Music

Ue megaboom

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
I can't remember if it was here or on another list where there was a discussion of this speaker and it's accompanying app. I would like to know people's comments on the app and how easy you found it to pair the speaker with your eye devices and how easy it is to change from one to another

Re: iOS 9

2015-07-16 Thread Gary Petraccaro
What are the terms if one should discuss it in a general audience? Thanks. - Original Message - From: Daniel Miller miller...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 4:09 PM Subject: Re: iOS 9 You can discuss it, but only with people that are enrolled in

Re: Advanced iTunes preference recommendation - to keep iTunes Media folder organized or not?

2015-07-16 Thread Gary Petraccaro
I Have heard that the truncation is a problem with the PC side of iTunes and not happening on the Mac. The PC issue goes back to 2010. Are you saying it also truncates on a Mac? Thanks. - Original Message - From: John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com To:

Re: Best iTunes settings for importing songs from CD (was iTunes Match Bit Rate is less than 256kbps)

2015-07-16 Thread Gary Petraccaro
Yeah, but not everything one imports is a song. I'm currently ripping a load of old-time radio and since it's mono and my main concern is simply to keep what I've got going in, 128 mono does fine. If I ever do music, I will go higher in the settings and, as long as I'm playing solely on Apple

Heart Rate Monitors and other health/fitness stuff

2015-07-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, Just wanted some opinions from anybody who uses a heart rate monitor for running/working out like which brand/model do you have and which apps do you use it with. I am considering the Polar H7 or Wahoo Tickr or Wahoo Tickr Run. Both have their own apps but also work with over 50

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
Well, since the price of the storage modules has certainly come down, they should just put the 32 GB model at the price that the 16 GB model used to be. Everybody knows that the prices on the upper two models have come down. And it just seems like a rip off not to offer the additional 16 GB at

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Richard Turner
The griffin case is a little bulky. It is kind of like the otterbox, but the cylicone covering is more pliable than the otterbox. It has a similar hard plastic case around the touch, so it ends up being a lot thicker than the touch by itself, but the result is that the case kind of creates a

RE: What are the merits and risks of putting iTunes Media Folder on a USB Hard Drive?

2015-07-16 Thread Cristóbal
Just be sure it's not your only copy. One copy is not a backup. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: What are the merits and

Re: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Richard. I had not seen the 32 GB model even mentioned. I'd still like to see that 16 GB model go away in all the Apple products. But, at least 32 maybe making a return. I will look into this griffin case, which I have never seen. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Jul 16, 2015, at 6:07

RE: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Cristóbal
Keeping the 16 GB model and pushing the 64 and 128GB versions down to where the 32 and 64 GB were selling at is in a way Apple lowering their prices without really coming out and saying so. I guess they’re keeping the 16 GB model around in part for governmental/enterprize/institutional

RE: iPhone 6plus and otterbox

2015-07-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, she has a glass screen protector and we removed the plastic screen protector that was glued in the Otterbox case. I also removed it, but I have no screen protector. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fazil Sent:

RE: Messages not Showing up on the List

2015-07-16 Thread Dulce Muccio Weisenborn
I see my message. Now I'll get my sister to write the list. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dulce Muccio Weisenborn Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Messages not Showing up on the List My

Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread Alex Hall
There's a free app called Audio Countdown that I'm told works perfectly for this purpose. I haven't used it much, but I can tell you that it's accessible and should do what you're after. I don't have a link here, but if you find an app that wants you to pay, that's the wrong one! I can track

Messages not Showing up on the List

2015-07-16 Thread Dulce Muccio Weisenborn
My sister Deidre Muccio and I Dulce Muccio Weisenborn are not seeing our messages hit the list. Could the moderator please remedy this. Thanks, Dulce -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default.

Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, I just finished making Chex Mix and used the native timer in the clock app. If you touch or swipe to where the minutes/secods are counting down, it will read out about every few secods. I also discovered that if you touch the time in the status line and don't touch anything else it will

What are the merits and risks of putting iTunes Media Folder on a USB Hard Drive?

2015-07-16 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
HI, I'm quickly running out of space on my PC's hard drive, and an encrypted iphone backup tonight was limited by hard disk space. I have a 2 TB My Passport that's not being used, and I'm thinking about putting my iTuens Media Folder on that. The only time I use my iTunes on my PC is for

RE: iPhone 6plus and otterbox

2015-07-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
My husband has an IPhone 6 in an otterbox and his whole screen needs a very hard touch to activate. It feels like there is space between the otterbox screen and the phone. I'm considering having someone take the screen cover off and have him just use the speed dots he has. God bless! Paula and

RE: Apple unveils all-new iPod touch with 64-bit Apple A8 chip, M8 motion coprocessor, 8MP camera, and Apple Music – MacDailyNews - Welcome Home

2015-07-16 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, According to the web site the prices are: 16 GB, $199 32 GB, $249 64 GB, $299 And 128 GB, $399. So, it looks like they are bringing back the 32 GB for the Touch. I was surprised how much the sound improved with a case like the Griffin Survivor. But, again, sound is extremely

Re: What are the merits and risks of putting iTunes Media Folder on a USB Hard Drive?

2015-07-16 Thread Gmail
You might find this iLounge article helpful. http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/moving-your-itunes-library-to-a-new-hard-drive Thanks, Ari On Jul 16, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote: HI, I'm quickly running out of space on my