Re: I'm actually starting to really like NeoSpeech James.

I actually like Sharon from Acapela a lot. She reads things with so much expression. Sally's too robotic for me. Speaking of Ivona though, One of my Twitter followers retweeted a tweet from the official Voice Dream account, @voicedreamapp, that Ivona will be discontinuing its iOS TTS Christmas

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Fazil asked what is meant by the Continental U.S. The Continental United States is the area of the United States of America comprising the 48 states that are south of Canada and north of Mexico (known as the "lower 48 states") and the state of Alaska. The Contiguous United States does not

Re: voiceover going off

I actually have had the same problem with my iPhone 6s and 9.1. I have to hold the home and lock buttons to reset it. Nothing else works. I can't turn my phone off... pressing the lock button 6 times doesn't work either. Jen Barr Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2015, at 10:58 PM, Sieghard

RE: voiceover going off

Hi Sieghard and thanks for your helpful mesage. Not sure that the volume was or has been the issue when this problem has arisen, however your second suggestion sounds worth looking at. The only reason I never upgrade when the new IOS comes in as there seems to be so many bugs and I only

Re: anker iPad case

ok,, maybe it is a home key. Regarding a fn key I don't believe there is one, only the usual four keys to be found at the bottom left of an apple keyboard. Thanks for the ideas though! Sent from my iPhone > On 6 Dec 2015, at 13:41, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > > Hi Alex, are you

Re: sounds on 6s gone?

Hello, Do you have all sounds gone, or just voice over sounds? OK, open the control center, and make sure that things aren't muted. AFTER that, go settings, general, accessibility voice over, and make sure sounds are on there, too. - Original Message - From: Regina Alvarado

Re: sample music on amazon echo

Adding to this, I will receive my Echo tomorrow. Can someone explain Prime Music related to the ordering process and how much it costs? Thanks. Les > On Dec 6, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Larry McCreary wrote: > > Hello > When echo is playing sample music is it possible to

Siri randomly answering my 6s

Another very strange thing with my 6s running 9.1. When I was reading an email from someone here and voice-over said thank you reading the email, siri said "don't mention it." I have seen this happen before but just thought to bring up. Short of turning off "hey Siri" is there a way to stop

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

AAre you familiar with apple-vis.com? There is a good article there for a person making the switch from Windows. t 09:56 AM 12/6/2015, you wrote: Hello Tara, Use Control and Option plus an arrow key to navigate in any application on the Mac. In Safari, you have additional commands for

Re: Automatically entering extra numbers when making a phone call

And again, never under estimate that overly curious family member who does know how to access your phone. Arnold Schmidt - Original Message - From: "Alex Stone" To: Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2015 4:33 PM Subject: Re: Automatically

Re: voiceover going off

When voice over goes off, have you tried the three-finger double tap to see if it comes back on? If it comes back on and says speech on, somehow, it interpreted something you did as a three-finger double tap and turned itself off. You can do this three-finger double tap, on purpose, and it

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

That's exactly what would be very helpful and article based on a comparison between Windows and Mac computer. But the link would not open. can anybody please provide me the exact link for the article Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2015, at 11:02 AM, Ann Byrne wrote:

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

This link ought to be helpful. The article's author, David Woodbridge, knows what he is talking about. http://www.applevis.com/guides/guide-making-switch-using-windows-screen-reader-voiceover-mac Craig On Sunday, December 6, 2015, TaraPrakash wrote: > That's exactly

Re: Fixing iCloud back up?

Hi, I am just guessing here, but have you checked your iCloud storage to see if you have enough space available? To do this, go to settings/icloud and see how much space is left. Another item I might try is to keep the screen uunlocked while you plug in the phone and perform the backup. It could

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

Thanks. But what would be the keystroke for navigating? I have also sent subscription request to the list Portia ? Suggested Thanks all Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 6, 2015, at 6:36 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello, > > There are two ways of navigating in Safari on

Re: sounds on 6s gone?

Sounds like you probably already checked this, but have you made sure the mute button isn't switched on? I assume it's right above the volume keys on the iPhone 6, so just make sure it's slid towards the screen. On 06/12/15 10:07, Regina Alvarado wrote: A problem. I just noticed all my sounds

Re: anker iPad case

Hi Alex, if it's following the Apple laptop keyboard tradition, then the left-hand of those four keys is FN. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org > On 7/12/2015, at 5:29 AM, Alex Stone wrote: > > ok,, maybe

sounds on 6s gone?

A problem. I just noticed all my sounds have disappeared. I have vibration but no sounds. Most of the time OK, but when not in my pocket, missing things. Using 6s and 9.1. Did usual things, turned off and back on, did hard reset with home and on/off buttons and checked settings where sounds are

Fixing iCloud back up?

Hi. I am running the latest version of iOS, on an iPhone 5s. I'm trying to back up my phone, but when I double tap back up now, and plug in the phone, locket, and make sure it's connected to Wi-Fi, it only gets up to 4%. What can I do to fix this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope

sample music on amazon echo

Hello When echo is playing sample music is it possible to have it change and play the entire album? Also can music be immediately added to the library? Thanks very much. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

Hello Tara, Use Control and Option plus an arrow key to navigate in any application on the Mac. In Safari, you have additional commands for navigating between Headings, Links, Buttons, Form Controls, and various other elements. All these commands can be found by pressing Control-Option-h-h and

Re: Is there a way to add whole albums to a playlist?

Is that on the iphone or on mac? Gianni Skype: giannijuve Sent from my iPhone > Op 5-dec.-2015 om 21:27 heeft Richard Turner > het volgende geschreven: > > Yes. I just discovered it myself yesterday. > When you have named your playlist and double tap on the add

Not on mute. Think I had sound back, though. Checked all places for sounds and received a couple of texts and calls. Think back. Thanks for suggestions.

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Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

Hello, There are two ways of navigating in Safari on the Mac: DOM and Groups. In Groups mode, you can navigate in all directions and items are grouped into paragraphs. Unfortunately, since El Capitán, the interaction sound means that any paragraph containing more than a very few items begins

Re: anker iPad case

Hi Alex, are you sure it's actually the Escape key you're pressing? Quite a few of those iPad cases have keyboards that don't include an Escape key, and the Home key is in its place. If your keyboard has an FN key, sometimes pressing FN+Home will activate the Back button. If there's no FN key,

Re: Need tips for first time mac book user

BBy the way, putting subscribe and leaving the body of the email blank, send a message to macvoiceover+requ...@freelists.org. They will bee more than willing to assist you. Welcome to your first mac, Tara. Also, enter on an item such as a program will actually act like you want to rename it. So

RE: Music Folder In IPhone6Plus Does Not Open

Hi Fazil, Transferring music from your computer to your iPhone has to be done with i\tunes. First the music must be added to your iTunes music library. You do this by opening iTunes, then go to the file menu and select “Add folder to library”. Now browse to the folder where all your music

Re: Apple cases for iPads

Chris, I have never used any of the Apple cases. For my iPad. Whenever I got the iPad, I went directly to a life proof case and I've liked it. One nice thing about it, is it as a strap that you can hang over your shoulder. And makes it very easy to carry. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@gmail.com

Re: Fixing iCloud back up?

If you plug it in, lock it and stay connected to wifi, the backup should happen automatically once daily. > On 6 Dec 2015, at 17:30, Hope Paulos wrote: > > Hi. I am running the latest version of iOS, on an iPhone 5s. I'm trying to > back up my phone, but when I double

Re: Music not playing in correct order

Hi, thanks for your reply. However I am not using a PC so not sure of the point you are making. Sorry if I am a bit thick today. Max. > On 7 Dec 2015, at 2:22 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: > > I've discovered in itunes on the pc that if you play an apple music album > from

RE: best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

Does anyone know a slick way to locate the bar code? The problem I run into most of the time is not knowing where the bar code is. Does anyone know how to figure that out? I start digiteyes, then start turning the item slowly, around and around and up and down and rarely do I end up locating

Re: best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

Here are some of the scanning tips from the Digit-Eyes web site. Scanning Tips Q. Where will I find UPC codes? A. UPC codes are typically located where humans will not find them. They are oblong, typically at least one half inch / 1 cm in height and at least three times as long as they are

RE: Music not playing in correct order

I've discovered in itunes on the pc that if you play an apple music album from the "recently added" smart play list, it may not play in order but if you play the album from the music tree, it will play in order. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

Thank you very much for this. I’ll give it a try and report back to the list. Teresa From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: best bar code scanning

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I'm wondering if your bank automatically updates that information for you? My bank, Regions Bank, apparently does according to their FAQ. I'll quote the pertinent FAQ section below and then give the link: What if I receive a new or replacement card?[back to top] For any cards replaced due to

Re: voiceover going off

I had a similar problem to Paul's and I needed to do a restore which cured the problem. The Apple Access people talked me through that. Things have worked fine ever since. - Original Message - From: Jenifer Barr To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015

best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

Hi all, Red Laser doesn’t work anymore with voice over or it’s just not been updated. Any other bar code scanning apps you can recommend? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 6:28 PM To: Digest recipients Subject: Digest for

Re: best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

I still feel that DigitEyes is the best bar code scanning app. The thing to remember, is to start with the phone against the item you are scanning, start the app scanning and then slowly pull the phone back and most of the time, before you get 8 or 10 inches away it has recognized the bar code.

Music not playing in correct order

Hi all, on our iPad when playing albums using the music app to play music stored on the Mac albums do not play in the order of the tracks. I wondered if shuffle may be turned on. We have tried to tap the shuffle button but this makes no difference . We used to be able to select the first album

Re: iOS User Experience of Google Accessibility | AppleVis

Join this discussion and let us know your thoughts on the #a11y of Google’s #iOS #apps to #blind #VoiceOver users http://www.applevis.com/forum/ios-ios-app-discussion/ios-user-experience-google-accessibility … On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 5:07 PM Kevin Chao wrote: > > >

RE: Is there a way to add whole albums to a playlist?

I was speaking of the iPHone. I use a Windows computer so I can’t help on playlists on the Mac. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gianni Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is there a way

Apple cases for iPads

Hi all Just curious, but what are your thoughts on the Apple cases for iPads? I ordered one today from the Apple online store via the Apple Store app on my iPhone 5s. Our current case, significantly cheaper than the one I have ordered, may be causing VoiceOver issues, from no speech to

RE: Siri randomly answering my 6s

Hi Regina, Have you gone through the Hey SIRI training? If not go to Settings > General > SIRI and do that and it should fix the problem. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Regina Alvarado Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:16 AM To:

RE: best bar code scanning apps?.com - 3 updates in 3 topics

Hi Teresa, If you go to the Digit Eyes website there are some very useful tips regarding where to look for the barcode on certain types of packaging. It’s not possible to know 100% of the time exactly where they put it, but these guidelines help. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Apple Music is coming to Sonos on December 15

Hi Sonos fans, Thought I post the below article from 9to5Mac.com about the soon forthcoming addition of Apple Music to the already incredibly comprehensive list of supported music services on Sonos: http://9to5mac.com/2015/11/30/apple-music-sonos Article text: Apple Music streaming

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Hi, Thought I post a link to this article for those who use and like Songza. I pasted the article's text below followed by the link: Google to shut down Songza on Jan. 31, migrate listeners to Google Play Music By Roger Fingas Wednesday, December 02, 2015, 02:19 pm PT (05:19 pm ET)