Re: Application question

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
I'm not Wayne, but Boop Light Detector is my preferred light detector app. The numbers indicate the strength of the light. A two finger scrub is done by placing two fingers on the screen, and without lifting them, do a quick circle, a couple times, or literally scrub them back and forth quickly i

Re: braille display to use with iPhone?

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
If you can wait until the Orbit Reader 20, otherwise called OR20, is released and people start reviewing the actual production unit, it promises to be quite a good deal at about $500. Right now, the only reviews of it are from a small number of people who got to use the prototype version, and a

lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Janet Bell
since using this app I have come across a couple of problems that I hope someone will be able to help me with if it is possible. firstly sometimes I get too voices speaking at once and don’t know how to solve that problem and the second one is is there a way to stop the app from talking every t

Re: Application question

2017-06-24 Thread Janet Bell
hi richard will try this out. Janet From: Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 10:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Application question I'm not Wayne, but Boop Light Detector is my preferred light detector app. The numbers indicate the strength of the light. A two finger

Re: Multi-Point Bluetooth Keyboard

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
A client just bought the Logitech k480. I'm thinking about getting one as well. It has a dial that has three positions, and it clicks at each stop. You can pair it quite easily with three devices. There are two small rectangular buttons on the right just above the function key row one is for iOS

RE: Sirius FM

2017-06-24 Thread Liz and LD Hope
The Sirius/XM App is very accessible with VO. When my receiver died, I bought a blue tooth speaker for my phone and listened to Serius XM using my phone for quite some time. Now that I have an Echo Dot and now that Sirius XM can be accessed using Echo devices, my phone is freed up for other thing

Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread Liz and LD Hope
Good morning! If you have an echo device and if you have a Sirius/XM Internet account, you can now listen to Sirius/XM on your Echo device. Say "Alexa enable Sirius/XM". Then, go to the Alexa App in the home screen and link your Sirius/XM account. Once this is completed, voila, you will be able

needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Vicki
Good Morning, Does anyone know of a good nutritional analysis app that works well with voice over? I am a dietitian, so I need something fairly extensive, but yet easy to use. I am not looking for anything for fitness, although, if that is included, it's okay. Thanks. Vicki -- The followi

RE: braille display to use with iPhone?

2017-06-24 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
Hi Reggie. I have a Refreshabraille 18 from APH which is 1,695.00. The cheapest braille display that I know about which should be coming soon is the Orbit which will sell for 449.00. I'm not sure how much the one from Perkins or Hims are but you might want to look there too. I think Humanware h

Re: braille display to use with iPhone?

2017-06-24 Thread Greg Wocher
Hello, Why would you not recommend the orbit reader 20? This is the braille display I will be getting because I am not able to afford one of the other ones. Regards, Greg Wocher > On Jun 24, 2017, at 12:03 AM, dollar...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hi Reggie, Here are 3 different good braille displays.

RE: Has anyone tried these instrument tuning apps?

2017-06-24 Thread Karen Poulakos
Check the sound levels. There are 2 spots on the screen where it's really easy to change the sound level without realizing it, and it's sometimes difficult to get it back to where it needs to be. It works best for me at 3.0. It also doesn't work well if there is a lot of background noise.

Re: braille display to use with iPhone?

2017-06-24 Thread Davy Cuppens
Maybe a seikia mini? -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: regina alvarado Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: braille display to use with iPhone? Looking for a relatively cheap and small braille display. I want to use with iPhone. Am I being unrealist

RE: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi, Thanks for sharing this. I didn’t see this added in the weekly e-mail I receive from Amazon, so your report is very much appreciated. Set it up with no difficulty. Les Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Liz and LD Hope Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 5:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread Casey
Hi okay then once you have that up and running. How do you change to the different channels on sirus XM with it then? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Liz and LD Hope Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 4:29 AM To: viphone@googl

Re: braille display to use with iPhone?

2017-06-24 Thread Paul Richard McGann
to all, orbit has not been out yet. friends keep contacted american printing house for orbit, and it is said not ready. still waiting. respectfully, rich -Original Message- From: dollar...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 12:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: br

Re: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread Beverly
Just ask Alexa for the station you want to hear. I love it! - Original Message - From: "Casey" To: Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 9:30 AM Subject: RE: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices. Hi okay then once you have that up and running. How do you change to the different channels on siru

Re: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread Les Kriegler
OK, I will provide an example. Say you want to listen to radio classics. You could say: Alexa, play radio classics and serious XM. Or you could say Alexa play channel 148 which corresponds to the radio classics channel. You would actually say, Alexa play channel 148 and serious XM. Sent from my

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Cris Ali
I never had a problem of having two voices talking at the same time. I stop the app from continuously talking when i am not moving by toggling off exploration. I toggle it back to on when i start moving again. Sent from my iPad On Jun 24, 2017, at 5:08 AM, Janet Bell mailto:ja...@jan25.plus.co

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Harry Bell
When I used it for direction-finding, one voice was Apple Maps and the other was Lazarillo. The combination was utterly confusing. Harry > On 24 Jun 2017, at 15:29, Cris Ali wrote: > > I never had a problem of having two voices talking at the same time. I stop > the app from continuously talki

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Janet Bell
Hi thanks for this would the app still talk to you if you turned exploration off whilst moving? Janet From: Cris Ali Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: lazarillo I never had a problem of having two voices talking at the same time. I stop the app f

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Janet Bell
I get a lot of that in games as well. it’s a good app although it is telling me about something that I know doesn’t exist any more and I thought all these maps were up to date. lol Janet From: Harry Bell Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 3:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: lazarill

Re: Sirius/XM now on Echo devices.

2017-06-24 Thread TaraPrakash
That seems like A game changer. How much does serious account cost these days monthly Thanks in anticipation for info Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2017, at 5:28 AM, Liz and LD Hope > wrote: > > Good morning! If you have an echo device and if you have a Sirius/XM > Internet account, you

Re: Multi-Point Bluetooth Keyboard

2017-06-24 Thread Marie
Do you know if this keyboard has the context key? I would use it for an IPhone and for my Windows tablet so I refuse to get one without this key, since I am so spoiled to having it. LOL Marie From: Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 2:21 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Cris Ali
Yes if you are going to a specific destination using apple maps or google maps. If you are going for a walk without a specific plan, it does not talk if rexploration is off. However you can always double tap the where am i button to your location. Sent from my iPad On Jun 24, 2017, at 10:39 AM

RE: Multi-Point Bluetooth Keyboard

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
In Windows, apparently, if you install the Logitech software, f3 becomes the context key. I have no idea how well all that works with a Windows screen reader. My sighted wife had to look that up as their manual that I found so far has a lot of graphics … I’m going to check around to see if there

Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Nancy
Hi All, My SE has finally been updated from IOS 9 to IOS 11. If my memory serves, I should now be able to do some things to keep the SE more like a 'regular' phone. 1. What should be done to keep the SE from changing from regular phone to speaker phone and back again 'automatically'??

Re: Voice Dream Reader and Headings

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
Alan, I just converted a document with 3 heading levels from word docx to ePub, and all three levels show up in Voice Dream Reader. How did you create the heading levels in Word? If you want to send me the word document off list, I'd be glad to take a look at it. Im not an expert by any means, b

RE: Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
Are you on the developer beta or is the public iOS 11 beta out? I didn't get any notice, unless I have to sign up for iOS 11 beta separately. As for your questions, I know in iOS 10 these answers apply: 1. What should be done to keep the SE from changing from regular phone to speaker phone and b

Re: lazarillo

2017-06-24 Thread Pete Nalda
I think the two voices are the app and voiceover talking at the same time. The only way to get it to not announce when standing still is to pause exploration. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twit

Re: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Nancy Badger
Try fooducate. It has been a while since I used it. But when I was using it it was VO accessible. Now I am in Weight Watchers so I don't use it anymore. Nancy Nancy Badger, Ph.D Executive Director of Counseling Old Dominion University Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spe

Is there an app...?

2017-06-24 Thread Kimberly Samco
Several years ago, so my memory is fuzzy, there was an app where you took a picture of something and it would find it on the web. I think it was called Noogles Noggles, maybe. I have a toy for my dogs and I can't find it anywhere so I can get an emergency supply. Anyway, are there any apps o

RE: Is there an app...?

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
Try CamFind. It is free, it is made by the same folks who make TapTapSee and if it can identify the product, it will show you places you can purchase it. Though with a dog toy, it may just identify the shape, rather than the brand. It is worth a try. Richard -Original Message- From: v

Re: Is there an app...?

2017-06-24 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
You could try CamFind. Malcolm Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jun 2017, at 18:00, Kimberly Samco wrote: > > > Several years ago, so my memory is fuzzy, there was an app where you took a > picture of something and it would find it on the web. I think it was called > Noogles Noggles, maybe. >

Re: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Vicki
Do you remember if it was fairly extensive as far as nutrient values? - Original Message - From: Nancy Badger To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 12:45 PM Subject: Re: needing an app Try fooducate. It has been a while since I used it. But when I wa

Re: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Donna
Hi My son is a diabetic. The 2 apps that I use are calorie king and nutrition info. Both are voice over accessible. Nutrition Lookup by SparkPeople by SparkPeople, Inc. https://appsto.re/us/LfPY1.i CalorieKing Food Search by CalorieKing https://appsto.re/us/WiBhB.i I think the website directio

Re: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Vicki
Thank you. - Original Message - From: Donna To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:18 PM Subject: Re: needing an app Hi My son is a diabetic. The 2 apps that I use are calorie king and nutrition info. Both are voice over accessible. Nutrition

RE: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, I just tried out Fooducate. At the basic free level, it gives tons of information. You can scan the bar code with the app and get loads of good information. Once you activate the Food Finder, just point the camera at the bar code and wait, it will beep when it sees the code and either list t

Re: needing an app

2017-06-24 Thread Vicki
Great! Thanks. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:43 PM Subject: RE: needing an app Hi, I just tried out Fooducate. At the basic free level, it gives tons of information. You can scan the bar code

Re: Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Daniel MacDonald
hello, I just checked and the iOS 11 public beta is not out yet. Daniel On 6/24/17, Richard Turner wrote: > Are you on the developer beta or is the public iOS 11 beta out? > I didn't get any notice, unless I have to sign up for iOS 11 beta > separately. > > As for your questions, I know in iOS 10

tuning non concert pitch instruments, was, Re: Has anyone tried these instrument tuning apps?

2017-06-24 Thread Daniel MacDonald
hello, lots of great work has gone into tuning apps. their great, but I don't need them, as I have a rare gift (Perfect Pitch. it's great and useful when their isn't somebody with a tuner or a tuning app around, and instruments need to be tuned. the downside of perfect pitch is transposisionis diff

Re: tuning non concert pitch instruments, was, Re: Has anyone tried these instrument tuning apps?

2017-06-24 Thread 'RobH.' via VIPhone
Forgive me, but would like to parallel this question another way as it might help both of us... is there a simple app that emulates a keyboard, a piano/organ keyboard, with an octave or so of tones and semis to play with to produce a tone of choice, in a voice of choice even. Do0n't want as m

Re: Free iPhone ringtones?

2017-06-24 Thread Danney Yates
Jennifer, Did you ever locate the site for the ringtones? I'd be interested, as well. Danney dwyat...@windstream.net On 06/19/2017 5:39 AM, Jenifer Barr wrote: Hi all. I remember a site where there were tons of free iPhone ringtones... And they were extremely easy to download and install o

Re: Is there an app...?

2017-06-24 Thread Kimberly Samco
Perfect! Thanks so much, Kim > On Jun 24, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Try CamFind. It is free, it is made by the same folks who make TapTapSee and > if it can identify the product, it will show you places you can purchase it. > Though with a dog toy, it may just identify

Re: tuning non concert pitch instruments, was, Re: Has anyone tried these instrument tuning apps?

2017-06-24 Thread Daniel MacDonald
hello, garageBand for iOS is the only app I know of which is accessible and free. Daniel On 6/24/17, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote: > Forgive me, but would like to parallel this question another way as it might > help both of us... is there a simple app that > emulates a keyboard, a piano/organ keyb

great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Chip Orange
Hi all, Just wanted to share that I found an external earphone for just one ear from C. Crane which is great for being able to listen to a voice (such as GPS instructions) while still allowing ambient sounds to easily be heard. It's very comfortable, it has an extra strong cable and firm mou

Re: Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Nancy
A friend just updated it for me yesterday...sorry, but all I know is that it is now 11. Also, thanks for the info! Nancy & her SE On 6/24/2017 12:11 PM, Richard Turner wrote: Are you on the developer beta or is the public iOS 11 beta out? I didn't get any notice, unless I have to sign up fo

Re: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Chip, this sounds great. I guess you would have to use your little lightning adapter that comes with an iPhone 7 or presumably whatever Apple comes out with this year, right? I mean, it refers to having a strong cable, which implies the presence of the need for a headphone jack. You got yours

Re: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Andy Baracco
Is this the one from Williams? Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2017, at 2:30 PM, Chip Orange wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just wanted to share that I found an external earphone for just one ear from > C. Crane which is great for being able to listen to a voice (such as GPS > instructions) while

RE: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Mary, Yes, and yes. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: great earphone for GPS Hi Chip, this sounds great. I guess you would have to use y

RE: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Andy, Sorry, but I don’t know. If this description of how it looks helps you: It looks like a capital print letter D, and the speaker is in the middle of the vertical bar. The cord exits from the middle of the semi-circular portion, so it’s behind your ear. You pull your ear t

RE: Is there an app...?

2017-06-24 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Tap Tap See is also free now and there is also iDentifi which works very good. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Samco Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 1:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is there an app...

RE: Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, there is not yet a public beta for iOS 11, my guess is that it will come out during the second week of July. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 9:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups

RE: Please refresh my memory

2017-06-24 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Nancy, If you had a friend update your iPhone to iOS 11 then you are on developer beta 2 and I truly hope your friend likes you better than to do this to you. There are some good features coming in iOS 11, but right now there still is a lot not working and nobody's primary device should be

Re: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-24 Thread Andy Baracco
Sounds like he one I have. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 24, 2017, at 6:36 PM, Chip Orange wrote: > > Hi Andy, > > Sorry, but I don’t know. > > If this description of how it looks helps you: > > It looks like a capital print letter D, and the speaker is in the middle of > the vertical ba

IOS public data?

2017-06-24 Thread Nancy
Pardon my ignorance, but what is the difference between Public Data and the '11 that was just loaded on my SE? Thanks, Nancy and her SE -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if

Whew, I made a mistake

2017-06-24 Thread Nancy
Sieghard, I am so glad you told me where to look. It turnes out that I have version 10.3.2...no 11 yet. My friend does like me! smile Thanks, Nancy and her SE -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about th