RE: lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

Do you have a braille display or Bluetooth keyboard? If so and they are on/connected they will cause the on-screen keyboard not to show. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of kitty hevener Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 9:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: lost my on screen

RE: The seeing ai app

True, but the Seeing AI app let's you put the 3 or 4 most used channels in the order you want so that they can be quickly accessed with a 3D Touch on the icon and a couple of swipes. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, April 2,

lost my on screen keyboard and dictate button in search field

I went to the search tab in the ap store. When I single finger double tapped, I heard all the sound clues indicating that I could either type in my search term or dictate it. Only issue is that I could not find the dictate button or any letters or even the option to switch to numbers. I have

RE: "Eyes Free Fitness" app

Thanks for confirming, Anita. It took me till now to actually try the app, so I wondered if I was doing something wrong. I’ll go ahead an load to VoiceDream. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gadget Girl Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 9:00 PM To:

RE: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo Mary, Let's not confuse Apple and Oranges. Image PDF documents do require Voice Dream Reader. But images, such as

RE: Product Recognition

Mary, I have that scanner and it is great at acquiring barcodes. If the software that came with it no-longer works for you, you might find it interesting to know that you can get into an edit field or a program like Notepad then scan your product and the number that the barcode translates

Re: The seeing ai app

The only difference is, with the look tell money reader, you just open it up and show at the currency. You don’t need to flip around anywhere. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > I got rid of LookTel Money Reader, I guess it is now called Nant Money

Re: Product recognition.

Wow! I’m not familiar with that device. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 7:47 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Yes, that is true although the same applies to the LoganTech braille labeler, > you can get a QWERTY keyboard for it and then any sighted person can produce > perfect

Re: Product recognition.

Hi Sieghard: I never learned braille. Holly -- 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 you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators

Re: "Eyes Free Fitness" app

Hi. The app stopped working for me about two weeks ahead of their final date of December 31, 2018. I downloaded all the MP3 files to an iPod and use that for exercising. Regards, Anita > On Apr 2, 2019, at 9:31 PM, R Van Lant wrote: > > Anyone out there using the “Eyes Free Fitness” app?

RE: Product Recognition

Maybe suggest to Microsoft if they could set up Seeing AI to default to a Bluetooth barcode scanner if one is connected to the phone instead of the phone’s camera. You can buy a good Bluetooth barcode scanner on Amazon for $40 or $50, I bought a couple we use at my retail store at the cash

RE: Product recognition.

Yes, that is true although the same applies to the LoganTech braille labeler, you can get a QWERTY keyboard for it and then any sighted person can produce perfect braille labels. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:41 PM To:

RE: The seeing ai app

I got rid of LookTel Money Reader, I guess it is now called Nant Money Reader after the currency channel was added to the Seeing AI app. I find Seeing AI works just as quickly and reliable as the other one and for me using an app I have on my phone anyways, Seeing AI, makes more sense than to

RE: Product recognition.

It almost sounds like Jenny likes this Matt guy 藍 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Product recognition. You can do as much as you have the ambition and drive to do.

Re: Product recognition.

You are right about rail been faster to read once it’s on the containers. The big advantage to the pen friend is that a sighted person can do the whole business. They can do it when they have time, not when you both have time, so you can make the braille labels that they can’t make. Sent from

RE: Product recognition.

The one good thing the Pen Friend has going for itself is the small size of the labels. I rarely use mine and really should sell it, I find it way to inconvenient to get the Pen Friend and then to scan all my spice containers, if they have a braille label I can do it in half the time or less

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

Mary, Let's not confuse Apple and Oranges. Image PDF documents do require Voice Dream Reader. But images, such as photographs that contain text can be imported directly into Scanner 1.01 whether you have VDR or not. Then you can save that recognized file anywhere you like. The only image files

Re: Product Recognition

I had that same barcode scanner from a T guys it was really great. Peggy Sent from my i phone. ☃️, > On Apr 2, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Sometimes barcodes recognize quickly. Other times, I can’t get them to do a > darn thing. And sometimes, I will get the wrong identity,

Re: drag and drop with voiceover

Perhaps the term is copy and paste when dealing with Safari. If your friend hasn't yet, make sure that under Rotor settings, Text Selection is selected. When on a web site where one wants to select and copy, turn the rotor to text selection. Then flick up or down to the amount you want to

Re: question on 2-factor Authentication

I just Keep Dismissing At 04:19 PM 4/2/2019, you wrote: I have never been concerned over the security of my iPhone so have chosen not to OK verification, but, despite my wish, Apple keeps asking for it and when I enter the password that I registered with Apple when I first got the phone, of

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

But you have to have a Voice Dream in order to access those pesky image only PDFs or to try to get some text out of something from your photo gallery. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:24 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > > Mary, > You can save things anywhere you like without

Re: saving email attachments

The mp3 file is still attached to the email. Download is a misleading phrase. If you double tap and hold on the mp3 file, you will find you could copy it to a variety of places. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On

Re: The seeing ai app

I like MoneyReader. It is fast. Always has been. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:08 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I would use the currency channel in Seeing Ai, but when I want to check the > denomination of some money, I'm more likely to open Money Reader or Eyenote. > That

Re: Product Recognition

Sometimes barcodes recognize quickly. Other times, I can’t get them to do a darn thing. And sometimes, I will get the wrong identity, only to do it again and get the right one. It’s very hit and miss. I used to have a product that AT guys sold, it was a little scanner that sat on your desk and

drag and drop with voiceover

Hi, A colleague asked me how to do a drag and drop on IOS with voiceover running. I know how to move apps around on the screen, but I think his question was more for dnd of things in safari. He said he had seen an article that discussed dnd in IOS 12, but can't find it now. He also seems to

saving email attachments

Hi, I was send an mp3 file as an email attachment from someone I trust. When I went into the regular email client on my IPhone, and clicked download, it seemed to download fine, but where is it now? How can I find it? Any tips greatly appreciated. Donald -- The following information is

Re: "Eyes Free Fitness" app

Transferring them to Voice Dream Reader is your best bet. This is clear evidence that the app is dead. HTH, Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:32 PM, R Van Lant mailto:vanlant2...@msn.com>> wrote:

"Eyes Free Fitness" app

Anyone out there using the "Eyes Free Fitness" app? When the announcement went out in the fall that the workouts would be free and the website discontinued, I downloaded a number of the workouts onto the app and also onto my laptop. I was really hoping to use the app for workouts on my

RE: Product Recognition

Lelia, You should write them. The address is seein...@microsoft.com Perhaps they can help or figure out maybe what is happening. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Lelia Struve Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 3:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Nearby Explorer and Alternative GPS Apps

I have access to both because of my job. But, I tend to use Google Maps and either Lazarillo or BlindSquare for myself since I don't want to spend the $79 for Nearby Explorer or the $299.99 for Seeing Eye XT GPS as an outright purchase, or the $129.99 for 3 years subscription, or the $69.99 per

RE: The seeing ai app

I would use the currency channel in Seeing Ai, but when I want to check the denomination of some money, I'm more likely to open Money Reader or Eyenote. That is all they do and so it is much faster. I personally do not want another gadget to carry around and have to slide the bill into it,

RE: The seeing ai app

We identify currency with money reader from what used to be LookTell -Original Message- From: 'wui chin Leong' via VIPhone Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: The seeing ai app Who loves to use the seeing ai app to identify currency? Sent from

Re: Product recognition.

You can do as much as you have the ambition and drive to do. Good for him! -- 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 you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact

Product recognition.

Yes, We also have the pen friend as well. Matt has a label on the dishwasher to talk about all the buttons I think he has one on the back part of the stove and I think he might have one on the refrigerator so as you could see we are pretty adapted. I think Matt does fantastic at everything he

Re: The seeing ai app

I have better luck and find it easier to identify currency with the little gadget I got free from the u.s. treasury. -- 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 you feel that a

The seeing ai app

Who loves to use the seeing ai app to identify currency? Sent from my iPad -- 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 you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact

Re: Product recognition.

Jenney: The Pen Friend is great for labeling all your dry goods and freezer containers. I especially like it for labeling my spice bottles. Holly -- 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

RE: Product recognition.

Ah, but if you know or even have a cursory knowledge of Braille, this where tags come in handy. For non-perishables and or spices etc., I generally use dedicated containers that I slapped Braille on all sides so no matter which way I put it back in the pantry, I’m not twisting and turning

Product recognition.

Matt and I have the ID mate galaxy. It works great, other then when it can't find the bar-code or the item isn't in the database. Then that's when we have to use seeing I or be my eyes. Thank God for all of this technology. Also have to be good with memorization once you put your products

RE: Product Recognition

I believe it. If my circumstances were different, I’d probably give one of these specialized scanners more serious consideration. The newer ID Mates though… Man, that’s a hard ask with that price tag. I’ve seen Summits going for as low as $150 so who knows, maybe I’ll just grab one for those

Re: Product Recognition

I have not found a bar code that I couldn't identify in only a few seconds more time than an ID Mate. I have no vision. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Larry Lumpkin

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

Mary, You can save things anywhere you like without having Voice Dream Reader. You can save to dropbox, onedrive, etc. Richard The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." -- Alice Walker On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:13 PM, Mary Otten

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

I'm going to answer several questions in this one response. I recorded the demo on my iPhone using the Voice Memos app and a Zoom IQ 6 stereo microphone. As of today, the Scanner app will allow you to import images from your photo library. He did version 1.0.1 today. You do not need Voice

RE: Product Recognition

We’re both blind and couldn’t live without our id mate sumit. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cristobal Muñoz Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Product Recognition Indeed, the faster to tone, the closer you are to the code and

Re: question on 2-factor Authentication

I have never been concerned over the security of my iPhone so have chosen not to OK verification, but, despite my wish, Apple keeps asking for it and when I enter the password that I registered with Apple when I first got the phone, of course, as I have chosen * not to activate 2 factor

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

If you just want to scan stuff, don’t care about saving things permanently, then you can just use Voice Dream scanner. You can’t do PDF images, however, unless you have a Voice Dream reader, because you have to import the image into the reader in order to get the scanned text via the scanner

Re: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

I've never used voice dream reader. Do you have to have this in order to use the voice dream scanner? I ask because I looked up voice dream reader and it's $14.95 I believe. Do I need to buy both? On 4/2/2019 6:03 PM, karl Smith wrote: Richard, at the risk of getting smacked down by the

RE: Product Recognition

Indeed, the faster to tone, the closer you are to the code and triggering the actual scan. While it does come in handy, there are often moments of frustration where it simply wont’ work. Tradeoffs for using a free app instead of a dedicated device made specifically for this purpose. I’ve

RE: Voice Dream Scanner Demo

Richard, at the risk of getting smacked down by the moderator I have to ask didn’t it turn out in later books that the real number should have been 4.2? Karl __ Karl Smith Access Technology Consultant Axis 4304 South El Camino St. Taylorsville, Utah 84129 Phone:

RE: Nearby Explorer and Alternative GPS Apps

Nearby explorer is aph's product. I think the other one is seeing eye gps. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robin Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Nearby Explorer and Alternative GPS Apps I'm interested to Hear

RE: Product Recognition

You have to wait for very fast beeps or a solid tone, I can’t remember which just now. I don’t think phone apps do very well with bar codes. We have an id mate summit which is terrific. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kathy Kalaluhi Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:58 PM To:

Re: Product Recognition

I am also having problems. It beeps when it detects a bar code but does not announce a product name. Kathy Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:11 PM, Lelia Struve wrote: > > Hi there, I too have been having issues with soup cans and other cans as well > as other packages. I am

Re: Nearby Explorer and Alternative GPS Apps

I'm interested to Hear what Other Users & Subscribers have to Say, & will Stay Tuned At 10:52 AM 4/1/2019, you wrote: Hi, can anyone speak to the advantages of the Seeing Eye GPS app over Nearby Explorer? I think it's still called Seeing Eye, the one formerly developed by Sendero? There are

Re: question on 2-factor Authentication

I don't Choose to use either Apple's FaceID or PassCode At 10:19 AM 4/1/2019, you wrote: Hi Vicki, If you set up a passcode to protect your phone, I would not recommend using your Apple ID password. For one thing, you can use a simpler passcode on your phone. Also, it's just more secure if

Re: Product Recognition

Hi there, I too have been having issues with soup cans and other cans as well as other packages. I am thinking of writing the developer somehow because this didn’t used to be this way. I had no trouble finding barcodes but it is getting slowly worse. Lelia Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2,

Re: Product Recognition

i just used Seeing AI to recognize 5 different boxes of tea this morning. The trick is to start a good 12 inches away from the can and move slowly toward the can. The bar code is usually near the seam of the label on the lower half of the can. HTH, Richard The most common way people give up

Product Recognition

Hi, I tried using Seeing AI last night to recognize the bar code on a soup can. No luck. I turned the can every which way, but whereas before I could get some sort of a bleep from the app, last night I got a whole lot of nothin'. Yes, I'm aware this could be a matter of the user being a little