Need a beginner Mac list

2019-08-29 Thread Marie
Could anyone please give me the name of a Mac list for newbies? Thanks, Marie The real definition of "never mind" is "you should've understood me the first time." -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

Question about removing AirPods from one's Apple ID

2019-08-29 Thread Robin Frost
Hi I thought I’d read somewhere that if you wanted to give your AirPods to someone or sell them you couldn’t just tell your device to forget them you had to remove them from find my iPhone. I’ve tried both on the find my iPhone app on the phone and via the iCloud.com site using both JFW and

Re: identifi

2019-08-29 Thread Lynette frison
Hello, If I remember correctly, Identifi was created by a high school student as a school project. I don't think it's been updated since its release which is a shame. I still use it a lot, especially to identify images. I find it usually gives a more accurate description than Seeing AI or any

RE: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread Doug Sloan
Hi The way to get around this is to put messages in the first name field in contacts and the phone number field put 1571000 and ask siri to call messages Cheers Doug 30-08-2019 -Original Message- From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, August

Re: BSI, what happened?

2019-08-29 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Jennifer, Is it stil on the rotor? If not, check Rotor in VoiceOVer Settings and make sure it didn't inadvertently get deselected. Best, Anna > On Aug 29, 2019, at 10:23 AM, Jenifer Barr wrote: > > Hi all. I am using the latest IOS version, the one that was just approved the > other

Re: Envision ai

2019-08-29 Thread Richard Turner
In my humble opinion, Envision AI is useless. But, more importantly, no color identifier on a smart phone is worth bothering with. If you want reliable color identification, use a human, or buy the Rainbow II device. Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. On Aug

Envision ai

2019-08-29 Thread 'Candie Stiles' via VIPhone
I just downloaded the envision IA app and I can't get the color detection to work. When I double tap the button, the phone vibrates but then nothing else happens. No colors are anounced. I made sure there was sufficient lighting. How is color detection working for others? Sent from my iPhone

Re: Fantassy Football

2019-08-29 Thread Keith B.
Thanks, Andy and Kitty. Kitty, I have emailed you off list. On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 4:21:32 PM UTC-5, Keith B. wrote: > > Hello, all. I have been off the list for a couple of years, so I apologize > if this question has been addressed previously. > > A few years back, someone had a

Re: BSI, what happened?

2019-08-29 Thread Jenifer Barr
That won't even work! lol Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2019, at 11:50 AM, Jennie wrote: > > Have you tried recalibrating the dots? > > Jenn > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Jenifer Barr > Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 9:24 AM > To:

RE: Envision on Multiple Devices?

2019-08-29 Thread Fazil
Yes, both are under one Apple ID but still having this problem. Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 8:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Envision on Multiple Devices? As long as

Re: Envision on Multiple Devices?

2019-08-29 Thread Jennie Facer
As long as your two phones are signed into the same Apple ID, you are all good. Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On Aug 29, 2019, at 9:54 AM, Fazil wrote: > >  > Hi, list. > I got a question about Envision; Is the subscription for a single device only? > The reason I am asking this is that I have iPhone8

Envision on Multiple Devices?

2019-08-29 Thread Fazil
Hi, list. I got a question about Envision; Is the subscription for a single device only? The reason I am asking this is that I have iPhone8 and iPhone 5S and I purchased the lifetime subscription yesterday. I installed it on iPhone8 first and then on iPhone5S. When I tried to create and account

RE: BSI, what happened?

2019-08-29 Thread Jennie
Have you tried recalibrating the dots? Jenn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 9:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: BSI, what happened? Hi all. I am using the latest IOS version, the one that was just

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread J.Cyr
Thank you Deidre, no I didn't know most of what you suggest, I'll give it a try. Since I do like to make sure that I can use the phone manually (and don't get along particularly well with the phone keypad) checking voicemail is one way of forcing me to practice, however, having an alternative

RE: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread 'deidre muccio' via VIPhone
Hello J. As you said, if you ask Siri to call voice mail, she will tell you that there is or has no voice mail. I just tested this. If you ask Siri to call yourself she will. You would then listen and follow instructions on how to retrieve your mail with the

BSI, what happened?

2019-08-29 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi all. I am using the latest IOS version, the one that was just approved the other day? Before I updated it... my BSI all of a sudden stopped working. It's like my phone won't go in to screen away mode. I updated it thinking that would fix it... nope. I tried turning voiceover off then on.

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread J.Cyr
No I'm in Canada and I'm with Rogers, so the issue is international. Joy "Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. ... Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." -- Helen Keller -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Which carrier’s sim do you use, Joy? O2? Harry > On 29 Aug 2019, at 16:13, J.Cyr wrote: > > I've had the same experiences re Siri saying I have no voice mail (Even when > I have just missed a call and heard the notification announcing a message was > left) and she will refuse to phone saying

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread J.Cyr
I've had the same experiences re Siri saying I have no voice mail (Even when I have just missed a call and heard the notification announcing a message was left) and she will refuse to phone saying that there are no voice mail messages. It has been this way since I first got my IPhone 8 in

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Im in the uk and it may be different here. I have an iphone XS with a BT SIM and an iphone 7 with Giffgaff. I can access voicemails on both iphones eitger from the Voicemail tab in the Phone app or by manually dialing the carrier’s voicemail number. But siri says she cannot dial the numbrrs and

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi Richard and all. I read BARD books on the Focus. I called Vespero to find out if auto advance was supported in the scratchpad, and it isn't at this time. I could convert files and transfer them to the micro Sd card, but I think it will be easier to work with them on the iPhone. These

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Richard, You’re right, I missed that part about the iPhone. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2019, at 10:01 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Are my messages not getting through? > > Kevin was asking about use with the iPhone, not the computer. > The only hope he has of doing what he

RE: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Richard Turner
Are my messages not getting through? Kevin was asking about use with the iPhone, not the computer. The only hope he has of doing what he wants is if he can get the passages onto the SD card and then, maybe, he can use auto scroll, which would be in the user guide, or he could call FS customer

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Larry, While I haven’t use that function, I understand that the notetaking capabilities are fairly basic. Some type of scratchpad is used. You also need an SD card to store the notes. I don’t know how well that works, but again, I think it’s pretty basic. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29,

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Kevin, Yes, it would be JAWS – specific. So if you were using NVDA, that setting wouldn’t mean anything. I don’t know enough about NVDA‘s but I’ll support to know what you can do regarding using that screen reader would Jaws Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2019, at 9:30 AM, Kevin Minor

RE: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Hi. I don’t own or have never seen a focus 5th generation but doesn’t it have stand-alone note-taking capabilities? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 8:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: I have some questions regarding

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Richard Turner
You cannot do either on an iOS device. Richard Always look out for #1, and be careful not to step in #2. On Aug 29, 2019, at 6:30 AM, Kevin Minor wrote: Hi Les. I knew of the reverse panning setting in JAWS, but will that be JAWS specific, or does it change these buttons in the Focus

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi Les. I knew of the reverse panning setting in JAWS, but will that be JAWS specific, or does it change these buttons in the Focus itself? If the latter is true, then this will solve a lot of problems for me in more than just JAWS itself. Thanks for any information you have. Kevin and Jilly

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Kevin, Yes, you can reverse the panic buttons and you need to go into the braille settings and jaws to accomplish this. Make certain you use the fault configuration file in charge when you do this. Control shifty well put you under the default file. Save your change when you were done and

Re: Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread Anna Dresner
> Hi Harry, > > I would suggest contacting your phone carrier, as it sounds like something's > wrong with how voicemail isset up, and they should be able to help. Good luck, Anna > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 29, 2019, at 5:31 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > Whenever I

Re: I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Richard Turner
> Auto scrolling, or panning is not possible on an iOS device. > Can you save the passages on the SD card prior to the service? > I do not have the focus, but if auto scroll is available, it would only be > with a local file. > You'll need to look that up in the user guide. > HTH, > > >

I have some questions regarding using the Focus 40 fifth generation with an iPhone X and the latest iOs versionHi.

2019-08-29 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. I’m getting more used to using the Focus 40 Blue 5th Generation with my iPhone X using the almost latest version of iOs, since the absolute latest version hasnT been pushed to my iPhone yet. With this in mind, I have two questions concerning my display and the iPhone. I need to explain

Siri claims I have no voicemail messages and refuses to dial!

2019-08-29 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Whenever I ask Siri to call voicemail or play my voicemail, Siri claims I have no voicemail messages, even when I do have some. Also, if I ask Siri to dial 1571 (the number to access my BT voicemail here in uk), Siri says she cannot do this. Am I making some mistake here? Harry on iPhone XS iOS