Hello Everyone,
While I would love to thank each of you, individually, for your support on
this, I realize that doing so would clutter up the list, a bit.
So, Anna, Gail, Dennis, Fred, and everyone, please accept my sincere
appreciation for taking the time to answer the proverbial call.
You
Carolyn,
I have placed you on moderated status until such time as you contact me,
off-list, with assurances that you will no longer contribute to this topic.
Mark
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Carolyn
Sent: Thursday,
Hello Julian,
I am glad you can still perform a backup on your Windows PC.
You are using an X R. I am using an 8 Plus. There must be some difference,
there.
I thought about re-installing this version of iTunes over my current version
but, now that I think about it, there is really no need
Chirp is an audiobook service which offers books sometimes a discount. So you
get an email after you sign up, and you can tell them what genres you like. So
your email reflects those. These are the same books that are on Audible. But
sometimes they have these deals.
and Church has an app which
What are chirpbooks?
> On Apr 16, 2020, at 5:46 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
>
> I totally agree with Andy. I think that for most blind people, 256 is not
> necessary. If you’re not downloading lots of videos and movies, you just
> don’t need that much space. I have a lot of books on my phone.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/04/16/apple-iphone-se-2020-iph
one-12-upgrade-iphone-11-pro-max-update/#5e8009bf2f3e
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The least expensive is the Platinum plan, 2 credits per month, and then buying
these all at once (24 credits).
As somebody pointed out, it's I think $229 and a few cents which works out to
about $9.55 per credit.
If you are down to I think 2 credits (maybe it's 1) you are given the offer to
buy
I think your idea is best. I have had mine since January 3 and never turned it
off until recently. It runs fine. So, I'm thinking, if it works go for it, and
if it gets sluggish try the turn off. I just appreciate someone telling me how
to do it. Also, I was told that it takes, I think, about
Would SE be available to Canadians on payment plan too?
Thanks!
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
chalt...@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 3:10 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Apple Newsroom: iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a
I tend to use my iPhone like Sieghard does, but I do realize that not everyone
uses their phone in the same way I do, and it's none of my business how much
people want to put on their phone or how much they want to spend on storage.
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> -Original
I've got a 256 GB XR and have around 80 GB available space. Individual
circumstances and needs aside, the counterargument would be that for an extra
$100, you'd be doubling your storage space.
I will say, face ID's never won me over since half the time, I still have to
punch in my code anyway
I totally agree with Andy. I think that for most blind people, 256 is not
necessary. If you’re not downloading lots of videos and movies, you just don’t
need that much space. I have a lot of books on my phone. Audible books. Bard
books. Chirpbooks. All of them audio, plus a whole bunch of
Before you buy a new phone, you might want to check your usage under
settings. I have a 64 GB iPhone 8 and am only using about 30 GB. You might
end up spending extra money to buy storage that you don't actually need.
It's like those folks who load up on RAM on their PCs even though they
hi,
I assume this has to be done thorugh a browser as you cnat' even buy
audable books from the ap you can only use your credits. I too like the
Platinum anual membership you get a credit for about $12 insted of $14.
It's the best value.
question though. I've heard people say you can
I looked up Houdini in the app store and didn’t find anything. Just Free My
Music which isn’t accessible at all, Song Shift which doesn’t support Amazon
Music and some others, but no Houdini.
Cristóbal
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christina
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2020
I won't purchase from him. He didn't even look into an issue I reported. I
just uninstalled it. I will support making main stream games accessible. And
he complained the other year got us to back him and got apple to reverse their
policy for him.
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From:
The below article provides a good explanation of financing a new iPhone
purchased directly from Apple at 0% interest rate. I've purchased a couple of
iPhones financed by Apple's partner bank Citizens One and had no problem doing
so. The article came from this website and is pasted following my
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 8:18 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Stimulus Info
I did not know what SSI was until this week. I got Social Security Disability
Income for a few years, got it, and now
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 8:18 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Stimulus Info
I did not know what SSI was until this week. I got Social Security Disability
Income for a few years, got it, and now
Done
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On Apr 16, 2020, at 9:48 AM, Fred Olver wrote:
Done.
Fred Olver
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To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:41 PM
Subject: Calling All Fans of the Parker Brother's Monopoly Board Game
> Hello All,
>
> Recently I
And, if you subscribe now, you will lock in that price for as long as
you use the service. I subscribed several years ago for about $11.95
per month for 1 credit, and I'm still paying that price, even though
the price has apparently gone up to $14. it depends on how much you
read and how many
Marvelous! That worked too! Thank you!
Harry
> On 16 Apr 2020, at 16:23, Ed Worrell wrote:
>
> You also can simply use the share option in the VO rotor when on the tweet
> you would like to copy. This will open the default iOS share sheet and
> Twitterrific adds an copy option in the lower
Excellent, thank You, ... on my way to subscribe!
Joy
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is either a daring adventure or nothing. ..."
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Oh YES! Wonderful, thank You so very much! What an improvement!
Thank you again,
Joy
"Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. ... Life
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Here is the subscription address for the Voice Dream Products list.
voicedreamproducts+subscr...@groups.io
Richard
(Sent from my iPhone SE)
C
On Apr 16, 2020, at 8:42 AM, Joy Cyr wrote:
Good day,
I've been importing a wide variety of files into my Voice Dream Reader. I'm
delighted with
There shouldn't be any need to restart your iPhone once a day.
I probably restart mine, about, once every 2 or 3 weeks.
Dave.
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From: Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 4:25 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Apple Newsroom: iPhone SE: A powerful new
Hi Joy,
Choose filter, and then By Folder. A list of your folders appears. Choose the
one you want, and you will see only the books in that folder.
HTH,
Anna
> On Apr 16, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Joy Cyr wrote:
>
> Good day,
> I've been importing a wide variety of files into my Voice Dream
Done.
> On Apr 15, 2020, at 11:38 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
>
> Thank you, Robert.
>
> Mark
>
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> Robert Doc Wright
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 9:02 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Done.
Fred Olver
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From: "M. Taylor"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:41 PM
Subject: Calling All Fans of the Parker Brother's Monopoly Board Game
Hello All,
Recently I posted about an on-device, self-voicing Monopoly-like game for
iOS, called EarsOpoly.
Good day,
I've been importing a wide variety of files into my Voice Dream Reader. I'm
delighted with how it reads them and how simple it is to move between files and
resume reading where you paused. However, with the increasing number of files
I wanted to organize them and make bouncing
I don't use audible on my iPhone, but I know you can subscribe from
the website. It depends on how much money you want to spend. The
plans are based on different colors like gold platinum or silver.
Here's how the plans work. One plan the cheapest gets you 1 credit
per month which is one book
I choose to do that when the phone begins behaving oddly; things not loading,
mail not being downloaded
I usually first flush the RAM by holding the power button until VO says Power
off. Then, release the power button and then press and hold the home button
until it comes back talking.
What a great idea. I have been a huge fan of this game for many years. By
the way, the Library of Congress does offer a book in Braille concerning
Monopoly strategy.
Fred Olver
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To:
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:41 PM
Subject: Calling All
And, what about restarting once a day?
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Richard Turner
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 12:51 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Apple Newsroom: iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone
Hello,
You also can simply use the share option in the VO rotor when on the tweet you
would like to copy. This will open the default iOS share sheet and Twitterrific
adds an copy option in the lower half of the share sheet in actions.
Ed
> On Apr 16, 2020, at 7:26 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I did not know what SSI was until this week. I got Social Security Disability
Income for a few years, got it, and now my regular Social Security on the 3rd
of each month. My birthday falls in the second week of the month, since it is
on the 11th day of the month. Some people with Social
Hey you guys, Mark has closed this thread.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:15 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Stimulus Info
I did too, when I was on SSDI.
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From:
I did too, when I was on SSDI.
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Laury, Shawnese (LEO)
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 7:31 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Stimulus Info
My husband receives SSDI and he receives
Hi I am considering subscribing to audible but wondering whether you can do
this via the app or do I need to go to audible.com to do this. Also what
subscription prices and options are available.
Jen
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 10:08 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Stimulus Info
I have filed 2019 - don't have mine yet. I have a friend, who got hers Tuesday.
-Original
I have filed 2019 - don't have mine yet. I have a friend, who got hers Tuesday.
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Holly
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 4:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Stimulus Info
Eben:
I think this is a bit like hording, I mean no offense, by the way, Joshua, but
I for one don't need to have all my music and all my audio books on my iPhone
at all times. Granted I use Audible, but if I downloaded every Audible book I
ever purchased I'd probably need an iPhone with 2 Tb of
Hi Richard, thanks for your suggestions. when we are allowed out I am going to
change my broadband provider so will see how that goes. I just hope my phone
doesn’t mind not being backed up in the menatime. sometimes it will start
doing it but doesn’t get past 15 per cent. Janet
From:
I have the 7thgen, 10.2 inch iPad. Which case do you think is the best for
this device. I heard so many talk about the slim folio like it was the
greatest. But I know from too many trial and errors that the right keyboard
case makes a huge difference in how well I can use the device.
So
RAM stands for Random Access Memory.
Think of it as the memory that is available while the device is on, but goes
away when it is off.
The more RAM you have, the quicker the device can shuffle tasks, deal with
installation of apps, downloads, etc.
The main memory that saves your music, notes,
And, since iOS 13, you can use a $30 adaptor to access external memory cards.
Richard
"There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Wayne
Merritt
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2020 6:49 AM
To:
Hi
In basic terms the amount of RAM you have dictates how many things you
can do at once. As you start to do more and more things, or if the
thing you're doing is very complex you'll find that things in the
background stop working and or your device starts to slow down.
Think of it in the same
I bought a 256 gig iPhone 8 because I knew I'd need a lot of space.
I've got loads of NLS bard books on my phone as well as loads of books
and audio dramas in Voice Dream Reader. When I need a new iPhone and
a model comes out with even more space I'll probably get that model.
On 4/16/20, Wayne
Hi all. Just a curiosity question. There has been some discussion about
how many gig of ram a particular phone has. What difference does it make
whether you have 2 or 3 gig of ram. I understand that this is different
than the gig of storage, but just wondering why we need so much. Sorry for
My 2 cents: If you don't have a good reason for getting 256 gigs of
storage, save some money and don't do it. I had an iPhone with 256
gigs storage and for most of the year I had the phone, I didn't store
more than 50 gigs. I'm sticking to the 128 gig storage phones, unless
I suddenly come across
Marty is to self involved with his objective ed program apps. That he is now
neglecting the blindfold games. It took 6 repeat emails to get a reply to a bug
in a couple of the blindfold games. So kiss the kid friendly games goodbye.
D
>
> Kid Friendly Software is Marty Schultz from Blindfold
Wow, that is sad news to hear. I've really enjoyed the Blindfold games.
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From: M. Taylor
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 6:09 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Calling All Fans of the Parker Brother's Monopoly Board Game
Hello Matthew,
He has said,
Chris, that is brilliant! It worked very well.
Thanks
Harry
> On 16 Apr 2020, at 13:56, Chris Chaffin wrote:
>
>
> You can use the label editor to do this. When on the tweet you want to
> select, do a 2 finger double tap and hold. A pop up screen will appear with
> the tweet in an edit
I don't have any solid information, but I heard recently that Kid
Friendly Software has stopped or will soon stop development on current
and future titles. Though this may be disappointing for some, the
developer has contributed many games to the community, something
around 80 or 100. I don't
Done.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Calling All Fans of the Parker Brother's Monopoly Board Game
Thank you, Robert.
Mark
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You can use the label editor to do this. When on the tweet you want to select,
do a 2 finger double tap and hold. A pop up screen will appear with the tweet
in an edit field. You can then use the text selection and the edit controls in
the rotor to select and do what you wish with the
I do not know that you are missing anything.
Either your WiFi router is not maintaining a solid WiFi connection; your iPhone
WiFi antenna is bad; or your internet provider is having issues.
So, you could either call your internet provider and get them to run their
diagnostics; call Apple
I have been trying to back up my iPhone lately, it keeps telling me that the
last back up was unsuccessful due to loss of internet connection. I have
locked the phone checked the wifi is on and left it for over an hour but still
no joy. it hasn’t been backed up for about three weeks and the
I’m struggling to find out how to copy text from a tweet using VoiceOver in
twitterrific on iPad Pro or iPhone XS using iOS 13.4.1. Is this possible? None
of the usual twiddling of the rotor does any good!
Thames
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Hi, Sieghard,
The problem with this is that banner-style notifications are supposed to go
away after a minute or so, maybe less. They don't now, which is not something
I'm okay with. It's either a new bug (which is likely) or a feature Apple
introduced (unlikelyotherwise there'd be no need
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