And, what operating system is the computer? Windows or Mac?
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." --
Jane Wagner
website: www.turner42.com
(Sent by a blue iPhone 13 Pro)
On Sep 25, 2021, at 3:52 PM, Joney Owen wrote:
Thanks Anna for the
Hi Wendy,
Super thanks. That worked instantly.
On 9/26/21, Wendy Lin wrote:
> Actually that issue has been there a while ago. I can’t recall which year
> nor which version it started, but on the left where the home tab is in the
> Twitter app, I swipe left or right with one finger and the
Where do you go to change your apple id email? Thank you.
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I think what you have done is gotten into navigation mode triple tap with three
fingers and see what happens it should go back to normal. I hope this helps.
It’s very disconcerting the first time it happened, but I called Apple
Accessibility when it happened to me and we figured it out. Write
Yes, that is correct. I am one of those who is not on insulin and was able to
have my insurance pay for it. I was fortunate to have a doctor that advocated
for me and was able to get the insurance to pay.
So, yes it can be done.
Larry
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hi Richard and anyone else interested,
Here are the links for both the Chime clock I use in IOS15 and for the
Qoo clock my husband and I use in IOS15. Sorry it took so long, but it's
Big Brother season here and we just came off our Sabbath. Hope one of
them works for you guys.
Chime
Ok you two, I'll do just that. Thanks much.
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
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From: Alan Lemly
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: Recap of my support
Interesting. I went to the app store and asked for seven little words. When it
searched for it then it said redownload beside it. I did redownload it after
making certain it was Blue Ox. As was said it is almost unusable. However, I
have Blue Ox Seven Little Words in my game folder and it works
This is great. I just got it today. It says to turn off the power consumption
software before charging so the phone won't overheat. Does that mean just turn
off the
- Original Message phone or is there something in settings called power
consumption softwear?
Vicki
-
From:
All,
Again thanks so much for all the input.
Today I scanned the sensor with my phone and my phone still says that it can’t
scan as the sensor is associated with another device.
I will just keep scanning with the reader until I need to change the sensor.
My iPhone did make noise
Oh that’s strange. The way how I do it is I go to the chat I wish to delete,
double Tapp and hold, and then there should be a list of options popping up.
Look for delete, double tap on that and then the chat should be deleted. Now on
the Mac side I’ve been wondering how to do that because my
Hi Kay,
Well, you do need a SIM card in your 12 Mini to get cellular service but I
agree with Richard and think you should ask AT whether you can move the SIM
card from your old to your new phone.
Alan
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Malmquist
Sent: Saturday,
Actually that issue has been there a while ago. I can’t recall which year nor
which version it started, but on the left where the home tab is in the Twitter
app, I swipe left or right with one finger and the compose tweet button should
be there. I hope that works.
Wendy
> On Sep 25, 2021, at
Richard,
Sometimes we get UPS deliveries on Saturday and Sunday. Hang in there and it
will get there soon.
Vivian and Sallie
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 8:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: No new iPhone
Lisa and all, you're talking abtalking clock apps that work in IOS 15. You
mentioned Chrono Qoo. I can't seem to find an app with this spelling to
download. Can you please provide a link to the app or at least a different
spelling so that I can find it in the App Store? I’m truly interested in
my first Apple product was and iPod touch. I wasn't sure how I would handle the
touchscreen, but I took to it like a duck to water! I had it for two days and I
was doing quite a bit on the second day. I also got tips from other blind
iPhone users and it was wonderful. Long live the iPhone!
I wouldn't like to have something as expensive as a phone left outside without
being notified it was there! Esther
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 5:38 PM, Vicky Collins wrote:
>
> The last few iPhones I received, I didn't have to sign for. I even
Thanks Anna for the information. I have not tried searching in spotlight, since
I didn’t see the text by the photos. I will have to give that a try. :-)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:50 PM, Joney Owen wrote:
>
> These are not captions to the pictures. These are names that I
These are not captions to the pictures. These are names that I gave the
pictures when they were in my photos file on the computer. I went to rename,
and gave the picture a name with the date. That way when I’m looking on the
computer I can find, kitty in the sink, rugby and toy, that kind of
I remember a 2 and one half block wait to get Windows 95. And, every one
thought it was the greatest new thing since television.
James B
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard
Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 12:15 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE:
The last few iPhones I received, I didn't have to sign for. I even asked about
signing the first time, and I was told I didn't need to. And if memory serves,
I was still living in Indianapolis at that time where, earlier when I had
ordered an iPhone, they wouldn't even leave it at the apartment
Thanks my name is Lielle and not Lio.
נשלח מה-iPhone שלי
> ב-25 בספט׳ 2021, בשעה 21:37, Richard Turner
> כתב/ה:
>
> Thanks Malcolm and Leo. How I missed that I don't know.
>
>
>
> Richard
> "Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it."
> -- Jane
yes! You need to be a good self advocate and have a doctor who will cooperate.
I know someone who even though he is on insulin, had to fight with Kaiser for a
year before they would provide it for him. These are the consequences of
socialized medicine where bean counters can overrule doctors
Well, it's interesting. Because my husband is a true techie and enjoys seeing
the numbers and hoping they are going down, he tests a lot more thn 3 times a
day. I would say he tests at least 6 times a day. He had trouble motivating to
test once with the Prodigy.
Nicki
> On Sep 25, 2021, at
The doctor got it for my husband before he got on insulin. He wanted to monitor
it before the insulin started so we would know how the sugars were running and
how much insulin to prescribe. He had to talk to the insurance person to
finally get it approved. It's not easy to get it if you are not
Janet, Screen Recognition may be in your rotor. To get to screen recognition;
Assuming that 7 little words is in the app switcher...Put voiceover focus on 7
little words, turn the rotor until you hear screen recognition, flick to toggle
it off, turn the rotor to words so that screen recognition
i'll bet it's because you have to sign for it. Good luck. I hope you get it
soon. Esther
Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
>
> I had mentioned that I was going to get my new iPhone 13 pro yesterday …
> well, I
Well, after spending money for an 11, which I did, when it was only from
September to January 3 old, I got a case and a screen protector for it before I
even took the thing. So, why didn't this guy being videoed?
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hi Sieghard,
Well, you know, I could have done that, but I didn’t wish to bust Richard’s
chops. In all seriousness, I think the reason they left my wife’s iPad is
because we now live in a Senior Living Community in an apartment. For all I
know, the UPS driver may know us by now. We sold our
My wife has the freestyle, and she is not on insulin. As Robert said, you can
advocate based on the fact that you are blind, and have difficulty using a
system that requires you to obtain a blood sample.
Many blind persons have successfully advocated to get the device.
Andy
- Original
For Medicare, i think you either need to be on insulin, use an insulin pump, or
need to test 3 times per day or more.
Andy
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From: Lynn White
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Free Style Libre Arrived
Thanks Malcolm and Leo. How I missed that I don't know.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." --
Jane Wagner
website: www.turner42.com
On Sep 25, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Lielle BeN Simon ליאל בן סימון
wrote:
They Put in the verbosity
I received a text this morning saying my pacage will be delivered today.
So, we will be hanging around the front of the house today.
UPS needs to work on their understanding of their own delivery dates. The guy
on the phone last night said it wouldn't be here until Monday ... but if it
comes
They Put in the verbosity settings. if it doesn't work try to invoke the quick
settings with 2 fingers 4 times.
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> ב-25 בספט׳ 2021, בשעה 21:25, Richard Turner
> כתב/ה:
>
> I've tried to find it by searching settings, and scrolling through the
> various VoiceOver
Did you look under notification?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2021 2:25 PM
To: ViPone list
Subject: where did they put the VoiceOver setting for always speak
notifications?
I've tried to find it by searching settings, and
Hello Richard,
It’s under Verbosity now.
Settings, Accessibility, Voiceover and then Verbosity.
Malcolm Parfitt
> On 25 Sep 2021, at 19:25, Richard Turner wrote:
>
> I've tried to find it by searching settings, and scrolling through the
> various VoiceOver settings, but I seem to be
I've tried to find it by searching settings, and scrolling through the various
VoiceOver settings, but I seem to be missing it.
Help please?
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." --
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website: www.turner42.com
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Hi all, I am noticing a strange problem with the Twitter application. After the
recent update, I am unable to locate the compose tweet option at the top of the
screen. Anyone facing this problem? Thanks.
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Hi Les,
You should have told Richard that you really were wondering why UPS delivered
an iPhone 13 Pro to your wife with Richard's name on the box! 藍
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Les
Kriegler
Sent: September 25, 2021 10:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: No new
Not everybody has dogs and if you are home then they might as well give it to
you. Anyhow, you might be surprised how sophisticated and creative some of
these thieves can be when it comes to dealing with dogs especially if they are
not trained guard dogs. Just saying, everybody can do as they
As I understand it, when you add a caption to a photo you are editing the
Metadata of that particular picture.
What appears to happen is that the caption is added to the description field.
This is similar to when you save an image with description with Envision AI,
Seeing AI and TapTapSee.
I
I remember that reporter who interviewd that guy who got I think it was the I
phone 11 I thinkit was then he dropt it after he got it and it shadderd on
camra lol. From Mich.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard
Weitzel
Sent: September 25, 2021 1:15 PM
To:
My wife just reminded me that she almost killed me because of this. It’s
amazing the things you learn many years later.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
>
>
> And I remember the good old days 10 years ago when the release date of new
> iPhones was
so where do you find screen recognition please and also I wish he would
get rid of direct touch area forever Janet
On 25/09/2021 17:54, CHELA Robles wrote:
Well I just took the plunge and downloaded it for the very first time
I will have to learn how to play this it sounds fun similar to
I was one of those people. I think the earliest I ever showed up was at 5:30.
Usually though, it was around seven:30 to 8 o’clock. Yes, those were the good
all days.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
>
>
> And I remember the good old days 10 years
Hi Richard,
Well come on my wife’s new iPad mini came yesterday by UPS. I’m sure it was an
expensive as your iPhone 13 Pro, but I’m guessing it just depends on the
driver. Anyway, hope you get your shipment on Monday. Enjoy.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 11:58 AM, Richard Turner
What kind of hard for anybody to try to steal something out of our yard,
because anytime that somebody gets close to the fence, our dogs will come out
and go crazy. So I don't think anybody would wanna walk away with anything that
might be sitting outside. And plus not only that, every time
I would also be quite upset with UPS or whatever other courier if they left my
$1,000 or more iPhone on the deck or wherever given how many parcels get stolen
these days. And of course those who steel them aren't stupid, they know exactly
when the first batch of new iPhones are likely to be
I've had no issues with getting iPhones delivered to my home. They normally
drop them and leave them right out in the ground by our cars. And I also get a
notification from the Apple store app when it's been delivered.
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> I had
And I remember the good old days 10 years ago when the release date of new
iPhones was announced during the Apple Event and then people would start lining
up in front of all the Apple Stores starting at midnight and by morning in some
places the line up would stretch around the block! How
I found out the plan was the next "business day" by calling and getting a call
back 32 minutes later from a human since the automated BS system couldn't
answer my question.
I could have it sent to a depot but that would be Tuesday so Monday will due
just fine.
Richard
"Reality is the
You are not actually renaming the picture as far as I know you just add a
caption to it, but I haven't fully explored this so maybe there is a way to
actually rename the picture file name from IMG where is a continuous
numbering scheme to whatever you want and that this would transfer
So, does this include Windows computers or are you talking about naming the
photos on a Mac?
I have a Windows computer and it would be fantastic if that worked on Windows.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -
Jane Wagner
My Web site:
Robert; thank you very much. I will forward this to my endocrinologist. Take
care and stay safe Anthony
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Robert stigile wrote:
>
> Hi, it’s Robert.
> So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but
> in order to keep your blood sugars
Well I just took the plunge and downloaded it for the very first time I will
have to learn how to play this it sounds fun similar to scrabble Innoway it
looks like and boy it’s been quite sometime since I’ve played Scrabble myself
but thanks for introducing this game. I downloaded the trumpets
Hi Joney,
You can also search in Spotlight for any text associated with the photo, such
as the name you gave it on your computer or a landmark it contains.
Best,
Anna
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 8:59 AM, Joney Owen wrote:
>
> They finally filled my request!
> I was pleasantly surprised when I
Hi everyone,
I actually got it to work! There was an update last night, but it still didn't
work well, so I reinstalled it. I continued to have problems and discovered
that Screen Recognition was on. Once I turned that off, it worked pretty well.
I even got braille output! It puts out the
Kay,
I'd call AT to be sure.
There are two kinds of 5G, one will likely require a new sim card and usually
comes with a higher priced plan. One, should work with the old SIM, but call
them to be certain.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it." -
No, there is no way, if you don't have the password the encrypted backup is
useless.
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Sent: September 25, 2021 3:06 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Desperate long shot
Anyone know a way to recover an encryption password for
Here it would be dropped off at a local depot where you can then go with your
card and Id to pick it up.
Usually you can also contact UPS to make arrangements; I am surprised there are
no further instructions.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: September 25,
The process is similar, you log into your Google Groups account and set it to
not receiving any emails, alternatively maybe if you contact Mark and ask
nicely he might be able to do it for you, his email is at the bottom of each
message.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
Thanks much. I think I finally got this working. The key was to turn off
notifications on the Apple Watch. Let's see if it continues to work without
having to fiddle with it any more.
Warmest regards
Rick Alfaro
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of
Hi, it’s Robert.
So, you need to have your doctor tell them that you do not need insulin but in
order to keep your blood sugars in tight control you need to freestyle libre
patches.
Your doctor will need to submit reports every three months to let them know
that you are still not using insulin
Alan and others,
I truly hope this is not hijacking a thread, but you bring up a question
that I was going to ask. I have a new 12 Mini and I have set it up just
with Wi-Fi and have not set up the cellular portion yet. That was going to
be my question. Do I just pop in the sim card or what
HI Mary,
Well, on my SE 2020, the adapter works great for Voice Dream Reader for
anything you want. Obviously, Bookshare is easiest gotten directly.
But, if you put zipped audio files, word files, mp3 files, anything VDR will
read, you can download them from the USB Drive by using his File
I hate that when I miss a package. Just like you said, the only person you
can blame is yourself.
Kay Malmquist
kay.malmqu...@gmail.com
"Where focus goes, energy flows."
Bob Proctor
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From: Richard Turner
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday,
I truly miss List Recorder. I wish someone picked it up for further
development. It was a brilliant app and so very useful. There hasn’t been
anything like it since.
Warmest regards
Rick Alfaro
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
Sent: Friday,
I had mentioned that I was going to get my new iPhone 13 pro yesterday ...
well, I missed the UPS person, so what I got was a sticky note on the door,
with nothing marked on it ... which I found out later means, we will try two
more times to deliver then likely will send it back ... and the
Hi List,
As I posted yesterday, I'm starting to research getting a new iPhone and
avoiding any activation fee when adding it to my existing Verizon Prepaid
account. When I upgraded from an iPhone 8 to an SE 2020 in May, 2020, I was
told that I needed to move the SIM from my iPhone 8 to my new
Hi Bob; I am having a terrible time getting the freestyle libre. They keep
telling me that I need to be on insulin. Three doctors have tried to get this
for me through my medical plan and Medicare part B to no success. Please help?
Thank you Anthony
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 12 Pro!!!
> On
Hello all
I'm wondering how fool proof it is to go nomail on this list for 3 or 4
days, with the prospect of switching daily delivery back on. It seems in
years past that I had a problem with this. I say years past, so maybe things
are better now.
Deidre
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I am intrigued by the most recently released iPad mini, but I am not intrigued
by the fact that the entry-level model has just 64 GB, and then you have to pay
a whopping $150 more to get 256 GB. No 128, a blatant and obvious upsell if
ever there was one.
I know you can access thumb drives
Hi all,
First, no you do not need to be on insulin do use the Libre, as I am not using
insulin and I have the libre sensors.
My doctor was able to get the Libre for me because I said I wanted to have
better control of my diabetes and I can’t do that because it’s difficult to get
blood test
They finally filled my request!
I was pleasantly surprised when I looked in my photos section on my phone. I
discovered, a new tab at the bottom of each photo. It is photo info. It gives
the date the photo was originally taken, all the stop information, which phone
it was, all of the stuff.
Hi Linda,
My understanding is that you have to be on insulin. But to be safe, I would
either check with the insurance company or your doctor.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 25, 2021, at 6:43 AM, Lynda Ingraham wrote:
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian
Hello,
I discovered yesterday that my web site is showing a 404 cannot be found error.
I host two sites and both are down, so I am attempting to find out from my
hosting service what is going on.
I'll post when it is back up and running.
Richard
"Reality is the leading cause of stress for
I would recommend joining the diabetes Dash talk mailing list. It is
specifically for for those who are blind and diabetic, or who have questions
about being blind and diabetic. You can find the information about the list at
www.nfbnet.org click on the link that says join or drop mailing lists.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 24, 2021, at 9:11 PM, Vivian Conger wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Everyone,
>
> Well I’m still not able to scan the sensor with my phone and think that yes I
> may have to wait until I apply a new sensor and then use my Libre 2 app to
> activate it.
>
> I even tried
Good morning everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone knows of a Bluetooth glucometer that also has a speech
output that is compatible with Apple health. I am also wondering if it’s simply
a Bluetooth glucometer, how quickly can you hear the results in the health app?
I would also like a compatible
Thanks once again to all of you for your support and suggestions. I really
appreciated.
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I will let you know. Janet
On 25/09/2021 09:27, CJ & AA MAY wrote:
I’m giving up on it and have deleted the app. It is such a shame as it
kept me sane during lockdown but I am just finding it too fiddly and
frustrating to use as it is now.
If it reverts to being more useable, please let
I’m giving up on it and have deleted the app. It is such a shame as it kept me
sane during lockdown but I am just finding it too fiddly and frustrating to use
as it is now.
If it reverts to being more useable, please let us know and I’ll reload it.
Alison
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
I am updating the itunes from the Microsoft stores.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A
Fogarty
Sent: 25 September 2021 05:45
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: need advice
Are you downloading itunes from the apple website or from the windows /
Microsoft store?
I tried to do that but it didn’t worked as the apple software had already
prompt me before. Then I decided to updated and I can’t understand why the
voice has changed automatically from a male to a feamle.
It is really a strange thing.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard
Hi Fazil,
I had no problem with that when I just tested that. Here is what I did:
1. I opened an email which had a PDF attachment
2. At the bottom where the attachment is listed I did a double tapped and hold
which brings up a menu which starts with Quick View and among a few other
options has
You can still download the same version of iTunes as a desktop application from
Apple as what you can get from the Microsoft Store.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A
Fogarty
Sent: September 24, 2021 8:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: need advice
Are you
And were I you I would ask about using eSim then you don't have to have a
physical SIM card and if you ever go anywhere on holidays where you might want
to get a local prepaid plan you can use your SIM tray for that.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan
Lemly
Sent: September 24,
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