Voicedream reader and eloquence

Hi, I'm trying to read a text in voicedream reader using the eloquence voice. Unfortunately, the speech rate switches from 140 words per minute to somewhere around 210, despite the slider only being moved to 165. For some reason it doesn't seem possible to get a speech rate between those two

Tring to pair a braillesense with an iphone

Hi, The device shows up in the bluetooth settings and gets connected. It also shows up as a braille display afterwards in the accessibility settings. But it doesn't show anything going on onthe screen and can't be used for controlling or typing either. What could be the problem? I tried with

How to play the word game3000+

Hi I guess I'm overlooking something obvious, but as far as I understand it, there's a word, and I have to choose wich meaning is the right one from different choices. But when I'm at the end of the screen and try to go back, I get always a new word, and a negative point for an unsolved word.

Playlist question in applemusic

Hi I'd like to know if there's a actual reason for some strange playlist behvior or if it's applemusic not properly working. If I open the mini player and go to the more options. I have in one playlist the option to delete that specific title from that playlist. In another playlist this option

Re: Smart Beetle 14 cells refreshable Braille display

Hi Jim Let me say that I own neither of the two, and have only read about both. So far, I can think of two major differences. 1.: The smart beetle has six dot buttons that can be used for writing. The vario ultra has eight. Soo if you want to regularly write computer braille, the vario might

Webbrowsing in ios with voiceover

Hi I have to questions: 1.: Are the keyboard short shortcut for voiceover like with windows screenreaders, meaning, they work generally with webcontent, or are they app specific and'll only work in Safari? 2.: I know there are some different adblocking browsers around. Which one of these plays

Title doesn't show up on Ipad

Hi I'm afraid it's some kind of bug. But perhaps I am to pessimistic and there's an actual explanation for the problem. I added a track into Itunes on my pc. The Icloud mediathek is activated on the pc as well as on my Ipad. At first I was told an icloud upload is necessary, but later that

Re: Problem syncing music to Ipad

Hi Tom On the pc they're played just fine. Plus, they're at the same location as the rest of my music. Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about

Problem syncing music to Ipad

Hi I tried to sync some songs onto my ipad via Ipad. While the song data (name etc.) shows up in my music on the ipad the songs are dimmed and I can't play them. Trying to sync again didn't change anything. Any suggestions? regards, Guenni -- The following information is important for all

keyboard command for tripple tap

Hi There are some apps where you can start an action by tapping three times with one finger. Is there a command to recreate that gesture? regards, Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default.

can't invite someone to dropbox

Hi I wanted to send an invitation to someone with the dropbox app. But after typing in the e-mail adress the invite button is still dimmed, and can't be activated. :-( regards, Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this

Re: Keyboard commands don' work in Safari

Hi Yep! That did the trick. Thanks for saving me from doing bad things to my Ipad, it's new keyboard or my head. :-) Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or

Keyboard commands don' work in Safari

Hi In the keayboard command list I read there where some commands written that should make navigation Safari somewhat easier. Like h for Headings, to give an example. Unfortunately when I tried that nothing happened, no matter what letter I used. Using them in combination with ctrl+alt which

Some mail questions

Hi again :-) Since it's a somewhat different topic, I decided to write a second post. Is it possible to create filters, so you can sort your mails in different folders? Second question: Is it possible to either give the folders or alternatively different contacts different alert sounds? I'm not

Re: Keyboard commands don' work in Safari

Hi David Yes, it's off. But nothing happens. I can move from object to object, and use the rotor navigation like everywhere else. But the quick nav comands for Safari don't want to move things around. :-( Is there perhaps some configuration somewhere that mus be in a specific way? I looked in

Re: Keyboard commands don' work in Safari

Hi Andrew Hmm, I think you're talking about the mac. I want to use the commands on an Ipad. Is that possible at all? Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or

keyboard (case) questions

Hi I'm thinking of buying a bluetooth keyboard for my ipad mini and have some questions to help me make a somewhat informed decision. The first one: Is there some keyboard command for fast-forwarding/rewinding inside a song or similar media? I looked at a list that claimed to be exhaustive and

Re: keyboard (case) questions

Hi From what I read these keys let you jump to the next or previous song. What I want to know is, if it's possible to skip only part of a song, or rewind close to the beginning. Basically what the title position slide on the miniplayer screen in the music app does. Regards Guenni -- The

Looking for App to read forums

Hi everyone I'm looking for an app to participate in different forums. So far I tested tapatalk and forumrunner. While both are accessible, some of the forums I'm subscribed too, aren't in their directory. Is there a way to add Forums manually in one of these? or is there another app for easy

Re: music app question

Hi Where, exactly do you want to move? In the interpret list etc. there's a alphabetical table index next to the search button. Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any

Activaating Genius on the Ipad?

Hi I activated the genius option in the music settings on my Iphone. Afterwards I wanted to do it on my Ipad as well. Alas, No genius option is there. Is this coincidence because I need to activate it only once anyway? Or is there something wrong? Guenni -- The following information is

Voiceover secteion in the appstore?

Hi, I read after the afb award apple put some especially compatible apps in a special voiceover setion in the appstore. So far I could'nt anything like it. I looked at the collections. I also typed voiceover in the search field. Any suggestions? Or is it possible that this was done only in

Editing tags on the Idevice?

Hi When digitalizing my records years ago. I didn't pay any attention to correct tagging. So now I have some unknown artists etc. in my library. Is there a wy to give some names on my Ipad directly, or is this only possible by editing the files tags on the compputer? Guenni -- The following

Gestures incartunesplayer don't work

Hi Since I put some music back on my ipad after the latest update, I finally wanted to try the cartunesplayer. Unfortunately, it either doesn't work, or I'm just to incompetent. :-( I disabled voiceover but the gestures don't do anything. I neither get a song started with a double tap. NOr

lost cities question

Hi Since the update there's suddenly a soundtrack. While it is somewhat silent while voiceover is speaking it gets on my nerves anyway. :P Is there some way to switch it off? Ic didn't find anything in the settings. Reducing the volume for soundeffects silenced everything else but not the

Weather and gamecenter app on the Ipad

Hi In settings gamecenter is shown on my Ipad. In the notification center I also get some weather information. But the apps themselves aren't there. What's with that? And is there a way to make them appear? Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list.

Getting back from an app screen in the app store?

Hallo I got a new Ipad and probabbly just some starting issues. :-) I went into the app store. When I enter the description screen of an app I can't find a way back out. Unfortunately I don't really know the zigzag gesture. But everywhere else is some back button. Is there really no other way

Re: Twitter apps for the Ipad?

Hi Where? I cidn't find any setting concerning the shown names. Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel

downcast question

Hi I'm thinking about synching downcast settings etc. via Icloud. But there's one podcast for which I want the episodes only downloaded to one device. Is this somehow possible to manage? Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to

Re: Twitter apps for the Ipad?

Hi *sigh*. Yes, I tried twitterfic. Unfortunately it has (in my opinion) a somewhat big disadvantage. The app only shows the real names, not the screen names. I don't want that! *looks unhappy* So, any other suggestions? *looks hopeful* :-) Guenni -- The following information is important for

Twitter apps for the Ipad?

Hi Two questions: 1.: I'm using tweetlist4 on my iphone. I couldn't find it in the Ipad appstore and it wasn't in the list of downloadable apps I already have. Am I just not searching right, or doesn't this one exist for the big screen? 2.: Any suggestions what to use instead? Guenni -- The

Blocking calls in ios8?

Hi In Ios-7 you could block a number after opening the info box next to it. If I'm not completely incompetent the option is no longer there. So is there still a wy to block someone without putting them into the contactlist first? And if not. Will the number still be blocked after the contact

Seeing eye gps available by now, where?

Hi I'm living in Germany. I'd like to test the seeing eye app. Unfortunately when searching for it in the appstore I got no sensible results. Does anyone know ift it's avialable for us middle europeans by now or where to find out if anything changes at that front? Guenni -- The following

Voicedream doesn't like some files

Hi I wanted to put some files into voicedream. After I got them from dropbox I was told they can't be read. They're normal rtf files. They can be opened on the pc and in Pronto! (which is the german cousin of braille sense)just fine. What could be the problem? Guenni -- The following

Looking for tamagochi games

Hi I know there are some apps where you have to care for a virtual animal/pet. Can you point me in the direction of some accessible ones? thanks, Guenni -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If

Re: Google + iPhone app

Hi I can't really help you with your problem. Just wanted to give you a word of warning. From what I've heard you can't really use the google circles with a screen reader. At least not via pc. I don't know about the app on an iphone. Guenni -- You received this message because you are

Bug in Statusreport?

Hi I installed Statusreport this morning, and connected it to my twitter and facebook accounts. After I got some updates, I wanted to favorite a tweet. Unfortunately when I pressed the favorite button, I go thrown out. Plus, after I openened the app again, the last batch of updates was gone.

Re: Transferring content from an iPhone 3G to a 4S running iOS 7

Hi I'm not an expert. But I think putting from a backup from an older version into the upgraded version is possible in most cases. Although there may be things that don't work correctly anymore. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post

Adding books for a reading list?

Hi I want to start a reading list. So I downloaded the goodreads app, since the description sounded like what I was looking for. Unfortunately some of the books I want/need to read aren't findable with the search function. Is there a way to add books directly? If not, do you have any other

Feeddler problem

Hi So I wanted to test the feeddler app and installed it. When I opened it there was a list of possible accounts where I could log in. Well, I don't have an account with any of these services. So now what? I couldn't find anything else on the screen. Is such an account the only way to use the

Re: What app's do you use the most on a daily basis?

Hi Checkie is an app for checking inwith foursquare. It's somewhat minimalistic. It only shows you the nearby places when opened, so you can check in there. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing

Re: What app's do you use the most on a daily basis?

Stuff that hasn't been mentioned yet: lire, instapaper, ifarcle, Abfahrtsmonitor, (I think the last only works in Germany) Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search

Requesting help with a questionaire for master's thesis

Hi I am currently studying psychology in Leipzig Germany. Actually I'm nearly done. So I have to write my Diplomarbeit, which is similar to a master's thesis in the united states. The final big paper. I'm trying to write about the use of navigation technology by blind people. Since I need some

Re: Blind square

Hi After you have entered your adress, it has been found and you have the screen with the options, switch the favorite button to on. Now the adress should always be mentioned when you're close. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post

Once more the questionaire

Hi When reading the first answer I realized somewhat embarassed that I hadn't send the final version as the attachment. Thus the instructions didn't make as much sense as they should. I apologize for possibly confusing the people who have already answered. So once more attached the

Re: GPS apps.

Hi For stuff on amazon it's usually written down somewhere on the site. I guess that goes for other online shops as well. I guess in genral it would be enough to state clearly in the article where you live, and that you only know that deals, products usw. are available where you live. So

Re: Problems getting the password to work for the channel that was made for this list.

Hi Password: iphoneisgood All small letters. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

Re: GPS apps.

Hi It would be great if you include in your article if your suggestions are available for everyone of just for folks that live in certain countries. Since it can be somewhat frustrating to read some great app, deal or product just to realize that it's only available in the us, Canada etc.

Curious bug in Youplayer

Hi When using Youplayer I can stop a playing video but can't restart it that way. It's not really a problem since I can restart the video with the play-pause button just fine. But somewhat strange. Is this just happening on my phone, or actually a bug? Guenni -- You received this message

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

Hi Just for the record: Blindsquare uses the Maps from the open street maps project. Not google maps. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone

Re: viphone zello channel pasword

Hi The channel ist there. The password was posted this morning, (german time). It's iphoneisgood Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives

Re: possible zello channel

Hi Sounds like a good idea. To avoid the mess that happened with the applevis channel, let's password protect it from the start. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com.

Re: possible zello channel

Hi everyone So I wanted to go ahead and create the channel. Guess what? There's already one called Viphone. Although it's not password protected. There already 76 users subscribed. So I guess it's easier to contact the owner and ask him to set a password. What do you think? Guenni -- You

Re: possible zello channel

Hi The V and the I are capital letters. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

This might be interesting for blindsquare users

Hi I got the link in another Mailinglist, sounds interesting. http://blindsquare.com/challenge/ Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives

Re: possible zello channel

Hi While the group is publicly searchable I think it's highly doubtful that someone zello trouble maker will look for it. So I think it's save to post it to the list. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by

Marking articles as read in lire?

Hi Is there a way to mark an article as read in lire without actually reading it? I'd like to get of some articles without having to read them. Unfortunately just deleting them, makes them reapear after the next feed refreshing. It says in the faq you have to double tap them to mark them as

Any help with zite?

Hi Either zite isn't that accessible after all, or I'm just incompetent. I think I managed to chose some topics, and also to open an article. But it kind of felt like it was accidental. So any explanations how this is supposed to work would be appreciated. Guenni -- You received this message

Re: Ariadne GPS and kph. Anyway to make mph?

Hi Go into settings there's a measurement otion. (Sorry don't know the exact name since I'm using the german version). There you can switch englisch measures on or off. Guenni Am 20.10.2012 00:03, schrieb Pete Nalda: Thanks if so. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete)

Re: copying and pasting

Hi Put the voiceover focus into the the text you need to copy. Turn the rotor to edit. flick down to select all. then flick to copy. Opewn the app where you want to paste the text. Put voiceover focus into the chosen field. if neccessary turn the rotor once more to edit. Then flick to paste.

Re: Navigon urban guidance not in simulations?

iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com URL: - www.talknav.com e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 On 1 Oct 2012, at 14:32, Anne Günther ag82...@leseguenni.de wrote: Hi folks I

Navigon urban guidance not in simulations?

Hi folks I wanted to test the urban guidance package. Since my hometown isn't on the list I used Berlin where some of my relatives live. So I added two adresses to the route and chose simulation. He started to walk from a to B. No using of public transport wahtsever. Is there something I need

Re: Alternative youtube app

Hi I read about an app called jasmine that's available in Germany. I didn't update so I couldn't test it since it only works with ios6. But since it's free I guess it's at least worth a try. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search

Where to app was: Do the new maps know bus and similar stops?

Hi David Thanks for the info. It works here in Germany as well. One question. Is there a way to get the voiceover focus into the popup menu for the apps from which to tget the turn by turn navigation? When I'm opening the route dialogue I can only flick around it. When I'm touching objects in

Re: Where to app was: Do the new maps know bus and similar stops?

, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 22/09/2012, at 22:07, Anne Günther ag82...@leseguenni.de wrote: Hi David Thanks for the info. It works here in Germany as well. One question. Is there a way to get the voiceover focus into the popup menu

Re: What do you put in the around me edit of ariadne?

Hi Eric The feature in ariadne isn't for getting points of interest near your place. You can't get those with it at all. When you put an adress in there the map will open with that point in the middle. ' Guenni Am 22.09.2012 15:22, schrieb erik burggraaf: Hi all, I'm just listening to

Do the new maps know bus and similar stops?

Hi folks Despite what you might think. I'm not talking about transit information here. I'm talking about bus stops as POIs. I don't know if it's different for you folks in the US but here in Germany I didn't really have any possibility to enter a bus or tram stop as starting or stopping point

Re: Do the new maps know bus and similar stops?

the bus and time t Sent from my iPhone On Sep 21, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Anne Günther ag82...@leseguenni.de wrote: Hi folks Despite what you might think. I'm not talking about transit information here. I'm talking about bus stops as POIs. I don't know if it's different for you folks in the US

Re: unlocking digit-eyes features?

Hi You're supposed to create an account on the digit-eyes.com website. Although the help text should be readable anyway. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: Basic music question

Hi Jef I#m by no means an expert myself but that's how I did it. Put all the stuff you want on your iphone in one folder. Open itunes. Chances are you'll be on music in the tree with you cursor otherwise go there. press alt-f for the file menu. Go down to add folder to library. The standard

Can't upgrade listrecorder

Hi folks I wanted to upgrade said app. So I went to help upgrade info. I also found the button buy now. But clicking on it doesn't produce results I notice. I went over the whole screen but everything was like before. I even deleted and reinstalled the app. But nothing changed. What could be

Question about the google route planner via the map app

Hi folks When I plan a rout I want to use often use public transportation stops either as starting point. How do I add these? I tried using bus stop name. Which didn't really work. The app just used the stop name as street name. I tried to use the intersection with a slash long street / short

Re: Help! Zello messed up my noise levels!

put both on a level I would normally like. I opened cello again. I switched to speakerphone. Things are once more normal. hth, Guenni Am 01.09.2012 00:36, schrieb GREG A MASON: yes, I had the same problem. Any help will be appreciated! On 8/31/2012 4:02 PM, Anne Günther wrote: Hallo

Re: Help! Zello messed up my noise levels!

. Unfortunately so many apps insist on screwing with volume settings. I think because the entire sound thing is so secondary to most sighted users that you could screw the entire thing up for them and they may not notice for two weeks. What they did notice they would hardly care. On 8/31/12, Anne Günther ag82

Ot: Looking for another List

Hi folks I'm looking for something like this list but for pc questions. Any Suggestions? I'm also open to other forms of communication: Chat zelloChannel whatever. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive,

Re: Converting aac files into mp3?

Hi Richardund Maria Thanks for the Info and Link. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to

Converting aac files into mp3?

Hi folks I'm thinking about using dropvox for some recording. I want to edit the files later on my pc. Is there a possibility to convert the files into either mp3 directly or something else that can be made into mp3 like wav? take care, Guenni -- You received this message because you are

Re: A Question for My Way Classic Users

Hallo Molly There's myway lite which is for free. And Myway classic, which isn't. With the latter you can load osm files, so you can build kind of a database for points of interest with them. Guenni -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To