Turning Off Notifications All At Once?

2015-10-10 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, A question about turning off notifications on the iPhone. I just went into settings to see if there was a toggle to turn off all notifications at once, but no such luck. I'm assuming that I will need to open all apps there and turn them off individually. Is that correct? Thanks. Best, Eil

Re: The GMail app versus the native IOS app?

2015-10-10 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, For the most part, I use the native mail app. However, I do have the Gmail app installed just in case the native app starts to act up and I that annoying error message of "can't get mail the server is not responding..." This is a way for me to begin troubleshooting the problem. Like others,

Re: Has anyone tried Talking Goggles with iPhone 6S and iOs 9.02?

2015-10-09 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Ann, Do you mean silent or muted? Or, when you turn speech off with a 3 finger double tap? I tried to use Talking Goggles 2 days ago and got no response after a few minutes, so I went on to the next app in my list of tricks to get the info I needed. It was on video mode, flash on and runnin

Re: Gmail server message

2015-10-09 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, This very annoying mail bug just happened a few minutes ago. The first thing I did was to go to the app switcher and close everything out. That did the trick this time. I start with that and then sometimes I need to move on to more drastic items such as deleting the account from settings,

Re: Fantastical 2 update fixes VO issue with new appointments, but dumps you back 6 months to a year when opening the app

2015-10-08 Thread eileen . misrahi
Okay!! I don't want to be a spoilic"!, but when I opened the app, the month was reading correctly. I added a couple of events to it that are coming up this month and next. I'm running 8.4.1 and I'm wondering if it's effecting 9.0.2 users. Just a thought. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: Pledge for kick starter book reader not activating

2015-10-07 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Jenn and Anna, I finally got to pledge after trying 3 different credit cards. I know that I was inputting all the vital info for each card, but the Kick Starter was just being picky. All Is well I can't wait to get the stand with the book reader adaptor. Thanks for your posts. Best, Eilee

Re: Pledge for kick starter book reader not activating

2015-10-07 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi All, Don't worry Jenn. Earlier it stated that there was 31 hours left. Anna, is this edit field accessible to VO? I thought I had it all filled out, but will try again to make my pledge again when I get home. Thanks for the input. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 7, 2015, at 9:50

Pledge for kick starter book reader not activating

2015-10-07 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Folks, Trying to get in on the Kick Starter book reading device. I know that there are a few hours to pledge. I have gone through the selection of which level and entered the payment info. However, when I go to click on the "pledge" button, I can't activate it and I have checked in my settin

Re: Encrypted Backup

2015-10-06 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi All, I have a question on this topic. If you encrpt a backup and then do subsequent backups to iTunes, do all of the future backups become encrpted? I hope this question was clear enough. I have a braille data base in my Apex and a braille index card box for all important user names and pass

Re: Pairing a brailliant 32

2015-10-05 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Mary, I may be off base, but I use my Humanware Apex with my phone. I know with the Apex the device needs to be turned on and terminal mode selected with lluetooth. Have you tried turning on the braille display first and then the phone. It's worth a go. Like another post stated that you may

Re: Braille screen input. Is it just me, or really unreliable, indeed?

2015-10-04 Thread eileen . misrahi
I just want to let others know that MBraille at times isn't much better. I know it's a 3rd party app, but after attempting to word process for over 1/2 hour that I give up and pair my Apex with the phone. I'm toying with purchasing the Smart Beetle for portability and not to deal with on screen

Re: Creating Folders In iOS 9

2015-09-28 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Even though I don’t have a 6S, have either one of you tried using a BT keyboard? Once the app is selected, press the keystroke VO-Shift-M and move it where you want. Perform the same keystroke to drop the app onto the place you want to move it to. I have been reading on how BT keyboards

Re: Newbie Apple Pay question

2015-09-27 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hello, I don't get to use Apple Pay as much as I would like because of the lack of merchants that accept it. Mark, you gave me good reason to check my settings to see if I would be notified each time which dard I would like to use. I went "to settings under "Passport and Apple Pay" and didn't s

Re: my braille is working

2015-09-25 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Rebecca, Thanks for your explanation. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one that's having problems with MBraille. I recently sent Harri an email stating all of my frustrations and difficulties in using the app. I'm not sure if some of the issues are not from the iOS 8.4.1. At this time

Re: my braille is working

2015-09-25 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Rebecca, I was using my Apex this morning and I have a question about 6 dot and 8 dot braille. I found that the braille display had 6 dot, but didn’t indicate if it represented contracted or uncontracted braille. I changed it to 6 dot contracted, but what is the difference between 6 and 8 d

No Verification Record of Purchased Free App When Attempting To Restore Lurchase

2015-09-21 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hello All, There have been apps that were free when I purchased them. This is my question: When I have updated the app and open the restore purchase app, it states that there's no record of it. So, even though I got the app when it was free, will I need to make a purchase of the app? Thanks for

Re: My phone won't send email:

2015-09-19 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, If what Joe stated doesn't work, you may need to reset the network settings. This is found in the settings menu on the phone. Go to general and at the bottom will be a reset button. You can get to the bottom of this menu by performing a 4 finger single tap just above the home button. Open t

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Now Having Ads

2015-09-18 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hello List, Just updated the latest version of Merriam-Webster Dictionary app on my iPhone 6 running 8.4 1. Although the app is VO accessible, there are now ads that are interspersed when viewing the content. I searched for a simple word and received an ad for baseball tickets and a massage. Ha

Bard Update Threads Found In Top iOS 9 Bugs Threads

2015-09-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello List, this is a gentle request. I just opened a few threads on Top Bugs Found In iOS9 and found the Bard Update highjack thread. It only takes an additional minute or so to create a new thread as I am doing. although I’m interested in the Bard update, it doesn’t belong in top bugs in iOS

Re: Fopydo Book Reading attachment

2015-08-21 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Richard, Question about the book attachment. You had mentioned that you don't need to hold down the book. How well does it work with text books with the curve one may get at the spine of the book? Since the lamp of my OpticBook 3600 burned out, I haven't found a good replacement have to hand

Twittings App Refreshing Constantly

2015-08-20 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hello List, I'm using the Twittings app. I'm finding that it's constantly refreshing and bringing me back up to the beginning of the list. and I need to scroll back down to where I last left off. Are others having this problem too? Is there a setting in the app that one can turn off the refresh

Re: Downloading A Purchased Book Into iBooks

2015-08-07 Thread eileen . misrahi
7:34 PM, Michael Feir wrote: >>> >>> Hi Eileen. Provided your phone and computer are using the same >>> account, your books should download once you've double-tapped on the >>> download option as you've apparently done. You may want to close and >>

Re: Downloading A Purchased Book Into iBooks

2015-08-07 Thread eileen . misrahi
>> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 6, 2015, at 7:34 PM, Michael Feir wrote: >>> >>> Hi Eileen. Provided your phone and computer are using the same >>> account, your books should download once you've double-tapped on the >>>

Re: Downloading A Purchased Book Into iBooks

2015-08-06 Thread eileen . misrahi
Provided your phone and computer are using the same > account, your books should download once you've double-tapped on the > download option as you've apparently done. You may want to close and > re-open iBOOKS and try again. > >> On 8/6/15, Eileen Misrahi wrote:

Downloading A Purchased Book Into iBooks

2015-08-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, Since I really don’t use iBooks all that much, I don’t know if this is usual behavior. I purchased a book through iTunes on my MacBook Air yesterday and accessed it just find through iBooks on the Mac. I opened my iPhone6, running iOS 8.4 and the current version of iBooks. In iBoo

Re: Do you use ATM to cash your money?

2015-08-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
My question to you are: If in the future the ATM companies may opt for touch screens, where will this leave us?, Will we be back to square one like several years ago when the NFB sued Diebold?, and What was the companies response in regards to accessibility if they choose to proceed with touch s

Re: KNFB READER

2015-07-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Carol, This is only a thought. When I get that nagging message that no text has been found, I make sure that the camera is very clean. I will use either rubbing alcohol or a multi-cleaner especially made for electronic devices. This usually clears up the error message. I also make sure that

Re: Scanning An Image By KNFB-Reader From Whatsapp?

2015-07-22 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, I would think this would work. Take a screen shot of the images in Whatsapp holding down the home and power button together for 2-3 secnnds. Open KNFB Reader and go to "add from library". This is located 2 down from the "take a picture" button. Tap on it. the next screen is where all your p

Re: Ring tone question

2015-07-20 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi Wendy, Are you using a PC or Mac with iTunes? I had some problems on the Mac side using 12.1. I would interact with the scroll area, select the playlist tones and stop interacting with it. The problem came in when I went to the top, found the LTE section and wanted to sync all the ringtones

Re: Ring tone question

2015-07-17 Thread eileen . misrahi
Ditto on making sure the extension is a MP4R. Since you purchased the ringtone, it should be the correct amount of secods for the transfer. If you create your own ringtones, the tone can't be more than 40 seconds, so I usually stop my ringtones at 38 seconds. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Talking timer/stopwatch App

2015-07-16 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, I just finished making Chex Mix and used the native timer in the clock app. If you touch or swipe to where the minutes/secods are counting down, it will read out about every few secods. I also discovered that if you touch the time in the status line and don't touch anything else it will re

Re: Bluetooth keyboard question

2015-07-15 Thread eileen . misrahi
Hi, Someone mentioned an USB to bluetooth converter for the keyboard. Is this how I would search for it at Amazon? Thanks in advance. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2015, at 5:19 PM, Robert Doc wright > wrote: > > I plan on using this with a Mac mini. > - Original Message

Re: Testing

2015-07-15 Thread eileen . misrahi
Coming through loud and clear. Is mine? Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 15, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. > wrote: > > You got it! > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Wednesday, J

Re: AfterShocz Bluz First Generation With Blind Square

2015-06-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
iphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Andy Baracco > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 8:33 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: AfterShocz Bluz First Generation With Blind Square > > I am not sure that those functions work with the older Aftershokz headsets. > > Andy >

AfterShocz Bluz First Generation With Blind Square

2015-06-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello List, I haven’t used my AfterShocz Bluz (1st gen.) for quite a while. I did not have any difficulty pairing them with my iPhone6. However, after launching Blind Square, I attempted to use it to access the menus without taking my phone out of my pocket, but all the left ear button did was

Re: Still trying to set up group text messages.

2015-06-10 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Sandy, I have been following the most recent posts on this thread, but I just wanted to let you know that I had read your post. To answer your question, yes, it’s the native app that I have a group set up in. It’s only 2 and I know I was the creator of it. I clicked on the details button an

Re: Paypal app not letting me log in?

2015-05-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I’ll try composing my thoughts here from my Mac. Because MBraille is a third party keyboard, I believe for security purposes Apple will not allow 3rd party keyboards enter text into a password edit field. When one adds a third party keyboard in settings under general and keyboards, it a

Re: My apple TV 3rd generation has left the building

2015-05-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Larry, That must have been a huge undertaking. Now, that different streaming sites are providing audio description, you should try that out too. Happy listening to your music. One day, I’ll get all those LP digitized. Best, Eileen > On May 18, 2015, at 4:44 PM, Larry Lumpkin wrote: > >

Re: Visual Brailler

2015-05-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Mark, thanks for jogging my memory about PerkiDuck. I didn’t know there was a Mac version for this software. The one thing I remembered trying to use PerkiDuck with my PC laptop was that not all keyboards would work with it. I have been able to do 6 key input on my Dell 4110 laptop through

Re: Piano layout, was Re: MBraille iOS app update

2015-04-27 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Chris is right. Go into settings and change dots 1-3 and 4-6 toggle. When I’m in piano mode, the 2 index fingers are touching together as would be on a Perkins braille. HTH. Eileen > On Apr 27, 2015, at 12:56 PM, christopher hallsworth > wrote: > > Yes you are. Go to Settings in MB

Re: Brother Air Print Laser printer question

2015-03-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
that was very helpful. > I am not sure when I'll have time this weekend, but I will try checking out > the CD. > Richard > > > > > On Mar 19, 2015, at 8:29 PM, Eileen Misrahi <mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Hi Richard, >> &g

Re: Brother Air Print Laser printer question

2015-03-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Richard, I'm just curious to know how accessible the software is with this Brother model. I have the Brother MFC 7340 and may need to purchase a new one in the near future because the auto feed does not work properly and crumples the paper. Thanks. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 19

Re: no back button bug in safari here

2015-03-13 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Sorry to say that I'm still having the back button and backward-scrub gesture problem in Safari. I'm using an iPhone 6 with 8.2. So, I have a new piece of hardware. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 11, 2015, at 7:17 AM, David Justice wrote: > > > I wonder if some of the problems peopl

Re: Any Issues Boarding A Flight with the External Battery Pack

2015-03-03 Thread Eileen Misrahi
enforce? Are they going to stop > people from bringing their laptops and phones on board? > Jonathan Mosen > Mosen Consulting > Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training > http://Mosen.org > >> On 4/03/2015, at 7:32 am, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >> >> Hi Jo

Any Issues Boarding A Flight with the External Battery Pack

2015-03-03 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jonathan, I'm going to change the subject line. I just heard on the radio this morning that United Airline has joined Delta in banning lithium batteries on their flights. Have you had any problems carrying on the external battery pack in your tech carry on? I know that you travel more than

Re: Voice Dream Writer Crashing

2015-02-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
> "There is no y in happiness." -- source unknown > > (sent from my iPhone 5S) > > > >> On Feb 17, 2015, at 5:32 AM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >> >> Hello Folks, >> >> I just had a very interesting occurrence with Voice Dream Writer. I went t

Voice Dream Writer Crashing

2015-02-17 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I just had a very interesting occurrence with Voice Dream Writer. I went to open it and found a blank screen. All I received were clicks, as I attempted to navigate and flick around. After a couple of minutes, the app crashed and brought me back to the home page where the app resid

Re: Accessible App for Scanning Food Items for Nutritional Info?

2015-02-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Ditto that. I also use that method at the grocery store. I purchase clear tape at the $.99 store to save money on scotch tape. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2015, at 3:37 PM, Phil Vlasak wrote: > > One trick we use all the time is to have either a sited person or the check > out ca

Re: Accessible App for Scanning Food Items for Nutritional Info?

2015-02-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
is no app, if you know the brand and size of the container, > you can also get this information from www.directionsforme.com > It also gives you the package directions for many products, not just food. > Richard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Accessible App for Scanning Food Items for Nutritional Info?

2015-02-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello all, Just downloaded the app from MyFitness"pal: Thanks for the recommendation. It's just what I need to get the nutritional information and plug it into another app that will give me the correct points for Weight Watcher's. This will come in handy. The tips on how to find the scan button

A Simple Solution To The KNFB Reader "OCR Lesulss

2015-02-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, A simple solution to increasing the accuracy of the KNFB Reader is to make sure that the camera lens is clean. I have been getting more gibberish lately and the app Digit-Eyes was not capturing the baarcodes from my labels, so I decided to clean the lens. This did the trick and now the a

Re: Update is out!

2015-01-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, After reading the thread on this the other day, I decided to try and move an app to the row above the doc. At first, I was unsuccessful, but kept on trying different solutions. What seemed to work is to move the app to the row above and then move it down to the row above the doc. T

Re: KNFB Reader dropts to $49.99

2015-01-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Sandy, I was using KNFB Reader this morning to verify the address on an envelope before mailing. I knew that the orientation was correct, but the app didn't read it and gave me nonsense. I needed to switch to another OCR app on the phone and to be honest OpenBook on my PC was the best for th

Re: KNFB Reader dropts to $49.99

2015-01-29 Thread Eileen Misrahi
As being a loyal user of Text Grabber with my StandScan Pro, I am able to use the KNFB Reader without the StandScan Pro and the time it takes to get everything aligned to obtain perfect results. Also, the KNFB Reader will nicely read PDF docs. True that one has a translation option in Text Grabb

Re: Voice Dream Writer Review and Description

2015-01-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
I thought the hatch sign is dots 4-5-6, followed by dots 1-4-3-6: Has this changed in UEB? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Anisio Correia > wrote: > > Using the Unified English Braille code ′UEB′, the pound sign is dot 4 plus > the letter l. At least this is the sign I use

Re: BBC IPlayer App Available in the US?

2015-01-23 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, >From the website, can you access the audio described movies and TV shows? Just >curious. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2015, at 11:06 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: > > Ah, thanks, guys. For whatever reason, the BBC is not supporting iOS for its > radio content as an app. It work

Re: any Accessible Flighs Tracking Apps?

2015-01-23 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Marie wrote: > > Both Flight View and Flight Aware are accessible > Marie > > > -----Original Message- From: Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 6:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: any Accessible Flighs Tracking Apps? > > Hello Alll,

Re: any Accessible Flighs Tracking Apps?

2015-01-22 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ups.com] On Behalf Of > Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 8:46 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: any Accessible Flighs Tracking Apps? > > Hello Alll, > > I have been using Flight Plus in the past. However, there are many buttons > that are

any Accessible Flighs Tracking Apps?

2015-01-22 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Alll, I have been using Flight Plus in the past. However, there are many buttons that are not labeled and it's impossible to input the data necessary to track a flight. I was wondering if anyone on the list is using an accessible flight tracking travel app that is accessible with VO. Any

Re: Writer and voices

2015-01-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Richard, I haven't purchased Voice Dream Writer yet. I thought I read that there was a particular sequence that Voice Reader needed to be opened first. I have updated reader and installed my purchased voices and had a little problem getting James to work. With some Perserverence, I got it. W

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Yesterday I needed to identify a hair product that DigitEyes would not pick up. Since I had downloaded the app earlier in the day, I decided to give it a spin. This app reminds me very much of VizWiz, but has taken object recognition to the next level. The beauty of this app is that it i

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-15 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I just want to report back my experience with the "Be My Eyes." When I tapped on the button to connect to a sighted person, the click sound feedback from VO reduced in volume. Once the sighted person was connected to me, the volume returned to the lavel that it was set to. The indivi

Re: some air travel questions

2015-01-07 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I haven't flown since last April, so I don't know if things have changed with Jet Llue. Fortunately, I was traveling with my husband. We needed to go to the counter, but the reservation clerk tagged us to go through the express line for security. That was a first and wonderful exqeri

Re: Good color identifying apps

2015-01-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
just >> because I had tried some of the iPhone apps and found that they were not, >> for me, all that good. So, thanks for wanting to help. At the moment, it is >> just a scientific quest, but thanks for the information in case I decide to >> go there. I might. >>

Re: Good color identifying apps

2015-01-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Neal, I would like to know how accurate you need the colors and what types of activities you would need a color app on the phone? I'm not sure who stated this in an earlier post, but if I need a more accurate result, I use my stand alone Colorino. This device can be purchased from Maxi-Aids,

Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
has been made > so much easier since I started getting cookbooks in electronic versions. I > have had Kurzweil 1000 for years, and I love it. But there are limits. Good > luck with it. By the way there is a new version of Kurzweil just out. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone >

Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
are in touch with it. > > Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe > > > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > > > >> On Jan 2, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> My question to you Sandy

Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
t should include >>> retaining the format of the page. >>> The standscan might be the best choice of stands to attempt this, but in >>> reality, I'd recommend using a computer with OpenBook or Kurzweil software >>> for that size project. >>> If

Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
oftware > for that size project. > If you have a Bookshare membership, you could request that book and even > offer to send the print copy to a volunteer willing to to scan the book ... > Good luck, > Richard > > > Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who ar

Re: Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
, you could request that book and even >> offer to send the print copy to a volunteer willing to to scan the book ... >> Good luck, >> Richard >> >> >> Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. >> >> Jane Wagner, from I

Results From The KNFB Reader Using The StandScan Pro

2015-01-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello List, I thought others would find this of some interest. I have set up my StandScan Pro without using the lights that are installed within the StandScan Pro. On the KNFB Reader, I made sure that the camera light is toggled on. Scans that I am receiving with the 2 devices are extremely acc

Requesting Suggestions On Scanning A Large Paperback Book WithThe KNFB Reader

2015-01-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I have just purchased a 300 plus paperback cookbook, with the page size approximately 8 X 11.5. I am using an iPhone6 with iOS 8.1 with the KNFB Reader. I'm wondering if others have scanned a book of this size and what they used to hold down the pages that does not have a large amoun

Re: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning

2014-12-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ate with my hands. Just keeping > it level though is where I can fall down, hence I put on the "Tilt Guidance" > most of the time at the moment, though I hope not to have to do this too much > longer. > > Carol P > > ----- Original Message - From: "Eileen Mi

Re: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning

2014-12-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
d I'm well pleased. > > Carol P > > - Original Message - From: "Eileen Misrahi" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:45 PM > Subject: Re: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning > > > Hello All, > > After reading all of the po

Re: MLB AT Bat Major Bug in latest release

2014-12-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Okay. This is only a suggestion. Can you roll back to the previous version? The uvdate is sitting in the app store, but I haven't updated because the season is still a couple of months away before spring training. I'm not even sure what bug one is referring to. All I know, is that At Bat worked

Re: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning

2014-12-31 Thread Eileen Misrahi
ter Scanning >> >> Sometimes the reader takes a very long time to ocr especially on food >> packages etc. >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Eileen Misrahi >>

KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning

2014-12-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I am using the KNFB Reader app to scan a manual I just got today after the installation of my new dishwasher. However, I find it a bit odd or strange in getting KNFB Reader to OCR the text after the picture is taken. Here are the steps I take: 1: I approximate the center of the page

Re: The ScanJig

2014-12-26 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Richard, Since the Scan Jig uses the light source from the iPhone or iPad, do you still get accurate scans when using the Scan Jig? That's one of the advantage of the StandScan Pro with the built-in LED lights. I am intrigued with the construction of the Scan Jig and the ability to change th

Re: unable to purchase knfb reader due to lack of money somebody gift me please!

2014-12-25 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Joke or no joke, where are the monitors of this group? For a member of this list serve to post a prank should be band from the list. There have been many posts on this thread that are beginning to clutter up my inbox. This thread needs to be closed. I know I'm not a monitor or the list owner, b

Re: unable to purchase knfb reader due to lack of money somebody gift me please!

2014-12-25 Thread Eileen Misrahi
THANKS Terry for your post. I was taken back when I read the posts, especialally on a holiday such as Christmas. All of the religious holidays being celebrated during this time of year always express joy, harmony, and peace, whichever holiday one observes. I'm wondering where the old saying of

Re: Anyone have success with movieReading

2014-12-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, This app or the company has gone belly up. It hasn't been working for a while. There was only one movie that was audio described and it was a pleasure to go to the movies once again. Sorry to be a bearer of bad news. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 20, 2014, at 6:47 PM, Joseph wrote

Re: Where do I find the place to sync eject etc when I connect my phone to itunes

2014-12-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, Jim Are you on a Mac or PC? Have you tried to highlight your iPhone and do a click to open the contextual menu for the phone by either hitting the application key on the PC or CDM-Shift-M on the Mac? HTH. Eileen On Dec 19, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Jen Colley wrote: > Hi, > When I connect m

Test and Confirmation of Current CamFind App

2014-12-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, There were some that were having issues using CamFind. I just had the opportunity to test the currens version out in identifying a bottle of red wine and had no problem getting the information. I just wanted to post and confirm that the app is working like usual on an iPhone 6 with

Re: more questions about digit eyes

2014-12-15 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, I was just playing around with the list folders in Digit-Eyes. I tapped on the list button to open this area. I created a test folder to see if I could copy/paste an already scanned item into it. When I opened a folder that had an item already scanned into it, the only actions choices I wa

Re: Looking for a free, or cheap, accessible barcode reader

2014-12-13 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I'm wondering if you have gone to the website and read the tips on finding the barcodes? I have been a user of Digit-Eyes from the very beginning when it was released. It takes practice to find the barcodes, but there are general concepts that I use depending upon what type of item I am

Re: Downcast Not Refreshing Feeds

2014-12-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
t after opening Downcast? It can sometimes take a minute > or so. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 5:58 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject

Downcast Not Refreshing Feeds

2014-12-12 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, I'm having a problem getting Downcast to refresh the podcasts. at the top, there's a button to double tap to refresh all podcasts. I check at the bottom to see if this is occurring, but no go. I have closed and reopened the app to see if that would trigger it, but it didn't. Short

Re: KNFB reader? OpenBook?, or other?

2014-12-08 Thread Eileen Misrahi
As stated, I like the portability of KNFB Reader for small jobs. I've only had it for a week, but I'm impress so far. What Kurzweil 1000 and OpenBook gives is to state the orientation of a page such as "right side up" or "upside down." I believe this option or feature could easily be added with

Re: how are people liking KNFB reader?

2014-12-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
>> Where can I get it and how much please. >> >> Paul. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: Eileen Misrahi >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 2:26 PM >>> Subject: Re: how are people liking

Re: how are people liking KNFB reader?

2014-12-06 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi, I just purchased KNFB Reader last Monday. I had picked up a take out menu from a restaurant printed on glossy paper and it scanned it perfectly. Last night, I began to scan the tccemendous amount of paperwork, that has accumulated over the years at my computer dest;" The accuracy was amazin

Re: Selecting and copying a section of the webpage?

2014-12-05 Thread Eileen Misrahi
u have Shift Command Down Arrow doing 2 different things. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 6:23 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Selec

Re: Selecting and copying a section of the webpage?

2014-12-04 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Sandy, What kind of BT keyboard do you have? Is it a Mac base or Win base device? The reason I ask is in order to select text on an iDevice, you need to use VO commands. I'm not the best with highlighting text to copy either, but I'll give you a couple of commands. shift command down arrow

apps Stop Working When iPhone 6 Locks

2014-12-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Richard, You're correct. I put the wrong subject line when posting. So, I'll reframe this. So far, there have been 2 apps that will stop when my iPhone 6 locks. 'the are Downcast and Zello. It's the sound and not VO. Once I press the power button to unlock, either Downcast or Zello will resu

Re: VO Stops When The Phone Locks

2014-12-02 Thread Eileen Misrahi
> > Hi Eileen; > > What program were you using to play the podcast? > > Anthony > > > > Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5s! > >> On Dec 1, 2014, at 6:27 PM, Eileen Misrahi wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I'm not sure if this is

Re: Vo stops when phone locks

2014-12-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I wouldn't have posted if this was the norm from the get go in installing 8.1, but it just began today when I was running either Downcast or when interfacing with Zello. I haven't reported this to AppleCare yet, but will since others have and sometimes it takes a village for Apple to tak

VO Stops When The Phone Locks

2014-12-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello All, I'm not sure if this is something that I should be real concerned about. First, I want to state that I'm using an iPhone 6 with 8.1. This problem first occurred this morning. I was listening to a podcast when the phone locked the podcast stopped. It just occurred again when I was lis

Re: gps app to help find stuff around a apartment complex?

2014-11-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I'm not Siegherd, but I do use "My Way Lite." From what I can recall, "My Way Classic" one is able to share information to others. Otherwise, there's really no difference. Hence, I decided that I didn't need that feature. "My Way Classic" at the time was $14.99 to purchase. The ability t

Re: Text Message Using Braille Device

2014-11-23 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Even though I'm using a Braille Note, if I get stuck in an edit field I add an extra space and that seems to do the tffic;. Giv" it a try and see if it works. HTH. Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2014, at 6:01 AM, Jerry Berrier wrote: > > I am using an iPhone with iOS8.1.1

Re: Status of braille support in 8.1.1.

2014-11-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
. As for the 3-6 chord, that seems to >> work just fine. I used that chord to move from the beginning to the end of >> the message body as I write this, and I was able to bounce out of the >> message body to the top rthe screen at the Cancel button using a 1-2-3 >> ch

Re: Status of braille support in 8.1.1.

2014-11-19 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Okay. I decided to turn on my Apex and pair it with my iPhone 6 with 8.1. I was able to use this a couple weeks ago, but now I'm having some strange happenings. It pairs okay, but the thumb buttons will not move to the next or previous links, nor can I use the keystrokes to go to the bottom or t

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