Re: Can't Add Bookshare Books to VoiceDream

2024-05-21 Thread Kerry Macdonald
I am having the exact same issue with the same phone and operating system.KerrySent from my iPhoneOn May 21, 2024, at 10:30 AM, Jody ianuzzi wrote:I am using an SE3 and I'm running iOS 17.4.1. Sometimes this happens and sometimes it doesn't. It's very strange.JODYTo Boldly Go   

Address for the Voice Dream email list.

2024-04-02 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hello all, I was not aware that there was an email list for Voice Dream products. Could someone send me the address to subscribe to this list many thanks. Kerry Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or

Re: Jonathan Mosens take on the VoiceDream issue

2024-03-29 Thread Kerry Macdonald
I respectfully disagree. There is a big difference on Winston’s asking us to pay 14 or $25. Then there is to these people asking us to pay 60 a year. If it were Winston charging me this money and I knew he would be receptive to my issues and suggestions I would not have so much of a problem paying

Re: Jonathan Mosens take on the VoiceDream issue

2024-03-27 Thread Kerry Macdonald
I agree with you completely Dennis. This is why I feel the way I do about the subscription. This company does not engage with us as a community at all and all they want is money. An alternative to Voice Dream for those who are interested is Dolphin EasyReader, which apparently does offer a

Re: VoiceDream Alternatives

2024-03-27 Thread Kerry Macdonald
I think speechify has a lot of potential, but they need to make the interface simple in the wave voice stream reader is. They also really need to add alternative voices, the problem with many of these services is they mainly use the iOS voices that are already built in and that gets really old

Re: Making everyone pay for voice dream

2024-03-26 Thread Kerry Macdonald
That’s true, however, Winston was very much engaged with the blind community and talked to us about what worked for us and what did not. These people are not engaged with us at all.Subscription models are becoming way over the top, and these businesses are engaging in them due to greed nothing

Re: Making everyone pay for voice dream

2024-03-26 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Although I love Voice Dream, I think this is an outrage and simply greed on the developers part. Yes, I know developers need to eat, but I think they are just jumping on this subscription bandwagon that everyone has been doing these days which I feel is a very greedy way to do business. Those of

Re: About Voice Dream Reader and downloading books

2024-02-06 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Thanks for the suggestions. Yes that is how I emailed them and have not heard back from them yet. Hopefully this issue will be fixed soon. Thanks so much.KerrySent from my iPhoneOn Feb 6, 2024, at 10:53 AM, Richard Turner wrote:I don’t remember if you already said, but have you made sure your

Re: About Voice Dream Reader and downloading books

2024-02-06 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi, so I have tried all of the suggestions on here including updating. For a few days it seemed to start to work a little bit better, but then this morning I open the app and guess what? It stopped downloading stuff again and it keeps just saying unavailable. I just don’t get it. I have tried

Re: Voicedream not downloading book share books.

2024-01-30 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Richard Turner >> <mailto:richardr_tur...@comcast.net> > wrote: >>> >>>  >>> >>> After reading your message, I opened voice Dream Reader, and selected a book >>> from bookshare and it downloaded in less than a minute. >>> >

Re: Voicedream not downloading book share books.

2024-01-26 Thread Kerry Macdonald
I’ll try that. Thanks.KerrySent from my iPhoneOn Jan 26, 2024, at 8:17 PM, Richard Turner wrote:After reading your message, I opened voice Dream Reader, and selected a book from bookshare and it downloaded in less than a minute.I would check your Bookshare settings and especially your internet

Voicedream not downloading book share books.

2024-01-26 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi, over the last week or so I have been noticing that every time I try to add a title to my book share library through Voice Dream Reeder I keep getting a continuous message that says “waiting“. I have closed down the app and reopened it again and still those books all just seem to be stuck

Re: What has happened to Voice Dream scanner?

2024-01-17 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hell to get it.”-- Cedrick BridgeforthMy web site: https://www.turner42.com/ Microsoft Windows 11 Core Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2715),JAWS version 2024.2310.70.400*From:* viphone@googlegroups.com *On Behalf Of *Kerry Macdonald*Sent:* Saturday, January 13, 2024 5:39 AM*To:* viphone

What has happened to Voice Dream scanner?

2024-01-13 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi all. I would like to be able to use my voice stream scanner app, however, when I try to update it in the App Store, it simply updates, my voice stream reader app. When I try to open my Scanner app on my phone, it just does not open. Have they removed this app and any and all support for it?

Having trouble downloading, premium voices to my new SE.

2023-08-28 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi, I am having trouble downloading the Australian and US premium voices to my new iPhone SE. I have reset my network settings and done a hard reset on the phone as well as various other things. I have an Apple accessibility support person helping me, has anyone had this problem? Any thoughts

Can’t get premium and enhanced voices to download on my new SE 2022.

2023-08-28 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi all, I just purchased an iPhone SE 2022. No matter what I try I cannot get the Karen premium or Nathan enhanced voice is to download. I am working with Apple accessibility, and we have tried hard, resetting the phone, resetting my networks, checking for storage space on the phone and the

Can’t get premium and enhanced voices to download on my new SE 2022.

2023-08-28 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hello all, I just purchased a new SE 2022 to weeks ago. No matter what I try I cannot get the Karen premium or enhanced or the Nathan enhanced voices to download to this phone. I have done a hard reset on the phone, reset my network, make sure there is plenty of space on the phone and an

Re: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by an AI Robot, Mac Daily News

2023-03-20 Thread Kerry Macdonald
It is just another way to read books. It means that more books will be available for more people. I have read books with text to speech for years and the voices they have now, particularly with apps, such as voice dream, are so good after a while you don’t even notice it. At least I don’t. I

Having problems with voice dream reader using an iPhone 8 plus with voiceover.

2022-08-03 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi all. Yesterday I updated to the latest version of voice dream reader, now when I open the app it keeps saying that I need to sync my library with iCloud but iCloud is not available. I have gone into my iCloud settings and iCloud is turned on I have plenty of storage in my iCloud Drive is

Re: Has anyone tried this app?

2020-04-07 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hello, I have this app and it is great and so is the voice dream reader. I have a question that I was wondering if anyone had the answer to though. When I am in the app and I have Scan anywhere between 5 to 10 pages the app keeps crashing and kicking me out of the app. I have uninstalled it

Re: How to make sense of InstagramHi, thank you so much. She is an adorable little female that we decided to name Lindsay. She sitting beside me right now we are bonding quite well. hi, thank you so m

2019-10-18 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Kerry Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2019, at 11:25 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Instagram is a social network heavily focused on visual sharing, i.e. photos > and videos. A lot of companies nowadays use Instagram (and of course also > Facebook) to post their products. > If you

Re: What is every ones fave voice they like to use for voice over?

2019-06-13 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Alex is my favorite I was so excited when we had him added to the mix into thousand 14. I also like the US Siri mail and the new were female Siri voice. I like the new south African Siri voices as well. However Alex is my all-time favorite. Kerry Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 10, 2019, at

Re: AirPods.

2017-11-19 Thread Kerry Macdonald
glegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Kerry Macdonald > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2017 3:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: AirPods. > > > > > Hi. Does anyone know if you can buy and AirPod charger case without having to >

AirPods.

2017-11-18 Thread Kerry Macdonald
Hi. Does anyone know if you can buy and AirPod charger case without having to pay for the actual earpieces? My earpieces are fine but my charging case broke and I went to Apple today and they are claiming that you can't buy cases and I thought you could. If anyone could help out I would

Re: Favorite VO voices?

2017-11-14 Thread Kerry Macdonald
How could I have forgotten Ava, she is one of my favorites as well. In fact if I had to pick two favorites I agree with you it would be Ava and Alex. Kerry Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 12, 2017, at 11:07 PM, Robin wrote: > > Mine are: > Ava & Apple's Alex > At

Re: Favorite VO voices?

2017-11-12 Thread Kerry Macdonald
For me Alex will always be my number one man. I remember in 2014 how excited I was that we had more choices than just Samantha for the American voices. However I really enjoyed all of the enhanced voices that have been added in the last year or so. My particular favorites in no particular order

Re: iPad pro if one already has an iPhone.

2017-05-30 Thread Kerry Macdonald
This is just my opinion of course but I've have found that it is absolutely worth it. It is much easier for me to navigate with the larger screen and the option to have a keyboard is great. I spent the extra money and got the keyboard and I love it. As for the sound quality I can't be beat if