I wouldn't go so far as saying it's a piece of crap, but what does concern me
has been a recent pattern of poor quality assurance. Some problems with iOS 7
were fixed, and some we just learn to live with. Apple has the appearance of a
company that is pushing things out the door entirely too
The new one hit the App Store this afternoon. It is a new design, but
quite accessible. I am sure I will find minor problems, but nothing serious
thus far. Amazing what happens when these companies have good testing
practices.
-Len
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He has submitted a fix to Apple, and requested an expedited approval process.
-Len
On Apr 11, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Craig Werner coffeeb...@gmail.com wrote:
Lire (not Leri) is an RSS reader. The iOS 7 update released today is
crashing when some users attempt to open it. There is a report on
I have been using an app called Week Cal for about the last year and a half.
Things about it I find particularly useful or the ability to create templates
for common appointments, that I can have more alerts than the standard app will
give me, and that the increments for minutes can be set down
Yes, I too reported this to B OF A via a third party back in December. They
were reasonably responsive to the prior problems I reported about their app,
so I am hopeful for a good outcome. Meanwhile, I am managing it on the web,
as I have done historically.
-Len
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I too am experiencing this one. I reported it to FB accessibility.
Meanwhile I have been using Safari and
http://m.facebook.com/
which will get me through until this can be resolved.
-Len
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Of Candy
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It works well enough for me, although after IOS7 hard to know.
-Len
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Of michael capelle
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 2:08 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Wondering if anyone
I just noticed that the voice dream reader update for iOS 7 is in the App
Store. Thought you might like to know.
-Len
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The caching definitely does slow things down, especially if you have a lot
of feeds. Because of this, I turn caching off and retrieve full text for
the articles of interest. This of course requires access to WIFI or a data
connection when one is reading.
-Len
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From:
Generally, moving the signature would result in the signature reporting as
invalid. Part of what is certified is that the document has not been
altered after signing. There are ways to accomplish this with Acrobat
reader under Windows without assistance, am unaware of a method thus far on
an
On an iDevice I do not know. In Acrobat reader the answer is definitely
yes, provided the form was created correctly. Please write me off-list
if I can help further since this is clearly out of scope for this list.
l...@gatamundo.com
-Len
On 7/4/2013 1:39 AM, Stephanie Mitchell wrote:
Today, I
What is the meaning of clunky in this case? I use this app daily and find
it quite smooth.
Regards,
-Len
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Of trahern culver
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:33 PM
To: VIPhone
Subject: Re:
All,
There is a new version of the FaceBook app out. I am still testing; thus
far the results are mixed. The timestamp issue, where you could not tell
the age of a post, is resolved. Some posts seem to do nothing when double
tapped one moment, and several minutes later open a new screen. I am
attachment: winmail.dat
Adding just a little, there are also fun sound effects that trigger when you
guess correctly, incorrectly, successfully guess a word or run out of tries.
I also usually turn hints on because with them enabled, when you touch the
word Strikes, you will be told how many guesses remain. I have a
I am seeing that here as well. Also, since the update before this, I have no
longer been seeing the timestamps on posts to Facebook. This direction is not
good. It's time to go write a comment on their page.
-Len
On Feb 2, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Tony tonys_gro...@btinternet.com wrote:
Shame on
It seems to me that a central factor in this discussion is whether and
how much people are accustomed toinputing via a device such as a braille
display. I could probably adjust to the positioning, but because I
input a lot these days with the Focus, I am accustomed to the lay out.
I also am
Debbie,
Go to:
http://www.facebook.com/accessibility
-Len
On 1/29/2013 8:05 PM, Debbie April Yuille wrote:
Hi All
Lately I’ve noticed that any list of friend’s on The Facebook app is not
accessible. It shows the friend’s photos instead of their names and
Voiceover doesn’t read this.
All,
I think I already know the answer to this, but figured it was time to
consult those more wise than I. :) When using a display with an iPhone
4S running IOS 6.01, is there any way other than muting the phone to
silence the sounds made by VO when speech is turned off? If there is a
way, I
Hi Mary,
I am turning off speech in the same manner, space+m. I am testing here
right now. I mute, space+m, and as I move from icon to icon on the
screen I hear the characteristic click made by VoiceOver when speech is
on as well as the sound made when I change to the next line. I wonder
what
All,
Does any one know of a way to trigger a content refresh with a Focus 14?
What I am refering to is the three-finger downward swipe used to
trigger updates in Facebook, the IOS mail client, and a number of other
apps. Thanks for any tips!
-Len
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On Jan 12, 2013, at 5:55 AM, Len Burns len.bu...@gmail.com
Hi,
In the current Facebook App, if I amtouching the most recent item in my
feed,Iflick left three times to get to Status. The first brings me to
Checkin, the second to Photo, and the third to Status. HTH
-Len
On 1/2/2013 8:11 AM, Kimberly wrote:
There used to be a button for accessing a
I cannot address BlindSquare, but I can tell you that MotionX is
switchable between driving and walking directions. You can set a default.
I have at times seem some slightly tricky behavior with the screen, but
once set, it's accuracy in my area exceeds Sendero running on my Windows
based phone
I do not know, but, I just asked a sighted friend to take a look as
well. She is not seeing any obvious way to delete messages. I can
bring up a menu asking if I want to set to unread or archive, but not
delete.
-Len
On 11/16/2012 12:46 PM, Shane Clark wrote:
Hi,
Before in the previous
All,
There is a new version of the Facebook app that was released in the last
couple of hours. I have not thoroughly sized it up, but thus far I very
much like what I have encountered. For one thing, theinvisible friends
list is now visible! The navigation is also greatly improved. Thus far
I
Mark,
I can confirm the problem you are seeing. For me it seems to occur
most often following the deletion of an entry, but it is not limited to
this circumstance. Your work around is also the only thing I have found
to sort it out.
-Len
On 11/3/2012 10:29 AM, Marc Sutton wrote:
Hi listers,
All,
This afternoon I finally had a few minutes to try the updated version of
Cribbage Pro. They listed VO improvements under what is new. They
meant it! It is now a real pleasure to use! Before this update I could
use it but it required some focus. Now it speaks quite well, alerting
me to
wrote:
I used to play but I forgot how the game is played? Does anyone have rules
for play?
Thanks
On 11/2/2012 9:33 PM, Len Burns wrote:
All,
This afternoon I finally had a few minutes to try the updated version of
Cribbage Pro. They listed VO improvements under what is new
Alex,
I have been experiencing similar issues with the 4S since I upgraded to
IOS6. It is very apparent in the Hanging with Friends game, in
interactions with Siri, and a number of other situations. Whereever I
encounter the issue, the pattern is similar to what you describe below.
It seems
While I know the below happens, I have seen the same thing occur with an
earpiece on, phone lying on the table with nothing near it. So, I
believe there is something going on here that is not always a human factor.
-Len
On 10/27/2012 1:19 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
Hi, also for what it's
the
above method, I have never been able to cause the troubling behaviour.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 28/10/2012, at 11:35, Len Burns len.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
While I know the below happens, I have seen the same
I double tap and hold on the last status, then slide my finger upwards
to the top of the screen. Then I release, and give it a moment to sort
out. That usually works on my end.
-L
On 10/8/2012 9:12 PM, CD wrote:
Yeah I can't make it work either. It's so frustrating!
-Original
? :)
On 10/2/2012 3:17 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
H
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Facebook, Twitter, and Zello username: rau47
Homepage: http://RaulGallegos.com
On Oct 2, 2012, at 0:55, Len Burns len.bu...@gmail.com wrote:
Raul,
I use TrueCrypt as well, for many purposes. I am considering
Raul,
I use TrueCrypt as well, for many purposes. I am considering a strategy
such as you describe below so I have access to info on my iPHone. The
utility that comes up when I search the app store for TrueCrypt is a
utility called Disk Decipher. Is that what you are using on the iPhone?
If
That makes two of us! This was one of the first things I checked last
night. Thanks to Apple on this one.
-Len
On 9/20/2012 1:36 PM, Jennie Facer wrote:
I found that I can now enter an all-day event. I'm happy about that.
Jenn
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Jen,
I just learned to do this an hour or so ago. Once I had the video
uploaded to Youtube, I opened the video in the app. Near the top are:
Like, Not Like, and MOre. Double tap More. After you do this, the
Share button will appear. You will have a list to which you can share.
The first
Last night I noticed that when I send an iMessage with Siri I was not
hearing the usual send sound. I verified that indeed this is working
when I send by double tapping the send button. I am also noticing that
Siri's voice is getting chopped in similar situations.
This afternoon I resumed my
I strongly second that. I use it daily with the current version of WE
without any more annoyances than my sighted peers.
-Len
On 9/9/2012 9:08 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote:
Hi, I can tell you that despite some of the comments on list. iTunes,
and Window-Eyes are very much usable. iN fact, while
Hi,
In the next week or so I am doing a consult via Facetime. Does any one
know a convenient means for recording the audio from Facetime? The
video is not of great concern, but capturing the audio would be
valuable. Thanks for any thoughts.
-Len
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Agreed, I use it and it is very accessible. Given the WIFI weirdnesses
I have seen on my 4S, I especially like the ability to set lalerts. I
can define thresholds at which I will be alerted if I exceed say 50% of
my plan.
-Len
On 8/28/2012 10:48 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
Hello List,
So far it seems much improved, better labeling, better navigation. One
thing I have not yet figured out is how to activate a link in a status.
Any one had any luck with this?
-Len
On 8/23/2012 11:32 AM, Daniel Miller wrote:
Hi,
It definitely seems more accessible, then again, I thought it
Hi,
I have not seen this problem on my 4S with the IM+ update. Were it me,
I would try removing and reinstalling the app.
-Len
On 8/20/2012 4:26 AM, Marcos Rodrigues wrote:
Good morning:
After instaling the last update of IM+ last week, I am having a strange
problem.
After launching
All,
I believe I have read of this problem on this list before. I have had
my 4S since around the beginning of the year. Up until a week ago, I
have used between 20 and 30 megs of data/month. In the last week it has
begun sucking data. Specifically, it is sucking data during times when
it is
I am doing ok with the layout, but my skills are very rusty! I am glad
I am playing only against the phone at the moment. It quite humbling.
Not perfect, but very usable and great fun!
-Len
On 7/12/2012 8:55 AM, May and Noah wrote:
You actually can with this one. I managed to do that in a few
When this is intermittent, it often results from one or the other phone
falling off the network. Sometimes the drop is so brief that it is not
easily detected. A recent contact with ATT regarding a phone with this
behavior yielded such helpful responses as:
They do that sometimes.
In short, they
I have been wondering this same thing. Cribbage is one of my passions
in life.
-Len
On 6/28/2012 9:47 PM, Kim wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone know of an accessible cribbage app? So far I've tried all
of the free apps with no luck. Before I spend money I'd like some
feedback.
Thanks,
Kim
Yes, you can clear it. You want the recall button. It appears in about
the middle of your playable letters when you are creating a word. I
cannot speak for others, but when I use recall I usually have to toggle
VO off and on for the screen to redraw. If I do not do this, the
letters continue
I enjoy this game a great deal because it is interactive in a way that
allows all of us to play when it is convenient. There are a few
VoiceOver quirks, but nothing that prevents me from playing a
competitive game with my friends! One of those quirks is that when you
are creating a word for your
That one still concerns me greatly. Were I in a situation where I was
in an extreme hurry or being threatened, I highly doubt I would be able
to dial 911 quickly. This would also hold were the ambient noise was
high. Much as I love my iPhone, in an emergency I know I would fire off
a call more
Only if it is quiet enough for Siri to function reliably.
-L
On 6/24/2012 11:46 AM, Michael Capelle wrote:
if he has seri, he could have them do it.
On 6/24/2012 1:44 PM, Patti Johnson wrote:
The question came from a person who had just seen his first iphone and
couldn''t figure out how a
able to do it
reliably even in a fairly noisy situation.
Lois
-Original Message- From: Len Burns
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: How to use the iphone in an emergency
Only if it is quiet enough for Siri to function reliably.
-L
All,
A cautionary note, this resolves the immediate problem, the expired
domain. It in no way guarantees that the service will continue to
function into the future. If some one on this list knows those behind
the scenes with Webvisum, this would be the time to contact them with
offers of
It is not adaptive tech that is responsible for blind kids growing up
unable to spell. It is a lack of braille literacy. You do not learn to
spell from an audio book.
-Len
I agree, but the statement about Dragon Dictation did seem out of place
to me. With all other apps, except for maybe
Adam,
I just ran it here without difficulty.
-Len
On 4/20/2012 3:44 AM, adam morris wrote:
Hi all,
Are others unable to use Focus?
I'm unable to log in like previously when there were issues.
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