Re: after IOS update lost partial keyboard function

2014-03-11 Thread Richard Ring
I seem to be the only one who is not having Bluetooth keyboard issues! I feel left out! :-) You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Mar 11, 2014, at 12:24 PM, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote:

iOS7.1

2014-03-10 Thread Richard Ring
iOS 7.1 has been released. I'm downloading it now. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by

Re: Differences between compact voice and regular voice

2014-03-10 Thread Richard Ring
I think I agree with you! I'm just using Sennheiser PX100 II I headphones, and the compact voice has more punch! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Mar 10, 2014, at 4:29 PM, Neal Ewers

Re: iOS 7.1 Won't Download

2014-03-10 Thread Richard Ring
I bet this is because Apple servers are completely jammed! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Mar 10, 2014, at 7:01 PM, Scott Rumery blindfait...@gmail.com wrote: Hello I can't seem to get the iOS 7.1

Re: BARD BOOKS ON IPHONE

2014-02-19 Thread Richard Ring
In my case, the question would what book doesn't do it! Any book I listen to on my phone, if I hear a sentence like end of side 3 or any side number you like, I know I'm going to be sent back to the beginning of the chapter, section, or article I'm reading. I've pretty much stopped reading Bard

Re: Charge up to nine devices in one place with the Powerqube!

2014-01-09 Thread Richard Ring
I have one, and when I get more money I’m gonna buy one for someone else. Great investment! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jan 9, 2014, at 6:27 PM, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote: FYI, I

NFL Audio Pass

2014-01-04 Thread Richard Ring
Since I updated NFL Mobile I am unable to listen to games with NFL Audio Pass. The reason I believe this is happening is, that I can’t select an audio source. There appears to be a “select source” button, but I can’t make a selection. I can tell, because the play and stop buttons are dimmed,

NFL Mobile App and Audio Pass

2013-10-31 Thread Richard Ring
I purchased Audio Pass from NFL.Com. I downloaded the NFL mobile app. However, I see nothing on the screen about listening to any games. What am I not doing? I see buttons for the teams I’ve selected, and a number of unlabeled buttons. If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated!

Re: NfL app

2013-10-29 Thread Richard Ring
But you can only do this if you have a Verizon phone, correct? You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Oct 29, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: When I go to

Re: NfL app

2013-10-29 Thread Richard Ring
to subscribe to NFL Audio Pass. I use ATT, but I have an Audio Pass subscription, and I use the NFL Mobile app to listen to a game or two or three or ... every weekend. On 10/29/2013 12:58 PM, Richard Ring wrote: But you can only do this if you have a Verizon phone, correct? You can have

Re: NfL app

2013-10-29 Thread Richard Ring
listen to games I've missed on my PC and I can use it from my PC and now my iPhone. On 10/29/2013 01:20 PM, Richard Ring wrote: Thanks so much! I’m gonna do this! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com

Re: NfL app

2013-10-29 Thread Richard Ring
Ok, final question. Can I use the NFL Mobile app to listen to games if I’m an Audio Pass subscriber? Thanks. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Oct 29, 2013, at 3:02 PM, Christopher Chaltain

Re: NfL app

2013-10-29 Thread Richard Ring
is yes. You can use the NFL Mobile app to listen to NFL games if you are a Verizon customer or you subscribe to NFL Audio Pass. I'm with ATT, I've subscribed to NFL Audio Pass, and I use NFL Mobile to listen to games almost every weekend. On 10/29/2013 04:15 PM, Richard Ring wrote: Ok, final

Re: Bard mobile

2013-10-17 Thread Richard Ring
No. You must be a US citizen. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Oct 17, 2013, at 6:57 AM, dr.abdull...@gmail.com wrote: Hello can I use bard app if I am not from us thanks Sent from my iPhone

Re: Bard mobile

2013-10-17 Thread Richard Ring
resident. -- Raul A. Gallegos Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 10/17/2013 7:12 AM, Richard Ring wrote: No. You must be a US citizen. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com mailto:richr

Re: BARD: Autonatically Rereading A Previous Article In A Magazine

2013-10-16 Thread Richard Ring
Trouble is, right now, there is no NLS to report problems to. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Oct 16, 2013, at 8:00 AM, Marc Sutton marc...@gmail.com wrote: I have xperienced this a few times as

Interesting bug in Bard App

2013-10-15 Thread Richard Ring
Greetings: The bug I am about to describe only occurs when reading a Bard book that was converted from cassette to digital format. Here's what happens. You are reading along, and you suddenly hear a phrase such as end of side x where X is any side number. Suddenly, the book jumps back by at

Re: Interesting bug in Bard App

2013-10-15 Thread Richard Ring
on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: Richard Ring To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 7:35 AM Subject: Interesting bug in Bard

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-09-30 Thread Richard Ring
So, do you think sighted people never buy books that they want to read later? You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 30, 2013, at 10:36 PM, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com wrote: One can

Re: Bard Mobile is out

2013-09-20 Thread Richard Ring
It also makes a cute little doorbell like chime when the download is done. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 20, 2013, at 11:11 AM, Stacey Robinson stacey...@bellsouth.net wrote: Patti, It will

Re: Bard Mobile sleep timer

2013-09-20 Thread Richard Ring
And that's exactly what NLS says to do. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:09 PM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if there's a sleep timer in the BARD

Re: Dont recommend updating to IOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Richard Ring
Personally, I have thus far enjoyed the upgrade! Love the new app switcher, love iTunes radio, I love the lock screen, and so much more. Also, my iPhone 4S is as snappy and responsive as ever! Once I found how to download the enhanced voice for US English, I was a happy camper. I have noticed

Re: how to close apps properly in ios7?

2013-09-19 Thread Richard Ring
Tap the app you want to close, then do a 3 finger swipe up! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:47 PM, trahern culver tecks-...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: hey all how do you completely

Voice Dream Question

2013-09-18 Thread Richard Ring
Greetings, I wanted to start a book over in Voice Dream, but I could not find a way to do this. I finally used the percentage picker item and was able to go back to the beginning of the book. Am I missing something? There must be an easier way to do this! Thanks for any help anyone can give!

Re: Voice Dream Question

2013-09-18 Thread Richard Ring
to get to the begining of a book is to use the bookmark button and select the first chapter, or preface, which ever you need. HTH, Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Sep 18, 2013, at 8:29 AM, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings, I wanted to start a book

Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-18 Thread Richard Ring
from my iPhone On Sep 13, 2013, at 11:14 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote: I'd be curious to know what you think it's still lacking. On Sep 13, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: Having used an Android tablet and several i devices, I would have to say

Re: where will you purchase the iPhone 5s

2013-09-17 Thread Richard Ring
I will purchase mine online. I live in a state which has, one, only one Apple store! It's nearly an hour away by bus, and a hugely expensive cab ride. The ATT store is closer, but it would be just my luck to wait on line for several hours and find out that all the phones are gone! I figure I'll

Re: where will you purchase the iPhone 5s

2013-09-16 Thread Richard Ring
I bet a lot of Apple employees are gonna be truly ready to go home by the end of the day on Friday! It always seems that Apple ships a fairly small number of new phones to be available on the first day! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my

Re: where will you purchase the iPhone 5s

2013-09-16 Thread Richard Ring
, 2013, at 9:53 AM, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: I bet a lot of Apple employees are gonna be truly ready to go home by the end of the day on Friday! It always seems that Apple ships a fairly small number of new phones to be available on the first day! You can have an off day

Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Richard Ring
One thing that may have enfluenced the NLS is, there are probably more blind iOS users than android users. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 13, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net

Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Richard Ring
Having used an Android tablet and several i devices, I would have to say that Android accessibility is almost as good as it was in the iPhone 3GS. Still a ways to go in my opinion. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro

Re: iPhone presentation

2013-09-10 Thread Richard Ring
I'm excited as well, but I don't expect anything that will rock my world. Frankly, Apple isn't exactly innovating these days, and other smart phones and tablets are catching up with them. I sincerely hope that I'm wrong, but I have a feeling the new iPhone will be ok, but not revolutionary.

Re: nfl games.

2013-09-05 Thread Richard Ring
It's a shame about the NFL. MLB, NHL, and NBA all have mobile apps that allow you to listen to audio. It's a paid subscription, but it's worth it if you're a fan. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On

Re: nfl games.

2013-09-05 Thread Richard Ring
It's kind of hit or miss. And, the NFL is the only professional sports organization that limits its subscription service to one carrier! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 5, 2013, at 3:55 PM, DJ

Re: Pre-Order iOS7 without the Eye, and get 50% off

2013-09-02 Thread Richard Ring
I don't have paypal, and I preordered this book with no problem! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Sep 2, 2013, at 5:15 PM, Kathy and Wilda wi...@nc.rr.com wrote: Rose, I do believe there is an

Re: an at bat puzzlement

2013-07-24 Thread Richard Ring
I thought the CG stood for condensed game, but I could be wrong. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jul 24, 2013, at 3:51 AM, Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote: Early in the morning I

Re: Ap switcher

2013-07-19 Thread Richard Ring
I tap, then tap and hold, and my i device says, editing apps Then, all I need to do is double tap the app in question and it is removed from the app switcher. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jul 19,

Bluetooth and type to phone question

2013-07-11 Thread Richard Ring
This email will be sent to multiple lists, because, it involves my Mac, and my iPhone. Recently, I downloaded an app for my Mac called Type 2 phone. The apps purpose is to allow you to use the keyboard on your Mac as a bluetooth keyboard for i devices. The instructions tell me that I must

Re: Bluetooth and type to phone question

2013-07-11 Thread Richard Ring
to work. On 11/07/2013 20:48, Richard Ring wrote: This email will be sent to multiple lists, because, it involves my Mac, and my iPhone. Recently, I downloaded an app for my Mac called Type 2 phone. The apps purpose is to allow you to use the keyboard on your Mac as a bluetooth keyboard

Re: keyboard

2013-07-09 Thread Richard Ring
To do a double tap and hold on a blue tooth keyboard, press control option shift m, or, if you prefer, Vvo shift m. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jul 9, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Alan Paganelli

Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!

2013-07-03 Thread Richard Ring
You go, Mary! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jul 2, 2013, at 11:08 PM, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe the real problem is that people who raise these objections had their specialized

Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!

2013-07-03 Thread Richard Ring
All decisions involving money require some thought. Not all of my sighted frinds drive BMW's. For that matter, not all of them have iPhones. At the risked of being flamed into a tiny bit of ash, the iPhone is quite expensive. In fact, all i devices are rather spendy. However, most people on

Re: If there's anybody out there? info needed on the latest re full page braille displays.

2013-06-24 Thread Richard Ring
I may be incorrect here, but insofar as I know, the full page Braille display only exists in the realm of speculitive fiction. The biggest obstacle here remains the production of inexpensive refreshable cells. I cannot tell you how many concepts I have heard about that would make refreshable

Re: Question On Charging IPhone 5

2013-06-03 Thread Richard Ring
You are absolutely right! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On Jun 3, 2013, at 12:10 PM, Keith Bundy kb5...@gmail.com wrote: I have a charger that I used for my iPhone 4. If I plug my iPhone 5 into it

Root user issue

2013-05-18 Thread Richard Ring
Although one can accomplish most anything that is truly necessary on the Mac as an administrative user, in order to fully appreciate the difference between an administrative user and a root user, I have enabled the root user. Unfortunately, when I log in as the root user, I cannot turn

Re: Read2Go on an iPhone 5

2013-05-16 Thread Richard Ring
Not that this is truly on topic, but for my money, Voice Dream beats Read to Go 9 ways to Sunday. I can read continuously, I can use a quality voice, or, I can use Samantha. Perhapse navigation isn't as good as it is in Read to Go, but I'm not using Voice Dream for text books. You can have an

Re: . Accessible App. Free. iRadio - All Radio

2013-05-14 Thread Richard Ring
I would agree. The paid streaming apps are vastly superior to this one. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On May 14, 2013, at 4:15 AM, MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net wrote: That is totally weird, as I

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-13 Thread Richard Ring
First of all, we don't need to justify any way we gain access to books. I know many sighted people who never buy books be they hard copy or otherwise. They borrow them from public libraries and pay nothing. I think that fact that we now have so many sources of reading material is a truly

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-12 Thread Richard Ring
This is so true! Why should we expect developers to make apps accissable if it won't make them any money? It's only right that we take advantage of this accessibility. Buying a book will not do any harm! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from

Re: Buying A Kindle Book With The Amazon App

2013-05-09 Thread Richard Ring
You have to go to their mobile site using Safari on your phone. I just purchased a book there about an hour ago. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On May 9, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Rick Alfaro

Re: keystroke to go to the downloads window in Safari

2013-05-07 Thread Richard Ring
Command option l. Then vo right till you get to the table. Then interact with table to see your downloads. You may also have to interact with a group which has the name of the file you're downloading. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my

Re: A Bluetooth keyboard question

2013-05-05 Thread Richard Ring
In my experience, one cannot dial or input phone numbers with a blue tooth keyboard. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com On May 4, 2013, at 9:42 PM, Amber Pearcy aj102...@gmail.com wrote: Good evening

NBA Game Time

2013-04-22 Thread Richard Ring
Has any successfully used this app with VoiceOver, the screen seems to keep changing every few seconds, which means I can't set this app up as I would like. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro richr...@gmail.com -- You

Re: Audible App update and accessibility improvements

2013-04-19 Thread Richard Ring
Hello Robin and others: This Audible update has really solved the issue that annoyed me the most. It is a lot easier to find your place in a book. I'm a very pleased customer! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro

Re: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-21 Thread Richard Ring
I agree with Debbi here, for me it's a hell of a lot easier just to type, I'm a pretty accurate typist. On Aug 21, 2012, at 6:28 AM, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, The other thing that hangs up some folks trying to use Fleksy for the first time is the tendency to hold your

Re: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-21 Thread Richard Ring
The thing is, it never got anything I tried to type correct, so for me, it's just easier to type. On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Debbie Worstman debsphil...@gmail.com wrote: I had not bought this app yet, I wanted more time to actually play with it. Because of this thread I went in to the app,

Re: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-21 Thread Richard Ring
that helps, rose Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2012, at 7:57 AM, Richard Ring richr...@gmail.com wrote: The thing is, it never got anything I tried to type correct, so for me, it's just easier to type. On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Debbie Worstman debsphil...@gmail.com wrote: I had

Re: #Ot, A Possible Scan You Should Know About

2012-08-09 Thread Richard Ring
It's really quite simple. If it sounds too good to be true, that's because it is. On Aug 9, 2012, at 7:59 PM, Thanh Vinh nguyenthanhvinh1...@gmail.com wrote: I think they're lying. I've recently recieved an email that told me i have an award from microsoft windows Live and yahoo, priced about

Re: ColorVisor version 1.1 available

2012-06-13 Thread Richard Ring
No color identifier has ever worked well, so I'm not surprised. On Jun 13, 2012, at 2:31 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: I bought this app and had the same results. Wish I'd kept my 5 bucks. On Jun 13, 2012, at 2:22 PM, Richard Turner wrote: I cannot get anything close to consistent results. I