Les,
I have no solution to this. Just letting you know that you are not alone
with this issue. The only way around it as far as I can tell is to bite the
bullet and unlock the screen and pull down the notification center. I wish
that wasn't the case but the screen locks way too quickly, not
Does this work-around disable notifications on the lock screen totally, or
only during do not disturb hours? Thanks.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of David Chittenden
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 8:47 PM
To:
Awesome, I can definitely confirm this. Both updates and search are working
great now. Haven't tried Genius as I never use that tab. Not only am I
glad these issues are fixed but I'm also extremely pleased to see how
quickly Apple listened and addressed the issues.
Best,
Rick
If you are going to Sprint, make sure you check for any offers they may have
for folks switching from another carrier. You might be pleasantly
surprised.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Kimberly thurman
Sent:
Honestly, I don't agree. I have a 4s and the only reason I'm not upgrading
is because I still have another year to go before I'm eligible. I guess
it's subjective, but faster processor, better optics, dual band WiFi, and
thinner and lighter, are all great reasons in my mind to upgrade if one is
Yes, I think their servers are bogging down somewhat. Both iMessage and
email via my me.com address are super slow right now.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:09
I'm very interested in getting a report from anyone regarding the new
speaker and 3 microphone configuration especially compared to the 4s. I
think the 4s sounds really good for a cell phone so I'm anxious to know
whether the iPhone 5 is better or worse.
Best,
Rick
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I agree, not worth it upgrading from a 4s unless you're really due for your
upgrade. The 5 sounds nice but it will be next year for me as I also have a
4s and very happy with it. I'll wait for the 5s or whatever they decide to
call it.
Rick
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From:
the same thing. I didn't yet configure my options, i.e.
connecting it to Twitter, Dropbox, etc. . Would this make a difference? Now
that I've opened the app, how can I configure it to connect to the other
apps? I didn't see it in settings. Thanks.
Sharonda
On 8/23/12, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com
accessible, but for the time
being, if you have no vision, I doubt it will be of much use to you.
Chuck
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On Thursday, August 23, 2012 9:36:23 AM UTC-7, Rick Alfaro wrote:
Hello Listers.
This morning I saw a tweet from LifeHacker discussing a new version of this
app
Hi Sandy.
Not sure what you mean by toggling the input method. As it is now, you
already have the Fleksy method of typing along with using the more
traditional method of tapping and holding on a character. Tapping and
holding of course is a lot slower but you do get exactly what you want or at
Hi.
Personally, I would not like to see this changed to having all punctuations
being available only on one Colum. I find the current setup to be very
intuitive and quicker once you get used to it.
Best,
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Hello Listers.
This morning I saw a tweet from LifeHacker discussing a new version of this
app called Draft. It's one of many note taking apps out there but what
attracted me to it was the fact that when you open it, you are immediately
placed in an edit field for a new note along with its
this app. When I tap the actions button and begin swiping
to the right, VO does not speak at all. I have the iPhone 4S with V5.1.
Could you give me some pointers? Thanks.
Sharonda
On 8/23/12, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Listers.
This morning I saw a tweet from LifeHacker
This is how I feel as well. Fleksy on Android as a keyboard default
wouldn't be enough to cause me to switch from iPhone to Android. Although
Android has definitely improved in terms of accessibility, from the reviews
I've read and the podcasts I've listened to, it still has a long long way to
Ed,
I don't have any personal experience with the apple thermostat but if you
are referring to the Ness (maybe wrong spelling) thermostat, others have
posted that the IOS app is inaccessible.
Based on feedback I got from other users on the list, I recently purchased
the Filtrate 3m50 made
I personally am not comfortable with using my thumbs at all. What works
very well for me is holding the phone with my left hand, and using my index,
middle, and ring fingers of my right hand to type. I use my index finger
for letters on the left side of the KB, my middle finger for the middle
I agree, I'd hate to see another button on there when copy and clear does
the job. If you are not using the text for anything, there's no harm at
all.
Best,
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Friday,
Hi, keep in mind that this device also has a USB port so I think it's
somewhat future proofed in that regard.
Best,
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:54 PM
To:
Robin,
How much configuration with the thermostat can you actually do with the IOS
app? Can you create and edit programs and control all of the features of
the thermostat?
Thanks.
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Robin Frost
Hi.
Tap and hold on the Fleksy keyboard and slide your finger up until you pass
the first row of letters and you will then be in the row of punctuation
groups. It's located where you would normally expect to find numbers on a
standard qwerty keyboard. Once in that row of punctuations and
Has anyone tried this new scan/ocr app from the Fine reader folks? I'm
wondering if gives any better results than some of the OCR apps. Here's the
App Store link for it.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finescanner-scanner-for-documents/id534203582
?mt=8
Rick
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On 26/07/2012, at 3:33, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
Has anyone tried this new scan/ocr app from the Fine reader folks?
I'm wondering if gives any better results than some of the OCR apps.
Here's the App Store link for it.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/finescanner
Hi. I've seen this as well but unfortunately, I don't know of any way to
fix this. Really, I think it's a bug more than anything and something we
should report to Apple accessibility.
Best,
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of
Thanks Chuck. That would be a welcome feature to add. I did contact the
author asking about this but so far I haven't gotten any kind of response.
Best,
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Chuck Dean
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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From: Rick Alfaro mailto:rick.alf...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 2:15 PM
Subject: RE: Is there such a time announce at
Chuck,
This is a terrific app. I just purchased it.
Do you have any issue with this app not continuing to speak
Eric,
I'm sure you've read about the Fleksy app on this list. You may or may not
be aware that the developer has made an SDK to any other developer that
would like to integrate with Fleksy. I think Fleksy would be absolutely
terrific in conjunction with List Recorder. Since you are in contact
Richard,
If I'm not mistaken, I believe Winamp also will play M4a. Just FYI.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Richard Turner
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:01 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: List
Chuck,
This is a terrific app. I just purchased it.
Do you have any issue with this app not continuing to speak once your phone
has done its auto screen lock? Unfortunately, that's what's happening here.
If I set a timer for anything longer than what my auto lock is set for, the
app no
Hi, I have the tactile screen protector myself and find that it doesn't seem
to throw anything off at all. The dots seem to coincide with the letters on
the Fleksy keyboard. Not sure how this is but when I touch and hold a
letter in Fleksy like say the letter r for example, it matches where the
I've tried landscape using my fingers as well as my thumbs but I still find
portrait to be much faster for me especially when I use three fingers on my
right hand while holding the phone in portrait mode with my right. I use my
index finger for letters on the left half of the keyboard, middle
I totally agree. When we see gripe messages like that we need to consider
the source and ignore them IMHO.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Eric SS
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
the Fleksy app and I'm having fun typing ... - from
Fleksy
3 fingers? that's interesting, not heard that before, only the first two.
- Original Message -
From: Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:23 PM
Subject: RE: I got the Fleksy app
I've been running the beta versions for a few weeks now and I haven't
noticed any hit on battery life.
Best,
Rick
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of SYED IMRAN
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 7:32 AM
To:
my message on the next line and put them in the subject line. Maybe I
didn't do it right, will give it another go.
Barbara
From: Rick Alfaro mailto:rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 8:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Fleksy
Why do you find
Scott,
You can copy and paste but you also have options for email, text, tweet, and
if you configure some favorite phone numbers and or email addresses in
settings, those become choices as well. It's a fantastic app. I've been
using it from the beginning when it was first in beta. I'm no speed
It can be in either portrait or landscape mode. When in landscape mode, the
keyboard is a lot larger.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of RDLAW
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 11:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject:
Richard,
I agree with you. Although I think it's great that such an app is being
developed, from what I was able to get from the feature list, I certainly
don't feel it would be worth $30. Maybe to others it would be so I realize
this is very subjective. As you said, there are several
Ester,
Fantastic post as usual.
I happen to have the same printer you have that I purchased for $39 last
black Friday. I also have a Laser printer but I wanted an AirPrint enabled
one and the price was right. As you mentioned, my wife who is sighted had
to set it up because there was no way
Ester,
Do you know if there's any way to get the Learning Ally app to recognize
books in a standard non-drm mp3 format? I know their info says only their
Daisy books are supported but I'm curious if a zip file of mp3s transferred
via iTunes might work. Thanks.
Rick
-Original
Totally agree, Push 4.0 works great and very reliable.
Do you know if the Gmail app works well with VO? Would you use it in place
of the native iPhone app?
Rick
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Raul A. Gallegos
Sent:
to do is put your mp3 files in a folder and select all
those files. When you right click one of the options will be to make daisy
books. I am not sure if it will work but I don't see any reason why it will
not.
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From: Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com
To: viphone
I have the Impact case, one of the TPU rubber cases, and a plain old rubber
skin type case. I did use the TPU case for quite a while for the same
reasons you mentioned but lately, I'm using the rubber type skin which gives
me some protection with no bulk and slip free. I missed the friction
Personally, I hate the bulk with a Defender case. I do think some
protection is needed because the phone is made of glass. A very strong
glass for sure, but sill glass and a bad drop will put a crack on it. I
wouldn't advise anyone use their iPhone without any kind of protection
unless you are
Amy,
Which battery case do you suggest that doesn't add a ton of bulk to the
phone? I use a belt holster that is fairly roomy and can handle the bulk of
an Impact case for example but no larger than this for sure. Any battery
case around that you know of that might work in this situation?
Victor,
This is just a guess on my part but I have a feeling that it will be WiFi
only, at least at first.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Victor Marques
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:05 PM
To:
downloaded from:
http://jaapvanlelieveld.xs4all.nl/
It works fine and once you get the hang of it, it's easy to use.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Rick Alfaro
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Rick Alfaro
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:13 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: OtterBox impact case
I have the Impact case, one of the TPU rubber cases, and a plain old rubber
skin type case. I did use the TPU case for quite a while for the same
reasons
On Jul 3, 2012, at 7:59 AM, Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi.
I currently have the Hopper along with 2 Joeys. I also have a SlingBox
adapter plugged into one of the USB ports on the Hopper. You can get the
adapter for $30 from Dish.
My experience with streaming has been ok
Skype as well if you want.
Best,
Rick Alfaro
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Cristobal
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 7:08 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Dish receivers 922, 722 and hopper/joey and streaming with i
devices
Hello
It does have speed adjustment, but nevertheless, no comparison to Downcast.
I'm glad it's out there however because it's a great alternative considering
it's free.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Raul A. Gallegos
Mary,
Are you referring to either the second or third gen Apple TV? If so, I
can't imagine why you would be getting choppy speech. We have 2 of the
second gen and 1 of the third gen all on the same WiFi network and I have
never gotten choppy speech on any of them. Wonder if it might be a bad
Good point Mary, if the streaming is smooth then WiFi probably isn't your
problem. How long have you had the ATV? If it is still under warranty I
would definitely consider calling Apple support to see what they say. Maybe
a replacement might be in order in your case as it might be an issue with
Wow, sounds like we need a user configurable greeting message that would
show up on the lock screen. That would be an awesome idea. Wonder if
there's a way of doing this somehow?
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Amy Billman
Sent:
I have one, the standard one with dots on all the letters except for f and j
and on other key places. Personally, I find it very helpful even though I'm
an advanced user. Some people tend to look down their nose at aids like
this but I say use what works for you and improves productivity and
no idea that his first name was
Always. - Rita Rudner Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74
On 6/1/2012 6:31 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote:
Does anyone know if there exists some sort of app launcher type
program for a jailbroken
Hi, indeed this sounds like a very useful option for lots of different
scenarios. Thanks for posting.
Best,
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Brett C.
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 3:35 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Does anyone know if there exists some sort of app launcher type program for
a jailbroken 4s? I haven't jailbroken yet but may do so this weekend and
one functionality I'm really looking for is the ability to easily launch
apps from something similar to the sort of launcher apps found under
For anyone interested in this BT headset, I ran across a very good review
that even included sample recordings of the headset in action. I wish more
headset reviews went the extra mile to do this. Very useful. Here's the
link.
http://tinyurl.com/7o27dmb
Best,
Rick
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I still really like the Klipsch dock that's been discussed here before. It
is in fact my bedside dock with a remote.
Best,
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Traci
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
clock and I
want to use my iPhone to power it.
Thanks,
Cory
From: Rick Alfaro mailto:rick.alf...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:26 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Favorite bedside dock?
I still really like the Klipsch dock that's been discussed here before
Both of those are great if you can afford them. The Klipsch is half the
price and to me sounded just as good if not better than the $300 Bose model
but it isn't portable since it has no battery.
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Sarai
If you can afford to go a little higher, definitely check out the Fluance
dock for the iPhone. I don't have one personally, but know 2 people with
very discerning ears that tell me it's probably the best sounding dock they
have ever heard for the price. It's a wood cabinet and weighs about 14
Eric,
Here's one comparison I ran across this morning. I have the regular JamBox
which I love for its size. My only complaint is that it has no music
controls on it whatsoever. The Big Jambox does I think and I believe the
SoundLink does as well but not sure. They are both twice the price of
Big amen to that. I hate their web site.
Rick
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Jon Pierson
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:04 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Anyone Have the Jawbone Big Jambox BT Speaker
Hi
I do exactly the same thing here. Having a tag in the subject field just
adds more verbiage to listen to when going through messages. JMO
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Teresa Cochran
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Glad to see you got a response. I totally gave up on the game due to its
constant crashing on my 4s and when I last checked their web site, it sure
looked like they had pretty much abandoned the project judging by the lack
of responses to others feedback on the game.
Best,
Rick
Traci,
I have the standard model with dots on all the letters except for f and j.
I do find having it quite helpful. However I'm not sure I'd go as far as to
say I'd be totally comfortable with absolutely no VO feedback. Note that I
do have clicks turned off and have keyboard voice set to
Yes, I think this is right on. I did purchase this program and had a heck
of a time with the non-standard size being used for the labels. I even
wrote to their support address asking about this and never got a response.
Expecting us to get someone to cut our labels is a bit much I think.
Hi Nancy.
Just wanted to add that the labels I sent you were not Staples but Office
Depot and they also had issues.
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Nancy M
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 7:27 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject:
I think one thing that would be helpful is to be notified by the app if the
flash has been turned on or off, even if it is automatic.
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Scott Howell
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 5:40 AM
To:
On May 1, 2012, at 10:18 AM, Nancy M wrote:
Those are my very favorite labels and I use them in my HP Inkjet printer
where they work great!
N
On Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:37:14 PM UTC-5, Rick Alfaro wrote:
Eric
Did you order them from Amazon? I ask because here is what it says on
Amazon's
Eric,
Not sure if you ordered the same labels I did. I ordered them from amazon
since I have Amazon Prime. They are the Avery 6570 labels and it states
that they are for both laser and inkjet printers. Just FYI.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com
for your note. I'll remain optimistic.
Eric Caron
On Apr 29, 2012, at 4:15 PM, Rick Alfaro wrote:
Eric,
Not sure if you ordered the same labels I did. I ordered them from
amazon since I have Amazon Prime. They are the Avery 6570 labels and
it states that they are for both laser
Nancy,
Looks like you might be onto something here. I just checked and the labels
I'm having issues with are from Office Depot and the container says same as
Avery 5160. Anyhow, you should receive my samples any day now.
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Traci,
This has been an issue for a while now. There was a thread not too long ago
where several have been experiencing the same thing.
Best,
Rick
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Traci
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 6:22 PM
To:
Hi Mark, what I would do in this case is issue the spoken command vokul
stop listening and then do your deleting. Say vokul start listening to
get Vokul going again.
Rick
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Marc Rocheleau
I tend to agree here. For some reason I'm always logged in as Ofelia21 and
a ton of channels are listed as testing and you can't play them at all or
at least I haven't been able to. Only a buck but a buck times a few hundred
or thousand downloads, and someone made a killing. Hopefully we're
Personally, I had this headset and returned it the next day. Incoming audio
sounded great but I got tons of complaints about my outgoing audio, it was
ok but not very good which it should be for the price I paid which was $99.
I do believe others have this headset here on the list and haven't had
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