RE: Cannot sign into I cloud with Chrome.

2024-06-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I just tried it on my Windows 11 computer with both Chrome and Edge and had no issues. After I entered my Apple Id and password, Jaws focus was automatically in the first field of the 6 numbers, the message with the code popped up on my phone and I entered it without difficulties. The important

RE: loss of volume

2024-06-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
When you ask a question like this you should always include your iPhone model and even more importantly, the version of iOS you are using. It's difficult to answer something like this to begin with, but even more so without knowing if you are using the latest version of iOS on a still supported

RE: How can I get an AI Chatbot to interpret a nine page PDF?

2024-06-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
But not everybody wants to pay $20 or whatever the monthly cost for that is. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Brandon Olivares Sent: Saturday, June 1, 2024 3:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How can I get an AI Chatbot to interpret a nine page PDF? Just sign up for

RE: Sonos App Update

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Funny timing, I was just composing my message about the app update. Depending on how adventurous you are I would say you can update now, but there is definitely a bit of a learning curve and some experimentation required. It is definitely a lot better, though, maybe some others who have updated

As promised, today's Sonos update brings significant Voiceover improvements

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, as Sonos promised, an update of the new Sonos app which was released two weeks ago came out today. I decided to update and I am happy to say that while not perfect, the app is now definitely very usable with Voiceover. Exploring by touch again lets you find stuff and swiping is much more

RE: Sonos headphones are here

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
ww.instagram/TheBlindMan12v<http://www.instagram/TheBlindMan12v> those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs On May 21, 2024, at 10:06 AM, Sieghard Weitzel mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:  I always find it funny when companies and Sonos

RE: Sonos headphones are here

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
om> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 9:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Sonos headphones are here No worries Richard, now instead of posting the first message I'll simply

RE: ipad 8th generation and IOS 18

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Your best excuse is simply that you feel it's time to upgrade and that you want to do it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Monday, May 20, 2024 3:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: ipad 8th generation and IOS 18

RE: Sonos headphones are here

2024-05-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No worries Richard, now instead of posting the first message I'll simply say that I am deeply disappointed that these are just another pair of super expensive Bluetooth headsets. I really thought that apart from that they would also support Wi-Fi connectivity when you are at home as all other

RE: Pro V Pro Mas?

2024-05-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
First of all, you probably meant to say SE 2022 since there is no SE 2023. The iPhone SE currently has 3 Generations as below: iPhone SE (1st generation), released March 31, 2016 iPhone SE (2nd generation), released April 24, 2020 iPhone SE (3rd generation), released March 18, 2022 iPhone SE

RE: Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer

2024-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
inal Message --- From: Sieghard Weitzel [siegh...@outlook.com] Sent: 5/16/2024, 12:55 PM To: supp...@chefiq.com<mailto:supp...@chefiq.com> Subject: Re: Chef iQ Support 00356737 That is very unfortunate and disappointing. As our population ages there are more and more people with

RE: need help with the hitch app and IPhone

2024-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Louise wrote "It’s supposed to provide transportation between cities. Thanks." For more details I would just go to the App Store and read the descriptions especially in terms of whether this is only for the United States or if it is also available in Canada and other countries. From:

RE: Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer

2024-05-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
speaks the temperature change in realtime. I’d be curious to know what the Chef IQ folks say if they get back to you. Cristóbal From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 1

RE: Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer

2024-05-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
roast coffee beans, you have to get around 400º depending on the bean. That and the way beans are roasted (lots of agitation), it might be too rough for the probe. Cristóbal From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 1:03 PM To: viphone

RE: Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer

2024-05-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
US. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer Hi, Just saw this promoted in an email from A T Guys and was wondering if anybody has purchased and used it: Meater

Meater Plus wireless cooking thermometer

2024-05-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, Just saw this promoted in an email from A T Guys and was wondering if anybody has purchased and used it: Meater Plus Best regards, Sieghard -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone

RE: mbasic facebook site down?

2024-05-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Don't typically use it since I find the Windows 11 Facebook app works quite well, but I just tried mbasic.facebook.com and it worked fine for me. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 6:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc:

RE: Question about ringtone

2024-05-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is typically controlled by your carrier and if you call them they may change how long your phone rings before it goes to voice mail. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Rena Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 8:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Question about ringtone Hello,

RE: Phone Not Ringing

2024-05-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Definitely sounds like one o fthe focus modes like Do Not Disturb could be turned on. If you pull down from the top a little way to bring up control centre, you can then check on the left side of the screen about half way down where it says "Focus", if it only says "Focus" then it's fine, but

RE: The Accessibility of a Particular Metronome iPhone App

2024-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
rest of your life." -- Dr. Margaret Rockwell Phanstiehl Founder of Audio Description (1932-2009) My web site: https://www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 12:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The Acc

RE: Problem with messages in WhatsApp

2024-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Two things to try: 1. When you get out of WhatsApp, don't just reopen it, but make sure you first close the app out of the app switcher as well, then reopen it. 2. Make sure you don't have Screebn Recognition for WhatsApp enabled as this may give you strange results. Typically screen recognition

RE: The Accessibility of a Particular Metronome iPhone App

2024-05-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
He wrote in his message " On the app store it goes by the name, TE Tuner" From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 9:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The Accessibility of a Particular Metronome iPhone App I copied the name you gave,

RE: Sonos latest update.

2024-05-09 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
that it is changing because I can hear the change in the sound from the speaker that is playing. Also, My sighted wife says that the icon changes. I hope Sonos address the VoiceOver accessibility issues sooner rather than later. But for me, The app is useable. > On May 8, 2024, at 1:10 PM, Siegh

RE: Sonos latest update.

2024-05-09 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
wing. > On May 8, 2024, at 3:28 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Just curious, but how do you select a particular room or speaker to play > music on? I was able to access the system settings no problem, but I have had > little success selecting a particular room and then sele

A little more about the new Sonos app

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I had been in touch with somebody at Sonos back in 2010 and with all these new Sonos app issues I decided to take a chance and send her a message. It turned out that she is still with Sonos and she is now Vice President, Global Consumer Direct. Below is her reply to my message in which I was

RE: [Tech-VI] From Jonathan Mosen via Living Blindfully: Updated blog post on the Sonos accessibility issue

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I was under the impression Sonos already announced that there was a roadmap in place for restoring accessibility first with an update in 2 weeks and more by end of June. Is that a good thing, well obviously it would have been nice if they had just delayed releasing the app until it was all

RE: Sonos latest update.

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
later. But for me, The app is useable. > On May 8, 2024, at 1:10 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Larry, I just replied to another message of Richard's, but just in case you > didn't see o rread it entirely, it does not appear that this app update comes > with a hardware update or

RE: Sonos latest update.

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Larry, I just replied to another message of Richard's, but just in case you didn't see o rread it entirely, it does not appear that this app update comes with a hardware update or requires one. I updated the Sonos app on our iPad last night and then did a manual check for updates in the new

RE: Do not update Sonos!

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And also, I did manage to find System Update in the new app on the iPad and when I double tapped "Check for updates" I was told that my system did not need to be updated which indicates that this is entirely an app/user interface update and does not involve any firmware update of the Sonos

RE: Do not update Sonos!

2024-05-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Richard, I updated the Sonos app on our iPad and while it's far from good, I did not have any issues swiping to and activating buttons like Account Info, System Info. It was late last night so I only spend maybe 5 minutes with it and I certainly wouldn't want it on my iPhone 13 Pro which

RE: NOT WORKING!! Re: Can a number be automatically sent to a phone menu to always connect with the operator?

2024-05-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
menu to always connect with the operator? Great suggestion. Why didn’t I think of that? Guess that’s why they pay you big bucks.  Katrina From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday,

RE: NOT WORKING!! Re: Can a number be automatically sent to a phone menu to always connect with the operator?

2024-05-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Another thing Peter could do is to provide the phone number of his taxi company so maybe somebody else could try this for him. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Katrina Anderson Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2024 10:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: NOT WORKING!! Re: Can a

RE: A big update is coming to the Sonos app

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: A big update is coming to the Sonos app A Sonos employee confirmed on the Sonos Community forum t

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:52 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case Amazon is probably the best place as you can find literally dozens and dozens of different cases. I personally like the Tech 21 cases as they are thin but very tough

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
p checking the setting in between now and Tuesday. They also said because of this issue, they will not charge me any monthly payment for my next bill. So, we'll see. Thank you all. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday

RE: NOT WORKING!! Re: Can a number be automatically sent to a phone menu to always connect with the operator?

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, and some systems don't allow you to interrupt, i.e. you have to listen to the entire message first before you can enter a number. I have our local Safeway number in my contacts and here you have to dial 8 in order to get to customer service and it works perfectly, the number, a single

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Amazon is probably the best place as you can find literally dozens and dozens of different cases. I personally like the Tech 21 cases as they are thin but very tough. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Rena Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
, S. Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. Go Dodgers! - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel<mailto:siegh...@live.ca> To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2024 3:27 PM Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case What

RE: [Tech-VI] It appears Sonos is about to become less useable by screen reader users. The CEO should stop it now, but here’s how to protect your investment if he doesn’t – Mosen At Large

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard, I send two messages to people I dealt with at Sonos back in 2009 when I ordered my first sonos equipment (guess keeping old emails can be a good thing). One came back right away as undeliverable saying that no such person was found and of course that isn't surprising since that was

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 12:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please. I would be careful with turning on Call Forward, many carriers charge for this and why would you want

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
, and if it is someone who I know, I will call them back. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 1:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please. There is no fix, it seems that Verizon and some other

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
What is a success? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Rena Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 1:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case It’s a 6S. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 3:08 PM

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It seems that the phone didn’t have the same opinion because it stopped working. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 2:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
because it stopped working. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 2:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Question about iPhone case What's wrong with pooring Sauerkraut on an iPhone? Just wipe it off and you are good to go  From

RE: seeking correct cable

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
, 2024, at 2:39 PM, Vicki W. wrote: I'm a little confused about the difference in shape between the lightning and C ends. Are they simular? - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2024 2:29 PM Subject: RE: seeking correct cable That is only t

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
e. You will need to manage the options by dialing short codes. For Verizon, start here: https://www.verizon.com/support/caller-id-services/ : -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subjec

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
n customer. So I wouldn't be able to do this on Carolyn behalf. I had to fix my car ID with a couple other carriers, and they were able to fix it. So I'm sure Verizon would be able to do the same. > On May 4, 2024, at 1:26 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > There is no fix, it seems th

RE: Question about iPhone case

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
What's wrong with pooring Sauerkraut on an iPhone? Just wipe it off and you are good to go  From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Rena Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Question about iPhone case Hello, I just bought a new iPhone, SE2022 because

RE: seeking correct cable

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is only true if you have a wall charger which also has a USB-C plug. There are still many wall adapters out there which have a regular full-size USB-A port in which case you would need a cable with USB-A (large USB plug on one end and a USB-C on the other end which would plug into your

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
There is no fix, it seems that Verizon and some other carrier simply don't make this available. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joseph hudson Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Caller ID Help Please. Then my

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And have you called T-Mobile to ask why his does not work for you? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 4:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please. Carolyn, Can I ask you who is your phone

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 3:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please. It is not in the Phone app, it is in Settings > Phone and it is towards the bottom and the exact name is "Show my caller Id, button". It is after Call Forwarding and

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 3:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Caller ID Help Please. If you cannot turn it on, have you tried to close all apps and restart your phone? If that doesn't help, I would recommend you go

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Change Voicemail password Dial Assist switch button on Dial assist automatically determines the correct international or local prefix when dialing -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 4

RE: [Tech-VI] It appears Sonos is about to become less useable by screen reader users. The CEO should stop it now, but here’s how to protect your investment if he doesn’t – Mosen At Large

2024-05-04 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is very concerning. The same question was asked by a blind Sonos user on the Sonos Community forum and a Sonos staff member replied as follows, that was about 2 weeks ago: Yes, the new Sonos app has been tested with voice-over and will continue to be accessible to voice-over users. We aim

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you cannot turn it on, have you tried to close all apps and restart your phone? If that doesn't help, I would recommend you go to General Settings > Reset and do a Reset Network Settings. Then try again. Keep in mind that after Reset Network Settings you will have to reconnect to your Wi-Fi

RE: Caller ID Help Please.

2024-05-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It is not in the Phone app, it is in Settings > Phone and it is towards the bottom and the exact name is "Show my caller Id, button". It is after Call Forwarding and Call Waiting. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024

RE: an email folder question

2024-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, April 29, 2024 11:51 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: an email folder question Why would you use POP3 if you want to use your email on multiple devices? -Original Message

RE: an email folder question

2024-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Why would you use POP3 if you want to use your email on multiple devices? -Original Message- From: 'Karen Poulakos' via VIPhone Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2024 1:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: an email folder question I was hoping this would be my solution. However,

RE: an email folder question

2024-04-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If your email accounts are properly configured as IMAP or as exchange accounts if you are using Outlook, then you can set up a folder on any device where that email account is set up. For example, I have my main personal email account which is an Outlook.com account set up on my laptop, my work

RE: A big update is coming to the Sonos app

2024-04-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
y web site: https://www.turner42.com From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2024 7:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: A big u

RE: How to get the most out of Apple Maps

2024-04-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Thanks, I'll look for it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 10:34 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How to get the most out of Apple Maps Hi Sieghard, I just used it in the car with my wife a few days ago and it spoke just fine.

RE: A big update is coming to the Sonos app

2024-04-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
g said all that, I’m excited for the update and just hope Sonos don’t brake something major. Chris Judge [cid:image001.png@01DA97C5.2A3B93F0] [cid:image001.png@01DA97C5.2A3B93F0] From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:05 AM T

How to get the most out of Apple Maps

2024-04-26 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard just posted about turning on detailed voice guidance in Google Maps. I recently tried to use Apple Maps a few times both while in a vehicle and also walking and I must admit I am a bit confused about what happened to it. It seems that when I put in a destination while driving with

A big update is coming to the Sonos app

2024-04-25 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
For all the Sonos fans who may not be signed up to receive emails from Sonos, I just received the below: Faster. Easier. Better - App update available May 7 Get ready for a fresh look, easier control, and new ways to personalize your listening experience. Your questions answered Is this a new

RE: Out going Phone Calls on my iPhone.

2024-04-24 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Even if that would be the case, such calls would not show up in the Recent call list on the iPhone. What sort of numbers are they? It's easy to look up an area code to see where the number is. Does anybody else have access to your phone? I can't really think of any situation where an outgoing

RE: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring.

2024-04-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Have you rebooted your iPhone? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2024 8:32 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring. It's easy enough to clear missed calls

RE: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring.

2024-04-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Don't US carriers offer a feature which requires a caller to press a random > number before the call is connected? Here in Canada you can ask for this and > if for example I call somebody who has this activated, I hear the following > message: &

RE: Streaming Devices

2024-04-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Why not get a Sonos Port, super accessible and sonos will give you lots of options to add to in the future. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of regs2...@rogers.com Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 4:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Streaming Devices

RE: Using Chat GPT, and other Apss

2024-04-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I only used it out of curiosity a few times for writing and I found the exact opposite. Here is one example, my request for ChatGPT was: Write me a 500 word essay about the Brother Grimm And Below is what I got and it's in my opinion perfectly written and what is more, it's all perfectly

RE: calls getting cut off.

2024-04-12 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Or it could simply be a dirty screen. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2024 10:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: calls getting cut off. The only thing I can think of is that something else is

RE: Mobile phone unwanted and scam monitoring.

2024-04-11 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Don't US carriers offer a feature which requires a caller to press a random number before the call is connected? Here in Canada you can ask for this and if for example I call somebody who has this activated, I hear the following message: The subscriber you are calling has call control. Please

RE: Setting Default Option In Rotor

2024-04-09 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Vicki W. Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 5:40 AM To: IPhone Subject: Setting Default Option In Rotor Hi, Is there a way to set the default option in the rotor or turn it off so there is no default option? Thank you. Vicki -- The following

RE: Replying to An Email With An attachment Question Please.

2024-04-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Or you can save the attachment to say your Downloads folder, then copy it with Control + C, go into Outlook and press Control + Shift + R to "Reply All", then when you are in the message body press Control + V which will attach your attachment again to the email. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Update to Seeing AI now available.

2024-04-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The Seeing Ai app continues to add new and useful features and in my opinion is still one of the best apps for any sort of OCR, currency recognition and so on. The fact that it is free of course is also a bonus and I only this morning tried the "Browse Photos" feature and it's much better than

RE: Family Sharing with Voice Dream Subscription

2024-04-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Don't think there is anything you need to do, however, not all apps with subscription pricing support family sharing. It is my understanding you subscribe directly with Voice Dream and not via the App Store? If so I assume you may have to use the credentials you used to purchase the

Oko app will be launched in Canada in the coming three months

2024-04-03 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I just received the below message after having participated in the Beta test for the Oko app here in Canada a few months ago. And before half a dozen people ask what it is, here is the link to their website where you can read all about it: Meet oko - The AI-powered navigation app for people

RE: Jonathan Mosens take on the VoiceDream issue

2024-03-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
What community are we talking about? OK, it's a rhetorical question because I know the blind/visually impaired community is being referred to. However, just because Voice Dream Reader is designed to work extremely well with Voiceover and has features for low vision users, it is not an app

RE: Please submit feedback to Apple about Voice Dream Reader

2024-03-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I highly doubt it violates any Apple rules, if a developer decides to increase the price for their app or to charge something for a previously free app or to switch to a subscription model then that is entirely their decision. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent:

RE: Jonathan Mosens take on the VoiceDream issue

2024-03-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You suggest none of us give them a dime, I suggest everybody does what they feel is best for them and let's stop bad mouthing them because you don't agree with their business decision which is entirely theirs to make. This is getting old and it's a repeat of the same issue when some app

RE: scanning a qr code

2024-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Just make sure you have Code Scanner added to your control centre items, then open it and point to your computer screen. I rarely have issues with this, just make sure you don't go too close, nothing wrong being 2 or so feet away from the screen. -Original Message- From:

RE: Taking pictures with Iphone

2024-02-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you want to just take ictures the Canera pp which comes preinstalled on your iPhone is fine. If you are taking pictures of people, Voiceover even tells you if the person's face is centred or if not it may say something "1 face near top edge" or "2 faces near right edge". If you want AI

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
/app/cereplay/id1665705245 On Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 5:37:36 PM UTC+1 Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Can you please describe how you installed third party voices on an iPhone which then were available to use with Voiceover? From: vip...@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ivan Icin Sent: Monday, February

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
and cost 1$/voice. I have just installed one of them. They do appear to be of solid quality but are a bit laggy and buggy. Still I did try them few weeks ago when I couldn’t make anything out of them so you can call this a progress. On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 6:35:53 PM UTC+1 Sieghard Weitzel

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
few weeks ago when I couldn’t make anything out of them so you can call this a progress. On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 6:35:53 PM UTC+1 Sieghard Weitzel wrote: No From: vip...@googlegroups.com<mailto:vip...@googlegroups.com> mailto:vip...@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Mária Or

RE: Outdoor.

2024-02-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Apart from checking if screen recognition is on, when strange stuff like that happens the first thing to do is to reboot your iPhone. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 6:10 AM To: viPhone Subject: Outdoor.

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-20 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
:53 PM UTC+1 Sieghard Weitzel wrote: No From: vip...@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mária Orovcíková Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 3:45 AM To: vip...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: third party speech for IOS? Hello, please, is there a way to use third-party speech/voice on Apple Watch? Thanks

RE: Nest. Learning thermostat.

2024-02-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If it changes after a while this would indicate that a schedul emay be in effect. All of these smart thermostats can have schedules and this may work well for people who have a regular routine, e.g. they get up at the same time each day, leave for work the same time, come home around the same

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mária Orovcíková Sent: Monday, February 19, 2024 3:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: third party speech for IOS? Hello, please, is there a way to use third-party speech/voice on Apple Watch? Thanks. Maria Dňa 19. 2. 2024 o

RE: third party speech for IOS?

2024-02-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Yes, you only get what Apple provides, but especially now that Eloquence is available which a few years ago most of us would have said Apple will never offer, there really are a lot of voices to choose from and very good ones. Yes, I know for some that is never enough and the grass on the

RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps

2024-02-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And of course 1Password is a Canadian company and as a Canadian I do like this. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2024 2:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps Thanks, I'll have to try

RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps

2024-02-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
ps.com>> on behalf of Sieghard Weitzel mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> Date: Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> Subject: RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps Can you explai

RE: Anyone Tried Tame

2024-02-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And in adition of being aweful it is even worse than Amazon when it comes to offering super cheap products with no way to tell whether side thing was made by some 6-year old kid in a sweat shop in Bangladesh or using slave labour in Cjhina. And by super cheap I don't only mean financially

RE: Accessibility of Authenticator Apps

2024-02-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Can you explain how 1Password can doe 2FA? I thought you still have to use something like Microsoft authenticator. I very recently started using 1Password and signed up for the Starter for Teams account as this is also for my business and several employees need to have access. I had been a

RE: Anyone else having major issues with the latest 17.4 public beta?

2024-02-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Have you restarted your phone? If that doesn't help do a Reset Network Settings and if that doesn't help you may have to reset your phone and restore from backup, sounds like something may have gone wrong with your update. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain

RE: Alexa stupidity

2024-02-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I am in Canada and I just asked one of my Sonos speakers where I have Alexa installed to play " KUHF radio". Alexa came back and said playing Houston public media or something like that and then it started playing.. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Sent: Saturday, February

RE: WALTRPro, Apple Music, and iTunes saga with resolution

2024-02-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard, you could just turn off Beta downloads and then wait the 3 or 4 weeks until iOS 17.4 is released to the public. At that point you will get the official iOS 17.4 version and you'll be out of the Beta program. I decided for now to also stop using Betas as I am going to the Philippines for

RE: WALTRPro, Apple Music, and iTunes saga with resolution

2024-02-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard, as I said in my earlier email, I had no issues with Waltr Pro and I had the 3 new apps installed to begin with. I should mention that I don't think I ever had iTunes installed on this laptop or maybe I did at some point and I had uninstalled it, but if you have issues with Waltr Pro I

RE: More indications iTunes may soon be gone

2024-02-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
key is to play and pause a song? Also, how do you make shortcuts to the desktop when you are using the apps? On Feb 12, 2024, at 12:42 PM, Sieghard Weitzel mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:  I am talking about iTunes the program, it will not affect any music you have saved. I also

RE: Apple Music for Windows and WALTRPro, no joy

2024-02-13 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard, I have Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices on my laptop and recently tried Waltr Pro and in fact I did subscribe for a month just so I could quickly get all my dozens of tones back on my phone after setting it up as a new device and it all worked fine. After I installed Waltr Pro I

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