KNFB Reader and iPad Mini with Retina

2014-09-26 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, A buddy of mine installed KNFB Reader on his iPad Mini with the retina display after seeing the KNFB Reader on my 5S. He can get reasonably good scans with it despite the lack of flash, but unlike my KNFB Reader on the 5S, moving around the main KNFB Reader screen on the iPad is really slug

Re: how to remove, or shut off, a real battery drainer?

2014-09-23 Thread Tom Lange
How do you show the percentage is in the app switcher? I've never seen them in I OS 7.1.2 Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2014, at 1:42 PM, "Charles Rivard" wrote: > > It showed that "home" had used 38 percent of the battery power. Other apps > used from 2 percent to 19 percent. If it

Re: Another voiceover bug in the phone app

2014-09-19 Thread Tom Lange
Just curious: has it been clearly established that the stuck number and continuous tone issue occurs ONLY when Voiceover is running? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:00 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Voicemail works here as well, on an iPhone5. I've gotten that stuck number > bug many

Re: app retrieval?

2014-09-19 Thread Tom Lange
Hi. Just to expound and perhaps clarify a bit, go into the App Store and double-tap the Updases Tab. Double-tap on Purchased. In the resulting Purchased screen, double-tap on Not On This iPhone, and you'll see a list of all of your purchased apps that aren't sresently on your device. Each ent

Re: KNFB reader not working as expected

2014-09-18 Thread Tom Lange
I'd remove the phone from the case and try scanning again to eliminate the case as a possible issue. I really dislike Lifeproof cases so I'm inclined to suspect the case as the cause here. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 18, 2014, at 11:57 AM, "Christopher Sabine" > wrote: > > Hello. I'm using

Re: IOS8!!!

2014-09-10 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I have never had a problem with mail or Safari crashing. I've had situations where I'll try to launch an app and get kicked back out to the home screen, but never a hard lockup where my only recourse was to power down the phone and restart. Tom - Original Message - From: "Chery

Fw: Problem with VoiceOver reading of station list in Pandora

2014-08-17 Thread Tom Lange
y sooner rather than later. Also, when developing updates, please ensure that they're properly tested with VoiceOver. We'd appreciate that, too. Thanks in advance for your prompt attention and consideration. Best regards, Tom Lange. [[18c3595f24a471e57562d75927df4d2c2f6bba06-27830]]

Re: VoiceOver loses focus when moving through next and previous stations Pandora 5.5 IOS 7.1.2

2014-08-17 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I've definitely noticed this issue and have reported it to someone at Pandora Support. I'll let you know if she writes back. Tom - Original Message - From: "Shai" To: Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:38 AM Subject: VoiceOver loses focus when moving through next and previous

Re: Is Nook App Accessible

2014-08-09 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Yes indeed, the Nook app works quite well for me. I like the Kindle interface a little better, but the Nook interface isn't bad. Tom - Original Message - From: "Lynda Ingraham" To: Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 11:29 AM Subject: Is Nook App Accessible Hi Everyone, Is the

Re: Bluetooth between Apex and IPhone

2014-08-05 Thread Tom Lange
Hi. Good points, Eileen, though I've rarely had to re-do the pairing between my iPhone and my Apex. Maybe it's Keysoft 9.4.1 or maybe it's just that I've beat the hell out of that machine, using it heavily over the last three or four years and the machine is juit showing its age. Whatever the

How to Navigate the Mail app on an iPad with a Bluetooth Keyboard

2014-07-31 Thread Tom Lange
Hi all, I have a somewhat perplexing situation that I ran into yesterday and will probably run into it again soon, hence my questions. I was working with an elderly student who was trying to use the mail app on her iPad with a Logitech bluetooth keyboard, as she has trouble performing typical V

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-30 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, The interface is a bit unconventional, but Kindle is a great app. I recommend it to all of my students who are iPhone users and avid readers. Tom - Original Message - From: Judy Wilkinson To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Ki

Re: Best Taxi Apps?

2014-07-29 Thread Tom Lange
Since I don't have any idea where you're located it's hard to say what will work best for you. Off the top of my head, I'd first recommend the White and Yellow Pages app; I use it regularly to locate all kinds of businesses. The app has several tabs to choose from at the bottom of the screen

Re: Free Book for Users of iBooks/Mastering the Macintosh with Voiceover

2014-07-20 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I had quite a time downloading the book for some reason, and iBooks told me that the book was there but I couldn't see it. When I finally was able to locate and open it, I found that reading it was very easy, especially with my BrailleNote Apex. Thanks for the tip regarding this book; I'm

Re: has any one updated to the newest update to in blink radio?

2014-07-09 Thread Tom Lange
I remember updating recently but I didn't get around to trying it until I saw your post. Works fine over here. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2014, at 5:29 AM, "Rose Combs" wrote: > > Yes, but I can't find a way to log in. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Transferring OOTunes Recordings to a Computer

2014-06-23 Thread Tom Lange
Hi folks, Last night I recorded a radio broadcast on OOTunes that's about an hour and forty minutes long. I'd like to transfer it to my computer for safekeeping since it has some really great music. Even though it's not the best quality recording I might also want to edit the recording using

Re: Accessibility Features in iOS8

2014-06-03 Thread Tom Lange
I would really like the ability to do file and folder management and to be able to transfer files of all types from my PC or laptop to my iPhone as if it were an external drive. I resent having to use iTunes for any file/folder management task and would dearly love to tell Apple to take iTunes

Re: Strange Misreporting bug with Latest IOS Version

2014-04-26 Thread Tom Lange
has an app or subscription it it already? Teresa "Everything is interesting if you go into it deeply enough."-Richard P. Feynman On Apr 26, 2014, at 9:54 AM, Tom Lange wrote: Hi folks, I've gott a weird one for you. Before updating to the la

Strange Misreporting bug with Latest IOS Version

2014-04-26 Thread Tom Lange
Hi folks, I've gott a weird one for you. Before updating to the latest IOS version I had a folder called News with three apps in it which are NFB Newsline, Newspapers and Newsstand. After updating, I found out about the Newsbeat app, installed it and added it to the News folder. The News fold

Questions About the GMail App

2014-04-13 Thread Tom Lange
Does anyone on the list use the GMail app? I have some questions. When reading a message, then returning to my inbox, focus is placed at the top of the message list. How can I get the app to remember my place in the list? Also, the app shows that I have 20,000 plus messages in the inbox. If I

Re: Keyboard, Display, and maybe gesture reference

2014-04-03 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I love that idea and I want all of my students to get copies of that reference card when it comes out. Anna, you are a real gem. Thank you for the wonderful work that you do. Tom - Original Message - From: "Woody Anna Dresner" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:43 AM Subj

Re: Problems Navigating in Edit Field

2014-03-31 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I noticed this issue yesterday, in fact. I don't remember exactly what I was doing at the time, perhaps sharing a contact with someone, and I recall being rather annoyed. So I'll have to monitor this situation and send a bug report to Apple if need be. Tom - Original Message -

Re: Papa Sangre 2

2014-03-30 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Jennie, You'll need to turn VoiceOver off when you start each level of the game. Then to move forward, tap your fingers on the screen as if you were walking. When the game starts the phone should be in landscape mode. Ideally you should only have to tap on the lower left and lower right cor

Re: This Weeks There's An App For That

2014-03-29 Thread Tom Lange
om Subject: Re: This Weeks There's An App For That Because there are a total of 5 apps in this post and by posting the link to the post it would be better to just let people read the entire post for themselves . Have a great Friday, Scott On Mar 27, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Tom Lange wrote: Hi, Why

Re: This Weeks There's An App For That

2014-03-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Why not post the name of the app along with the link. I'm out on the road right now and Safari's running rally sloo, so it would be nice to see the app name so I can decide whether I want to follow the link. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 27, 2014, at 1:32 PM, Scott Rume

Re: battery

2014-03-24 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Laura, Here's an odd thought about this situation that was triggered by what you said regarding other iPhone users who don't experience the battery drain and who aren't running VoiceOver. I remember some years back, it was said that BrailleNotes drain the battery faster while using speech a

Re: TV Guide Puzzler

2014-03-23 Thread Tom Lange
book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."-Groucho Marx On Mar 22, 2014, at 8:38 PM, Tom Lange wrote: Hi, When using the TV Guide app, I can scroll down through the listings using a three-finger swipe up, but when attempting to reverse d

Re: Turning Off Sounding Alarm in iOS 7.1?

2014-03-23 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, When an alarm goes off, you can double-tap the Snooze button if you want to, or flick right to the OK button and double-tap it. If you press one of the volume buttons you can silence it that way, but the little pop-up window is still there, so you may as well double-tap OK and be done with i

TV Guide Puzzler

2014-03-22 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, When using the TV Guide app, I can scroll down through the listings using a three-finger swipe up, but when attempting to reverse direction with a three-finger swipe down, the app says "refreshing content" and won't scroll. How can I work around this issue? Thanks, Tom -- The following in

Re: App switcher issue resolved

2014-03-12 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, and thanks for the tip. Anna rOCKS!! Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 12, 2014, at 3:53 PM, "Donald L. Roberts" > wrote: > > I am delighted to report that the issue where I was unable to launch the app > switcher on my wife's ipod has been resolved. In fact, I actually was able > to use th

Re: BMO-Harris & Chase Apps

2014-03-12 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I use the Chase app regularly to pay bills online, check my balances and to transfer funds. I remember hearing somewhere that you c an use the phone's camera to scan an image of a check, then deposit that check into your account. I'm curious about that, but since I rarely get paper check

Re: Text Messages

2014-03-11 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, To reply, double-tap on one of those messages, then double-tap on the edit field at the bottom of the screen and type away, or use the dictate function if you like. Personally, I think that the dictate function is a little iffy, so I tend not to rely on it too much. When you've finished yo

Re: General IPhone Help

2014-03-11 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Steven, I had a million questions, too, when I first got my iPhone. One of the best things that I did was to get a book called "getting Started with the iPhone" from National Braille Press and work through its sections, working with the device as I went along. There are two editions of this

Re: iOS 7.1 Won't Download

2014-03-10 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, My download stalled out at around 54 percent, so I went off to watch a TV show for a while. Came back about half an hour later and the install was in progress. Much to my annoyance, VO didn't come up when the install finished so I had no clue whether it was actually done; about five minute

Re: renameing app folders

2014-03-07 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Lori, You wrote: Hi all, How do I go about renameing an app folder? For example, I have several scanning apps but I want to put them all in one folder and name it something like scanning app folder. Thanks. Have you set up the folder yet? If not, when you create the folder, doub

Re: query regarding apple ID

2014-03-03 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, You won't be able to conduct any kind of transaction without some sort of payment information. You definitely need to give them a credit card number so that you can buy apps. If you only get free apps, that's okay; nothing gets charged to your card. Tom - Original Message - Fr

Re: Renaming Apps

2014-03-03 Thread Tom Lange
you go into it deeply enough."-Richard P. Feynman On Mar 2, 2014, at 6:46 PM, Tom Lange wrote: Hi, Here's a weird one for you. I have a folder on one of my home screens called Weather, and inside this folder is the stock weather app that came with the phone and the Radi

Renaming Apps

2014-03-02 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Here's a weird one for you. I have a folder on one of my home screens called Weather, and inside this folder is the stock weather app that came with the phone and the Radio NOAA app. When I installed Weather Underground, the label attached to it was simply called Weather, and I moved it in

Re: stand scan pro

2014-03-02 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I bought my Standscan Pro quite some time ago and just got around to setting it up and taking it for a spin last week. I needed sighted assistance to set the thing up, and when we were looking at the instructions, they mentioned an orange section that needed to be folded a certain way. E

Re: An easy word puzzle that is user friendly for the blind

2014-02-26 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, One of my favorites is Wordundrum. Each puzzle has letters arranged vertically and horizontally like a crossword puzzle, and there are gaps in between the letters that you must fill in to complete words. It's completely accessible and has puzzles ranging from simple to fairly complex. It

Re: Weather Underground

2014-02-18 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I'm not sure if there's a Weather Underground app out there now. A couple of years ago I looked for it in the app store I didn't see it. So I found the web site in Safari and sent a link to its address to one of my home screens. Tom - Original Message - From: Andrew J. LaPo

Re: orientation lock

2014-02-18 Thread Tom Lange
ation lock thanks that clears up a lot. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message ----- From: Tom Lange To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 10:42 PM Subject: Re: orientatio

Re: orientation lock

2014-02-17 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, There's no way to specify what orientation you want, except by turning the phone appropriately, in such a way that the phone recognizes the orientation change. Then go into Control Center and lock it. That's what I did. Tom - Original Message - From: Joseph Hudson To: vip

Re: How to move item to the doc on iPad mini

2014-02-16 Thread Tom Lange
le tap and hold and did you then dragged your finger straight down to the doc? Regards Fanus - Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lange" To: Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 8:12 PM Subject: Re: How to move item to the doc on iPad mini Hi, This may be a silly question, but if it is

Re: How to move item to the doc on iPad mini

2014-02-16 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, This may be a silly question, but if it is an IOS bug, would you see it on both iPhones and iPads? I just moved something out of the dock on my iPhone 5s and had no problem putting settings in the dock. Tom - Original Message - From: "Fanus" To: Sent: Sunday, February 16, 20

Re: adjust volumes

2014-02-15 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Remember, though, that if you're using IOS 7 and have volume in the rotor, your VO volume could get stuck at 35 % or lower and can't move it back up. So watch out. - Original Message - From: "Teresa Cochran" To: Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 12:37 PM Subject: Re: adjust volum

Re: Trouble connecting to wifi with 2 different iPhones

2014-02-15 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Chris writes: Try resetting all network settings by going to settings general reset reset network settings. Do this on one or both devices and see if this helps. I had a similar issue with my 5S, but with my 5S, the phone said that wi-fi was on and that I was connected to LTE instead of

Re: Reader's Digest Subscription

2014-02-15 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Keith, I don't know about Reader's Digest in the Newsstand app, or any other publication in that app for that matter. However, Reader's Digest is available through the NFB Newsline app for free, so you might want to check that out. Tom - Original Message - From: "Keith Bundy"

Re: two finger double tap to answer does not work on iPhone 5S

2014-02-07 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, The two-finger double-tap to answer calls can be a dicey proposition at times on my 5S, but it was that way on my iPhone 4, too. So I don't think your problem lies specifically with the 5S. Tom Hello list It seems that two finger double tap for answering a call does not work on the iPh

Re: Using an iPhone without a Case

2014-02-04 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Craig, Although I like the idea of using an iPhone without a case, I'm one of those guys who crams everything but the kitchen sink into various pockets in my pants, shirts, jackets, et cetera. More often than not I carry my phone in my left front pants pocket, which is also where I keep my

Re: I lost Blind Square on my phone. How to I get it back?

2014-02-01 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Teresa, Your best bet is to do a three-finger swipe down to invoke Spotlight Search, and type 'blindsquare' in the search box. If it's on your phone it should show up in the results list and tell you where it is. For example, when I typed "blinds" into the search box, VoiceOver said somethin

Re: Text of Notes Showing Up in Inbox

2014-01-25 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I first noticed this when I was running an iPhone 4 and IOS 4 and thought it was strange that notes would end up in my GMail inbox. Since I considered this issue a somewhat amusing but minor annoyance I never checked to see if I could turn that off. Just now I went into Settings and Notes

Re: Voiceover quality degradation

2014-01-21 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Thanks, Christopher, for refreshing my memory on that one. You summed it up more concisely than I would have. The only thing I would suggest is make sure that you have a good solid wi-fi connection when you go through this process. If not, the high-quality voice may not download properly

Re: Iphone and constant rebooting

2014-01-19 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I bought two 64-gig iPhone 5S's, one for me and one for my girlfriend. We're both running IOS 7.04 and are not experiencing this problem. Tom - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 3:04 AM Subject: Re: Iphone and constant rebooting Hi no reboo

Re: Interested in people's preferences...

2014-01-19 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, If I need to do a lot of typing I'll fire up the BrailleNote Apex or sometimes I'll use my old Stowaway keyboard. Otherwise the onscreen keyboard will work just fine. Tom - Original Message - From: "eric oyen" To: Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 11:50 PM Subject: Re: Interest

Re: Youtube

2014-01-16 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, YouPlayer also works fine. Tom - Original Message - From: "Chris H" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 10:52 PM Subject: Re: Youtube Try the Youtube app from Google it's free. Regards Chris On 13/01/2014 21:57, dulce muccio weisenborn wrote: Which apps should I download f

Re: phone not ringing on all calls

2014-01-14 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I've certainly had that issue before, and my guess has always been that when the call was placed, I was in a spot where cell coverage wasn't good. It's the only explanation that makes sense to me since I've never had the iPhone do that under any other circumstances. If I've got good bars, t

Re: kindle

2014-01-09 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Betty, Yes, there is a Kindle app spelled k i n d l e for both the iPhone and iPad. Look for it in the app store; last I checked, it's free. You can't buy Kindle books through the Kindle app, but if you have an Amazon account and have One-Click-Buy settings turned on, buying books from the

Re: Calendar and National Hoidays

2014-01-09 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Thanks for passing along that site and the procedure for plugging in the US holidays. I don't know if I followed the procedure to the letter but it worked. Now all I have to do is get the Dodgers schedule before baseball season starts and I'm good to go. Tom - Original Message

Re: Blocking calls Without A Number

2014-01-06 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I'm not sure that you can block a call if the caller ID can't be identified. How would you distinguish between that unwanted call and a call from someone else who also doesn't show his/her caller ID? Tom - Original Message - From: "Robert Vaughn" To: Sent: Sunday, January 05,

Re: why an ipad mini?

2014-01-03 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Don't get me wrong here: this isn't a flame, and it's not directed toward anyone in particular; I'm just making a comment. What SS Eric says below strikes me as absurd. The second I whip out my cane the idea of any attempt to hide my blindness would go right out the window, and I'm defin

Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription

2014-01-03 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I like the idea of the monthly subscription since there's no demo that you could use to evaluate the app for a month or two. If you drop ten bucks for a month's trial, then decide to opt for a three-year subscription you're still doing okay. Tom - Original Message - From: "DJ"

Fw: Bump and Flock will be shut down on January 31

2014-01-03 Thread Tom Lange
Welcome and how to use BumpPassing along... - Original Message - From: Bump Technologies To: lang...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 11:58 AM Subject: Bump and Flock will be shut down on January 31 Bump and Flock will be shut down on Ja

Re: Tiny External Battery

2013-12-29 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Same here; I searched for IHome and found all sorts of speakers with docks and/or charging ports, but no battery packs. BTW, I heard that Fry's recently offered something similar to what Alan described for around $20, but I have no idea what brand or what the power rating is. I may go ove

Re: New EyeNote

2013-12-17 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I saw the update and got it this morning. When I first launched it, nothing appeared on-screen and there was no verbal indication that anything was happening. So, out of curiosity, I pointed the camera at a bill and iNote responded. Seems to me it behaves similarly to Looktel Money Reade

Re: Pandora without Table Index Now

2013-12-14 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Jeffrey, I updated Pandora right around the time that I updated to IOS 7, a couple of months ago or so. The table index disappeared then, and, it seems to me, the station listing is in a grid view and isn't sorted alphabetically. What's worse, I can't find any setting for the old-style list

Re: Has anyone upgraded to IOS7 on an iPhone 4?

2013-12-08 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Upgrading my iPhone 4 to IOS 7 went smoothly, and I didn't experience significant sluggishness issues. I didn't notice major performance degradation in the apps that I frequently used. I did notice some sluggishness with Seeing Eye GPS, but it was sluggish on my iPhone 4 even prior to the

Re: VO Volume

2013-12-05 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Yeah, that's a bug that introduced in the first release of IOS 7. It's still around in IOS 7.0.4. If you're having this problem, go into Settings, then General, and reset all settings. You won't lose data, but you'll have to reconfigure a few things. Once that's done, take volume out of

Re: help with papa sangre

2013-12-03 Thread Tom Lange
when I tried using it without voiceover I found that at times I some how exited the game. Thanks again for your response. Regards. From: Tom Lange Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 10:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: help with papa sangre Hi Martin, You wrote: I

Re: Papa Sangre 2, Walking Around

2013-12-02 Thread Tom Lange
i Tom, I'm having the same issue, to the extent that I can't even get past level one and am about ready to give up. I'm glad someone else is having the same issue. Suzanne From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent

Re: help with papa sangre

2013-12-01 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Martin, You wrote: I just purchased papa sangre. Is there any help available as to how to play? When you first start Papa Sangre, you will be guided through the basics of playing the game, and you may receive guidance in particular situations if you seem to get stuck. . In the original P

Papa Sangre 2, Walking Around

2013-11-30 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Just got Papa Sangre 2 and am on Fire and Lice, level 4. Papa Sangre 2 is really cool, but there's one thing that puzzles me. When I walked around in Papa Sangre, I could always tap on the lower corners of the screen to move forward, but in Papa Sangre 2, the positions where I tap to take

Re: Pandora

2013-11-26 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I've had no major problems with Pandora lately, either, aside from being unable to sort my station names in alphabetical order and put them in a list view. Are you running the free or paid version? Sounds like it could be an issue with connecting to the server. Do you have a strong, relia

Kobo Books

2013-11-21 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, This morning I rode to work with a lady who told me that Kobo books are very popular around the world, one simple reason being that when you purchase a Kobo book you actually own it instead of owning a license to read it, as you do with, say, Nook or Kindle books. I downloaded the Kobo Books

Re: Banking Apps

2013-11-21 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Ward, I've been using the Chase app, or at least most of its functions for a couple of years and have never had a problem with it. One thing that I've never tried, though, is scanning a picture of a check using the Chase app and depositing it into my account. I seem to recall hearing sight

Re: Still having problems with reading body of email

2013-11-18 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Beth, I've seen this problem on IOS 6 where you flick right through the message and it moves from the date to the Mark Message button. The soluution for me was to do a three-finger swipe up, which then revealed the body of the message, at which time I could read the text line by line or do

Re: any good and accessible QR Code reader?

2013-11-17 Thread Tom Lange
Red Laser works fine; I tested it out yesterday. There was a technology exhibit held in L.A. yesterday at which all of the exhibit tables had QR codes with the exhibitor's company name, and there were large QR codes with the vendor's names posted on the wall behind each vendor's table. I used

DataMan

2013-11-14 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Over the last month I came within a hair's breadth of my 2-gig data limit on AT&T, which got me wondering what I was doing that cranked up my data usage. The two apps that I suspected right off were MLB At Bat and Seeing Eye GPS. As I was mulling this over I looked in the app store and read

Re: Excellent quick reference chart for VO using gestures, BT keyboard, and Braille keyboard

2013-11-14 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Hopefully it will be updated soon for IOS 7, but for now it's a keeper. I've made it available to all of my students who use iPhones. Tom - Original Message - From: Margaret Booth To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9:05 PM Subject: RE: Excel

Re: technology woes

2013-11-09 Thread Tom Lange
Try control shift escaped bring up the task manager and Windows 7 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2013, at 4:10 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Ouch, you are stuck in a horrible pooring rain of bad luck. > > To restart VO, go to the first radial button and select it. You will then > find the

Re: The best object recognition app out there I know

2013-11-08 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, What's your technique for getting good results from Goggles? Mine hasn't worked well in quite some time, and I'm using an iPhone 5S. Thanks, Tom - Original Message - From: Anne Robertson To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013

Re: Locking iPhone in portrait mode

2013-11-02 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Brian, Now that you're up to IOS 7 on your phone, you can do the following to lock orientation. 1. Touch the Status Bar. 2. Do a three-finger swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center. 3. Flick right several times until you find the item called Lock Orientation. Voi

Re: Frē for iPhone 5s — Available now!

2013-11-02 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, One of the guys that I work with bought the Lifeproof case a month or two ago when he got his iPhone 5. It is a nice case, I suppose, but it's major drawback is that it blocks the sound from the iPhone's speaker. I won't recommend the Lifeproof case for that reason. Tom - Origin

Re: Any Way to Delete Contacts

2013-10-30 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I don't understand why Apple didn't design Contacts in such a way that you could select the one you want, then flick down to show an actions menu, pick Delete and then you're done. That would be so much simpler. Tom - Original Message - From: "Bill Gallik" To: "List, viPhone"

Re: Voice over volume question

2013-10-29 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Does anyone know if the IOS 7.0.3 update solves the issue of VoiceOver volume getting stuck at either 35 or 90 percent? Since I encountered this issue on my 5S and subsequently had to reset all settings, I've avoided the volume control in the rotor like the plague. The other day I just hap

Prizmo and Text Grabber with iPhone 5S

2013-10-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I'm curious about whether Prizmo and Text Grabber seem to perform better with the iPhone 5S, since the 5S is supposed to have a better camera. I've taken Text Grabber for a spin on my 5S and it seems better to me, even with free-hand scanning, and I'm wondering what others are experiencing.

Re: Cannot edit text field in contact cards

2013-10-25 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, This bug was introduced in IOS 7.0. I've tried to find a workaround for it but couldn't do anything but clear out the field in question and re-enter the information. It's a major annoyance. Definitely write to accessibil...@apple.com about this, and encourage anyone you know who experien

Re: What app's do you use the most on a daily basis?

2013-10-24 Thread Tom Lange
On a daily basis I use Nfb Newsline, Pandora, iTunes Radio, the mail, phone and messages apps. Other frequently-used apps are TapTapSee, Money Reader, Seeing Eye Gps, TV Guide, and the w and y pages app. My phone's loaded with all kinds of useful utility apps and there's not a whole lot of fluf

Re: editing Excel spreadsheets with VoiceOver

2013-10-20 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, The Numbers app is supposed to let you view, create and edit spreadsheets. I played with it a long time ago and found that it was way more hassle than it was worth, but it may have improved considerably since then. Tom - Original Message - From: "Ryan Mann" To: Sent: Sunday, O

Re: Creating Folders on my Home Screen

2013-10-19 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, The situation seems to be more hit-and-miss than in previous versions of IOS. Like Gadget Girl, I, too have to attempt to land on the item that I want to combine with to create a folder, than move slightly to get IOS to open a folder. Not sure why that is, but with at least a couple of tr

Re: opening app switcher

2013-10-18 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, When I use my BrailleNote Apex to operate my phone. Is there a key combination that will launch the app switcher? Just curious. Tom - Original Message - From: "Christopher Chaltain" To: Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 9:06 AM Subject: Re: opening app switcher The three finger

Re: Using Siri to call phone numbers with extensions.

2013-10-18 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Your best bet is to add the number to your contacts, and when you do, put two commas after the number, then the extension that you want to reach. That should do the trick. Tom - Original Message - From: "Liz and Sammie" To: Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 10:44 PM Subject: Usi

Re: ios 7.02 and iphone 4

2013-10-17 Thread Tom Lange
Hi Nadia, I tend to be fairly conservative when it comes to whether or not to mess around with the latest OS updates and so on, but I really got curious about IOS 7 and figured that I had nothing to lose by downloading and installing it on my iPhone 4 since I was going to upgrade to a 5S within

AT&T, 4G and LTE

2013-10-16 Thread Tom Lange
Hi all, especially AT&T users with an iPhone 5 or higher, This may seem like a stupid question, but I always tell my students that the only stupid questions are the ones that aren't asked. So here goes. I've used an iPhone 4 on AT&T for 2 and a half years with either wi-fi or 3g, and now that

Re: Questions About Getting The 5S...

2013-10-08 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, When I got my 5S at the AT&T store, one of their customer reps transferred my contacts from my old phone to the new one. I didn't think about restoring from my last iCloud backup and should have because it would have saved me a considerable amount of work. I ended up downloading many of m

Pandora Question

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Well, the saga continues with my new 5S. When I set up Pandora on my iPhone 4, all my stations were in alphabetical order, with the exception of Weird Al Yankevic, who was at the top of my station list. Figures, ha ha. Anyhow, I installed Pandora, got signed in on my 5S and the station order

Re: NFB Newsline Login Difficulties

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Lange
, so I don't understand what's going on here. Tom - Original Message - From: Robert stigile To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 11:56 AM Subject: Re: NFB Newsline Login Difficulties hi I don't have any issues Sent from my

NFB Newsline Login Difficulties

2013-10-06 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I may have to contact NFB Newsline support about this issue, but thought I'd check with you all to see if anyone has had any recent problems logging into NFB Newsline using the NFB Newsline app on IOS 7. I just installed the NFB Newsline app on my iPhone 5S and I know that I've entered my cr

VoiceOver Volume in Rotor on 5S

2013-10-05 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I just bought a 5s this afternoon and have been setting it up. I got the high-quality voice going, then started messing around with the rotor, sound volume, VO volume and so on. I seem to have gotten things messed up so that when I turn the rotor to volume, I can't get the VO volume past 3

Problems with iTunes Store app

2013-09-25 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, My girlfriend and I have identical iPhone 4's. I upgraded mine to IOS 7 last Friday, then upgraded her phone the following day. Tonight she tried launching the iTunes Store app and it kicks her out to the home screen. I cleared out the app switcher, then powered down her phone and restar

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