Re: uploading music to the cloud

2016-08-13 Thread Wayne Merritt
A correction on this: Apple recently announced that they are combining Apple Music and iTunes Match, and will be gradually fading iTunes Match out. If you are subscribed to both, then you will just have Apple Music, at least I believe that's right. Check some of the Apple tech sites for full detail

Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores

2016-08-12 Thread Wayne Merritt
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2016 1:27 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores > > Another update: I have done some more tinkering with

Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores

2016-08-12 Thread Wayne Merritt
ssage- From: Dane >> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:20 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores >> >> Another sports app is called Team Stream. Sounds similar to the one >> discussed here. >> - O

Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores

2016-08-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
it. > > Hope this helps. > > Chris > > >> On Aug 10, 2016, at 1:58 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> >> Thanks for the recommendations. I got the Sports Scores and Alerts app >> and really like how it is laid out and easy to use. I cannot find >> where to go

Re: Apps for keeping up with sports scores

2016-08-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
; Chris > But having all of these different types of alerts available helps you keep > really good track of the game in case you are out and can not watch the > game. > > >> On Aug 9, 2016, at 5:11 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> >> Greetings all. It seems like this top

Apps for keeping up with sports scores

2016-08-09 Thread Wayne Merritt
with scores, so even if a team is not in my favorites, I could still find it. Thanks in advance, Wayne Merritt -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My website: www.wayneism.com My book list: www.wayneism.com/books.php -- The following information is important for all members

Re: number of apps on an iPhone?

2016-08-09 Thread Wayne Merritt
I use a method similar to what Sieghard described, but I use the Braille screen Input. The concepts are similar though since I write a letter, delete it, and am then told how many apps I have on my phone. I've never thought to look in About in Settings, and did not realize that that way leaves out

Re: Installing OSX on windows as a VM?

2016-08-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
While you can install Windows on a Mac, I don't think you can install the Mac OS on Windows. As for how, refer to some Apple support articles, AppleVis, or Google. Wayne On 8/1/16, Rajmund wrote: > Hello, > So, the other topic has inspired me to ask this, but, didn't want to hijack. > So, how wo

Re: Suggestion for Speed Dial app

2016-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
If you want to speed dial a number from the phone app, you could add that person's number to your favorites. Then all you would have to do in order to dial the number is find the favorites tab in phone, which is the first tab on the bottom left, and double tap the name/number you wanted. For instan

Re: Turning Off Alarm Clock

2016-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
You can also press the power/lock button to turn it off. As mentioned before, if you have snooze turned on, you will need to go into the clock app and physically turn the alarm off. When I do this, I usually wait about 10 seconds before I turn it back on. That part is probably not necessary, but I

Re: Tunein Pro

2016-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Hello. I am paying for TuneIn Premium and all NFL team games are broadcast, from pre-season through the Superbowl. Though there are other apps that may broadcast games and ways to listen for free, it seems like the NFL has cracked down more in recent years on the ability to listen to games. I used

Extracting audio from YouTube videos

2016-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
it cost a few dollars then that works too. Also, after extracting or recording the audio, I would want some way of archiving and playing it. Thanks and kind regards, Wayne Merritt -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My website: www.wayneism.com My book list: www.wayneism.com

Re: powerbank/external battery sugestions/questions

2016-07-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
makes it look as Apple products should. When this first > came out the fact that apparently it is quite ugly was the joke of the week > on quite a few of the Apple Podcasts. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On B

Re: powerbank/external battery sugestions/questions

2016-07-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
If you can afford one, the Apple Smart Battery Case is also a good investment. These are $100 in US currency, and work with the iPhone 6/6S, but not the plus models. When the phone is in the case, you can view the charge status for both the case and the phone from the notification center. When both

Re: Questions regarding the IPod

2016-07-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
There's also the chance that when the new devices come out this fal, the iPod 6th gen may drop in price. I don't know if Apple will update the iPod line, just throwing something out. While having the latest and greatest may not be important for you, realize that as time goes by, certain new feature

Re: Apple TV comparison

2016-07-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
One reason why you might want a 4th gen Apple TV and an App Store, is YouTbue. I can watch videos that I have liked from YOuTube on my phone or my Apple TV 4th gen. Other plusses include: Siri, dictation with Siri in text fields, and many other kinds of apps. Word is with the next TVOS that will be

Re: Blindsquare and Google Maps

2016-07-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
Chip, You can in fact have BlindSquare announce the streets as you come upon them, either by walking or riding in a vehicle. When you open the app your focus is placed on the Search button. If you then swipe/flick right to the Filter Announcements button and activate this, you can use a picker and

Re: How to stop notifications from being read from the lock screen

2016-07-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
All, You can also go into the Voiceover settings, in Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver; and toward the bottom of that screen there is a toggle to turn on/off the reading of notifications on the lock screen. I have this turned off since I don't want my notifications spoken for all to hear. I'

Re: twitter

2016-07-21 Thread Wayne Merritt
Some that haven't been mentioned: TweetList 4 (though it's no longer developed), Tweetings 2 for Twitter (available in lite or paid version, but the paid version has extensive settings for customizing). If you do a search in the App Store for Twitter, you will find dozens of results to explore and

Re: Any Comments about Latest iOS 9.3.3 Upgrade?

2016-07-21 Thread Wayne Merritt
Comments on the 9.3.3 update? It was very small at around 55.8 megs, and very fast to download and install. The update has been so minor that I can't find any real release notes for it or a list of what's been fixed on the various Apple tech sites. I realize that we all get excited about iOS update

Re: Blind Aquare GPS app

2016-07-20 Thread Wayne Merritt
It should be BlindSquare all written together. Not sure what the actual full name is. Wayne On 7/20/16, Scott Dollar wrote: > Hi all, > > What is the correct name of the Blind Square GPS app on the app store? I am > trying to search for it but I am not able to find it in the app store on my > i

Re: Question regarding Apple TV, and channels

2016-07-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
Also, if you have accounts in the apps, like YOuTube, then you can access all of the videos that you have saved to playlists, such as liked videos and other saved playlists. I do this a lot, save videos to my liked playlist and watch them later on the Apple TV with my wife. Wayne On 7/14/16, Mama

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
ts and VoiceOver says "Menu", then I'll know that this > restaurant has a menu. > > Thanks again and have a wonderful day! > > > From: Wayne Merritt > To: > Date: 2016/07/19 9:33 AM > Subject: Re: Blind Square and Four Square > >

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
ck question, how do you find the menus through BlindSquare? I am > assuming that you would double tap on the place within BlindSquare and > that there would be a button within the restaurant summary page that > would say "Menu" or something? > > > From: Wayne Me

Re: Blind Square and Four Square

2016-07-18 Thread Wayne Merritt
The one big advantage with Blind Square and FourSquare is that you can access menus from various restaurants and fast food places through BlindSquare. That menu data is pulled directly from FourSquare from what I understand. It can vary in quality, where with the Subway menu I get a listing of all

Re: Apple Music question

2016-07-18 Thread Wayne Merritt
Hello. If you're subscribed to Apple Music, then I would do the following: go into settings/music and turn Apple Music off and then back on. Note that this will erase all of your playlists but your music will still be in your library. If you want to start over completely fresh, then that might be s

Re: GPS and getting street bye street anoucements

2016-07-15 Thread Wayne Merritt
You can use whatever voice with BlindSquare that you want. I have my BlindSquare voice using a female voice, I think her name is Heather, and that is different from the default Google Maps direction voice. Once you find a place in BlindSquare and have the place summary screen up, find the Plan a Ro

Re: Another good Voice Dream Reader voice.

2016-07-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
I really haven't gotten into different voices, figuring that I can adjust to most anything, and that different voices are very subjective to each person listening and what they like or don't like. However, with this discussion, I went back and browsed through all the available voices; wow! I ended

Re: why do people use voicedream reader just curious

2016-07-07 Thread Wayne Merritt
Hello. I've used it before to read documents, such as Word and text files, EPUB files, and documents from DropBox. Before VoiceOver and other iOS applications got better at filtering out extra information, for awhile I used VDR to get the text of and read articles from tweets/web addresses. I know

Re: working forapple

2016-07-06 Thread Wayne Merritt
This week at the NFB national convention, there was a software engineer from San Francisco that worked for Apple. I did not hear the presentation live, but there's a good chance it will be reprinted in the Braille Monitor later this year. They often reprint convention speeches and presentations. W

Re: A bespecular question

2016-07-06 Thread Wayne Merritt
According to an AppleVis podcast, the app will be free through the end of the year. I used it to see what my thermostat was set to, which is not always easy to tell, even for my sighted wife. I sent off my recorded question, and all three responses came back with an accurate answer. MY wife said th

Re: Uber X

2016-07-05 Thread Wayne Merritt
As others have said, Uber X is the budget model an least expensive. Before Uber and Lyft pulled out of Austin Texas, I took Uber Pool regularly. Though Uber Pool is in theory a shared ride service, the times that I took it, I was the only rider. I noticed the wording when booking Uber trips. After

Re: Accessible banking in the United States

2016-07-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
to figure that out, but I am not seeing how to do it. > It's probably just right in front of my face, and I'm stupidly not noticing > it. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Jun 30, 2016, at 12:11 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> >> For those that have the Chase

Re: KNFB Reader: to anyone who nay be hesitating

2016-07-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. There have been other OCR apps for free or anywhere from $2 to $15. Granted, these may be apps which work perfectly well, but remember, you get what you pay for. I bought Prismo many years ago and was never really able to get it to work. I later found out that it is an app which gets bet

Re: KNFB Reader

2016-06-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
x27;t have it yet, should take advantage of this sale. >>> Especially if you can get a discounted gift card, that would save even >>> more. >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> "The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty >&

Re: Accessible banking in the United States

2016-06-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
For those that have the Chase Freedom credit cards, there is now an app called Freedom for those cards. It uses the same log-in and touch ID information as the Chase app, and appears to be accessible. I have been able to activate my quarterly bonus categories in the Freedom app, and I have used the

Re: copying a note

2016-06-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
If you open the note, double tap in the edit box, then the edit rodar item will appear and you can select all and copy. You might also try hitting the share button when in the note. This does not have a "copy" option, but perhaps you can send it via text/mail to someone. Wayne On 6/30/16, John J.

Re: KNFB Reader

2016-06-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. You may be interested to know that the KNFB Reader will be discounted to $64.99 from July 1-7. If you can wait a few more days, you can get in on the sale. This is one of the more discounted sales in the last few years. Wayne On 6/27/16, englishride...@gmail.com wrote: > Since the tex

Looking for a keyboard that can pair to multiple devices

2016-06-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings all. I have been meaning to post about this for awhile. I went to Best Buy not long ago and saw the Logitech K480 Bluetooth wireless keyboard, which can pair to 3 devices at once, can work with iPhone and Apple TV, and was $49. The one downside for me was that the keyboard was very much a

Re: dropvox recorder

2016-06-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Monica, you could also turn on airplane mode and then enable wifi. This way, you would still be connected to wifi but any calls would not come through. Notifications would still come through, so perhaps it is 6 of one, and half dozen of the other. Wayne On 6/27/16, Monica Jones wrote: > The prob

Re: How do you update your status in FaceBook?

2016-06-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
You can also find the status update area by touching in the middle or upper middle part of the screen of the FB app. Sometimes this takes me straight into an edit box where I can start writing, and sometimes it takes me to a status update edit box where I have to double tap to start writing. It doe

Re: Question About the NPR News App

2016-06-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
One possible idea, though it doesn't relate to the NPR News app, is to subscribe to the various NPR programs via their podcasts. Many NPR shows have dedicated podcasts which are updated each time a new show is released/broadcasted. I don't know if this would allow you to listen to whole segments of

Using the Disney Movies Anywhere app to get audio descriptions

2016-06-21 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. I am wanting to go see Finding Dory this weekend at my local theater. I got the Disney Movies Anywhere app some time ago. I heard recently that Finding Dory was the first release movie where one can get audio descriptions in the theater with the app. I was wondering if anyone has done th

Re: IOS 10-- what's new in accessibility ?

2016-06-16 Thread Wayne Merritt
Donna, Just my own speculation here, since Apple ultimately has the power on deciding these things. Since the iPhone 5 or newer is supported this year with iOS 10, my random guess would be that the 5S will be around until 2018 or thereabouts. As said before though, Appple could jump from the 5 to t

Re: Siri

2016-06-09 Thread Wayne Merritt
One big problem with Siri which needs to be addressed is it cannot infrer context. For instance, if I ask Siri if it will rain today, I get the answer that I wanted. If I then say, "How about tomorrow," Siri does not know what I am talking about. I haven't done extensive testing on this, but there

Re: Command for showing and hiding keyboard with braille display

2016-06-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
Note that if you hide the keyboard, and then use your iOS device without the Braille display, the virtual keyboard may still be hidden. At least this is how it works when using a Bluetooth wireless keyboard. The virtual keyboard does not appear again until you use that same command mentioned to sho

Re: Update: Re: A Question Regarding Twitter Hash Tags

2016-05-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
Mark, Thanks ever so much for the app recommendation. I've been wanting an app like this that would notify me from a hash tag for awhile now. This will come in handy for the local bus company when they send out bus route changes or delays and use a hash tag on each alert. I can also think of other

Re: shift button onvirtual keyboard

2016-05-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
Depends on which typing mode you have chosen. If you use touch typing, then tapping the shift key turns it on and again turns it off. If you use standard typing, then nothing happens when you tap shift; if you double or split tap the shift key then it is turned on/off. I'm not sure about direct tou

Re: trying to test sero beta from serotek on the apple tv

2016-05-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
Larry, If you can't get the test invite from Serotek, then contact them directly. I've had to do this several times when I was testing other apps. Then, use the native Mail app on iOS to accept the invite. I don't know if there's a mail app for Apple TV, but that might also be a way to accept the i

Accessible Apple TV screen savers

2016-05-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
and the other spoke somewhat but not totally. If there are no natively accessible screen savers, are there any for free that people have found useful/helpful/fun? It is a joy to airplay content to the Apple TV, such as BARD books, music, and other things. Sincerely, Wayne Merritt -- Fol

Re: Music trivia

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
What kind of music trivia game are you looking for, such as one where you identify songs after a few seconds of hearing them? if this is the case, there are two that I know of which work well with VoiceOver. One is called Rock On, and the other is called Song Guru. I think boht are free but don't r

Re: siri volume

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
I've noticed that too. Thought it was something weird on my phone. Thanks for the question and answers. Wayne On 5/17/16, don bishop wrote: > Thanks folks, I got it! > > Don > > > - Original Message - > From: rajmund > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:10 pm

Wireless printers and printing from iOS

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. I am starting to look into getting a wireless printer which can print from either my iOS devices or a Mac. I don't do much printing, so don't really need anything super fancy, or one of those all in 1 scanner/copier/printers. I just want a wireless printer that I can use to print from my

Re: Call blocking isn't working

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
After you block the call, do you then delete the number from your recent calls list? What steps do you take in order to block the calls? Sincerely, Wayne On 5/17/16, Kimberly wrote: > I'm blocking the calls from the recent calls list. As for whether it's a > telemarketer, I can't say since on th

Re: A Good Calendar App

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
Another thing I like about Fantastical 2 is the increased alert times. The native calendar lets you set alerts for an appointment at 5, 15 and 30 minutes before, along with one or two hours before, and a week before. Fantastical also gives you 10 minutes, 45 minutes, even 6 or 12 hours before. The

Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options?

2016-05-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
It seems like many people have their own "wow" moments, experiences where the app totally blew them away or really came in handy. For me, it was last summer when I was renewing my apartment lease. I had asked for an electronic copy of my lease, and that was probably the only time that I had ever ho

Re: Problems charging iPhone

2016-05-12 Thread Wayne Merritt
ot your phone with the case on? Just > curious. Keith > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 11:14 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Problems ch

Re: Problems charging iPhone

2016-05-12 Thread Wayne Merritt
ttery statuses after taking the phone off the charger. All appears to be back to normal. Wayne On 5/10/16, rajmund wrote: > hi, > Does phone charge without case? > > Sent from my iPhone 5S > >> On 10 May 2016, at 2:52 pm, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> >> All, >> I

Re: My first attempt to use Apple Pay, was: Apple Pay finally gets main stream support in Canada

2016-05-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
For what it's worth, when I have used Apple Pay in the States, I have held my phone close to the sensor with my finger already on the home button, and most of the time the transactions go through in mere seconds. A few times they haven't and I have had to enter my passcode or pull a debit card from

Problems charging iPhone

2016-05-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
o be a random issue, how would I explain it to Apple, since if they plug it in, the phone is likely to register that it is connected to a charger. I don't want for it to seem like nothing is wrong, and then come home and have the same issue come up. Thanks, Wayne Merritt -- Follow me on Tw

Re: Notifications from the iOS Mail app from specific messages

2016-05-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
. when you press on him, every mail that you will get you > Notification on him when you select it. > > Sent from my iphone > > ‫ב-9 במאי 2016, בשעה 22:48, ‏‏Wayne Merritt ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > >> Greetings. How can I setup notifications for specific emails from the >>

Re: App that wil show current location with name of town

2016-05-10 Thread Wayne Merritt
Have you looked at the native Maps app, or perhaps Google Maps? Also, I think you can simply say, "Location" to Siri and get some of that info too. Depending on what you're looking for and what your goal is, these may meet your needs. There are probably apps which say the location along with the ci

Notifications from the iOS Mail app from specific messages

2016-05-09 Thread Wayne Merritt
that started? I am applying for jobs and don't want to lose out on a possible employer response because it got lost in the 100 messages that I got over a weekend. Using an iPhone 6S with iOS 9.3.1. Thanks, Wayne Merritt -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My website: www.wayne

Re: Accessibility of the Getme app

2016-05-09 Thread Wayne Merritt
The only thing that I've been able to do is get partly though the initial setup screens. I'm stuck on the credit card entry screen. I've entered my card but then it has another edit field but there is no indication of what is supposed to be entered there. And, for those curious, the app is pronounc

Re: Battery juice packs

2016-05-02 Thread Wayne Merritt
I use the Apple Smart Battery Case which is $100. It is like the other juice pack described but with no switch. I love it though since the phone is easy to get in or out of the case, you just fold the top part back and can take it in or out. There is a bump on the back of the case, but it is not ov

Re: some apple TV questions

2016-04-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
>From what I've heard, the space can be taken up with screen savers or games. If you see yourself getting a lot of either of these, then 64 gig might be better. I plan on getting an Apple TV in June, and though the max part of me wants to buy the 64 gig model, my wife has said that the 32 should be

Re: a few tweetings questions

2016-04-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
Christina, 1. I don't know, I've never heard of Ninja Mode or the media mode. 2. There have been a couple of updates to Tweetings recently relating to image descriptions and accessibility options. If you don't have the latest, then find it in the Updates tab of the App Store. This is a very new fea

Re: Possible bug with Blindfold Spin and Solve.

2016-04-26 Thread Wayne Merritt
I saw an update earlier for this game in the App Store, so perhaps some of the issues were fixed. Wayne On 4/26/16, englishride...@gmail.com wrote: > Just wrote to Marty about these issues. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Apr 26, 2016, at 6:33 AM, Sherrie wrote: >> >> I have written the developer a

Re: Blindfold games survey.

2016-04-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
I tried to do the survey through a link from Tweetings. I ended up not completing it since after the questions about the games, it asked for my contact information and I was not comfortable giving that out for a simple game survey. Perhaps you can send in your feedback through the Blindfold Games w

Re: Is Apple TV A Hardware?

2016-04-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
I think it is a set top box, like a Cable box, but which allows you to access lots of media content through Apple or other sources. Wayne On 4/25/16, Fazil wrote: > Hi, list. > > Please bear with my ignorance, I hear a lot about Apple TV, is Apple TV an > app or a hardware? > > Thanks! > > > > -

Re: Apple TV 4th Gen questions

2016-04-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
l from > the app store for free. > Hope that helps' > Merv > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Wayne Merritt > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 2:54 PM > To: viphone > Subject: Apple TV 4th

Apple TV 4th Gen questions

2016-04-25 Thread Wayne Merritt
All, I am looking at getting the 4th generation Apple TV. I've got a couple of questions. First of all, I know that it is not a "tv", but I have heard conflicting reports about Apple TV having channels, like some Cable channels, where one can watch TV shows. Is this true, or are shows mainly watche

Re: Dealing with youtube ads

2016-04-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
You may also be prompted to sign-up when watching videos. I have started to watch many videos and have had a message pop up about YouTube Red. Underneath the message I found my video and the usual items on a YouTube screen. Wayne On 4/22/16, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello Shermeen, > > If you live in

Re: Does anyone use iPhone apps for grocery shopping and grocery delivery

2016-04-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
This would be a good use of the TapTapSee app, for recognizing those cans or boxes of items. A good app for grocery delivery would be Instacart, which is not available in all points of the US. I've found that the prices on Instacart are a little higher than what you might find in the grocery store.

Re: Voice Dream Question

2016-04-19 Thread Wayne Merritt
It is also possible that a later update may solve the problem. I didn't see all of my synced files either when the initial release of 4.0 came out. I then updated to 4.02 and checked after a little while and all of my files were available. Granted, I probably don't have nearly as many as some peopl

Re: VO not announcing typing in the Note app

2016-04-11 Thread Wayne Merritt
It sounds like you have typing echo set to nothing on the hardware keyboard. And, that perhaps you have accidentally hit the hide keyboard button on your keyboard. This would cause the software/virtual keyboard not to show up. If you are using the Apple wireless keyboard, the hide keyboard button i

Re: Voice Dream Reader 4 is in the App Store

2016-04-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
and advance. >>> >>> Cathy and Tiny. >>> >>>> On Apr 1, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Gerardo Corripio >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Speaking of maybe dumb questions, I'd like to know if while downloading >>>> a voice, does

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
I like having BlindSquare in one earbud since part of my daily trip home has me riding on the bus and I don't want to disturb other passengers. Plus, I can listen to tunes while I'm getting information from BlindSquare. The problem I have with bone conduction headphones is most of the ones I have l

Re: Blind Square V. Sendero Seeing Eye.

2016-04-07 Thread Wayne Merritt
Dianne, Have you tried wearing earbuds, where one side is open to traffic and environmental sounds, and the other you have an earbud in and are getting information from BlindSquare? I wear hearing aids as well and this setup has worked great for me. Wayne On 4/6/16, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > Th

Re: Voice Dream Reader 4 is in the App Store

2016-04-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
files? > Do you have enough room in iCloud Drive? > Richard > > > > (Sent from my iPhone 5S) > >> On Apr 1, 2016, at 12:53 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: >> >> Richard, >> I looked in my settings and iCloud Drive is on, as well as the >> VoiceDream toggl

Re: Voice Dream Reader 4 is in the App Store

2016-04-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
aking of maybe dumb questions, I'd like to know if while downloading a >> voice, does one need to stay focused within Voice Dream, or can one be >> doing something else and the voice downloads itself in the background? >> >> El 01/04/2016 08:25 a.m., Wayne Merritt

Re: Voice Dream Reader 4 is in the App Store

2016-04-01 Thread Wayne Merritt
This may sound like an obvious question but here goes. I've updated to VDR 4.0. I enabled sync and my files are in the process of syncing to iCloud. Do I need to keep my focus in the app, or will it do the syncing in the background or if the phone is locked? I did these things last night and when I

Re: Voice Dream Reader 4 is in the App Store

2016-03-31 Thread Wayne Merritt
Regarding updating VDR, after I do the update, will the syncing begin automatically or do I need to go somewhere to start it? And if so, where? Thanks for the good info. Good to know before I start the process. Wayne On 3/31/16, Harry Bell wrote: > Thanks for the encouragement, Anna! I did as y

Re: got my hands on apple watch

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
Other than possible health tracking benefits, I would say wait as well. Sure, it must be handy and cool to check things from the watch that you would normally also check from the phone. However, you are dealing with amuch smaller screen area, and the watch still seems like a nice accessory to me. P

Re: Task Manager Apps

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
By tasks, do you mean to-do's, reminders, appointments, or another kind of task? Please be more specific about the kind of task you are looking to get done. Wayne On 3/30/16, Kelby Carlson wrote: > Does anyone know of a good task manager app accessible with VoiceOver? I'm > looking for something

Re: Apple accessibility sucks

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
If you have Apple Care, you can also call 1-800-275-2273. And, for what it's worth, I have also gotten disconnected with Apple Care, only once but it was annoying. I did eventually get my issue resolved with their help. Wayne On 3/30/16, deidre muccio wrote: > Odd. I never have anything ot

Re: Question about iPhone upgrade

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
3D Touch is completely optional. It is turned on by default, but you can easily turn it off in the Accessibility settings. And, you had asked if any of the iPhones were "accessible," and the answer is that they are all accessible. It depends on how big you want the screen and how much you are willi

Apple Music and canceling iTunes Match

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. First of all, how might I go about canceling iTunes Match on my iPhone 6S with iOS 9.3? Next if I just use Apple Music and add music to my library/playlists, will my added music be retained if I turned Apple Music off/on and just view the music on my phone? I realize this may sound obvio

Re: Okay Seriously, What's the Deal?

2016-03-30 Thread Wayne Merritt
I'm sorry you haven't received a reply to your questions. This is a very high traffic list, so I'm sure there were threads that I have missed simply due to the number of messages per day. Perhaps there are others like me who simply missed your messages, did not know the answer to your questions, or

Re: Opinion: Will limited device & app support lead 3D Touch to wither and die?

2016-03-29 Thread Wayne Merritt
interesting article. I have tinkered a bit with 3D Touch but haven't really adopted it into my daily use, mainly because I forget about it most of the time. It does seem like there should be a better way to see if it is on or not, other than force touching various apps to see what happens. Wayne

Re: iOS 9.3, Apple Music and iTunes Match

2016-03-29 Thread Wayne Merritt
;s iPhone >> >>> On 23 Mar 2016, at 2:59 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>> >>> I don't have an answer, but just out of curiocity, if you subscribe to >>> Apple Music isn't subscribing to iTunes Match duplication? >>> >>> >>&

Re: a link is completly locking up my phone

2016-03-29 Thread Wayne Merritt
After doing some searching for a bug I have been experiencing, I found many references to not being able to open links in Safari or through other apps when using iOS 9.3. I've seen reports on this from some of the major Apple tech sites, and messages that Apple is aware of the issue and working on

Re: Braille input

2016-03-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
I think you can also set the grade entered in the VoiceOver settings, under Braille. Note that each time you bring up this screen, you will probably be given a message about needing to turn on Bluetooth to use a Braille display. Just hit OK and don't worry about it. Wayne On 3/28/16, rajmund wro

Re: Trouble with 9.3 activating iPhone

2016-03-24 Thread Wayne Merritt
This may not help much, but if you have an Apple Store in your area then you might want to make a trip there and get someone to look at it. I know not everyone lives close to one but it can be a great resource in times like this. Wayne On 3/24/16, Vicki Ratcliffe wrote: > Last night I insta

Re: Mega discovery in 9.3

2016-03-24 Thread Wayne Merritt
What I do is when my phone is in portrait orientation, I put 4 fingers on the screen vertically and then swipe to the right or left. This has worked for me every time so far, that is when I remember that I'm doing a 4 finger and not a 3 finger swipe, grin. I have noticed a small delay between when

Re: An app for news from Associated press

2016-03-24 Thread Wayne Merritt
Probably on both counts. I would imagine that you could also get A.P. news coverage through the native News app in iOS 9. Wayne On 3/24/16, Olga Koeva wrote: > Hi all! > Does anybody know if there is an accessible app in order to read news from > the company Associated press? If so, is

Re: iOS 9.3, Apple Music and iTunes Match

2016-03-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
on? >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Wayne Merritt >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 6:16 AM >> To: viphone >> Subject: iOS 9.3, Apple Music and iTunes Match >>

Re: What you need to know about the 4-inch iPhone SE | Macworld

2016-03-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
I can see the iPhone SE being the entry iPhone and the bigger phones being the featured products. Which means that it may take awhile before 3D Touch is included on the smaller phone, since Apple wants to attract people to the larger phones. Plenty will buy the small ones, but plenty more will hold

Re: 9.3 so far

2016-03-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
All, My update went fine, other than lasting for about an hour. Teach me to update when everyone else is doing the same thing. Anyway, VoiceOver seems snappier when going back to the home screen and in general. It is keeping my place when I return to the home screen better than in prior versions. B

iOS 9.3, Apple Music and iTunes Match

2016-03-22 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings all. I updated my iPhone 6S to iOS 9.3 last night. Last fall I had signed up for iTunes Match in order to keep all my songs in a digital locker in the cloud and take with me to future phones. I've done several iOS updates since then without a problem. Last night though, to my utter shock,

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