hearing aid volume

2023-01-24 Thread jkt4960
Hi, My wife needs help adjusting the volume on her Phonac hearing aids. She has a 13 ProMax running 16.2.x. This is the volume of her phones ring tone and the text message tone that comes through her hearing aids via Bluetooth. I am designated tech support here at home, but I'm not having

SIRI and Maps

2022-11-27 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I thought I used to be able to say to SIRI "driving directions to Jane Doe" and if Jane doe and her address was in my contacts Apple Maps would open and start giving me directions. That doesn't work for me any more. I can tell SIRI to give me driving directions to a specific address and

app for tracking calories

2022-07-11 Thread jkt4960
Hello, I'm looking for an easy to use app for tracking calories and maybe protein, carb, fat grams. I have the 2022 SE iPhone. I am total blind if that affects recommendations. Easy to use is probably the most important piece for me. Thanks, Joe -- The following information is

RE: Password Managers

2022-06-07 Thread jkt4960
Thanks Alan and Nimer. Eventually I will get this figured out. Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 11:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Password Managers To add to Nimer’s excellent points, you might also review

Password Managers

2022-06-07 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, I'm still having trouble with the idea of a password manager. If I decide to use LastPass or 1 Password they tell me I only have to remember one password. That's a good thing. I definitely have more passwords than I can keep straight. But, how does that work? Do I have to re-sign

Password manager

2022-05-31 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, What's an accessible password manager for both PC and IOS. I have my 3rd gen iPhone SE with me always but any real computer work I do is with my PC and JAWS. My current password system is getting pretty ugly so I need to find a solution. Thanks for your help, Joe -- The

Cannot hear my son and he cannot hear me on call

2021-11-15 Thread jkt4960
Hi list, I'm not explaining this well. I have an iPhone SE 2020 with latest software. My son just called me, it rang fine but when I answered I could not hear him and he could not hear me. He has an android phone, a google pixel, I think. I tried calling back with the same result multiple

exploring a virtual location

2021-11-05 Thread jkt4960
Hi list, I have an iPhone SE 2020 with the latest software. I would like to use it to explore a virtual location. I live in Duluth, MN, my son is buying a house near where he teaches in Chicago. I'm wondering what would be an easy way to do a virtual explore of his new neighborhood. If I don't

RE: using workout on my Apple watch 5

2021-10-26 Thread jkt4960
When you use siri to start your workout, what do you say? Can you say “start elliptical workout “? Or “start outdoor walk? ” to differentiate between the types of workouts. I’ll have to play with that tomorrow. Thanks, Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent:

using workout on my Apple watch 5

2021-10-26 Thread jkt4960
Hi list, I mostly use my Apple watch 5 to track physical activity. So when I go for a walk or use our elliptical machine I start the workout app and then check periodically to see my heart rate or find out how far I have walked. But since the last upgrade when I go to check my status there is

Apple Pay and money to my daughter

2020-05-04 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I read the support page and did a trial run with $5 to my daughter. It worked fine. I could only use my debit card. It wouldn't accept my Wells Fargo credit card with no explanation as to why. But it does work so I'm good. Thanks, Joe -- The following information is important for

Apple Pay and money to my daughter

2020-05-04 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, How do I use Apple Pay to send money to my daughter who lives 160 miles away. I have a credit card and a debit card in the wallet on my new SE 2020. I just want to reimburse her for some stuff she ordered online for me. Thanks for any help, Joe -- The following

RE: Ordered a new SE this morning

2020-04-17 Thread jkt4960
That’s your call. If it works for you and you can afford it, then it’s a yes. If not no problem, just pass this one by. Best, Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Fazil Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 1:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Ordered a new SE this morning

Ordered a new SE this morning

2020-04-17 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, With my sighted wife's help I ordered a new SE, black, 128 Gb, with Apple Care and arranged to trade in my old iphone 8. We were online right at 7 AM CDT. It took us 13 minutes from start to finish which I thought was pretty good. I think we had to restart the process twice. It

Is today the day for the SE 2020?

2020-04-15 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, I know no one knows anything until Apple announces but I am hoping when and if that announcement comes someone will post it on this list. I don't monitor the Apple web site but I do check this list a few times during the day. My iphone 8 needs a new battery and I wouldn't mind a

RE: Hotel booking app

2019-12-31 Thread jkt4960
Hi, Thanks for all the good advice. I’m starting from just outside Duluth. We are thinking maybe 400 miles a day so that would be 4 nights with 5 days of driving. If we need an extra day it won’t matter. We don’t have to be back ‘til April. Thanks, Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com On

Hotel booking app

2019-12-31 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, We are driving from Northern Minnesota to Tucson, Arizona in a couple of weeks. I'm looking for recommendations on an accessible hotel booking app. I'm totally blind if that matters. I'm using an iphone8. We are thinking we'll just try to find a room when my wife gets tired of

Hotel booking app

2019-12-31 Thread jkt4960
Good morning, We are driving from Northern Minnesota to Tucson, Arizona in a couple of weeks. I'm looking for recommendations on an accessible hotel booking app. I'm totally blind if that matters. I'm using an iphone8. We are thinking we'll just try to find a room when my wife gets tired of

RE: Crown navigation on Apple watch 5

2019-12-30 Thread jkt4960
Wow, I would have never thought of trying that, thanks. Where would I find a list of gestures for the Apple watch? Thanks, my crown navigation is working again. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Liel Ben Simon ?? ? Sent: Monday, December 30, 2019 1:39 PM To:

Crown navigation on Apple watch 5

2019-12-30 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I'm still figuring out this Apple watch. I had the crown navigation working for a while and liked it fine. Then somehow I turned it off and can't figure out how to turn it back on. I looked in sounds and hapteck in settings and made sure things were turned on there but it is not working.

RE: Workout app on watch series 3

2019-11-26 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I am also new with the watch. However, I do use the workout app. I think you have to be on page one in the app to find the “end” button. When you are in the workout session swipe right to the end of the page where it will say page 2 of three or page three of three. Now swipe up or down

New watch, iphone 8 and notification

2019-11-21 Thread jkt4960
Hi, As of last Friday I have a new series 5 watch paired with my iphone 8 running ios 13.2.3. So now when I get a text I hear the notification on the watch but the phone doesn't chime. If I have the watch off and on the charger the phone will chime. How do I get both the phone and the watch to

RE: Apps that can record a route

2019-11-20 Thread jkt4960
I thought Seeing Eye GPS could record a route. I think you set “bread crumbs” somehow. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 1:02 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apps that can record a route Hi Richard, There is

Google Fi with an iphone

2018-11-29 Thread jkt4960
Hi, Is anyone familiar with Google Fi, how it works with an iphone, and any comments you might choose to make? I just heard about it today. It sounds kind of interesting. I may try to scrounge up a spare phone to try it. If I do I'll pass on the results. Joe -- The following information

RE: Orbit Reader List

2018-11-16 Thread jkt4960
I tried multiple times with no success. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of GARY WILLIAMS Sent: Friday, November 16, 2018 8:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Orbit Reader List Hi Everyone, We have tried several times to get on the Orbit 20 reader

RE: ordering from American printing House

2018-10-27 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I ordered the "Orbit" last Sunday and today I received a letter saying it was back ordered. I can call on Monday to find out details. Bummer, patience is not my strong suit, Joe -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Lea W Langley Sent: Friday, October

Problem with Health app since ios 12

2018-09-30 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I track my steps with the Health App on my iphone8. It's gotten to be a habit. If I do a half hour on the elliptical or treadmill, I check the steps count. If I go for a walk with my wife, which we do most days, I check my steps count. Since IOS 12 when I open the Health App and check the

How to text message a cell phone from a PC

2018-09-28 Thread jkt4960
Hi, I sent a text to my ATT iphone 8 from my Windows10 Pc and it worked great. But, when I sent back the reply it just disappeared into the great unknown. I just dictated a reply on the phone. It would be nice to be able to do messages with my daughter in college using the PC. Not sure what I

RE: Having trouble adding book to Voice Dream Reader

2018-09-14 Thread jkt4960
Ok thank you, it is in the phone, in VDR, looking good, waiting to be read. I am looking forward to it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Friday, September 14, 2018 7:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Having trouble adding book to Voice Dream

RE: Having trouble adding book to Voice Dream Reader

2018-09-14 Thread jkt4960
Hi Mary, Thanks for your help. That is what I was doing but it just wasn’t working. I finally ended up using my phone and Safari. When I got to the right page like you described I tapped on share with VDR and that worked. Thanks, From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mary

Having trouble adding book to Voice Dream Reader

2018-09-14 Thread jkt4960
Hi list, I add Bookshare books to VDR with no problem. I move them from my pc running windows 10 to dropbox to my iphone 8 all the time. Today I bought Jonathan Mozen's IOS 12 book and haven't been successful moving it from my pc to dropbox to VDR. Is it supposed to be zipped or not? It

sorry about that

2017-11-22 Thread jkt4960
Hi, Sorry but I can't seem to handle email this afternoon, so if I sent some weird incomplete messages, I apologize. I want to know if I can send an imessage from my Windows 10 pc by somehow connecting it to my iphone 8. This may or may not be possible. I'm just wondering. It is just easier to

Good message app for U.S. to Costa Rica

2017-11-06 Thread jkt4960
Hi, My wife is going to Costa Rica for 12 days. What is a good way for us to text? Would iMessage work or should we use Whats App or maybe something else? Anything else we should be aware of? We both have iphone 8 and use AT Thanks for any help, Joe -- The following information is

RE: Can’t lock the screen and read with voice dream reader in iOS 11.1

2017-11-04 Thread jkt4960
Sometimes this happens to me also. If I shut off and then restart the phone it will usually work properly. Joe From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2017 8:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Can’t