Alan
Wow, a lot to think about. I'm sick though so finally quit doing anything on
the main computer or in Voice Dream. I'm not sure I like the sounds of
operating or sharing what is on my computer from the iPhone. It sure would
be convenient though since for example, I'm sick today and it's more
comfortable to use the phone to do things than sit in front of the computer!
So now there is one more great app as part of Voice Dream. Hmmmm.
btw, I tried to subscribe to this list using another address, the
one that I use on the phone, and couldn't find the dash that would go before
subscribe! In the viphone sign off it actually says to unsubscribe by
writing viphone plus unsubscribe@googlegroups,.com. Didn't that mean to say
to use a dash not a plus symbol like other subscribe groups do?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Alan Lemly
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:45 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Voice Dream and Drop Box
Deidre,
You have several options for listening to music on your iPhone. Since you
asked about Voice Dream Reader with Dropbox, based on what Christopher
posted and your reply, it sounds as if you've done what's needed to get the
music files uploaded to Voice Dream. Once that's done, they should be listed
with your other files on the All Items screen in voice Dream.
I'd suggest you might just want to listen to your music using Dropbox. When
you navigate to the Dropbox folder containing your music files using the
Dropbox app, double tapping on one of the song files will open a screen and
the song should start playing from within the app. There is also a play
button and a progress bar at the bottom of the screen that opens. Since the
files are already in Dropbox, you shouldn't need to upload them into Voice
Dream to listen using this approach.
If you are like me and not dependent on iCloud, you can simply back up your
phone to your computer. I do this using an encrypted iTunes backup but also
have iTunes set to automatically backup to iCloud. The iCloud backup is not
as extensive as the iTunes encrypted computer backup and it also
necessitated that I purchase a bit more iCloud storage since the 5GB
provided free was not enough to backup my phone. I opted for the 20GB of
iCloud storage which is $.99 a month I believe.
I do prefer using iTunes for managing my music on my phone since it is easy
to sync and maintain playlists and iTunes is Apple's blessed software for
managing content between a computer and an iDevice. However, since I don't
believe the folder location for your iTunes library can be a Dropbox folder,
you'll have to keep duplicates of your music if you want to have it in both
iTunes and Dropbox. Granted, the Dropbox duplicates are in the cloud.
Finally, you might consider looking at an app like Tonido. This app allows
you to access all the files on your computer using your iPhone and in effect
using your own computer as your personal cloud storage. just remember, if
you use this approach that you're responsible for keeping your own backups
since there would be no cloud safety net.
Tonido is nice because it has its own built in music player so that when
accessing music files on your local computer with it, you're able to listen
to them from within the app. The version I use is accessible but I got it a
while back and have only updated it one time. Here's a link to Tonido on the
iTunes Store if you'd like to read further about it:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tonido-file-access-music-video/id388726418?m
t=8
Tonido is free and here's a TinyURL link to it too in case that previous
longer link breaks:
http://tinyurl.com/bt2wzsn
Good luck.
Alan Lemly
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Deidre Muccio
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:36 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Voice Dream and Drop Box
Chris
Ok, but why after it says a song is downloaded can I not play it right there
after hitting the ok button? Where does it put it? I'll try adding to
favorites or maybe there is an option/tab for adding a particular song to a
playlist. There is a "Home" button and if I remember correctly the scrub
does not always work in Drop Box either.
Am I correct in concluding that if I copy what I want to transfer
using I tunes would simply keep it right there on the phone until I delete
what I want to delete. I guess iCloud is not the way I want all the files
loaded or stored. Do I really need I Cloud if I back up using the computer?
Can I transfer everything I want without involving iCloud?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:29 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Voice Dream and Drop Box
The files in DropBox are stored in the cloud and are now stored locally on
your phone. You need to download them before you can access them or adding
them to your favorites will also download them and keep them local.
On 01/21/2015 07:22 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote:
> Me again...
> What is happening in Drop Box with the music mp3 files is that when I
> hit on a song title it says "download?" When it finishes downloading
> all I have left is an ok button. From there I can't seem to activate
> anything. Then when I go back to the song title it asks to download
> the same song again. I do not understand this at all. All the songs
> have been uploaded and are up to date in Drop Box on the main
> computer, and I left the phone on all night, so what am I missing here?
> Also the album titles show in the list of everything I have in that
> shared folder but don't show when the songs come up. This is new music
> for me so I want to include the band name with the song titles. There
> must be a way to play from a place where everything is listed
> together. I'm only doing this until I learn how to make a playlist
> using I Tunes and I am assuming the Dresner book will go into that
> once I
can get to that piece of the book!
> I might have to go back to my main computer to read but I wanted to
> read from a more relaxed place! I'm smiling.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Deidre Muccio
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:12 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Voice Dream and Drop Box
>
> Hello
> As those who are reading my posts know, I'm sorting through operating
> the 6 as well as reading about and trying to figure out how to use
> given
apps.
> Since I hadn't read anything in depth on creating a playlist from my
> music library and moving it t the phone, I copied a bunch of music
> into Drop Box which comes up in Voice Dream. I'm not clear how Voice
> Dream works though I read the help file - only once. What is the best
> way to see everything in Drop box without having to look at that list
> of things that comes up when you open the app? For example, it says
> Folders, my folders, and other things but to get to Drop Box and
> Bookshare, you have to hit on the Add Tab. Is there a way to bypass
> that and have everything showing when you open up VD? Is that how the
> folders can be used? I'm having reading the Dresner files because I
> can't seem to get it to keep reading and hitting on net item means
> file. Something is set to 60 minute intervals but I can't see where to
> set it to just keep reading until I pause it. When I went to VD
> settings in Settings, it was empty, there was nothing to set and I
> believe that is due to the fact that there are options you can choose
> from
within the app itself.
> I notice that people often send links to the links that are to
> podcasts on particular apps using vo. Someone sent a good one on
> downcast last week. What might be a good place for these sorts of
podcasts?
>
> Deidre
>
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