I've had this problem in the past, and I traced it down to this
happening when I was updating apps. For this reason and others, I
changed my auto update settings and turned this off for apps, so I now
have to go into the App Store and double tap on update all to update the
apps on my phone. I d
The information is also displayed on my end on my iPhone 6s with the latest iOS.
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> On Jun 2, 2016, at 6:13 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> I ccan confirm this,
For me the top ones would be the Siri improvements and the file management. I
would also like to have the voices, and for those who are really dependent on
braille, I do think the braille support should be improved. It is already much
better than android, but as noted, that's not saying very muc
Bluetooth is off; thanks for the tip.
El 02/06/2016 08:19 p.m., Jeffrey Shockley escribió:
Hi,
Not sure if this will help or not, but, try turning off Bluetooth when not
using it. I had strange results with Wi-Fi on my iPhone a while back, and that
fixed it.
I discovered this fix after hours
I think as the singlemost important feature I agree that major SIRI
improvements would be at the top of the list for me.
I am carefully optimistic that we will see that if not this year then next year
as it is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone and Apple may really try to get
back the "Wow facto
Wow, this was excellent. Sock it to them. Every day I think of something that I
wish would be improved upon especially the Siri issue with really not being
able to answer many questions.
Deidre
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 6:15 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. Here's my annual blog post th
Hi Gerado,
I think I have read somewhere before that the 4S Wi-Fi is prone to stopping to
work with older phones and there is little you can do. Certainly here in Canada
and probably also in the US there is no way it would be worthwhile to fix this
if it even can be fixed. I know you are in Mex
ok, now i did change to classic view
> On 03 Jun 2016, at 00:34, M. Taylor wrote:
>
> Dionipher,
>
> The Column View options Marked mentioned are only available when the Classic
> view is selected in the OS X Apple Mail application. This is to say, the
> options he describes do not exist in
Hi,
Not sure if this will help or not, but, try turning off Bluetooth when not
using it. I had strange results with Wi-Fi on my iPhone a while back, and that
fixed it.
I discovered this fix after hours and hours and hours of resetting network
settings and restarting my phone, and also after rest
Hello I'm using an iPhone 5 and I'm noticing at times that the voice seems
choppy and skips when speaking. The only way to fix this is to turn off the
phone and power it back on again. It just recently started doing this within
the last few months. I was wondering if it is because I've had the p
Hi Mark,
I ccan confirm this, after I tried and then touched the screen somewhere in the
middle it showed my full name and all my phone numbers were listed so this is
definitely accessible with Voiceover.
Regards,
Sieghard
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Good list of ideas. I think the ones I would like to see the most are file
management and the ability to install system wide voices. In IOS 7, Apple did
allow developers to use the voices that are built in, now they need to allow
you to install other voices and have them available for everything
Hi
Here is the link to robo-e
Robo-E by MPaja
https://appsto.re/us/OlPKH.i
Donna
>
>
> Called Robo-ey??
> I can't find it in the App Store does it still exist
>
> Soki's Silver IPhone 6+
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HI listers
This is what has been happening these days with my 4S's WiFi, thus maybe
ten days ago), I'd loos WiFi signal, and by going to Control Pannel and
deactivating/activating WiFi, would do the trick of regaining my WiFi
signal. So that worked out OK a few days; then about last Saturday o
Try the Google Docs app. It seems very accessible.
Google Docs by Google, Inc.
https://appsto.re/us/qimpY.i
Hth,
Richard
"The problem with people who have no vices is that you can be pretty sure they
are going to have some pretty annoying virtues." – Elizabeth Taylor
(Sent from my iPod 6)
Somebody just sent me an invitation to collaborate on a Google doc. I've never
used Google docs in my life. Are they accessible on and I device and if so how?
Mary
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I believe it is Robo-E
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Looking for a game
Called Robo-ey??
I can't find it in the App Store does it still exist
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Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:45 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Refurbished iPhones from gazelle
I have not purchased anything from
(Big Smile) Sieghard, when it first occurred, I really did feel as though I
were in the Twilight Zone.
Mark
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Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 1:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.
Dionipher,
The Column View options Marked mentioned are only available when the Classic
view is selected in the OS X Apple Mail application. This is to say, the
options he describes do not exist in the default or standard view.
For more information on this, please post to the Mac Visionaries m
Hello Kathy, et al.
I don’t know if this is apparent to a totally blind person or not but when Siri
is asked to whom does the phone belong, it will reply something to the effect
of, “I believe this phone belongs to Mark.” However, even though it only
states the designated owner’s first name, i
Can anyone explain the game 3000, please? I see the definitions but no place to
try
and answer. Applevis says it is totally accessible. It has no instructions. If
it does, can someone direct me to them? Thanks a bunch.
reggie & Lex
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http://mosen.org/the-top-10-things-id-like-in-ios-10/
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Called Robo-ey??
I can't find it in the App Store does it still exist
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http://convert2mp3.net/en/
Keith, I use this site and it is very accessible. If you need any help, I will
be more than glad to assist you. Once you convert the youtube video, you have
the option to save the converted mp3 to your dropbox. Contact me off list, if
you need help. I remember yo
You also have to go to mail/contacts/calendar in settings, then go to contacts,
and double tap on your name. Then you have to turn off the phone, and turn it
back on in order for this to take effect. Even after all that, when I asked
Siri who does this iPod/iPhone belong to, it said, "I believe
I think that they might be saying that the parts of messages are
showing up because sometimes I use the bluetoothed device to type them
so maybe they're stored in memory somehow? Who knows with technology.
I've deleted the threads with those it seems to be happening with and
I will try the repairi
I agree. I just asked my phone who it belonged to and it said it didn’t know. I
have identified myself to Siri in settings so I don’t know what’s wrong.
From: Kathy Brandt
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 8:35 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iPhone tricks, siri identifying iPhone
Un
I thought she said it only happens when she dictates a message with SIRI and it
never happens with a Bluetooth keyboard.
Mark, are you sure you weren't drinking or smoking something when this happened
*smile*
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.
there’’s no column on the view menu.
> On 02 Jun 2016, at 19:44, Mark Furness wrote:
>
> 1. In the menu bar VO M.
> 2. right arrow to view
> 3. down arrow to columns, then
> 4. right arrow to open columns.
> 5. hit space bar on what you want to show
>> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Juan Mojena
What I want to know is how anyone gets the card reader to actually
read the cards. Mine is mounted correctly, I have the splitter so that
I can hear the phone, and my sighted friends can swipe the cards
successfully so I know it works. But I've had no luck swiping the
cards whatsoever. I'm usually
i like this site because i don’t have to install anything. just copy the
youtube link then convert than you can download it.
http://www.youtube-mp3.org/it
> On 02 Jun 2016, at 21:46, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Which youtube to mp3 converters do you recommend as safe and
No offense, but you should have mentioned that you were looking for information
regarding a Mac computer and not an iOS device. Since this list is supposed to
be an iOS list and somebody asks about how to make Voiceover announce the
subject before the sender then I automatically assume you are a
Hi.
This reminds me of what people thought when the automobile first came on the
scene. They took some effort to keep running. Songs were written describing
the difficulties people had with their cars. One of these was Get Out and Get
Under, describing the person having to fix something on t
Hi,
Which youtube to mp3 converters do you recommend as safe and accessible?
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I have not purchased anything from them, but they do have high reputation. I
would definitely consider them if I were purchasing something used.
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> On Jun 2, 2016, at 8:18 AM,
Thanks,
I will try both the hard reset on the phone and the forgetting and
repairing the Bluetooth devices.
thanks,
Dacia
On 6/2/16, M. Taylor wrote:
> Hello Dacia,
>
> As I have never used your type of Bluetooth device, I can only suggest that
> it may be the proximate cause.
>
> All I can c
Hello,
The Amazon products such as the Echo are not available in other places like
here in the UK. So to gain access to the platform you need to use Roger. Or
alternatively, Amazon have made software details open source that uses a
Raspberry pie to build your own Alexa device. But I guess this
Hello Dacia,
As I have never used your type of Bluetooth device, I can only suggest that it
may be the proximate cause.
All I can confirm is that I have experienced the same phenomenon and that my
solution was to have my iPhone forget the Bluetooth devices and reboot.
Oh yes, I can definit
Hi,
Do you experienced this problem with all of the people that you send a text
message to? I suggest you do a hard reset by pressing down the wake sleep
button and the home button in the same time for about eight seconds. This will
refresh the phone and will not delete any data. If you continue
Hello,
I use the Echo to read my kindle books. Yes to read them on the phone offers
the flexibility over speed of delivery and voice. It can be a lot of faffing
about. The Echo just responds and reads the book requested. Overall, it’s a lot
more hands free. Although, these advantages are not ap
This seems to tell us - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Magnetic_Pole
- Original Message -
From: "Sieghard Weitzel"
To:
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 3:48 PM
Subject: RE: The Compass geo graphical north button
Hi again Terge,
If you want to know more about this, I would encourage
Hello,
What do you mean by dictation? You can dictate items to be added to the
to-do-list and shopping list. You can add events to the google calendar. The
number of skills are increasing all the time and there’s no telling what other
things can be done.
Gena
> On 2 Jun 2016, at 06:47, TaraPr
I'd love to know the long and lat of the magnetic pole, it would explain this
even better. Love it as a topic of discussion though.
I have an interesting web toy relating to this, here - http://hoh.me.uk/geo
BobH.
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From: "Sieghard Weitzel"
To:
Sent: Thursday, June
At least I'm not crazy and I'm not the only one this is happened to. It
happened again today. I was sending my husband a message, and he said part of
it came through, then it started and sending random messages that I had sent
before. Early parts of them. So you're saying even if I am not using
This is quite common with peripherals and some cases. It was SD card readers
last time.
- Original Message -
From: "Jed Barton"
To:
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 5:59 PM
Subject: need some help with the square reader
Hey guys,
Anyone on here use square? The card reader doesn't seem
I normally wait to charge it until it tells me to. But don't think one
absolutely has to. If I'm going out for the day, I'll
charge it the night before, no matter what the charge is, so it is 100% when I
go out with it.
BobH.
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From: "Fazil"
To:
Sent: Thursday,
Hello Dacia,
Believe it or not, I, too, have experienced a scenario wherein text from
previously sent text messages are somehow inserted into a current text.
This happened to me, randomly, about 2 years or so, ago. I thought I was
losing my mind or that gremlins had somehow invaded my iPhone
Hi,
I share concerns others have expressed about robovacs and cords. Many hardware
stores have wire covers that might make this viable, though. They're rubberized
conduits that one places over the cords on the floor, that are tapered on
either side and have a flattend top; it's like a ramp up a
1. In the menu bar VO M.
2. right arrow to view
3. down arrow to columns, then
4. right arrow to open columns.
5. hit space bar on what you want to show
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Juan Mojena wrote:
>
> Just where did you find this, in settings?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: vipho
The problem is on my Mac in its mail app.
Unfortunately I first sent my question to the IPone list.
Mark
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 11:44 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
>
> Are you talking about the Mail app in iOS or on a Mac? If iOS, where do you
> find this setting?
>
> -Original Message-
>
I heard a new report that Tesla is predicting 4 to 5 years.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
William Gallik
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 10:27 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Complexity of ACV's - Was: Roomba 98
Sometimes, you may have to take the case off for the Square card to
work. This is what I had to do. The hole in the Otterbox case isn't
big enough to allow the card reader to go through. I can't remember
now about the way the reader should be facing--I think the square
emblem should be facing up.
H
Hello,
The last time, I used a link through safari. thanks for posting, in advanced.
Sent from my iPhone 5S
> On 2 Jun 2016, at 3:20 pm, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>
> It will start on June 13 with a keynote. Within 24 hours, I will post
> an audio version of the keynote video so it can be listened t
Hi Fazil,
Occasionally it's good to let the battery get really low and charge it all the
way, to help the phone calibrate the battery correctly. Most of the time,
though, you don't have to worry about it. Charge when you like, and stop
charging when it's convenient. If you have iCloud backup tu
Just FYI, the HP Envy 100 series are wireless air printers, also copiers and
scanners, inkjet with color.
Only downside is they have a touch panel on the front which is used to display
and clear errors (which also will display on the associated Windows software,
don’t know about IOS). This
Hey guys,
Anyone on here use square? The card reader doesn't seem to fit in my
iphone with the oterbox case. It doesn't seem to plug in correctly. I
am running the iphone 6. Also, anyone have the exact procedure for how
you swipe the card, or how you insert the reader? I'm guessing the
st
Hi Fazil,
I have been using my apple device for about 2 years and generally, I charge
the device when it goes below 30 or 40 percent battery level. If I have
time, I charge it up to 100 percent, but often I charge it to 85 or 90
percent.
I have not noticed any sluggishness charging my device i
Yes, it’s not as strong a motor, but it will run every day, and it can do under
beds etc., both things we humans aren’t likely to do, so you can end up with a
cleaner house than when owning a traditional vacuum.
Chip
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On B
Hi, list.
Am I supposed to charge the battery of my Iphone5S only when the phone says
bettery is low?
Should I supposed to charge it to %100 necessarily?
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Shawn Krasniuk
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:31 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: voice assistance apps
Google Now is also for iOS,
Are you talking about the Mail app in iOS or on a Mac? If iOS, where do you
find this setting?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Mark Furness
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 5:03 AM
To: vi phone
Subject: fixed announcing subjec
Unfortunately, I doubt that someone who is totally blind will ever be allowed
to independently operate even and autonomously controlled vehicle. One of the
main fights I had opposing this concept was that insurance companies would
never go for it; well, upon further reading I discovered that The
Hi Bill,
If you are still around on this list let's talk in 20 years and see if you own
a self-driving car at that point and are able to independently travel around.
Actually, I'll just give you my address and you can take me to my favourite
pub, beer is on me unless drinking and self-driving a
Hmm, not sure what this is then, nobody has ever told me my messages have any
mysterious text at the end. Maybe somebody else has an idea.
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dacia.l...@gmail.com
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 8:
And don't forget that you can listen live by going to www.apple.com/live
Here is what it says on the Apple website:
Streaming video requires the following:
An iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later
A Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later
A PC with Windows 7,
Thanks, that's a great idea.
On 6/2/16, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
> I just know that they have a pretty good reputation. They buy used stuff and
> then sell it off in parts or refurbish it and sell it again. Why not Google
> "How to people like Gazelle" or "Gazelle customer satisfaction" which will
Yes, I do review my messages. The problem is, that when people tell me that
parts of other text messages are being pasted in. It doesn't show that on my
phone, so I don't know this. They usually say they're posted at the end of my
message. I think it happens most often, when I noticed a mistake
Do you review your message before you sent it? I assume it is just not exactly
getting what you say, in any case, I don't have this issue but I do of course
sometimes get interesting results when I dictate and since spelling mistakes
and bad grammar are one of my pet peeves I almost always care
In the fall of 2011 DARPA sponsored additionally complicated tests on
autonously controlled vehicles. The result of those exercises were the cars
from four different groups being excepted to run from downtown San Diego to
downtown San Francisco. The route included freeway and a country road driv
I just know that they have a pretty good reputation. They buy used stuff and
then sell it off in parts or refurbish it and sell it again. Why not Google
"How to people like Gazelle" or "Gazelle customer satisfaction" which will give
you a broader picture than what you might get from a couple or
Hi,
I am looking at a refurbished iPhone 6+ for my granddaughter. It's
being sold by a company called gazelle. Does anyone have any
experience with gazelle? Are they reliable?
Thanks for any info.
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I don't think you would want any sort of vacuum going over cord, I guess if
the cord was thick and stiff enough it would be OK, but a thinner, softer cord
would probably get sucked in. I personally hate cords and cables to be lying
around or even to be visible and do all I can to hide them. I u
Voiceover always has spoken the sender's name first for me and I am not aware
of how this can be changed, but I look forward to other replies to see if it's
possible not that I personally would find it useful since I would want to know
first who the email is from..
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Hi again Terge,
If you want to know more about this, I would encourage you to Google something
like "True and magnetic north pole" and read some articles about this.
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Terje Strømberg
Sent: We
As Rob explained, there is a difference between "true" or "geographical" north
and "magnetic" north. The world is on a slight elliptical path hence the
magnetic north pole moves around a bit although I believe it is not moving like
10 Km from one months to another. In any case, you would have to
I am now 49 and while they are really pushing this self-driving car technology,
I am still skeptical whether I will own one in my lifetime. At this point these
cars can drive themselves in many situations, but for the foreseeable future
there will still be a qualified driver required in the car
Hi,
Apparently several times over the last few months when I send texts to
people, sometimes my phone will randomly paste parts of other texts
that Ive sent them into the current text? Did I turn on some random
setting or do something? I think it happens most when I dictate.
When I type on the k
Hi Fazil,
I stand corrected, but this must be a June 1 update because I know I just tried
to add my own BMO Air Miles Mastercard on Sunday and my wife also tried with
her Scotia Bank debit card and Wallet told us that the cards were not yet
supported. When I read your message just now I tried a
It will start on June 13 with a keynote. Within 24 hours, I will post
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Victor Stream, Bookport, or in the music app on an iPhone. AppleVis
will list a summary in text and the major Apple news sites will be
reporting on the present
Unless I'm missing something, that trick is a bit misleading: you have to have
identified yourself as you in settings/contacts under info, as well as in info
in Siri settings, in order for this to work.
> On Jun 2, 2016, at 5:42 AM, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone
> wrote:
>
> `Hi,
>
> As f
Just where did you find this, in settings?
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Mark Furness
Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2016 8:03 AM
To: vi phone
Subject: fixed announcing subject first
“FROM” was checked, under columns which is u
hi for those of you, who use the roger app, was just coming to let you
know that for those of you, who are in groups on roger, the groups can
only hold to 22 people. i found that out from a friend of mine this
morning, cause there are some people that wanted to get in the roger
group. and they
You don't want robot vacuums running over cords. Not a good move!
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From: Kevin Minor [mailto:kmino...@outlook.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 8:30 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Roomba 980 with an app!
Hi.
I have a basic question about the Roomba, or o
Hi.
I have a basic question about the Roomba, or other robotic vacumes. How do
they handle cords on the floor? I have cords hooked between my computer and a
mixer, and it would be somewhat difficult to move them off the ground. I hope
these cleaners can work with them, because I could use th
“FROM” was checked, under columns which is under view, . Just unselecting it
fixed the problem.
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Hello,
When is the event taking place?
Sent from a Braille Sense
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:15 pm
Subject: Re: voice assistance apps
>
>
> The latest Apple rumor is that Apple will unveil significant
> improvem
I woke up and my email messages said the senders name first.
I prefer to hear the subject matter first.
How do I rearrange the order of VO speaking the subject matter first?
Thank you for your help.
Mark
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officially after the WWDC keynote coming up soon.
Kelly
On 6/2/16, Shawn Krasniuk wrote:
> No but she
`Hi,
As far as I can judge, most of these gestures are available to us as VO
users, most of the time, when they say "hold" we use the pass-through (AKA
double-tap and hold) to obtain the required result. So, for example, in Safari,
for a quick way to the desktop site, go to the address bar,
The only differences I know of are megnetic and "True" north, with maybe 3deg
or so difference. 3Deg or so on or off target might
be important. "Geographic" north might be a new name for "True" north, the
pole around which our planet rotates.
so the magnetic pole is off, but no idea on wha
Ok, this is encouraging; I know there were at least 3 heavy duty computers to
fly the shuttle, but that was in an empty sky. Begs
the question how the vehicles are going to be affordable, but that is too far
OT of course.
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