RE: GPS Apps

[Sieghard Weitzel]

“Whenever anyone asks for a feature” is a pretty generic statement. I’m sure 
they receive requests for improvements and new features all the time and I’m 
sure at least some of these have been implemented, the app is updated on a 
regular bases and I know for sure when it first came out just about everybody 
was asking for custom POI’s and that has been a feature now for a while.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 8:27 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Well then i wonder why whenever anyone asks them to incorporate a new feature, 
they say they need more money.

- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:46 PM
Subject: RE: GPS Apps

Thanks, Richard, if that isn’t wealthy I don’t know what is. I knew that they 
have received and probabl still are receiving from time to time substantial 
bequests, numbers in the hundreds of millions of dollars I would have actually 
not expected and without going into too much of an analysis, their assets and 
liabilities seem rather well balanced and controlled.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:16 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: GPS Apps

You can go to the Seeing Eye web site and download their annual report.
The most recent available is from September 30, 2015.
You can decide how to describe their financial codition.
Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS  
September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents   
$ 1,817,000  $ 1,732,000
Prepaids and other assets   
398,000 291,000
Unconditional promises to give, net 
851,000  1,300,000
Investments 
  228,937,000 238,934,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others22,109,000   
 21,323,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts 
929,000 966,000
Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee 
-  1,921,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net
47,595,00049,414,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $ 
3,171,000   $ 3,330,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 19,160,000  
  18,239,000
Interest payable
378,000 625,000
Capital lease obligation
2,458,000  2,476,000
Bonds payable   
  37,096,00037,919,000

   62,263,00062,589,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
   209,537,000 222,663,000
Temporarily restricted  
   2,768,000  3,377,000
Permanently restricted  
28,068,00027,252,000
   Total net assets 
 240,373,000 253,292,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000

Reproduced from the September 30, 2015, financial statements audited by 
EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2015, audited financial statements, 
please visit www.seeingeye.org/supportus



From: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Re: GPS Apps

[Andy Baracco]

Well then i wonder why whenever anyone asks them to incorporate a new feature, 
they say they need more money.

  - Original Message - 
  From: Sieghard Weitzel 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:46 PM
  Subject: RE: GPS Apps


  Thanks, Richard, if that isn’t wealthy I don’t know what is. I knew that they 
have received and probabl still are receiving from time to time substantial 
bequests, numbers in the hundreds of millions of dollars I would have actually 
not expected and without going into too much of an analysis, their assets and 
liabilities seem rather well balanced and controlled.

   

  Regards,

  Sieghard

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:16 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: RE: GPS Apps

   

  You can go to the Seeing Eye web site and download their annual report.

  The most recent available is from September 30, 2015.

  You can decide how to describe their financial codition.

  Statements of Financial Position
  ASSETS
  September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014

  Cash and cash equivalents 
  $ 1,817,000  $ 1,732,000

  Prepaids and other assets 
  398,000 291,000

  Unconditional promises to give, net   
  851,000  1,300,000

  Investments   
228,937,000 238,934,000

  Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others22,109,000 
   21,323,000

  Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts   
  929,000 966,000

  Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee   
  -  1,921,000

  Land, buildings and equipment, net
47,595,00049,414,000


$ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000

  LIABILITIES

  Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $ 
3,171,000   $ 3,330,000

  Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 
19,160,00018,239,000

  Interest payable  
  378,000 625,000

  Capital lease obligation  
  2,458,000  2,476,000

  Bonds payable 
37,096,00037,919,000


 62,263,00062,589,000

  NET ASSETS

  Unrestricted  
 209,537,000 222,663,000

  Temporarily restricted
 2,768,000  3,377,000

  Permanently restricted
  28,068,00027,252,000

 Total net assets   
   240,373,000 253,292,000


$ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000

   

  Reproduced from the September 30, 2015, financial statements audited by 
EisnerAmper LLP.

  For a complete copy of our September 30, 2015, audited financial statements, 
please visit www.seeingeye.org/supportus

   

   

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: GPS Apps

   

  Hello,

  How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

  Thanks.

  On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye 

RE: GPS Apps

[Richard Turner]

Nimer,
I too have not had the difficulty you have with getting good information.
Have you written directly to Sendero’s support to report the issues you are 
having when carrying the phone in your pocket?
Their direct support Email is 
iph...@senderogroup.com

I know they value feedback and they may have a suggestion or they may ask you 
to send in the log files when you have this issue so they can figure out what 
the problem is.

I hope you find the solution you need.

Richard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

When I am traveling, I do not wish to pull my phone out of my pocket to ask 
Siri about my location when, at minimum, the app ought to give me intersection 
announcements and POI's as advertised, and I have found that this is very 
spotty. I should say that the places where this was tested get excellent GPS 
reception, and the device used is an iPhone 7ing

Also, the unlabeled item is in the location tab... It states "submenu button" 
which, in my mind, needs a description about what is contained in that menu... 
and the map is completely useless for a voiceover user.

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 16, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other large 
cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be unreliable. 
I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have currently a 
3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk quite fast and 
so far the app seems to give me information about intersections in time. Apart 
from that I don’t care too much if it tells me every 5 seconds that I’m on so 
and so street since I usually know what street I’m on and if I want on demand 
information I just ask SIRI “What is my current location” and it tells me the 
address with street name or an address range with street name.
Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
like to take a look as I don’t recall one.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would 
need to secure more funding.

Andy

- Original Message -
From: Nimer Jaber
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,
I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me not 
want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
work-arounds, please let me know:

  *   Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I 
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is 
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
  *   The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
intersection 

RE: GPS Apps

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Thanks, Richard, if that isn’t wealthy I don’t know what is. I knew that they 
have received and probabl still are receiving from time to time substantial 
bequests, numbers in the hundreds of millions of dollars I would have actually 
not expected and without going into too much of an analysis, their assets and 
liabilities seem rather well balanced and controlled.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:16 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: GPS Apps

You can go to the Seeing Eye web site and download their annual report.
The most recent available is from September 30, 2015.
You can decide how to describe their financial codition.
Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS  
September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents   
$ 1,817,000  $ 1,732,000
Prepaids and other assets   
398,000 291,000
Unconditional promises to give, net 
851,000  1,300,000
Investments 
  228,937,000 238,934,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others22,109,000   
 21,323,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts 
929,000 966,000
Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee 
-  1,921,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net
47,595,00049,414,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $ 
3,171,000   $ 3,330,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 19,160,000  
  18,239,000
Interest payable
378,000 625,000
Capital lease obligation
2,458,000  2,476,000
Bonds payable   
  37,096,00037,919,000

   62,263,00062,589,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
   209,537,000 222,663,000
Temporarily restricted  
   2,768,000  3,377,000
Permanently restricted  
28,068,00027,252,000
   Total net assets 
 240,373,000 253,292,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000

Reproduced from the September 30, 2015, financial statements audited by 
EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2015, audited financial statements, 
please visit www.seeingeye.org/supportus



From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and 

RE: GPS Apps

[Sieghard Weitzel]

We all have different requirements as well as expectations, I basically always 
use a headset of some sort, typically the Apple Earpods, when I am out and 
about so I don’t have to touch my phone to ask SIRI a quick question, just have 
to push and hold for a moment the centre button of the remote on the headset.
I just had a look and I don’t recall that sub menu button being there before 
the last update, but here I agree that they could label this as “More Info” or 
something like that. As for the map, I am blind so it never occurred to me to 
even want to use it, if I want a map to explore by touch Apple Maps is not bad 
for that. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the Seeing Eye app is the greatest 
there is, any app can always be better, but it does work as advertised for me 
and seems to give consistent information which I find is usually accurate. I 
have used it on busses in Vancouver and it usually announced cross streets when 
the bus was just before it got to the intersection which to me is when it makes 
sense, I don’t want to hear it too early and I don’t want to hear it when the 
bus is already half way across.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:28 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: GPS Apps

I may have missed part of this thread.
What country are you in?

Richard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

When I am traveling, I do not wish to pull my phone out of my pocket to ask 
Siri about my location when, at minimum, the app ought to give me intersection 
announcements and POI's as advertised, and I have found that this is very 
spotty. I should say that the places where this was tested get excellent GPS 
reception, and the device used is an iPhone 7ing

Also, the unlabeled item is in the location tab... It states "submenu button" 
which, in my mind, needs a description about what is contained in that menu... 
and the map is completely useless for a voiceover user.

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 16, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other large 
cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be unreliable. 
I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have currently a 
3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk quite fast and 
so far the app seems to give me information about intersections in time. Apart 
from that I don’t care too much if it tells me every 5 seconds that I’m on so 
and so street since I usually know what street I’m on and if I want on demand 
information I just ask SIRI “What is my current location” and it tells me the 
address with street name or an address range with street name.
Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
like to take a look as I don’t recall one.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told 

Re: GPS Apps

[Nimer Jaber]

I am in the u.s. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 16, 2017, at 9:27 PM, Richard Turner  
> wrote:
> 
> I may have missed part of this thread.
> What country are you in?
>  
> Richard
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Nimer Jaber
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:19 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> Hello,
>  
> When I am traveling, I do not wish to pull my phone out of my pocket to ask 
> Siri about my location when, at minimum, the app ought to give me 
> intersection announcements and POI's as advertised, and I have found that 
> this is very spotty. I should say that the places where this was tested get 
> excellent GPS reception, and the device used is an iPhone 7ing
>  
> Also, the unlabeled item is in the location tab... It states "submenu button" 
> which, in my mind, needs a description about what is contained in that 
> menu... and the map is completely useless for a voiceover user.
>  
> Thanks.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On May 16, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
> it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other 
> large cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be 
> unreliable. I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have 
> currently a 3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk 
> quite fast and so far the app seems to give me information about 
> intersections in time. Apart from that I don’t care too much if it tells me 
> every 5 seconds that I’m on so and so street since I usually know what street 
> I’m on and if I want on demand information I just ask SIRI “What is my 
> current location” and it tells me the address with street name or an address 
> range with street name.
> Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
> like to take a look as I don’t recall one.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Nimer Jaber
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> Hello,
> 
> How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
> does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
> concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
> with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.
> 
> Thanks.
> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
> funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
> think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing 
> Eye app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some 
> degree on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s 
> interface is cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I 
> experienced a situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where 
> Blindsquare had no map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate 
> instructions.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Andy Baracco
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM
> 
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. 
> when folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they 
> would need to secure more funding.
>  
> Andy
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: Nimer Jaber
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> Hello,
> 
> I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me 
> not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
> work-arounds, please let me know:
> 
> Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I want 
> announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is busy 
> and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
> The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
> says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
> device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
> times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
> intersection descriptions though...
> The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I often 
> did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds can 
> be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
> information.
> Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
> Inaccessible map: This app is for the 

RE: GPS Apps

[Richard Turner]

I may have missed part of this thread.
What country are you in?

Richard


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:19 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

When I am traveling, I do not wish to pull my phone out of my pocket to ask 
Siri about my location when, at minimum, the app ought to give me intersection 
announcements and POI's as advertised, and I have found that this is very 
spotty. I should say that the places where this was tested get excellent GPS 
reception, and the device used is an iPhone 7ing

Also, the unlabeled item is in the location tab... It states "submenu button" 
which, in my mind, needs a description about what is contained in that menu... 
and the map is completely useless for a voiceover user.

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 16, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other large 
cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be unreliable. 
I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have currently a 
3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk quite fast and 
so far the app seems to give me information about intersections in time. Apart 
from that I don’t care too much if it tells me every 5 seconds that I’m on so 
and so street since I usually know what street I’m on and if I want on demand 
information I just ask SIRI “What is my current location” and it tells me the 
address with street name or an address range with street name.
Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
like to take a look as I don’t recall one.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would 
need to secure more funding.

Andy

- Original Message -
From: Nimer Jaber
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,
I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me not 
want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
work-arounds, please let me know:

  *   Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I 
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is 
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
  *   The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
intersection descriptions though...
  *   The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I 
often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds 
can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
information.
  *   Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
  *   Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name on 
it. It is a complete and 

iPhone bluetooth keyboard command question

[Richard Turner]

In the list of keyboard commands for VoiceOver, it says that to do a two finger 
double tap it is Control-Options-quote.
However, that does nothing with the Amazon KT1081.
I'm running iOS 10.3.2.
Richard

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Re: GPS Apps

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

When I am traveling, I do not wish to pull my phone out of my pocket to ask 
Siri about my location when, at minimum, the app ought to give me intersection 
announcements and POI's as advertised, and I have found that this is very 
spotty. I should say that the places where this was tested get excellent GPS 
reception, and the device used is an iPhone 7ing

Also, the unlabeled item is in the location tab... It states "submenu button" 
which, in my mind, needs a description about what is contained in that menu... 
and the map is completely useless for a voiceover user.

Thanks.

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 16, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
> it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other 
> large cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be 
> unreliable. I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have 
> currently a 3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk 
> quite fast and so far the app seems to give me information about 
> intersections in time. Apart from that I don’t care too much if it tells me 
> every 5 seconds that I’m on so and so street since I usually know what street 
> I’m on and if I want on demand information I just ask SIRI “What is my 
> current location” and it tells me the address with street name or an address 
> range with street name.
> Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
> like to take a look as I don’t recall one.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Nimer Jaber
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> Hello,
> 
> How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
> does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
> concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
> with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.
> 
> Thanks.
> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
> funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
> think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing 
> Eye app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some 
> degree on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s 
> interface is cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I 
> experienced a situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where 
> Blindsquare had no map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate 
> instructions.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Andy Baracco
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM
> 
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. 
> when folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they 
> would need to secure more funding.
>  
> Andy
>  
> - Original Message -
> From: Nimer Jaber
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>  
> Hello,
> 
> I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me 
> not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
> work-arounds, please let me know:
> 
> Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I want 
> announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is busy 
> and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
> The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
> says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
> device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
> times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
> intersection descriptions though...
> The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I often 
> did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds can 
> be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
> information.
> Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
> Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name on it. 
> It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not see fit to 
> make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an alternative to 
> the inaccessible maps.
> Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I can 
> explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this app 
> for? Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button 

RE: GPS Apps

[Richard Turner]

You can go to the Seeing Eye web site and download their annual report.
The most recent available is from September 30, 2015.
You can decide how to describe their financial codition.
Statements of Financial Position
ASSETS  
September 30, 2015   September 30, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents   
$ 1,817,000  $ 1,732,000
Prepaids and other assets   
398,000 291,000
Unconditional promises to give, net 
851,000  1,300,000
Investments 
  228,937,000 238,934,000
Beneficial interests in perpetual trusts held by others22,109,000   
 21,323,000
Beneficial interests in other charitable trusts 
929,000 966,000
Cash - NJEDA bond funds held by trustee 
-  1,921,000
Land, buildings and equipment, net
47,595,00049,414,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $ 
3,171,000   $ 3,330,000
Accrued pension and postretirement benefits 19,160,000  
  18,239,000
Interest payable
378,000 625,000
Capital lease obligation
2,458,000  2,476,000
Bonds payable   
  37,096,00037,919,000

   62,263,00062,589,000
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
   209,537,000 222,663,000
Temporarily restricted  
   2,768,000  3,377,000
Permanently restricted  
28,068,00027,252,000
   Total net assets 
 240,373,000 253,292,000

  $ 302,636,000  $ 315,881,000

Reproduced from the September 30, 2015, financial statements audited by 
EisnerAmper LLP.
For a complete copy of our September 30, 2015, audited financial statements, 
please visit www.seeingeye.org/supportus



From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, 

RE: GPS Apps

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I admit I use GPS seldom as I live in a small town where I don’t usually need 
it. However, when I travel and spend time in Vancouver, Calgary or other large 
cities I do use it and I have never found the Seeing Eye app to be unreliable. 
I just turned 50, but I’m very physically fit and active, I have currently a 
3-year old dog who is eager to go places and I do usually walk quite fast and 
so far the app seems to give me information about intersections in time. Apart 
from that I don’t care too much if it tells me every 5 seconds that I’m on so 
and so street since I usually know what street I’m on and if I want on demand 
information I just ask SIRI “What is my current location” and it tells me the 
address with street name or an address range with street name.
Also, you mentioned an unlabelled button, can you explain where it is as I’d 
like to take a look as I don’t recall one.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How well 
does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a vehicle? My 
concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I would disagree 
with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would 
need to secure more funding.

Andy

- Original Message -
From: Nimer Jaber
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,
I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me not 
want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
work-arounds, please let me know:

  *   Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I 
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is 
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
  *   The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
intersection descriptions though...
  *   The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I 
often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds 
can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
information.
  *   Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
  *   Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name on 
it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not see fit 
to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an alternative to 
the inaccessible maps.
  *   Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I can 
explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this app for? 
Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button descriptions and 
labels?
  *   Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can tell, 
is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I am not 
sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged for exactly? 
If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that, in all the time 
this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the devs can do.



I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or tell 
me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial, otherwise I would 
be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody serious about independent 

RE: IPhone 6 shutting down

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Reg,

I would go to an Apple Store as I think there was some sort of hardware issue 
which even though your iPhone 6 is out of warranty may still be covered, I 
think it was a battery replacement for a certain series of phones.
I did have a bit of an issue with my 6S Plus last fall shutting down suddenly 
when I was outside and used it in the cold even though it was not very cold, 
maybe only just above or around freezing. I went to an Apple Store, they did a 
diagnostic and didn’t find anything, then it did it a few more times and I was 
still in Calgary so went back to the Apple Store. I talked to a different 
genious explained it again and he immediately replaced my phone. I have not had 
this happen a single time after that even in the winter when it was really cold.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Mary Otten
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: IPhone 6 shutting down

I experienced it with an I phone 6S. It eventually got so bad then went into a 
sort of boot loop. I think basically died. I hope yours doesn't do that. I had 
to get a new phone.
Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On May 16, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Reg Sullivan 
> wrote:
Folks wondering if anyone has experienced their Iphone 6 shutting down for no 
apparent reason?

Regards….Reg


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Re: GPS Apps

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

How are you able to get it to reliably announce, say, intersections? How
well does it do at providing timely directions when walking or in a
vehicle? My concern is mostly usability, not as much who funds it, also I
would disagree with the statement the Seeing Eye is "wealthy?.

Thanks.
On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:38 PM Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

> It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive
> funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I
> think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing
> Eye app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some
> degree on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s
> interface is cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I
> experienced a situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where
> Blindsquare had no map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate
> instructions.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Andy Baracco
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM
>
>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
>
>
>
> One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation.
> when folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they
> would need to secure more funding.
>
>
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
>
> *From:* Nimer Jaber 
>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me
> not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are
> work-arounds, please let me know:
>
>- Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what
>I want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the
>interface is busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
>- The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as
>the app says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even
>when the device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or
>more at times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did
>like intersection descriptions though...
>- The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm,
>and I often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but
>15 seconds can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you
>receive accurate information.
>- Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
>- Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's
>name on it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did
>not see fit to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an
>alternative to the inaccessible maps.
>- Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I
>can explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this
>app for? Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button
>descriptions and labels?
>- Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can
>tell, is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I
>am not sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged
>for exactly? If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that,
>in all the time this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the
>devs can do.
>
>
>
> I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or
> tell me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial,
> otherwise I would be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody
> serious about independent navigation use this app. Intersection
> descriptions are about the best thing this app does right. While that is
> useful, I am not sure that that is worth paying a recurring subscription or
> $299.
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna 
> wrote:
>
> I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Feliciano Godoy
> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
>
>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
>
>
>
> On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby
> explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby
> explorer was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior.
> I don't care much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses
> for that.  BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points
> of interest.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Feliciano
>
> For tech tips and updates, LIKE 

RE: GPS Apps

[Sieghard Weitzel]

It is my understanding that Sendero has received and continues to receive 
funding from the Seeing Eye school which in itself is rather wealthy and I 
think can afford to fund Sendero’s development efforts. I think the Seeing Eye 
app works rather well, what one finds cluttered or not depends to some degree 
on one’s personal preferences.I also heard that Nearby Explorer’s interface is 
cluttered and not very intuitive. As for how well it works I experienced a 
situation once in Calgary quite far in the southeast where Blindsquare had no 
map data at all, but the Seeing Eye app gave me accurate instructions.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Andy Baracco
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 1:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would 
need to secure more funding.

Andy

- Original Message -
From: Nimer Jaber
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

Hello,
I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me not 
want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
work-arounds, please let me know:

  *   Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I 
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is 
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
  *   The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the app 
says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
intersection descriptions though...
  *   The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I 
often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds 
can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
information.
  *   Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
  *   Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name on 
it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not see fit 
to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an alternative to 
the inaccessible maps.
  *   Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I can 
explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this app for? 
Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button descriptions and 
labels?
  *   Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can tell, 
is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I am not 
sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged for exactly? 
If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that, in all the time 
this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the devs can do.



I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or tell 
me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial, otherwise I would 
be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody serious about independent 
navigation use this app. Intersection descriptions are about the best thing 
this app does right. While that is useful, I am not sure that that is worth 
paying a recurring subscription or $299.

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna 
> wrote:
I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby 
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby explorer 
was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior. I don't care 
much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses for that.  
BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points of interest.

Regards,

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Re: IPhone 6 shutting down

[Mary Otten]

I experienced it with an I phone 6S. It eventually got so bad then went into a 
sort of boot loop. I think basically died. I hope yours doesn't do that. I had 
to get a new phone.
Mary


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> On May 16, 2017, at 5:54 PM, Reg Sullivan  wrote:
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IPhone 6 shutting down

[Reg Sullivan]

Folks wondering if anyone has experienced their Iphone 6 shutting down for
no apparent reason?

 

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Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[dacia . luck]

I have the same problem as well. I will tap on an item, and it doesn't always 
do what I tell it to. This is most common when I am going from one of the 
building areas back to the main screen with all the areas including the city on 
it. Our use voiceover, I don't know how accessible the built-in game voice is.
Dacia

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> On May 16, 2017, at 6:01 PM, Lisa Belville  wrote:
> 
> I've had the same problem.  Are you using VO or do you turn it off and use 
> the game's self voicing feature?
> 
> I've tried it both ways and I do like how all aspects speak and are 
> completely accessible.  But there's no way to control the speed or volume of 
> the voice and it really is loud compared to other audio, so I usually just 
> use Voiceover and put up with some of the quirks.
> 
> 
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1...@frontier.com
> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
> procrastinate all at once.
> - Original Message - From: "Joney" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions
> 
> 
> I like the game, I do have problems getting it to click on the items I want 
> By the way, the princess gift to you does respond immediately. If she was up 
> a little bit at a time, but you can tell mostly on your logs and some of the 
> other things that start her low.
> 
> Joney
> talk2o...@gmail.com
> "If God can bring you to it,
> He will lead you through it."
> 
>> On May 16, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Lisa Belville  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual 
>> costs, but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim one 
>> of the princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive. 
>> 
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1...@frontier.com
>> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
>> procrastinate all at once.
>> - Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
>> Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions
>> 
>> 
>> Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see why 
>> it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her gift of a 
>> slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during the game, 
>> or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have found it hard to 
>> believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That is very rare 
>> with games in general, and blindness games in particular. If I'm playing a 
>> game that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind doing in-app 
>> purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar comments in reviews for 
>> the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain all of the gold 
>> that you've collected during the game between resets. That would really help 
>> so that you didn't have to start all over again.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Wayne Merritt
>> Sent from my iPhone 7
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Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[Lisa Belville]

I've had the same problem.  Are you using VO or do you turn it off and use 
the game's self voicing feature?


I've tried it both ways and I do like how all aspects speak and are 
completely accessible.  But there's no way to control the speed or volume of 
the voice and it really is loud compared to other audio, so I usually just 
use Voiceover and put up with some of the quirks.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - 
From: "Joney" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions


I like the game, I do have problems getting it to click on the items I want 
By the way, the princess gift to you does respond immediately. If she was up 
a little bit at a time, but you can tell mostly on your logs and some of the 
other things that start her low.


Joney
talk2o...@gmail.com
"If God can bring you to it,
He will lead you through it."

On May 16, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Lisa Belville  
wrote:


I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual 
costs, but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim 
one of the princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive. 



Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.

- Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions


Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see 
why it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her gift 
of a slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during 
the game, or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have found 
it hard to believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That is 
very rare with games in general, and blindness games in particular. If I'm 
playing a game that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind 
doing in-app purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar comments 
in reviews for the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain 
all of the gold that you've collected during the game between resets. That 
would really help so that you didn't have to start all over again.


Regards,

Wayne Merritt
Sent from my iPhone 7

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Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[Lisa Belville]

No, if you don't claim your gift within 24 hours it lasts until the next 
time you check in.  it doesn't seem to correspond to the various quests.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - 
From: "Wayne Merritt" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions



Thanks all for the replies. I have been gradually completing the
various quests, though some take longer than others. Another question
regarding the princess. I know that I'm supposed to check in with her
once a day, but is there a time limit regarding how long her gift
lasts? In other words, if I don't check in with her after 6 hours will
the gift disappear? Also, if I miss a day, then do I start over at the
lower end of the percentage scale, or at the place I left off at?

Wayne

On 5/16/17, Joney  wrote:
I like the game, I do have problems getting it to click on the items I 
want.
By the way, the princess gift to you does respond immediately. If she was 
up
a little bit at a time, but you can tell mostly on your logs and some of 
the

other things that start her low.

Joney
talk2o...@gmail.com
"If God can bring you to it,
He will lead you through it."


On May 16, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Lisa Belville 
wrote:

I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual
costs, but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim
one of the princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive.


Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions


Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see
why it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her 
gift

of a slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during
the game, or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have 
found
it hard to believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That 
is
very rare with games in general, and blindness games in particular. If 
I'm

playing a game that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind
doing in-app purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar 
comments

in reviews for the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain
all of the gold that you've collected during the game between resets. 
That

would really help so that you didn't have to start all over again.

Regards,

Wayne Merritt
Sent from my iPhone 7

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Re: Black Plan?

[Joseph Hudson]

I want didn't mean to make it sound so bad. But I do agree, it does sound bad 
but it's not.
Joseph Hudson 

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> On May 15, 2017, at 11:02 PM, Nancy  wrote:
> 
> Oh, Whew!  I'm glad that's all it is...it sounded much worse.
> 
> 
> Thanks, Joseph!
> 
> 
> Nancy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 5/15/2017 10:17 PM, Joseph Hudson wrote:
>> That is what they call it whenever you get put on an installment plan.
>>  Joseph Hudson
>> 
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>> 
>>> On May 15, 2017, at 9:03 PM, Nancy  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Joseph said '...Apple program. Which most
>>> people these days called the black plan. '
>>> 
>>> 
>>> What is the Black plan and why is it called that?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Nancy
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Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[Wayne Merritt]

Thanks all for the replies. I have been gradually completing the
various quests, though some take longer than others. Another question
regarding the princess. I know that I'm supposed to check in with her
once a day, but is there a time limit regarding how long her gift
lasts? In other words, if I don't check in with her after 6 hours will
the gift disappear? Also, if I miss a day, then do I start over at the
lower end of the percentage scale, or at the place I left off at?

Wayne

On 5/16/17, Joney  wrote:
> I like the game, I do have problems getting it to click on the items I want.
> By the way, the princess gift to you does respond immediately. If she was up
> a little bit at a time, but you can tell mostly on your logs and some of the
> other things that start her low.
>
> Joney
> talk2o...@gmail.com
> "If God can bring you to it,
> He will lead you through it."
>
>> On May 16, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Lisa Belville 
>> wrote:
>>
>> I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual
>> costs, but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim
>> one of the princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive.
>> 
>>
>> Lisa Belville
>> missktlab1...@frontier.com
>> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and
>> procrastinate all at once.
>> - Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" 
>> To: 
>> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
>> Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions
>>
>>
>> Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see
>> why it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her gift
>> of a slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during
>> the game, or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have found
>> it hard to believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That is
>> very rare with games in general, and blindness games in particular. If I'm
>> playing a game that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind
>> doing in-app purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar comments
>> in reviews for the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain
>> all of the gold that you've collected during the game between resets. That
>> would really help so that you didn't have to start all over again.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Wayne Merritt
>> Sent from my iPhone 7
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Re: GPS Apps

[Andy Baracco]

One of my concerns about this app is the possible shaky funding situation. when 
folks would ask about adding features, they were often told that they would 
need to secure more funding. 

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: Nimer Jaber 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:29 AM
  Subject: Re: GPS Apps


  Hello,


  I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me 
not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are 
work-arounds, please let me know:


a.. Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I 
want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface is 
busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
b.. The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the 
app says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when the 
device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more at 
times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like 
intersection descriptions though...
c.. The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and I 
often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15 seconds 
can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you receive accurate 
information.
d.. Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
e.. Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name 
on it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not see 
fit to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an alternative 
to the inaccessible maps.
f.. Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I can 
explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this app for? 
Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button descriptions and 
labels?
g.. Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can tell, 
is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I am not 
sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged for exactly? 
If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that, in all the time 
this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the devs can do.



  I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or 
tell me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial, otherwise I 
would be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody serious about 
independent navigation use this app. Intersection descriptions are about the 
best thing this app does right. While that is useful, I am not sure that that 
is worth paying a recurring subscription or $299.




  On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna  wrote:

I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.





From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM


To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps



On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby 
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby explorer 
was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior. I don't care 
much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses for that.  
BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points of interest. 

Regards, 



Feliciano 

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On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

  I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app 
over Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as well 
as because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several instances 
found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is what the Seeing 
Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.



  Regards,

  Sieghard



  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
Behalf Of Richard Turner
  Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: GPS Apps





  Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just 
buy the iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less expensive.

  Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as 
Nearby Explorer.

  I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps 
since I do not use it.

  I hope you find a good combination.

  Richard




  On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie  wrote:

I find that a combination of Blind Square and either Apple maps or 
Google maps does everything I need because Blind Square continues to run and 
give you 

Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[Joney]

I like the game, I do have problems getting it to click on the items I want. By 
the way, the princess gift to you does respond immediately. If she was up a 
little bit at a time, but you can tell mostly on your logs and some of the 
other things that start her low.

Joney
talk2o...@gmail.com
"If God can bring you to it, 
He will lead you through it."  

> On May 16, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Lisa Belville  wrote:
> 
> I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual costs, 
> but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim one of the 
> princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive.  
> 
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1...@frontier.com
> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
> procrastinate all at once.
> - Original Message - From: "Wayne Merritt" 
> To: 
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
> Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions
> 
> 
> Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see why 
> it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her gift of a 
> slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during the game, 
> or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have found it hard to 
> believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That is very rare with 
> games in general, and blindness games in particular. If I'm playing a game 
> that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind doing in-app 
> purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar comments in reviews for 
> the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain all of the gold 
> that you've collected during the game between resets. That would really help 
> so that you didn't have to start all over again.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wayne Merritt
> Sent from my iPhone 7
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Re: GPS Apps

[Andy Baracco]

I like BS and NE because i do not like a subscription model as a matter of 
principle.

Andy

  - Original Message - 
  From: Giller, Anna 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 6:54 AM
  Subject: RE: GPS Apps


  I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.

   

   

  From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Feliciano Godoy
  Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com
  Subject: Re: GPS Apps

   

  On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby 
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby explorer 
was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior. I don't care 
much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses for that.  
BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points of interest. 

  Regards, 

   

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  On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app over 
Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as well as 
because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several instances 
found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is what the Seeing 
Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
Of Richard Turner
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

 

 

Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just buy 
the iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less expensive.

Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as 
Nearby Explorer.

I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps since 
I do not use it.

I hope you find a good combination.

Richard

 


On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie  wrote:

  I find that a combination of Blind Square and either Apple maps or Google 
maps does everything I need because Blind Square continues to run and give you 
points of interest and intersections while the other app gives you turn by turn.

  Marie

   

   

  From: Nimer Jaber 

  Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:15 PM

  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

  Subject: GPS Apps

   

  Hello,

   

  On Android, I used Nearby Explorer. I contacted the dev to see if they 
would offer some sort of a discount as I already purchased their app once, 
however was told I would need to pay for the app. On Android, I found it quite 
good as I could choose what I wanted to be announced, and I could choose 
whether to use onboard or online maps. It had features that no other app used. 
I am considering purchasing the app on iOS, however I am interested in others' 
experiences with navigation apps. I am looking for an app which will announce 
intersections accurately as I approach them, as well as points of interest. It 
would be good if it offered turn-by-turn navigation, although I would mostly 
use Google Maps for that. Getting heading is good. Rarely, lat/long is good as 
well, as I do enjoy getting out to geocache from time to time.

   

  So, any thoughts? It's fine if it is more than one app... Will 
BlindSquare meet my needs? Should I consider the Seeing Eye GPS? Any other apps 
that I should have on my list?

   

  Thanks all.

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Re: GPS Apps

[Nimer Jaber]

Oh cool, thanks!! You are. great!! Not sure how I didn't think to check
there... Truly appreciate it!!

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 1:47 PM Lisa Belville 
wrote:

> Hi.  The stock compass app can give you long/lat readings, though not
> automatically.  I'm not aware of an accessible GPS that does this.  If you
> don't need a continuous reading of this information, the compass should
> work
> just fine.
>
> It's usually in the utilities folder by default.
>
>
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1...@frontier.com
> I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and
> procrastinate all at once.
> - Original Message -
> From: "Nimer Jaber" 
> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:29 AM
> Subject: Re: GPS Apps
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me
> not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are
> work-arounds, please let me know:
>
>
>- Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I
>want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the
> interface
>is busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
>- The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the
>app says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even
> when
>the device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or
> more
>at times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did
> like
>intersection descriptions though...
>- The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and
>I often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15
>seconds can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you
>receive accurate information.
>- Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
>- Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name
>on it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did
> not
>see fit to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an
>alternative to the inaccessible maps.
>- Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I
>can explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is
> this
>app for? Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button
>descriptions and labels?
>- Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can
>tell, is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the
> user,
> I
>am not sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being
> charged
>for exactly? If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled
> that,
>in all the time this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the
>devs can do.
>
>
> I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or
> tell me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial,
> otherwise I would be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody
> serious about independent navigation use this app. Intersection
> descriptions are about the best thing this app does right. While that is
> useful, I am not sure that that is worth paying a recurring subscription or
> $299.
>
> On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna 
> wrote:
>
> > I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
> > Behalf Of *Feliciano Godoy
> > *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
> >
> >
> > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
> > *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
> >
> >
> >
> > On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby
> > explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby
> > explorer was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was
> > superior.
> > I don't care much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory
> > senses
> > for that.  BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points
> > of interest.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Feliciano
> >
> > For tech tips and updates, LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v
> >
> > Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v
> >
> >
> > On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> >
> > I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app
> > over Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get
> as
> > well as because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several
> > instances found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is
> > what the Seeing Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sieghard
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
> > ] *On Behalf Of *Richard Turner
> > *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
> > *To:* 

Re: Crafting Kingdom princess questions

[Lisa Belville]

I had that question, too.  I can't see any difference in my individual 
costs, but I've been shutting down and opening the app each time I claim one 
of the princess' gifts.  And yes, this game is massively addictive.  


Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - 
From: "Wayne Merritt" 

To: 
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 10:55 AM
Subject: Crafting Kingdom princess questions


Good day. I've gotten the game Crafting Kingdom this weekend and can see why 
it is addicting. A question about the princess. When you get her gift of a 
slight increase in sales, does that take effect immediately during the game, 
or does it start the next time you reset the game? I have found it hard to 
believe that there's no in-app purchases in this game. That is very rare 
with games in general, and blindness games in particular. If I'm playing a 
game that I'm invested in, like this one, then I don't mind doing in-app 
purchases. I would encourage others to leave similar comments in reviews for 
the app. Perhaps in-app purchases could be used to retain all of the gold 
that you've collected during the game between resets. That would really help 
so that you didn't have to start all over again.


Regards,

Wayne Merritt
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Re: Yes Chef not working correctly

[Lisa Belville]

Yep, I've had the same issues.  I want to like this app but the dictation 
feature is useless and it seems like the data base for recipes is lacking. 
I've gotten better results using Google, but your mileage may vary.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - 
From: "Hope Paulos" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: Yes Chef not working correctly


Hi there! I am having the same issue. I am using an iPhone 5s running the 
latest version of yes chef as well as the latest iOS version… I will try and 
find the address for the developer, and write them… I will keep you all 
posted!


Hope Paulos


On May 14, 2017, at 10:21 PM, Barry Abbott  wrote:

I'm wondering if anyone has been experiencing the following issues with 
the Yes Chef App.

Examples:

1. My verbal command:  "Chef — What Can I Say?" Yes Cheff responds "I 
Didn't get that." "I heard, 'What can I say'?"
"Looking for something? Try saying "Chef Followed was search recipe name 
or incredients."

2. My Verbal Command "Search for chocolate cake Recipe."
Responce "I didn't get that. I heard 'search for chocolate cake recipe.' 
"Looking for something? Try saying "Chef Followed was search recipe name 
or incredients."


If you dictate into the search field using the regular dictation or type 
in what you want E.G. Chocolate Cake." It brings up results.
I am running the latest version of iOS on an iPhone 7. My wife uses an 
iPhone 5S. She sent an email to the developer supp...@conversantlabs.com 
and the email was rejected. "Mailbox not available."


Any information or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Barry

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Re: GPS Apps

[Lisa Belville]

Hi.  The stock compass app can give you long/lat readings, though not 
automatically.  I'm not aware of an accessible GPS that does this.  If you 
don't need a continuous reading of this information, the compass should work 
just fine.


It's usually in the utilities folder by default.


Lisa Belville
missktlab1...@frontier.com
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and 
procrastinate all at once.
- Original Message - 
From: "Nimer Jaber" 

To: 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: GPS Apps


Hello,

I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me
not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are
work-arounds, please let me know:


  - Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I
  want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the 
interface

  is busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
  - The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the
  app says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when
  the device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or 
more
  at times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did 
like

  intersection descriptions though...
  - The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and
  I often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15
  seconds can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you
  receive accurate information.
  - Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
  - Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name
  on it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not
  see fit to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an
  alternative to the inaccessible maps.
  - Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I
  can explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this
  app for? Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button
  descriptions and labels?
  - Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can
  tell, is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, 
I

  am not sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged
  for exactly? If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled 
that,

  in all the time this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the
  devs can do.


I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or
tell me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial,
otherwise I would be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody
serious about independent navigation use this app. Intersection
descriptions are about the best thing this app does right. While that is
useful, I am not sure that that is worth paying a recurring subscription or
$299.

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna 
wrote:


I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.





*From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
Behalf Of *Feliciano Godoy
*Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM


*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: GPS Apps



On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby
explorer was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was 
superior.
I don't care much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory 
senses

for that.  BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points
of interest.

Regards,



Feliciano

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On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:

I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app
over Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as
well as because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several
instances found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is
what the Seeing Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.



Regards,

Sieghard



*From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
] *On Behalf Of *Richard Turner
*Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
*To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: GPS Apps





Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just
buy the iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less
expensive.

Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as
Nearby Explorer.

I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps
since I do not use it.

I hope you find a good combination.

Richard




On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie  wrote:

I find that a combination 

Re: Free talking military time clock

[James Gibson]

That is OK I figured it out. Thanks for your help.

> On May 15, 2017, at 11:25 PM, Agent086b  wrote:
> 
> sorry did not remember General.
> Should not have relied on my memory.
> Max.
>> On 16 May 2017, at 1:22 pm, James Gibson  wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you! I found it I had to go into general and then date and time.
>> 
>>> On May 15, 2017, at 20:44, Agent086b  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Go to settings date & time. On my phone the first option under date & time 
>>> is 24 hour time set it to on. 
>>> Max.
 On 16 May 2017, at 10:05 am, James Gibson  wrote:
 
 How do I set the clock on my iPhone to do that?
 
> On May 15, 2017, at 7:04 PM, Agent086b  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> you can set the clock app on the iPhone to do this. I have mine set this 
> way.
> Max.
> 
>> On 16 May 2017, at 8:52 am, James Gibson  wrote:
>> 
>> Is there a free talking cloth that will give military time? I am looking 
>> for a free app for the iPhone.
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iMazing 2.2 review: A better way to use your Mac to manage your iPhone and iPad

[Mary Otten]

I wonder if anyone has used this app, this iteration of this app that is, and 
has any comments on VoiceOver accessibility. The whole back up and restore 
think that the author describes sounds really nice. But the app does cost $40. 
So you don't want to buy it unless it's accessible. That might be why maybe 
nobody's tried it yet.
Mary

iMazing 2.2 review: A better way to use your Mac to manage your iPhone and iPad
Macworld  /  J.R. Bookwalter

iMazing ($40 for a single-user license; multi-user licenses available) is an 
iOS device management utility designed as an alternative to iTunes. Available 
for Mac or PC (the license can be used on either platform), iMazing doesn’t 
sync files in the traditional sense, but rather acts as a conduit for 
transferring files between desktop computers and iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices.

Think of iMazing as iTunes without media purchasing or playback, but a whole 
lot more versatile. iMazing also does many things Apple’s media player can only 
dream of, like exporting iMessage conversations. Annoyed by how iTunes saves 
device backups on your internal drive? With iMazing, you can store these 
enormous files anywhere you’d like, and browse archives with Time Machine-style 
simplicity. (Archives work on Mac or PC-formatted volumes, not on 
network-attached storage devices.)

J. R. Bookwalter/IDG
iMazing allows iOS device backups to be saved anywhere, but only Mac or PC 
formatted volumes work for archives.

In addition to managing apps, photos, music, videos, notes, call logs, and 
voice memos, iMazing 2.2 adds the ability to transfer ebooks and PDF documents 
to iBooks. Better yet, photos can now be transferred from computer to iOS via 
drag-and-drop, although albums created this way can’t be deleted from the 
Photos app and won’t be included in backups.

There are other limitations to be aware of. Certain data types including 
Messages, call history, voicemail, Contacts, and Notes can only be accessed 
from a backup, rather than the device itself. As a result, iMazing occasionally 
feels slower to use than iTunes. My personal pet peeve is how long the 
application takes to perform an initial scan of iCloud Photo Library 
thumbnails, although devices with fewer images won’t have this problem.

DigiDNA
iMazing can also access and export text messages, but only from an existing 
device backup.

Restore and transfer

One of iMazing’s coolest features is the ability to copy content between 
devices, quite handy for upgrading to a new iPhone or iPad. Rather than restore 
from iTunes or a lengthy iCloud backup, you simply connect both devices, start 
the transfer, and sit back while the software does its thing. It’s a more 
streamlined process that puts Apple’s cumbersome method to shame.

iMazing 2.2 makes other welcome improvements to the traditionally front-loaded 
restore process. Rather than having to connect a new device via Wi-Fi to 
activate and update to the latest version of iOS, iMazing seamlessly handles 
these tasks as part of its restore wizard.

DigiDNA
Restoring backups to a new device just got way easier thanks to iMazing’s 
one-click transfer wizard.

You’ll endure fewer annoying iOS Setup Assistant screens during a restore, 
since the software automatically takes care of many account login prompts for 
you. (Signing in to install App Store updates is still required, however.) 
Similar conveniences extend to updating or reinstalling iOS itself. Since 
devices are always connected to the utility over Wi-Fi, iMazing detects when 
the current version is out of date and offers to update with a click.

You can also do the same with a complete reinstall, even during a restore. 
Although like iTunes, you won’t be able to downgrade to older iOS versions once 
Apple has stopped signing them. There are plenty of smaller improvements too, 
like a new preferences tab for Devices, with options to prevent iTunes from 
performing automatic backups or launching after connecting a device.

Bottom line

Keep iTunes around for buying or playing media files, but when it comes to 
managing iOS devices and transferring media files, it doesn’t get much better 
than iMazing 2.



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Re: Crazy Problem I'm having

[GARY WILLIAMS]

Thanks, think I will call Verizon. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 16, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> As I said, call your carrier, it is their voice mail and they can usually fix 
> any issues like that.
> 
> -Original Message-
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> GARY WILLIAMS
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> 
> I delete my voicemail, and then I go in to my deleted voicemail and delete 
> that. I only have one voicemail saved and none in my deleted voicemail. So 
> I'm saying it is just weird. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 15, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
>> 
>> If you have visual voice mail then Karl's suggestion may very well solve 
>> your problem. If not I woulds ay this might be more of a carrier issue than 
>> an iPhone issue. Call your carrier and ask then to check into this.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Sieghard
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Karl Smith
>> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 4:54 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: RE: Crazy Problem I'm having
>> 
>> I believe that if you look on your voice mail screen you will find a folder 
>> labeled deleted voice mail. You have to go to that one and empty it once in 
>> a while.
>> 
>> Karl
>> 
>> 
>> __
>> 
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>> 
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>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
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>> 
>> Hi Everyone,
>> I am having a crazy problem with my voicemail. I have an i phone 7.  This is 
>> what happens. Someone sends me a voicemail. I am not alerted to it, but when 
>> I bring up the home screen a message comes up and says warning your 
>> voicemail is ninety-five percent full. I only have one voicemail message. I 
>> never keep voicemail after I have listened to it. Is anyone else having this 
>> problem? This has just started about two weeks ago. I have not gotten the 
>> latest update yet. Maybe that will fix the problem. 
>> Anyway if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on here, please let 
>> me know.
>> Thanks for your help.
>> Nancy and Gary Williams
>> 
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RE: Crazy Problem I'm having

[Sieghard Weitzel]

As I said, call your carrier, it is their voice mail and they can usually fix 
any issues like that.

-Original Message-
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I delete my voicemail, and then I go in to my deleted voicemail and delete 
that. I only have one voicemail saved and none in my deleted voicemail. So I'm 
saying it is just weird. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 15, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> If you have visual voice mail then Karl's suggestion may very well solve your 
> problem. If not I woulds ay this might be more of a carrier issue than an 
> iPhone issue. Call your carrier and ask then to check into this.
> 
> Regards,
> Sieghard
> 
> -Original Message-
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> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Crazy Problem I'm having
> 
> I believe that if you look on your voice mail screen you will find a folder 
> labeled deleted voice mail. You have to go to that one and empty it once in a 
> while.
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
> __
> 
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> 4304 South El Camino St.
> Taylorsville, Utah 84129
> 
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> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Crazy Problem I'm having
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> I am having a crazy problem with my voicemail. I have an i phone 7.  This is 
> what happens. Someone sends me a voicemail. I am not alerted to it, but when 
> I bring up the home screen a message comes up and says warning your voicemail 
> is ninety-five percent full. I only have one voicemail message. I never keep 
> voicemail after I have listened to it. Is anyone else having this problem? 
> This has just started about two weeks ago. I have not gotten the latest 
> update yet. Maybe that will fix the problem. 
> Anyway if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on here, please let 
> me know.
> Thanks for your help.
> Nancy and Gary Williams
> 
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Re: GPS Apps

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

I tried out Seeing Eye GPS today, and experienced some issues that make me
not want to purchase this app. Here is what I noticed, and if there are
work-arounds, please let me know:


   - Lack of Customization: This app seems to not allow me to choose what I
   want announced when... it allows me to view information, but the interface
   is busy and unnecessarily clunky in my opinion.
   - The announcements don't happen when the device is in my pocket as the
   app says they should... I do have background setting turned on. Even when
   the device is unlocked, on a bus the app missed every other street or more
   at times. And when walking around, results were not much better. I did like
   intersection descriptions though...
   - The frequency of updates was every 15 seconds. My phone got warm, and
   I often did not hear information... this is similar to the above, but 15
   seconds can be a long time to walk if you are a fast walker before you
   receive accurate information.
   - Lack of information: I don't see where I can get lat/long.
   - Inaccessible map: This app is for the blind, and has Seeing Eye's name
   on it. It is a complete and utter shame that the devs of this app did not
   see fit to make the maps accessible, or at the very least to provide an
   alternative to the inaccessible maps.
   - Terrible button descriptions: One of them just says menu... While I
   can explore and press things until I figure out what they do, who is this
   app for? Was it designed for the techy that doesn't care about button
   descriptions and labels?
   - Finally, the price... The map data this app uses, so far as I can
   tell, is free. There may be an up-front cost to provide this to the user, I
   am not sure... but I believe there is not. What is the user being charged
   for exactly? If it is for app improvements, then I am really appalled that,
   in all the time this app has been on the appstore, this is the best the
   devs can do.


I am critical of this app, but I am hoping someone can set me straight or
tell me what I am missing here. I am glad they offer a free trial,
otherwise I would be requesting a refund. I cannot recommend anybody
serious about independent navigation use this app. Intersection
descriptions are about the best thing this app does right. While that is
useful, I am not sure that that is worth paying a recurring subscription or
$299.

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM Giller, Anna 
wrote:

> I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On
> Behalf Of *Feliciano Godoy
> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
>
>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
>
>
>
> On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby
> explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby
> explorer was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior.
> I don't care much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses
> for that.  BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points
> of interest.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Feliciano
>
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> On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
>
> I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app
> over Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as
> well as because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several
> instances found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is
> what the Seeing Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Sieghard
>
>
>
> *From:* viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
> ] *On Behalf Of *Richard Turner
> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
> *Subject:* Re: GPS Apps
>
>
>
>
>
> Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just
> buy the iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less
> expensive.
>
> Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as
> Nearby Explorer.
>
> I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps
> since I do not use it.
>
> I hope you find a good combination.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
>
> On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie  wrote:
>
> I find that a combination of Blind Square and either Apple maps or Google
> maps does everything I need because Blind Square continues to run and give
> you points of interest and intersections while the other app gives you turn
> by turn.
>
> Marie
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Nimer Jaber
>
> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2017 1:15 PM
>
> *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com
>
> *Subject:* GPS Apps
>
>
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> On Android, I used Nearby Explorer. I contacted the dev to see if they
> would 

RE: GPS Apps

[Giller, Anna]

I like Seeing Eye GPS although its subscription is $70 a year.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Feliciano Godoy
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 11:37 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps

On iOS, I recommend blindsquare simultaneously with Google maps. Nearby 
explorer did not meet my standards. Although blindsquare and nearby explorer 
was said to use foursquare for its maps, blindsquare was superior. I don't care 
much for the intersection analysis as i use my auditory senses for that.  
BlindSquare provided more accurate information and more points of interest.

Regards,

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On May 15, 2017, at 8:20 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
> wrote:
I don’t have Nearby Explorer, but definitely prefer the Seeing Eye app over 
Blindsquare because of the detailed intersection information I get as well as 
because Blindsquare uses Open Street Maps which I have in several instances 
found to be less reliable than Google Maps which I believe is what the Seeing 
Eye app uses and I think also Nearby Explorer.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 6:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: GPS Apps


Well, if you would consider buying Seeing Eye GPS, you may as well just buy the 
iOS version of Nearby Explorer since it is significantly less expensive.
Or, a combination of Blind Square with Google Maps is almost as good as Nearby 
Explorer.
I don't know about the latitude/longitude option with any of the apps since I 
do not use it.
I hope you find a good combination.
Richard


On May 15, 2017, at 2:20 PM, Marie 
> wrote:
I find that a combination of Blind Square and either Apple maps or Google maps 
does everything I need because Blind Square continues to run and give you 
points of interest and intersections while the other app gives you turn by turn.
Marie


From: Nimer Jaber
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2017 1:15 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: GPS Apps

Hello,

On Android, I used Nearby Explorer. I contacted the dev to see if they would 
offer some sort of a discount as I already purchased their app once, however 
was told I would need to pay for the app. On Android, I found it quite good as 
I could choose what I wanted to be announced, and I could choose whether to use 
onboard or online maps. It had features that no other app used. I am 
considering purchasing the app on iOS, however I am interested in others' 
experiences with navigation apps. I am looking for an app which will announce 
intersections accurately as I approach them, as well as points of interest. It 
would be good if it offered turn-by-turn navigation, although I would mostly 
use Google Maps for that. Getting heading is good. Rarely, lat/long is good as 
well, as I do enjoy getting out to geocache from time to time.

So, any thoughts? It's fine if it is more than one app... Will BlindSquare meet 
my needs? Should I consider the Seeing Eye GPS? Any other apps that I should 
have on my list?

Thanks all.
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Re: Crazy Problem I'm having

[GARY WILLIAMS]

I delete my voicemail, and then I go in to my deleted voicemail and delete 
that. I only have one voicemail saved and none in my deleted voicemail. So I'm 
saying it is just weird. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 15, 2017, at 11:17 PM, Sieghard Weitzel  wrote:
> 
> If you have visual voice mail then Karl's suggestion may very well solve your 
> problem. If not I woulds ay this might be more of a carrier issue than an 
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> Subject: RE: Crazy Problem I'm having
> 
> I believe that if you look on your voice mail screen you will find a folder 
> labeled deleted voice mail. You have to go to that one and empty it once in a 
> while.
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> Karl
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> -Original Message-
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> 
> Hi Everyone,
> I am having a crazy problem with my voicemail. I have an i phone 7.  This is 
> what happens. Someone sends me a voicemail. I am not alerted to it, but when 
> I bring up the home screen a message comes up and says warning your voicemail 
> is ninety-five percent full. I only have one voicemail message. I never keep 
> voicemail after I have listened to it. Is anyone else having this problem? 
> This has just started about two weeks ago. I have not gotten the latest 
> update yet. Maybe that will fix the problem. 
> Anyway if anyone has any thoughts on what might be going on here, please let 
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Re: Buying an unlocked phone

['RobH.' via VIPhone]

Selling on when you're done with it would be helped by having an unlocked one.  
You will also be able to change carrier easier if 
it's unlocked.  all you then need to watch, is that current carrier don't lock 
it on the quiet.  They have been known to.

BobH.
- Original Message - 
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Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 2:36 AM
Subject: Buying an unlocked phone


Hello all,

I am planning to buy a new iPhone. Actually I am just moving down to the
smaller  6s. Is it a good idea to get an unlocked phone, even though I will
be remaining with my existing carrier for the foreseeable future. Or do I
need to purchase the phone locked to that carrier, and just change the sym
card when the new one comes?

Thanks.





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