Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, these devices have parental control settings. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 24/04/2017, at 10:42, Jessica Moss wrote: > > Ok, probably a stupid question, but is there a way with those, to filter out

Re: Looking for a good SIP client for the iPhone that is accessible

2017-04-23 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
If Bria is the app I'm recalling on the Mac, I would hope they've now added IPv6 support. Not supporting IPv6 in SIP calls is simply asking for trouble, imo. As I say, I may not be remembering correctly. The Mac app I was looking at cost $50 or so. Janina michael babcock writes: > I’ll second th

Re: Sirius xm app

2017-04-23 Thread Ben Constantini
Stacy, I believe when you download the app , they will offer you the free trial before you sign in I have been using Sirius since 2005 . I originally just had the radio and was paying $13 per month . Last November I upgraded to ALL ACCESS and I think I am paying about $229 per year . With A

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Jessica Moss
Ok, probably a stupid question, but is there a way with those, to filter out what content you don’t want to view, perfect example, R-rated movies you obviously wouldn’t want your kids looking at? Mom and I have been looking at ditching DirectTv, which is expensive as ever, and we either don’t w

Re: Question for Sonos users

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Huh. How do you select a specific speaker. I have not seen a way to do that. But I think you hit the nail on the head in terms of what may have caused my problem. In the past, I've unpaired the stereo pairing, and then taken the speaker outside. Last night, we decided to go outside at the la

Re: Connecting to Airport Router Using WPA/WPA2 Personal

2017-04-23 Thread Jonathan Cohn
Any possibility that yo have more devices connected to your router than it allows in its settings area? I used to have DHCP problems when I used wired networking because of somebody else on the segment also sending out DHCP responses, mind you that was a long time ago on a network that no longe

Re: Question for Sonos users

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, it is a fairly easy process to pair and unpair two PlayOnes in the app. Just select the speaker and assign it to another room when you want to use it outside. Then, assign it to the same room as the other speaker when it is inside. Only do the assignments when the speakers are both plugged

Re: Sitrix access

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Hi Scott, I really like that suggestion. I had not considered it. Now, to figure out how to set it up. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 24/04/2017, at 00:33, Scott Granados wrote: > > One other idea David

Re: Anyone ever factory reset their Sonos player?

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, David. I've never been good at doing what I'm told, so I decided to go for it. Happily, I was gratified when about an hour later sonos wrote me back and told me to do precisely that. LOL unfortunately, it didn't help. Cheers, Donna Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2017, at 4:38 PM, Davi

Re: Anyone ever factory reset their Sonos player?

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
We upgraded to the new Sonos Play Base to go with our new 70" Samsung TV. We needed to factory reset all the Sonos speakers in the house to get them working with the new configuration. It took about an hour. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488

Re: Anyone ever factory reset their Sonos player?

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Hey Les, Yep, done both those things several times. I decided to try the factory reset, but still no joy. May need to wait for tech support tomorrow to get the second speaker back. Thanks for the suggestions. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 23, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Donna, before

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
I have, and use, an Amazon Fire Stick. In Australia and NZ, it is not possible to check the local weather. That said, Fire Stick works very well with NetFlicks. Like Apple TV, we have it set to always play Audio Description when available. We prefer Fire Stick over Apple TV, especially because

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread -dan d.
Alexa works in the uk and ireland also. On Sun, 23 Apr 2017, David Chittenden wrote: Step outside the US, and Alexa falls apart. Unlike Siri and Google, Alexa does not support anything outside it's limited geographical area. This is why it is able to be so much better there, it is limited in

Re: Anyone ever factory reset their Sonos player?

2017-04-23 Thread Les Kriegler
Donna, before I would do anything radical like that, I'm wondering if you have uninstalled and reinstalled the app on your advice. Perhaps it could've gotten corrupted. The other thing you might try is unplugging the speakers it isn't working, let it sit for about a half a minute and then plug i

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi David and Krister. I just purchased an Amazon Echo Dot a few weeks ago and Alexa works perfectly. I can listen to my favorite iHeartRadio stations and Pandora just fine. Granted I used a VPN to create accounts for both services but even if I didn't have them because they don't work in Canada

Connecting to Airport Router Using WPA/WPA2 Personal

2017-04-23 Thread Jeff Berwick
Hi there, I have an interesting/odd WIFI issue that one of the gurus may be able to solve here. >From time to time, I am unable to join my Wireless network as, even though I >have instructed my device to remember the network/password in my Keychain, it >prompts me for a password. When this h

Anyone ever factory reset their Sonos player?

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So what I'm reading online says you should not do this, but I'm wondering why not? Yeah, yeah, everything will be erased, but isn't that kind of the point? And I would assume that all content will be restored when I re-add the player to my network. Just wondering if anyone has done t

Re: sonos going from bad to worse

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Well, they don't have hours till tomorrow, but I did get one of the speakers back. Still wondering if this is worth the trouble, I've spent about 8 hours working on this now. :( Cheers, Donna > On Apr 23, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Scott Granados wrote: > > Donna, I’d go the support route as well. Ke

Re: wordpress VoiceOver content management solutions

2017-04-23 Thread Chris G
Hi, If you are going to have a self hosted podcast Blubrry Powerpress is quite good and accessible as far as the Wordpress plugin. For the other things you want to do, probably a decent social sharing plugin and a security plugin such as wordfence, a spam firewall such as cleantalk. If you don't ha

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Kawal, you might like the Google TTS. Siri is a Nuance voice but I don’t see the point of a great voice attached to a weak back end. The google voice is rendered on line and sounds very good on their google home. Also the voice on the Fire TV seems a little better than the stick probably somet

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
I was listening to a demo of Amazon's Fire Stick whilst walking on my Treadmill this morning. I hate Alexa, I hate the voice. I prefer Siri's female voice. Oh I know Siri can't do very much i.e. you can't have a serious conversation with Siri, I wish you could. I'd love to have a proper dial

Re: sonos going from bad to worse

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Donna, I’d go the support route as well. Keep my neighbors in Framingham employed and all that.;). I’ve heard the support is very good, give it a shot before you sell it. > On Apr 23, 2017, at 11:07 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Thanks, Les. That appears to be about the only option I have left

Re: sonos going from bad to worse

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Thanks, Les. That appears to be about the only option I have left. I thought I'd post here first just in case anyone else has had a similar experience and been able to fix it. Cheers, Donna > On Apr 23, 2017, at 9:37 AM, Les Kriegler wrote: > > Donna, I would suggest you call Sonos support. T

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Jessica Moss
It is, but to my knowledge, you can’t take full advantage without the amazon echo dock to go with it. > On Apr 23, 2017, at 6:44 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > So Sean, > > This amazon alexa is available through an app for my iPhone? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegr

Re: sonos going from bad to worse

2017-04-23 Thread Les Kriegler
Donna, I would suggest you call Sonos support. They are very good at what they do. I've called them on a number of occasions when I've had questions. Their phone number is: (800) 680–2345. Good luck. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi all, > > Up un

Re: Sitrix access

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
One other idea David is possibly sharing a volume or folder on one device and making it available to both so you can just drag and drop content with out needing an intermediary. Just another suggestion. > On Apr 23, 2017, at 5:04 AM, David Chittenden wrote: > > Thanks for the reminder. I will

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Simon, yes as well as dedicated hardware like the Amazon Dot and Echo. > On Apr 23, 2017, at 6:44 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > So Sean, > > This amazon alexa is available through an app for my iPhone? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Oh I’m on the other side of that equation. I’ve tried both and went google home all the way. The upgrade / feature additions are very aggressive and I probably see updates twice a week, the voice recognition is unbelievably good, it now recognizes individual users from each other, it integrate

RE: good news about sirius XM

2017-04-23 Thread Matthew Dyer
Hi, I find that the site is much better than the android app. I can change channels with no problem. I will have to take a look at the settings and see what happens. I hoope they can make the android app accessible. Mathew -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

sonos going from bad to worse

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, Up until last night, I had two Sonos controllers, my iPhone and my iPad. For some reason, my iPhone decided not to connect any more. I have tried everything: pressing the plus and mute buttons, plugging and unplugging the two Sonos speakers, unplugging and restarting our wireless rout

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
Get both google and Apple, best of both worlds,? On 4/23/17, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > That was what i was about to write a couple mails ago, many of those digital > assistants have no or limited functionality outside the US. I’m not certain > that even Google or Siri for that matter works at thei

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
That was what i was about to write a couple mails ago, many of those digital assistants have no or limited functionality outside the US. I’m not certain that even Google or Siri for that matter works at their fullest here in Sweden and then let’s not even begin to talk Samsungs new Bixby. I wond

Question for Sonos users

2017-04-23 Thread Donna Goodin
Hi all, So, my husband and I just relocated, and we're sort of camping out in a tiny rental house while we sell our old home. As a result, the only sound system we currently have unpacked is our Sonos. We have two Play ones. Because that is our only system, I need to move one of the speakers

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Step outside the US, and Alexa falls apart. Unlike Siri and Google, Alexa does not support anything outside it's limited geographical area. This is why it is able to be so much better there, it is limited in scope. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile:

Re: wordpress VoiceOver content management solutions

2017-04-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Well to tell you the truth, as they say in those old BBC mystery dramas, i don’t know really. I’m thinking of putting up a small personal site with some static pages, a blog and having it linked to twitter and/or facebook. I don’t know really but perhaps a podcast. /Krister > 23 apr. 2017 kl. 1

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Yes. Just search for Reverb for Amazon Alexa. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2017, at 5:44 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > So Sean, > > This amazon alexa is available through an app for my iPhone? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries

RE: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Simon Fogarty
So Sean, This amazon alexa is available through an app for my iPhone? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shawn Krasniuk Sent: Sunday, 23 April 2017 9:47 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: And

Re: wordpress VoiceOver content management solutions

2017-04-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Hi, Well, it depends on what you want and need as to what’s good. what are some things you are wanting to do with your site? Cait > On Apr 23, 2017, at 4:34 AM, Krister Ekstrom > wrote: > > There are so many plugins to Wordpress that sifting through them all would > probably have my head spi

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
Hi Scott. I'm not Yuma but I can tell you who I think is the better AI. After watching demos of the two of them, Alexa still wins hands down. Sure, with Google Now, when you ask it questions, you can ask subsequent questions about the topic you started with it. Alexa has a hard time with that, b

Re: Sitrix access

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, the desktops are bloody underpowered Windows 7 dumb terminals which just login to the secure Citrix server. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 23/04/2017, at 10:28, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > The desktop

Re: Sitrix access

2017-04-23 Thread David Chittenden
Thanks for the reminder. I will ask about both, Google Drive and OneDrive. Kind regards, David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +61 488 988 936 Sent from my iPhone > On 22/04/2017, at 21:30, Scott Granados wrote: > > What about Google drive? > >> On Apr 22, 2017, at

Re: wordpress VoiceOver content management solutions

2017-04-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
There are so many plugins to Wordpress that sifting through them all would probably have my head spinning in no time, so what are good accessible themes/plugins etc? /Krister > 23 apr. 2017 kl. 03:31 skrev Jonathan Cohn : > > Well, > > I guess you got an answer from Michael. I have heard of o

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Wow there’s a lot of great points here. I’m curious, as someone who’s heavily involved in AI who do you think is the absolute cutting edge right now outside the classified space. Maybe you could rank a little the major publicly visible efforts like Watson verses Google verses Amazon and such.

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Scott Granados
Hi Simon, Alexa is Amazon’s digital assistant, their answer to Google home. It’s the voice behind the echo and the amazon TV etc. > On Apr 22, 2017, at 8:44 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Sorry but what is this Alexa? > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com

Re: And here's an example of why Apple is losing the digital assistant game

2017-04-23 Thread Yuma Decaux
I wanted to chime in for a few points: Apple is dispersing itself a bit too much. What's next on the line? A Lavazza partnership for a coffee machine? Or maybe some jogging shoes with mag safe laces? Better yet, a Mars lander capsule with an enhanced version of voice over? Wait, the latter is s