restrictions on password

2013-06-19 Thread Andrew Head
Hi all, I'm trying to turn off the restriction that says: Require a password for purchases. However, this button and all other buttons for some reason are dimmed. How come? There was something that said enable restrictions. I double tapped on this button and I had to put a passcode in. Do I have

RE: There should be an app for ...

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Nancy, You could use Photovoice, it allows you to take a picture and record a description with your own voice. If you move the pictures to your computer or email one of those the recorded description will go along with it. The app is 99 Cents, here is what it says in the App Store followed

Re: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I use this app, it is a great app, just send people a message, and see when they will answer, that's what I do. I do not care about who is online and who is not, I get an answer when people are online again, or when they answers. Cheers Annie. Den Jun 19, 2013 kl. 3:36 AM skrev Andrew Head

RE: Creating ringtones using iTunes and RMaker

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Shane, I would like to correct your statement regarding creating ringtones in iTunes: iTunes for whatever reason does not allow you to create them strictly through iTunes anymore. That is not correct, I know you had problems creating a ringtone and getting it imported to your tones library,

Re: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread RobH!
This is my preferred way of working too, so thanks, will go look at this some more. Ta, R. - Original Message - From: Annie Skov Nielsen annieskovniel...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:30 AM Subject: Re: facebook messenger online friends Hi. I

Re: Creating ringtones using iTunes and RMaker

2013-06-19 Thread RobH!
I hate to ask (again!), but JB aside, is there any way at all, to get tunes or ring tones in particular, into the iPhone WithOut iTunes?! I got a great sound, found a converter and converted it, but then what? For users without a PC (and there are some!), how they meant to do this? Ta, R.

Re: There should be an app for ...

2013-06-19 Thread Fred Olver
Nancy, I've been thinking about what you want, and it seems to me that an app called Voice Vision is what you might be looking for. I'm sure there is information about it on http://www.applevis.com but if I remember correctly, one can take a pic then using Voice Vision label that picture with

Re: There should be an app for ...

2013-06-19 Thread Fred Olver
Thank you Segert, it is not voice vision, it is photo voice. I guess I dis-remembered. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:13 AM Subject: RE: There should be an app for ... Hi Nancy,

Re: There should be an app for ...

2013-06-19 Thread Lindsay Yazzolino
Hi Lisa, I love these ideas! I've wished for apps for identifying spots, matching clothes and identifying text time and time again. Now this might sound silly, but I'd love to have a Trash Can Finder app which will direct me to the nearest such receptacle when I'm in a public place. It'd be nice

Is there a podcast on using the Skybe app?

2013-06-19 Thread Russ Kiehne
If so, I sure would like to have it.thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To

RE: Creating ringtones using iTunes and RMaker

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Rob, Music yes, via Dropbox, for example, but I believe that it is then not available to the native music app but has to be played with Dropbox. Ringtones to my knowledge can only be synced via iTunes or you can of course buy Ringtones on iTunes in which case they will download properly to

Photovoice and LookTel Recognizer, was: There should be an app for ...

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Fred, You speculated that PhotoVoice could be used to label pictures of clothe or boxed food. While of course you could take a picture of a box of cereal or a T-Shirt and give it a voice label, but PhotoVoice cannot be used to photograph the same item again later and have it recognize the

RE: Is there a podcast on using the Skybe app?

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Russ, I'm not aware of a Skype Podcast. What is it you want to know, the Skype app is pretty straight forward, if you have specific issues feel free to write to me directly, siegh...@live.ca. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Accessible Payment Processing app and equipment

2013-06-19 Thread Chris Snyder
Hi Folks, I searched through the list archives and discovered that as of March 2012, Squared was accessible. Is it still accessible, or is there a better, more accessible app? More importantly, it appears that the credit card swiping devices use the headphone jack on the iPhone and iPad rather

Re: Is it still possible to create ringtones in iTunes?

2013-06-19 Thread Shane clark
Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let all of you know, that you definitely can still create ring tones just from using iTunes, and iTunes alone. Sieghart, Sent some steps I think not only to the list but also to me directly, and the one thing that I just found out Is that when following the

Re: Creating ringtones using iTunes

2013-06-19 Thread Shane clark
Hi Charlotte, I just wanted to let you know that I got some steps on creating ringtones Through iTunes, and you definitely still can create the tones through iTunes and iTunes only. I just tried it a few minutes ago, and it works flawlessly. Here's what you do: In your iTunes music library,

Re: PowerPoint Presentations on iOS

2013-06-19 Thread Keith Bundy
I have not found one yet, but I, too, am interested in this. I do a significant number of PowerPoint presentations in my various duties, and it would be really beneficial to be able to do them on the iPhone with my BrailleConnect. From: Jonathan Mosen Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:10 PM To:

IPhone calendar no longer showing facebook birthdays

2013-06-19 Thread Jim Shaffer
I've noticed that the calendar function is no longer showing me facebook birthdays. This seems to have stopped around a week or more ago. I don't know what I did to stop it, if anything. Has anyone else seen this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google

ringer volume changes

2013-06-19 Thread Jim Shaffer
I've noticed that the ringer volume can change for no reason I can fathom. One time it'll be 70%, then it can go to 0%. Any ideas? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: Audible Playing Sample Audio

2013-06-19 Thread Myrna Votta
I have had no difficulty playing the samples when using my iPhone, nor when I have used JAWS on a Windows PC; however, I have had the problems that he describes when I have used Safari on my Mac. Interestingly, I have Adobe Flash loaded on my Mac. But, as he said, all I hear is visited link, and

braven speaker

2013-06-19 Thread buddy liverman
someone i don't remember if it was apple vis or which? someone did a podcast it may have been Mike May, on the Braven 650 Bluetooth speaker, thanks sounded much better than the Jambox i heard that one live. thanks the Braven sounded good and was clearer and cheaper. Thanks Buddy. -- You

Re: Accessible Dictionaries

2013-06-19 Thread Piet Van der Wal
On Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:40:06 AM UTC+5:30, Joe wrote: Hi, can you recommend any accessible dictionary/thesaurus apps? Ideally the information could be stored in the app for offline access, but I’ll take anything accessible you’ve found useful. Thanks in advance! Joe Hi Friends,

HarperCollins Publishers 99 cent sale on the Amazon Kindle

2013-06-19 Thread Esther
Just thought I'd post that Harper Collins has a number of Kindle books on sale for 99 cents. I know that some of you like cookbooks, which don't come up on BookShare. Here are a few listings: Pizza, Focaccia, Flat and Filled Breads For Your Bread Machine: Perfect Every Time

Re: Question re the Kindal ap.

2013-06-19 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks, Chuck. I've been wishing for a way to find deals on platforms other than just Kindle. I've been following 2pixelofinc 's twitter feed, which lists their picks from the many free and reduced Kindle books. But they don't do Nook or iBooks, so your link fills the bill. Mary Mary Otten

Re: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread Simon Wong
What is Facebook messenger? Is that like msn messenger? Sent from my iPhone On 2013-06-18, at 9:36 PM, Andrew Head ath...@bigpond.net.au wrote: Hi all, Using the facebook messenger app, When you look through your friends list, How do you know who's online and who isn't? I see some friends

RE: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, I just got the fb messenger app installed, nice app. How do you tell when people see your messages. The app so far seems really good. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon Wong Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:48

Digit

2013-06-19 Thread Beverly
I downloaded an app called Digit, which is a TV guide app. Believe it or not, the app is fantastic. It works really well with voiceover. Beverly Hunter Senior Manager Lightyear Wireless www.bhmarketinggroup.com Phone: 770-892-8184 Email: bhmarketinggr...@lightyearwireless.com Skype:

Re: facebook messenger online friends using siri

2013-06-19 Thread Tara Prakash
Is it possible to use siri for chatting on Facebook or any other messenger. Or is it possible to tell siri to type some text and copy it to clipboard? Sent from my iPod On Jun 19, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Jed Barton j...@jedbarton.com wrote: Hey guys, I just got the fb messenger app installed,

Re: facebook messenger online friends using siri

2013-06-19 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Tara and all: You can use Siri anywhere you see a dictate button on your phone. If there is an edit box or chat box to be filled in and when you double tap a dictate button appears, you are set to use siri. you may not always get the perfect translation you are looking for though there

Re: Digit

2013-06-19 Thread Richard Turner
I found no app called digit that had anything to do with TV. Who is the developer?Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Jun 19, 2013, at 3:34 PM, Beverly reesesw...@gmail.com wrote: I downloaded an app called Digit, which is a TV guide app. Believe it or not, the app is

Re: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Jed and all: There are a couple of answers to this question. First, if you are messaging someone who is online, FB messenger works like the regular message on the iPhone if you have read receipts turned on. If you send a message to someone and they read it, voiceover will say something

RE: Digit

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Richard, This is one of the examples where if the app is really called Digit the link is important since when I searched for Digit I got 358 results. When I searched for Digit TV there were no results. A search for just TV Guide produced also 325 results, however, the third result is one I

Re: Digit

2013-06-19 Thread Chuck Dean
Yes, this is the app Beverly is talking about. But, I tried the remote device about a year ago and the app was not voice over friendly. That may have changed, but I had to sent the device back. Chuck (mobile) GO BLACKHAWKS! On Jun 19, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:

problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread Laura Bratton
HI All, I have an I-phone 5. When I am on a call my phone will change to speaker phone if I move my hand at all. Any ideas how to stop this from happening? Is there a way to turn speaker phone off so that it will not go to speaker phone? Thank you for any help, Laura -- You received this

Automatic switch to Speakerphone should be an option, was: problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Laura, When Voiceover is on there is currently no way to prevent it from switching to Speakerphone if you move your phone away from your ear. Normally the proximity sensor which triggers this behaviour works well, but I find that in my replacement iPhone 4S which I received a couple of

RE: HarperCollins Publishers 99 cent sale on the Amazon Kindle

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Esther, When I clicked on the first link it told me the Pizza, Focaccia etc. book was $19.99 for the Kindle Edition. I tried it logged in to Amazon.ca and it came up as $16.99. I realize that such a sale may not extend to Canada, but I don't get it where you see that 99 Cent pricing.

Dijit

2013-06-19 Thread Richard Turner
The name is spelled with a j, instead of a g. Here is the link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dijit-remote-nextguide-tv/id391065642?mt=8 Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the

RE: facebook messenger online friends

2013-06-19 Thread Andrew Head
Thanks Patrick I'll turn read receipts on I didn't know about that little trick. *smile* I know IMessage automatically does this telling when it was read, but I am sure read receipts is off so this is a nice automatic IMessage feature. Yes Simon, facebook messenger on the IPhone is very much like

RE: Sending text messages from the iPad to a text only phone

2013-06-19 Thread DJ
Text Free from Pinger, or Good Voice. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mickey Quenzer Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 12:39 AM To: viphone Listserv Subject: Sending text messages from the iPad to a text only phone Hello

RE: problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread DJ
Turning VO off will insure staying off of speaker phone unless you change it. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Laura Bratton Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 8:48 PM To: viphone Subject: problem with speaker phone HI All, I have an

Re: problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread Laura Bratton
thanks for that. Unless I change what? Thanks, laura On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:16:24 PM UTC-4, DJ wrote: Turning VO off will insure staying off of speaker phone unless you change it. -- *From:* vip...@googlegroups.com javascript: [mailto:

RE: IPhone calendar no longer showing facebook birthdays

2013-06-19 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Jim, In the app, the first button just says calendars. That is where you go to turn on and off the various calendars. You may have turned off your Facebook calendar. Go in there and double tap on the Facebook calendar and that should turn it back on HTH Ron Danvers Falling

Not receiving messages

2013-06-19 Thread Judy Holloway
Hi. I have received no messages from this list in over a week. Am I still subscribed? Thanks. Judy D Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: Not receiving messages

2013-06-19 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I got it here. It went to my junk folder but I got it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Judy Holloway Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:37 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Not receiving messages Hi. I have

Re: Not receiving messages

2013-06-19 Thread Joseph Hudson
That would be a yes you still oversubscribed. Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@yahoo.com Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2013, at 9:36 PM, Judy Holloway judy...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I have received no messages from this list in over a week. Am I still subscribed? Thanks. Judy D

RE: problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread DJ
unless you change the setting to speakerphone. I guess you would need VO to do that though. LOL _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Laura Bratton Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: problem

Re: Digit

2013-06-19 Thread Andy Baracco
The correct spelling is D i j i t. It is as Beverly said, a kind of TV guide app. it can also work as a TV remote with the addition of a hardware component. The last I checked, the latter capability is not accessible, but the TV guide component is accessible as she said. Andy -Original

RE: Not receiving messages

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Joseph, Larry and others, I have noticed a few times that somebody lately asked if they were still subscribed because they haven't been receiving messages from the list and then several people answered on the list that, yes, no problem, their messages showed up fine. I just thought I suggest

RE: problem with speaker phone

2013-06-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Laura, Yes, DJ's suggestion to turn Voiceover off will prevent the phone from switching to speakerphone automatically since without Voiceover it is normal behavior that a call remains on the earpiece or headset (if one is connected via wire or Bluetooth) until the user touches the

getting books into kindle?

2013-06-19 Thread Kliphton
Okay, I got my hands on some kindle books that I didn't download or buy through amazon. Does anyone know how I can get them into my kindle library? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: getting books into kindle?

2013-06-19 Thread Thom
dropbox perhaps? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kliphton Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: getting books into kindle? Okay, I got my hands on some kindle books that I didn't

RE: getting books into kindle?

2013-06-19 Thread Kliphton
Worth a shot, thanks. Kliphton Senior (iMessageEmail) mailto:kliph...@icloud.com kliph...@icloud.com (Twitter,instagram,foursquareSkype) kliphton72 (Text only) 914-820-2298 (Personal blog-read at your own risk!) http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com http://kliphskorner.wordpress.com