Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Esther
Hi Don and Sieghard, I just tried the version that said Update, and Talking Goggles seems to be talking for me. I held it up in front of some text, and it read it out. (The other version seems to be a free version of Talking Goggles.) Cheers, Esther On 16 Jul 2013, at 19:30, Sieghard

Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
Hmm, just downloaded the version 1.5 Update. I have the paid version, think it was 0.99 U.S. originally, so this is what was updated for me. I'm happy to say that yes, it did read some text to me. WooHoo! Glad to have my Goggles back. I have Prismo and TapTapSee, but Goggles has really

RE: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Esther and Donald, The update just showed up in the app store on my iPhone and I installed it. I am happy to confirm Esther's finding, Talking Goggles did also work again for me and it's back on my first home page next to Tap Tap See. I guess we should all keep in mind that Martijn from

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread Aman Singer
Hello, Robert. This is interesting. If I may ask, what have you already tried and found not to work? There are one or two services which look like they do this, I believe there's an Android app, which can provide a place to forward those messages you want to save if you have a cheap android phone,

Re: iTunes

2013-07-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
The question is is why is it bothering my music at all? When I add music I never get a warning that my tones will be removed. So, why is it necessary to bother my music when I add a tone? *** When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It matters not for your job is

Re: iTunes

2013-07-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
the answer is several times. *** When you give unto others whether or not they give to you in return, It matters not for your job is Complete and your rewards forthcoming. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July

Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Sieghard and others. Thank you that you took care of the contact to the developer. Talking goggle is really an app I appriciate very much. Taptapsee is much more difficult to use and get usable results from. The only thing I would love would be if the results could also come out in

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
for example, a friend sent his home address via sms and I would like to put it in dropbox so that when I go to my computer I can then move it to my other addresses. On the other side, if I drop a text file in dropbox and then open it in dropbox on my IPhone it tends to read everything as

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I found a really good app called, plain text. It syncs very well with dropbox and all I need to do to transfer information from a text message I have received is copy the message and paste into a plain text document and it shows up in my dropbox. It is very accessible *** When you give

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread Aman Singer
Hello, Robert. This sounds fairly simple. Have you tried it with the IFTTT service I gave you earlier? If so, does it not work? Aman On 7/17/13, Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote: I found a really good app called, plain text. It syncs very well with dropbox and all I need to do

sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I found an answer. I found an app named, plain text by Hog Bay software. It is free but has advertisements. It costs $1.99 to remove ads. The program is very accessible and works well with voiceover. I have asked people to text me their home address for my list of wedding invitations.

Re: TV Guide App

2013-07-17 Thread Gary Petraccaro
To isolate the channel, double tap. Otherwise, I think it puts you on the list where that channel happens to be. - Original Message - From: Shane clark hshanecl...@gmail.com To: blindapp...@yahoogroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com; accessible-...@freelists.org Sent: Tuesday, July

Re: Using Siri to create appointments

2013-07-17 Thread Gary Petraccaro
How do you attatch a reminder or alarm to this appointment? When I made an appointment, for example, it gave me no notification that it was time. Thanks - Original Message - From: Lois Butterfield To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 5:54 AM Subject: RE:

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread RobH!
I'd try and open the sms, use select all and copy, then go to DB, start a new note and then use paste. Slow, tedious, but works well enough if you feel it worth it. - Original Message - From: Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread RobH!
Good as iOs is, there's still a terrible lot we can't do, not with any efficiency at least. Ta, R. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 6:56 AM Subject: RE: sms to dropbox Hi Robert, Only way would

Fwd: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Sandratomkins
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com Date: 17 July 2013 10:47:43 IST To: biph...@googlegroups.com Subject: Fleksy, still a major problem for me. Hi, I just updated my version of Fleksy and have the same problems that I have

Re: sms to dropbox

2013-07-17 Thread RobH!
I found this, but you can sort it using the rotor, move it to lines, then flick down, it'll read each lineo f an address that way for example. - Original Message - From: Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8:58 AM

Experience with Nest Thermostat app accessibility

2013-07-17 Thread Brad Hodges
Colleagues: My 38 year old central air conditioner appears to have cooled for the last time. Since I am making a significant investment in it's replacement I thought I should also considder an up to date thermostat. After reading about the Nest for some time, I am now in a position to

Re: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Sandy, I haven't had this problem. The keyboard is responsive when I am typing in my own text. Which iPhone are you using? I'm using a 4S. Best, Anna Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2013, at 6:16 AM, Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com wrote: Sent from my iPhone Begin

Re: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Sandratomkins
Anna, I too am using for S. But the accurate mode in Fleksy still is extremely inaccurate for me. Often I can't even seem to get a response to the letter I am touching. If I move about on the screen I find I'm deleting my previously typed text. And while I'm looking for letters, even though

Re: IBGStar and Voiceover.

2013-07-17 Thread erik burggraaf
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Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Lisa and others. Now I have got my aftershokz bluetooth headset, and it is a great headset, when you need to listen to a gps or taking a call while you are walking. The only thing is to get them to fit on my little head, but ok it works. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 13, 2013 kl. 12:06 AM skrev

Re: a Siri funny

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Paganelli
That's pretty funny! Thanks for shairing it. If they ever come out with the 5S or the 6 as some folks believe their going to skip the 5S and go directly to the 6 maybe I'll find out for myself how funny she really is. - Original Message - From: Regina Alvarado To:

Re: Frustrated with Seeing Eye Sluggishness on iPhone 4

2013-07-17 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Yeah, I sent a note off to Sendero even before I posted to the list. I wanted to see if what Sendero suggests differs from what if anything is offered here. Thanks. Tom - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 16,

Re: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Sandy, I am writing this in Fleksy. I did the salutation with the intentional mode and had a little of your issue I think. After writing the capital S for your name, when I tried to get the a, I had nothing but silence until I tapped and then flicked right and heard the wrong word and found

Fw: [nfbmi-talk] The World's First Braille Cell Phone

2013-07-17 Thread Fred Olver
- Original Message - From: Terry D. Eagle terrydea...@yahoo.com To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List' nfbmi-t...@nfbnet.org Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:02 AM Subject: [nfbmi-talk] The World's First Braille Cell Phone The World's first Braille Cell Phone! Entrepreneur

Fw: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB Tablet

2013-07-17 Thread Fred Olver
- Original Message - From: King Meade kingme...@comcast.net To: blindat...@blindtreasures.com Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 8:17 PM Subject: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB Tablet I have a like new Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB tablet for sell. This tablet is running talkback

Re: a Siri funny

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Paganelli
I think I'm 'gunna like her! - Original Message - From: SoonerAnnie To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 8:56 PM Subject: Re: a Siri funny Love it! LOL! A couple of months back I was spending a few days with my BFF to help celebrate her birthday.

Re: Pod cast on IPhone 4s

2013-07-17 Thread Russ Kiehne
I started out by using the Podcasts app from Apple and didn't find it easy to use. On the recommendation from someone on this list, I bought the Downcast app and it's the best $2.00 I spent. It's a great app! -Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, July 16,

Re: Pod cast on IPhone 4s

2013-07-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
Downcast is totaly awesome! I love how I can have frequent podcasts I listen to download, but others that I don't catch that often stream. Well worth the cost, whatever it may be. Regards, Wayne On 7/17/13, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote: I started out by using the Podcasts app from

Re: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Wayne Merritt
I updated earlier this morning but haven't gotten a chance to check out the update. I would be interested in hearing from any low vision people that use Fleksy, and if the new colors/themes/skins help you see the screen better. Regards, Wayne On 7/17/13, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote:

Re: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Arianna
I've seen this problem, two, and the way to minimize it, at least that I have found, is to not slide your finger around on the keyboard when looking for the next letter. Instead, just place your finger as near as possible to the letter, and then lift when you reach the right one. I hope this

voicedream reading pdf files

2013-07-17 Thread Martin Nelson
Hello, List: I downloaded from my dropbox a pdf file to Voicedream. When I try to read it I am told no voice is available. I do have voices for regular books. Neither can I read the document with voiceover. Any ideas as to what might be happening would be most appreciated. Thank you. Martin

RE: Perhaps slightly OT.voiceye

2013-07-17 Thread Bill Holton
Unfortunately, the software to create the codes costs $500. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Simpson Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 12:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Perhaps slightly OT.voiceye Kristen, I would

Re: voicedream reading pdf files

2013-07-17 Thread Kyle Seitz
Kyle On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Martin Nelson martinels...@verizon.net wrote: Hello, List: I downloaded from my dropbox a pdf file to Voicedream. When I try to read it I am told no voice is available. I do have voices for regular books. Neither can I read the document with voiceover.

instructions for setting up an iPod

2013-07-17 Thread Paul Ferrara
Hello, we are looking into purchasing an iPod; are there specific instructions for setting it up? Do you have to set it up using iTunes? Can you move songs to it that are not part of your iTunes library, from Amazon cloud player or from an amazon MP3 folder on our computer? Also does it use

RE: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi, Chuck. Thanks for the Fleksy update comments. The only thing I'm concerned about is with the change to favorites and its integration with contacts. I have a limited number of contacts that I regularly text or email and I liked having a specific button on the main menu to pick one of them as

Re: Check out CarTunes Music Player, free today July 15, 2013

2013-07-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi. With any other app link to iTunes is given, it will work from either your iDevice or from the computer. I think you found the app by now, so that is great regardless of which method you used. Take care. On Jul 16, 2013, at 9:06 AM, Bryan Schulz b.sch...@sbcglobal.net wrote: that's fine

Re: a Siri funny

2013-07-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
My friend asked Siri to marry him. She said that it would not be a good or appropriate match. :) Teresa On Jul 16, 2013, at 8:56 PM, SoonerAnnie sooneran...@att.net wrote: Love it! LOL! A couple of months back I was spending a few days with my BFF to help celebrate her birthday. We had

Rakuten Special on iPad Keyboard Dock

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Lemly
Rakuten (formerly Buy.com) has a special today on the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock - MC533LLB for $68.88 with free shipping. I thought that was supposed to be a low price but I just checked Amazon and they have it for $70.65 so maybe not. Amazon lists the retail price at $99.99. I think this may be a

Re: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Chuck Dean
Now there is a favorites button. When you tap this a list of your favorites will drop down. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Jul 17, 2013, at 8:14 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Chuck. Thanks for the Fleksy update comments. The only thing I'm

RE: instructions for setting up an iPod

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Paul, You will have to manage an iPod Touch exactly the same way as an iPhone, it is basically an iPhone without the phone (and GPS receiver). So, no you can't put music on it from Amazon Cloudplayer, yes, triple click Home should work provided you do it first thing after you take it

RE: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Lemly
Okay. So that's one extra step. I assume that one of the options under the list that opens when you select this favorites button is to your Contacts where I'm guessing you can then search? Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Chuck Dean
Actually, no I did not see that. I'm not sure how the contacts are integrated into the app. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: Okay. So that's one extra step. I assume that one of the options under the

RE: Fleksy, still a major problem for me.

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Lemly
I'm still on the previous Fleksy version but I've seen Sandy's problem sporadically but not nearly to the extent she's experiencing it. I'm using an iPhone 5 and when using the accurate mode to spell out words, I use the approach mentioned by Ari: I place my finger near to where the desired letter

Re: voicedream reading pdf files

2013-07-17 Thread Richard Turner
Can you read it on your computer? If not, it is probably an image, not text. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Jul 17, 2013, at 7:29 AM, Martin Nelson martinels...@verizon.net wrote: Hello, List: I downloaded from my dropbox a pdf file to Voicedream. When I try to read it

Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread don bishop
Hi Esther and all, I even unstalled again but still doesn't do much. I have an iphone4s if that makes a difference. What does flag n do? Tapping that brings up a list of languages but when i doubletap the app ends and i go bzck to the main screen. I hit the camera so it shows still camera

talking goggles update

2013-07-17 Thread David Gross
Today is the first day I have had a chance to try this app. I had downloaded a couple of weeks ago on the day it was taken offline. I have listened to the podcast, and it did not resolve all my questions. The developer has been helpful and responsive to my e mails. But I feel I need more

RE: instructions for setting up an iPod

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Paul, I don't think it changes anything with respect to how you get music onto the device. As far as I know you still have to manage them via iTunes and in some ways maybe even more so than a Touch because I believe you can't install apps on a Nano and definitely not on a Shuffle. Actually,

Re: Frustrated with Seeing Eye Sluggishness on iPhone 4

2013-07-17 Thread Scott Davert
hi Tom. I had this same issue with my iPhone 4. The only way I could get it to run without lag was to restart my phone each time I wanted to use the Seeing Eye app. I have no other suggestions, sorry. On my iPhone 5, of course, this was not an issue. Scott On 7/17/13, Tom Lange lang...@gmail.com

RE: talking goggles update

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi David, I am still keeping this on the list since others may find this helpful as well. One thing that would be useful is if you could exactly explain what your difficulty with the app is. The app is super simple, either use it in still camera mode or video mode, whichever you pick (you select

RE: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Don, I have a 4S and I find this app really works well in video mode since it will do OCR on the fly o to speak. Yes, the Flag En is just a menu where you can change your language. I just posted a message in response to another person, David, maybe check it out. Regards, Sieghard

Fleksy Voiceover responsiveness on the keyboard

2013-07-17 Thread Nimit Kaur
Changed subject to match my point.. Hi! Sandy, I know what you mean. That happens to me all the time as well. I thought it was me doing something wrong. I tried ARI's way by putting my finger where the letter may be and then slide and lift, but it works sometimes. I still happen to

RE: [nfbmi-talk] The World's First Braille Cell Phone

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Larry, Here is the link, all I did was copy it and paste it into Notepad, then I noticed that after the dash at the end the word cellphone had wrapped to a new line. I fixed this in Notepad, copied the link back to my clipboard and now it works fine. This is usually an easy and quick way to

RE: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Alan, I think you can safely go ahead and upgrade if you like the Favorites list the way it was. I just tried this and while Fleksy will ask you to allow access to your contacts, I would call it sort of pseudo integration because you still have to initially go into Settings and add people

Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
Hi. Many of us have had more luck with the video option. Just double tap the record button, and you should hear a beep to let you know the app is working. Now hold the back facing camera so it's facing something you want recognized, be sure the camera is several inches away and try holding

RE: IBGStar and Voiceover.

2013-07-17 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi Folks: Are any of us writing reviews on this app? That's the best way to affect changes. Cheers. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of erik burggraaf Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 8:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Calendar

2013-07-17 Thread simon wong
Hi how do you add something to the calendar? The only options I get is no event, today, list, day and month. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
I understand completely. smiles They fit behind my ears Okay, but I've given up on getting them to fit exactly across the back of my head. They sort of droop down like a backwards blouse so they're almost touching the back of my neck between my shoulders. I have long hair, and even in a

Moderator suggests closing this thread - Was Re: a Siri funny

2013-07-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hey folks. I agree that Siri funnies are a good experience and we can go all day trading funny results back and forth. However let's not forget that the discussion can quickly spiral out into way left or way right field and then we lose the focus for the list. Thanks much. -- Raul A.

Re: Fw: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB Tablet

2013-07-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Fred, I think you forwarded this to the wrong list. smile. It's an Android tablet. -- Raul A. Gallegos Tip to lose weight: First turn your head to the left, then to the right. Repeat this exercise every time you are offered something to eat. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID:

Re: Calendar

2013-07-17 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi, there is an add button on the upper right corner of the calendar app. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. On Jul 17, 2013, at 6:28 AM, simon wong simonwo...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi how do you add something to the calendar? The only options I get is no event,

Re: [nfbmi-talk] The World's First Braille Cell Phone

2013-07-17 Thread Steve
It's not broken, the link wraps over on two lines. The word cellphone must be in the link, and if you cut-and-paste it, you'll need to get rid of the greater-than signs. - Original Message - From: Larry Lumpkin llump...@austin.rr.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread shaf
I can't understand how folks seem to like them so much. I bought them yesterday and tried them out, they have awful sound quality and don't exactly sound like normal headphones. When you're somewhere where there is a lot of traffic, you can't really hear the iPhone or GPS. -Shaf On 7/17/13,

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
Well, I didn't get them specifically for music. They sound Okay, but only if I'm using them while just sitting waiting or not wanting good sound quality. They do feel odd if I've got them turned up as they vibrate even at low volume, and the higher volume increases the vibration on the sides

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Lisa, The headphones are supposed to fit just the way you have them. If they were supposed to fit snugly to your head, they'd have adjusters. Cheers, Anne On 17 Jul 2013, at 20:16, Lisa belville missktlab1...@frontier.com wrote: I understand completely. smiles They fit behind my

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread shaf
What is that extra little 3.5 mil cable that comes with the wired headset? I can't seem to find a use for it. Also, what are those plastic strips for with the bluetooth headset? -Shaf On 7/17/13, Anne Robertson annefromo...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Lisa, The headphones are supposed to fit just

Re: Update for Talking Goggles, was: talking goggles

2013-07-17 Thread don bishop
Sieghard, I did see your previous message. Think I found my problem. I also have camfind on my phone and was trying to use goggles in a similar way, but it looks like camfind will take more ofan environment picture where goggles takes a picture of a specific item and you need to be

Re: Fw: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB Tablet

2013-07-17 Thread Fred Olver
I'm sorry, Raul, I knew that, but didn't even think about it, put me on moderated status, I don't mind. Fred - Original Message - From: Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7

Re: Fw: [Blindattic] Asus Nexus 7 7-Inch 32 GB Tablet

2013-07-17 Thread shaf
Lol, and we don't even have the price for it. :) -Shaf On 7/17/13, Fred Olver goodfo...@charter.net wrote: I'm sorry, Raul, I knew that, but didn't even think about it, put me on moderated status, I don't mind. Fred - Original Message - From: Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com

Re: Experience with Nest Thermostat app accessibility

2013-07-17 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I know you're asking about the Nest, but I'm wondering if you've already checked out the Radio Thermostats from http://www.radiothermostat.com/control.html I don't have one myself, but after hearing about it on this list, this is the thermostat I have my eye on. On 07/17/2013 05:54 AM, Brad

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
I thought the plastic straps were stabilizers if you didn't like how the headphones fitted as is. Not sure about the additional 3.5 cable as there's no where on the headphones to insert any other cables unless I'm mistaken. if I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet I'll put shoes on

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
Hmm, just checked and I do not have any such 3.5 cable. I have the Bluetooth version of these and not the wired versions. There may be some kind of extender cable with the wired versions. Lisa if I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet I'll put shoes on my Dog! Lisa Belville

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Anne Robertson
The little cable is a 3.5 to 2.5 adaptor. Cheers, Anne On 17 Jul 2013, at 20:48, shaf shafpa...@gmail.com wrote: What is that extra little 3.5 mil cable that comes with the wired headset? I can't seem to find a use for it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

My new iPad Mini

2013-07-17 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hello all, I would like to let everybody know that I got a new iPad Mini and I have a little bit of issues. Then I'd like to see if you can help me with. I was just in my email on my iPad mini and I was deleting emails by thread. And like whenever I got them with red it would take me to the

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi again Lisa. Are you using the plastic straps. Cheers Annie. Den Jul 17, 2013 kl. 9:12 PM skrev Lisa belville missktlab1...@frontier.com: I thought the plastic straps were stabilizers if you didn't like how the headphones fitted as is. Not sure about the additional 3.5 cable as there's

Re: Experience with Nest Thermostat app accessibility

2013-07-17 Thread Brad Hodges
Thank you for your very kind note and information. Yes, another member sent me very detailed info on that unit, and it's counterpart which I may be able to obtain at my local Home Depot. FYI, I contacted Nest, and they stated that the app is not useable with VoiceOver. Thanks, Brad On

Nest app not accessible according to tech support at Nest

2013-07-17 Thread Brad Hodges
Colleagues: Thanks to several members who took time to send very detailed and useful info on Radio Thermostats. To let you know, I contacted Nest and was informed that the app is not accessible using VoiceOver. Interestingly, the support agent stated that this was in the knowledge base

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Lisa belville
Not yet, and I doubt if I will. The strap feels like a very short rubber band that I think would make the head band to tight. I can't even figure how they fit on, though I can feel two ridges on each wide part of the strap that probably correspond to the left and right side of the headband,

Plantronics M 55

2013-07-17 Thread SSEric
Did anyone else purchase this Bluetooth your piece? I am having one heck of a time with it. You are supposed to touch the outside housing to answer or end a call. When I do that, I hear my own surroundings echoing back to me, but not the person on the other end of the call. They do hear me. I

DocScanner Pro OCR app

2013-07-17 Thread Esther
Hi all, DocScanner Pro by Haave Oy just got released: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/docscanner-pro/id669943429?mt=8 Before anyone gets excited, I'm pretty sure this app is not going to be your OCR app of choice, but it's a new app from the people who developed the SayText app, and it's free

RE: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Godwin Adoyi
Hi Alan, I'm very happy with the update. Now that Fleksy is integrated with the contacts, I don't care if Apple wouldn't include Fleksy as a native app. One can now easily Send mail or SMS without copying and pasting. Thanks to the Fleksy team! Keep up the good work! Godwin Adoyi From:

Re: Rakuten Special on iPad Keyboard Dock

2013-07-17 Thread Esther
Alan and Others, Be aware that the iPad Keyboard Dock was released for the original, first generation iPad. It's a hardware keyboard that will support VoiceOver keyboard navigation, but you'd have to connect it using a dock extension cable for anything other than the original iPad, or the

Re: Plantronics M 55

2013-07-17 Thread David Murphy
Hi Eric, I have the plantronics m165 ear piece and since I upgraded to the iPhone 5I have had the same problem. When it was on the four s I had absolutely no issues with it and it worked great, now the only thing it won't do is work with the phone. I contacted apple and they scratched their

Re: Experience with Nest Thermostat app accessibility

2013-07-17 Thread Keith Watson
Brad, The app is free to install. I installed and played with it earlier this year. It pretty much sucked. I contacted them about it and got quite a rude reply. Essentially they told me that they had no plans to address accessibility. I would suggest that you install the app and create an

Re: Experience with Nest Thermostat app accessibility

2013-07-17 Thread Pinky
Hi Christopher, I read about the Radio Thermostat and found it very interesting. I just joined this list so I did not see any of the other post on this thermostat. I do not have much vision left and was just wondering if this thermostat will be accessible with the iphone? I will be getting an

Question about OOTunes and Tunein Radio

2013-07-17 Thread Marcos Rodrigues
Hi folks, how are you doing? I just bought an IPhone 5 and successfully transferred all my stuff from the old one. However I lost all my favorite station (and there were a lot of them) both in OOtunes and in tune in. Is there a way I can put them on the new phone or I have to manually put

Re: Question about OOTunes and Tunein Radio

2013-07-17 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hello Marcus, I can only answer for TuneIn Radio. With TuneIn Radio you will have to reenter your station they do not send via the computer. I hope I've helped you Joseph Hudson Email jhud7...@yahoo.com Phone 254-466-1251 Skype Joseph.Hudson 89 Twitter At Joseph Hutson 89 Sent from my iPad On

RE: Fleksy Update - Version 1.8

2013-07-17 Thread Alan Lemly
Sieghard, many thanks for this detailed overview of the upgrade. I also wrote Fleksy Support with some questions about the upgrade. They said that favorites set up in a prior version would automatically be imported into the new version. Sounds like your experience with this was different. No

Re: Question about OOTunes and Tunein Radio

2013-07-17 Thread Marcos Rodrigues
ok, I hope ootunes work in a different way. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2013, at 6:29 PM, Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Marcus, I can only answer for TuneIn Radio. With TuneIn Radio you will have to reenter your station they do not send via the computer. I hope I've helped

RE: Question about OOTunes and Tunein Radio

2013-07-17 Thread Liz and Sammie
Unfortunately, you will have to add your stations to favorites manually again. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

blueant bluetooth q3

2013-07-17 Thread Joanne Chua
Hi all, As subject above suggest, have anyone come across or own the Blueant Bluetooth headset? It has some promising features, e.g. able to pair two device at the same time, 3 ways conference call, etc. It also got quite a high raiting from products review like CNET etc. If you do come

trouble putting together Blueant T2

2013-07-17 Thread Brent Harding
Hi there. I was dumb and bought the Blueant T2 earpiece. I'm sure glad I only paid around $20 for it on 1saleaday, not necessarily because of the sound quality or features, but the rubber tip and hook don't go on easy at all. In fact, I asked my dad to help me put it back on, and he didn't

Re: trouble putting together Blueant T2

2013-07-17 Thread Joanne Chua
Hi, Thanks very much for the info. However, i can t find T2 in the products line. there's Q2, or T1... Cheers Joanne Shuang Chua Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 18/07/2013, at 12:48, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote: Hi there. I was dumb and bought the Blueant T2

Re: blueant bluetooth q3

2013-07-17 Thread Esther
Hi Joanne,, If you plan on using the BlueAnt Q3 with an iPhone 5, make sure that you get feedback from someone who has applied the latest firmware update. The initial reviews all cited problems with dropped calls and bizarre sounds when this model was paired with the iPhone 5, only (not with

Re: trouble putting together Blueant T2

2013-07-17 Thread Esther
Hi Joanne and Brent, There is a BlueAnt T2 model with a different ear hook design. This is the successor to the T1, is designed for high wind noise conditions and ruggedized, and most reviews I've read by people who have used the Q2 rate this below their experience with the Q2, especially in

Re: Question about OOTunes and Tunein Radio

2013-07-17 Thread Anthony Vece
Hi Marcos; I use ooTunes and, as long as I backed up my iPhone to my PC., I never lost any of my favorites. Hope this helps. I am not a big fan of TuneIn radio because, their is always a secondary loss of TuneIn audio after VO. is finished speaking. Anthony Sent from my iPad On Jul 17,

Re: blueant bluetooth q3

2013-07-17 Thread Andy Baracco
I ordered one and returned it because I got the Aftershokz. I read some good reviews, but someone on the list said that they read that it had problems with the iPhone 5. Supposedly Blueant was going to release a firmware upgrade. This was a few months ago, so hopefully whatever problems there

Re: Question about the aftershokz headphones.

2013-07-17 Thread Andy Baracco
I love them. I use the tension band because I guess i have a wierd shaped head. I like the sound quality, and you can raise or lower the volume either with the volume buttons on the phone, or the volume control on the back of the head band. Andy -Original Message- From: shaf Sent:

Some Items Lost During A Backup/Restore

2013-07-17 Thread Edward Przybylek
Hi all, Because of some problems I was having with my iPhone 5, Verizon replaced it with a new unit. I created a backup of my original iPhone with iTunes and then restored the backup to the new iPhone. I noticed that a number of items did not restore to the new iPhone. Some documents I

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