RE: Telephone number In A Text Message On The IPhone

2014-09-08 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Does this work if it says that it is a link? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: 04 September 2014 13:06 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Telephone number In A Text Message On The IPhone or

Re: Hebrew on an iDevice

2014-09-08 Thread Haya Simkin
As far as I can tell, more will soon be supported by IOS 8. I have friends who have the beta and there it is. On Sep 8, 2014, at 1:55, Shai shai...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Jane, At the present time, VoiceOver does not support the Hebrew language on an IOS device. On 9/7/14, Jane

Re: Apple will again offer live stream of Tuesday's iPhone 6 event

2014-09-08 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
It's a good job I have apples in the fridge. Kawal. On 8 Sep 2014, at 02:52 am, DJ grou...@gmail.com wrote: Good, then you can have an apple for dessert lol! From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014

Slow Response for Screen Lock

2014-09-08 Thread Bill Gallik
Can anybody offer some insights as to why locking the screen on an iPhone 5 can seem to delay for so long? Holland's Boy, Bill - Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) --- This email is free from viruses and malware

Re: Slow Response for Screen Lock

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Hall
How long is long? I find that, at least in iOS7, the screen lock sound plays quickly but the screen locked announcement can be delayed by a second or two. This is consistently happening, but seems to be the way it works in iOS7 rather than a problem. On Sep 8, 2014, at 8:11 AM, Bill Gallik

RE: BARD Mobile and Music Downloads

2014-09-08 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, Suzanne. I was able to download the book to my wish list with no difficulty from the music section. Thanks for mentioning it. I sometimes forget these Bill Brown Books are available, and would never think to download it onto my phone. God bless! Paula and Babe From:

IOGEAR bluetooth keyboards

2014-09-08 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Has anybody purchased the IOGEAR Multi-link Bluetooth Keyboard with Stowaway Stand (GKB631b I believe)? I have the GKB601B and wondered if this is the same except for the stand or if it has been redesigned in any way? Also, I just wanted to mention that I lost one of the keys on one of my

Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Long story short, I'll be switching my mother between an iPhone5 and iPhone4. All I need to know is if the backups will work with each other. That is, can I back up the 5 with iTunes, then restore it to the 4? When her phone comes back, can I then back up the 4 and restore it to the 5?

RE: Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Alex, Yes, you can, but the home screen layouts may get messed up a bit because the 5 will have an extra row of icons so if your home screen is full on the 5, then 4 of the apps will get pushed to the second page. If page 2 is full, then 8 of those apps will get pushed to page 3 and so on.

Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Jared
Apparently there is a new free navigation app available designed for blind people called ViaOpta Nav and it can be found at https://itunes.apple.com/zw/app/viaopta-nav/id908435532?mt=8ign-mpt=uo%3D4 I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to look at it? I'm not going to have an opertunity to

Restoring iPhone

2014-09-08 Thread Donald L. Roberts
On an old 3GS which now serves exclusively as an internet radio, and which is running the last version of IOS 6, please tell me step by step how to restore it from a backup on my computer. Somehow I inadvertently deleted an application from the iPhone which is no longer available in the app

RE: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jared, I just had a look at your link and it will bring up the app, but in the Zimbabwe app store. You can tell which app store an address is from by looking at the 2 letters after https://itunes.apple.com/ Anyhow, it appears the app is available in the United States, but it is not

Re: Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Hall
Thanks. Layouts I can deal with; my mom isn't exactly tech svy, so if I can just hand her a 4 that works exactly like her 5, with all apps and logins and data, that's all I was hoping for. I just wasn't sure about restoring between the two devices, since people on here told me that restoring

Re: Another Scanning Accessory Potential

2014-09-08 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
I should have had someone who has vision look at this product. I am not sure if it can be centered over the page well enough to take a good picture of the text. I like the concept better than the two box like products because it is so much more compact. A modification to this design would make it

RE: Restoring iPhone

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Donald, No restore needed, if you have synced the apps on that phone with iTunes and the app is in iTunes all you have to do is connect the phone, go to it under Devices, then check the Apps radio button and find the app in the list of apps available. Check it sync and it's back on the phone.

Re: Giraffe Reader

2014-09-08 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Richard: I was wondering if you've been able to test this product out a bit. If so, what is your opinion of it and would you recommend it? On 8/19/14, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: OK, Sam Jewel has now created a Giraffe Reader stand that will fit the iPhone with the Otterbox

RE: Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, not a good idea to restore an iPhone backup to an iPod and something that is not recommended by Apple since the iPod has a lot less hardware capabilities than the iPhone, most notably it has none of the phone functions. But you are restoring a backup from one iPhone to another iPhone and even

Re: Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Hall
Oh, I forgot to ask one important question: the iPhone5 is 16gb, the 4 is 8gb. The 5 has a bunch of pictures the 4 doesn't need; is there a way to tell the backup to not put photos on the 4 during the restore process? On Sep 8, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Thanks.

RE: Another Scanning Accessory Potential

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi John, The Popscope definitely does not sound like an accessory which will allow you to position a phone 8 inches above a page horizontally. It is meant to be used in situations where you want to raise your phone up to take pictures or video and it also has a tripod so you can take selfis

RE: Restoring backups between iPhone4 and iPhone5?

2014-09-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No, a backup will include the camera roll, if you don;'t want pictures, screenshots or videos to be included you would have to copy them to a computer first and then delete them from the device. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent:

Re: NFL Now

2014-09-08 Thread Brian Fischler
It's totally inaccessible don't bother, the NFL is a joke when it comes to VoiceOver sorry to tell ya On Sep 5, 2014, at 7:46 PM, David Cleveland davidtclevel...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone used the NFL now app? I installed it but I can't figure out how to login and customize it. All I ever

Re: NFL Now

2014-09-08 Thread Wayne Merritt
For what it's worht, they are willing to listen. I've been talking with the NFL Mobile Support person through Twitter and in looking through their timeline, I see that they have interacted with other blind people on making their apps more accessible. No, they aren't there yet, but they are

Re: NFL Now

2014-09-08 Thread Kliphton
So is this the same app that is now on the appt.? And are you saying they show live feeds of games? If so I am signing up right now! Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come

Re: NFL Now

2014-09-08 Thread Rich Ring
Compared to AT /BAT the Major League baseball app, NFL Mobile is simply horrible. One can sort of use it, but the NFl and the NBA are clearly not interested in accessibility! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from my Mac Book Pro

Re: Telephone number In A Text Message On The IPhone

2014-09-08 Thread Gmail
Yes. I suspect that it's treated like a link so that someone with vision will know that it can be interacted with. Thanks, Ari On Sep 8, 2014, at 12:38 AM, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net wrote: Does this work if it says that it is a link? -Original

Re: Another Scanning Accessory Potential

2014-09-08 Thread Richard Turner
I had my wife take a look at it. The legs don't spread out enough to strattle a document, so even with the 90 degree angle, it wouldn't be good for OCR. Richard Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone On Sep 8, 2014, at 9:25 AM,

A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, While I'm almost certain this has been covered in the past, I cannot seem to locate the answer so will beg your indulgence and ask: Can one reply to a comment in a thread? Here is the scenario: Someone posted something on Facebook which I can see in the app. Then, several

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Dionesque
Hello guys, This app is definitely available in Poland and in Germany. It's beeing developed by the same folks who created Ariadne GPS, I'm not sure why they've apparently dropped forward developing of Ariadne and started a new yet similair project. ViaOpta Nav is free and pretty easy to

Re: Giraffe Reader

2014-09-08 Thread Richard Turner
Hi John, Yes and yes. I have used it in a few different situations. If the lighting isn't very good, it doesn't get as good of resultts as when the room light is very good. What I found, is that if you are in the dark, and make sure the flash is on rather than auto, it can work quite well. But

Re: Another Scanning Accessory Potential

2014-09-08 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
It would maybe do good when recording on the phone as a stand. Best regards Annie. Den 08/09/2014 kl. 21.40 skrev Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com: I had my wife take a look at it. The legs don't spread out enough to strattle a document, so even with the 90 degree angle, it wouldn't be

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Todd W
You can only comment on the main post. Probably the best way to simulate replying to a specific comment is to tag the person you're replying to in your comment. This will at least get their attention even if they aren't paying attention to the main post anymore. Todd On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Donna
Unfortunately, using the facebook one can only like another persons comments. Using m.facebook.com one is able to like and comment on others comments. Being the facebook app is so lacking on how one can interact with friends posts and the like, I perfer to use the m.facebook.com website and

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Deb Lewis
I didn't have too much luck with the navigation. It keeps telling me my device is off route, but when I tell it to find the route, it doesn't seem to. Also could only get walking routes. But I was more concerned that navigating wasn't too successful. On 9/8/14, Dionesque diones...@interia.pl

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Joseph
Hello, When I ran the app, it said that it was for use outside the US. It took for ever to load my location info and then, even though it gave my address, it said that it couldn't find my address. So it's probably going to be a while before it's for the US. On Sep 8, 2014, at 2:07 PM, Deb Lewis

Resolution Settings on PC

2014-09-08 Thread Lynda Ingraham
When I opened Itunes today, I received a message that I have never seen in the past. It is saying for best results with Itunes, use a resolution of at least 1080. I'm almost certain that was the number. Itunes offers me the option to go into settings to change the resolution. First, do I really

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Feliciano G
You can only do this on some fan pages if they have that option available. If that reply option is not available, you must tag the person that you are replying to. That is the only way you can go about it. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page:

RE: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Todd, Thank you. Is there a Tag button when composing a comment or do I just type in the person’s name I wish to tag when composing the comment? Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Todd W Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 1:11 PM To:

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Can't you contact the person by using their Time line? You can do that in messenger and then they will at least read your comments. Just a thought Mark. Kawal. On 8 Sep 2014, at 11:15 pm, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: You can only do this on some fan pages if they have

RE: Restoring iPhone

2014-09-08 Thread Lynda Ingraham
Hi Sieghard, Is this also true for music? I thought my music was being stored in the cloud. When I checked, it shows that I have 15 gb of music on my phone. With access to the cloud, there really isn't a reason to keep music on your phone, is there? I transferred all purchases from my phone to

RE: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread M. Taylor
Okay, Donna. I'll use m.facebook.com for commenting on a comment, then. Thank you. Is there any special technique to doing this? When I'm on my Desktop PC, again, it appears in Internet Explorer at least, that one can only place a comment at the end of a thread. Mark -Original

RE: Resolution Settings on PC

2014-09-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Linda, Do not let the screen resolution message alarm you. Generally speaking, this alert appears when attempting to watch a video from within iTunes. If you are not using your eyes, then just leave everything as it is. However, should you decide to adjust your screen resolution I

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Todd W
I checked out m.facebook.com and found the same result...only allows comments to the main post and not a 'reply' to a specific comment. What Donna may have been referring to was what Feliciano mentioned about being able to reply to a comment on a page as opposed to on a regular post. To tag

Re: A Facebook App Question Regarding Comments

2014-09-08 Thread Donna
What I described must be only available on some pages, in some groups etc. What others have suggested, tagging the person in your comment, is the best way to go. Sorry most of my facebooking is within groups, pages like my local tv stations etc. Sorry for the confusion. Donna On Sep 8,

any recommendation of battery case without need of headphone adaptor

2014-09-08 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi all, I have trouble with the headphone adaptor from mophie so am looking for other options be it better quality adaptors, or bluetooth headsets but thought I'd see if any of you have experience with other battery cases that do not require a headphone adaptor. Thanks for your suggestions!

RE: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Thom Spittle
It worked for me. It does not have recalculation feature. If you go off route, it will tell you so, and ask if you want to recalculate. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 5:27 PM

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Sharonda Greenlaw
I haven't gone anywhere with the app, but it found my address quickly. I will report more as I use the app. Sharonda On 9/8/14, Thom Spittle thom3...@gmail.com wrote: It worked for me. It does not have recalculation feature. If you go off route, it will tell you so, and ask if you want to

Re: Resolution Settings on PC

2014-09-08 Thread Flor Lynch
observing and using JAWS for several years, I don't think it has a problem with higher screen resolution in most circumstances at this stage . # - Original Message - From: M. Taylor mk...@ucla.edu To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 11:40 PM Subject: RE:

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Deb Lewis
I didn't get any message about not being for the US. It found my address quickly. It just had trouble starting the navigation. It did plan the route. On 9/8/14, Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't gone anywhere with the app, but it found my address quickly. I will report

apps for listening to podcast

2014-09-08 Thread Laura Bratton
Hi All, What is the best app for listening to podcast on my iPhone? I have an iPhone 5. Thank you for the help, Laura -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns

Re: apps for listening to podcast

2014-09-08 Thread Feliciano G
I enjoy downcast Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Sep 8, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Laura Bratton laurarbrat...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All,

Re: apps for listening to podcast

2014-09-08 Thread Alex Hall
As do I, but remember that Apple has an app that is simply called podcasts. It is free, compared to Downcast or Overcast, which are both great but cost money. Start with Podcasts, and if you want to learn more about the other two apps, AppleVis.com has entries on both of them and even a podcast

Re: Any experience with the new ViaOpta Nav app?

2014-09-08 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
does this only work on rooted phones? cause it claims it isn't conpatible with my phone On 9/8/2014 5:52 PM, Deb Lewis wrote: I didn't get any message about not being for the US. It found my address quickly. It just had trouble starting the navigation. It did plan the route. On 9/8/14,

Re: NFL Now

2014-09-08 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
I'm not sure what you're asking. I don't know anything about the NFL Now app, but if you're on Verizon or have an AudioPass subscription then you can listen to games live or listen to archived games with the NFL Mobile app. I've reported several accessibility issues to the NFL on the NFL

Full iPhone 6 Specs Allegedly Leaked Ahead Of Announcement

2014-09-08 Thread skhleirpehctcoens
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4.7-inch iPhone 6 And 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus Releasing September 19th [Report]

2014-09-08 Thread skhleirpehctcoens
By Ben Reid | September 9th, 2014 Advertisements For the past couple of weeks it has been well documented that both the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch 'iPhone 6 Plus' will be announced at the same event on September 9th. But while it has long since been expected that the smaller device would

RE: Full iPhone 6 Specs Allegedly Leaked Ahead Of Announcement

2014-09-08 Thread Portia Scott
I admit, there have been a lot of rumors about the new iPhones. It will be interesting to see what Apple says tomorrow during the Keynote. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of skhleirpehctco...@icloud.com Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 9:01 PM To:

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2014-09-08 Thread Feliciano G
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=717029325036657id=690649294341327 Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=690649294341327 Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone -- The following