Re: notification center

2014-11-29 Thread Teresa Cochran
No, your folders will be retained. You'll have to set your Voiceover, bluetooth and WiFi settings. You will also have to re-activate iCloud keychain again if you use that.. There might be a few more settings I'm missing, but it's not crucial, in my opinion. It's sort of a pain, though. I

Seeing eye gps available by now, where?

2014-11-29 Thread Anne Günther
Hi I'm living in Germany. I'd like to test the seeing eye app. Unfortunately when searching for it in the appstore I got no sensible results. Does anyone know ift it's avialable for us middle europeans by now or where to find out if anything changes at that front? Guenni -- The following

Black Friday - Seeing Assistant apps - half price promotion

2014-11-29 Thread Seeing Assistant
Dear all, I am pleased to announce, that the price of apps is reduced by 50% until 30 November. Seeing Assistan Move: http://goo.gl/y1quwM costs only $3.99. Seeing Assistan Home: http://goo.gl/dzN3Nh costs only $1.99. Best wishes, Seeing Assistant Team http://seeingassistant.tt.com.pl

RE: Seeing eye gps available by now, where?

2014-11-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Only available in North America and the UK right now as far as I know. I would definitely contact Sendero and let them know that you would like to see it to cover Germany and, for that matter, it really should cover Europe. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From:

RE: notification center

2014-11-29 Thread Tom Rash
I had this problem too. It apparently was very rare because not many peopl were experiencing this problem. After 8.1.1, I can now use the tripple tap on the confirm clear section successfully. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Listening to annotations for newly released titiles on BARD Mobile

2014-11-29 Thread Michelle Bernstein
When I go through the newly released books on BARD on my P C, I can set the reader to just read everything from the top which would include the book title, the author and the BARD annotation. How do you go through the newly released titles on BARD Mobile since you need to double tap each title to

Re: Listening to annotations for newly released titiles on BARD Mobile

2014-11-29 Thread connie mohney
Hi Michelle, I set my router on headings. Type the h. that allows me to go through the titles. If I hear one that sounds interesting then I read the books annotation. I prefer using my pc to read the recently added books section and enter them in my wish list. Very rarely do I use my iPod

RE: Listening to annotations for newly released titiles on BARD Mobile

2014-11-29 Thread Tom Rash
I just swipe to the right until there's a book that interests me then I go to the annotation. _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michelle Bernstein Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 6:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Listening to

Deezer offers lossless music streaming for Sonos users

2014-11-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello all Sonos and music enthusiasts, Below is a link to an article which describes how Deezer, a music service which has pretty much all the same features and an even larger collection of music than Spotify is now offering hi-fi streaming for Sonos users. The stream will of course require a

Re: Deezer offers lossless music streaming for Sonos users

2014-11-29 Thread Craig Werner
A very thoughtful post, Sieghard. Deezer is expanding its U.S. market beyond its Bose and Sonos offerings. Check with www.deezer.com if you are interested in following this growing company, headquartered in Paris. Craig On 11/29/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello all Sonos and

Re: Listening to annotations for newly released titiles on BARD Mobile

2014-11-29 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Set the rotor to headings. Navigate to where it says the date, then start one-finger swiping down until you get to a title that you think might interest you. It sometimes gets a little confused when you first start the process, where the date is given, but work with it a bit, and it will move

Sonos sound bar

2014-11-29 Thread Thomas Williams
Sent from my iPhoneis there another way to connect your sound bar to your television without the optical cable? -- 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

airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Richard Turner
Any airplay users out there finding that VoiceOver is now being sent to the airplay device under iOS 8.1.1? Mine just started doing that two days ago. I don't honestly remember if I had used airplay until then with iOS 8.1.1, but I do know that VoiceOver stayed on my iPhone 5S the last time I

Re: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Richard, turn audio-ducking back on and this will resolve the issue. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 30/11/2014, at 7:06 am, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Any airplay users out there finding that VoiceOver

Re: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Not happening for me using an iPhone 6 running 8.1.1 Airplaying to an Apple TV. However, I now find that Airplay will frequently not transmit either the audio or video at random as in one will work but the other won't. Restarting things will sometimes solve the problem but sometimes won't.

RE: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks Jonathan, that worked, but why? I hadn’t realized audio ducking had gotten turned off. Is that “feature” documented somewhere? That seems to me, on the face of it, one of the stupidest consequences to turning off audio ducking that I could think of. Thanks, Richard From:

where's history in youtube app?

2014-11-29 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hello everyone, Could anyone help me find the history function in the youtube app? I am signed in but cannot find it anywhere. Thanks, Ioana Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread becky sabo
Hi all, How long will the KNF reader will be for seventy five dollars until? Becky Sabo On Nov 28, 2014, at 11:38 AM, Lois Butterfield lbutterfield...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks so much for this. KNFB reader, here I come for $75. You rock! Lois Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Lois Butterfield
KNFB Reader was not $75. What I did was buy the $100 iTunes credit for $75, then bought the KNFB Reader for $100. It ended up costing me $75. Sorry for the confusion. Lois Lois Butterfield, Certified Scentsy Consultant http://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us lbutterfie...@cfl.rr.com 407-276-4173

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Paul Ferrara
KNFB Reader is not $75; the deal is a $100 iTunes gift card for $75. Paul From: becky sabo Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 3:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special Hi all, How long will the KNF reader will be

Spotify and Increasing iPhone Memory Usage

2014-11-29 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, everyone. I am enjoying evaluating the Spotify iOS app, but I am becoming unhappy with increased iOS memory usage as I use it. I use Spotify only to play pieces of music; I don't download anything for offline use, nor do I save any play lists. Even so, I already have about 400 MB

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Fred Olver
It won't, but if you purchase the $100 I-Tunes card for $75 then you go and purchase the KNFB software with your newly acquired $100 card you will have only in fact truly payed $75 for it. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: becky sabo To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent:

Changing the owner name on an iPhone

2014-11-29 Thread Agent086b
Hello all, I am getting an iPhone 6 that should arrive Tomorrow. I will be giving my wife my iPhone 5. How do I change the name on the phone from mine to hers? I did this a couple of years ago, but have forgotten how to do this now. Thanks for any help. Max -- The following information is

Re: Changing the owner name on an iPhone

2014-11-29 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hello, You can do this by going to settings/general/about and double tap on the name button. hth Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Nov 29, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Agent086b agent0...@internode.on.net wrote: Hello all, I am getting an

Seeing Assistant vs. Other Apps

2014-11-29 Thread Joe
Hi, I'm grateful for the developers making the Seeing Assistant Move and Home available on sale. Can anyone draw comparisons between these apps and their competitors? Is Digit Eyes better than Seeing Assistant or vice versa, and how does the Move version stack up against something like Ariadne?

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
It says out of stock for me. But there are others where you can bid on a gift card. On Nov 29, 2014, at 3:56 PM, Fred Olver goodfo...@charter.net wrote: It won't, but if you purchase the $100 I-Tunes card for $75 then you go and purchase the KNFB software with your newly acquired $100 card

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Gail the U. S. Male
Becky, the KNFB reader is still $100, but the person is buying an Itunes gift card with a $100 value for $75. Mr. Gail Crowe, and my guide dog Fred - Original Message - From: becky sabo To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 2:07 PM Subject: Re: $100

Re: Deezer offers lossless music streaming for Sonos users

2014-11-29 Thread Brent Harding
The article read that their only service in the states was Sonos exclusive. Maybe that's changing though. I'm not sure what Pandora's bit rate is out of the apps, but I think it's probably 64k aac or something. - Original Message - From: Craig Werner coffeeb...@gmail.com To:

Re: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Richard, as far as I know, it's yet another bug. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 30/11/2014, at 8:18 am, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Thanks Jonathan, that worked, but why? I hadn’t realized audio

Re: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks Jonathan, I have written Apple Accessibility about this one. I hope others that find it also write. I'd love to see this one fixed in an update soon. Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the

Re: where's history in youtube app?

2014-11-29 Thread Lynn Schneider
Hi Ioana. To find the history, go into your YouTube app, double tap the menu button and you will find history under that. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 29, 2014, at 3:02 PM, Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, Could anyone help me find the history

U E boom questions

2014-11-29 Thread Donald L. Roberts
I would appreciate hearing from persons who have played with this blue tooth speaker extensively. Assuming your equalization is flat, how well do high frequency sounds come through on this speaker? I ask because I don't hear highs as well as I used to. Also, some persons only seem to care

sony srs x5 bluetooth speaker questions

2014-11-29 Thread Michael Amaro
Hello Listers, I went and bought the sony srs x5 bluetooth speaker. Has any one hurd of it? How blind user friendly is it? Thanks Michael email/messenger mikeam...@earthlink.net Skype ID mikeameli JFK What kind of peace do I mean and what kind of a peace do we seek? Not a Pax

Re: thanks for the Dresner book recommendation

2014-11-29 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, Deidre. I'm glad you are enjoying Anna's book. I'm a great proponent of reading instructions, over and over again. smile Clear writing is hard to come by in the world of technology, so her book is a welcome one indeed. Craig On 11/22/14, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello

RE: moderator warning - Re: starting with IOs 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Pablo Morales
I have been using this iPhone 5s, for the last year. Using 7.1.2 since march of this year. Of course, I had bunches of problems when IOs 7.0 was release. But since march, my phone has been working perfectly until now. Maybe in march 2015, I will get my iPhone working fine again. But will be

Re: to update or not - Re: moderator warning - Re: starting with IOs 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Christopher Chaltain
All this is true, but many iPhone users and many members of this list will point out that the iPhone gives you the best accessibility on a smart phone. I don't think Pablo or anyone else should have to choose between the best accessibility experience on a smart phone and putting up with these

Re: notification center

2014-11-29 Thread Katey Glass
A rare bug indeed! I guess its not worth my trying to reset all settings if it may not fix it. I guess what I'll do is continue to clear the Notification center with my vision and a magnifier. I'll write to apple accessibility as I realize this is not the optimal solution and not one a

RE: to update or not - Re: moderator warning - Re: starting with IOs 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Christopher and others, I agree that Pablo has a point. However, he has made his point dozens of time over the last few years and I think many list members are just getting tired of hearing his rather radical point of view true as it may be. The point is that repeating it on Viphone has about

RE: airplay with iOS 8.1.1

2014-11-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Richard, Have you tried to use SIRI while using Airplay or right after? On my 5S SIRI quits working as a consequence of Airplay, I get the listening tone followed instantly by the stop listening tone and have to reboot my device for this to be corrected. As a result I rarely use Airplay

RE: Sonos sound bar

2014-11-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Thomas, No, the Sonos Playbar has one single input and it is a digital optical (toslink). What are you trying to connect to it? Pretty much all TV's in the last few years should have a digital optical out, that is rather standard. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From:

RE: Sonos sound bar

2014-11-29 Thread thomas williams
I don’t have a sound bar yet I just wanted to know. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2014 12:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sonos sound bar Hi Thomas, No, the