RE: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The small sample they played during the keynote sounded amazing, especially the female SIRI voice. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Seeing Eye GPS version 3.0 with new features

2017-06-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, For those who don't get emails from Sendero, below is an announcement I just received regarding an update to the Seeing Eye GPS (app. Also, the "XT" version which is the one you purchase outright for $299 US is currently $100 off and available for $199 US or $279.99 Canadian. If you can

Re: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread lenron brown
At some point I would love to get a dev account but I would really love to start developing for IOS. Anyways I hope the siri voice sounds good as a voice over voice because the current ones just don't sound all that hot. On 6/14/17, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Did you seriously

RE: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Did you seriously pay money to sign up for a developer account? In two or at the most 3 weeks you could get the first public beta for free. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of christopher hallsworth Sent: Wednesday, June 14,

RE: Best app for walking directions?

2017-06-14 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Let's assume there addressis 2312 Pine Street. Make sure your phone is unlocked, then tell SIRI "Give me walking directions to 2312 Pine Street". SIRI will open Maps and set that up, just start walking in the right direction and you get turn by turn directions and it will announce when you have

Re: iPhone bluetooth keyboard recommendations

2017-06-14 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hello, no home button, but control-option-h and/or caps lock-h will simulate the home button, i.e. pressing the combination once just brings up the home screen, pressing it twice quickly activates app switcher, pressing it three times, if set up, toggles VoiceOver on or off. > On 6 Jun 2017, at

Re: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread christopher hallsworth
And I'm not, *yet*. All I will say is, I have just signed up. > On 13 Jun 2017, at 18:11, Jenifer Barr wrote: > > Hi Ming. > Even if this is true people beta testing IOS 11 cannot discuss. I am not one > of them that's why I'm replying. > Have a great day. > Jen > > >

Re: Best app for walking directions?

2017-06-14 Thread Harry Bell
The free Lazarillo app seems to offer this with directions from Google or Apple maps too. Less features than paid for apps. Harry > On 14 Jun 2017, at 19:12, Donald Raikes wrote: > > I haven't installed any of the gps apps yet, but my son and his family > moved in just a

Re: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread rajmund
hi, actually, we can discuss that there are new voices, since apple has showed it to us. now, whether they can be used as voiceover voices, those can't be discussed. On 13/06/17 6:11 PM, Jenifer Barr wrote: Hi Ming. Even if this is true people beta testing IOS 11 cannot discuss. I am not one

Re: New siri voices in IOS 11

2017-06-14 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hello, iOS 9, seen the capability right from the first dev beta. > On 13 Jun 2017, at 23:07, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > They very publically said during the keynote that there is both a new > american male and female voice and they played them. Especially the new > female

Re: Best app for walking directions?

2017-06-14 Thread Donald Raikes
I haven't installed any of the gps apps yet, but my son and his family moved in just a few blocks away so is there an app which will allow me to know when I reach their address if I decide to walk there by myself? On 6/13/17, Julian wrote: > Nearby explorer can also be

Re: Dolphin easy reader, your thoughts?

2017-06-14 Thread Russ Kiehne
I'm using neospeech Kate. I wonder if that makes a difference. I'll try it again. -Original Message- From: Mary Otten Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2017 7:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dolphin easy reader, your thoughts? I tried it yesterday evening with Neospeech

RE: Problems with iTunes for Windows and new 7s

2017-06-14 Thread denise avant
Hello, I do have the i-cloud controller installed. I'm going to try a couple other suggestions provided by other list members. Thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 7:30 PM To: