RE: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Is this a talking tape measure? Sorry, I didn’t have time yet to look at any of the links, but I’m a woodworker and always on the lookout for cool devices especially if they allow me to measure accurately down to the millimeter or when it comes to the imperial system at least to the sixteenth

RE: Travel websites

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Last time I checked Expedia seemed OK, but if you have an iPhone using the Expedia app beats the web experience by a long shot and I believe the same is true for some others like Kayak. Not sure how the respective Android apps are. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

Re: Screen brightness.

2018-09-05 Thread Christopher Chaltain
If you're going to set it to 32%, I think you might as well just let it adjust itself automatically. If I were going to lock it in at a specific value, I'd go with around 10%. I find people I show it to occasionally don't have any trouble reading it. On 09/05/2018 12:16 PM, Carolyn Arnold

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
I like my SE, but right now is probably the worst time of the year to either buy an older phone or commit to any sort of contract payment structure for one. By next week, you'll probably be able to score a better deal for the phone you want. Be it a newer one or older one since everyone and

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Kelly Pierce
Craig, A sleek 2018 iPhone might be affordable if you use a gigabyte or two of data a month. If your usage is low to moderate, the major carriers do not offer the cheapest plans. Bestmvno.com lists the cheapest cell phone plans from virtual network operators. If you have a costlier plan with a

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
But why do you then also use iOS keychain? That's what I'm stumped on. If 1Password does all and then more than iOS keychain, why do you still use iOS keychain. Keith -Original Message- From: 'christopher hallsworth' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday,

RE: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Alan Lemly
Kimber, I still have a Mobile Applications folder on my computer which I can access with Windows Explorer but the latest date of any of the apps in it is October of 2017. Also, any apps I've installed since iTunes stopped supporting local backups aren't there. Alan Lemly -Original

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
I have both an SE and an iphone 8, there are times when I prefer to carry a smaller phone, there's really not much of a speed difference, it's definitely faster than the iphone 5 you are upgrading from, you will notice a big improvement, if you like that phone size, go for it, it's a great

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Robin
Yes, the iPhoneSE Closely Resembles the iPhone5 & iPhone5S in Shape & FormFactor, but it comes Equipped With the Specs of the iPhone6S with the Probable Exception of the TouchID scanner for FingerPrintReader, which I beleive is the Same as the TouchID, which appeared on the iPhone5S

Re: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award

2018-09-05 Thread 'Maria Reyes' via VIPhone
Wow that is so cool! congrats!! Do you talk about your app? > On Sep 5, 2018, at 2:46 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Congratulations!!! > > Best regards, > > Carolyn > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Yes, that is what I want, so, Control Center, then Orientation Lock. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Weiss Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 2:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread 'Simon W' via VIPhone
Well to keep it from going to portrait or landscape that’s in another setting of which you can access to Waze one is where you can touch the screen where it says the time, you can flick up with three fingers to get to it, or there’s a setting in your notifications settings I believe. For me

Travel websites

2018-09-05 Thread Jeff Clark
Hello, Over the years, I have noticed that travel website such as Priceline and many others have become difficult if not impossible to navigate using JAWS. Anyone out there have a favorite travel booking site that is navigable with JAWS? Thanks, Jeff -- The following information is

Re: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread Jim Weiss
If you wanted to stop from going between portrait and landscape, you need to lock the orientation. That is performed in control center. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Oh, no, I don't want to do that. I thought there was

RE: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Congratulations!!! Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Yuma Decaux Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 2:41 PM To: macvisionar...@googlegroups.com Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Macaron wins the

Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award

2018-09-05 Thread Yuma Decaux
Hi everyone, Yuma from oseyeris here. Before I head off to see 5 astrophysics phds from my uni to discuss everything about space, stars galaxies and of course, Astreos, I wanted to give y'all a heads-up on something else. As we are a hardware/software for (currently for mac/IOS) crew that

RE: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Oh, no, I don't want to do that. I thought there was something that would keep it going from Portrait to Landscape, but even so, I am not sure if there would be an advantage to doing that. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: 'Simon W' via VIPhone

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Kimber Gardner
Admittedly, I haven't done an encrypted backup in a while. What do you mean by you can no longer backup apps to your local computer? Does that mean the mobile apps folder is no longer present in windows explorer? I used to back up my apps folder before doing major apps updates just in case some

Re: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread l . d . ethier23
Hello, Go to settings/display and brightness hope is the good words, sorry my phone is in french Lyne > Le 5 sept. 2018 à 13:19, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> a écrit : > > Where do you go to turn Screen Lock off, and do I really > want to do that? I looked in settings and in

RE: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread Cristobal Muñoz
There was a rumor a few weeks ago about Apple acquiring AgileBits outright: https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/10/apple-not-buying-1password/ Seems Apple hooked up all its employees with a 1Password family subscription around the same time. As the article above notes however, the 1Password team

Re: Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread 'Simon W' via VIPhone
It’s in Display and brightness, you asked whether or not you needed that option, well it’s up to you, if you wanna keep your phone off lock screen when you’re not using it. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2018, at 1:19 PM, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > Where do you go

Screen Lock.

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Where do you go to turn Screen Lock off, and do I really want to do that? I looked in settings and in general and in VoiceOver, as well as Vision, somehow, missed it, if it is there in any of those. I feel sure it is in Settings somewhere, oh and did go into Controls, but got a phone call while

Screen brightness.

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
Is 32 percent a good setting, enough so that a sighted person can use phone if necessary, but not so much as to compromise battery? If you pray, don't worry; if you worry, don't pray, Carolyn -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any

Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread Davy Cuppens
Yes Gordon that's right it depends on your carriers services and not on the iphone hardware. Regards Davy -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Gordon Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 2:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling? I think this is more of

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Alan and all, How interesting that apps were loaded from your iTunes backup. When my daughter restored from an iTunes backup a year ago, all her apps were loaded from the cloud. That's why I thought they were always loaded from the cloud regardless of which kind of backup you do. I wish

Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread Davy Cuppens
Not true I have made several hd calls with my 5s. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- From: Mike Arrigo Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 3:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling? The iphone 5S does not support voice over LTE which is usually what is

RE: Turning off AutoCorrect?

2018-09-05 Thread Susie Stageberg
Thanks to those of you who answered my question. I now have it set up the way I want it. I swiped through Settings but did not go into the Keyboard submenu. I appreciate everyone who takes time to answer my beginner questions. Susie From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Alan Lemly
Hi Arnold, I'm running iTunes 12.8.0.16 and also expected the latest version of my apps to be downloaded from the cloud when I restored my iTunes encrypted backup to my new iPhone 8. However, this isn't what happened. Even though you're ight that iTunes no longer lets you backup apps to

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi Arnold and all, Home screen arrangements are restored with either type of backup. BARD books are not saved in either kind of backup. The latest version of apps is copied to your device whether you use an iCloud or iTunes backup. Best, Anna > On Sep 5, 2018, at 2:16 AM, Arnold Schmidt

Re: Turning off AutoCorrect?

2018-09-05 Thread Michael Irons
Hello Susie, to turn off auto correction go to settings, general, and, keyboards. When you get to keyboards you’ll find turn off auto correction. You can turn off auto correction there. Michael Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 4, 2018, at 4:36 PM, Susie Stageberg wrote: > > I was trying to

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Lisa Belville
Craig, I went from a four years old iPhone 5 to an SE last year and have no regrets.  If you're used to the feel and layout of the iPhone 5, the SE will fit perfectly into your life without a steep learning curve.  It's faster and the battery lasts longer.  it's also a bit lighter and thinner

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Well said, Kitty, everybody's needs and expectations are different. My mother, for example, chose the iPhone 6S Plus because for her the larger screen is better, she is fully sighted but at 76 her vision also is not what it once was so the larger screen helps. For somebody like you who wants a

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread kitty hevener
Carolyn, I am with u on that. I think that the bottom line comes down to what you want to use your phone for. I really don't care about all the 3 d touch and other bells and whistles. I just want my phone to make phone calls (imagine that), do text messaging, and travel stuff like uber lyft,

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Jim Weiss
Sieghard, Sorry that last message got mis-fired. The gist of my email is the announcement is 7 days away, and in my personal opinion I would just hold tight and see what Apple announces. Jim Weiss jimweiss...@gmail.com “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Jim Weiss
Sieghard, Thanks for the corrections, but as far as everything else most of this is speculation. My point was to sit tight until Apple makes their official announcement next Wednesday. Apple will do as Apple wants to do. I have read several speculations on the web that a revised SE will be

RE: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread jldail13
Hi, Go to the page in settings, and copy each password. Create a new entry in 1password, and paste the info. I hope this helps. Thanks, Jessica -Original Message- From: 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I got my 32 SE on a six-month plan - $25.00 a payment, paid ten dollars for activation. I have one more payment to go. It would be good, since the new phones are coming out to see if one could be gotten for even less than $100. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From:

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
That's true. I paid $160 for mine. I think I treasure it more that it does so much for so little, when I have two girlfriends who got 7's for $549 and aren't coming along with their phones as well as I am, and I'm older than either. Sounds crazy, right? Oh, by the way, I got a charger, and

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jim, Just a few corrections: The iPhone SE is a generation newer than the iPhone 6 and has the same insides as the 6S except for no 3D Touch and it has the same first generation Touch Id home button as the 5S and 6/6 Plus not the improved one of the 6S/6S Plus. Also, for the first time iOS

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I can tell you that I really, I mean really like my SE. I have had a 4S and all kind of feature phones, but finally, I have something I enjoy using. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Craig Werner

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The iPhone X will be replaced by a new model most likely called the iPhone XS and there is talk that there will also be a larger iPhone XS Plus model probably with a 6.5 inch screen instead of the 5.8 inch screen of the iPhone X and upcoming XS. There will most likely also be another new and

RE: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread sherrywells1157
I have an IPhone 5S with Verizon & am having the same problem. Some people just sound fuzzy & it is hard to understand them. One person is calling me wih an IPhone 6 & another has some cheap phone, not sure what it is. Both are very hard to understand. There are other fuzzy calls too but

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread jldail13
Hi, I heard that they’re going to drop the iphone x, and I just got one. Is this true? Thanks, Jessica From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Jim Weiss Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 10:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Jim Weiss
Craig, With the announcement from Apple next Wednesday regarding all of the new hardware you may just want to sit tight. First off the price may drop even lower than $100, but as Apple announces new products they also roll existing products into end of support and end of life. If Apple stays

Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread Mike Arrigo
The iphone 5S does not support voice over LTE which is usually what is called HD calling, you will need to upgrade to a newer phone to get that feature. Original message: Hello I am running in to a strange problem on my iphone 5s my friend also has a iphone 10 if memory serves and when ever

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread kitty hevener
Craig, I made that same upgrade last year and have been very happy with the apple SE. So far, my se has accepted all the updates. From: Craig Werner Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 5:13 AM To: viphone Subject: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE Hello, everyone. I

RE: Improving typing speed on a Iphone

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flicktype/id1359485719?mt=8 If you want to just try it out you can download it for free and learn how to type with it, it is a bit of a learning curve so if you get it, try it once and find it's not working for you then you are probably not giving it enough time.

RE: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Craig, Yes, but if you wait a week or two you will probably get an SE for free although I would advise against the SE. The SE is basically a 6S with respect to processor and so on, of course it has the smaller 4 inch screen and unlike the 6S/6S Plus, the SE does not have 3D Touch and it

Re: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Thank you, that’s really helpful! I’ve now downloaded 1Password: how do I get all my website and app passwords into this app? Go to each website in turn and sign out then sign back in? Presumably I can’t just give the app access to keychain? Thanks Harry > On 5 Sep 2018, at 12:46, Jessica Dail

Re: Improving typing speed on a Iphone

2018-09-05 Thread Jessica Dail
Hi, Yes, if you subscribe for just $0.99 per month. I use it all the time, on my iPhone x and 9.7 inch iPad pro. It works very well, with or without VoiceOver. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2018, at 8:14 AM, Tom Rash wrote: > > Is the flicktype keyboard available to bring up within a text

RE: Improving typing speed on a Iphone

2018-09-05 Thread Tom Rash
Is the flicktype keyboard available to bring up within a text edit field, or do you still have to copy and paste the text? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 8:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

Re: Improving typing speed on a Iphone

2018-09-05 Thread Jed Barton
what is the flicktype keyboard On 9/4/18, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > With the Flicktype keyboard, currently only offered in english and I think a > few other languages, but if you can master the concept you can potentially > type as fast as most sighted people. > > > -Original Message- >

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Gerardo Corripio
Remember though that because the phones that'll come out next week will be new, they'll be at their regular price, thus the SE for $100 sounds like a good deal for me! Maybe they want to get rid of them, to make place for the newer phones? El 05/09/2018 a las 05:20 a.m., 'christopher

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Michael Feir
The SE certainly wouldn't be something I'd considdr at this point. There are many more things besides screen size which change between models and most of these changes will have an effect on what we do as blind users. For instance, the processing power in even the cheepest new iPHONE will be

Re: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread Jessica Dail
Hello harry, I use a combination of both, and don't pay for 1password, because I use it through Dropbox. I hope this helps, and feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2018, at 5:01 AM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone > wrote: > > I have only iPhone,

Re: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
Thank you, that’s really helpful! I’ve now downloaded 1Password: how do I get all my website and app passwords into this app? Go to each website in turn and sign out then sign back in? Presumably I can’t just give the app access to keychain? Thanks Harry > On 5 Sep 2018, at 11:25, 'christopher

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread 'Linda Gaitskell' via VIPhone
Hi Craig personally unless you have enough sight to see the screen then I can't see that it's necessary to have the latest and greatest which I believe are all larger than the se. I am currently using the se and will keep it until it can't be updated any more or there's something I want' to

Re: trying to read "people you may know"

2018-09-05 Thread Donna
Hi Im in quite a few groups & have to swipe up a lot to get all of the most recent posts to load. Also I have to do this when viewing a list of apps following a search quary. Just make sure that voiceover focus is on the last viewable persons name. Donna > > Hi Donna that’s a new one I

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Craig Werner
Good point, Christopher. I know about the upcoming Apple grand presentation, but even if the 9 or something like it materializes, the low price tag on the SE is something to consider. Thanks for responding. Craig On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 6:21 AM 'christopher hallsworth' via VIPhone <

Re: 1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread 'christopher hallsworth' via VIPhone
Hi. I have both, because 1Password offers more than just passwords. For example, I store secure notes, credit cards, etc etc. I know iCloud does the latter, but 1Password even stores the CVV for the credit card(s) I wish to use. Makes it a breeze not only for easy recall but also for easy

Re: Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread 'christopher hallsworth' via VIPhone
Hi. Absolutely up to you on this one, but FYI Apple will be holding a special event next week with their new iPhones. If the rumours out there are true, the SE could be replaced with a 6.1-inch iPhone, possibly named iPhone 9 or even iPhone 11. All will be revealed next week. > On 5 Sep

Seeking Advice on Upgrading from iPhone 5 to iPhone SE

2018-09-05 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, everyone. I am considering replacing my iPhone with an iPhone SE since my carrier is offering the latter for $100. I don't want a phone with lots of bells and whistles, but I would like one that runs iOS 11X, which the iPhone does not allow. Are there compelling reasons why I should not

1Password or just Keychain?

2018-09-05 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I have only iPhone, iPad and MacBook and I use iCloud for keychain. Would I gain anything by subscribing to 1Password? Thanks Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Arnold Schmidt
As I said in another message, I will be delighted if I am wrong about the following. If one has any books saved in Kindle or Bard, they will not restore from iClouth and will have to be downloaded again, they will be restored from an encrypted backup. Also, any books in Voice Dream will not

Re: trying to read "people you may know"

2018-09-05 Thread Janet Bell
Hi Donna that’s a new one I have never had to do this before but I will give it a go thanks. From: Donna Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 10:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: trying to read "people you may know" Janet, Sometimes when viewing the list of “People you may know,”

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Arnold Schmidt
All your passwords will be restored if you have enabled keychain. Also, remember that wallet must be enabled to restore all your credit card information for Apple Pay, along with any other data you may have in wallet. Arnold Schmidt Sent from Arnold's iPhone On Sep 4, 2018, at 11:26 PM,

Re: iCloud backup versus encrypted iTunes backup

2018-09-05 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I will be delighted if I am wrong about this, but starting with ITunes 12.7, apps no longer are backed up to an encrypted backup. When one restores the device, the latest version of the app is restored to the device. Also, remember that if you have spent any time arranging your home

Re: iphone 5s hd quality calling?

2018-09-05 Thread Jeffrey Shockley
Hello, I might be wrong on this, but I think that phone only supports data over LTE, only and that’s it as far as LTE goes so no WiFi calling or anything like that. Hope this helps, Jeffrey Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2018, at 12:33 AM, The wolf wrote: > > Hello I will give that a try >