App for tracking working hours

2015-07-05 Thread 'Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan' via VIPhone
Hello, I'm looking for an app to track my working hours easily. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Alexandra -- 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 about

Re: Status Report

2015-05-03 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, I'm facing the same issue. Signing out and in into facebook didn't change anything, and re-installing the app also didn't work. The last time I couldn't use it with Facebook, I waited for some weeks, and suddenly it worked again. Guess Facebook changed something in their API which is a

Braille Sense U2 and iOS 8

2014-11-02 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, does anyone know if the Braille Sense U2 works well with an iPhone 6 running iOS 8? I'm thinking of getting a Sense and would have to use it with my iPhone. Thanks! Alexandra -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this

Re: Braille Sense U2 and iOS 8

2014-11-02 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
great. Thanks, - Original Message - From: Alexandra — Keinohrhasenfan keinohrhasen...@googlemail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, November 2, 2014 7:43 am Subject: Braille Sense U2 and iOS 8 Hello, does anyone know if the Braille Sense U2 works well with an iPhone 6

Twitter app recommendation

2014-10-04 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Does anyone know of an accessible twitter client for iOS (7 and 8) that supports autoloading new tweets? I actually can check my timeline only several times a week but am following a whole bunch of people that really interest me, so I don't want to miss anything. Besides, clicking this

VoiceOver extremely loud after using dictation since iOS 7.1

2014-03-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I really like the iOS 7.1 update so far. Apple has done an amazing job, as many bugs and annoyances have been fixed. However, there's something that makes using dictation less fun than before. When you dictate a text (no matter which app you are using) and double tap to stop dictation,

Push.co app

2014-02-14 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I just downloaded the push.co app and created an account. I want to use it on an iPhone 4S running iOs 7.0.4. Unfortunately, the app doesn't seem to be too accessible with VoiceOver. Logging in worked fine, but when I tried to subscribe to content, it got worse. When I tap on featured

Re: Getting started with Twitterrific 5

2014-01-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Seems like the bug with VoiceOver that makes the cursor always jump back to the top of the list of tweets hasn't been fixed yet. - Original Message - From: isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 3:25 PM Subject: Re: Getting started

Re: Accessible twitter apps

2014-01-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Did anyone else recognize that the sound that is played when new tweets arrive isn't played anymore although sound effects are turned on? Another thing is that the number of tweets is only spoken occasionally, not always. The VoiceOver bug that's mentioned in the update notes (cursor jumps

Feeddler pro

2013-12-06 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I just installed Feeddler Pro and can't find a way to only show me the items of one feed. There are the following things: Subscriptions heading, edit button, the name of my account (email address), all items settings. On the free version, there was a n option named feeds between all

App store: Looking up more than 100 results

2013-11-26 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, how am I supposed to see more than 100 apps when looking up top charts in the app store? This doesn't seem to work since the introduction of iOS 7. The same thing seems to be true when you search for a keyword. You're sometimes told that your query matches more than 100 results, but

Feeddler and TheOldReader: Getting rid of folders

2013-11-16 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello! Does anyone know how to get rid of a folder in Feeddler? I'm reading my feeds with a combination of Feeddler and TheOldReader on my iPhone 4S running the latest version of Feeddler. I entered some feed addresses on TheOldReader's website manually and in addition imported an OPML file

Annoyances in notification center

2013-11-15 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, there's one thing within notification center on my iPhone 4S running iOS 7.0.3 that really annoys me. Whenever I'm reading the news in the notification center and a new notification pops in, the VoiceOver curser automatically jumps back to the very first entry. This way, I accidently

MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, is anyone able to use Moocs4U? It's a free app that allows you to watch online videos from MOOCS provided by Udacity, Coursera and some other institutions. The app is a fantastic idea, but I couldn't yet watch a single video, as it crashes constantly. I already exchanged quite a few

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
iphone 5S running ios 7.0.3 but I cannot find a video to try without signing up for a course. Any pointers? Harry On 13 Nov 2013, at 13:52, Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan keinohrhasen...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello, is anyone able to use Moocs4U? It's a free app that allows you to watch

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone I have just signed up for a course on the ancient Greeks and the videos are working fine! I am using an iphone 5S - might that be the difference? Harry in England On 13 Nov 2013, at 15:26, Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan keinohrhasen...@googlemail.com wrote

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
on the iPhone It is a Coursera course with the Wesleyan University entitled The Ancient Greeks. Thanks for putting me onto it anyway! Harry On 13 Nov 2013, at 16:10, Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan keinohrhasen...@googlemail.com wrote: Possibly! Which provider did you choose? I think it also

Re: Tap TapSee

2013-11-08 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
I love this app, as it is very helpful to me, easy to use and the developers already said that there could be a fee one day. However, I'd also rather pay a high price and be able to use the app for a lifetime instead of the subscription model. A problem I see are these pictures that are useless

Can't update: Assistive touch menu blocks screen

2013-10-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I just tried to update my iPhone 4S to iOS 7.0.3. The download and installation went well. However, I have assistive touch (and VoiceOver) enabled constantly. At the point where I had to enter my Apple ID's password, the assistive touch menu popped up and doesn't go away since then. No

iOS 7: Deleting all emails in standard mail app

2013-10-14 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I know there's supposed to be this feature that now allows you to delete all your email messages in your inbox at once. No more need to delete every single message by swiping up to delete or marking / deleting it. How does this work exactly? Thanks, Alexandra -- You received this

Re: iOS 7, thoughts?

2013-09-25 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I like the new app switcher, the extra features of Siri and the control center. I don't really appreciate the notification center. It looks rather cluttered with these three buttons today, all and missed. Would be nice if it was possible to disable these. Another thing that bothers me

Re: Accessible Podcast App - What's your Favorite?

2013-09-25 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
I agree with you. Downcast is by far the most accessible and convenient to use podcatcher I've seen so far. Updates never break accessibility, and the developer is open for feedback. Best, Alexandra - Original Message - From: Alex Stone alexstone...@btinternet.com To:

Weather doesn't show up in notification center

2013-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Since the update (iOS 7), the weather widget doesn't show up anymore in the notification center. I read that one had to activate stocks in settings / notifications / stocks and turn it off again. What this has to do with weather is Apple's secret, I suppose. Unfortunately, the stocks option

Re: Weather widget and current temperature in iOS 7

2013-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
I agree, Rose. I'd love to get back the weather widget, but in general, the old notification center was so much better. The new one is kind of cluttered while giving less relevant information. How do you leave it, by the way? There isn't this option close notification center anymore. -

Re: Getting weather to appear in notification Center

2013-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
I clicked today, but nothing showed up. Somehow, the appearance of the weather widget seems to be quite arbitrary. Best, Alexandra - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner wadres...@att.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 11:58 PM Subject: Re:

Coursera app (Courserapp)

2013-09-21 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, did anyone already try the app from Coursera? It's called Courserapp and provides content from the Coursera website, at least videos and slides. You can't yet take part in a quiz or take an exam. Here's the link to the app in the app store:

Re: iTunesU, online education

2013-09-13 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Looking for courses in computer sciences on a university level. - Original Message - From: Chris Smart csma...@cogeco.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:01 PM Subject: Re: iTunesU, online education hard to know what to suggest, without knowing what

iTunesU, online education

2013-09-11 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, did anyone ever participate in free online courses like the ones offered by udacity? I created an account there, signed up and found out that I couldn't take the course properly. There are short videos you have to watch. Afterwards, you have to answer some questions. After having answered

Recording radio and exporting it to dropbox

2013-08-22 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, I'm looking for an app that is able to record a radio stream (single tracks) and sends the recordings to dropbox automatically. I heard about an app called radio box but couldn't find it anywhere in the app store. Thanks for any suggestions. Best, Alexandra -- You received this

Re: Status report doesn't fetch Facebook updates

2013-08-19 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Status report doesn't fetch facebook updates Hello, I'm using status report to check my facebook feed, as it's very comfortable to use and shows

Status report doesn't fetch facebook updates

2013-08-18 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I'm using status report to check my facebook feed, as it's very comfortable to use and shows much more postings than the regular facebook app or website. However, every few months, it doesn't fetch any uptades at all. Instead, the app closes, and you can only read the time and date of

Imo messenger: Needing an alternative, be careful with update

2013-04-11 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, the latest update to imo messenger (version 3.5) is pretty inaccessible. You can still send messages. But it's not possible anymore to see the chat history. So whenever someone sends out multiple messages, you will only be able to read the last one. Instead of the chat history, you will

Twitterrific 5

2013-04-02 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I installed twitterrific 5 on my iPhone and am now facing some unpleasant issues. Firstly ,there doesn't seem to be a refresh button. The timeline only gets refreshed when you open the app. Is this true, or is the refresh button hidden somewhere? Another issue is theway tweets are

Re: Twitterrific question.

2013-03-03 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, I have another twitterrific question. Sometimes, not all the tweets of my timeline are shown to me. I know this as these tweets show up on the native twitter app or the twitter website. Why does this happen, and is there a way of being able to read my complete timeline? Thanks, Alexandra

TeamSpeak or mumble

2013-02-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, did anyone ever use TeamSpeak or mumble? If so, I'd be very grateful if you could tell me a bit about the accessibility of these apps. Thanks! Best regards, Alexandra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public

Birdclock

2012-11-09 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, having seen the app birdclock on the applevis directory, I thought it was somehow usable with VoiceOver ,but it's actually not. As soon as you open the app, you can hear birds and water - nothing else. You can't change any settings at all, nor is it possible to read anything. It doesn't

Birdclock

2012-11-09 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello Scott, thanks for your reply. Yes, the next time, I will definitely read the complete review before buying an app. The beginning only consisted of the text that you can find on the app store, which made me think this could be accessible. I wrote to iTunes and asked for a refund but am not

Re: Using the Australian voice as default

2012-10-01 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
I already wrote to accessibil...@apple.com to ask for a feature that would allow users to install more than one premium voices. The fact that this isn't possible is pretty annoying for people that rely on more than just one language. - Original Message - From: Cheryl Homiak

Re: What happened to the speaker volume control

2012-09-26 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Another issue is the fact that, when listening to an audio message sent on whatsapp, the volume drops significantly. This doesn't happen when watching a whatapp video. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September

WhatsApp not playing audio messages through speaker

2012-09-25 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, I'm using whatsapp on an iPhone 4S with iOS 5. Before the update, I was able to play audio messages that were sent to me through the iPhone's speaker. After the update to iOS 6, this doesn't work anymore. The messages are only played through the headset; this is especially inconvenient as

Re: Listing only free apps in app store

2012-09-25 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 12:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Listing only free apps in app store Hello, am I missing something ,or isn't it possible anymore

Listing only free apps in app store

2012-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, am I missing something ,or isn't it possible anymore to list only free apps of one category in the new (iOS 6) app store? Thanks! Regards, Alexandra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: Feedler RSS (free version)

2012-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi Eric, no, I haven't found a fix but am facing the same issue. Happy reading, Alexandra - Original Message - From: E Steven S sseri...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 3:33 PM Subject: Feedler RSS (free version) I have noticed since updating

Re: Listing only free apps in app store

2012-09-24 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
, grossing or free. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 12:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Listing only free apps in app store Hello, am I missing something

iPhone very quiet after update to iOS 6

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, since updating to iOS 6, I have a strange volume problem. Prior to the update, I set up the phone in a way that the signal sounds very significantly louder than voiceover so that I wouldn't miss an incomming message or something. Now, everything seems to be very quiet. When turned to

Voiceover and background noises

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, since updating to iOS 6, I have the impression that voiceover can't deal with background noises as well as it used to do. For example, I have baby adopter installed and was amazed by the fact that the volume of the background music was automatically adjusted to voiceover's volume. When

Re: iPhone very quiet after update to iOS 6

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Thanks a lot, Sieghard. I plugged my headset in and out for several times, played a bit with the volume keys, and now the volume is fixed again. Regards, Alexandra - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 23,

Re: Saving photos from an IMessage

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi Marie, maybe she could send you the photos in whatsapp. This way, you could forward them by email or as a multimedia message within whatsapp and could this way share them with others. Best wishes, Alexandra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google

Re: Mail features

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, does anyone remember how to activate the rotor / actions option for the mail app? I didn't see it yet but am sure it can be activated. Thanks! Best, Alexandra - Original Message - From: Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September

Re: Mail features

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2012 12:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Mail features Hi, does anyone remember how to activate the rotor / actions option for the mail app? I didn't see it yet but am sure it can be activated. Thanks

Re: Alternative youtube app

2012-09-23 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
their own app earlier this week, before iOS 6 came out. Just search for YouTube in the app store and look for the one that says it is by Google and is free. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan

Alternative youtube app

2012-09-21 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hello, did anyone already find an alternative to the standard youtube app that was removed in iOS 6? I installed PlayTube, but at first glance can't find a way to log into my youtube account. Comments appreciated. Thanks! Regards, Alexandra -- You received this message because you are

Charity game

2012-09-19 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, is there a game for the iPhone that can be used for both entertainment and charity purposes? There's the free rice game at www.freerice.org , a simple quiz game that can be played online. Whenever you answer a question correctly, 10 grains of rice will be given from sponsors to the UN's world

Status report doesn't fetch updates

2012-06-10 Thread Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan
Hi, statu sreport doesn't fetch my updates anymore. The error occured about two days ago, and neither shutting down the iPhone nor clearing the app switcher didn't help anything. Whenever I double tab and swipe down at the first entry of my feed, nothing happens, and I don't get the usual