Re: Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk is now powered by Be My AI, the Artificial Intelligence Visual Assistant from Be My Eyes

2023-11-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Initial impressions are very bad. I told it I had muted the volume on my computer and that it was running Windows 10, which is something I've used the answer desk to resolve in the past. It gave me a series of keys to press that would supposedly unmute the volume but they were completely

Re: Be My Eyes AI feature

2023-10-26 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Your images are actually stored by Be My Eyes, it's just that you can't access them. https://www.bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-eyes-is-updating-our-terms-of-service-and-privacy-policy Cheers, Ben. On 10/26/23, kheve...@fuse.net wrote: > That helps a lot. Thanks. > > -Original Message- >

Re: Question about an inherited iPhone.

2023-07-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Unless you have access to her email as has already been stated, officially, you can't. Apple will sometimes remove a device from an iCloud account if you can present them with a death certificate though. On 7/21/23, 'Joseph Hudson' via VIPhone wrote: > If you have access to her email address,

Re: extract names from photo

2023-06-21 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Why not just call Aira or similar and just have them read the names out to you or get them to put them in an email? An agent should be able to do that within the free 5 minute call. On 6/21/23, Ann M Medlar wrote: > Good morning: > > I have an old class photo in .JPG format on my windows 10

Re: Soundscape back soon

2023-05-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Best of luck, but I'll believe it when I see it: - Not all of the project has been opensourced, so the maintainer will either have to release an incomplete offering or handle all the fun politics around integrating a new data provider to patch up the gaps. - As supplied, the infrastructure can't

Seeing AI now supports indoor navigation

2023-01-30 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi all, As per the subject, Seeing AI now supports indoor navigation as part of its World channel on devices running iOS14 or newer. (It's a shame that they don't have some kind of accessible GPS offering that this could be integrated into.) "Indoor Navigation enables you to create routes through

Re: Ember heating control

2023-01-20 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
A family member has one of their mugs and the app to control it is completely inaccessible. If their heating system uses the same app it's going to be a non-starter. On 1/20/23, Albert Brown wrote: > Hello, > At the moment I am using the nest google thermostat for my oil boiler. > It is not very

Re: Is it safe to remove phone from list

2022-12-26 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Don't remove it from the account. If you do whoever has it now will be able to use it, or at least the logic board from it (locked phones are often parted out). On 12/26/22, M. Taylor wrote: > Hello, > > To be honest, I do not know why you would want to remove your wife's phone > from your

Re: iPhone SE charging cable.

2022-12-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
All of the SE phones have Lightning ports, so you're correct in saying that the cable required is USB to Lightning. What's on the non Lightning end will depend on the charger they're plugging it into. On 12/22/22, Larry Smith wrote: > Hi list members. I have a friend who is using an iPhone SE, I

Re: Microsoft sound scape being discontinued

2022-12-12 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I've been calling something like this for years unfortunately. It was only ever a research project which in turn means it can be pulled whenever they want, but (more than understandably) nobody thinks of that when they invest the days, weeks, months in learning it and often making it their default

Re: First thoughts on Apple Watch series 8 and iPhone 14

2022-09-08 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
The dynamic island will be interesting to play with. I met up with a friend the other day and in the process of that there was a point where I was messaging them on Whatsapp whilst waiting for an Uber to arrive, but I kept on having to switch between the 2 apps to check the progress of the driver.

Re: [tech-vi Announce List] iPhone 14 Pro Models Will Have a New Chime During Startup

2022-09-08 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
It's going to be interesting to see at what point exactly the sound is played. Obviously the longer the delay between power on and sound the less useful it becomes. Definitely some impressive engineering going on if they got it to a point where iBoot was able to handle audio. In an ideal world it

Re: reset iPad to factory settings

2022-06-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
/22, Donald Raikes wrote: >> The iPad doesn't look like it is even turning on. >> I can't get voiceover to work at all on the iPad. >> That being said, I can try to follow the steps assuming the iPad is on >> and see what happens. >> >> On 6/28/22, Ben Mustil

Re: reset iPad to factory settings

2022-06-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
e download process and now the >> iPad won't power back on. Hopefully it hasn't erased everything fropm >> the iPad and left it in an unusable state. >> >> On 6/28/22, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Yes now that it's started downloading you

Re: reset iPad to factory settings

2022-06-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
t; > On 6/28/22, Donald Raikes wrote: >> Ben, >> >> Thanks for the detailed instructions. ITunes has been downloading the >> update for the last 15 minutes or so. I assume ITunes will let me >> know when it is done. >> >> On 6/28/22, Ben Mustill-Rose wrot

Re: reset iPad to factory settings

2022-06-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, 1. Make sure the iPad is on then connect the iPad to a computer with iTunes open. 2. Hold down the home and lock buttons for 12 seconds. 3. Release the lock button but continue to hold down the home button. 4. After some time (should be under a minute) iTunes should see the iPad. When this

A great gift idea for blind iDevice enthusiasts

2022-02-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi all, I hope the moderator won't mind me drawing the groups attention to a really quirky iDevice related gift that I purchased for myself as a bit of a late Christmas present. To be clear, I have absolutely no relationship with the company at all - I'm only posting about it because I think it

Re: Groups.IO

2021-01-26 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's this one: https://testflight.apple.com/join/3rOzgkjA Cheers, Ben. On 1/26/21, Maria Reyes wrote: > I don’t think it’s been released yet. I know a while back it was in beta, > but I’m not sure if it still is. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cook, > Steve > Sent:

Re: Experience with Bluetooth enabled web browsers?

2021-01-09 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
not sure. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 9, 2021, at 4:01 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Ok I understand a bit better now. >> Before you purchase the device you should make sure that one of the >> browsers you mentioned in

Re: Experience with Bluetooth enabled web browsers?

2021-01-09 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
ld about the app and how > it might work or not. The seller of the device is naturally clueless about > Accessibility. > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 8, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> It would be useful to know w

Re: Experience with Bluetooth enabled web browsers?

2021-01-08 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It would be useful to know what your trying to do. Any browser that supports the web-BLE standard will be able to connect with BLE devices but this on its own will mean very little from a user point of view - all it means is that they have the capability to let developers write software that

Re: Ipad or fire tablet pros and cons of each

2020-08-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi They're very capable devices IMO. I find VoiceOver to be more polished than VoiceView but your typical iPad's 8 times the price and it's definitely not 8 times as good. Try to go for the add free version if possible which in the UK is only £10 extra. Cheers, Ben. On 8/3/20, Kathy Brandt

Re: Is it possible to set up apple tv without sighted help?

2020-07-08 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
You may however need sighted help in switching the input on your TV to the correct HDMI port. In the nicest way possible if you're not sure what plugs in what you might be better off enlisting some help. Good luck. On 7/8/20, llump...@austin.rr.com wrote: > It is very much doable. Mystic access

Re: Braille characters on a Braille display

2020-06-23 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
>> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of >> Ben Mustill-Rose >> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 2:18 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:vipho

Braille characters on a Braille display

2020-06-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi all Does anyone know if it's possible for Voiceover to output Braille characters to a Braille display? Consider this next line as an example: ⠓⠑⠇⠇⠕ That's hello in Braille. For me, Voiceover speaks the Braille dot numbers but if I have a Braille display connected nothing gets Brailled. Does

Re: ram, what is it

2020-04-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi In basic terms the amount of RAM you have dictates how many things you can do at once. As you start to do more and more things, or if the thing you're doing is very complex you'll find that things in the background stop working and or your device starts to slow down. Think of it in the same

Re: IPhone without camera

2020-02-20 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
One way of doing this would be to buy an iPhone, take it to a repair shop and simply instruct them to remove the cameras. Remember of course that you'd loos access to functionality such as Face ID though. On 2/20/20, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > LOL, Lenron! > > -Original

Re: Uber Eats

2019-11-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ben > Mustill-Rose > Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2019 10:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Uber Eats > > Double tap the dish you want, flick through the options you'll be presented > with that let you customize it

Re: Uber Eats

2019-11-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Double tap the dish you want, flick through the options you'll be presented with that let you customize it then at the end you'll find an add to basket button. Once you're done go back to the menu of the place and feel around the bottom left of the screen to find the view basket button. Double tap

Re: Reparing a Screen

2019-07-13 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
What phone is it? On 7/13/19, Holly Jensen wrote: > Hello, > > I’m sad to say that I had a bit of an accident the other day, and my screen > was cracked. i have Apple Care, but the fellow i spoke with said it doesn’t > cover a cracked screen due to accidental damage. I have to take it in to see

Re: Adding A New WIFI Network

2019-06-18 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
There's an "other" option after the list of available networks. That's the one you want. On 6/18/19, Dave Mitchel wrote: > I’ll take the knowledge. good luck on it. > Thanks > Dave > > From: J.Cyr > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 1:41 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Adding A New

Re: apple tv

2019-03-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
0 > > From: Ben Mustill-Rose > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:04 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple tv > > Hi > > It turns on when power is applied to it. Is her TV set to the correct > input? Has she used it before - E.G. will VoiceOver be on? > >

Re: apple tv

2019-03-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi It turns on when power is applied to it. Is her TV set to the correct input? Has she used it before - E.G. will VoiceOver be on? Cheers, Ben. On 3/14/19, Robert Wright wrote: > My daughter is totally blind and is need of help in turning on her Apple > tv. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Re: Trello and other projec management tools?

2019-01-18 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I use Trello frequently at work. iOS app works really well but you'll want to avoid the web UI where possible. On 1/18/19, Shermeen Khan wrote: > Hello everyone, and happy Friday! > > I'm just wondering if anyone here has had success using the Trello > app, or can suggest other project

Re: ipad to tv.

2018-12-31 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
What app are you using to watch the programmes and what brand & model is your TV? On 12/31/18, Billy Inglis wrote: > hi guys, just gotten an appleipad and was wondering if its possible to > send recordings from the ipad to my smart television?. > I like to follow my favourite soccer team on the

Re: Strange thing happened with iPad.

2018-12-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Sometimes opening the app switcher can trigger the shortcut - E.G. if a user unknowingly presses home 3 times instead of twice. I've found this gets more common as the device ages & dirt starts to build up around the home button. On 12/14/18, Carolyn Arnold <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > My

Re: need help getting aple tv up and running

2018-11-09 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi You'll need to get someone sighted to switch the inputs for you. Generally speaking the input button opens a menu as opposed to switching to an input so as per your message just pressing the input button won't have changed anything on your TV. Cheers, Ben. On 11/10/18, Jed Barton wrote: >

Re: itvhub

2018-09-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I understand this not to be possible on iOS unfortunately. On 9/10/18, 'Linda Gaitskell' via VIPhone wrote: > Hi All > > using the itv hub on my iphone se and watching live tb. Does anyone > know how to get the audio discription please. > > Thanks > Linda > > > --- > This email has been checked

Re: WiFi ports

2018-05-07 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
u done > firmware updates and rebooted it? > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 6, 2018 1:27 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: WiFi ports > > i have he

Re: WiFi ports

2018-05-07 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
ssign details to, and we are failing to > connect additional devices. Even domestic appliances are being fitted with > wifi now for some reason. > > BobH. > - Original Message - > From: "Ben Mustill-Rose" <b...@benmr.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>

Re: WiFi ports

2018-05-06 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Why do you feel you need to do this Bob? On 5/6/18, 'RobH.' via VIPhone wrote: > For clarity: do these switches accept wifi connections? it is an excess of > wireless devices that is exceeding router capacity. > > Thanks, BobH. > > - Original Message - > From:

Re: The new Youtube app on the Apple TV

2018-02-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
setting that gets >>> enabled when it detects that VoiceOver is on. I did notice though that >>> the >>> parts of the app are accessible with the TTS at least and I could >>> disable >>> VoiceOver after getting into the app. I am not sure what occurs when a &g

The new Youtube app on the Apple TV

2018-02-09 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi all The Youtube app on my 4th gen Apple TV received an update a couple of days ago; it got quite a bit of coverage online - the main takeaway being that the old version was much better. One thing that wasn't mentioned however was that they appear to have implemented their own screen reader -

Re: telly app on iPhone

2017-12-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
te: >> >> wil it work in canada? >> >>> On Dec 11, 2017, at 7:23 AM, Janet Bell <ja...@jan25.plus.com> wrote: >>> >>> thanks for that. I didn't even know it was changing and the app says >>> tv. >>> >>> -Original Me

Re: telly app on iPhone

2017-12-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It replaces the Videos app. Essentially it's an app that lets you watch TV shows from different providers. Cheers, Ben. On 12/11/17, Janet Bell wrote: > I woke up this morning to find on my iPhone an app called telly. I never > downloaded it so please can someone

Re: recumbent bikes

2017-07-19 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, The ones that officially support iOS are going to be Apple type expensive though and if I recall correctly they didn't mention if the SDK would be open to everyone or a handful of handpicked companies. I'm also looking for a similar product and the approach I think I'm going to take is to by

Re: Coding training

2017-05-21 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, YEs - it's possible to make money from programming, but if you have no experience that's going to be a ery very long journy. There's an app called Tickle which is accessible but I don't think iDevices are the best place to learn. I'd suggest you install Python on a computer, try to solve a

Re: Needing charging cable for Boxwave Buddy bluetooth keyboard

2017-02-06 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Any micro USB cable will work. Cheers, Ben. On 2/6/17, Terri Stimmel wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I was wondering, could anyone please tell me where I may be able to order a > charging cable for my Boxwave Buddy bluetooth keyboard? > The charging cable I got

Re: IPad Mini 4

2017-01-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
nts to use with no problems. So which is "better"? > Chip speed is just one factor. There are other factors in deciding whether > one device is "better" than another, including price and size. > Evan > > -Original Message- > From: Ben Mustill-Rose > Sen

Re: Setting Up Apple TV 4

2017-01-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's probably worth giving it a go without sighted help. The setup of the actual Apple TV - E.G. turning on VO, connecting to WiFi etc is fully accessible, but as has already been mentioned selecting the source on your TV may not be. 2 possible workarounds: If you know roughly how to do it

Re: IPad Mini 4

2017-01-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Evan, Perhaps I'm getting the wrong end of the stick here, but do you genuinely think that when looking at cold hard numbers the 9.7 pro isn't better than the mini 4? The mini 4 uses the A8 SoC and has a 1.5GHZ CPU. The 9.7 Pro uses the A9X SoC and has a 2.16GHZ CPU. It's a very simplistic way of

Re: IPad Mini 4

2017-01-13 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
al Message- > From: Evan Reese > Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 8:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: IPad Mini 4 > > Well, the chip in the iPad Mini 4 is (I think) just a shade over two years > old. Is that really that ancient? Do you have any examples of ap

Re: IPad Mini 4

2017-01-13 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Is there no way you could cope with a full size iPad? The Minis use really old technology by todays standards. Cheers, Ben. On 1/14/17, Evan Reese wrote: > And there’s also the fact that if there is a new iPad Mini this year, better > deals on the 4 will appear soon

Re: question about iPad.

2016-12-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
> That's my biggest reason for considering one. > > > > Sent from a Braille Sense > > - Original Message - > From: Ben Mustill-Rose <b...@benmr.com> > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 4:55 pm > Subject: Re:

Re: question about iPad.

2016-12-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, The mini is noticeably less powerful than the pro and any other iPad come to think about it. Short of the smaller screen, I really don't see any reason why anyone should consider one today. Cheers, Ben. On 12/28/16, Jennie Facer wrote: > Hi, > > The only difference

Re: iPhone mishap

2016-12-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, What you've encountered is 2 factor authentication - note that this is different to 2 step verification. Essentially, the idea is that instead of authenticating with one piece of information - E.G. your password, you authenticate with 2, the second thing being something that is a lot harder

Re: Apple TV

2016-12-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Sighted help won't be required. Initial setup will require a TV yes, but there's no reason why a blind person can't turn on VO and set it up herself. Cheers, Ben. On 12/16/16, Scott Berry wrote: > It can be done yes but it will take someone sighted for the person to go

Re: preparing a phone to give away

2016-11-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, turn off find my iPhone then settings > general > reset > erase all content and settings. That's all you need to do. Cheers, Ben. On 11/23/16, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > Sign out of ICloud, deactivate Find my iPhone and Restore to default, > wiping away the whole

Re: Internet browser on Apple TV

2016-11-04 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
ps.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Ben Mustill-Rose > Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2016 12:51 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Internet browser on Apple TV > > Hi, > > It's possible in a round about way but it doesn't support flash. > > C

Re: Internet browser on Apple TV

2016-11-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's possible in a round about way but it doesn't support flash. Cheers, Ben. On 11/3/16, MamaPeach wrote: > There is no internet browser. > > From: Gianni > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 7:38 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Internet browser on Apple

Re: Just doing some comparing of Apple TV and Amazon Firestick

2016-10-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, I have a Fire TV stick: very limited accessibility. The stock apps aren't accessible. Very few third party apps aren't accessible. Don't do it!!! Cheers, Ben. On 10/30/16, Terri Stimmel wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > I am trying to decide where to go next,

Re: Loaning an old iPhone to someone

2016-10-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Thing is though, if it's been backed up to iCloud recently, you can just reset it, let him use it then just restore from the backup. That seems the cleanest way to do it in my opinion. On 10/17/16, Rajmund wrote: > You could still log out the ID, and leave other things

Re: Turning in old iPhone over to someone

2016-10-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Just make sure find my iPhone is turned off, then do an erase all content & settings from settings > general > reset. that way he'll be able to do whatever he wants without it affecting you. Cheers, Ben. On 10/16/16, Deidre Muccio wrote: > Hey all, I'm thinking

Re: Is it correct, that the third generation Apple TV will not get iOS 10?

2016-09-12 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Yes. On 9/12/16, Terri Stimmel wrote: > Hello everybody, > > A friend told me that I would not be able to update my third generation > Apple TV. They told me that it would not be able to receive the iOS 10 > upgrade. > Is this correct? > Thank you, > > Terri > > Sent

Re: BBC iPlayer has come to the US

2016-07-22 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, We're actually talking about iPlayer radio here, not iPlayer. Cheers, Ben. On 7/22/16, rajmund wrote: > Hello, > I'll be revealing my age here... > Radio 4, to my knowledge, is a talk station, and I could never stand it. > radio 2, is oldies, again, I could never

Re: Question regarding Apple TV, and channels

2016-07-12 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Just go to the requested page on an iDevice or computer. It's a bit of a pain to get it all set up as you're experiencing, but once you've done it all it usually works quite well. Cheers, Ben. On 7/12/16, Terri Stimmel wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have an Apple

Re: BBC News App Occasionally Not Opening Article

2016-07-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Is there an article that consistently shows the issue? Cheers, Ben. On 7/11/16, Craig Werner wrote: > Hello, everyone. > > I have noticed that occasionally, if I double-tap on a story from within > the "My News" section that the article will not open if VoiceOver is >

Re: iPhone 5SE

2016-06-24 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, If you actually mean 5C and not 5SE (5 S E) then yes there are differences, speed & the lack of touch ID on the 5C are two that come to mind. Obviously everyone's situations different but personally I wouldn't buy a 5C in 2016 - I'd be looking at a 5S at minimum which is still a really nice

Re: iPhone seems to have died during update

2016-05-17 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, We can most likely resolve the problem but you will loos all the data that is on the phone. Do you have an iCloud backup or a local one that you can restore too? Cheers, Ben. On 5/17/16, wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > hi all, > Thank you for the help > If you

Re: How to change the name of the IPad that shows up

2016-05-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Settings > general > about > name. Double-tap & it will give you the option to change it. Cheers, Ben. On 5/14/16, Don Risavy, Jr. wrote: > Wondered is there a simple way or method to change the name that pops up > when using the IPad as used ITunes to set it up for the

Re: Apple TV 4th Gen questions

2016-04-25 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, No - everything's done over wifi or Ethernet. Cheers, Ben. On 4/25/16, Wayne Merritt wrote: > It does, thanks. Do I need to have an antenna to get these channels? I > don't currently have either Cable or broadcast TV. > > Wayne > > On 4/25/16, Merv Keck

Re: The final chapter, was: The story continues... Long lost iPhone 6S has finally resurfaced after snow melt

2016-04-23 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Does Apple care plus cover water damage? Hope it all works out for you! On 4/23/16, Kim Samco wrote: > OMG! This is a great story! Thanks for bringing us up to date. > > Kim > > >> On Apr 23, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> >> Hi everybody, >> >>

Re: I need help after updating the 4S please

2016-04-19 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's probably your Apple ID password. Cheers, Ben. On 4/19/16, evergreenwoods66 via VIPhone wrote: > I did it, but it seems that after that it asks me for a password, but I > don't have any password. > I don't know what to do. Would please give me more info?

Re: ip address of apple airport express

2016-04-03 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It depends. Assuming that it's running a DHCP server and you have no other DHCP servers on your network, you could just connect to it over wireless then see what gateway address you have. If you have something that's already doing DHCP nobody on this list will be able to tell you as it will

Re: Gestures to get through welcome screen after updating phone

2016-03-24 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Just double tap on the element that is spoken in a different language. I know it sounds weird but I promiss you that doing this will in actual fact make the phone speak in English. Cheers, Ben. On 3/25/16, Cher Bosch wrote: > Hi Group- I always have a dickens

Re: what can I do or is my home button just broken

2016-03-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, I'm almost certain you shouldn't be in the market for a new phone. If the same thing is happening when you use a bluetooth keyboard & braille display we can rule out a hardware issue with the home button, but I admit that it does sound weird. It's a bit of a pain to do, but at this stage I'd

Re: can't find airplay button on any apps

2016-02-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Are you looking in control centre as well? Cheers, Ben. On 2/16/16, Melissa Tucker wrote: > yes, that's what I am trying to do. I will try unplugging it and > reconnecting and see what happens. Thanks for explaining that. take care. > > > On Feb 16, 2016, at 2:30

Re: Smart tv conflict with apple tv?

2016-02-15 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
No - it should all be fine. On 2/16/16, david gross wrote: > We are considering buying a lg smart tv which includes roku for streaming. > If I buy apple tv as well, will the systems conflict? > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all

Re: BBC iPlayer app

2016-02-02 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Unfortunately what you want to do isn't possible at the moment. They are aware of the issue. Cheers, Ben. On 2/3/16, Andrew Roberts wrote: > Hi, > > Is there anyone out there using the BBC iPlayer app on iPhone and iPad? > > I have been trying to watch

Re: Workaround to disable frequent IOS notifications

2016-01-24 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Is there any reason you don't want to update? I've updated 4 iPhones & an iPad 4 and found it to be just as stable as 9.2. Cheers, Ben. On 1/24/16, Michelle Bernstein wrote: > Nearly everytime I use my Ipad, I have a popup notification asking if > I wish to

Re: Artificial vision app AIPoly has been released

2016-01-05 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
January 05, 2016 6:02 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Artificial vision app AIPoly has been released >> >> Lol! I can't get out of the tutorial! It keeps saying page 5 of 5. I flik >> up thinking that will help... nope. Any suggesttions? >> >&

Artificial vision app AIPoly has been released

2016-01-05 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi all, AIPoly (pronounced A I Poly) was released a couple of days ago; unfortunately the announcement ended up in my spam folder, so I only saw it this morning. For anyone who doesn't remember, a few months ago, AIPoly received a fairly large amount of media coverage with the usual hard-hitting

Re: IPhone 6 and Windows 7 64-bit.

2016-01-01 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Does iTunes see it? Cheers, Ben. On 12/31/15, Jim Jones wrote: > > > > Good morning all, > I'm trying to connect my iPhone 6 to my windows seven 64-bit PC. When I hook > up the cable between the two, the iPhone is not being seen. I went into my > computer, from the

Re: videos on an iPhone 6

2015-12-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Just find the phone in "computer", then copy paste / cut paste the video into a folder on your computer. Cheers, Ben. On 12/29/15, Rajmund wrote: > Hello, > No, not really, I will really leave that to someone, but glad it worked. > Thanks for getting back as well,

Re: question about an error message I'm getting with an email account on my Iphone

2015-12-24 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
t except relaying. I have been >> connected to Wi-Fi one time I tried, and I was not connected the other >> time. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:05 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose <b...@benmr.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi

Re: question about an error message I'm getting with an email account on my Iphone

2015-12-23 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Does this only happen when you're away from home? Cheers, Ben. On 12/24/15, Dacia Cole wrote: > Hi, > > I was able to set up a CenturyTel account on my IPhone to receive > email. However, whenever I try and reply to any emails from that > account on the phone it

Re: Ibod shuffle, is this what i need?

2015-12-21 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
No, this isn't what you need. What you need is any one of the devices that you were recommended in your previous topic. On 12/21/15, Ramy Moustafa wrote: > Hello all: > > as i told you i need to play music on big speakers, adn i can not use > my iphone because i don't

Re: Buying an apple tv 2 to streeme music without voice over

2015-12-19 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, The cheapest way to do this is to buy a Raspberry Pi and install an airplay server on it. I have done this multiple times and it works well. Cheers, Ben. On 12/19/15, Melissa Tucker wrote: > I am sorry, but confused because there are too many cables out there. I >

iPlayer on Apple TV

2015-12-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Just a quick note to let everyone know that the BBC iPlayer app for Apple TV 4 is now available and supports audio description. Enjoy. Cheers, Ben. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: iPlayer on Apple TV

2015-12-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
It's UK only sorry. On 12/14/15, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: > Is this available for US, too? Keith > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Ben Mustill-Rose > Sent: M

Re: iPlayer on Apple TV

2015-12-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
, you can watch all the BBC channels live, and the on-demand >>> programming is well organised. This in conjunction with the recent tvOS >>> update, Pandora, and a few other new apps is making the new Apple TV very >>> attractive. >>> Jonathan Mosen >>> Mosen

Re: apple tv 4th generation thoughts

2015-11-30 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
;>> stay in touch with Apple in a very active sense. I also feel we need to >>>>> look at all technology options besides Apple products and similarly >>>>> stay actively in touch with their respective developers and / or >>>>> companies as well. >>>&

Re: apple tv 4th generation thoughts

2015-11-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
ing them know what issues they encounter in order for them to > consider fixing them. > > -----Original Message- > From: Ben Mustill-Rose > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2015 7:49 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: apple tv 4th generation thoughts > > Hi, > &

Re: How does Siri work on Apple TV 4?

2015-11-29 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It works out of the box and with the provided remote although its functionality is quite limited at the moment. What sort of things do you want it to do? Cheers, Ben. On 11/29/15, Sherrie wrote: > I am planning to get the Apple TV 4 for my husband for Christmas

Re: apple tv 4th generation thoughts

2015-11-28 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's good but still feels like a bit of a beta product. The remote has sensitivity issues - E.G. I unknowingly purchased a film when it was in my pocket and there are some annoying VO issues but nothing that is a show stopper in my opinion. Given the fairly small range of apps available at

Re: Apple TV 4th Gen, no voice over in Hulu

2015-11-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's Hulu unfortunately. Cheers, Ben. On 11/16/15, Tom Rash wrote: > Got the Apple TV 4th Gen. Works great. How ever, when going into Hulu, > Voice over does not work. Is this a probelm others are experiencing? Or > is > it a Hulu update problem? or Apple?

Re: IPhone 4s with IOs7.1.1 to upgrade or wait?

2015-11-14 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Definitely upgrade; at this point there are some fairly major security issues with iOS7. Cheers, Ben. On 11/14/15, Gerardo Corripio wrote: > HI listers > I'm confident I'll get varied but honest answers on the question of > should i upgrade to the latest IOs on a 16GB

Re: New Apple remote

2015-11-04 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Assuming that the charging port is facing towards you, starting with the left colum going from top to bottom it's back, Siri and play / pause. The right colum, also going from top to bottom is home and a volume up / down control. Cheers, Ben. On 11/4/15, Thomas Williams

Re: Bluetooth keyboard and Apple fourth-generation TV

2015-10-31 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
, by which time it was too late. Cheers, Ben. On 11/1/15, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh boy! That sounds like a big step back. Hopefully, they will fix this in > the coming months. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 31, 2015, at 8:40 PM, Ben Mu

Re: Bluetooth keyboard and Apple fourth-generation TV

2015-10-31 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
I've tried and it doesn't work. Unfortunately as you say the new keyboard layout is even worse than the old one and even though the TV has Siri you don't appear to be able to use dictation. Cheers, Ben. On 11/1/15, Mary Otten wrote: > For those of you who have the new

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