Re: what voices do you all use now as your default go to voice in IOS 10

Hi, I like Moira, Ava, and the british female Siri voices. I sometimes use Alex, but not often. Cait > On Sep 15, 2016, at 6:24 PM, Casey wrote: > > Hi now since IS 10 is out. > What are you all liking as your main go to voice for everyday use with your > phone? > I was

Re: Which VDR Voices Do You Like?

Personally, I like James, Emma, and Tracey. Tracey is my ult fav, though. Cait > On Sep 6, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > I like the James voice. I also like the Kendra voice. Of course, being an > Ivona voice, Kendra and others from that company will at some

Re: Qardio blood pressure cuff.

u can read your blood pressure on the app with VO. You roll the > cuff back up and put it back in the nice box it comes in and your done. > > Ed >   <> > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:vi

Re: Qardio blood pressure cuff.

Hi Ed, Have you tried the cuff yet? How do you like it? Was it hard to set up, etc? How accessable is the app? thanks! Caitlyn > On Aug 21, 2016, at 1:39 AM, Mr. Ed wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > I wanted to let everyone know I purchased a Qardio blood pressure cuff from

Re: VoiceOver volume problem

can get annoying especially in groups. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> >> On Aug 14,

Re: VoiceOver volume problem

I think it’s definitely Roger doing this somehow. I will usually just double tap with two fingers, causing my chosen audio whatever to play(usually the book I am currently reading), wait for the book to come on, then two finger double tap again, and things are back to normal. the other weird

Re: device not supported by apple watch

to > start the watch in the turning on process. It will take a couple of minutes > to completely turn on your watch. > I do not restart my watch that often, but if it starts acting funny in any > way, I just restart it, and it usually fixes it. > > Hope this helps, > >

Re: device not supported by apple watch

I just cleaned the back of the watch. I reasoned my skin would have greased > it up so that the charger didn’t make full connection. > > All is OK now. > > Gena >> On 11 Aug 2016, at 23:23, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Oh, OK. I hop

Re: device not supported by apple watch

> I would suspect that maybe the charger is starting to go out. > > You could always restart the watch and see if that helps. > > Chris > > >> On Aug 11, 2016, at 6:52 AM, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, >

Re: device not supported by apple watch

of that message! Cait > On Aug 11, 2016, at 7:30 AM, Michael Maslo <michaelmasl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Maybe the charger is going out > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 05:52 Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com > <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >

device not supported by apple watch

Hi, Today, out of the blue, my apple watch started saying that this device for charging isn’t supported by apple watch. Only thing is, I am using the original puck charger I got with the watch! Granted, I haven’t yet updated the watch to the latest version of watch OS-could that be the reason

Re: Audible books question

Hi Dan, I haven’t experienced anything like this with paid for books. My free one didn’t do that, either. Not sure why yours has.. Cait > On Aug 5, 2016, at 2:28 PM, Dan wrote: > > Hi, > > > I am thinking about subscribing to Audible but have a concern. > > > I

Re: Spark People

Hi, sparkpeople is an app which lets you track food and exercise plus a whole lot more stuff. It’s a companion to the sparkpeople.com or .ca web site, of which you have to be a member to use. It’s free to join. I am also in Canada and I have the app, so not sure why

Re: Weight Watcher's Mobile App

gt; > Losing weight is difficult and if you are blind it is even harder due > to the lack of access to the resources. > > Teresa > > > > > On 7/28/16, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Linda, >> sorry you are having troubles with the

Re: Weight Watcher's Mobile App

Hi Linda, sorry you are having troubles with the WW app. I had issues with it when I was a member, too, and they sadly didn’t seem to really get it or care about making it more accessible. Their web site is even worse! anyway, either lose it or spark people are great apps for tracking food

Re: accessible hymnal app?

Might another option be to put the words into a text file, one file for each song? I did this with songs from church and put them into braille for myself, now all I have to do is take the relevant ones with me each week.. hth, Cait > On Jul 9, 2016, at 1:15 AM, goshawk on horseback >

Re: Another good Voice Dream Reader voice.

I love the Emma and Tracey voices. bookshare is very easy to download and to browse with voice dream indeed! Cait > On Jul 8, 2016, at 3:35 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > > I really haven't gotten into different voices, figuring that I can > adjust to most anything, and that

Re: capchas

After you take the screen shot, how do you tell tap tap see to scan the image? Are the screen shots saved to the photos app?? Thanks! Caitlyn > On Jun 9, 2016, at 5:52 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > > You can make a screenshot using home+sleep/wake (lock button,) then use

Re: RENAMING PICTURES

What I do is to email the picture to myself, then save it on my mac and then rename it from the mac.. hth, Caitlyn > On Jun 7, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Tom Lange wrote: > > Hi Richard, > Thanks for the tip. I've successfully assigned labels to several pictures in > my camera

Re: Weight Watchers App.

u’re wrong about them > not caring! > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Caitlyn Furness > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 1:12 PM > To: viphone@google

Re: Weight Watchers App.

There used to be an app that you could get from the app store from weight watchers. You have to be a member and paid up to have full access to the app, though. The app was mostly accessable, but you couldn’t see how many points you’d eaten for the day, or have a running tally. They were

emailing a photo

Hi, I have a photo I want to eamil to myself. the pic is on my i phone, and I want to send it to my gmail address. when I try to add myself in the “to” field, using my contacts, everything is dimmed. I can’t send the pic to myself or anyone else!! How do I fix this? thanks! Cait --

Re: NLS books

No, you need the bard mobile app for those. hth, Caitlyn > On May 26, 2016, at 5:09 AM, Vicki wrote: > > Will the Dream Reader App read NLS books? > > Thanks. > > Vicki > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > >

Re: What's up

Hi, It’s called What’s app hth, Caitlyn > On May 21, 2016, at 8:55 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote: > > I'm trying to figure out which is the correct application for the application > that will allow you to text message for free internationally. Is it called > what's up

pairing brailliant with i phone 6 plus

Can anyone refresh my memory about how to successfully pair a brilliant bi 40 display with an i phone 6 plus?? I tried pairing them yesterday and had no luck. The i phone said the display was connected, but the display was blank. thanks! Caitlyn -- The following information is important for

Re: apple airport express

red to the rest of the > routers out there like netgear and all that, i hear the extreme will outloast > all of them. > > On 5/18/2016 4:20 AM, Caitlyn Furness wrote: >> You want the extreme, not the express. the express is only either a network >> extender or e

Re: apple airport express

You want the extreme, not the express. the express is only either a network extender or enables airplay. It’s not a full router.. hth, Caitlyn > On May 17, 2016, at 10:57 PM, Jed Barton wrote: > > Hey guys, > > OK, forgive me for posting this here, but i thought i

Re: "Where to Go" dog relief area app issue

You look up the airport you will be using and the app gives you directions for where the dog relief area is. Caitlyn > On May 11, 2016, at 5:38 PM, Marie Lyons wrote: > > How does the app work? > > Marie Lyons >> On May 10, 2016, at 9:17 PM, R VanLant

Re: "Where to Go" dog relief area app issue

Have you rebooted your i device lately?? sometimes this can help.. I haven’t had to use that particular app for a while now, but when I did, it worked fine. this was about three years ago, though, so I’m not sure if they’ve changed anything, etc, or if they are keeping up with things. hth,

Re: iPhone 5c you running iOS 8.1 please help

go to your messages app and the record audio button is within the area where you’d normally write your text message. Double tap and hold on the record button and say what you want to say while still holding the button. when you are done recording, let go of the button and it’ll send

Re: iTunes Library Transfer Question

Open I tunes and tell it where to look for the library. I think you'll find what you need under the file menu under library.. I don't use windows anymore, though, so hope this will work for you. hth, Cait On Sep 9, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Steve pipeguy...@gmail.com wrote: Blank Ok, I transferred

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

Do you have to have accounts at places for lire to work? For example, a google account? Thanks, Caitlyn On Aug 31, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Larry Lumpkin llump...@austin.rr.com wrote: This is true. I don't think the app can download unless it is launched. If it is not running, how could it

Re: Using NLS cartridges with mac

Vicky, The reason you are having problems with the books is that when a mac transfers things to a USB drive, etc, it leaves mac dust. This clogs up things for nonmac devices. There used to be an app called blue harvest which would remove this mac dust from external media. Only other solution

Re: Changing Account Settings from Imap to Pop?

You might have to configure your account for pop first on their web page. After that, choose other type of account instead of letting mail do it for you in the mail settings on your device. then you can add the appropriate pop incoming and outgoing server info, port numbers, etc, by hand.

Re: Free Book for Users of iBooks/Mastering the Macintosh with Voiceover

For what it's worth, I am enjoying reading it as well. If you haven't grabbed the supplemental downloads, you really should, as they complement the material in the book. this is really going to help me utilize my track pad the way I wanted to in the first place! Cait On Jul 20, 2014, at 8:39

buying i phones

Hi, someone recently posted a good place to get i phones, possibley at a discount. I don't know if this has anything to do with Apple, or some other vendor, though-the details I was given are sketchy.. Could whoever posted that info kindly repost it? thanks! Caitlyn -- The following

Re: I can't remember the exact spelling of VoiceDreamReader

Hi, It's Voice Dream Reader. hth, Caitlyn On Jul 5, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Larry Lumpkin llump...@austin.rr.com wrote: Hi. I can't remember how to search for voice dream reader. Can someone help me out, smile. Thanks. Sent from my iPad -- The following information is important for

app for canadian fliers, revisited

Hi, I just wanted to share this fantastic find with Canadians on this list. the app is called flip. It has all the fliers you could possibley want to flip through for sales and such. It tells you the sale price and when the flier begins and ends. You can search for items you might want and

Re: Aftershokz Bluez 2

If they are anything like the bluz, first gen, there is a switch in back you can push to tell you the battery status. Mine only says high, medium, and low, though, not a percentage. hth, Cait On Jul 2, 2014, at 12:42 AM, Steve Vandecar steve.vande...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Just got my

Re: Looking for an accessible flier app that will work in Canada

Hi, Have you actually been able to see the flyer with the shoppers app? when I've tried that, the flyer is just a stupid jpg file or something. Same with the Canadian tire app, and Pet Smart as well.. If anyone does know of an accessable flyer app for Canadian stores, do share! Thanks! Caitlyn On

Re: Looking for an accessible flier app that will work in Canada

Jen, til we find something app wise, you can go to web sites of the lablas stores, like Zehyr's and no frills, those are accessable. WalMart is useable as well, but only on the web, for me at least. hth, for now at least. Cait On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:45 AM, Jen Colley jen.col...@shaw.ca wrote:

aftershokz bluz help

Hi, I just got a pair of aftershokz headphones and need some help getting started with them. I tried to scan the manual that came with them and it was useless. I also tried to download the manual from the at guys web site and that too was useless. the file must be corrupted or something

Re: aftershokz bluz help

if pressed twice. It also answers or ends a call if pressed once when the iPhone is ringing or a call is in progress. Press and hold it to switch sound presets, or wait twenty seconds after any audio, then press and hold it to bring up Siri. On Jun 28, 2014, at 11:00 AM, Caitlyn Furness

Re: Airplay tips

:01 PM, Caitlyn furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: I just have to add to this that setting up one of these airport devices is dead easy with the airport utility. don’t let the set up process scare you! We have an airport express attached to our stereo and then I have the remote

Re: Airplay tips

AirPort Utility is a breeze, even for me, who is somewhat gun shy around anything to do with networking. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 21, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Caitlyn furness caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: I just have to add to this that setting up one of these airport devices is dead

Re: Iphone 4s or 5C?

when I put the two phones together, the 4 and the 5c, they are the same width, but the 5c is a bit longer. I had to get a case for my new 5c because I kept dropping it. the plastic makes it a little slipperier then my old 4 was. the case solved the dropping problem. I just got a cheap $5

Re: ordering a kindle book

do you have one click enabled? Not sure, but that might be the problem.. Cait On Nov 24, 2013, at 10:27 PM, Rebecca Ilniski rilni...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all. i'm trying to order a kindle book from amazon.com I first tried the kindle app which gave me a sample of the book. Then I tried

Re: Reading Books Purchased In iBooks!!!

um.. what about i books? Cait On Nov 17, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Anthony Vece ajv...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone; I found a book in iBooks that I would like !read. What player would work best. I can't read it with the Bard app, could I? Thanks in advance. Anthony Sent from my

Re: Airplay tips

I just have to add to this that setting up one of these airport devices is dead easy with the airport utility. don’t let the set up process scare you! We have an airport express attached to our stereo and then I have the remote app on both i phone and i pad. It’s great to be able to stream

Re: Great new voice for voice dream reader coming

Oh, Mary, thanks! This is great news! this app is so great! Cait On Nov 20, 2013, at 11:17 PM, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: I sent the voice dream reader developer a note asking about the ivona voices. He said they had a contract, but then it didn't get signed, so no luck there yet.

Re: DoItWrite 1.0 for iPhone from Draconis Entertainment

You can use i phone apps on your i pad, but the screen area is usually the same size as it is on the i phone. Sometimes, there will be an option to blow up the app screen so it fills your i pad screen, though. I have both, and I haven’t had any trouble running i phone apps on my i pad, just

Re: Gmail all mail folder - Was Re: Email question

You can tell gmail how long to hold your messages. I think it’s under the advanced options in the mail app or mail, contacts, and calendars. Cait On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Shane clark hshanecl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, So if I understand you correct, I can move each message let's say to the

Re: red laser

Dan, Thanks so much for this tip about the upc website. How , or can I, copy and paste this bar code into the edit box on the upc site using my i phone? thanks again, Caitlyn On Nov 17, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Dan Rossi danrossi1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks. A couple of things for me to report

Re: Calorie Counter Wanted

Try lose it or spark people Cait On Nov 17, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Gadget Girl Anita geek.gadgetg...@gmail.com wrote: I am on IOS 7 and it does not work. The MyFitnessPal app used to work in iOS 6.1 3, but since the update, the App seems to be broken. I have written the developer of the App

Re: Voice dream tap conflict

On my i phone and i pad, if voice dream was the last audio app that I was fiddling with, then the two finger double tap will definitely start it again, even if focus is away from voice dream. If I pick something else, though, like some music files in the music app, then the double finger tap

Re: Got my new iPhone 5s today. Have some concerns. Maybe someone can help.

I think they changed the siri voice in I OS 7. If you’re in the states or Canada, you can try the male siri voice and see if that’s better for you. hth, Caitlyn On Nov 16, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Brent Harbolt bharb...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi Fred. Yes I installed that the voiceover sounds better

Re: Sendero look around, Navigon and blind square

Well, they each do different things. Blind square is wonderful and I wouldn’t be without it, but it’s not quite a full featured GPS. Navigon is good for navigating to a specific address, especially if I happen to be with a sighted friend who might be driving. Look around is good for poi’s

Re: labeling photos

sigard, Do these labels stick if I transfer the photos to my mac? I had to deal with a bunch of pictures yesterday and really don’t want to relabel them! Cait On Nov 15, 2013, at 1:18 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: You can use the custom label feature of Voiceover. Find the

Re: red laser

this is what happened to me today. I scanned a can of dog food and a can of cat food. All it could tell me was the usp code for both. the cat food it said that it was a nestle brand. Neither of these things are off brand things and are national brands. Cait On Nov 13, 2013, at 5:00 PM,

Re: Creating folders and moving apps on iPhone 5C

Hi Andrew, You can still create folders in the way you did on earlier phones and with the last OS. You just have to keep your finger on the app you’re moving held there for a little bit once it’s on top of the other app you want in your folder. To exit the edit mode, just hit your home button.

Re: check book apps?

- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 6:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: check book apps? Does anybody have a good accessable checkbook app to use with either my i phone or i pad? thanks

Re: question about Papa Sangrahe 2

the new game looks like a completely new one. Cait On Nov 3, 2013, at 10:16 PM, Mich mi...@eastlink.ca wrote: Hi I bought the first game of papa sangrahe and updated it when i saw there was a update. I am just wondering if I then upgraded to the new game? or is this new part 2 a diffrent

Re: New to iPhone - typing text efficiently

Andrew, To change the typing style from standard to touch typing, get into an edit feild and then turn your roter until it says typing mode. then you can flick up or down to change from standard to touch typing. to change the volume of voice over, do a two finger swipe down the screen to have

Re: Can't get to the search field in the music app or the iTunes app

Are you looking in the top left corner of your screen after hitting the search tab? Cait On Nov 8, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe someone has a recommendation for me. When I open the store in the music app or go into the iTunes app to search for music,

Re: Voice Dream Voices

Personally, I like Will and Bridget. I am probably one of the few who does not like heather at all! Voice dream is becoming my go to reader these days. Cait On Nov 7, 2013, at 5:51 AM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: Personally, I like the Laura voice for US English. Julie is

Re: The iPad Air

What are the differences between the new i pad air and my i pad 2? Cait On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Cris Ali filasti...@hotmail.com wrote: I played with the iPad air on Saturday. I was also impressed. As Joanne said, it has an astonishing speed, especially with safari. I forgot to check

Re: The iPad Air

@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Caitlyn furness Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 10:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The iPad Air What are the differences between the new i pad air and my i pad 2? Cait On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:02 PM, Cris Ali filasti

audible question

Hi, I am wondering about audible. If you buy a membership for a given amount, do you then also have to pay for books on top of the subscription? Also, once you have said books, do they remain on your i phone or i pad or can you store them someplace in i tunes for keeping them? thanks, Cait

Re: accessible weight watchers points app

As Paul said, the weight watchers mobile app is pretty accessible. when I was on their program it was way more useable then their web site. I just had to add up the points in my head rather then have them displayed on the screen, but the numbers of each thing are there to see, just not the

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