RE: Naming Faces in Photos

2018-10-20 Thread Chip Orange
Will this only label that particular photo, or is it supposed to then recognize your face in other photos? Thanks, Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Malcolm Parfitt Sent: Friday, October 19, 2018 7:32 AM To:

RE: Transferring files, not music and not photos, between an SD card and an iPhone

2018-10-05 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Mary, I just bought my first iPhone flash drive (the kind with both a USB and a lightning connector on it, from iDiskk). I was under the impression that such devices also exist which are SD card readers. If that's the case, then it should work just like this type of flash drive, which

RE: Square Cash Help

2018-10-05 Thread Chip Orange
with SIRI or is it one of the new shortcuts? In the latter case you have to find it in the shortcuts app and add it to you rlibrary and then assign/record a SIRI command in Settings > SIRI -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Monday, Octobe

RE: Square Cash Help

2018-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
[>] Hi all, [>] Same subject, different issue. I am trying to use Square Cash to transfer small amounts of money to others. I am finding it largely unusable via VoiceOver. Even more puzzling, the Siri commands I remembered seeing announced which allow you to use Siri commands to do this

RE: WiFi ports

2018-05-14 Thread Chip Orange
I think you'll need to buy a better/newer router. I like the TP-Link C7. Chip -Original Message- From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2018 3:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: WiFi ports For clarity: do these switches accept

RE: Facebook on iphone

2018-05-14 Thread Chip Orange
The trouble I have is when Facebook puts together many posts from one person and tells you something like "You are seeing 5 posts from Person X"; at this point, a right flick will not move on past this type of post for me, and I must use a 3-finger swipe up to pull down more posts to keep

RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
And of course, a single person's experience proves nothing either way when answering a question such as this. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 6:12 PM To: viphone

RE: Hang outs

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
Yes, I did try the Google hangout software for an iPhone to Android video call chat ... then Google came out with a specific app to do just this (called Google Duo), so I think it's likely to be better to use it for cross-platform video calls rather than Google Hangouts. Chip -Original

RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
As Sieghard mentioned re the Samsung Note 7, what could have caused it was a flaw in the design or the quality of the battery which was supplied. I am not sure which was the real cause in the Samsung incident, but it happene inspite of using Lithium batteries, not because of (with your iPods I

RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
I think the very first iPhone was using Lithium batteries, and by then most rechargables, so perhaps 10 yearss? Has it been that long since the iPhone was introduced? Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel McGee

RE: I'm never upgrading my iPhone again, and you may not want to either, Mashable

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
It's not a bad theory, but I think it's just caused by an aging battery, and constantly being asked to do more (more apps, more features in the latest ios release), all while the battery is marginal at best. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Harming battery if left on a charger all the time

2018-01-12 Thread Chip Orange
No, not with lithium batteries and sophisticated chargers of today ... they don't even start charging until your battery to depleted down to a preset level to avoid this very issue ... the phone will just operate off of the charger's power if the battery is above the preset threshhold for

RE: Emergency Contacts - Was Your iPhone could save your life if you learn to use its emergency features, USA Today

2018-01-07 Thread Chip Orange
Great tip, thanks. I want to add that everyone should ocasionally read through their medical info to see if it's up-to-date, when I read mine it was seriously incorrect! Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor

RE: Advantages of upgrading to a new phone

2017-12-15 Thread Chip Orange
These are all good points ... I'll just add that a weak battery can be fixed much more cheaply with something like a Mophie battery/case than paying for a new phone. I can't remember for certain when NFC was added to iPhones, seems like it was the 6S models, so I would upgrade if I had a phone

RE: Looking for an i f t t t guru:

2017-12-12 Thread Chip Orange
I did not think this app was accessible? Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Breda Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 2:53 PM To: VIPhone google group Subject: Looking for an i f t t t guru: Wondering if anyone on the list is

RE: Good light detector for small L E D lights

2017-12-12 Thread Chip Orange
They’re expensive though … the price of a good woman is proverbially beyond rubies, so imagine what a bad one costs??? Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 12:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: How to share your wi-fi password in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra, iMore

2017-12-06 Thread Chip Orange
What info do you think is critical for the contacts to make this work? He doesn't say, but I doubt just typing in someone's name will be enough ... but since he mentioned an iPond touch, I am guessing a phone number is not required? Yet, something must be needed to make a connection between

RE: Lift and Uber questions

2017-12-04 Thread Chip Orange
have made the selection, the rest of the booking process is the same. Hth, Wayne On 12/3/17, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > Could you explain about what pool is? If both my wife and I want to ride > in the Uber do I need to schedule a pool ride or do something different

RE: Lift and Uber questions

2017-12-03 Thread Chip Orange
Could you explain about what pool is? If both my wife and I want to ride in the Uber do I need to schedule a pool ride or do something differently for two of us? Thanks, Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy

RE: A WhatsApp question about voice messaging

2017-11-07 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Sandra, I assume you mis-typed and meant to say that you hold the "voice message" button WhatsApp to record your voice message? In addition to this method, you can start your message recording by tapping and holding the voice message button, then yo use your other hand to turn off voice

RE: deleting siri voices

2017-11-05 Thread Chip Orange
Well, IOS is supposed to automatically remove them if they aren't being used after a certain period of time. This was a bug in earlier versions of 11 where it would delete them even if they *were* being used, at least with some models of iPhones. I was hoping this had been fixed with 11.1.

RE: how to use WhatsApp for a particular purpose

2017-10-24 Thread Chip Orange
purpose hi, Thanks for this info. Can I also use the group functionality for multiway telephone conversations? thanks, Sandy sent from the dark side of the moon > On 22 Oct 2017, at 20:29, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I use the group feature of Whats

RE: Get an unlimited no-contract phone plan for $45 - CNET

2017-10-24 Thread Chip Orange
FYI I have an unlimitted talk, 6 gb of data which can roll-over to the next month, plan from AT for $40 per month (no contract). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mateo fizen Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 11:22 AM To: VIPhone

RE: WiFi thermostats

2017-10-24 Thread Chip Orange
o, how much can you really do via the Echo or Siri? I get the feeling it’s quite limited. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2017 3:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: WiFi thermostats I have s

RE: WiFi thermostats

2017-10-24 Thread Chip Orange
sounds very interesting. Is there any skill available that will allow you to create schedules? Also, how much can you really do via the Echo or Siri? I get the feeling it’s quite limited. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Sunday

RE: WiFi thermostats

2017-10-22 Thread Chip Orange
I have several years of experience with the Nest thermostats: we own two, and we have two Nest smoke detectors as well (primarily because they will call your phone if an emergency occurs at home). The Nest app is moderately accessible … I have not been able to set schedules using it.

RE: how to use WhatsApp for a particular purpose

2017-10-22 Thread Chip Orange
I use the group feature of WhatsApp quite a bit ... in concept it's very much like this mailing list, except each of us in the group leaves voice messages instead of email messages to the group. This might be a good way to offer lessons of any kind, as each less would go out to the entire

RE: Making shortcut on home screen

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
I also have frequent problems getting Siri to successfully open apps with more than one word names. Especially so if another app has a similar name. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017

RE: Cleared notfications Come back the next day

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
What is a "triple tap"? Is it new to 11, or specific to the notifications screen? Thanks. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Vicky Collins Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 6:27 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

RE: Cleared notfications Come back the next day

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
Restart the phone ... that usually fixes this issue for me. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Blackburn Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2017 9:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Cleared notfications Come back

RE: color identifier

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
lto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: color identifier I found one named Selection which works better than my Colorino (except that you have to tape 3 or 4 times to get an opinion from it). Chip ---

RE: Voicemail Problems

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
I do have visual voice mail on my iPhone 6s plus, but I am not having anny issues as well. Perhaps this is an issue limitted to newer phones? Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, October

RE: Force Restart, enter recovery, and DFU mode

2017-10-17 Thread Chip Orange
How do you force restart with an iPhone 6 under IOS 11? I've tried the old combination of home and sleep buttons together ... and each time now I've only succeeded in turning the phone off. Has this changed with 11 or am I just doing it wrong? Thanks. Chip -Original Message- From:

RE: color identifier

2017-10-15 Thread Chip Orange
egroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: color identifier I found one named Selection which works better than my Colorino (except that you have to tape 3 or 4 times to get an opinion from it). Chip -Original Mess

RE: color identifier

2017-10-15 Thread Chip Orange
a word like "Selection" you will get a ton of results. I'd be interested in this since I have not ever yet heard a good, accurate and consistent colour identifier app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent

RE: color identifier

2017-10-15 Thread Chip Orange
lto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: color identifier I found one named Selection which works better than my Colorino (except that you have to tape 3 or 4 times to get an opinion from it).

RE: color identifier

2017-10-15 Thread Chip Orange
sume if you search for a word like "Selection" you will get a ton of results. I'd be interested in this since I have not ever yet heard a good, accurate and consistent colour identifier app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

RE: color identifier

2017-10-15 Thread Chip Orange
colour identifier app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: color identifier I found one named Selection which works better than my Colorino

RE: color identifier

2017-10-14 Thread Chip Orange
I found one named Selection which works better than my Colorino (except that you have to tape 3 or 4 times to get an opinion from it). Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2016 11:18

RE: Advice on StandScan Pro

2017-10-14 Thread Chip Orange
What a great web site you have Richard! Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Advice on StandScan Pro Hi Jim, The StandScan Pro was the

RE: IOS 11 and bluetooth headsets

2017-10-11 Thread Chip Orange
, October 11, 2017 10:56 AM To: Blind iPhone MailingList Subject: Re: IOS 11 and bluetooth headsets I have never experienced any of these issues. I use a Plantronics Edge and, the Apple A On Oct 11, 2017, at 9:57 AM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: Yes, m

losing Siri male voice

2017-10-11 Thread Chip Orange
Hi all, Are there any others who try to set the VoiceOver voice (or the speak screen voice) to Siri male, only to find each morning that is has been unloaded, and so won't speak? I keep finding this, even after performing a "reset all" per Apple accessibility. If so, would you mind filing

RE: IOS 11 and bluetooth headsets

2017-10-11 Thread Chip Orange
Yes, me also. It sometimes will stop if you turn the volume down. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 5:30 PM To: Vi Phone Subject: Re: IOS 11 and bluetooth headsets Hello there, Yes

RE: arranging apps..

2017-10-08 Thread Chip Orange
Any more, the *only* option I see after entering edit mode is the “drag” choice … is this normal now? Thanks, Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Feir Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 1:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: How to make a calendar entry using Siri

2017-10-08 Thread Chip Orange
You can edit the entry by telling Siri to "reschedule the appointment for tomorrow at 9 am" and she'll prompt you about what you wish to change. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Saturday, October 07,

RE: How to make a calendar entry using Siri

2017-10-08 Thread Chip Orange
And you can also say "create a meeting with Bob Smith ... " and it will send a mail invitation to Bob Smith for his calendar as well. My wife and I use this form a lot so we can keep each other's calendar up to date on both our individual and joint comings and goings. Chip -Original

RE: some audio book questions

2017-10-06 Thread Chip Orange
Hi all, On the topic of audio books on the phone, what could you recommend as an app to play an audio book for my friends who do not wish to pay $20 or so for Voice Dream Reader? Anything available for free (assuming you have an mp3 of the audio book that is). Thanks, Chip -- The

RE: OT a question about tivo

2017-10-03 Thread Chip Orange
in a while, as far as I am concerned. Patti On 10/1/17, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > I could not get mine to work at all, but I haven’t followed up with TiVo > support yet (no time). > > > > Chip > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [

RE: OT a question about tivo

2017-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
I could not get mine to work at all, but I haven’t followed up with TiVo support yet (no time). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dana Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2017 5:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: OT a question about

RE: blindsquare Not Reliably Announcing Intersections or Places of Interest

2017-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
on the “Accuracy” item. The information is there, it’s just not being voiced. No doubt the app would also be better with better maps. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2017 1:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: blindsquare Not Reliably Announcing Intersections or Places of Interest

2017-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
focus is placed on the “Accuracy” item. The information is there, it’s just not being voiced. No doubt the app would also be better with better maps. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2017 1:24 PM

RE: how to get the iPhone to go from ear piece to speaker when on a call

2017-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
This is controlled however by a setting in VoiceOver/Audio settings. I have mine disabled because just my normal head movements will often cause it to constantly switch between ear piece and speaker, and it causes anyone I’m talking with to drop out for a fraction of a second, and they also

RE: Sennheiser HD 4.40BT constant beeping

2017-10-01 Thread Chip Orange
I have had the same issue with my LG headset. It seems to get better when you turn the volume down quite a bit, and I thought it may be related to a setting my LG has where if it thinks the volume is higher than normal, it gives you a special beep when you adjust the volume level to high.

RE: blindsquare Not Reliably Announcing Intersections or Places of Interest

2017-09-30 Thread Chip Orange
Richard, I have never been a fan of Blind Square because they use “free data maps” for their intersection locations, and in my area at least, these free maps are quite inaccurate. Perhaps if you can convince them to purchase map data this problem will also correct itself, as it may be that

RE: appStore, IOS 11, and reviewing an app

2017-09-29 Thread Chip Orange
an app Hi there, I found a place after the review statistics of an app where it says “tap to rate”. Here you can get chance to adjust star level etc. Have not tried to actually review. HTH, Ioana Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2017, at 3:07 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net>

RE: iOS 11.0.1

2017-09-29 Thread Chip Orange
All I can suggest is to check out carefully which apps may be using your location information. I am not noticing this with my 6s plus, but it's possible more apps than before come up using your location services. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

appStore, IOS 11, and reviewing an app

2017-09-27 Thread Chip Orange
Hi all, Has anyone tried to write a review of an app on the AppStore which comes with IOS 11? I tried just now and simply could not find the option to do so. How disappointing, but looks like Apple has reorganized the AppStore in some way where accessibility took a back seat. Thanks

RE: Comment: Why the iPhone X appears to be power-hungry despite more efficient OLED screen

2017-09-27 Thread Chip Orange
The OLED display of the X should then allow blind users to make use of the screen curtain feature to actually save battery life (as many have been asking about since the beginning). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent:

RE: Apple Pay with IOS 11

2017-09-27 Thread Chip Orange
Until Apple does, the Square Cash app is quite accessible and free. Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rash Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Pay with IOS 11 Is there a way to

RE: Anyone else having these issues? IOS 11.01

2017-09-27 Thread Chip Orange
I have someone else who is also having the same braille issue as you. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 11:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Anyone else having these

RE: ... DIFFICULTIES WITH INCREASING LACK OF SPEECH FROM PHONE RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF 6SE

2017-09-26 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Siegard, FYI, the Apple rep I spoke with said that loss of speech in VoiceOver is now considered a known problem with IOS 11 (they have many reports), but he did not know the cause or fix. I changed voices and it stopped happening to me. Chip -Original Message- From:

RE: ... DIFFICULTIES WITH INCREASING LACK OF SPEECH FROM PHONE RESULTING IN TOTAL FAILURE OF 6SE

2017-09-26 Thread Chip Orange
Yes, I had a similar issue with VoiceOver losing speech several times, after I tried using the new Siri male voice. I had to hard reset the phone, then when it came back up I had to also turn off and back on VoiceOver before it would begin speaking (using a different voice). It seems it kept

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11 having very same problem with Siri male voice went back to Tom

2017-09-25 Thread Chip Orange
not to use the Siri male again at least till the next release. Rebecca and Zeb email: rilni...@gmail.com Twitter: applegirl1994 On Sep 23, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Thomas Maclellan <thom.maclel...@gmail.com> wrote: On Sat, Sep 23, 2017 at 1:59 PM Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote

RE: Stopping email from auto fetching and resolving battery drain

2017-09-25 Thread Chip Orange
Richard, Sorry, but this isn’t clear to me … you will need to set it to what? Push, or fetch manuallly according to some schedule? Thanbks, Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2017

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11

2017-09-25 Thread Chip Orange
ibed below, the Paulina voice came up. So in the meantime, don't try using the Siri voice with Voiceover a ′unless you want to live the experience of losing VO funtionality! Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone 5S El 23/09/2017, a la(s) 12:59 p. m., Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> escrib

RE: Recommendations for around $100 In-ear Wired Headphones

2017-09-25 Thread Chip Orange
I have a lot of experience with over-the-ear open-backed headphones from Sennheiser and I love the p100 model for well under $100. In addition to great warm sound, it allows some ambient noise to pennetrate (which I consider a bonus for blind people who don't want to be completely cut off from

RE: bug with new Siri voices phone crashes IOS 11

2017-09-23 Thread Chip Orange
Yes, I am having the same issue (although I have no braille display). Each time, after the reboot, I am using a different voice when the phone comes back up, and the Siri Male voice I had downloaded and was using is still showing as selected, but it now needs downloading again. I also wondered

Why is an encrypted backup important?; was RE: iOS11 and Notifications

2017-09-20 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Seighard, Why is the encrypted part of your advice to make an encrypted backup important? I have made backups before this using iTunes, but I've never seen how to be sure they are encrypted, and don't know why (other than security) this may be important? Thanks, Chip -Original

RE: Still puzzled about Fast Charging

2017-09-18 Thread Chip Orange
Hi Keith, As part of the USB protocol definition, the device needing power must specify to the device providing the power, how much power it needs. The device providing power is only allowed to provide the minimum of what it can provide with its electronics, what the device asked for, and

RE: A cool feature you'll see in IOS 11 on Tuesday

2017-09-16 Thread Chip Orange
Gordon, I have personally known of cases in the U.S. where a disgruntled employee was forced by court order to reveal a password to his former employer's computer system. Are you saying that somehow your fifth amendment rights treat your entering the pin to your phone differently and so you

RE: some audio book questions

2017-09-16 Thread Chip Orange
The only place where you can stream books from audible is with the amazon echo devices. -Original Message- From: Chip Orange Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 2:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: some audio book questions You're right Sieghard, you cannot stream Audible books

RE: some audio book questions

2017-09-15 Thread Chip Orange
, 2017 9:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: some audio book questions How do you stream an Audible book, I have never seen this option yet in the Augible app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent

RE: thermostat

2017-09-15 Thread Chip Orange
it was controlling, your furnace or AC, need power. I agree the thermostat should be accessible, but if the power is out, there's nothing to control. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 13, 2017, at 4:57 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > So do I, but when my i

RE: iPhone 6+

2017-09-15 Thread Chip Orange
I believe you wrong about not being able to use Face ID ... it doesn't require eye contact ... it doesn't look at where your eyes are looking, it makes a 3d map of your facial structure (not its visual appearance). Hth, Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: wireless charging

2017-09-15 Thread Chip Orange
Well, you cannot hold it up to your head to talk, but I guess you could try to use bluetooth (not sure if the signal can make it through the charging field or not). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TaraPrakash Sent: Friday, September

RE: wireless charging

2017-09-15 Thread Chip Orange
It should not slow it down, but wireless charging is already significantly slower than wired charging (according to an article I just read). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2017 5:37 PM To:

RE: thermostat

2017-09-13 Thread Chip Orange
So do I, but when my internet was out for several days during the recent hurricane, the Nest app doesn't work to control the thermostat, and the thermostat isn't accessible (especially so when it's constantly displaying error messages about not being able to contact the main Nest servers).

RE: some audio book questions

2017-09-13 Thread Chip Orange
This is where you download and use the Audible app after you have purchased the book. You will find a tab for your library, and in there are buttons to show you which books you own "in the cloud" and which you have downloaded to your device. Set it to the cloud, and you will find an option to

RE: some audio book questions

2017-09-13 Thread Chip Orange
No Jed, if you want to use your phone you must purchase the books using the web site, and then you can listen using the Audible app (which will download them to your phone or stream them as you like). I download them so they will work even if I am out of cell range. Chip -Original

RE: some audio book questions

2017-09-13 Thread Chip Orange
I believe Amazon audio books are the same as Audible audio books, as they own Audible. I love Audible, and have signed up using Amazon, for their "one credit per month" for $15 plan (1 credit gets you one book regardless of its price). You can listen to Audible books using an iPhone app or

RE: inside temperatures

2017-09-06 Thread Chip Orange
The Nest thermostat works well with Alexa and has an app for IOS where you can see the inside temp. (for Alexa use a third party skill called “The Thermostat”). Chip From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Janet Bell Sent: Wednesday, September

RE: Device to transfer stuff to the iPhone

2017-09-01 Thread Chip Orange
Try the app "File Explorer" ... it is available as a free and a paid version, and it is supposed to allow you to use it to get files into apps such as Voice Dream Reader from any source (your network or plugged into your phone like iStick). I have played with it to get files off of my network

RE: Headphone Help

2017-08-02 Thread Chip Orange
...@comcast.net and I’ll be glad to send you my notes. Chip Orange From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Blind Treasures {Your One Stop Shop} Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 4:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Headphone Help I know

RE: the one-eared headphone that was spoken about last week

2017-07-30 Thread Chip Orange
, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: Hi, Here is the original message from Chip Orange. I grabbed it from the archive. : great earphone for GPS Chip Orange Sat, 24 Jun 2017 14:31:09 -0700 Hi all, Just wanted to share that I found an exter

RE: supressing calls; was Calls missing from recent calls list

2017-07-22 Thread Chip Orange
time zone! > On Jul 20, 2017, at 7:16 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I think the mute switch is better for this rather than "do not disturb" as > anyone calling twice (within 3 minutes) can get through the "do not disturb" > a

RE: supressing calls; was Calls missing from recent calls list

2017-07-22 Thread Chip Orange
and configure it not to allow people to call through under any circumstance is. This is why I like this feature a lot because it is quite configurable. Take care. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 20, 2017, at 4:16 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > > I think the mute s

RE: URGENT: Message from Belcan's Director of Global IT Security: Critical Vulnerability in Apple iPhone

2017-07-22 Thread Chip Orange
No, it doesn't look like spam to me ... it doesn't ask the user to do anything which would compromise their online information. I agree it seems overly urgent, yet there was some reason for the release of this update, and the message only urges an iPhone owner to upgrade to the update, nothing

supressing calls; was Calls missing from recent calls list

2017-07-20 Thread Chip Orange
I think the mute switch is better for this rather than "do not disturb" as anyone calling twice (within 3 minutes) can get through the "do not disturb" as well as those marked as your favorites. Chip -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: setting up an amazon echo

2017-07-15 Thread Chip Orange
I too have had recent troubles with the Alexa app routing audio directly to the phone ear-piece. I found once I answered some particular question though (I think it was notifying me about a new feature of messaging), then the audio returned back to the speaker. It was frustrating and strange

RE: Another question about gps apps

2017-07-09 Thread Chip Orange
My Way Lite from the Swiss Federation of the blind. It provides breadcrumb navigation and directs the blind end user through a path not a particular endpoint. it is free. Kelly On 7/9/17, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > I really like Near-by Explorer, but I don’t think

RE: Another question about gps apps

2017-07-09 Thread Chip Orange
of the blind. It provides breadcrumb navigation and directs the blind end user through a path not a particular endpoint. it is free. Kelly On 7/9/17, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: > I really like Near-by Explorer, but I don’t think it would be all that > helpful i

RE: UBER and payments

2017-07-09 Thread Chip Orange
! Sent from a land far far away in a not so distant time zone! On Jul 8, 2017, at 1:49 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote: In addition to Kim’s “correct” answer, thought I’d suggest that you try hooking up your card to ApplePay, which would give you both the use of Ap

RE: which GPS app should i buy?

2017-07-09 Thread Chip Orange
what GPS functions you're looking for: orientational, >>>>> navigational, or both and what you're willing to spend. >>>>> >>>>> If you're wanting both orientational and navigational gps, your >>>>> choices are "Seeing Eye Gps", and

RE: Another question about gps apps

2017-07-09 Thread Chip Orange
I really like Near-by Explorer, but I don’t think it would be all that helpful in traversing a specific route which isn’t based on named roads (that is, I don’t think it can record “routes”). Just like Blind Square, it could only record the end of the route and aim you at it. Either of these

RE: which GPS app should i buy?

2017-07-08 Thread Chip Orange
> In this writer's opinion, "Nearby Explorer is a much better option >>> than Seeing Eye GPS; >>> 1: It's much cheeper; >>> 2: Updates to the program are much more frequent. >>> 3: It is, in my opinion, a much more complete GPS system than >>> Se

RE: which GPS app should i buy?

2017-07-08 Thread Chip Orange
Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote: >>>>> Well, >>>>> >>>>> It depends what GPS functions you're looking for: orientational, >>>>> navigational, or both and what you're willing to spend. >>>>> >>>>>

RE: which GPS app should i buy?

2017-07-08 Thread Chip Orange
much more frequent. >>> 3: It is, in my opinion, a much more complete GPS system than >>> Seeing-Eye GPS. >>> >>> If, on the otherhand, you're only interested in orientational GPS, by >>> far, your best option is, again in my opinion, BlindSquare. It's &

RE: UBER and payments

2017-07-08 Thread Chip Orange
In addition to Kim’s “correct” answer, thought I’d suggest that you try hooking up your card to ApplePay, which would give you both the use of ApplePay and then via it, use of Uber. I’ve used ApplePay on a few ocasions, and it’s very nice, and the merchants don’t get to see your credit card

RE: the one-eared headphone that was spoken about last week

2017-07-06 Thread Chip Orange
Yes, but it was U.S. free shipping only. Sorry. If anyone needs to ask specific questions about this ear-phone before ordering, feel free to write to me at acora...@comcast.net as I am still quite impressed with it, but it might be a while before I see your question on this list. Chip

RE: great earphone for GPS

2017-06-28 Thread Chip Orange
: great earphone for GPS Interesting. That is the one I try to use earlier. It told me to look for that certain free shipping thing in the shipping choices, and there wasn't one. Strange. Mary Sent from my iPhone On Jun 25, 2017, at 4:37 PM, Chip Orange <lists3...@comcast.net> wrote:

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