Re: VizWiz

2014-01-22 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I had stopped using viz wiz a long while back, well over a year for the reason of no question being recorded. I was using my 4S a the latest version and wasn’t having any luck. Once I received my 5S I thought I would try it again. apparently, it did record but I didn’t get a response until a

Re: Movie reading web site

2014-01-04 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
The only thing I am surprised about is that there have been no additions to this app at all since it’s release. I am sure that at least some have made an effort to have their voice heard but nothing is new. I downloaded it out of curiosity, but rarely get to the movies so haven’t really had

Re: What is up with the Skype app?

2014-01-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I also just signed out of my account and was shown the 3 buttons that Sieghard described. My phone read everything correctly. I believe I missed part of this thread. But, what phone are you using? which IOS? Is it jail broken? Is Skype up to date? These are just a couple questions that come

Re: BARD and Commercial audio books

2013-12-09 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
My experience with bard this weekend had been that I was able to read books which were already downloaded to my device. However, I could not download any books from the website through the app nor was I able to access my wish list, again from the website on my phone. I didn’t try via the

Re: otterbox defender question

2013-11-25 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
depending on hohw recently you purchased it, you may be able to get it replaced for no charge. Thoug, it might depend on where you bought it from. I purchased my through ATT and didn't even have it a year before the rubber was breaking. I took it to an ATT store and they replaced it. the same

Re: tap tapt see

2013-11-23 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
To a degree I understand that you may have to retake pictures. It just sort of goes with being a blind picture taker. *smile* but, it is also possible that the individual who is examining the picture is not conveying the correct information. I have had a spice bottle, and I knew I had the

Re: When will Apple take this seriously?

2013-11-12 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Neither my husband or myself had had any challenges in ending a phone call. For us, the hang up gesture works the same as always. The same goes for double tapping to enter into dictation. You will want to make sure that you are in the edit field so that editing is enabled. If not, maybe that is

Re: The best object recognition app out there I know

2013-11-09 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I would appreciate tips on successfully using talking goggles as well. I have heard of others success but haven’t achieved it myself. I tried both the video and still camera mode and get nothing. I try holding the phone steady and still receive no feedback. I really would like to have success

way to record voicemail

2013-11-09 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, I know this is going to sound like a strange request but is there an app that I can use to record a voice mail so that I can save it? My new iPhone has finally shipped and it appears that voice mails don’t save when switching from your old phone to the new one. I have one that was

Re: Tap TapSee

2013-11-08 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I am not surprised that taptapSee had to change to a subscription and knew it was a matter of time. I have considered purchasing the 100 pictures but honestly I really would like to have the ability to let the person know what information I am needing. I have sometimes had to use 6 pics in

Re: Singing Praises of TapTap See

2013-10-23 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I never had any real success with viz wiz. It took forever to get a response and they weren’t very accurate for me. I love TapTapSee though. the other day I used it to identify and braille label some new spices that I had recently purchased. It is something so trivial, but so profound. I was

cases for 5s which offer excellent protection

2013-10-14 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, so I finally placed my order for a gold 5s and am waiting, probably not so patiently, for it to arrive. it is going to be a while. *lol* While I wait, I have been trying to read up on possible case options. I find that many say they work for the 5, but no mention of the 5s. I assume

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-07 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I am curious if 5s users experience the same difficulties with Siri. Sometimes it is rather frustrating to have to repeat commands. I am reminded of when voice call was the thing for cell phones. call josh. no, I said call Josh Then the person becomes exasperated and says I said call Josh!

Re: Ios7.0 follow up

2013-10-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Interesting that you mention that the at bat app is reading fine for you since the 7 update. I am having the opposite experience. Before IOS 7, I would read an entire article from start to finish with the 2 finger swipe down. It would sometimes have the annoying habbit of repeating blocks of

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
have the same problem as shermeen in regards to trying to set a timer. ever since the update, Often when I ask siri to set a timer I am met with total silence. I also swipe the screen and get examples of what I can tell siri to do, which I don't care about. lol I am in Minnesota so it isn't

another way to close apps in the switcher

2013-09-26 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, I was reading through the thread about IOS 7 and saw a message commenting about the app switcher and having to perform a 3 finger swipe up to close an app. This is true, but I just thought I would let everyone know that there is another way to accomplish the same thing. while in the

Re: iOS 7, thoughts?

2013-09-25 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I like IOS 7. There are a couple bugs to be sure but overall I am happy with it. I like the control center, and I love the new way the app switcher works. though, I do wish they had a kill all apps button in the switcher. I am one of the few who uses the standard typing and prefer it over

Re: Handwriting - how to get a comma

2013-09-22 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Thanks for letting me know about how to get a comma. I had vision for a long time and have been able to get every single symbol written with the exception of a comm and apostrophe. lol I got quoteation marks a few times but am not sure what I did for that. lol I can draw all the other symbols,

Re: Which color of 5S -was- Re: IOS 7.01 update?

2013-09-21 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
since we are talking about the different colors is there anyone who is able to explain in more detail the type of colors each phone is? I am total now but I had 20/20 for a while so remember colors. My friend’s boy friend, who is a high partial tried to describe it to me, but from what I am

problem when moving apps around. anyone else had this bug

2013-09-21 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, so I have noticed something which happens sometimes when I am moving apps around on screen. I will have several apps which I decide I want to move into my various folders. I will get a couple moved in with no problem and then suddenly the current app I am moving doesn’t go into the

Re: folders Re: IOS 7 visual issues and a couple comments

2013-09-20 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey Tessa, Folders can actually have multiple pages now so the number of apps in each is much larger. I don't know if there is a cap on how many pages a folder can have, but my games folder has 38 apps in it just as an example. I always wished that you could have multiple pages in a folder

is transit guru for Cleveland Oh accessible

2013-06-05 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, I was curious if anyone has used the transit guru app for cleveland Oh and if so does it appear to be accessible? I am sure it is a long shot but figured I would ask. I am heading back home this friday for an extended visit and it has been so long since I have used the transit system

Re: Issue with Audio Archery

2013-06-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
There are ten levels in all. I have made it to ten. In order to move on to the next level you have to get a score equal or greater then the target score. for instance in round 2 you need 6 to advance. If you fail to reach the target score then the game ends. I have gotten to ten which

Re: Accessable way of making confrence calls?

2013-05-27 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Richard is correct, there is a merge button. after tapping on add call, you can either find the contact in your contact list or manually type in the phone number with the keypad. It will call the person and you will tap merge which is approximately half way down on the left side of the

voice dream and kindle

2013-05-20 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Hey all, I was just curious if voice dream works with the Kindle app? I downloaded the free version of voice dream and don’t see it in the list, but was maybe hoping that I missed something or that there was a way to add it. I am guessing probably not... however I thought I would ask. This

Re: VO question about reading content on the web

2013-04-21 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
The only tweek I have found is to pause speech with a double finger single tap. Then flick off the heading and then flick back to it. Vo seems to read it when you are flicking, It is only when you are navigating by heading that it loses focus. If you are trying to just skip past the problem

Re: Headings [was ]

2013-04-18 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
good to know that I am not the only one having this frustrating difficulty. I have found that sometimes, if I flick quickly past the heading that tmakes voiceover lose focus, I can navigate a little farther. also, if I find a heading I want to keep focus on, I will double tap to pause speech,

Re: What do they do???

2013-04-12 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I have been debating whether I want to jump in this topic. Personally, I feel that this is off topic but since the mods have Ok’d it I guess I can give an opinion. Having taught technology to people who are blind or visually impaired in the past, I know that you cannot assume that everyone