Re: KNFB Reader presentation mp3

2014-07-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, What i think was interesting about this presentation is that nobody asked and so no info was given about the apps ability to read LCD and LED displays on washing machines, recorders and the like. That's a thing we need as i see it. Ok we have Goggles and sometimes it works and sometimes,

Re: KNFB Reader presentation mp3

2014-07-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, What i think was interesting about this presentation is that nobody asked and so no info was given about the apps ability to read LCD and LED displays on washing machines, recorders and the like. That's a thing we need as i see it. Ok we have Goggles and sometimes it works and sometimes,

Re: Sonos multi-room Wireless music system was: Bluetooth speakers

2014-07-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, From what i've heard, and remember this is just what i've heard from a friend who's a mac- and Sonos owner, and this makes me a bit hesitant to the system, only the IPhone- and the Android apps are accessible. The Mac controler doesn't work at all from what i've gathered. Maybe i'm wrong

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB reader to be satisfied with the results we get. This can, in the worst scenario send a signal to developers of main stream apps that they need not make the effort to make their apps

Talking goggles or the like with a Zoom H6, possible?

2014-06-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, Sorry for the cross posting but i thought that someone on any of these lists may know about this: I've just bought myself a Zoom H6 recorder and am wondering if anyone who has this recorder and an IPhone has tried to use something like Goggles or Camfind or something to read the

Re: Exploring a future destination

2014-06-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
of it. I know you said that it hasn't given you enough information while you were out, but if you could narrow it down a bit we might be able to help. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Sunday

Trying to install IOs 8 and fail

2014-06-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi and sorry for cross posting but this stupid question of mine conserns both the Mac and the IPhone. I'm trying to install the new IOS8 beta to see how accessibility is and am failing miserably because i get an error message saying the file with the firmware isn't compatible. Now i know that

Where do i normally find the dictation feature in the IPhone?

2014-06-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I should know this, but i don't remember where i enable the dictation feature on the IPhone. Is it somewhere under settings and if so where? /Krister -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If

Re: Trying to install IOs 8 and fail

2014-06-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
the iOS 8 environment for testing, it's best to wait at least until Beta 3. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 2:01 AM To: macvisionar...@googlegroups.com

Re: Where do i normally find the dictation feature in the IPhone?

2014-06-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
dictation and two finger double tap to stop. isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com Skype gold_wildcat On Jun 5, 2014, at 6:58 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, I should know this, but i don't remember where i enable the dictation feature on the IPhone. Is it somewhere under

Re: to Do Checklist and Organizer Is Broken

2014-05-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, when i hear all the fantastic things Siri can do including this reminder thing, i can't help thinking that it's too bad Siri isn't and probably never going to be available in other languages than the big ones, that is american english, french, german and so on. Insignificant languages like

Re: oovoo was Re: An iPhone app that is like Skype that lets you talk from iPhone to iPhone

2014-05-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
with multiple people? I have the app on my phone but I haven't tried it yet. :) Christina On May 13, 2014, at 7:58 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi i have also started using Oovoo, and i only have one problem now, it seems it is quite tricky answering incoming calls

Re: An iPhone app that is like Skype that lets you talk from iPhone to iPhone

2014-05-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi i have also started using Oovoo, and i only have one problem now, it seems it is quite tricky answering incoming calls, otherwise, apart from some buttons needing to be labeled, i find the app to be pretty accessible. /Krister 13 maj 2014 kl. 15:54 skrev isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com: Wow

Re: IPhone 5s And Navigational systems

2014-05-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I never got Google maps to be verbose. It said things like drive west even though i had it set to pedestrian mode. Guess it's something i've missed somewhere, even though i have looked through all the settings. Help appreciated. /Krister 8 maj 2014 kl. 14:58 skrev Isaac Hebert

Urgent: Need recommendation for a good timer app

2014-04-18 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello folks, I've just done something stupid to my old talking timer and now it won't work anymore, so i need a recommendation for an app for the IPhone that can act as a timer that can speak at set intervals. There was an absolutely wonderful app once upon a time called Talking Timer that did

Re: errands app question

2014-03-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, If it is the app from Yoctoville you talk about, there's one thing there that stops me from using it, i can't set due dates for tasks in a meaningful way, so i'm waiting for an update that can let me do this. So i'm afraid i can not help you much there. /Krister 30 mar 2014 kl. 16:44 skrev

Can you make Google maps more verbose?

2014-03-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. I've been trying to navigate a route using Blindsquare and Google maps as my navigation aids, however my google maps aren't so talkative at all, in fact the only thing it says is things like drive west, or drive north and when i'm where i should be Google maps tells me that my

Re: Can you make Google maps more verbose?

2014-03-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
. Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Mar 14, 2014, at 7:07 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi folks. I've been trying to navigate a route using Blindsquare and Google maps as my navigation aids, however my google maps aren't so talkative at all

Re: Can you make Google maps more verbose?

2014-03-14 Thread Krister Ekstrom
for you. If you're in the States, have you checked out the new Seeing Eye GPS app? Regards, Wayne On 3/14/14, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, I'm walking and have changed the route alternatives accordingly. I can see nothing in the settings that i haven't changed still

Re: Cribbage Pro

2014-03-03 Thread Krister Ekstrom
There's also a good article on Cribbage at http://en.wikipedia.org. HTH /Krister 3 mar 2014 kl. 04:55 skrev Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com: It has a little info on how to play, but they also refer you to: http://www.cribbage.org/rules/ HTH, Richard There is only one way to

Re: A Bit Surprised That This Hasn't Made It To The List Yet

2014-02-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Normally i don't write in these kinds of threads. I've made my opinion on blind ghetto solutions clear and i've also found that i'm in a minority, so rather than be flamed i usually shut up, however since you ask, this is what i have to say: I think that Fleksi VO is a lame excuse for not

Re: Looking for RSS reader

2014-02-06 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I have heard about this rss reader Unread and that it was good. The question i have is does it come with gazillions of feeds that the developer thinks are mighty cool and that others have to have with the result that i have to sift through and delete gazillions of feeds that *i* happen to

Re: paper

2014-02-04 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Is this new app meant to replace the old facebook one or is it a complement? /Krister 4 feb 2014 kl. 18:25 skrev isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com: The other problem with this app is when you double tap on the story card it does nothing. On Feb 4, 2014, at 10:56 AM, Wil James

Re: Experience Descriptive Audio at the Theater with a New iOS App

2013-11-20 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I guess it’s like other good apps, it’s available in the ”big” languages like English, Dutch, Chinese and so on but i doubt that little insignificant Sweden will get it. I hear though that they are developing some kind of descriptive service even here, so let’s hope against hope that even

Re: red laser

2013-11-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I think that the StandScan Pro is worth the money. I haven’t tried the built-in lamps because i have the wrong battery pack and i didn’t need them where i ended up mounting the Standscan. I get almost as good results with Textgrabber and Standscan as i do with my flat bed scanner. I only

Weird issue with gyro, gps and compass on my brand new IPhone 5S

2013-11-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello folks, Aftter upgrading to IOs 7.0.4 the whole gps, gyroscope and compass has just stopped working. I noticed it when i tried to play Papa Sangre II and couldn’t turn to face enemies or doors or whatnot using Gyro mode. Today i tried Blindsquare and got no signal from gps and when i look

Re: Weird issue with gyro, gps and compass on my brand new IPhone 5S

2013-11-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 16/11/2013 11:59, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hello folks, Aftter upgrading to IOs 7.0.4 the whole gps, gyroscope and compass has just stopped working. I noticed it when i tried to play Papa Sangre II and couldn’t turn to face enemies or doors

Re: Weird issue with gyro, gps and compass on my brand new IPhone 5S

2013-11-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
: Unfortunately, that is most likely hardware related. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 17 Nov 2013, at 0:59, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hello folks, Aftter upgrading to IOs 7.0.4 the whole gps

The dreaded VO volume bug revisited

2013-11-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I have just encountered the ”voiceovers volume slider can’t be raiced over 35 percent bug. Now i know there’s a workaround, but i can for the life of me not remember what to do. Could someone please remind me of what to do in this situation? /Krister -- You received this message because

Talking goggles - How to handle this beast?

2013-11-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Ok i admit, i said i was the one who could make Talking Goggles read displays and the like, only now, i’m not sure anymore. I tried the display of my washing machine and all i got was gibberish. What i think i basically want to know is how do you focus on what things to be read using the

Re: talking timer?

2013-11-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
There used to be a timer called ”talking timer”, it worked wonderfully and then it got updated and now it doesn’t work when screen is locked, that is it works only it doesn’t speak the time when the screen is locked. Pity cause i liked the program and it didn’t seem to be developed with the

Re: Ipad

2013-11-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, I would love to have a full size IPad because it is easier to type on it than it is on the internal keyboard of an IPhone, but on the other hand, the IPad has such a big screen that it more often than not misinterprets my gestures especially when i try swiping to the left. Maybe

Re: Fantastical 2 (you must use pass through gesture)

2013-11-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi I’m sorry to rain on your parade, but i have to ask what do you mean that Apples calendar doesn’t have a month view? It has and i use it all the time. What can Fantastical do that Apples calendar can’t? /Krister 1 nov 2013 kl. 10:40 skrev Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com: Well, I

Re: Fantastical 2 (you must use pass through gesture)

2013-11-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I’ve now looked up Fantastical 2 in the app store and i can only say this: Too bad it’s as usual available in a limited number of languages, so despite it being available in the Swedish app store, it’s unusable to me if i don’t want to speak English or any other ”big” language. Oh well,

Re: BlindSquare, A Disappointment

2013-10-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, my answer is somewhat dependent on what you said earlier so i’m replying in the context. See below: 28 okt 2013 kl. 00:38 skrev Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com: . Ariadne only announces your current street along with address ranges; BlindSquare announces all this plus cross streets.

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-17 Thread Krister Ekstrom
in French, but it tells me that Streets only is number 2 of 6. 3 is My Places, and 4 is My Places and Streets (I'm translating from French). I hope this helps you to locate the right setting. Cheers, Anne On 16 Oct 2013, at 17:17, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Can

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-17 Thread Krister Ekstrom
; 6 None. Once again, translated from French. Cheers, Anne On 17 Oct 2013, at 17:43, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi there, But what then is number 5? For me it's own places again, that's what makes me suspect a translation error. /Krister 17 okt 2013

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
is quite good nowadays so i doubpt missing coverage might be the problem. -- mr. M01510 guide Loadstone-GPS Lat: 62.38718, lon: 25.64672 hkp://wwwkeys.pgp.net B784D020 0C1F 6A76 DC9D DD58 3383 8B5D 0E76 9600 B784 D02 Krister Ekstrom kirjoitti Subject: Re: This might

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Sandratomkins sandratomk...@googlemail.com: hi, Have you changed the filter settings to streets only? This works for me. Sandy. Sent from my iPhone On 16 Oct 2013, at 09:16, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: On the other hand i've seen cases where even big streets

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
only streets once more. I think you might find it will work! Sandy. Sent from my iPhone On 16 Oct 2013, at 10:03, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, Don't know if i even have it and i don't know where to search for those settings, that's how dumb i am. I have

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, If the developer is listening i have this to say: It would be fun to participate, however i can't since it appears that Blindsquare doesn't work properly in Sweden. Either that or you know something i don't know that makes the whole thing work. /Krister 14 okt 2013 kl. 23:21 skrev Anne

Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users

2013-10-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 2:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: This might be interesting for blindsquare users Hi, If the developer is listening i have this to say: It would be fun to participate

Re: Facebook app update

2013-09-26 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I on the other hand have noticed that after the update, i can now see notifications which i couldn't before yesterday. I don't remember what else to look out for so can't either say yes or no to if the bug exists. /Krister 26 sep 2013 kl. 13:18 skrev Alex Stone alexstone...@btinternet.com:

Re: Calendar Issues

2013-09-24 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Just to chime in here although i said to myself i wouldn't because i would probably be flamed to death for doing so, and all because what i'm gonna say now, which is i have absolutely no problem whatsoever with the new layout of the calendar. Ok, i'll admit i don't have the worlds most busy

Having issues with updating my Iphone 4S

2013-09-12 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello all, This may touch forbidden ground for this list, but if so, please tell me. I'm running IOS 7 Beta as a developer and i want to upgrade to the GM (golden master) but i can't. As soon as i try updating the Phone, which i have to do from ITunes i get an error message stating that i can't

Re: solara.

2013-08-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I have a little problem here. When i play the game and am out of food and/or gold, the game stops and i can't do anything until food has been restocked, and i can't tap the back button to leave my current quests and do something else while waiting for food or whatever to be stocked

Re: solara questions now I am playing

2013-08-20 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I may be silly but i can not find shops that give both food and gold. I probably have way too much gold shops and not enough food shops. /Krister 20 aug 2013 kl. 14:59 skrev Jack Conti jackco...@cox.net: AIn my own opinion, buying shops that is just going to give gold is silly when if you buy

I must be daft, but i just do not get the hang of Blindsquare.

2013-08-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, I don't know what i do wrong with Blindsquare. Everyone praices it in every tone of voice imaginable but i just can not get it to work for me. Either this is because i'm in a country that has no good maps or anything or i'm just not getting how to do things. When i'm out walking with

Re: Solara Arena

2013-08-12 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I'm fairly new to this game, am now on level 7. Wondering when the arena will be unlocked or if i have to do something to unlock it? /Krister 12 aug 2013 kl. 15:14 skrev Aser Tolentino agtolent...@gmail.com: It's not true multiplayer in that there's no player interaction. Think of it more as

Re: Talking Goggles

2013-08-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I have the same problems using talking goggles on my 21 inch IMac. Mostly i get nothing but the only time i got something out of it it was like one word and i don't even know where it got it from. I was hoping to be able to read lcd/led displays in real time, and it looked promising in the

getting the most out of Blind square

2013-08-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. I'm planning on sometime in the future taking the Blindsquare app for a spin to see if we can be friends. Now i want to know a little about positioning of the phone which seems to be quite important in order to get the best info out of Blindsquare. I usually have my phone in a pocket

A somewhat geeky question about sound on newer IDevices.

2013-07-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I'm talking to the Algoriddim support about DJay 2 for Iphone and IPad that has just been released. The app is astoundingly accessible i think, it even marks where the wave form for the turn tables is, however, there's one thing that could be a serious deal breaker if you're not

Re: A somewhat geeky question about sound on newer IDevices.

2013-07-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
skrev Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com: Hi there. I'm talking to the Algoriddim support about DJay 2 for Iphone and IPad that has just been released. The app is astoundingly accessible i think, it even marks where the wave form for the turn tables is, however, there's one thing

Re: A somewhat geeky question about sound on newer IDevices.

2013-07-30 Thread Krister Ekstrom
turn the speech off. I do not know the app, but if it is a low cost app, I could maybe look at it, and give you some hints. Best regards Annie. Den Jul 30, 2013 kl. 12:08 PM skrev Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com: True in a way, but how clumcy and hard to navigate would

Re: pod cast comparing main stream IOS GPS apps

2013-07-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, It would be interesting, however keep in mind that many of the gps apps are only available in certain parts of the world, and so aren't relevant to people in those parts of the world. I'd be interested to hear a comparison of Garmin and Navigon. /Krister 25 jul 2013 kl. 16:54 skrev Mike

Re: pod cast comparing main stream IOS GPS apps

2013-07-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Oh, made a typo there, it should be that some gps apps aren't available to certain parts uf the world, and thus aren't relevant to people in those parts. Hope you catch my drift. 25 jul 2013 kl. 21:00 skrev Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com: Hi, It would be interesting, however keep

Re: best main stream GPS app

2013-07-12 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I think, but i can be wrong, that when you plan a rout and when you start it, you get a question where you can choose what kind of route should be used. I could as i said be wrong here, so don't take my word for it, but i think that's how you do it. You may have to go into settings and choose

Re: best main stream GPS app

2013-07-11 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I'd give Navigon my vote simply because none of the other apps except Tomtom is available and in Motionx Gps-drives case probably never will be available outside the anglocentric world. I'd be curious to know what other scandinavian folks and also others outside the world according to the

Re: best main stream GPS app

2013-07-11 Thread Krister Ekstrom
As far as i can remember, and i could be wrong here, but Navigon now lets you decide what options you want, pedestrian, truck, car etc before starting a route. /Krister 11 jul 2013 kl. 01:53 skrev Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net: I think motion x's instructions are also the most detailed, and I

Re: The Seeing Eye app, greed, greed, greed!

2013-07-03 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi May, Just out of curiosity and i assure you i do not want to start or contribute to any kind of flame war here, but what apps are you having besides the Seeing eye gps one and how do they compare if at all? Just so i know in the event the Seeing eye app will come to Sweden and so i know if i

Jaws installation problem in virtual machine solved

2013-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. After hearing from someone that the installation problem with Jaws 14 in a virtual machine in fact was a known bug i downgraded to version 13 and all is now well. I forgot the name of the person who said it was in fact a bug, but many many thanks to you for helping me with this.

A question for developers or I'm too old for this

2013-06-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, folks. I hope this question i'm going to ask isn't off-topic, because i'm totally at my wits end when it comes to this. I have registered as an Apple Developer and paid for the Ios program. I have registered my IPhone with Apple, but how do i actually get to and install IOs 7 on my

I must be doing something wrong with Blindsquare

2013-06-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I don't know if it's me who's doing things wrongly or if it is something else, but i don't get Blindsquare to work the way i want to. When i'm out walking with Blindsquare on, i hear points of interest and other stuff announced, but i don't hear upcoming streets or intersections. Sometimes

Re: NLS Update on Talking Book App

2013-05-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I too have the Stream here in Sweden and i tried to upgrade it today since there was an upgrade available, it went to 7 percent then simply said failed, turning Victor reader off and now it is bricked. /Krister 21 maj 2013 kl. 18:29 skrev Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com: I have the

Re: Initial thoughts on Prizmo 2.

2013-05-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, For me, who never got good results with Prizmo, at least not in the beginning, the voice feedback is a god send. It's very, very sensitive, and i haven't gotten any usefl results out of it, but that may depend on many factors, however i love the voice feedback feature. With this feature, we

Re: BlindSquare - price and a question

2013-05-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
The one thing i don't like with Blind Square apart from its name is the fact that it takes a significant time to announce what street you're turning in to which means that if you turn into the wrong street you could be quite a long way down it before Blind square wakes up and realizes it's

Facebook app, main menu not showing

2013-05-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I have the latest version of the Facebook app for the IPhone and i have noticed something weird. I'm trying to go into the main menu, but if i double tap the main menu button nothing appears to happen. I can't get out of the news feed. I have tried double tapping, split tapping and

Re: Talking Goggles: Praising this little app!!'

2013-04-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, that's an interesting thing to hear. What i'm curious to know, however, is how people are doing with displays on for example Microwave ovens, washing machines, digital recorders and other things that have displays. I have had mixed results. Some give me enough info that i can act upon them

Re: What do they do???

2013-04-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Another thing that has not been taken into account here, is that if you don't know where to start, how can you find what you're looking for. Take the mail archive for example, if you're not sure what date the post you're looking for was posted, what year what month and under what subject, then

Re: Talking Goggles - who is the developer

2013-04-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I would also love to get in contact with the developer to report om my findings with the Goggles app and it's ability to at least try to read lcd or other types of displays and ask if it was possible to develop that side of the app, since it will be my primary use for it. /Krister 8 apr

Re: I experimented a little with talking goggles, here is what i found

2013-04-07 Thread Krister Ekstrom
in their lives. for an invertation To join contact lsterli...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 6:04 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: I experimented a little

I experimented a little with talking goggles, here is what i found

2013-04-06 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Before you all get to excited, let me tell you that i'm not sure what goggles is reading, nor am i sure of if what i found can at all be workable for anything or if it's just plain luck that i had. Well, after hearing the success stories others had had with Talking goggles, i decided i

Re: Standscan pro - I admit defeat

2013-04-04 Thread Krister Ekstrom
2288 288 Sent from my iPhone -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Standscan pro - I admit defeat Hi all. I knew i was stupid

Re: Standscan pro - I admit defeat

2013-03-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, and never will. I see the principle, but i couldn't do it myself even at gun point.:-) Thanks to everyone who had the patience to try to teach this idiot and a very special thanks to Anne Robertsson who actually phoned me up to try to teach me. /Krister 28 mar 2013 kl. 15:30 skrev Krister Ekstrom

Standscan pro - I admit defeat

2013-03-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi all. I knew i was stupid, and that if on a web site, it says that setting up something is as easy as pie, then i will be fighting with the damn thing for weeks on end without succeeding. This is the case with the Standscan pro. If i set it up as it looks to be set up and then put my Iphone

A couple questions about latest Navigon - Are there features missing?

2013-03-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there. I haven't been into Navigon for a while and today i decided to take a look at it and see what i could find. It seems that the interface is a bit clearer now but i have a couple questions: It looks like a couple features are missing now, in the earlier versions of Navigon, i could

Re: A couple questions about latest Navigon - Are there features missing?

2013-03-25 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, but it does not do that now. It just says turn left, or in .5 miles turn left. You have to touch the bottom to see what the street name is. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Mar 25, 2013, at 5:08 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi there. I

Stupid question of the year - how do you set up the Scanstand pro?

2013-03-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi all. I received my Standscan Pro yesterday and tried to set it up and can for the life of me not fathom how to do it. I can fold it alright, and i sorta see how it should work, but i'm darned if i know how to put things together, but since everyone else here seems to have managed it, guess

Re: Stupid question of the year - how do you set up the Scanstand pro?

2013-03-23 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, at 12:33, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi all. I received my Standscan Pro yesterday and tried to set it up and can for the life of me not fathom how to do it. I can fold it alright, and i sorta see how it should work, but i'm darned if i know how to put things together

Re: Blind square

2013-03-03 Thread Krister Ekstrom
The only objection i've got against blindsquare is that it takes too long to report on what street i actually am compared to the Trekker Breeze. It may be that the comparison is unfair, but i have the feeling that i could go down a street for several blocks and then all of a sudden Blindsquare

Re: A couple of apps that are fully VO compliant

2013-03-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, I saw the description of the Vo calender app in the app store and the only thing that could maybe be of interest is the voice note feature, but my question is: Why would we use this reinvention of the wheel when there's a perfectly working calendar with different views, month, week,

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-03-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
2 mar 2013 kl. 01:38 skrev Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com: John, right. As of now, the sendero app will work in the U.S.. I think Mike said that the UK was next on their list. And this, dear scandinavian users, means that if we're extremely lucky we will see this app in our neck of the woods

Re: seeing eye app.

2013-03-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: seeing eye app. Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows if this app will be available worldwide? Given that the app has access to both Navtel and OSM, i don't see why it wouldn't

An interesting revelation - Text detective and lcd/led display

2013-03-02 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi people and sorry for the cross posting, but i figured this could be interesting for someone. I decided to do an experiment today, just for the heck of it and to see how good this would really work. I tried putting my camera on my IPhone near a led display on my Akai MpK61 midi keyboard to

Re: the new Spotify

2013-03-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, There's one thing i wonder though and it's how i get to the buttons for shuffle and repeat. As it is now, it seems to play songs randomly and that's good if you want to play a playlist, but if you want to hear an album, you most likely want to hear the songs in order. In the update notes

Re: seeing eye app.

2013-02-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows if this app will be available worldwide? Given that the app has access to both Navtel and OSM, i don't see why it wouldn't be, but then again what do i know? /Krister 28 feb 2013 kl. 18:05 skrev Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca: Hi Buddy, Had you read the

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Then it will be interesting to see what Navigon is going to offer in the future that will benefit the blind. If they offer something that is as good or nearly as good as the Sendero thing,then at least for me, the choise is clear. /Krister 27 feb 2013 kl. 14:14 skrev Andy Baracco

Re: Sat nav Solution.

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Will this app be available world wide, or is this only for the UK and the states as is the case with so many other good apps? /Krister 19 feb 2013 kl. 10:24 skrev Kawal Gucukoglu kawa...@me.com: Like I have just stated, I work for the charity. I can give you no more information. You will

Re: Sat nav Solution.

2013-02-19 Thread Krister Ekstrom
the Apps in the App Store? Kawal. On 19 Feb 2013, at 10:53 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Will this app be available world wide, or is this only for the UK and the states as is the case with so many other good apps? /Krister 19 feb 2013 kl. 10:24 skrev Kawal

Re: Fleksy is now free

2013-02-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi folks. Anyone know anything about if Fleksy is going to become more international? I know it can support spanish, but it would be great if it also could support scandinavian languages like Swedish for example. /Krister 16 feb 2013 kl. 05:45 skrev Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca: Hi

Re: Top recommended jailbreak tweaks and apps

2013-02-06 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, this i will now delve into. I just wonder what is Winterboard exactly? I thought it was only for snazzing up the graphics a bit so what purpose does it have? /Krister 6 feb 2013 kl. 16:16 skrev Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com: Hi all. As many of you know, I'm a fan of jailbreaking.

Re: Top recommended jailbreak tweaks and apps

2013-02-06 Thread Krister Ekstrom
On 2/6/2013 9:29 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: Hi, this i will now delve into. I just wonder what is Winterboard exactly? I thought it was only for snazzing up the graphics a bit so what purpose does it have? /Krister 6 feb 2013 kl. 16:16 skrev Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com: Hi all

Re: Evasi0n jailbreak - my observations

2013-02-05 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I'm totally new to this jail breaking thingy having just used Evasi0n myself, so i basically wonder if there's a mailing list somewhere where one can discuss various aspects of the JB phenomenon, what apps/tweaks to download etc. I don't know if this discussion is relevant on this list,

Re: facebook apps

2013-01-26 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I don't know if this is what you want, but Echofon Pro for Facebook has started to grow on me. There are a couple things i don't really understand how to do, but most things work really well. I haven't used the groups feature, so can't really comment on it, but i would be surpriced if it

Re: Blindsquare: my favourite iOS navigation app thus far

2013-01-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, I use a 4S which should be a little faster than the 4. /Krister 21 jan 2013 kl. 14:07 skrev Don Breda don.br...@gmail.com: Hi Krister. I wonder if your using an iPhone 4. I have heard about this slowness from iPhone 4 users but I neverr tried it when I had the 4. Now I have the 5

Re: In App Purchases for Dream Reader Voices.

2013-01-01 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I wonder the same thing. The app claims it supports Swedish, but no languages other than us english seems to be available and no other language either, well there's english and unknown and under unknown there are no voices. What gives? /Krister 31 dec 2012 kl. 16:14 skrev Kawal Gucukoglu

Vo commands with external keyboards

2012-12-15 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Ok, i know this has been discussed time and time again, and of course by the time it was discussed, i didn't have any use for the information, but now i've got myself a cute little external bluetooth minimini keyboard, and so i want to know if there exists a guide to voiceover key commands for

Re: copying stuff from your IPhone to your computer

2012-12-13 Thread Krister Ekstrom
kl. 21:08 skrev Helena tull.hel...@gmail.com: How much is that ap in Swedish money, do you know? - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 3:30 PM Subject: Re: copying stuff from your IPhone

Re: copying stuff from your IPhone to your computer

2012-12-12 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Yes, Dragon dictate is indeed available here in Sweden and it understands Swedish. /Krister 12 dec 2012 kl. 14:24 skrev Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com: Hi, I'm not sure but the Dragon Dictate app might be available where you are, and I think it understands Swedish. -- Raul A.

Re: Aps for facebook and MSN

2012-12-10 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, The chat function of the official facebook app works really well, i think. If you don't like that, there's always Facebook Messenger. /Krister 10 dec 2012 kl. 10:09 skrev Mária Orovčíková maria.orovcik...@gmail.com: Hi Helena and all, if you want to use chat feature on Facebook, there is

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