RE: Reorganizing the rotor is driving me absolutely insane!

2016-04-04 Thread deidre muccio
I don't seem to have any trouble. Under the name of each item selected is a button to change sort order. If you tap on it, it will tell you what to do such as hold on and move finger. So you would move up or down and it should tell you what you are crossing over. Pay attention to what order thin

Tap tap see

2016-04-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
, just keep in mind that it may > not always be accurate. > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Deidre Muccio > Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2016 4:57 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re

Re: Verbiage with 9.3

2016-04-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
; > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > deidre muccio > Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 2:29 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Verbiage with 9.3 > > What a rig a ma role! Not you

RE: Verbiage with 9.3

2016-04-01 Thread deidre muccio
Of Jennie Facer Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 4:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Verbiage with 9.3 I remember reading your message regarding this a few days ago. You may ask Apple. I don't think very many of us know. Jen Sent from Jennie Facer's iPad Pro! > On Mar

Verbiage with 9.3

2016-03-31 Thread Deidre Muccio
The numbers are back!. OK so I'm sending the message below once more. Has anybody that uses their podcast application frequently seen these numbers and do they understand what they refer to? Does anyone know what the numbers in front of the name of the podcast in the native podcast app represen

Re: Apple accessibility sucks

2016-03-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
also gotten disconnected with Apple Care, only > once but it was annoying. I did eventually get my issue resolved with > their help. > > Wayne > >> On 3/30/16, deidre muccio wrote: >>Odd. I never have anything other than the best of luck with Apple >> Accessi

RE: Apple accessibility sucks

2016-03-30 Thread deidre muccio
Odd. I never have anything other than the best of luck with Apple Accessibility. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Ruby Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple acces

Verbiage with 9.3

2016-03-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
Does anyone know what the numbers in front of the name of the podcast in the native podcast app represent? I now have numbers in front of the Podcasts name followed by the name of the podcast followed by how many unplayed episodes I have. I never used to have these numbers I went and turned off

Re: merits of updating

2016-03-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
own, to go to >> find the contact, the A to Z is no longer accurate. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- From: deidre muccio >> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2016 4:12 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: merits of updating >> >> Hello all >

merits of updating

2016-03-26 Thread deidre muccio
Hello all I'm not sure I've seen much in the way of what this recent update has had to offer. I believe Richard said some responses were snappier. I thought I'd noticed that the first day after updating but that is no longer the case. I have a lousy connection speed, and an old modem I am replacing

RE: Muffled voice after update

2016-03-25 Thread deidre muccio
antha, then reselect your SIRI, under the same language setting? Like, not touching rotor? Sent from my iPhone 5S > On 25 Mar 2016, at 8:48 pm, deidre muccio wrote: > > Yes, as I described below in the post you replied to. I have Siri enhanced > selected, no download was require

RE: Muffled voice after update

2016-03-25 Thread deidre muccio
accessibility voice over speech? Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Deidre Muccio To: Viphone Date: Friday, March 25, 2016 5:16 pm Subject: Muffled voice after update > > > So I have the Siri enhanced voice selected. When I hit the home button and > Si

Muffled voice after update

2016-03-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
So I have the Siri enhanced voice selected. When I hit the home button and Siri asks me a question that is the voice I've always had that is perfectly clear out a group good speech rate no pitch no punctuation changes it's perfect. It had been set before that when I did jesters I had the same vo

Re: Bar Code Reader App??

2016-03-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
What a colorful post Sandy. I love this thinking very soul of philosophical Innoway. Anyway I think I'm gonna download the program and give it a try myself. That is, after I go take a look at the Samantha enhanced download and make sure it's it's going to happen it's happening. Deidre > On Ma

Muffled voice with updates

2016-03-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
So let's revisit Richard posted yesterday and what she said the voice Samantha was Muffled after he updated. My voice over with gestures and out of wall dictation was reading back was completely normal until this past hour so it worked quite well for about five hours and now suddenly I have this

Re: Bar Code Reader App??

2016-03-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
That photo recognition app sure sounds like a whole Lotta fun and pretty accurate too from my understanding of your life over there! Very funny post Jewel. Deidre > On Mar 25, 2016, at 3:05 AM, Jewel wrote: > > > I downloaded digit_eyes lite, but from what I can make out, i am supposed to

Re: iTunes hangs during latest iOS update

2016-03-24 Thread Deidre Muccio
Last two times I try to update over the last few months I never succeeded using iTunes. I also never got an error message. It also downloaded and told me it was downloading which took some time but it never installed on the phone. When I called Apple Accessibility they told me to do it from the

RE: updating through I Tunes

2016-03-24 Thread deidre muccio
I am now updating from settings on the phone. It will take many hours. btw, the download button in settings on the update page was not read by voice over. I had to take a picture and send it to someone at accessibility to discover it was indeed there down at the bottom. I thought the mer

updating through I Tunes

2016-03-24 Thread deidre muccio
Hello I have tried to update using I Tunes twice with no success. I get into I Tunes and see the I Phone and start a download which it says it will instal once it has finished downloading. That never happens though hours later when I return home I no longer have the message that the update is downl

RE: 9.3 so far

2016-03-22 Thread deidre muccio
Richard Do I understand that you are saying that the voice over female voice has changed? I'm particularly sensitive to readers/voices so muffled sure does not sound good to me. Deidre -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] O

Re: Pop up buttons

2016-03-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
pop up button will be replaced with your choice. Then you > can go to the next thing. Somewhat frustrating, and if anyone else has a > better way to deal with these, I am all ears and would appreciate the > description also. 🙂 > reggie & Lex > > On Mar 2, 2016, at 1:09

Pop up buttons

2016-03-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
On barred there is a Pop up buttons to choose a magazine that you were looking for. When I hit on the button nothing happens. What's supposed to happen when you use the Pop up buttons? Deidre -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any quest

I Tunes

2016-02-15 Thread deidre muccio
Dulce If you have I Tunes on your main computer you can manually go in and create a playlist of songs you want to transfer or check albums you want to sync to your phone. I think Gordon is right you need to find the setting in the menus in I Tunes on your computer to manually manage your selecti

RE: configure accessibility

2016-01-16 Thread deidre muccio
options such as VoiceOver in this case. That option in iTunes has been around for many many years now. I hope this helps. :) Jeffrey > On Jan 14, 2016, at 6:29 PM, deidre muccio wrote: > > Can anyone tell me what the "configure accessibility" button in I > Tunes does? I'

configure accessibility

2016-01-14 Thread deidre muccio
Can anyone tell me what the "configure accessibility" button in I Tunes does? I'm not using I Cloud to backup or update so I Tunes it is. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if y

updating

2016-01-14 Thread deidre muccio
I updated I Tunes on the new computer without any problem. It has been hours however since I started the download and update to 9._ from 8.3. It is not finishing. Weird. Maybe I'll let it run overnight with the phone plugged into the computer. What a PIB. Deidre -- The following informat

updating

2016-01-14 Thread deidre muccio
Hello I finally am getting around to backing up my i phone 6 and updating. Problem is it needs to update I Tunes to 12 in order for it to update the phone. I tried this on the older computer, and after it took forever to download, the installation was not complete. I probably should have saved the

RE: portrait mode

2016-01-11 Thread deidre muccio
2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Jan 11, 2016, at 11:58 AM, deidre muccio wrote: Yes, I understood the difference. Phone is packed up and I'

RE: portrait mode

2016-01-11 Thread deidre muccio
...@gmail.com I device support Telephone 2543007667 Skype joseph.hudson89 facebook https://www.facebook.com/joseph.hudson.9404 Twitter https://twitter.com/josephhudson89 FaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@yahoo.com On Jan 11, 2016, at 11:58 AM, deidre muccio wrote: Yes, I understood

RE: portrait mode

2016-01-11 Thread deidre muccio
the screen, from your home screen, swipe up to Control Panel, and if you swipe right, you'll find lock orientation, set this to on. This should work. Sent from my iPhone Jim Jones cassie1...@gmail.com On Jan 11, 2016, at 8:52 AM, deidre muccio wrote: Hello How can I get my phone to s

RE: portrait mode

2016-01-11 Thread deidre muccio
at 8:52 AM, deidre muccio wrote: Hello How can I get my phone to stay in portrait mode no matter how I hold it? Something got switched up where the phone now goes into landscape mode without my realizing why. It only used to do this when a Netflix movie loaded up but at no other time. I look

portrait mode

2016-01-11 Thread deidre muccio
Hello How can I get my phone to stay in portrait mode no matter how I hold it? Something got switched up where the phone now goes into landscape mode without my realizing why. It only used to do this when a Netflix movie loaded up but at no other time. I looked in settings but found nothing. There

windows 10 personal assistant on a desktop computer

2015-12-14 Thread deidre muccio
Here are a few more comments from a screen reader using friend on how Cortana works on a desktop computer. I don't know how this compares with it's delivery on an IOS device. If you give Cortana a reminder, when the reminder time arrives it puts the reminder message on the screen, but does

Re: Android's assistant for IOS?

2015-12-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
Using at least three different wordings I was trying to get in 800 phone number for Amtrak today using Siri and no way she could get me a number. Soon as I opened up the Google app and asked there was 800 number for Amtrak. > On Dec 13, 2015, at 9:49 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > > I found

RE: Settings in Podcast App

2015-12-13 Thread deidre muccio
phone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Settings in Podcast App I just wished there was a way with the native app to import opml files? -Original Message- From: deidre muccio Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2015 8:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Settings in Podcast App I am still runnin

RE: Settings in Podcast App

2015-12-13 Thread deidre muccio
I am still running 8.3 on an i phone 6. After hitting the edit button I have the option to change the order of podcasts in my list by dragging. Nothing is dimmed. Downcast also is free and works great. For some reason I went back to the native app because it seemed more streamlined. I just

logging hours

2015-12-09 Thread deidre muccio
Penny and Hope, The 2 different work log apps you recommended aren't obvious to me on how to use. All I need to do is keep a daily record of hours several persons provide service. I don't need a tally of costs just hours. Are there any tips you can provide? Deidre -- The following infor

Calender settings

2015-12-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Thank you Jen, the setting to sync something in Calender work to now I can look at all my old appointments. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post

Calendars

2015-12-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
Is there a way to get the calendar to save previous appointments? I see all my upcoming appointments but I see no record of any appointments I made anytime earlier this year. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns a

logging hours

2015-11-27 Thread deidre muccio
Does anyone have a simple app to recommend that can log work hours daily? I have 3 different people whose hours I need to log and haven't found a system simple and quick enough to be bothered with. The i phone would be ideal for logging hours on, since I use it all day long. Notes is not hte way to

RE: activating buttons.

2015-11-24 Thread deidre muccio
And if you were worried about a call coming in you could go to settings and hit on Do Not Disturb, if that is what that setting is for! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of deidre muccio Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:05 PM

RE: activating buttons.

2015-11-24 Thread deidre muccio
.com] On Behalf Of deidre muccio Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 11:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: activating buttons. John, the 2 finger double tap is just to stop and start something like a book or podcast or radio station. A single finger double tap is what activates buttons and open

activating buttons.

2015-11-24 Thread deidre muccio
John, the 2 finger double tap is just to stop and start something like a book or podcast or radio station. A single finger double tap is what activates buttons and opens apps. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns ab

RE: Voice memos and the double tap

2015-11-24 Thread deidre muccio
I meant to say double tap, to turn speech off and that's what I'm doing. But the two finger double tap to start recording isn't working. Thanks. Â From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of deidre muccio Sent: Tuesday, November 24,

RE: Voice memos and the double tap

2015-11-24 Thread deidre muccio
You do a 3 finger double tap to turn speech on and off, not a triple tap. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John J. Fioravanti, Jr. Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Voice memos and the dou

RE: Screen Curtain:

2015-11-06 Thread deidre muccio
Sorry, it's a 3 finger triple tap. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donald Moore Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Screen Curtain: How do you remove or open it? Thanks in advanc

RE: Screen Curtain:

2015-11-06 Thread deidre muccio
3 finger double tap. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donald Moore Sent: Thursday, November 5, 2015 7:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Screen Curtain: How do you remove or open it? Thanks in advance. --

Re: Netflicks on the iPhone with VoiceOver?

2015-10-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
There is a button at the top left that will take you back to a couple of other screens where then you'll see the listing listing of Sean Rose. You'll deathly want your rotor set to headings so that you could whip through those and find what interests you like drama is documentaries comedies and

Re: Netflicks on the iPhone with VoiceOver?

2015-10-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
I have logged into a family's account and Netflix is definitely usable especially with headings and even setting the rotor to images to find the listing of movies there's just a few things you need to figure out how it listings and then the most annoying thing is when you hit on a movie that's i

RE: Netflicks on the iPhone with VoiceOver?

2015-10-28 Thread deidre muccio
Does anyone remember when Netflix switched up a perfectly accesible site to a fancy visual display with add buttons that didn't work? Even people at customer service who took my calls said they came to work one day and the whole site was different and they also had trouble with it. There wa

RE: Help

2015-10-08 Thread deidre muccio
and do a two-finger swipe up, to get VO reading. Then hit the volume up button repeatedly, and speech should soon return. If you can hear VoiceOver sounds, but no speech, do a three-finger double tap to check that speech isn't muted. > On Oct 8, 2015, at 05:10, Deidre Muccio wrote: >

Help

2015-10-08 Thread Deidre Muccio
Help! My phone is not working properly. My homepages are not reading. Siri works just fine and will do anything I ask her to except I cannot read my homepage or open or close apps none of those menus are reading even know voiceover is on. That should have read that I turn voiceover on and off an

RE: Number of email messages

2015-09-30 Thread deidre muccio
Hello Chris There was nothing in the unread box. I went through ALL mail and deleted a bunch of stuff but even there nothing was marked unread. However after I went through all that the notification that I had 2 unread messages, which has been there for a week or so, was gone. The count is now once

Re: Number of email messages

2015-09-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
f them, so I'm being notified that I have unread mail, and I do, > but I think I don't, because I've forgotten to check one of my four > mailboxes. Of course, this could just be an iOS 9 but in particular, and I'm > barking up the wrong tree. > > > Thanks, >

RE: Number of email messages

2015-09-29 Thread deidre muccio
Hello Richard In the past week my phone is suddenly telling me that I have unread messages when I don't. I found one unread in the junk box and one in drafts but once they were deleted it still says that there are 2 unread. I have read to the bottom of my IN Box and there is nothing unread. -

Re: changing voice mail password

2015-09-14 Thread Deidre Muccio
tomated menu. > HTH and I haven't confused things further. > Lisa > > Lisa Belville > missktlab1...@frontier.com > > Duct tape can't fix stupid . but it can muffle the sound! > > > - Original Message - From: "deidre muccio" > To:

changing voice mail password

2015-09-14 Thread deidre muccio
Hello Has anyone had trouble typing in their password quickly enough to succeed in checking their voice mail on the iPhone? I have not. When I went to settings and tried to change the password, there was no enter fields and a done button was dimmed. I then opened up the phone atp and selected vo

RE: moderator contact

2015-09-09 Thread deidre muccio
The moderator's address is included at the bottom of each post in the section on list info. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 10:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: mod

Re: tunein radio

2015-09-04 Thread Deidre Muccio
Is it possible that the difference has to do with the fact that one is using a paid account and everybody else is not even set up as an account user? And therefore the features are not designed to work particularly well for nonpaying users? Do you ever see that sort of thing happen with the deve

RE: tune in radio

2015-09-03 Thread deidre muccio
roups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of deidre muccio Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 5:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: tunein radio Eden The only time I've had trouble with Tune-In is when I have somehow accidentally put it in car mode. At that point you have only 3

RE: tunein radio

2015-09-03 Thread deidre muccio
Eden The only time I've had trouble with Tune-In is when I have somehow accidentally put it in car mode. At that point you have only 3 or 4 things on the screen and can't go back to anything else. Once in car mode you will not hear a button to get you out of it. I believe the button is in the top

RE: messaging, international exchanges

2015-09-01 Thread deidre muccio
Sieghard To follow-up the $5 worth of charges on my bill were for texting a regular mobile phone whose user lives in New Zealand. I get charged 25 cents per call. I recall the person at the other end saying that she got charged ten cents a call. Meanwhile she has learned to use her iphone so th

Re: messaging, international exchanges

2015-08-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
ple images via > slideshow or audio plus unlimited characters. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > deidre muccio > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 3:56 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: messaging, international exchanges

2015-08-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
ercial MMS can deliver a variety of > media including up to forty seconds of video, one image, multiple images via > slideshow or audio plus unlimited characters. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

messaging, international exchanges

2015-08-29 Thread deidre muccio
I am confused about the difference between a text message and I message. I hear they are the same. In settings I have I Message on. Send as SMS and MMS are both off. I do not know what MMS or SMS refers to. Sometimes a message

Voice dream reader and PDf files

2015-08-29 Thread deidre muccio
I was thrilled with Voice Reader when for the first time I hit on a PDF file that was in one of my shared folders in Drop Box, and after downloading it, it opened up and read with no additional fuss. How sweet to have that built-in converter (Acrobat) right there. Deidre -- The followin

Re: Calling 9 1 1 with SIRI

2015-08-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
Siri does in fact tell you that there will be a five second delay before the call goes through. Also I just tested it and I was told that even though there's a location that they can detect from your call it will not be an exact location and if you're capable it you should always let them know y

Forwarding text messages

2015-08-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
Is it possible to forward a text message? Let's say to another email or to another person question seems that I read this was possible but I never found it in settings -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the

testing

2015-08-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
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testing

2015-08-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
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Testing

2015-08-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
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[no subject]

2015-06-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
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Blind Mice Mart

2015-04-18 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Is anyone using their phone to download audio described movies through Blind Mice Mart. My desktop may be too old to be supported by freespace which is where the movies are downloaded from. I keep getting an error message from them. Using the phone I got to the right page on freespace to do

abridged version of the Viphone mailings

2015-03-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
In case anyone is interested, the abridged mailing format for this list is the easiest I've ever seen. I don't know how the digest setting looks but abridged is great, and sure has made sorting through posts very easy. Thanks to whoever designed it that way. Deidre -- The following infor

RE: VOICE DREAM update

2015-03-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
to the voices -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 6:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: VOICE DREAM update I find it odd that when I recently updated Voice Dream, not Writer, I

VOICE DREAM update

2015-03-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
I find it odd that when I recently updated Voice Dream, not Writer, I had to reinstall all my voices. Really? Why do we have to go through this? This is happening with VD Writer too from what I see in Alan's post below. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@go

apple help and warrantees

2015-02-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
A sighted friend told me that Apple phone help wanted $30 to help her with a problem that she was having with her phone. She is sure it is because her warrantee is up. Is this true? Will Apple and/or Apple Accessibility stop giving us assistance if they note our warrantees are up after a year or tw

staying signed into Google

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
Help. How do I stay signed into google on the phone? Each time I close the app it signs me out. This does not happen on the desktop computer. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have an

RE: Google app

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
is skipped when swiping through the screen. I assume it shows your recent Google searches. I hope this helps. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote: > > What I am not getting when I first open the Google App is the "display &

RE: The Google App

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
f that helps but maybe it will give you something else to try. Good luck. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 16, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote: > > Yep I can do that, no problem. I'm trying to get into settings to > tweak the app. > -Original

Google app

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
What I am not getting when I first open the Google App is the "display settings" button which is where Jonathan's audio demonstration begins once the app is opened. I found a tab that said something like explore settings but there is a utility button there and not the settings Jonathan speaks of. I

the size and feel of the 6

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
It's been awhile since Therese, I think it was, asked about how people liked the bigger phones, and if finding icons was harder with the bigger screens. I still prefer the smaller phone, but recently I bought a different padded holder and a screen protector and now the phone is no longer s

RE: The Google App

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
Yep I can do that, no problem. I'm trying to get into settings to tweak the app. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robin Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 10:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The Google App Simply

The Google App

2015-02-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello I downloaded the Google app and looked for the settings that Jonathan demonstrated in his comparison piece. When the app opens there is the usual list of Google options including how to activate a voice search. I never saw a speak answers button or choose language or any other setting options

RE: phone basics

2015-02-14 Thread Deidre Muccio
s it (lock the device or hit the Home Button, for instance). I also notice no lag when using VoiceOver during a call, and I'm on an iPhone 5. I don't remember what device you have, but perhaps it is an older one? On Feb 13, 2015, at 3:48 PM, Deidre Muccio wrote: Alex First when I am

RE: phone basics

2015-02-14 Thread Deidre Muccio
Ioana and Alex I tested calling myself from a different line to see if when I’m on the home page all would work as easily as if I’d called from a contact or the phone app. It does. The truth seems to e that sometimes the phone is less responsive and predictable than at other times.

RE: phone basics

2015-02-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
Alex First when I am answering the phone on the sly, often there is a lapse in VO reading me buttons for accepting, declining, etc. I do not leave the phone app open while I am doing other things so I am rarely in the phone app when calls come in. When on a call that I've asked Siri to dial, and

reading Bookshare books

2015-02-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
I like Tyler who has an Australian accent. In the sample demo to me he sounded more natural than all the others. Check him out. On the other hand when I tried to change Siri to a male voice I got a truly un authentic French lilt to the way he pronounced some names. For a hard Jan, he pronounced it

RE: speaking of security

2015-02-11 Thread Deidre Muccio
bject: Re: speaking of security Why do you think that you "stupidly gave it"? It is one of the questions that is sometimes asked. - Original Message - From: "Deidre Muccio" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 7:30 AM Subject: speaking of security Has anyone

speaking of security

2015-02-11 Thread Deidre Muccio
Has anyone ever been asked for their birthdate when speaking with Apple support? I called Apple a week or so ago because I was locked out of my sister's purchase page for some unknown reason. I've called them before and was asked specific security questions, but this time I was asked for my

phone

2015-02-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello I'm having trouble getting the keyboard to come up, or for vo to speak it once I'm on a call or into someone's voice mail or menus. Shouldn't the keyboard come up automatically since I might need to enter a number?And, do others find that sometimes they must ask Siri more than once to dia

RE: SIRI LAGGING BEHIND OTHERS!

2015-02-09 Thread Deidre Muccio
You say that "Ok, Google" is found in the Google app. Can you explain further? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Metters Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 12:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: SIRI LAGGING BEHIND OTHERS! Siri

RE: volume controls

2015-02-09 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Joseph This explains why it did not work before – I was trying to hold the home button and volume control button at the same time. I just adjusted the volume the way you said to do it below and it worked. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jose

RE: volume controls

2015-02-09 Thread Deidre Muccio
some. Chris Sent from my iPhone On Feb 7, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote: I don’t think this is working as described. Deidre From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Hudson Sent: Friday, February 06,

RE: volume controls

2015-02-07 Thread Deidre Muccio
n a couple times and that well lower arrays of I am depending on what you're wanting to do. The top one is up, and the bottom one is lower. I hope this helps you. On Feb 5, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Deidre Muccio wrote: Hello For awhile the volume on my phone was equal no matter what app I w

volume controls

2015-02-05 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello For awhile the volume on my phone was equal no matter what app I was in or if I got a phone call or used Siri. Now Siri is louder than everything else and the phone is the lowest. Which of the volume controls are independent of other things going on on the phone? How can I be

listening in stereo

2015-02-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Is it possible to get good stereo sound out of the iPhone with one of those bowl shaped things that amplifies sound? I've never seen one but have heard it rumored that they can fill a room with good sound. I like sampling music on the phone but for serious listening are there other options o

RE: How accessible is utube?

2015-02-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
ine Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/models/Cara-Quinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Feb 1, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Deidre Muccio wrote: Andrew Did you download the You Player? I see it only got 2 stars! Prices are not listed on the list of apps that com

RE: Podcast episode on how people's expectations affect what blind people can do

2015-02-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
You can also go to your Podcast or Downcast App and hit on the Feature Tab and find it listed there as NPR: Invisibilia. The episode Eric mentioned is called "How To Become Batman" with a 9 minute follow-up segment called "Falling Off a Cliff." These particular podcasts aired over radio (not stric

RE: How accessible is utube?

2015-02-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
Andrew Did you download the You Player? I see it only got 2 stars! Prices are not listed on the list of apps that come up, just a "get" button. I take it the price was incidental? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew J. LaPointe Sent: Sunday, Febr

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