RE: Mark on iPhone 13 from an iPhone 8 Perspective

2021-09-16 Thread therealsandyfinley
I suppose it varies from person to person, but have any of you mini users use Braille Screen Input? I like the idea of a small phone but wonder if (1) BSI is harder and (2) how is the audio? Is the speaker also smaller? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Angi

Several questions about Fantastical

2021-06-27 Thread therealsandyfinley
I have been curious about this app for a long time so decided to try it. I have a lot of questions, some of which are below. If your answers are brief you may be ok writing them. If they are more complex, perhaps you would prefer a phone call? That will be up to you. Questions 1. What is

Can No Longer get iPhone to speak zero punctuation

2021-02-01 Thread therealsandyfinley
/For years I have had VoiceOver set to speak zero punctuation and now I cannot get that setting to work. Yes, I have punctuation selected in /rotor actions and I have it set to "none." In an attempt to solve this problem, I found the Verbosity settings and set both active Punctuation Group and Sys

RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

2021-01-11 Thread therealsandyfinley
The compass app could be very helpful if you have to cross a large parking lot. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of terrie...@twc.com Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2021 9:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for t

RE: Blind Compass and Blind Bat - new apps for the blind

2021-01-11 Thread therealsandyfinley
I think it is easier to walk straight when walking faster; the straight line is easier to feel. Trouble is, if you crash into something, it hurts more. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Janet Bell Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2021 11:58 PM To: viphone@google

RE: Orbit Writer Review

2020-08-22 Thread therealsandyfinley
Mickey, I have my writer set to echo words most of the time. But in the rotor settings on my iPhone, I have “characters” right next to “words” so, if I am editing something prior to sending it, I can easily flip back and forth between “words” and “characters” with space plus dots 2 3 and space

RE: Creating Events Quickly in iOS Calendar

2020-08-13 Thread therealsandyfinley
Reggie, I just made an appointment for myself like this: Me: "Make an appointment for September 27 called Dinner with Carol." SIRI: "What time?" Me: "5 pm."\\ SIRI: "what is the location?" Me: "My house." "Carol Baker or Carol Davis?" I did not deliberately leave the time out; I just forgot

RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-05 Thread therealsandyfinley
Tracy, I just tried pairing this PC to the OW, butt to no avail. I am not ready to give up on this machine, but it needs some improvement,. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Traci Duncan Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:59 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Orbit Writer

RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley
Tracy, sorry for the delay; we were traveling today and just got where we are going. I tried to connect to this lap top and was unable to do so, but perhaps I did It wrong. I will try again. I like the form factor of the writer but I find the input problematic; most of us who have been li

RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley
Janet, the Orbit Writer is a Bluetooth keyboard with Perkins-style keys. It is about the size of an iPhone and is meant to make typing on the phone easier. And your question is not stupid. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Janet Bell Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:08 AM To: vipho

RE: Orbit Writer connections

2020-08-04 Thread therealsandyfinley
Joshua, I just got mine yesterday. I think what we are experiencing here are the consequences of being early adopters. To me, the proof of Orbit Research’s quality is not that their product needs tweaking; it is whether they listen to our feedback. Let’s hang in there and help each other out.