Help with Amazon cloud player app. please

2012-11-19 Thread marie baisez
Hi all, Once I've selected a song in the player, where or how do I find and activate the button to download it to my IPod Touch 4th Gen. please? Looked all over the screen, tried all the gestures I can think of to no avail...Help very much appreciated! Thank you in advance. Cheers now, Marie

Re: recipe storage program

2012-11-19 Thread Roger Frischenmeyer
Hi, thanks so much this is an awesome program. I have been dictating recipes using seri and although it isn't perfect and i do have to make corrections occasionally it works amazingly well. Love this program!!! - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To:

RE: Is it easy to set an alarm using the native clock app on the iPhone 4s using voice over?

2012-11-19 Thread Joney
I always use the regular app. It is totally accessible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to

Re: recipe storage program

2012-11-19 Thread Sherrie
I have found it easy for the past several years to put each recipe on a text file and save them in a recipe folder located in my Dropbox folder. I use sub folders inside the Recipe folder, too. But the great thing is that with Dropbox on my iPhone I can easily pull up the recipes and view

Re: a calendar question

2012-11-19 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I just use google.com/calendar. Since my company uses Google Calendar, I have one of my home page tabs in Firefox set to Google Calendar. Other than that, I usually just get to it by clicking the Calendar link at the top of one of my Google pages. I use it for both my company's calendar as well as

Re: Is it easy to set an alarm using the native clock app on the iPhone 4s using voice over?

2012-11-19 Thread Bill Gallik
First of all, if you use Siri to set an alarm the “regular clock” is set; Siri is only a voice recognition interface. This is true of notes, calendar events, e-mail, messages, etc. But beyond that, Siri is so easy to use. Holland's Boy, Bill - I spilled spot remover on my

Re: Is there an audible timer on the iPod nano

2012-11-19 Thread Sherrie
I like to have an audible timer to announce every minute when I am on the treadmill. Is audible timer in the app store accessible? I am willing to pay the $1.99 if it is and if it is simple to use. Sherrie Gosling -Original Message- From: Graham Roby Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012

A Heytell Question

2012-11-19 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I added some contacts to my heytell and address book. I added them incorrectly though and need to delete them. I went into the address book on my iPod touch and deleted them but now can’t seem to delete them from heytell. I double tap the more button next to each person’s contact and

iBlindTech 31 - Facebook is up

2012-11-19 Thread Garth Humphreys
Hi All I welcome Hugo to the iBlindTech Democast again this week. He takes us through a look at using Facebook on your iOS device. He explains how he uses the app and shows us some of the main accessibility challenges. Overall though Hugo shows just how accessible Facebook is at the moment on

Problem with read 2 go and signing in to bookshare

2012-11-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, I recently had to change my password for Bookshare. I can sign on via the web site with no problem, however the read 2 go app isn't recognizing the new password. It keeps saying my userid and password are not correct. Has anyone ever seen this? Any suggestions on how to correct the

Want to hear Voice Over while on call

2012-11-19 Thread Ekinath Khedekar
Hi Guys, I am not able to hear Voice Over while on call which creates problems if i have to press numberics to choose options through IVR. Please guide -- “The waves breaking on the surface draw all the attention, but it is the current beneath the water that determines your direction.” -- You

Is it possible to hide the VIP folder?

2012-11-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, I don't use the VIP folder at all. Is it possible to hide or delete it? Thanks, Kimber -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to

Re: Is it possible to hide the VIP folder?

2012-11-19 Thread Daniel Miller
I don't think it is. I've tried all possible methods to delete it and nothing works. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2012, at 6:53 AM, Kimber Gardner kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, I don't use the VIP folder at all. Is it possible to hide or delete it? Thanks, Kimber --

siri and reminders , based on locations

2012-11-19 Thread William Windels
Hello , I am testing if I can set reminders that alerts me when I reach a location that is in one of my contacts For this, I am using a iphone5 with IOS 6.01. I have a contact called office gtb with a address in it. The appointment That I create is spoken like this: remind me that I have to ask

Re: Is it possible to hide the VIP folder?

2012-11-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks for the reply, Daniel. A little googling seems to confirm your answer, but I did learn that it's possible to drag the VIP folder to the bottom of the list so at least you don't have to look at it right up there at the top. In your list of email accounts tap the edit button at the upper

RE: Is it possible to hide the VIP folder?

2012-11-19 Thread Daniel Miller
Oh...I did forget about that, actually. Thanks for reminding me. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to hide the VIP

Re: Logitech ultra-thin keyboard Cover

2012-11-19 Thread Elizabeth Campbell
Hello all, The iPad will fit in to the slot more securely in landscape mode. Liz On Saturday, November 17, 2012 2:31:13 PM UTC-6, VaShaun Jones wrote: It can go in either way, but its best in landscape. VaShaun Jones Fedora Outlier LLC Ph: 678.404.2635 Toll Free: 888.958.6979 Fax:

Re: Problem with read 2 go and signing in to bookshare

2012-11-19 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Let's see if this works. Try the following: 1. Open Read2Go. 2. Open the Settings Tab. 3. Find the Bookshelf button that the bottom lefthand corner of the screen, then flick left once to the button labeled More Info. 4. Double-tap More Info. This should put you into the Account Settings

RE: siri and reminders , based on locations

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
Two things might be going on here. Have you identified anyone in your contacts as my boss? Second, try saying, Remind me when I arrive at Office GTB, to call my boss. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William

RE: Want to hear Voice Over while on call

2012-11-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Which iPhone do you have? On my 4S I have this problem since the upgrade to iOS 6. Apple is aware of this, but they do say that apparently it effects only a small number of users and I highly recommend you write to accessibil...@apple.com and let them know about it. At this point the best and

RE: how to receive app store gift card?

2012-11-19 Thread Regina Alvarado
Hope you didn't mind Rob. I forwarded the message on. Thanks you ever so much for the help. Most of it I need to do, but at least he will know what he needs to send. Reggie -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Harris

Re: A Heytell Question

2012-11-19 Thread MamaPeach
I believe you double tap and hold and then do a left right left gesture, but I am not sure, I haven’t done it in a while. From: Jen Colley Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 7:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A Heytell Question Hi, I added some contacts to my heytell and address

Apple bluetooth keyboard

2012-11-19 Thread Marcos Rodrigues
Hi friends: I bought my apple bluetooth keyboard about one year ago and haven't used it for aproximately six month; don't know if I forgot it on the last time I used it. Today, when I tried to use the keyboard, it is not turning on, so I think, not sure, that the batery has died. I didn't

Re: Apple bluetooth keyboard

2012-11-19 Thread Eric
The keyboard does not recharge. It uses two AA batteries. At the top of the keyboard, you can feel how it is rounded. This houses the batteries. At the left end is a screw with a very large slot you can use a coin etc. to open. Eric Eric On Nov 19, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Marcos Rodrigues

RE: Problem with read 2 go and signing in to bookshare

2012-11-19 Thread Sandy Finley
Hi. I had this very problem. Ultimately there was a problem that the folks at BookShare had to fix; it was something in their data. I suggest you give them a call at 657.644.3424. Once it was repaired I never had the problem again. HTH Sandy Sandy Finley Office Phone: 703.310.0506 Mobile

Re: Problem with read 2 go and signing in to bookshare

2012-11-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks Sandy. Actually, once I signed out from within the app and gave it a few hours, I was able to sign back in with the new password. Weird but at least all is working again. Kimber On 11/19/12, Sandy Finley finleykn...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. I had this very problem. Ultimately there was a

Phone Drive

2012-11-19 Thread Carla Savage
Hi folks, I have been checking through the latest emails and quite a few people want to download all kinds of things to their iPhones. How about checking out Phone Drive which lets you transfer things including music if you like to your device. I have made a podcast on this, again for another

ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Doug Hacker
For those of you not quite sure what ZoomReader is, it's our OCR app for iOS devices. You simply snap a picture of anything with text on it and in mere seconds, ZoomReader turns that paper into electronic text and reads it aloud. Think of the possibilities - grocery store signs, menus, handouts

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Fred Olver
Doug, Have you improved the usability for totally blind users? Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Doug Hacker dhac...@aisquared.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:37 PM Subject: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod

Calendar question

2012-11-19 Thread Stacey Robinson
Hi, how can I completely erase the calendar on my iPhone, so that there are no events showing. Thanks, Stacey Robinson -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Fw: Low Vision Study - Nov 27th

2012-11-19 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Folks, It would appear that my e-mail doesn't want to cooperate with me today. Sorry for my previous message, so here is the proper message. Sheepish Grin. Thought some of you might be interested in this. This is mainly for Toronto area residents, but perhaps others might want to contact

Re: Low Vision Study - Nov 27th

2012-11-19 Thread Kayla King
Do not send me any more of these kinds of messages. Thank you, Kayla D. King - Original Message - From: Victor Gouveia To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:40 PM Subject: Fw: Low Vision Study - Nov 27th Hi Folks, It would appear that my e-mail

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Doug Hacker
Fred, we haven't done anything more to specifically address the needs of blind users. If this version on more platforms brings in enough money to fund it, we have plans on the drawing board to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

Re: Low Vision Study - Nov 27th

2012-11-19 Thread Kayla King
Oh sorry, this must be one of the inconveniences of being on a list like this... I've gotten it about three times now so yes, it's a minor inconvenience... I didn't realize that you sent it to the viphone list when I sent my reply. - Original Message - From: Kayla King To:

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Fred, How bad is the usability for blind users? Thanks. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Hacker Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 3:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S,

Re: Low Vision Study - Nov 27th

2012-11-19 Thread Victor Gouveia
Sorry folks, just in case some of you don't open the link contained within the message, this is a company currently in the process of developing a magnifier app for the iPhone, and possibly iDevices. Hence why I sent it to the this list in particular. Basically so Canadian Residents, in

RE: Problem with read 2 go and signing in to bookshare

2012-11-19 Thread Sandy Finley
Good; I wasn't. There was definitely something amiss at the time with my account. Sandy Finley Office Phone: 703.310.0506 Mobile Phone: 703.350.3848 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Monday, November

RE: 2 apps seem to be hun on Installing in Updates

2012-11-19 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Well, they didn't appear with a Spotlight Search, but you're right that they were there on one of the Home Screens. They both indicated after clicking on the app icons that a download wasn't possible and to try again. The 2 apps are still on the Updates page, and the button indicates Update

RE: 2 apps seem to be hun on Installing in Updates

2012-11-19 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
That didn't do it, even with a Power Off/On sequence. Finding the app icon and clicking on it led to an unable to install message, and that chanced the status on the AppStore Update page from Installing to Update. Thanks. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Reading iBooks with a Braille Display on iPhone 5

2012-11-19 Thread Keith Bundy
Hello, all. I am attempting to read an epub document on my iPhone 5 with iBooks, and am having a problem I never experienced on the iPhone 4. I can't advance to the next page! When I get past the text, I try the dots 1-3-5 chord, the dots 1-4-5-6 chord, the dots 2-4-6 chord, and the dots

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Robert Fenton
Hello: I have a similar concern to Fred. When you read the description of the app, it suggests that would be functional for totally blind users given that it is possible to get speech output of what is scanned. We need to be clear in the advertising for this product that additional work needs

RE: 2 apps seem to be hun on Installing in Updates

2012-11-19 Thread rex wisdom
I was told on a different list to close app switcher and open the stuck apps at the home screen. I did this and it cleared the problem. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 4:01 PM To:

Star Trek Episode Guide?

2012-11-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Does anyone know of a Star Trek episode guide for iPhone? Mark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Yes, from the sounds of the first email, I inferred it was fully accessible to a blind person. I note, too, there are in-app voice upgrades of $2.99 each. s -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fenton Sent: Monday,

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread David Chittenden
I have much better success with prizmo and Text Detective. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 20/11/2012, at 10:52, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote: Fred, How bad is the usability for blind

Re: Reading iBooks with a Braille Display on iPhone 5

2012-11-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
Make sure you are within the text of your book, then use dot 1-3-5-chord to go to the next page. Try reversing panning one item once your past the text, and this will take you back to the top of the page. The new IBooks has the page adjustment control in a slightly different spot. It's no

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Fred Olver
I do not have any real-world exsperience myself, but others have said that one needs to have some vision in order to get it to work properly. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, November

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
I just did a test on the iPod Touch 5th Generation. I scanned the same page from the same height with Zoom Reader and with Prizmo. Zoom Reader gave me about 30 percent accuracy, Prizmo was about 95 percent accurate. For half the price, Prizmo is way better. Frankly, from the comment of a couple

RE: HIMS Releases HIMS Chat, an app for face-to-face communication for those who are deaf-blind

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, Even though there are a few things for them to work out, I did a trial run with a sighted co-worker today and it seems to work fairly well. I am not deaf-blind, but we have clients that are, so I wanted to take it for a spin. A few things to note: 1. There is a message about double tapping

RE: 2 apps seem to be hun on Installing in Updates

2012-11-19 Thread Jeffrey Turner
Another thing to check is that the aps are on your phone. Make sure they are checked to sync in iTunes, because if they aren't on your phone, they can't be updated there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rex wisdom Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012

siri volume

2012-11-19 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Is there a way to change the volume on the siri voice? My husband just got an iPhone 5 and the volume on siri is very soft. I, on the other hand, have an iPhone 4S and my siri is a little louder than I'd like. I can't find a setting anywhere to change her spoken volume. Any help would be

Question about iPhone 4S

2012-11-19 Thread Shane Clark
Hi, I got another iPhone 4S a few weeks ago, because the volume button broke. I went to cync it to my computer to put my music on it, and it asked me did I wanna set the new phone up as a new one, or back it up from the previous one, and I chose to restore it from the previous phone. My

Re: Question about iPhone 4S

2012-11-19 Thread James Mannion
It is up to you and it is usually perfectly fine to restore from the old unless you wre having some kind of issue that might have gotten saved in the backup. It is often an advantage to restore it from the backup. It's like putting the exact image of what was on the old one on the new hardware.

EPUB books on the iPhone

2012-11-19 Thread Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.
Hello all, How can I read an EPUB Book on the iPhone. Thanks, Antonio -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to

Re: Question about iPhone 4S

2012-11-19 Thread Shane Clark
Oh ok James, thanks! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 19, 2012, at 10:15 PM, James Mannion mannion...@gmail.com wrote: It is up to you and it is usually perfectly fine to restore from the old unless you wre having some kind of issue that might have gotten saved in the backup. It is often an

Re: siri volume

2012-11-19 Thread David Chittenden
Press the volume up or volume down button whilst Siri is speaking. The volume buttons change the volume of whatever sound task is currently occurring. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 20/11/2012, at 15:35, Paul and Paula

Re: EPUB books on the iPhone

2012-11-19 Thread Teresa Cochran
You can use Ibooks, which you'll find in the App Store. Here's a link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/id364709193?mt=8 HtH, Teresa Nobody ever tells me anything!--James Forsyte, quoted in the Forsyte Saga On Nov 19, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. freethau...@gmail.com

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Rahul Bajaj
Hello, Where can I find Prismo? It's not available in the app store. Forgive my ignorance. Sent from my iPhone On 20-Nov-2012, at 5:05 AM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: I just did a test on the iPod Touch 5th Generation. I scanned the same page from the same height with