That's great in theory, but all the apps I've tried have a nasty habit of
breaking lines in the middle of words, which is really irritating.
Thanks,
Ari
On Sep 13, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com wrote:
You can always convert those brf files to text and read them
The fact that the bard app won't read brf files, with VoiceOver, , as can
some of the commercial players, is one of the very few disappointments to
me about this app. It seems that it would be so easy to include a braille
translation table in it, and let VoiceOver read them. But they just
I definitely think that locking the screen helps. I have my phone set not
to lock automatically, preferring to be in control of when it locks.
However, if I go away, come back in an hour or so, and discover that I
forgot to lock it, the battery definitely is lower than it would have been
if I
Really?
In my opinion, LTE is a huge advantage.
Ricardo Walker
rica...@appletothecore.info
Twitter:@apple2thecore
www.appletothecore.info
On Sep 14, 2013, at 12:52 AM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote:
Just to stick in my two cents worth, I'm very happy with my for S screen. I
have not
Hi,
Undoubtedly so. For starters, Voiceover won’t be in constant use, and the
display won’t be on.
hth
Ricardo Walker
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On Sep 13, 2013, at 11:06 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote:
I am wondering if the Bard
I'm curious as to whether Apple changed the chip in both the 5c and 5s
which has been causing some people problems with streaming.
On 9/14/13, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote:
Really?
In my opinion, LTE is a huge advantage.
Ricardo Walker
rica...@appletothecore.info
Hi all and thank you very much for the help. Using downcast how do I subscribe,
add download and use playlists? I don't know anything about podcasts except how
to click on a link and it just starts playing. Please write me off list if you
would like.
God Bless, Wren Langley
P.S. Any and all
I think you are right. Look at what happened with Amazon and the Kindle
app. Amazon made it fully accessible on Ios first.
-Original Message-
From: Richard Ring
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:14 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for
Hi Rebeca,
Do you have a Dropbox account? That may be the quickest way to move the files
and access them on all iOS devices. I do have phone Drive, which was just on
sale for $0.99¢. I haven't played with it much, but you are able to transfer
files between the phone and the computer. HTH.
Hi all.
So, I've logged in, but, how do I actually shop the catalog. All ICR coupons or
deals or specials. Has anyone had any luck figuring this out? Kind of
disappointed, as I was really looking forward to this app. I even called a few
weeks before it was out and asked if they need anyone to
Just turn on continuous play in the settings menu.
JoJo
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Hi Wren,
A quick Google search for Downcast on Applevis brought up a bunch of
results. The third search result said the following:
Take Your Favorite Podcasts on the Road: Downcast for ...
Feb 2, 2012 - In this approximately 30-minute show, Allison Hilliker and
Darrell Shandrow demonstrate
Hello,
With MBraille, I have changed my settings to the away layout mode and have
changed or toggled on switch dots 1-4 and 3-6. This way when the phone's screen
is facing away from you, your ring fingers are touching dots 1-4, the middle
fingers touching dots 2-5, and the index fingers
Hello Listers,
For the Google savvy crowd this message may cover old ground, but when I
answered Wren's question on how to find a Podcast on Downcast, I found
myself starting to explain a bit on how to easily find this sort of
information and while this isn't strictly iOS related, I thought I do
The victor reader stream will read brf files. And I have used win bt to
back translate brf files to text. Then I can use voice dream reader with
neospeech. The neospeech used with boice dream reader sounds better than
the neospeech on the booksense.
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From:
Your estimate for stand alone GPS devices 2 to 4 hours is way off the mark.
I personally own3 stand alone units and 2 of them deliver 8 hours of
continuous use and one with an extra long life battery can deliver even
longer usage time. Stand alone GPS systems for the blind update their maps
Joan, I believe text grabber only does a page at a time but it does let you
edit the text to fix errors. I don't believe you can save the file and then
add to it later.
HTH
---
Regards,
Alan
Go Chicago Bears in 2013!
Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act
Is the mophie juice pack available for the ipod touch 5th generation?
-Original Message-
From: Mike Arrigo
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 8:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval
Yes. I have one of these, the mophie juice pack case
Actually the Navigon app allows you to store the maps on the phone which is
what I do. You can choose whether or not to update the maps and which ones
to update as well. Generally though it is a battery drainer even with the
onboard maps.
Regards,
Wayne
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where is the oMoby podcast from applevis?
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The 5C runs the A6 chip, I didn't look but I think that's the same one the
iPhone 5 runs. The 5S uses the A7 chip which is different.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 9:03 AM
Subject:
This is a great example of why options are a very good thing. I use the away
layout, but I leave dots 1 3 and 4 6 in the default position so my index
fingers are on 1 and 3, which is the same fingers used on all braille
keyboards. I found the learning curve rather short this way.
To each
WordPress.com
Fred Olver
Author of Dealing with Vision Loss
have a look it just makes sense.
http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com
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From: MacDailyNews
To: goodfo...@charter.net
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 9:56 AM
Subject: [New post] Apple
I don't think developers have to support anything but the latest version
of IOS. From what I can tell, Apple doesn't support anything but the
latest version of IOS.
There are different screen sizes now, and of course there's the iPads as
well as the iPhones/iPods but I don't know what's
take-your-podcast-on-the-road
Hi All,
I could not find the page for the podcast on Applevis about downcast that
Sieghard referred to, so I googled take-your-favorite-podcast-on-the-road and I
found this website.
Hello,
I know there is either a way or a website one can do/use to remove one of
their devices from their apple account, ID, or I cloud.
Where can one do that?
Tom
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I could not find an audio podcast (didn't look very long), but here is the
AppleVis oMoby page where there is a link to an audio podcast (link was
broken when I tested it):
http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/utilities/omoby
Joseph
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From: Hayri Tulumcu
I need to make a correction on what I said yesterday or the day before. I said
that it looks like the 5S comes with a leather case. The leather case for the
5S will set you back 39 bucks USD. It's easy today to spend that much and more
for a phone case and so $39 doesn't sound bad. It is
MBraille is pretty much my go to keyboardd. I like away mode with the dots in
the regular mode reflective of a braille keyboard.
On Sep 14, 2013, at 9:21 AM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote:
This is a great example of why options are a very good thing. I use the away
Just a note to say that TuneIn Radio is fabulous for college football. I first
searched for UCLA football and found their network, which works great. I then
searched for Stanford football and found their network. Both play very nicely.
I found what looks like Alabama's home station and will try
You saying the 5s comes with a case that's good if so because I had to
buy a separate case for the 4.
On 14/09/2013 18:18, Alan Paganelli wrote:
I need to make a correction on what I said yesterday or the day before. I said
that it looks like the 5S comes with a leather case. The leather
Go to
http://appleid.apple.com
On 14/09/2013 18:07, Tom Cramer wrote:
Hello,
I know there is either a way or a website one can do/use to remove one of
their devices from their apple account, ID, or I cloud.
Where can one do that?
Tom
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I think at that point, though, you still have the text wrapping toa new line in
the middle of words. Whatever wordwrap is used in a lot of iOS apps is not very
smart.
Thanks,
Ari
On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:16 AM, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote:
The victor reader stream will read brf
No, I said that I thought the 5S came with a case. It does not. It will
cost you 39 bucks. Still, a leather case with a fleece lining should
protect the iPhone from scratches.
I put my iPhone 4 in an Otter box case when I bought it and it's been out of
it's case 1 time I can remember.
I didn't think that was the case. I never heard of a phone coming with a
case. I always had to buy one separately if I wanted one.
On 14/09/2013 18:41, Alan Paganelli wrote:
No, I said that I thought the 5S came with a case. It does not. It
will cost you 39 bucks. Still, a leather case with
Why would the dock for the 5c be different than the dock for 5 and 5s?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Fred Olver
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:23 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Fw: [New post] Apple offers new docks for iPhone 5,
Did you search within TuneIn Radio to find these channels?
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Turner
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 12:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: TuneIn Radio and college football
I didn't either! which was why I checked the apple store app on my iPhone
and found the information there.
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Regards,
Alan
Go Chicago Bears in 2013!
Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now!
Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know
I'm looking for some suggestions for correcting a problem I'm having with my
Apple Earpods that came with my iPhone 5 and use of its remote and volume
buttons. Often, when using the earpods, neither its volume or remote buttons
do anything. However, if I power off my phone, when I power it back
Yes.
Richard
(Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen)
On Sep 14, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote:
Did you search within TuneIn Radio to find these channels?
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Try this. Hold down the power button and the home key for ten seconds. It's a
restart and will not effect any of your settings, apps, etc. You've got
nothing to lose and it might work.
---
Regards,
Alan
Go Chicago Bears in 2013!
Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid
Because the iPhone 5c’s plastic body is thicker than that of the metal iPhone 5
and 5s.
hth
Ricardo Walker
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www.appletothecore.info
On Sep 14, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote:
Why would the dock
If other similar type headsets have the same issue, I would say your only
real choices are to try a complete phone reset after having performed a
backup of course, or taking it into an Apple Store as it's possible that the
headphone jack could be defective. JMO.
Best regards,
Rick
You should be warned that doing the reset with the home and power buttons
sometimes turns off VoiceOver. It has turned it off every time for me, others
on this list say it has never turned it off. So, I would be near a computer
with iTunes, or sighted help before trying it, just in case it
Hello, I am wondering how I can make some incoming sounds different, for
example, I want my Facebook sound to be different from my Fox news sound. How
would I do that?
Lelia
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Thanks for this explanation of how to use google. It very well may be
easier than the method I used, which is to write, for example
site:applevis.com downcast
which is how google told me to do it. More and more, thanks to MBraille, I
am using google with safari on my iPhone. Your way is less
Thanks, Arnold. I was aware of that potential with a reset and I will
definitely do a complete backup to my computer and have it and iTunes handy
before I attempt one.
Alan Lemly
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Arnold
You can change those tones by going to settings, and then sounds, which is just
below general in the menu.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
On Sep 14, 2013, at 1:10 PM, Lelia Struve leliastr...@samobile.net wrote:
Hello, I am wondering how I can make some
If the system is still responding, couldn't you just power it off and
power it back on instead of doing a reset? Hold the lock button down for
a few seconds until you hear slide to power down and then double tap the
screen. After 20 seconds or so, press the lock button for 5 seconds or
so and
Please Read And Understand The Following Quotes By Stevie Wonder!!!
Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes does not mean he lacks vision!
Just because you can't see does not mean you can't hear and think!
People with disabilities are still human beings! They can do everything that
Hi,
also what about us woodworkers? I am forever damaging my fingers now way or
another.
Max.
On 13/09/2013, at 11:25 PM, Victor Gouveia victor.gouv...@rogers.com wrote:
Hi Ricardo,
True, most people don't use their thumbs for Braille reading, but then
there's that silly thing called life
The only sounds icy in the sound menu is the outgoing ones. Not the ones that I
hear coming into me. I don't know if that made sense. Let me know
Lelia
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On Sep 14, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Chuck Dean chuckd...@icloud.com wrote:
You can change those tones by going to settings, and
Text Grabber does let you copy the text to the clipboard for use in other
apps.
DJ
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Alan Paganelli
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 11:36 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: text
Backing up your device always is a good idea. But the home and power
button reset shouldn't erase anything, VoiceOver probably is the only thing
that potentially gets turned off. And some on the list say it doesn't get
turned off on their devices. Those who can read the screen can do
I think Wisconsin is going to be on Iheart radio.
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From: Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: TuneIn Radio and college football
Yes.
Richard
(Sent from Richard's iPod Touch
It is, I currently have pre game streamed. Listened to the last 2 games on
iHeart as well.
Stacy
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:08 PM, Brent Harding br...@hostany.net wrote:
I think Wisconsin is going to be on Iheart radio.
- Original Message - From: Richard Turner
I don't need to put a damper on this, but shouldn't the subject line be
changed? This thread has nothing to do with the bar app anymore, but it's about
batteries and wordwrap. Also, from what I just heard, the BART app is still in
beta and has not been submitted for approval.
Sent from my
I am friends with a NLS librarian, and the app has indeed been submitted for
approval.
Hth
Hope Paulos
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Daniel Miller
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 9:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hi, folks. I have an earlier version of an app on my computer I'd like
to go back to. How do I replace the later version of this app which
resides on my phone, with the earlier one using iTunes?
One detail I'll add. I notice when I activate the apps button that
many of the apps in the list are
Hi all. something I was wondering. I just did a backup of my apps and all of
the other things stord on my iphone 4s to get it reddy for ios 7 when it comes
out later next week. My question is are you able to have itunes back up your
apps on more then one pc? Since I have my i phone on my laptop
HM MMM, my girlfriend just went to a presentation from NLS library into said
that the app has not been submitted for approval, and that still in beta.
Either way, I guess we'll just be on the lookout for it.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Hope Paulos hope.pau...@gmail.com
In the article that was posted about getting ready to install IOS 7, under the
link about cleaning the cache, the program Phone Clean was mentioned. Has
anybody ever used this program, and if so, is it accessible on the pc? Also,
does anybody have other recommendations for programs to
Hi,
Firstly, delete the newer version of the app from your phone. Then connect your
phone to the computer and sync your apps. When looking at the list of apps in
iTunes, the ones that are checked are the ones that will be transfered to your
phone. So be sure the older version of the app you
I was one of the beta testers. We received a message yesterday saying that
the beta test was officially over, and that the app had been submitted for
approval.
Arnold Schmidt
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday,
Hi,
can't help with a PC, but for those interested it works on the Mac.
Max.
On 15/09/2013, at 12:31 PM, Arnold Schmidt arno...@mindspring.com wrote:
In the article that was posted about getting ready to install IOS 7, under
the link about cleaning the cache, the program Phone Clean was
A Fleksy update is now available in the app store.
Chuck (mobile)
Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.
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The android app won't be coming out before next year, from what I
heard, problems with contractor, and with accessibility in Android.
Dave
At 12:14 PM 9/13/2013, you wrote:
One thing that may have enfluenced the NLS is, there are probably
more blind iOS users than android users.
You can
Joseph,
I'm very happy to hear that TapTapSee was able to help you figure out what
product you were looking for specifically. I will share your experience
with the rest of the team here at TapTapSee, because we are always happy to
hear what our users have to say about our app. Your feedback is
I was a pre-beta, and beta tester and a message was sent to the beta
list participants saying that the app had been submitted for approval.
Dave
At 09:26 PM 9/14/2013, you wrote:
HM MMM, my girlfriend just went to a presentation from NLS library
into said that the app has not been submitted
The beta is called BARD Mobile so presumably the final version will
be the same.
Dave
At 02:12 PM 9/13/2013, you wrote:
Does anybody know what the name of this app will be?
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Regards,
Alan
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Hello list,
Is anyone using Listo with the new update? When I try to add a new list, I get
an edit field, but when I finish, I cannot find a done button. I do not know
how to save a new list. Until this week, this has been a very simple app to use.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
Karin
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Your information is incorrect. The BARD app was submitted to the
Apple App Store this past Thursday and the beta is done for now.
Dave
At 08:24 PM 9/14/2013, you wrote:
I don't need to put a damper on this, but shouldn't the subject line
be changed? This thread has nothing to do with the bar
Does anyone know if you can connect an iPhone 5 to a Bose PC system? The
Bose system connects to a PC via a USB connector, not via the headphone
jack. I hope there is a way to do this! This is not an iPhone Bose system,
but the PC Bose.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Terrie Terlau
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I haven't noticed any problem with the audible app and battery drain. It is
certainly much better than iBooks or the Kindle app, because you can lock the
screen and still play audible.
Mary
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On Sep 13, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Chuck Dean cadean...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all who
i came upon this blog-post about downgrading to i-os5.1.3 from i-OS7 beta.
http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/blog/2013/jul/9/downgrade-ios7-ios6-iphone/
On 13/09/2013 10:02 م, Chris H wrote:
A backup isn't enough I don't think. That will only backup the
contacts, settings, etc.
On
I love listening to books on my iPhone. I have been using an app called
Audio Book and Podcast Player to listen to mp3 books with no problems. I
think the Bard app will be similar. The nice part is that when using wired
earphones (which I do all the time) you can stop and start the books
Hi,
I don't know about this specific unit, but if it uses a standard USB port,
just use your iPhone charging cable. I use this method to connect my iPhone
to my home theatre system.
Hope this helps,
Brett.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Will you be able to select and download books directly through your device,
or will it be like the kindle and Nook apps where you have to do the actual
selection on a PC and go back to your device to have it transferred to your
device?
Andy
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From: Sherrie
Sent:
According to the interviews last spring, you could download books
directly to your device from the recently released list and your wish
list. You can use a browser to add books to your wish list. I assume you
can also copy them over to your iPhone via iTunes.
On 09/15/2013 12:20 AM, Andy
So you would still need a PC to place books on your wish list?
Andy
-Original Message-
From: Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:22 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval
According to the interviews last spring,
No, you could use Safari from your iPhone.
On 09/15/2013 12:38 AM, Andy Baracco wrote:
So you would still need a PC to place books on your wish list?
Andy
-Original Message- From: Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:22 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject:
Hello all, Daniel is correct. I've read around 8 messages which have
zero to do with the BARD app. I don't yet know how many more there are,
but please folks, if you will be talking about something totally
different, change the subject line. if it's something which has morphed
from BARD to
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