Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread eric oyen
thats just it. I don't know. However, how it was described to me was that the client would need to authenticate before allowing a download (and might also affect reader functionality if no connection was present). SInce I was not part of the beta testing team, I can't confirm this. -eric On

Re: Bard only for US Citizens?

2013-10-01 Thread Alan Paganelli
I'm 65 years old and have been in the library reading service sense I was around 8 so I've read a few books! grin And, sense you seem to know what I know, I'd take a guess you've read more then a few books yourself. I was planning on getting a Victor Reader Stream 2 as my Victor Reader

Re: sound problem

2013-10-01 Thread Bryan Schulz
no, you just didn't read it. the volume up button without ear buds only worked after holding home and power then turning it back on. Bryan Schulz - Original Message - From: David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 6:40 AM

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Russ Kiehne
Perhaps someone should make a podcast on how to do this for Applevis? -Original Message- From: Rose Combs Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 5:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices. I guess I just don't get the file sharing part

Re: no sound

2013-10-01 Thread Russ Kiehne
Yes, all sounds work but the one I referenced. -Original Message- From: Gadget Girl Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 6:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: no sound Hi. Did you go into settings, sounds, change with buttons, and toggle it to on? By default, mine was off.

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Brian Moore
yeah, having some of the same issues. sometimes I get feedback and sometimes I don't. maybe this is a 4s thing but it seemed to work better before the 7.02 upgrade. Brian. Contact me on skype: brian.moore follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bmoore123 On 01/10/2013 10:27 AM,

RE: Gmail access issue on 5s

2013-10-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi again, OK, sorry, I totally overlooked that you said you were trying to setup gmail using exchange. Google has done away with exchange support and you will have to to use the proper Gmail account type. This will use IMAP for mail and where before iOS 7 you had to set up a separate CardDAV

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Bill Gallik
This is a relatively new development, probably came with the 7.0.2 iOS version. When I ask Siri to call someone I have in my CONTACTS list, I've been getting this: Oh, Oh, I can't complete your call. Anybody else experiencing this? Holland's Boy, Bill - The great

RE: Gmail access issue on 5s

2013-10-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, Try to reboot your phone. If that doesn't help I would suggest you delete the app account and set it up again, could you possibly have entered an incorrect password or made a spelling mistake when typing the email address/your user name? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From:

RE: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Bill, I had this before 7.0.2 as well and I assume it's simply a matter of the servers which handle SIRI requests being overloaded. There are a lot of new SIRI users considering how many iPhones were sold in the last 11 days and my guess is that a large proportion of these people upgraded from

Re: no sound

2013-10-01 Thread Steve
Bryan, With your earphones unplugged, do something to make voiceover talk. Swipe down with two fingers to read the screen, while it is doing that, hit the Volume Up button several times. Steve - Original Message - From: Bryan Schulz b.sch...@sbcglobal.net To:

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
Hello all when i asked where the nearest mcdonalds was, all was well until i asked to give me directions. then it stopped dead so had to lock the screen. any ideas? E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 15:53, Brian Moore wrote: yeah, having some of the same

RE: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Scott Duck
Hi, Late yesterday, I got an E-mail from the Tennessee Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, saying that, in the event of a government shutdown, NLS operations would be suspended and the BARD site would become unavailable as of 12:00pm, Eastern Time, today. So, the site is up, but not

RE: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Jack Conti
this surely makes sense. thank you. we'll see how it goes. At 11:10 AM 10/1/2013, you wrote: Hi Bill, I had this before 7.0.2 as well and I assume it's simply a matter of the servers which handle SIRI requests being overloaded. There are a lot of new SIRI users considering how many iPhones

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread eric oyen
ok, This was the point I wasn't sure on. At least books are readable in the app with no network connection. -eric On Oct 1, 2013, at 7:39 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: I've been reading books from bard with my ipod touch in airplane mode. -Original Message- From: eric oyen Sent:

Re: Barred app question

2013-10-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, Since BARD is down because of the government shutdown, you won't be able to agree to the terms and start using the app. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until the shutdown is over. Best, Anna On Oct 1, 2013, at 4:16 AM, Jen Colley jen.col...@shaw.ca wrote: Hi, I just installed the

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Jack Conti
well i have had it just sit there and say calling and nothing happens. At 10:52 AM 10/1/2013, you wrote: This is a relatively new development, probably came with the 7.0.2 iOS version. When I ask Siri to call someone I have in my CONTACTS list, I've been getting this: Oh, Oh, I can't

Bard and my experience today

2013-10-01 Thread Shawn
Well as of about 10am central time Bard stopped working. Due to the temporary shutdown of the federal government, the Library of Congress is closed to the public and researchers beginning October 1, 2013 until further notice. All public events are cancelled and web sites are inaccessible except

RE: face time audio

2013-10-01 Thread Neal Ewers
Raul and list. I tried to do a FaceTime audio with someone who does not have iOS 7.0. I'm guessing they would have to have this in order for me to use FaceTime audio? Yes? No? Neal -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A.

Re: no sound

2013-10-01 Thread Bryan Schulz
hi, thanks, did all of that, the fix was to kind of reset with holding home and power, turning it on again then the volume button worked. Bryan Schulz - Original Message - From: Steve pipeguy...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:23 AM

Re: face time audio

2013-10-01 Thread Dionesque
Hello Neal! The person you're colling has to have installed iOS 7 as well, otherwise a FaceTime Audio call won't work. Best regards, Barbara Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 01.10.2013 um 17:48 schrieb Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org: Raul and list. I tried to do a FaceTime audio with

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Victor Gouveia
While I appreciate that a large number of members on this list are American, can the LOC/Bard thread please go away. I'm sure there are other resources people can access to get this sort of information. Can people please try to remember that the whole list isn't living in the United States.

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Robin, Well, Chris may be right as I may have had the HQ voice installed already and just had not activated it. Anyway, it's unfortunate that the voices we depend on aren't as good as in prior versions of the OS. I have communicated with Apple about this, but don't know whether they can

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
Hello all i am a new siri user as of today and it's working better than i expected. i never got on well with speech recognition in the past simply because they didn't like me grin. but siri does and so far so good and exceeds my expectations. E-mail Facebook and iMessage

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Bill Gallik
What Sieghard is relating is likewise happening to me in northern Wisconsin. Holland's Boy, Bill - The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived, and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. - John F. Kennedy, 35th

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Bill Gallik
Good point Sieghard, I should have thought of that, seeing as how I was an ATT/Bell Labs developer in a prior lifetime! Holland's Boy, Bill - The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived, and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent,

RE: sound problem

2013-10-01 Thread Don and Cher Bosch
OK- stupid question... I have never seen a mute button- where is it found on an iPhone4? Cher -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 8:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Wil James
I would give VM Player, oPlayer, or Ace Player a shot. No fuss with iTunes is necessary. You just use an ftp server to download the folder where your files are. All three players will remember your place, so those are good options. My favorite out of the three is VMPlayer. Yes, it lacks the

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Shermeen Khan
Wow, talk about insane list traffic. I was just here a scant few hours ago. I'm in Ontario, Sieghard, and am relieved that the siri problems seem to be experienced by several people. I hope you're right and that it's a simple matter of server overload. I haven't yet used the dictation feature with

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Mich
Hi hear hear victor. I agree. as a fellow Canadian I really don't care about this since it doesn't effect us as Canadians and besides I Doute that the cnib would be as forward thinking as to ever shut down. I mean we can't even get them to put out a app for a I phone lol. from Mich. -

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread alia robinson
so is that how you want to be? if it doesn't effect me I don't care? really?! It has to do with the usability of an app, so I would think it's on topic, and I would hope if canadians or anyone else was having problems with apps to do with getting books I would care at least a little bit.

RE: sound problem

2013-10-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cher, It is actually a switch and it is located right above the volume buttons at the top right corner on the side of the phone. Try the following: Press the home key so your lock screen is up or unlock your phone Now, with the screen facing you, push the switch back towards the back of the

RE: Bard and my experience today

2013-10-01 Thread Wayne gmail
I downloaded two books last night but did not start listening to either of them. Since I did not do so, they did not get validated with Bard through the app. Now I get a message that the book is not authorized. The book I had already started works fine. Lesson learned: Don't just download a

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Alia, With all due respect, and I'm not trying to defend Mich's statements, but the fact is, if you're discussing the Bard app, then discuss the Bard app. From what I've seen, this thread has gone from the site shutting down, to the state of your federal government to the state of

Ios7.0 follow up

2013-10-01 Thread David Gross
Previously I had posted that a newspaper app on my 4s was not reading correctly after the 7.0 update. Others on the list verified they had similar symptoms with various apps. This morning, I was able to access the newspaper through a Twitter link. It read the page correctly without any issues.

RE: sound problem

2013-10-01 Thread Don and Cher Bosch
Thanks, Sieghard- pretty obviously I don't really use the physical buttons on the phone- just make changes using the rotor, etc. The directions you sent were great and I see what you are talking about now- and feel much smarter ;) *Smile* Cher -Original Message- From:

Re: Bard and my experience today

2013-10-01 Thread Marianne Denning
I just opened a book that was in my bookshelf and it worked fine. I don't put books in my wish list on the website but actually go through the download process which takes a few minutes per book. I have 17 books on my IPhone and I can open all of them. On 10/1/13, Wayne gmail

Re: Bard and my experience today

2013-10-01 Thread alia robinson
what I think is that if you download them via the bard app part of that authorizes them. I can play all I downloaded yesterday, but if you try to put books on after the shut down they can't be authorized even if they are on your comp, so the bard app must authorize them as they are imported

Accessible TV Guide APP and possible DVR APP?

2013-10-01 Thread Tess
Hello, I am converting to the ATT Uverse system tomorrow, and was wondering if anyone had an accessible app they can use as a TV guide for them? Also, apparently in their new equipment, they are giving me DVR, I was wondering if anyone knew of any app that could assist me in using the DVR

Re: iOS 7 question

2013-10-01 Thread Shane clark
Hi Sieghart, Yeah I did reboot my phone, but after it came back on, I still experienced the same thing… Should I do a hard reset perhaps? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 1, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Shane, Did you reboot your pbhone? A couple of days ago I

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
Siri is refusing to do requests right now or at least over an hour and a half ago. Dictation is still working though. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 17:38, Shermeen Khan wrote: Wow, talk about insane list traffic. I was just here a scant few hours ago. I'm

Re: Ios7.0 follow up

2013-10-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
Interesting that you mention that the at bat app is reading fine for you since the 7 update. I am having the opposite experience. Before IOS 7, I would read an entire article from start to finish with the 2 finger swipe down. It would sometimes have the annoying habbit of repeating blocks of

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
have the same problem as shermeen in regards to trying to set a timer. ever since the update, Often when I ask siri to set a timer I am met with total silence. I also swipe the screen and get examples of what I can tell siri to do, which I don't care about. lol I am in Minnesota so it isn't

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread BBS
Hi Les. I'm currently using the high quality Vocalizer Expressive Karen voice and I don't hear any of the issues you and other people are hearing. Maybe try to slow down your speech and see if that helps. Also, Apple really can't do anything about the voices as the Vocalizer Expressive voices

RE: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Scott Duck
Hi, I have the same problems. I find that Siri works much better if I turn VO off. I get better and more consistent feedback that way. No, I shouldn't have to do that but it's a work around until they fix it. Thanks, Scott Duck -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I've seen questions on list from Canadians asking about weather apps that work in Canada and from UK members about SIM cards for their carriers and so on. I don't think we should restrict the list to just those topics that pertain to absolutely everyone. There were only a few messages on

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
I turned VoiceOver off and was able to check the weather. But lol! VoiceOver didn't tell me it was on but did when it was off! This was after using Siri. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 19:20, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, I have the same problems. I find that

O Player help please

2013-10-01 Thread Kimberly thurman
I have O Player, I've connected it to my dropbox and downloaded an MP3 file, which I can see in O Player as complete. Now, how do I play the darn thing. I'm caught in the endless frustrating loop. lol Please help! Thanks, Kim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Sean, Are the Vocalizer Express voices separate from the HQ voice that one downloads from within the Accessibility menu? My speech rate is set to 40%, and I'm pretty sure that slowing it down will not impact the clipping of vowels. Thanks. Les On Oct 1, 2013, at 2:04 PM, BBS

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I don't agree that Apple can't do anything about the voices from Nuance. Apple chose to go with Nuance as a provider. If Nuance isn't meeting Apple's needs, then Apple can go with another provider. Also, I'm sure some money is changing hands between Apple and Nuance, so I'm sure Apple has some

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread May and Noah
And you would be wrong since it does effect those that live in Canada that are US Citizens that do have access to bard. Anyways, I do agree though that the topic has gone on like forever. May and Prince Noah www.canadianlynx.ca On 2013-10-01, at 12:47 PM, alia robinson ali...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Gmail access issue on 5s

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
You can also enable calendar with your Gmail account the same time you enable mail and contacts. On 10/01/2013 09:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi again, OK, sorry, I totally overlooked that you said you were trying to setup gmail using exchange. Google has done away with exchange support

RE: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Neal Ewers
Yes, I too do not always hear that voiceover is on when I tripple click to get it back. Neal -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 1:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri's

can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Kimmie
Hi. I'm trying to text, but when I go into the message field, and try to text, I can't find the letters. Was there something I need to do before I switched the keyboard off? I'm using touch screen, and that's when I can't find the letters. I hope that doesn't sound too confusing. -- You

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. Siri seems to be quite a bit more responsive on the 5 s. I sometimes hav the Siri hanging problem but nowhere near as much. Cheers Maria sent from mac mini email, fb bubbygirl1...@gmail.com skype bubbygirl1972 twitter same as skype without the numbers. On 02/10/2013, at 4:11 AM,

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi. I'm not experiencing any problms with the karen voice either. It sounds slightly different, but is not cutting or clipping words etc. hth regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great music On

Re: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
It does actually. Every time you double tap on a text field it should activate the keyboard. You know this as it will say is editing. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 20:04, Kimmie wrote: Hi. I'm trying to text, but when I go into the message field, and try

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
Ok so is it best to ask Siri to do it for us? E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 20:01, Neal Ewers wrote: Yes, I too do not always hear that voiceover is on when I tripple click to get it back. Neal -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Isaac Hebert
To find the lettors switch the keyboard to lettors and then type the lettors. On 10/1/13, Kimmie pegasu...@xtra.co.nz wrote: Hi. I'm trying to text, but when I go into the message field, and try to text, I can't find the letters. Was there something I need to do before I switched the

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. just do a swipe on the screen and if vo is on you should hear it I'm figureing. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 02/10/2013, at 5:14 AM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Ok so is it best to ask Siri to do it for us? E-mail Facebook and iMessage

RE: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Thom Spittle
It happened to me too. I have 7.02 and when I use the BT keyboard, of course, the keyboard on my phone does not show up. However, when I turn off my keyboard, tand even turn off my Bluetooth setting, the keyboard still doesn't show up. I had to restart the phone for this to be fixed. I also tried

RE: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Thom Spittle
With the edit field activated, it still does not show the on screen keyboard. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 3:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: can't find my

Re: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Tom, If this is in relation to the GoldWave program, then the LAME file included in the package is out-dated, so I wouldn't even bother to install that file, as GoldWave now has a utility that will download and install the latest version of the encoder, so, just feel free to cancel that

Re: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Victor Gouveia
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Re: possible issue with tap tap see?

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. yep I noticed mainly when you press the repeat button and sometimes the take picture button. Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 01/10/2013, at 6:42 PM, Pablo Morales pablomorale...@gmail.com wrote: yes, I just noticed it

RE: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, Tom and others. I had this happen periodically while running IOS 6. I never use a blue tooth keyboard, yet the on-screen keyboard would sometimes totally disappear. The solution for me was to turn the phone off, wait a little, then turn it back on. This worked every time. Hope this helps.

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Hi. do you need to zip the files? thanks regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great music On 01/10/2013, at 5:29 PM, Brett brettst...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, When I import audio books, I usually

RE: can't find my letters to text after using keyboard.

2013-10-01 Thread Kimmie
Thank you for that. I'll give it a try. I wonder why that happens? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Wednesday, 2 October 2013 8:39 a.m. To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: can't find my

Re: O Player help please

2013-10-01 Thread Isaac Hebert
After transferring the file press open in O player when double tapping on the file. On 10/1/13, Kimberly thurman kkthur...@hotmail.com wrote: I have O Player, I've connected it to my dropbox and downloaded an MP3 file, which I can see in O Player as complete. Now, how do I play the darn thing.

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, I think you are confusing downloading and reading what's already there. With the BARD app you can read what is already downloaded just as if you had copied the books onto an SD card and used a BookSense or Victor Stream. Now, due to the shut down, getting new material is what is prevented.

Re: Accessible TV Guide APP and possible DVR APP?

2013-10-01 Thread Steve
Their UVerse remote app kind of works for scheduling programs and you can also do it via computer. The standard remote is easy for working the VCR, if you bring up a list of recorded programs, the most-recent is at the top. After you watch a program, hit the Stop button. You will then be in a

Re: possible LOC shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
This is what I thought as well, but people are reporting that books they've moved over to their iPhone, using iTunes or some other file sharing system, won't play in BARD at the moment. It seems that if you download the book in BARD, which you can't do right now, then it's authorized to be

Re: Performance of the motorola h19txt bluetooth earpiece with IOS7 questions:

2013-10-01 Thread David Chittenden
All bluetooth earpieces suffer from occasional break-up when on the opposite side of your body. The closer the phone is to your body, the size of your body, and the bluetooth version, all play a role in how much the break-up will effect you. Basically, water in body mass is a radio frequency

Re: Siri's performance in IOS7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
That's what i did and recommend you do this as well hear nothing VoiceOver is off hear speech and optionally sounds VoiceOver is on. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 20:16, Maria and Joe Chapman wrote: HI. just do a swipe on the screen and if vo is on you

iOs so far and questions

2013-10-01 Thread Shane clark
Hi, Well, to try and fix my speaker issue, per Apple, I did an update, which I didn't wanna do, and of which I figured it wouldn't fix the problem, and it didn't, I can actually say its not that bad.. Though... I'm saying that as of now, i'm not experiencing any of the problems that I've been

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread BBS
Hi Les. Actually, the compact and high quality voices are both from Vocalizer Expressive. And Maria, the reason why Karen sounds different is because Nuance has tweaked her voice in order to make her sound more human. I wish they would've done the same with other voices like Samantha, Daniel,

Bug with capslock announcement with my BT keyboard

2013-10-01 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, Since iOS 7 when I press the capslock key on my BT keyboard it just says caps lock off. Is this happening to you also or just with my particular configuration? Best, Ioana off / Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group.

Re: Installation of High Quality Voices

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. I didn't like it at first but now that I'm used to it. I find it quite good. Blessings! maria and Joe chapman Email, iMessage fb: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com twitter: bubbygirl On 02/10/2013, at 6:16 AM, BBS bigbigshawn@gmail.com wrote: Hi Les. Actually, the compact and high quality

How To Work Around Screen Sensitivity Bug?

2013-10-01 Thread Kerri Kosten
Hi All: I posted yesterday about what I thought was a text messaging bug where my voiceover kept jumping when I would try to edit a text message I ddictated. After doing a little more investigating/playing around, I have determined that the problem is not the messages app but I believe I am

Re: iOs so far and questions

2013-10-01 Thread Isaac Hebert
Yes this is some thing that has added to iOs 7. On 10/1/13, Shane clark hshanecl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Well, to try and fix my speaker issue, per Apple, I did an update, which I didn't wanna do, and of which I figured it wouldn't fix the problem, and it didn't, I can actually say its not

Re: flash enabled browser question

2013-10-01 Thread David Chittenden
My understanding is the developer of OOTunes is happy to add radio stations to the app. I do not have the email address, but if the web address of the radio station is emailed to the person, it should be added fairly rapidly. About Photon web browser, iPhone does not support flash. So, Photon

Re: iPhone 5 Warranty Replacement Without iOS 7

2013-10-01 Thread David Chittenden
No, this cannot be done. All of Apples replacement and new iPhones are now running iOS 7, and they cannot be downgraded to the previous version. You must choose between a faulty headset jack and iOS 7. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from

Moderator Note - BARD and US Govt. shutdown

2013-10-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi all, For the record, All discussion of the BARD app (and its current state of semi-usability) is on-topic here. Go ahead and share your experiences if they will help others. This does not mean that we're free to discuss the political foolishness that got us here, however, people's

RE: How To Work Around Screen Sensitivity Bug?

2013-10-01 Thread Scott Duck
Hi, Yes, that is the sensitivity bug, or whatever you want to call it. When you lightly touch the screen or almost touch the screen, it repeats the last flick gesture. The only sort of work around that I have found is to touch the screen very deliberately. In other words, don't touch it lightly

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Isaac Hebert
I don't think so. On 10/1/13, Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. do you need to zip the files? thanks regards Maria and crew from australia email: bubbygirl1...@gmail.com check out www.95-the-mix.com where we play lots of great music On 01/10/2013, at

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Brett
Hi, I never zip the files myself, I am not even sure that downcast can handle zip files. Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone On 2 Oct 2013, at 6:50 am, Isaac Hebert isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think so. On 10/1/13, Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi. do

Re: Audio player for MP3 audio books on IOS devices.

2013-10-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. thanks. will have to try this. have imported a single file to downcast but never tried with multiple files. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 02/10/2013, at 6:59 AM, Brett brettst...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I never zip the files myself, I am not even sure that downcast

Re: iPhone 5 Warranty Replacement Without iOS 7

2013-10-01 Thread Chris H
Hello all i can confirm that my new phone came with iOS 7 preinstalled so just shows there's no going back. i absolutely love it though on the phone. E-mail Facebook and iMessage christopher...@gmail.com On 01/10/2013 21:36, David Chittenden wrote: No, this cannot be done. All of Apples

Re: flash enabled browser question

2013-10-01 Thread DJ Reese
Hi there: If you wish to submit a radio station that isn't listed in the Ootunes directory, you may do so at the following link: http://help.ootunes.com/contact hope this helps! DJ Reese - Original Message - My understanding is the developer of OOTunes is happy to add radio stations

Re: How To Work Around Screen Sensitivity Bug?

2013-10-01 Thread Carol Pearson
Hi, I would just add something that someone said the other day and that is that we listen carefully to what is being said by voice over. Whatever is the last thing you hear, that's cursor will be. I also agree about firm touches when you really intend something to work. Yes, if you miss the

Re: Bard and my experience today

2013-10-01 Thread Lelia Struve
I also have about 3 books and I just checked and I can play all of them -- Lelia -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting

Re: Performance of the motorola h19txt bluetooth earpiece with IOS7 questions:

2013-10-01 Thread Joseph FreeTech
The Motorola H19TXT does not have Bluetooth 4.0 capability. Technical details state it only supports Bluetooth 3.0. This Bluetooth earpiece pairs almost automatically with an iDevice. You need only turn Bluetooth on using Control center or via settings Bluetooth. First turn on your iDevice.

Re: Reading Books with Braille Display on iPhone

2013-10-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I have found an app, that I like very much, it has some lacks, but hopefully the developer will listen. It is called chm plus, it can read many formats html, txt, DRM free epub, PDF etc. Best of all, you can use the search function, although it is a little strange. I will explain if

Re: App Switcher [was Re: iOS 7, thoughts?]

2013-10-01 Thread Ron Miller
I must be one of the rare ones who do close all apps using App Switcher, then. There are times When I want to free up all resources have everything unloaded. I find that if I want to clese an app, I open App Switcher, swipe right to the app I want to close flick up once to invoke close. I can

Re: possible issue with tap tap see?

2013-10-01 Thread TapTapSee
Hello Everyone, Yeah, it's definitely something that we've noticed with iOS 7 and are currently working on ways to flush one of those voices out. We're looking for the best way to resolve that issue. I apologize for the inconvenience you're experiencing. Unfortunately, there's a bit of an

Re: Reading Books with Braille Display on iPhone

2013-10-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi David. Which reading-speed app are you refering to, there are more of them. Best regards Annie. Den Oct 1, 2013 kl. 1:23 AM skrev David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com: For Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, and Nook (Barnes and Noble), the specific app is your only option because the files are

Re: Random and Unexplained Screen Locked

2013-10-01 Thread Troy Sullivan
I experienced this the other day while listening to pandora. - Original Message - From: Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:41 AM Subject: Re: Random and Unexplained Screen Locked I have this happen when playing any audio

Which recording app to use.

2013-10-01 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I have been using fire 2 for recording with a stereo mic attached to my IPhone. I wonder if fire 2 has stopped beeing updated, if so which app are people using instead of fire 2. As I understand it fire 2 has been sold, but I understood that it would still be updated. Best regards Annie.

Re: Performance of the motorola h19txt bluetooth earpiece with IOS7 questions:

2013-10-01 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, you are correct, it is bluetooth 3.0, not 4.0. It is the first bluetooth earpiece I have used that is higher than bluetooth 2.0, and for me, the performance is significantly improved. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On

RE: App Switcher [was Re: iOS 7, thoughts?]

2013-10-01 Thread Rose Combs
I close every app every morning, then power down and back up, seems to help with battery life along with a couple of other things. I should say I do this most days. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou

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