Prizmo and TextGrabber are the two best OCR apps. In addition, I very highly
recommend you get the stand scan pro.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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On 21 Feb 2014, at 8:01, Andrew J. LaPointe alapoint...@comcast.net wrote:
Hello will this keyboard work with windows8/8.1?, Bjilly
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Subject: Re: what is the best sounding most accessible
Hi,
Normally i don't write in these kinds of threads. I've made my opinion on blind
ghetto solutions clear and i've also found that i'm in a minority, so rather
than be flamed i usually shut up, however since you ask, this is what i have to
say: I think that Fleksi VO is a lame excuse for not
I think without the sim card you may as well call it a ipod.
If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning
start?
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She asked for a how to deal with the problem, not an equal access question.
Sorry if you don't agree with the proposed solution, even if it is a
solution to the problem.
Fred Olver
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Hello Folks:
I thought I would forward the response that I received from Mobience. As I
understand this, these keypads are not firmware upgradable even though
different versions of the firmware are mentioned on their Site. Again, as I
understand it, when improvements are made to the devices,
Hi,
The answer to this question depends on a lot of things, but before we
get into them, are you wanting to set up the phone from new without a
sim or are you wanting to take the sim out of an already set up phone?
Cheers,
Ben.
On 2/21/14, Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote:
I
Since you bring up the Mosen blog post, allow me to point everyone to
the first Appcessible podcast where Mosen interviews a spokesman from
Fleksy about their decision, the SDK, the behind the scenes
development and related issues, and the reasoning behind the Fleksy VO
app. Listen to the podcast
Where does one purchase the stand scan pro?
Thanks,
Brian M
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Prizmo and TextGrabber are
Wonderground also has their Braille page which is very blind friendly. I'm not
sure of the URL but I'd guess somebody on the list does have their address.
Alan
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On Feb 19, 2014, at 4:34 PM, Lea Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Hi, there is also one called
You can get it on amazon.com
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Where does one purchase the stand scan pro?
Thanks,
Brian M
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David Chittenden
Www.standscan.com
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On 22 Feb 2014, at 3:32, BrianMiller brianrmille...@gmail.com wrote:
Where does one purchase the stand scan pro?
Thanks,
Brian M
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interesting. I didn't know about this page. here's the uRL:
http://braille.wunderground.com
Teresa
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too
dark to read.--Groucho Marx
On Feb 21, 2014, at 6:31 AM, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Thanks David.
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Www.standscan.com
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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If you want a keyboard that works with Windows, you want the LOgitech 810
model. It works with both, and you can switch with a touch of a button.
Hope this helps,
Jenn
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 3:12 AM, HotScot72 william.ingli...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello will this keyboard work
You can create all kinds of playlists. I have a my favorites play list, my
favorite country songs, Instrumentals only and more. You can have as many play
lists as you want.
HTH
Alan
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On Feb 20, 2014, at 1:03 PM, Don and Cher Bosch
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I don't know if the Amazon Basics does. I doubt it though.
On 2/21/14, Jennie Facer jennie.fa...@gmail.com wrote:
If you want a keyboard that works with Windows, you want the LOgitech 810
model. It works with both, and you can switch with a touch of a button.
Hope this helps,
Jenn
Sent
Yes, you can get accessible kindle plug-in for PC. If you go to the
following link, it will likely wrap over to more than one line as I didn't
use a link shortener
I can second that. The Amazon Basic Bluetooth keyboard if you catch it on
special from Amazon for around 25 bucks is a good price. They also have a very
nice case for that keyboard for another 20 dollars more.
I have both and am glad I bought mine. I actually use it when I'm doing email
Does anyone know of an accessible Solatar game?
Alan
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On Feb 20, 2014, at 8:26 AM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote:
Here are some games that work with voiceover chess wise 3 is a good card
game. Next there is a board gam called dice with buddies.
On Feb 20,
Kay, I went back and reviewed your original post on this thread. Does your
friend see all the other list messages except for his own? I know with my
gmail account, I never see my own posts to lists when receiving my messages
via pop into Outlook. I believe that is an anomaly of gmail only.
If he
You know what's sad is that sometimes my fellow blind consumers really piss
me off. We get angry when an app starts to charge for something that was
previously free. We get angry when a company provides a temporary solution
to a long-term plan. Honestly, if I were a developer, I wouldn't bother
hello
yesterday i bought a bluetooth headset and i manage to pair it with my
iphone. however, Voice over becomes very slugish. it responds very
slowly when swiping or typing, unlike the way it behaves when it comes
through the wired handfree or the phone speaker itself. did anyone
experience
I just put it on my home screen.
Alan
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 7:29 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote:
interesting. I didn't know about this page. here's the uRL:
http://braille.wunderground.com
Teresa
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside
Unfortunately, there is always some delay when using Bluetooth. Some
headsets are better than others, but there is always a delay.
Lois
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I had a very similar experience. I received an LG blue-tooth headset
as a gift - I had let my longing for the headset be known to the
people who gave it to me - but, although it works well for music, it
drives me crazy for virtually any other activity that requires me to
use VoiceOver, and,
Kings Corners is available for iPad but I couldn't find the other game. I just
want the straight game but thanks for your reply.
Alan
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On Feb 20, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Jennie Facer jennie.fa...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
There are two card games that come to mind. Kings
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/9-mens-morris/id424610463?mt=8
I used to love this as a board game, no idea how accessible this is going to
be though; board games are more difficult to try to VO-ise since piece
positioning is all.
But I have a real wooden set and would play a real purson if
Dear Listers,
I've purchased the latest Prizmo 3.1.4 and installed it onto my iPhone 5C. I
thought it would be a useful application to have in order to scan and have it
read to me an occasional page of text such as a letter or a business card or a
short text that one might be given by a
Hello everyone,
I am not a Fleksy user. However, each time an app changes or a blind person
questions the price of an app, some in the blindness community take the
position that blind people don't want to pay for anything or want everything
our way. I recall that during Black Friday, many
Hi all. If you are a GV Connect fan as I am, or if you are looking for a
Google Voice app which works well and even better than Google's own app,
then you might consider GV Connect. I've written many times before about
this great app. I'd like to write yet again to say that the developer
and I
I too am a fan. Curious, did the dev mention anything in regards to plans
about Google Voice support past May?
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Hi, will this app let you choose between making a call over wi-fi and/or a
cellular network?
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Hi every one have you all updated to iOS7.6?
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Sorry every one the update is iOS 7.0.6. Have you all updated to it.
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There is no discussion about price, since the app is free. And, I don't
understand the concern over an app being made specifically for blind users
if the feature set remains the same with both app options. At the point that
the general app becomes significantly better than what blind users are
No but I sure haven't, is there issue?
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:38 PM, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote:
Sorry every one the update is iOS 7.0.6. Have you all updated to it.
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I'm downloading it now. It looks like it's an SSL security update, so I'd be
surprised if there are any changes in VO. Since it's a security update, I'm
thinking it's probably important in any case.
teresa
Slow down; you'll get there faster.
On Feb 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, Joseph Hudson
Hello,
I totally agree. Honestly, I think the majority of the outrage was a knee
jerk reaction do to blind people usually getting the short end of the stick
when things like this happen. In this case, I think the folks at Fleksy made a
good decision. I think its something in the short term
I know the app is free. I am speaking in general terms. I'm seen plenty of
discussions when an app is priced at a certain level or rises in price, and
blind people question it, many in the blind community talk about how blind
people don't want to pay for anything.
And when I speak of the
Hi all
would it be safe to charge the iPad mini mid cycle? The reason is I
cannot update at this time as it's below 50%. Thanks!
Regards Chris
On 21/02/2014 20:55, Teresa Cochran wrote:
I'm downloading it now. It looks like it's an SSL security update, so I'd be
surprised if there are any
Yes but only on my iPhone because my iPad is below 50%.
Regards Chris
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I think the newer the model Bluetooth headset the less lag you will
experience. Not all of them have lag and some have it worse than others. I
have also found that sometimes it seems the longer they have been running
the worse the lag gets so I will turn off the headset and then right back
on. It
Hi, just so you know, OBIHai has a new solution so that people who
depend on the Google Voice / OBIhai boxes aren't left out to sea without
a paddle. The solution will cost around $40 per year but that's still
dirt cheap when compared to other voip solutions.
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Finally
I tried this game using VO. With VO, you can see what you are supposed to do,
place or move a piece. However, with VO on you can not do either. With VO
turned off, I managed to place all my pieces simply by remembering the physical
board. Someone who had never played would not be able to place
At least the developers of Fleksy put out a separate app and are
updating that app, hwile they work on the main one. Let me count the
ways of the number of companies that created an alternative solution,
but then didn't update that alternative with new features, for example
Gmail. Though I still
I have found that my Motorola H19TXT has the least amount of sluggishness in a
Bluetooth headset with VoiceOver.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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On 22 Feb 2014, at 7:01, Penny Reeder penny.ree...@gmail.com wrote:
I had a
Talkiton allows that. And it completly accessible
Works with google voice and google chat
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Hi, will this app let you choose between making a call over wi-fi and/or a
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What happened to IOS 7.05 update? What is the SSL?
Donna
On Feb 21, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes but only on my iPhone because my iPad is below 50%.
Regards Chris
On 21/02/2014 20:38, isaac wrote:
Sorry every one the update is iOS 7.0.6. Have you all
Does anyone have any more insights as to this update than the fact that it,
and I quote,
provide a fix for SSL connection verification?
Thanks.
Neal
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Hi,
There is no information other than what is in the update info. I am
downloading it now as I write this message.
Matthew
On Feb 21, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org wrote:
Does anyone have any more insights as to this update than the fact that it,
and I quote,
Hi Scott,
Where do you feel they have turned their backs on the blind. That is a
pretty strong statement to make. They simply decided to go with 2 versions
keeping the VO version for the blind and a different version for the
mainstream because it was too complicated to keep our version
I thought I had put no alerts for several apps but I discovered that you
need to go to Notifications in the Settings app. Then choose the app in
question and swipe to choose no alerts. But don't stop there. There are
several more spots to change yes to no before they are really stopped. Make
Hi,
I think that will be just fine. If I was a betting man, I would say the
majority of people don't wait for their device to die before charging it.
hth
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 4:08 PM, Chris H
We just found out the hard way that one should really have at least some
familiarity with using where's my iPhone, either the app or iCloud.com.
Ironically, just last week I suggested we figure out that in case, and today
she lost her phone. Unfortunately, it appears whoever found it has
Not after May 15th though.
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Talkiton allows
Does that cut off date applied to the GV connect app as well?
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be
nothing. - Aristotle
On Feb 21, 2014, at 3:42 PM, Cristóbal crismuno...@gmail.com wrote:
Not after May 15th though.
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I'm wanting to take the syn out of an already setup phone.
Jen
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Subject: Re: Can you use an iPhone 4s without a sym card?
Hi,
The answer to this question depends on a lot of
Hi,
As a matter of fact the LI battery should be charged when between 40 to 50%
of its charge. We don't have to bring it down like we did the Ni-Cad.
Several tests I have read recommend around 40% as being a good point to
recharge.
Ron Danvers
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First, start the app and get to the point where you are ready to double tap the
take picture button, and plan to ignore what it says about positioning the
camera.
Scanning free-hand is tricky at best.
You want to use the back camera.
I'd recommend placing the phone flat on the page with the back
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Yes you can but only as an iPod.
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I'm wanting to take
It isn't a major update. Only a few devices got 7.0.5 after the 7.0.4 release.
Regards, Feliciano
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 4:13 PM, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca
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Hi,
As a matter of fact the LI battery should be charged when between 40
Hi, all. If the update info says anything about security, I always go for it.
SSL is a security protocol for websites, especially web forms, etc.
HtH,
Teresa
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On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:59 PM, matthew dyer ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi,
There is no information
What I generally read is that lithium ion batteries prefer shallow
recharges, in other words, when it gets down to about 50% bring it back
up to 80% or 90% and then start letting it run the battery back down to
around 50% again. Of course, batteries are meant to be used, so don't
sweat it if
IOS 7.0.5 was only made available in a few regions, and it was only for
a few models. I looked it up when it was discussed on this list, so you
shouldn't have any trouble googling for more information, if you're
still interested.
On 02/21/2014 04:53 PM, Donna wrote:
What happened to IOS 7.05
So is the phone feature the only thing that won't work without a sym card?
Is there anything I need to do other than removing the sym card in order to
make this happen?
Jen
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Subject: RE:
The iPhone and the iPod have more differences between them then just the
cellular radio. The iPhone for example has a GPS and a better camera.
You can go to site like
http://ipod.about.com/od/ipadcomparisons/a/ipad-iphone-3gs-ipod-touch.htm to
see the differences between the iPod and the
I think the blindness community is a lot more like the general
population than you think. There will be lots of gnashing of teeth by
the general population when Google restricts third party apps from using
Google voice, just as there was when Google shut down Google Reader or
when AOL stopped
To clarify, SS L stands for secure socket layer.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 21, 2014, at 9:05 PM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote:
Hi, all. If the update info says anything about security, I always go for it.
SSL is a security protocol for websites, especially web forms, etc.
Hello, everyone.
Of course, the Audible library can be accessed via the Audible iOS
app, but I was looking at the Audible site using Safari and discovered
I could not navigate to my library. I simply couldn't find it on the
audible home page. Has anyone run into this problem?
Thank you.
Craig
You go to audible.com. Bring up the link chooser and find library. It may say
something about a submenu but actually if you just press enter you will be on
the page with your library. I think the easiest way to find the link to
download a book is to tab. It would be a little more complicated
Yes, if the phone is already set up, you can use it without a Sim card.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 22 Feb 2014, at 13:09, Jen Colley jen.col...@shaw.ca wrote:
I'm wanting to take the syn out of an already setup
Hello,
For those who are living in china and the EU, iOS 7.0.5 was released I believe
late last month or early this one. I guess that's why Apple is calling this
release 7.0.6
EM
On Feb 21, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote:
What happened to IOS 7.05 update? What is the
Hi Andrew,
I will try to remember all of the tips I have read in the past for Prizmo.
1. Make sure you have plenty of light. If you are using natural sun light, make
sure to be facing the window, so you don't cast a shadow onto the text to be
scanned.
2. I use my iPhone in portrait mode and
Hi Izik,
No, I haven't updated to ios 7.06 yet. Take care.
Lori and the Gipper
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Hi Tereasa,
Since your downloading the latest update 7.06 do you think it's a wise idea to
go ahead and download it? I just checked and I also have the update ios7.06 on
my pphone ready to download if I want. Right now I'm running ios 7.04. Thanks.
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Ok, thanks for this. So is there a protocol by which two players with their
own boards oculd play eacho ther remotely? I'd give this a try if further
interested. Or, I would accept suggestions how to best implement an online
version we could all play.
Thanks, Rh.
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