RE: iPhone and 'other category in memory report

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
This is only partly correct, text messages and so on are also included in this other category as far as I know. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kayaker Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com;

RE: Is there a setting to have alerts repeat?

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Keith, You can set how often a text or iMessage alert repeats in Notification Centre, Messages, but no such customization exists for other notifications. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent:

Re: Is there a setting to have alerts repeat?

2014-04-18 Thread Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy
I know that when I get a reminder I can snooze it for 15 minutes by opening the options and selecting that out of the list, but I can't choose how long to snooze it for. HTH, Haya Simkin guide dog Pammy Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2014, at 10:50, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:

Square card reader

2014-04-18 Thread Lois Butterfield
I did some expensive experimenting yesterday to see how the square reader worked with blue tooth, etc. Bluetooth headphones do not work with the card reader plugged in, even if you turn it off and back on after plugging in the reader. The splitter also did not work with regular headphones even

Otterbox Replacement

2014-04-18 Thread dwyates14
Even more of a reason to recommend the Otterbox line of phone cases. I’d heard from several of you on list to see if I could get them to replace my Defender case when the clamp snapped off of the holster piece. So, gave it a shot and even though was over a year old, they replaced the case, the

Has Sendero Lookaround lost its intersection announcements?

2014-04-18 Thread Robin Christopherson
Thanks Sieghard and Wayne. Certainly last time I used it tapping ‘Next cross street’ put it in a mode whereby it was constantly monitoring and announcing as you walked. It would make a squelching sound every five seconds or so to show it was constantly updating and whenever it had fresh info it

Oh, Dear, Slacker Problem Again . . .

2014-04-18 Thread Christine Grassman
Despite Slacker's fantastic job making its iPhone app accessible once again, I have run into a snag they clearly did not anticipate. I received an unusual activity message while listening; I had the audacity to spend some time exploring a bunch of different stations in a short period of time.

RE: Has Sendero Lookaround lost its intersection announcements?

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Robin, I think what happened is that the vibrations/movements from walking triggered the Shake feature, at least that is how I always interpreted this on my iPhone. You can, I think, set the Shake to be very sensitive or less sensitive. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Netatmo update fixes minimum/maximum outdoor temperature issue and supports rain gauge

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Netatmo users, I received a message from Netatmo regarding Voiceover not reading outdoor minimum and maximum temperatures any more since the last update. The issue has been fixed and the update was submitted to Apple, it should be available next week. I was also told that the new

Re: iBooks App Overview Sought

2014-04-18 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi all. There are two things that I would wish could be done different in ibooks. 1. it would be fine if we could use continuously reading so that we could avoid going to the next page all the time. 2. When I read a page and if I wants to go a line back in the buttom of the page, I will be

Re: Netatmo update fixes minimum/maximum outdoor temperature issue and supports rain gauge

2014-04-18 Thread Marianne Denning
I am considering getting netatmo. Is all of it accessible with voiceover? What do you find most helpful to you? I was checking out their website and really getting excited about it. Can you run your thermostat with your IPhone? On 4/18/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello

Re: Zoom IQ5 microphone

2014-04-18 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Neal. Mine would also have been sendt back, if I have known that there is no solution on that problem. I think I will write a review somewhere on the internet, and I will strongly advice people to think about it before buying this mic, it is a little and in many ways a great mic, but it is

Urgent: Need recommendation for a good timer app

2014-04-18 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hello folks, I've just done something stupid to my old talking timer and now it won't work anymore, so i need a recommendation for an app for the IPhone that can act as a timer that can speak at set intervals. There was an absolutely wonderful app once upon a time called Talking Timer that did

How to set individual alerts using twitter

2014-04-18 Thread DJ Reese
Hi list: subject says it all. How do I go about setting individual alerts using twitter? Thanks! DJ Reese Download and install the new Peachtree Radio fM app available in the Android, Apple and Black berry app stores today. Peachtree Radio FM. where some listen to remember and some listen

Importing m3u playlists to i tunes

2014-04-18 Thread Bhavesh
hi all, i have a few playlists on my nokia C 5-00 that i wish to import to Itunes. i realy do not wish to create new playlists, as each playlist i have created took me so much of time. moreover each playlist contains many songs. is there a way out for this? thanks and regards, Bhavesh. Sent

Re: Saving pictures

2014-04-18 Thread DJ Reese
Hi: someone sent me pictures via text messages and what I want to do is save them to my camera roll. DJ Reese Download and install the new Peachtree Radio fM app available in the Android, Apple and Black berry app stores today. Peachtree Radio FM. where some listen to remember and some

RE: Urgent: Need recommendation for a good timer app

2014-04-18 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
I believe the app Chime Squirrel will do that. I believe there's a free lite version, and an in-app upgrade available for $1.99. Good luck. If you're intervals aren't too many and do not require a lot of precision, I have at times just set a number of timers, for example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes,

RE: Netatmo update fixes minimum/maximum outdoor temperature issue and supports rain gauge

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Marianne, The Netatmo Weather Station is the product I have been posting about and it is not a thermostat at all. I believe Netatmo also does make a WiFi enabled thermostat, but it is only available in Europe, actually, I think it's available in France where Netatmo is located and maybe in

RE: Saving pictures

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi DJ, Here is what you do: 1. Double tap on the message which says includes picture, the picture is displayed on the screen. At the top left of the screen is a Back button at the top right is a Share button. 2. Double tap on Share, you get a pop-up menu with a number of choices. Below is the

stitcher app

2014-04-18 Thread David Gross
I have written the developers of the Stitcher podcast app about the many issues since their latest update. I am copying and pasting their response e mail. Maybe someone in the Bay area can help them out. support=stitcher.mail.helpshift@mail.helpshift.com

RE: Importing m3u playlists to i tunes

2014-04-18 Thread Alan Lemly
I assume you have those playlists you want to get into iTunes on your computer or the ability to get them there from your Nokia C 5-00. When you have them on your computer and know their folder location, do the following for iTunes for Windows: 1. Launch iTunes. 2. Select the File menu and

How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Cathy
Hi, My friend and I are wondering how to put mp3 books on the i-phone. We assume that because they are mp3 files, that they will to into the music but after that, do we create a folder called books for the mp3 books? I guess I am wanted to know step by step on how to put these kind of books

Re: Netatmo update fixes minimum/maximum outdoor temperature issue and supports rain gauge

2014-04-18 Thread Marianne Denning
Thank you. I did see the thermostat link on their website but I really am most interested in the rain guage. Other features will be great too. I plan to ask my sons to purchase it for Mother's Day and my birthday. I appreciate all of the information. On 4/18/14, Sieghard Weitzel

Re: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Penny Reeder
Hi, I just purchased a copy of the May issue of Vanity Fair Magazine. I paid for the issue, downloaded it in the MP3 format to my downloads folder, then created a folder in the Other Books folder on the IPhone, naming it Vanity Fair, May 2014, then copied the file into the folder, and read it,

RE: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
From where did you download this magazine in mp3 format? Thanks. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Penny Reeder Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 2:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How do you put mp3 books on the

Can't open Pages documents in Dropbox

2014-04-18 Thread Howard Dupuis
Pages documents I'm creating on the Mac and saving to Dropbox won't open on my iPhone. And I can't figure out why. I've got the Pages app on the iPhone, and I can use it, but when I tap on a document in Dropbox, nothing at all happens. Any thoughts? Thanks. -- The following information is

Re: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Penny Reeder
I did a Google Search for Snowden Saga + Vanity Fair + May 2014, and followed the link I found in the web site that came up. Apparently you can subscribe for a whole year of Vanity Fair, or purchase issues in audio format, month-by-month. The MP3 file says abridged, but I read the Snowden Saga

Re: Can't open Pages documents in Dropbox

2014-04-18 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, First of all, be sure you have the latest versions of Pages on your Mac and IPhone and the latest version of Dropbox on your phone. Then, when you double-tap a Pages file, see if there's a Share button. It would be in the lower left corner of the screen, I believe. Or touch the bottom

RE: Netatmo update fixes minimum/maximum outdoor temperature issue and supports rain gauge

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
No problem, just keep in mind that the rain gauge by itself won't do anything, you do have to have the main weather station first, if you get that and the rain gauge it would be a $258 investment and I think shipping in the States is $8, so a total of $266. -Original Message- From:

RE: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cathy, If you want to read the MP3 books with the Music app you would have to use iTunes to sync them to your device. They will, as you guessed, show up in the music library in iTunes, but here you can highlight all the files, then press Control+I for Get Info and in the Options tab find the

Folders in the new Lire

2014-04-18 Thread Godwin Adoyi Agada
Hi all, Has anyone figured how to create folders in the new Lire app, or is it a bug? Happy Easter to you! Godwin Adoyi -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or

Re: Folders in the new Lire

2014-04-18 Thread Alex Hall
It's a bit long, but: 1. Open the feed which you want to place into a new folder by double tapping Subscriptions, then the feed name. 2. Hit options, then Feed Details, then Folders 3. Find the Create Folder button, and double tap it, then type the folder name. On Apr 18, 2014, at 4:27 PM, Godwin

Walmart.com

2014-04-18 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hello to all, I don't come ask questions very often. But I have a very important one for tonight and hope that somebody knows the answer to I want to check in order that I've received from Walmart.com and wanted to know if the app would allow me to do this. -- The following information is

Re: Moving with a new phone from one U.S. carrier to another

2014-04-18 Thread Kayaker
Hi, There are now only two variations of the iPhone 5s. One that works on sprints network, and one that works on everyone else's. Therefore, I'd avoid using Sprint as your carrier unless you are 110% that you will be happy with Sprint. It's not enough to say CDMA anymore. Verizon is CDMA, yet

iPad skype question

2014-04-18 Thread Nikki
Hello, Hello, I have a question about skype on the iPad. I have an iPad Mini and I want to know how to delete contacts in the skype iPad App. People have told me how to delete contacts in the skype iPhone app but not on the iPad app. Could someone please tell me how to delete contacts

Basic text editing and rotor question.

2014-04-18 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
I believe I have a basic grasp of the rotor and how to navigate it. However I do have some questions with which I would appreciate some guidance with. Firstly if I have edited some text and double tap the text entry area Voice Over announces 'is editing character mode'. I can get to the start

Re: Why do some contacts not have the option for setting a default ringtone?

2014-04-18 Thread Kayaker
Hi, This may sound crazy, but I have two suggestions for you to try. First, try changing the ring tone from the phone's contacts tab and compare that to using the contacts app directly. If that doesn't work, my second suggestion is to be certain you didn't accidentally use the email field for

Re: iBooks App Overview Sought

2014-04-18 Thread Andrew Lamanche
By the way, Wayne, which Braille display do you use? Andrew On 17 Apr 2014, at 21:59, Wayne Merritt wcmerr...@gmail.com wrote: iBooks is very accessible with a Braille display. I finished reading an around 250 page book on my Braille display in March with iBooks. Wayne On 4/17/14, David

adding people to a new shared photo stream?

2014-04-18 Thread Kliphton -------
I have recently created a new photo stream, but I didn't add people when I first created it. How do I go back and send invites to the people I want to share this stream with? Haven't been able to find it nowhere. TIA Kliphton ~EmailiMessage~ kliph...@outlook.com

Re: Basic text editing and rotor question.

2014-04-18 Thread David Chittenden
The single finger vertical flick up and down performs the selection of the rotor. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 18 Apr 2014, at 23:59, Malcolm Parfitt malc...@parfitt1.org.uk wrote: I believe I have a basic grasp of

Re: Why do some contacts not have the option for setting a default ringtone?

2014-04-18 Thread Paul Ferrara
Thank you, seems turning the phone off and on again helped; I looked in the contacts app itself and this time it showed the ringtone option—a strange kwirk that fixed itself. Thank you. Paul From: Kayaker Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 1:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Why do

Re: Why do some contacts not have the option for setting a default ringtone?

2014-04-18 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, the iPhone is a computer. Like all computers, it occasionally needs to be turned off and then on again in order to fully refresh its RAM. People who say this is never necessary do not understand how computer RAM memory works. Even large network servers must be rebooted every few months.

Re: Moving with a new phone from one U.S. carrier to another

2014-04-18 Thread Kelly Pierce
AtT and sprint have incompatible cell phone technologies. However, your wife could take her ATT phone and use it on T-Mobile. Your wife could use an iPhone 5 on the Ting service which is on the Sprint network. ting is a big discounter. Check out my December article on AppleVis called iPhone on

RE: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Alan Lemly
Penny, since I'm pretty sure we're unable to download mp3 files to specific folders on our iPhones as if they were flash drives, I'm assuming you must have placed your Vanity Fair file in another app's folder such as Dropbox and are using it to read it. Or did you use iTunes? Alan Lemly

Selecting text from Kindle books

2014-04-18 Thread Ezzie Bueno
Hello friends: When I try to select text from Kindle books, I double tap and hold, but have the menu opened instead. What am I doing wrong? How can I select text from a Kindle book? The traditional way of selecting text does not seem to work for me in the app. (LOL. ) Thank you for any help

Re: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I assumed she was talking about her computer and her iTunes folders. I figured she then synced her iPhone with her computer. That's what I assumed, and I could be wrong. On 04/18/2014 09:08 PM, Alan wrote: Penny, since I'm pretty sure we're unable to download mp3 files to specific folders

Re: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread David Chittenden
Unless specifically told different, I always assume the person is using iTunes. Though some people hate iTunes and avoid it as much as possible, iTunes is Apple's default interface for managing iOS devices, and no amount of complaining by a very tiny minority has yet changed this fact. Also,

RE: How do you put mp3 books on the i-phone

2014-04-18 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hey Sieghard, I'm glad you mentioned the Voice Dreamreader at the end of your post. Its so much simpler than anything else when used with DropbBox. The other way sounds like so much work. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]