Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Jewel, Before you can get the back, forward buttons, you'll have to clear the ok button located around the middle of the screen, along with the theme of the ladder, so where before it would show you a separate screen with the ladder theme and the ok button, it shows you it on the same

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
It really bugs me if companies which require you to buy hardware then mess up the app, there should be ways to hold them accountable, I would probably demand that they take back the product and refund me in full for the purchase price. I wonder what would happen if a company sold something with

6 failed Apple products that were actually awesome | Cult of Mac

2017-11-23 Thread M. Taylor
6 failed Apple products that were actually awesome Luke Dormehl9:30 am, November 23, 2017 Not every Apple product turns to financial gold. Photo: Apple Apple is known for its multibillion-dollar hits, but not everything Cupertino touches turns to gold. These six Apple products flopped in the

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
OK, if I end up buying one I will definitely give it a try and maybe I’ll never feel the same about my eggs *smile*. But seriously, how to you know you have to set it on high heat and manual to 3 minutes for soft, I can see how it would make sense if it had a setting called “Soft boiled eggs”,

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Sounds right to me. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: TaraPrakash To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 7:50 PM Subject: Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon I think this

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Cristóbal
The manual/high/three minutes for soft boiled I just got off of some food blog/site. You can do four minutes for slightly harder eggs, but I’ve found that three works for me. Looking on the Amazon.de site, there only appear to be two instant pot models for sale. The bluetooth one is not

Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Maria Reyes
Hi Can someone send me the link to this Word ladder app? Maybe off list? Click this email address to subscribe to my email list: apple...@groups.io Get Outlook for iOS From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Cristóbal
Why not soft boiled eggs? I mean, you could apply that same logic to anything else then. Rice, beans, and so on. Indeed, soft boiled eggs are one of the more popular things to throw in the instant pot. Add about a cup of water, throw in the number of eggs you want. Be it four, six eight. Up

Why I'm selling my iPhone 10

2017-11-23 Thread M. Taylor
I've been using my iPhone X for nearly a month, and I've decided I hate it By Dennis Green The iPhone X is a beautiful, deeply flawed device.Hollis Johnson The iPhone X is beautiful and exciting. The phone has one crucial flaw, however - it's nearly impossible to use with just one hand. The

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread TaraPrakash
I think this is how it should be described on amazon "Instant Pot Smart Bluetooth 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Yogurt Maker, Sauté, Steamer, and Warmer "am i right? Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 12:49 PM, Cristóbal

is this now, a cookery list? Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Dave
From: Cristóbal Sent: Friday, November 24, 2017 1:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon Why not soft boiled eggs? I mean, you could apply that same logic to anything else then. Rice, beans, and so on.

Re: recommendations for BT earpieces

2017-11-23 Thread Lielle Ben Simon‫ליאל בן סימון‬‎
from my iphoneHi! I use in AirPods from apple. It's very good products. ‫ב-24 בנוב׳ 2017, בשעה 9:10, ‏‏'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone ‏ כתב/ה:‬ > The plantronics single earpiece is giving up the ghost on the transmit side. > The logitec headset transmits microphone

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Suffices to say, the app is great and I hope they don't make changes to it. There is a 4 probe thermometer that was called the iGrill and now is the Weber iGrill. When it first came out the app was totally usable to where you could find different kinds of meats and set alarms to tell you when

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
hi Sieghard, Oh yes, in fact, I have a couple of other blind friends that have the same thing and we nicely called them and they even went as far as turning on voice over and saw the problems we were encountering. The next update that came out was somewhat better, but now they have done more

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Mary Otten
I think the problem with that I grill thermometer is that it started out as a small company. And I recall several years ago when they really did understand about Accessibility. Obviously, based on the name, they have been bought by Weber. A bigger company. Who doesn’t give a damn about

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Mary Otten
Sent there are tons of recipes for this device. Also, since it is really just a pressure cooker, you can use any pressure cooker recipe, which you might have to modify slightly by increasing the time, because the pressure in the instant pot is less a bit then the pressure or you would get on

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Well,even if we could roll back to the version that worked that would be fine, but no go with that idea. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Mary Otten To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 9:50 PM Subject: Re: Cult-like

Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Maria Reyes
Well that goes for me to use that app... Get Outlook for iOS From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Donna Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 8:57:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Actually, there are many recipes in the book that comes along with it. there is a facebook group, of which I have never been a part of and also where I have found a lot of my info is on you tube. To do my eggs, I use the manual setting. But that doesn't mean that using the steam setting is

RE: getting rid of the speaking bar

2017-11-23 Thread Alan Lemly
If your settings are such that the speaking bar appears which seems obvious, you need to understand what gesture invokes the speaking bar and how to close it. With focus on any item in the topline status bar, a two finger swipe down will start the speaking bar. When it starts, it appears in the

Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Donna
Hi Below is the link to word ladder in the US app store. Note: If you are using IOS 11.x on your Apple device the app will not work. I contacted the developer & no updates will be made to the app in the US. Word Ladder by Sporcle, Inc https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-ladder/id431089283?mt=8

Re: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Chris Chaffin
Hello Sieghard, My friend only called Apple Accessibility after trying everything else, and that includes trying to turn up the volume. Actually, that is what we tried first because I had read about it on this list. I had never thought of resetting all settings, but now I know that when nothing

recommendations for BT earpieces

2017-11-23 Thread 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone
The plantronics single earpiece is giving up the ghost on the transmit side. The logitec headset transmits microphone audio more consistently. So what I am looking for is a replacement earpiece. Brandnames and costs please? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -- The following information is important for

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Mary Otten
Yes, the app is still quite accessible. And actually hasn’t been updated in sometime. But it is a 64 bit app, so it works OK with iOS 11. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2017, at 10:57 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > Hi, > > I Came across this article about the

Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Jewel
If I remember correctly, when I last played Word Ladder, along the doc line, there was a button for "previous" and another for "next". leading one back or on to more games. I Can't find those buttons any more. I did not remember how tough WL could be! Just how hard can finding a 3 letter

Re: Net neutrality repeal: What it means for you - CNET

2017-11-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
History has shown that free market needs some help. You only need to look to the beginning of the 20th century for examples of this. On 11/23/2017 08:41 AM, Donald Moore wrote: Amazing the Chicken Little worry about EVERYTHING coming out of Washington currently. If ISPS are taking a hit for

Re: Anyone use Libby to access your public library books

2017-11-23 Thread Jen .
Thank you. Please share what you find out. Jen On Nov 23, 2017, at 9:52 AM, Marie > wrote: Thanks and I will download the app and give it a try also. Perhaps we can coordinate our efforts and learn to use it. Marie From: Beverly Hunter Sent:

getting rid of the speaking bar

2017-11-23 Thread Vicki W.
Is there a way to stop the speaking bar from showing up? I've tried minimizing it, but it is still showing up on the screen. Thanks. Vicki -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or

FW: A T Guys Scoop: Black Friday 2017 is Live, Deals on Headsets, Speakers, Braille, and Much More

2017-11-23 Thread Connie Mohney
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Aftershokz sportz headphones?

2017-11-23 Thread Lelia
Hi all, so yesterday my husband and I were able to see a pair of aftershokz sportz headsets. They looked really neat to me and I liked the fact that your ears weren't completely covered. I am just writing to get some others opinions and also to find out the sound quality. For example, if I were

Re: Anyone use Libby to access your public library books

2017-11-23 Thread Marie
Thanks and I will download the app and give it a try also. Perhaps we can coordinate our efforts and learn to use it. Marie From: Beverly Hunter Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:09 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Anyone use Libby to access your public library books I am just

App to download files?

2017-11-23 Thread Jenifer Barr
Good morning. First, happy Thanksgiving to all of those in the US! I hope you have a wonderful day! MY question? Can anyone recommend a good app to download files? Safari trys to open them... what can I use to download that's accessible? Thanks. Jen Sent from my iPhone -- The following

Re: getting rid of the speaking bar

2017-11-23 Thread Michael Feir
You need to go into settings, general, accessibility and speech. Once there, set the speak selection option to off. That will eliminate the speaking bar. On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 9:50 AM Vicki W. wrote: > Is there a way to stop the speaking bar from showing up? I've tried >

Re: Aftershokz sportz headphones?

2017-11-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I have the original Aftershokz Bluez headphones. I think Aftershokz have improved a bit with their newer models, but I find the audio quality is fine for screen readers and books and the like. I don't find it to be a high fidelity sound, so I don't tend to use them for listening to music.

Re: Net neutrality repeal: What it means for you - CNET

2017-11-23 Thread Evan Reese
I have to wonder how "free" the market is when bigger companies can create barriers to entry for potential competitors. And, I've read from more than one source that Americans pay more for broadband connectivity and generally have lower bandwidth than most other developed countries. Markets are

Re: App to download files?

2017-11-23 Thread Candy Lowe
Jennifer, I use the total downloader app. I download files from the blind mice movie vault with great success. That is the only thing I have done with the app, but, I use it quite often. It costs a couple of dollars, but, worth it. I am sending you the link. If I can be of any more help, let

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Yes, the app is totally accessible and we use it a lot. You can even get recipes and tips on how to use it. There are a lot of ideas on how to use them on you tube. But yes, the app is easy to use and very accessible. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message -

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Cristóbal
It is 100% accessible. The app is at least. There are various models, but the one if you’re blind that you want to get is the bluetooth model. My wife’s getting to love it. More than anything, it takes the guess work and fear out of working with a pressure cooker. I’ve made pretty standard

Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Donna
Jewel If you are in a puzzle that you cant solve & want to go to a different puzzle. Touch the letter "Q" on the onscreen keyboard, swipe twice from right to left & you should find a quit button. This will bring up the menu as you remember & the same menu as you would see if you complete a

Re: Anyone use Libby to access your public library books

2017-11-23 Thread Beverly Hunter
I am just learning to use it. I will give you an update as soon as I figure it all out. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 22, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Marie wrote: > > I asked this very question last week but did not receive an answer. > Marie > > > From: Jen . > Sent:

RE: Net neutrality repeal: What it means for you - CNET

2017-11-23 Thread Donald Moore
Amazing the Chicken Little worry about EVERYTHING coming out of Washington currently. If ISPS are taking a hit for high use companies, everyone else is subsidizing the operation whether or not you're actually using the service. In general, the free market really does work best.

Re: getting rid of the speaking bar

2017-11-23 Thread Michael Feir
The speak screen setting should also be off. Sadly Other than those two settings, I haven't heard of anything else causing the speaking bar to appear. I hope others have perhaps found out how to deal with this oddly appearing speaking bar. If you celebrate it, have a happy Thanksgiving day. I'm in

RE: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Debby
Well that's nasty! Do you hear any sounds at all like clicking as you move your fingers around the screen? Have you tried putting in headphones? How about going to what you think is the home screen and use a reading gesture and turning the volume up! That's all I've got now! Good luck!

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread michv
hi all what is the name of this app? i am in the app store and am looking and found 2 apps the first is cald instantpot and the next is instantpot and ressipies witch one is the right app to download? many thanks. from Mich. From: Kay Malmquist Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 11:06 AM To:

VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Bill Gallik
No idea what’s happened here, but my iPad II has completely lost VoiceOver. Here’s some background info for starters: iOS: 11.1.2 Capacity: 16 Gb I’ve tried all the typical things; using the HOME button to try to disable/enable VoiceOver, allowing the iPad to run down the battery and

Re: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Chris Chaffin
My friend just had this problem yesterday on his iPhone. Apple Accessibility told him to go to settings and reset all settings. Once he did this voice over came back and everything is good now. Since you do not have voice over, you will have to get sighted assistance to help you. Chris >

Re: getting rid of the speaking bar

2017-11-23 Thread Vicki W.
That is all ready off. Any other suggestions? - Original Message - From: Michael Feir To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:33 AM Subject: Re: getting rid of the speaking bar You need to go into settings, general, accessibility and speech.

Re: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Harry Bell
Check voiceover is on and volume fairly loud. With voiceover on, double tap the screen with 3 fingers (this toggles speech on/off). Somehow it is easy to turn speech off without realising. Cheers Harry > On 23 Nov 2017, at 18:52, Bill Gallik wrote: > > No idea what’s

Re: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Kimberly
Can you hear Siri? If yes, try asking her to turn on VO. Sent from Kimber's iPhone The happy ending still beckons, and it is in the hope of grasping it that we go on.—Annie Proulx > On Nov 23, 2017, at 1:52 PM, Bill Gallik wrote: > > No idea what’s happened here, but my

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
I have to join the band wagon here as well-this thing is great! As already stated, get the bluetooth model-this is the one with the accessable app for the blind. As an aside, if you make corned beef in this, it turns out great, and in only an hour and a half, versus all day on the stove top or

Re: A T Guys Scoop: Black Friday 2017 is Live, Deals on Headsets, Speakers, Braille, and Much More

2017-11-23 Thread Andy Baracco
They have $30 off on Aftershokz headsets. I picked up a Trekz Titanium for my wife's Christmas gift. Andy - Original Message - From: Connie Mohney To: viphone Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 7:19 AM Subject: FW: A T Guys Scoop: Black Friday 2017 is Live, Deals on

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Mitch, I think it’s called instant pot and recipes.. On my phone, it just says instant pot, but when I open the app, it’s got the controls for the pot and recipes.. Cait > On Nov 23, 2017, at 2:58 PM, mi...@eastlink.ca wrote: > > hi all what is the name of this app? i am in the app store

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread michv
yes there are 2 apps i got 1 of each since i was not shure witch one was the right one if you put in instantpot in to the app store you will get 2 diffrent apps that is why i asked my question. from Mich. From: Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 5:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Mary Otten
Well then maybe there are three, because like I said, mine says Smart Cooker, not instant pot, and it works perfectly well with my Bluetooth instant pot. Go figure! Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 2:23 PM, mi...@eastlink.ca wrote: > > yes there are 2 apps i got 1 of each since

RE: VoiceOver Gone on iPad II

2017-11-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
A pretty drastic measure when most of the time the volume just drops to 0. All it usually takes is to press the volume up button a few times, plugging in a headset first is a good idea since headset volume and speaker volume are independent from another and if speaker volume drops then headset

RE: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Really, Cristóbal, soft boiled eggs? Just put your egg in a pot, put cold water in it so it covers the egg and then bring it to a boil over high heat. As soon as the water boils remove the pot from the stove completely or put it on an unused area and set a 4 to 6 minute timer (depends on how

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Mary Otten
Interesting. On my phone, mine says smart cooker. Not instant pot. I wonder if there are two apps? Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 23, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Caitlyn Furness > wrote: > > Mitch, > I think it’s called instant pot and recipes.. On my phone, it just

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
It is the smart cooker app. That is the one that works with the instant pot. The one that I have is called smart 60 and is a 6 quart pot. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: Mary Otten To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
The instant pot app is for recipes and the smart cooker app is the one that you can Bluetooth your phone to your instant pot and all the controls are accessible. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com - Original Message - From: mi...@eastlink.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Kay Malmquist
Ah yes, but if you have never done either hard or soft boiled eggs in the instant pot you would never go back to the stove. When you do them in the instant pot the shell just slides off of the egg and no membrane sticks to the egg. It is wonderful. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Caitlyn Furness
Um, my mistake! I looked at mine again just after I sent the message and it also said smart cooker! Caitlyn > On Nov 23, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Interesting. On my phone, mine says smart cooker. Not instant pot. I wonder > if there are two apps? > Mary >

Re: Hopefully, the final question about Word Ladder

2017-11-23 Thread Jewel
Donna! My question re "how hard was it to think of a 3 letter word that meant dog's plaything" was my feeble attempt at a joke. However, to solve the cannundrum, or however it is spelled, the answer is CAT! Jewel - From: "Donna"

Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon

2017-11-23 Thread Dave
Think this subject is starting to get off topic. Dave. From: Kay Malmquist Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 10:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Cult-like worshippers' turn Canadian-invented Instant Pot into a phenomenon Ah yes, but if you have never done either hard or soft