Re: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by an AI Robot, Mac Daily News

2023-01-19 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
I listened to the first sample. I have heard some human read audio books that were worse then this AI reader. Alexa isn't nearly as good. I use voice dream reader for listening to bookshare books. I have no problems listening to TTS books. The synthetic voices are getting better and better.

RE: Apple Quietly Launches a Selection of Audiobooks Voiced by an AI Robot, Mac Daily News

2023-01-19 Thread Leo Bado
Well, by the time I got to listen to them, I had already learned that they were AI voices. Best, Leo Bado -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Quietly

Re: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Devin Prater
Can we have the text of that please? Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 10:56 AM Richard Turner wrote: > > > If you haven’t run into it, here is a very short audio file of VoiceOver > reading part of an email preview using Siri voice 4. > > I cut out any identifying

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Carolyn
I use Siri 4, and never heard that until now - LOL. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CHELA Robles Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A very short bit of humor I just did the

Re: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Donna Casteen
Sorry, this definitely is not Siri voice 4. I have been using Siri voice 4 since Apple added her several years ago. This is one of the Android female voices, which I use on my Samsung 8 phone. Donna If you haven’t run into it, here is a very short audio file of VoiceOver reading part of an email

Apple Watch workout suggestion

2023-01-19 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, Is anyone here familiar with the Gazelle Fitness Glider? I’ve had this machine for several years, but only got back onto it in the last year or so. Lol, we were snowed in, and it was the best form of exercise / movement I had available. Anyway, after being on it a couple times my Apple

Re: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Devin Prater
Oh I'm sorry, I meant the text that makes Siri sigh. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 1:11 PM wrote: > Sure thing. Text is below. The humorous part about it is that this > particular Voiceover voice actually sighs instead of voicing the word > “sigh” or perhaps an

Strange Siri behaviour?

2023-01-19 Thread Malcolm Parfitt
Hello, Recently on my iPhone 12 Pro Max I have noticed something strange happening with Siri. I am alone in the room and the only sound is the TV which is in another room. I have Listen for hey Siri enabled and have done so for years without issue. Recently however, I have heard Siri say

Re: When It Comes to iPhone, Are You All Thumbs?

2023-01-19 Thread Michael Irons
Hello everyone, when it comes to the iPhone, I am all thumbs, and, all fingers. To really get things right I need a good Bluetooth QWERTY keyboard. The only kind of screen input I can do is the keypad on the phone in dialing numbers. When it comes to dictation it it gets it all wrong when it

RE: Strange Siri behaviour?

2023-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
Yes. Just last night, we were watching TV, so in the same room with the TV. Out of the blue, my phone said "uh huh?" which is the new, highly literate, way Siri responds to "Hey Siri" only no one said anything very close to "Hey Siri." But, either it was lonely, or it thought it heard it's wake

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread tai.tomasi8
Oh got it. LOL I too was wondering how this was accomplished. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Devin Prater Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 2:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A very short bit of humor Oh I'm sorry, I meant the text that makes Siri sigh. Devin

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread tai.tomasi8
Sure thing. Text is below. The humorous part about it is that this particular Voiceover voice actually sighs instead of voicing the word “sigh” or perhaps an Emoji. Text: Hi everyone. As of now, I cannot locate where to make a change on my Echo. I have researched on the Internet and the steps

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread tai.tomasi8
Sure thing. Text is below. The humorous part about it is that this particular Voiceover voice actually sighs instead of voicing the word “sigh” or perhaps an Emoji. Text: Hi everyone. As of now, I cannot locate where to make a change on my Echo. I have researched on the Internet and the steps

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread tai.tomasi8
LOL How does one get Siri to sigh? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A very short bit of humor If you haven’t run into it, here is a very short audio file of VoiceOver reading

what is the email address for voice dream reader?

2023-01-19 Thread Joshua Hendrickson
Hi to all. What is the address for voice dream reader? I am having major problems when trying to use any of the eloquence voices to listen to my bookshare books. Often times the eloquence voices don't work and I get some kind of weird error message. It is very frustrating. -- Joshua

A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
If you haven’t run into it, here is a very short audio file of VoiceOver reading part of an email preview using Siri voice 4. I cut out any identifying information from the email. http://www.turner42.com/SiriSighing.mp3 Enjoy, Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress

Re: what is the email address for voice dream reader?

2023-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
The email is: supp...@voicedream.com HTH, Richard, USA. “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com > On Jan 19, 2023, at 5:20 AM, Joshua Hendrickson

Re: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread CHELA Robles
I just did the same sort of test with it with other Siri voices, and it does the same thing lol! it’s so cute to hear Siri actually sigh. I will be hearing this in the back of my brain whenever I encounter any issues siri sighing! :-) Who knew Apple really does have a sense of humor!Sent from my

iOS 16.3 is Coming Next Week With These Features and Fixes, MacWorld

2023-01-19 Thread M. Taylor
Macworld - Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 12:21 PM iOS 16.3 is coming next week with these features and fixes If you're outside the United States and have been anxious to turn on Advanced Data Protection, your wait is almost over. The expanded encryption feature will spread to the rest of the

RE: Swimming with an Apple watch

2023-01-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Richard, if you select pool swim it will automatically turn on waterlock at least it will if I remember correctly. If you don't want to use a workpout then you can pull down for control centre and turn waterlock on there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent:

Re: Apple has released a Windows alternative to iTunes, with new Apple Music, TV, and Devices apps available to preview.

2023-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
You may also want to check with Microsoft accessibility: 800-936-5900 Thanks for jumping in on this. Richard, USA. “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin My web site:

Re: Twitter officially kills off all third-party client apps

2023-01-19 Thread Dennis Long
I deleted my account today. That was the last straw Dennis LongSent from my iPhone SE 3On Jan 19, 2023, at 11:53 PM, Mary Otten wrote:If you haven’t already done it, get the hell off of Twitter! They fired their accessibility team. Now they have officially said no more third-party clients. So if

Twitter officially kills off all third-party client apps

2023-01-19 Thread Mary Otten
If you haven’t already done it, get the hell off of Twitter! They fired their accessibility team. Now they have officially said no more third-party clients. So if you ever thought Twitter was worth anything, now it’s not. It’s all about Elon and his stupidity. Get out! Twitter officially kills

Re: Swimming with an Apple watch

2023-01-19 Thread Tai Tomasi
I swim with my watch.  Yes, you will want to activate the pool swim workout. You have to choose the yardage of your pool, and once you do that, there will be a screen that describes what happens to the touchscreen and that it is disabled. Don’t do like I did and start swimming before you click OK

Swimming with an Apple watch

2023-01-19 Thread Richard Turner
I seem to recall there are some folks who swim with their watch on this list. If so, I have a couple questions because I am going to finally get an opportunity to swim several times a week. I have the series 6, Wi-Fi model. NO Cellular.. Do I need to do anything in particular to lock

Re: Apple has released a Windows alternative to iTunes, with new Apple Music, TV, and Devices apps available to preview.

2023-01-19 Thread CHELA Robles
Well, call me the blind daredevil as in the actual daredevil of that actual Marvel comic TV show or I think it was Netflix that had it but anyway, I took a chance and downloaded the three apps for Windows 11, and took them for a little spin and parts of it are accessible, but not enough to make

RE: A very short bit of humor

2023-01-19 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I don't think Richard has an Android phone so it must be Siri Voice 4 and in any case, he says the other Siri voices also do it. The original text must include some emoji because if I copy that text and email it to myself Siri just reads it unless of course my Siri is not as good as Richards 