RE: Calling All Chess Players For Help

2012-05-11 Thread M. Taylor
Ah! Thank you Richard, It's starting to come back to me; HiArcs Chess was never considered to be accessible but promised to be so in the future. I guess I forgot to delete it. Chesswise and Shredder chess were the two I was supposed to download but forgot. Problem resolved. Again, thank

Re: Calling All Chess Players For Help

2012-05-11 Thread Gabriele Battaglia (Kriyaban)
Hi mark, the only two accessible chess games I've found so far are: Chess wise and Shredder. Have a good experiences. Gabriele. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: iOS 5.1.1 is out Voiceover going silent bug

2012-05-11 Thread chris hallsworth
To use the HQ voice turn use compact off. Christopher Hallsworth On 11/05/2012 02:17, paul and paula jordan wrote: Okay, now is the compact voice the high quality premium voice, or should it be turned off? Sorry, still fairly new at all this. God bless! Paula and babe -Original

Re: Trekker Breeze On Sale

2012-05-11 Thread Les Kriegler
Well, good luck with your purchase. Humanware really should offer a discount for others; if I were you, I'd certainly ask if that is an option, either now or in the near future. Les On May 11, 2012, at 3:46 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: Hello Les. Interesting message from you as I'm buying

Google Play books, Was Re: How To Revert To Old Apps

2012-05-11 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Katey, The frustrating thing is that every other control in this app is readable with VO, but it is not possible to turn pages. (I'm disjointedly reminded of a large wheelchair-accessible restroom with bars with a high step leading into it.) I looked Google Play books up on Apple Vis, and

Can't join open wifi network using Belkin N router on iPhone 4

2012-05-11 Thread Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
I can join other open nets nearby, but not my own. It just says unable to join. I think it's showing 3 bars, and my MacBook pro hooks up just fine. I want to get wireless sync going. Thanks in advance, Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda

Re: Longer cord?

2012-05-11 Thread Eric SS
Look for an Amazon seller call Bono. They are out of Wisconsin. My wife has bought several six-foot cords, and just gave me one the other day. They are like under three dollars without any shipping. If you have any problem finding them, drop me a note and I can ask her to look it up on her

Re: How To Revert To Old Apps

2012-05-11 Thread Eric SS
You first want to delete the app off your phone. Then before attaching your phone to your computer, make sure that automatic synchronization is not turned on. Then you want to go down to the devices select apps and select the old app that you want to install onto the phone. Telephone:

RE: how to put songson a jailbroken i phone?

2012-05-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Ramy, Even without the phone being Jail Broken, you can put songs on the phone using something like Phone Drive which allows you to use HTTP or FTP. It suggests a folder structure but you can also create your own directories. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Longer cord?

2012-05-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Don, The cheapest solution is probably just a male/female USB cord similar to what people use to put books on the NLS cartridges. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Don Moore Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:51 PM To:

RE: Locating the Add Button in WWeatherRadio

2012-05-11 Thread Mary Ellen Sanchez
the weather radio sounds neat. so what exactly does that do?? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lois Butterfield Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 4:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Locating the Add Button in

Re: Calling All Chess Players For Help

2012-05-11 Thread Scott Howell
HIARCS is not and as far as I can determine will ever be accessible. I tried working with the developer on/off for over a year and I just got the usual I'm going to work on that, but. Which in the end was pretty much telling me I'm not going to do it. So, if you want to try contacting him Mark

Re: Longer cord?

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I have one that is stocked by the Apple store, its a Griffin one that is 3 metres long, around 9 foot or so. it is a good quality lead which is thicker than the regular Apple lead. you can get it directly from Apple online or in their stores. To go with this, I bought the iPad 10w charger

VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off

2012-05-11 Thread Eric SS
I would like to point out there is no mention in Settings of a Premium voice. You either have Compact voice on or off. It is misleading to talk about voices in any other way, even if in practical terms that is the meaning. Here is where I am confused. When I look at my settings, I see Use Compact

RE: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Thom
Hi there, Try this. Go to your music library in iTunes. control c to copy, then paste it in a folder or desktop. See if that does it and let me know. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Mahony Sent: Friday, May

RE: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Catherine Mahony
Thanks Thom Have tried that already, like last week when I was trying to sort this issue. The copy function works well, just as you suggested, but it doesn't change the format to an mp3. Sorry might not have been specific enough in my last email Thanks for your efforts though Tom

Re: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm surprised this device doesn't play AAC files. Since iPods are the number 1 music player in the world, its a pretty popular format. Probably only 2nd to mp3 actually. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 11, 2012, at 8:11

RE: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Richard Turner
Try the free m4a to mp3 converter: http://www.maniactools.com/soft/m4a-to-mp3-converter/ It works great. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Catherine Mahony Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 5:45 AM To:

Re: iCloud/Microsoft Outlook 2010 issues

2012-05-11 Thread Kliphton
There is no other way right now. As for the calendar issue, I do not experience those issues. So have no clue what's happening with the persons cloud and calendar not wanting to play nice with each other. On May 10, 2012, at 3:10 PM, Michael Malver wrote: I hope you get an answer. I am using

Re: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, you need to first select this in iTunes preferences. Under the general tab, press the import settings button. Then select mp3, and your bit rate. Now you will find the option to convert to mp3 in the advanced menu as well as in the context menu when brought up. hth Ricardo Walker

RE: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Reinhard Stebner
To convert a song to mp3, follow these steps: 1) Open iTunes. 2) Press ctrl + comma to enter the preferences dialog. 3) Press shift + tab until focus lands on import settings. 4) Press enter. 5) Press tab until focus lands on the import using combo box. 6) Press

Re: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Eric, You are using Compact Voice when it says Compact Voice On,and you are not using it when it is off. The higher quality or premium voice is in use when the setting is off, i.e. not compact. So not compacting your voice, equals better higher quality voice. note, that when you turn compact

it is now possible to downgrade your a5 i devices

2012-05-11 Thread alex wallis
Hi list, in case nobody else has got around to posting this yet, I thought I would pass on the information, that a new version of the tool called redsn0w has just been released. this version offers support for downgrading a5 devices, those being the ipad 2,3 and iPhone 4s. I think the tool can

RE: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off

2012-05-11 Thread Eric SS
Neil, thanks a ton for that explanation. I guess I will have to try installing the higher quality voice again. When it was first released, I did do as you described and I think I got the new voice, but as I said, it sure does not sound better or high quality to my ear. It sounds very rough. You

Re: VoiceOver Compact Voice On/Off

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Eric, there is a difference, trust me, its not Bang and Olufsen verse Amstrad, but, is certainly notable. The place where most go wrong is they switch to compact off, i.e. higher quality on, but, do not leave it enough time for the handset to download the better synth. be sure to leave it

Re: Simplest Way to Convert ITunes music files to mp3or for use on the Victor Reader Stream

2012-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, from what I know, simply copying and pasting won't convert it. Also, you will need to be careful if the iTunes song or media is drm protected. If it is, then you can't convert it and if there is a way, it's not allowed as a discussion on this list. -- Raul A. Gallegos I have 6 locks on my

Re: it is now possible to downgrade your a5 i devices

2012-05-11 Thread paras shah
How do you save your shsh blobs On 5/11/12, alex wallis alexwallis...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi list, in case nobody else has got around to posting this yet, I thought I would pass on the information, that a new version of the tool called redsn0w has just been released. this version offers

Re: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread Wayne Merritt
Are you sure that the voice is not on? I ask because that often happens to me when I take my phone from the docking station and what has actually happened is the voice volume has been turned down. I don't know why it happens, but I fix it by putting one finger in the status bar and then repeatedly

Re: How To Revert To Old Apps

2012-05-11 Thread Katey Glass
thanks, Katey On 5/11/12, Eric SS sseri...@gmail.com wrote: You first want to delete the app off your phone. Then before attaching your phone to your computer, make sure that automatic synchronization is not turned on. Then you want to go down to the devices select apps and select the old

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread CD
Yes I tried that and there is absolutely no VO. I've had that happen before too. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voiceover Bug Are

Re: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Carla, What type, make and model of dock do you have? I have a Sonos music iPHone dock and also the official Apple dock, and it does not happen with either. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather www.neilbarnfather.com TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory

Best way to view the group emails?

2012-05-11 Thread Avnish Chopra
Hi! Can someone please tell me what is the best way to read the emails. I mean I use the iPhone to have them read out to me. I find I get a lot of repetition and the emails come on mixed up. I get a lot of links read-out to me and it's no fun at all. I wish all the emails could come without on

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread CD
I have the iHome Doc. Not sure of the number off the top of my head. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Neil Barnfather - TalkNav Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voiceover Bug

Re: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread chris hallsworth
Try pressing the sleep wake button five times. This works regardless of whether the phone is locked or not. Christopher Hallsworth On 11/05/2012 16:12, CD wrote: I hope they fix this bug soon. When I take my phone out of the docking station I have no voice and the only thing to do to fix it

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread CD
Not to sound stupid but what is the sleep wake button? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voiceover Bug Try pressing the sleep wake

Screen Reader Usage Surey

2012-05-11 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
Dear All, A very valuable survey into our user community and our current screen reading habits can be found at the link below. I think given that this sort of thing can go towards improving things for all of us, that we should actively participate where possible in this. visited link

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi Carla. I have a dock for my iPhone, and sometimes when I remove the phone from it I have no speech. What I do is just raise the volume of the speech and it comes back. Just hit the up volume button a few times, and hopefully this will work for you. I agree that it's a nuisance. Have

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. The sleep wake button is the button you press to lock the iPhone. Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmi...@windstream.net -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 12:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Voiceover Bug

2012-05-11 Thread CD
That's what I thought but you know I thought I might be missing something. Thanks! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voiceover Bug Hi.

Re: Sort of ot: Bought used iPhone. How do I disassociate previous owner?

2012-05-11 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, I guess if the phone has just your info and not theirs, it's probalby fine. Best, Anna On May 10, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Louie P. (Pete) Nalda wrote: Thank you. Strangely enough, it found my acct, and asked me if I wanted to use it instead of the previous person's. Do you think i'll

Re: it is now possible to downgrade your a5 i devices

2012-05-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, If you have opened Cydia before they should have been saved for the version of iOs you were running at the time. Its also possible to save them using tini umbrella on a pc. Cheers, Ben. On 5/11/12, paras shah parasha...@gmail.com wrote: How do you save your shsh blobs On 5/11/12, alex

Re: Voiceover Problem

2012-05-11 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, Did you checkk to see if hints are turned on? If not you can go into the voiceover settings and change it there,. HTH. Matthew On May 10, 2012, at 8:22 PM, CD wrote: This problem just started and my friend who has the iPhone 4 is also having the same problem. I have the 4S. It

Re: jail breaking apple tv

2012-05-11 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
No. Plus depending on what version of iOs its running it might not be jailbreakable and if it is it may be tethered. Cheers, Ben. On 5/11/12, Larry McCreary lrmccre...@earthlink.net wrote: I am considering jail breaking my apple tv. If I do will I get amazon, will I get the use of roqu and

Re: Looking for an App to Remove Vocals from Songs

2012-05-11 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, The app VocalZap does a pretty good job of removing the vocals on the fly, depending on how the song was recorded. You can take the vocals out or put them back as you listen. If I remember right, it's also free. Best, Anna On May 11, 2012, at 4:00 AM, Catherine Mahony wrote: Hi all

accessible poker game

2012-05-11 Thread herv
hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows of an accessible poker game for iPhone? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Herv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: accessible poker game

2012-05-11 Thread Katey Glass
On 5/11/12, herv bmkreco...@gmail.com wrote: hi, I'm wondering if anyone knows of an accessible poker game for iPhone? any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Herv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public

Re: Best way to view the group emails?

2012-05-11 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi, I go to the web site and can browes the topics and read the posts as I want. Here is a link: http://groups.google.com/group/viphone/topics You'll have to log in, then once the Topic page is open, go the bottom of the screen, tap Utilities and save to home screen. Works great for me! Chuck

Re: Check out See It - Video Magnifier

2012-05-11 Thread Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
I think one could achieve the same thing by using a free flashlight app, zoom, and the stock camera app. Ymmv. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda Http://www.facebook.com/lpnalda Http://www.linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter @lpnalda On

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-11 Thread Brent Harding
I finally did get Sprint to give me the bill adjustment for it, but not after earning it on hold with several other companies, all fairly nameless. The company Sprint said billed it wasn't, but claimed they saw some of the messages and gave me a number to another nameless company who let's the

Re: accessible poker game

2012-05-11 Thread Brent Harding
I don't know of any. The only ones I know of are for Windows unfortunately. As far as games go, it'd be the least complicated, interfacewise, to do, but I don't know how hard it would be to tie something into the sites many of us play on. - Original Message - From: herv

Re: Check out See It - Video Magnifier

2012-05-11 Thread Chuck Dean
I just tried this app, it does not help me. It can magnify some, but the zoom does very little. I need about 8 X to read 12point type, and this does not come close. Also, in normal room lighting, the iPhones screen was washed out enough that it was difficult to see. It is no better than any of the

Re: Trekker Breeze On Sale

2012-05-11 Thread Chuck Dean
I had, still have but do not use, one of the original Trekker / Maestro in a HP P D A. The Trekker was awesome as a GPS device. The Maestro was OK, except its web browser left something to be desired. I would like to see Humanware develop an iPhone app with the Trekker software using voice overs

Re: Trekker Breeze On Sale

2012-05-11 Thread Danielle McCullough
How is it that somebody is allowed to advertise something which is completely off topic, yet I get asked to check the list history when I ask a question about usability? Just wondering. Danielle On 11 May 2012, at 11:52 PM, Chuck Dean cadean...@gmail.com wrote: I had, still have but do

can you copy nd past outside of edit fields?

2012-05-11 Thread Danielle McCullough
Hello everyone, So I have mastered selecting, copying and pasting in edit fields with quick nav off, with my bluetooth keyboard, but what I am wondering, is if you can select a line, say from my twitter client, and copy and paste it. For example, I want to select a tweet from one account, so

Ringtone maker

2012-05-11 Thread Jessica Barr
Hi, There is an app called Ringtone Maker that supposedly allows you to make ringtones from songs on your phone and put them directly onto your phone; however, I tried to use it and ran into trouble. If anyone has successfully used this app, or if there's another, more accessible app that

Re: Ringtone Maker

2012-05-11 Thread Todd Bernhard
Quite a few users here use my AutoRingtone app. It lets you create Talking Caller ID ringtones that announce who is calling. And it's voiceover friendly. There are free versions with a subset of the voices. Just search for autoringtone or ringtones uncensored, which is good for text messages

Re: accessible poker game

2012-05-11 Thread Andy Baracco
Yes, but he wanted poker. Andy -Original Message- From: Yolanda Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 3:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: accessible poker game Iblackjack is accessible. If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of

Re: getting refunds for unauthorized third-party charges

2012-05-11 Thread James Mannion
And if they wont do an acceptable job of protecting against this nonsense, remind them you can hire someone else to be your cell provider. Remind them contract traps are not a substitute for acceptable service for ever and the playing nice only when the contract is running out crap won't cut it.

Moderator note - Was Re: Trekker Breeze On Sale

2012-05-11 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hey all. I appreciate the information offered at the start of this thread. And I understand it was discussed recently in another thread which concerned GPS offerings of the iPhone as well. However the last several messages about this aren't really related to iOS stuff. I would ask that this

Using large text feature in accessibility

2012-05-11 Thread Louie P. (Pete) Nalda
I can't make this in message bodies, only in composing text. It does effect headings, messaging,and notes. I could use zoom, but like the large text better. Thanks in advance. Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day, Mates Louie P. (Pete) Nalda Http://www.myspace.com/lpnalda

Sling Box

2012-05-11 Thread Jan Stirbens
Hello, Does anyone use Sling Box on the iPhone 4S with voice over? I purchased Sling Box and am having trouble getting voice over to read the screen. If anyone can give me some pointers, I sure would appreciate it. Thank you. Jan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to