Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Rob Harris
Sometimes when you press the home button on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch there can be a delay or even take a couple of tries before it responds. In this tutorial you will see how to fix this. Step 1 Open a stock application like the Calendar, Weather, or Youtube Step 2 With one of

Re: Digest for viphone@googlegroups.com - 21 Messages in 14 Topics

2012-05-17 Thread Kimber Gardner
I'm using pop. Maybe that's the problem? On 5/17/12, Godwin Adoyi gad...@gmail.com wrote: Are you using imap or pop? With imap, you will get the option in the advance settings. Godwin Adoyi From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012

Re: Deleting messages from the server

2012-05-17 Thread Kimber Gardner
No, that never occurred to me. I'll give it a try, but why would that make a difference? I'm just curious. On 5/16/12, Louie P. (Pete) Nalda lpna...@gmail.com wrote: Have you tried turning off archive messages in the gmail account settings on the device? Egun On, Lagunak! Basque for G'day,

Re: no wifi connection

2012-05-17 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Yes that would be the way I would do it. I'm still pretty sure its a router issue, but if you wanted to rule the phone out that is what you should do. Cheers, Ben. On 5/17/12, RDLAW yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote: I wil try the google suggestion. When you speak of a clean install are you

Re: Deleting messages from the server

2012-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, the default for a gmail account is to archive messages instead of deleting them. Google has the belief that since you get so much free email space, why would you want to delete a message. This way if you want to get to some information which you deleted, it will be archived instead.

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, I did a search at the VIPhone archives located at: http://mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com and found the original message for you. The link to it is below. http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/msg02347.html Hope this helps. -- Raul A. Gallegos Q: What did one math

Re: How to introduce my IPhone to ITunes and not disturb how I have everything already set up on the phone?

2012-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
I'm in a similar situation where I used to sync my phone with iTunes for updating apps and music via playlists. Then I reformatted my computer and so set up iTunes all over again. Rather than restoring from my old iTunes library I started a new one because a lot of the music was screwed up

Re: determining position on screen

2012-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, if you move your finger around you can tell based on where your finger is at the time you find the app. This is assuming you use your finger to find the app rather than flicking to find it. If you flick to find it, determining its position is not as straight forward. Basically the home

Re: How to introduce my IPhone to ITunes and not disturb how I have everything already set up on the phone?

2012-05-17 Thread Maria Chapman
Hi. there are apps or programmes out there that will let you transfer your content from your iphone to your pc or mac. i had some sighted help and used phone to mac i think it was called. I had to buy this, but it meant i could keep whatever music i had on the phone. for apps i just

RE: Facebook advice

2012-05-17 Thread Eric SS
John, I have tried about five different apps, and still the Face Book app works as well as any or maybe a bit better, depending on your needs. I am not sure what it cannot do, as I am a pretty low-level user, only posting status updates and sometimes where I am, and liking or commenting on

RE: Facebook advice

2012-05-17 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Eric, I'll give that a try and thanks. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric SS Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Facebook advice John, I have tried about five

Re: Facebook advice

2012-05-17 Thread Sean Paul
I personally have gotten totally fed up with facebook apps. I like Eric am a relatively low level user. At least on the go anyway. However I've started using the friend mail. I've found that I can do most everything I need to do from there. - Original Message - From: Jon Pierson

RE: Anyone Have the Jawbone Big Jambox BT Speaker

2012-05-17 Thread Eric SS
John, if you somehow navigate the update site or have it done for you, are the functions/features you download useable, useful? Thanks! E -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pierson Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:04 AM

SELECTING TOUCHTONE NUMBERS WITH THE APPLE BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD!!!

2012-05-17 Thread Anthony Vece
Hi Everyone; When your on a call, has anyone fopund a way to send touchtone digits to the call using the Apple Bluetooth keyboard? Thanks Anthony Sent from my Verizon iPhone! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public

RE: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread CD
Got it thanks! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Harris Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Calibrating The Home Button Sometimes when you press the home button on your iPhone,

Re: Deleting messages from the server

2012-05-17 Thread Kimber Gardner
I have fixed my problems with messages not being deleted from the server. I deleted my email accounts from the phone and added them back using the add account option. I think the whole problem was rooted in the sync mail with Itunes option I checked to begin with. Thanks to everyone who offered

Re: XM Satellite radio on iPhone

2012-05-17 Thread Mike Hingson
Conrad Bennett wrote: If you have ootunes you can use Xm just search for XM in the out and it will work fine it will bring up a number of stations long as you have an online XM account Sent from my iPhone On May 16, 2012, at 8:34 PM, Vicki Meizinger mom.meizin...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: Read2Go and storing books in iCloud

2012-05-17 Thread Gretchen Maune
Yeah, I've also been wanting to have my bookshare books synced between my iPhone and computer and such for a while now--wish they would do this. -Gretchen On 5/15/12, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: At the risk of being dense, you can always download them again from bookshare,

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread chris hallsworth
1. Press and hold the power button until it says slide to power off. Do not do this. 2. Press and hold the home button until the home screen reappears. Christopher Hallsworth On 17/05/2012 00:42, CD wrote: Could someone resend the steps to recalibrate the home button? I was sure I saved the

Re: SELECTING TOUCHTONE NUMBERS WITH THE APPLE BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD!!!

2012-05-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think the only way to do this is to set the typing mode to standard, then navigate to each digit and press VO spacebar or, the up and down arrows if using quick nav. In my opinion, this is so slow, you might as well pick up the phone and dial on the screen. hth Ricardo Walker

Re: Echo problems

2012-05-17 Thread Brent Harding
I think the towers could be flakey around here, more on calls to places in town than anywhere else. I wonder if this echo mess is why my phone is often detected as a fax machine? Sometimes, calling back quickly enough times in a row fixes that, but I don't have a fax to tell them to call me.

Re: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Christopher Chaltain
It's always been my understanding that this is how the majority of people type on their smart phones with a querty keyboard or numeric keypad, i.e. using their thumbs. This is how I typed on my last two Symbian phones, which had a numeric keypad and then a querty keyboard. I'm not so sure it's how

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Turner
I did those exact steps. When holding the home button, Siri prompt sounds come on. I keep holding the home button until the Siri has stopped listening Soundz happen. I keep holding the home button but it never goes back to the home screen. I held the home button for approximately 2 full

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Could you be starting this procedure from your home screen? When I read the instructions, I took it to mean that you had to be in an application to begin with, so I opened up the weather app and stayed in that app before holding down the home button. The fact that Siri is being activated makes me

Ringtones

2012-05-17 Thread cnmyhand
Are there any ringtone apps that don't require syncing to iTunes or email downloading? Celeste MyHand's IPHONE -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Turner
Guess again. I was in the calendar. I also tried it from the weather app with the same results. Obviously my phone doesn't want to do this. Oh well. Richard On May 17, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: Could you be starting this procedure from your home

RE: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread CD
Are you holding down the power button first then when it says slide or double tap to power off then you hold down the home button? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:56 AM To:

Re: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Jennie Facer
I use my righjt index finger to type if I don't use my bluetooth keyboard. Jenn To the world you are someone but to someone you are the world! On May 17, 2012, at 10:51 AM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Ah! I use both my right and my left thumb to type. This is how the

Re: XM Satellite radio on iPhone

2012-05-17 Thread Conrad Bennett
In ootunes search for music dock and all the XM channels will come up you have to have an online subscription though it works great and doesn't buffer as much as music dock itself does if you need any further help just send me an email thanks Sent from my iPhone On May 17, 2012, at 11:32 AM,

RE: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Rose Combs
I still prefer split as opposed to touch, I made a ton of errors with touch, maybe because I have typed for many years and lifting fingers is such a part of that, sliding around to find what I am looking for, well, it just seems easier to move my hand, left index finger usually. -Original

Re: Calibrating The Home Button

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Turner
Yes. On May 17, 2012, at 10:57 AM, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: Are you holding down the power button first then when it says slide or double tap to power off then you hold down the home button? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

Trying to Decide between Apple and Logitech Bluetooth Keyboards

2012-05-17 Thread Craig Werner
Greetings to the list. I am trying to decide between purchasing the Apple aluminum Bluetooth wireless keyboard or the Logitech Bluetooth wireless keyboard. I believe the current offering for the Logitech unit is their model 920-003241. At any rate, I am attracted to the Apple keyboard because

RE: Anyone have the Jawbone Big Jambox BT Speaker

2012-05-17 Thread Steve
BlankEric, It looks like this speaker was just released yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to compare it with the Bose Soundlink. But, judging from the reviews, I think it deserves serious consideration. It has the same accessibility features as the original jambox. Here is the article:

Re: Trying to Decide between Apple and Logitech Bluetooth Keyboards

2012-05-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Yes, the ability to use the function keys to do things like adjust volume, play/pause media, etc is universal. It is not exclusive to just the Apple bt keyboard. I have not seen the logitech keyboard your referring to but, I doubt one can find a BT keyboard slimmer, and as strongly built

Re: SELECTING TOUCHTONE NUMBERS WITH THE APPLE BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD!!!

2012-05-17 Thread Anthony Vece
It probably is slow however, I just couldn't get to work and I was curious. Sent from my Verizon iPhone! On May 17, 2012, at 12:53 PM, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I think the only way to do this is to set the typing mode to standard, then navigate to each digit and

Re: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Most sighted people use their thumbs to type even on touch screens. As to what most blind people using touch screens use, that's anyone's guess. I have used both styles. So I cancel out the statistics. -- Raul A. Gallegos A lifelong friend is someone you haven't borrowed money from yet. ~

split screen on the iPad

2012-05-17 Thread Robbie Miller
Hello All: When I go into settings on my iPad, the screen is split, and it's confusing to me how it works. Can anyone explain how to use the split screen on the iPad? Thanks in advance. Robbie millerrob...@comcast.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone

Re: split screen on the iPad

2012-05-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I'm assuming the left side is the categories. When you double tap them, the contents of the category are displayed on the right side. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 17, 2012, at 4:55 PM, Robbie Miller

RE: split screen on the iPad

2012-05-17 Thread Cristobal
Aren't they called containers? Kind of like frames on a computer screen. It takes a little to get used to, but that's probably because us screen reader users are not used to having information presented to us in that way. There's a container option in the rotor as well to jump around. It took

Re: For Peter: RE: Free iPhone Ringtones

2012-05-17 Thread Anthony Cavigliano
what i want to know is how do you make your ring tones from your music library On 5/16/12, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote: This site works fine. I have downloaded a few of them. On 5/16/12, Margaret Booth margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: I just clicked on the link to the site

RE: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Mike Cassidy
Hi listers, This is fascinating: How many folk type on a standard keyboard with their thumbs? I've just tried using my thumbs; I suppose with practice I could improve, but it just doesn't feel right somehow. It's a good job there isn't a correct way, and good that we can all choose our preferred

Re: Google books

2012-05-17 Thread Teresa Cochran
There is another possibility. If you purchase the current version of Google Play Books, then took it out of the ITunes library and off the device, it may be possible to put the older version back. I have this version, and I imagine others do, too. Someone could then send you the file via email

Re: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Vicki Meizinger
Oh boyl, time to change my life again. (grin) Vick Meizinger On 5/17/2012 7:18 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: Hi, The overwhelming majority of smartphone owners type with there thumbs. If you happen to go out with someone sighted, ask them how many people they see thum typing. This is probably

Re: Ringtones

2012-05-17 Thread Todd Bernhard
Unfortunately, no. Apple requires that you install ringtones using iTunes. This is frustrating for users but also for app developers like myself when it comes to my AutoRingtone app. t...@notie.net http://AutoRingtone.com On May 17, 1:44 pm, cnmyh...@gmail.com wrote: Are there any ringtone

RE: How to Calibrate Your Home Button | Snapguide

2012-05-17 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, You must have left out the part where you are facing South Southeast at 3:37 AM on the fourth Tuesday of the month or something like that, (grin), because no matter what I do, I always end up with the Siri Prompt sitting there. So, I'm going to conclude that this phone doesn't want this

Re: typing on the phone

2012-05-17 Thread Ricardo Walker
lol, No ma'am. At least not on my recommendation. Type the way that feels comfortable for you. If it ain't broke, etc, etc, etc. :) Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 17, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Vicki Meizinger mom.meizin...@gmail.com

Syncing my music and contacts

2012-05-17 Thread Ramy Moustafa
Hi all: My internet is so so bad today,so finally, I got the I tuen and start syncing my I phone, I have some issues, and hope you can assist me. 1- when I sync my music, not all my music can go to the phone, don't know why, I have 400 files, the phone took only 377, I saw some of my musics

syncing contacts with thunderberd?

2012-05-17 Thread Ramy Moustafa
HI all: Today, I knew that with thunderbird email client, we can took our nokia contacts and put them on I phone, without losing data. I Exporeted my contacts as CSV file, and imported them to thunderbed, the strange thing is that, I tune can not see the thunderbird at all, It can see the