The person said scanned PDF. iBooks does not OCR scanned pages.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 14/03/2013, at 15:29, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote:
iBooks can read most PDFs so there is no need for OCR .
It is
Yes, iBooks and mail are the best PDF readers I've ever worked with.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
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On 14/03/2013, at 17:05, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote:
OK, Matthew,
I have had some PDFs that do not read on my
I'm unable to play the file with safari on my iPhone .
Message is safari couldn't load any data.
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On Mar 13, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote:
Hi,
I too was able to listen to the podcast on Firefox and not on Internet
Explorer. Wonder
I prefer to use my iPod nano 7 Gen with a heart rate monitor as I'm scared to
drop my phone when using the tread mill. An I pod nano is cheaper to replace if
it gets damaged.
Kawal.
On 14 Mar 2013, at 01:37 AM, David McLean david.mcl...@cox.net wrote:
Well hopefully you're not like me! I
I wouldn't want to do it, but you could take a screen capture of every page by
pressing the home and power button simultaneously. This will save an image of
each page to your camera role. You could then use prismo to ocr the images.
It would work, but would be quite time consuming.
Sent with
Hi Grant,
Yes, this is correct. But there is no need to autoload Vantz since if you want
automatic reading, you would use the inbuilt voices. If there is something you
want to examine more closely, you can pause reading and then examine the text
in the text box with VO.
If you're reading from a
Hi,
Yes, there is a fine command to find text.
Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone
On 14/03/2013, at 10:38 AM, denise avant denise.av...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all,
I understand that with the latest software update, you can use voiceover to
read materials in voice dream instead of the built in
Well, let's see if it actually does shut down or just stops getting supported.
Me personally I never found it accessible at all. Frankly, I found it a pain in
the... Well, you know what I mean there. If you've got all that sunk with your
feeddler you should already be in good shape there. I've
Hi Les,
Yes, everything will work normally once the season begins! MLB doesn't quite
clearly state that some connected devices won't work before the regular season
starts so I thought I would put that out there; I've had some rather upset
customers on that one...
Glad you enjoy the service!
Hello Kayla,
On a related note, do you know if archived audio from games will be included
this year for i-devices?
Thanks,
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of KK2006
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 3:59 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: MLB
Now! Wouldn't that be a treat if they were?
- Original Message -
From: Cristobal
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 07:21
Subject: RE: MLB audio feeds are included on the Apple TV, and a heads up on
the audio feed archives.
Hello Kayla,
On
The lack of archived game audio and no option to hear audio highlights
instead of only video are my only real gripes with the app. Other than that,
it's an excellent overall iOS experience.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Sean Paul
Sent: Thursday,
Sorry for my ignorance, but is Google Reader a dedicated RSS reader?
Several years ago I set up several RSS feeds that i customized by choosing a
key word and I receive both email messages and RSS feeds with newspaper
articles with those particular key words in them. I set this up by going to
If anyone has a link to the nls survey, could you please forward it to me?
Thanks,
Kim
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Hi Kayla,
In case there was any confusion, I was referring to the MLB TV product, not the
At Bat product for IOS. Now, regarding the MLB TV product, when the feed goes
to commercial break, there is silence. A message is displayed on-screen
notifying one as to the current status. For someone
Hello. Does anyone know of any puzzles of the crosswords type which are
accessible with voice-over? I have downloaded a few free crosswords but have
not found anything usable as of yet. If not crosswords, can anyone recommend
any other really good word puzzles? Many thanks for any help.
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I like Clever Clues quite a lot. It isn't exactly a crossword but you
get clues for words of a certain length at the top of the screen and a
collection of letters at the bottom of the screen which you use to
make up the words. As you correctly form the words, the used letters
disappear from the
Here is the survey link.
http://www.LibraryOfCongressSurvey.org
Hope this helps,
Jenn
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I agree with Sieghard on both counts. The adapter may be your best
bet. This case is only compatible with the phone, unfortunatley.
Scott
On 3/14/13, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:
I don't think an iPhone 5 case would work for an iPod Touch Fifth Gen
because while they are the same
Hi,
Try pressing the home button 3 times and see if it turns on the VO. It
seems like some people had it and some people didn't. From what I hear,
Apple may not have that setup out of the box anymore. You can do yourself a
favour and install Itunes. I will not be available today but someone
Kim, thanks for this one. You have me booked now as well! Happy playing
Carol P
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On 14 Mar 2013, at 12:42 PM, Kimber Gardner kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com wrote:
I like Clever Clues quite a lot. It isn't exactly a crossword but you
get clues for words of a certain length at
The quality of the cell provider depends on your location. I have used
ATT and now use Verizon. They are quite comperable. Both work well in
my area.
On 3/14/13, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote:
Hi,
Try pressing the home button 3 times and see if it turns on the VO. It
seems
This one sounds more interesting than the beap box. I wasn't impressed
with the demo. Let us know what you think when you get it. I may get
one of these.
On 3/13/13, Søren Jensen s...@coolfortheblind.dk wrote:
Hi Cieghard.
Wow, sounds like a nice speaker.
Have you looked at the Libratone Zipp
Hi Sharonda,
To send you a webvisum invitation, we need your email address. Having said
that, you still can register without invitation, but it takes a little
longer. So the invitation is not a prerequisit, although it will speed
things a bit.
Cheers,
Cris
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HI.
As others have said, it's highly dependent on your area. For example,
where I work, ATT customers do not get even 3G coverage, while I
consistently get 3g and sometimes LTE depending on where I am exactly.
As far as I can tell, with the iPhone 5 on Verizon, you can use data
and be on the phone
I will have to do that, as continually buying these cables is getting rather
expensive.
-Original Message-
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 1:01 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Review: iCanonic Elite Rechargeable Extended iPhone 5 Battery
Case
I
On 3/14/2013 6:42 AM, Kimber Gardner wrote:
I like Clever Clues quite a lot. It isn't exactly a crossword but you
get clues for words of a certain length at the top of the screen and a
collection of letters at the bottom of the screen which you use to
make up the words. As you correctly form the
Her email address is in the header of her emails. It's Sharonda Greenlaw
sbgreen...@gmail.com
On 03/14/2013 08:48 AM, Cris Ali wrote:
Hi Sharonda,
To send you a webvisum invitation, we need your email address. Having
said that, you still can register without invitation, but it takes a
little
Wow! What does this mean for all our rss reader apps. It seems to me, you
couldn't find a rss app that didn't depend on a google account.
http://www.cultofmac.com/219659/google-shutting-down-reader-by-july-1/
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Yes, Google Reader is a dedicated RSS reader. I don't know that it has
the ability to send out emails. It's interface is web based, but it has
an API that clients can use to sync your feeds with, so feeds you've
read on one client will be marked read on all clients.
On 03/14/2013 06:58 AM,
Do you have suggestions how to buy more clues? I am not able to
purchase anything else form the buy page. And have worked all of the
others.
What happens when you tap the clue set you want to purchase?
When I bought more clues, I just selected the one I wanted then was
asked if I was sure
Thanks! Hopefully this won't affect what I've got but sorry for those who
have come to depend on it!
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:08 AM
To:
It's hard to argue that the relevance of RSS hasn't diminished somewhat
over the years, but with the rise of social networking and just the
sheer amount of information on the web, that could be said for a lot of
things. As far as mostly being replaced by Twitter, that's just not the
case for
Barry,
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely check this one out. Where
does the monitor itself get placed on your body? Is it on the chest, or
wrist perhaps?
Best,
Rick alfaro
On 3/13/2013 8:36 PM, Barry Abbott wrote:
Hi Rick. I'm using the Wahoo Bluetooth Heart Monitor along
Thanks Troy, I'll have to check this one out again. The last time I
tried it it didn't seem to be very accurate but perhaps it's improved.
Thanks much.
Best,
Rick alfaro
On 3/13/2013 8:36 PM, Troy Sullivan wrote:
I use an app called IHeartrate which I found on apple vis. They just
Hopefully it won't be too bad. I won't be doing very rigorous workouts.
Really just a cardiovascular deal on a recumbent exercise bike.
Best,
Rick alfaro
On 3/13/2013 9:37 PM, David McLean wrote:
Well hopefully you're not like me! I would drown a device like that in sweat
after a few
Hi, When my phone came, it did not have the tap the home button 3 times
function engaged. I had to do it in settings. As for Verizon coverage, they
claim to have more US coverage than all of the other providers combined. Of
course, that's just their advertising, but I travel a bit and I am rarely
Thank you, :)
I've actually never used the app to listen to shows. I've only used them for
searching ordering. It works pretty well to just use Safari on the iDevices.
It is too bad about the app and Q's lack of action.
Traci
1 step, 2 step, ... 1,311 steps! I can do the BIG CLIMB 2013,
Well, podcasts can sink across iCloud, maybe the rss apps will figure out the
same solution.
I've only had Feeddler Pro Google reader for a few Months or so, but now that
I have the hang of it, I've greatly enjoyed it.
Fingers crossed, Feeddler comes up with something great user friendly.
To some extent, you can use Twitter lists to do what RSS feeds do. For example
I have a general news list, and a tech news list. Most major news publications
publish their RSS feed to Twitter. However, I prefer using an RSS reader for
anything but breaking news where I want real time updates,
You can use Feedller without Google Reader but then you lose the ability
to have your feeds synced across devices. Google also has a service
where you can extract the feeds you're subscribed to to import into
another RSS client. Hopefully, you can do this with Feedller.
There are other cloud
Yup and Newsrack is going to be in the same boat as many other RSS readers. It
syncs with Google reader, at least for reading across devices/platforms.
Jonathan
On 13/03/2013, at 8:58 PM, Teresa Cochran vegaspipistre...@gmail.com wrote:
Newsrack is a very good one.
HtH,
Teresa
On Mar 13,
The trouble is that if you want to sync your feeds in Windows or you have an
Android tablet, iCloud's not going to help you do that. This is where Google
Reader was such a good solution.
And while other solutions exist, Google has the infrastructure to pull
something like this off. It takes a
Twitter's actually replaced my Facebook consumption outside of Friend
updates since it's more realtime, but something like reader can't really be
substituted. Between feeds to shopping and deal sites, obscure political
technology or economic blogs, foreign language stuff and so on it would be
too
Exactly, I spend most of my time on Linux, and when I'm not in Linux,
I'm in IOS or Windows, so iCloud wouldn't help me too much. I did read
where another service provider has been working on a Google Reader API
replacement, but who knows how open it'll be and if the other clients
will be able
Hi,
Word Ladder is great fun - you get clues to words, each of which is one letter
different from the previous and next words. Seven Little Words is fun too - a
lot like clever clues except that there are groups of letters instead of single
ones.
Best,
Anna
On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:13 AM,
How do you play 7 Little Words now that they have updated it. There is so
much unnecessary crap on the screen when you are trying to look at the
letters to try and come up with an answer. I wrote the developer about it
and they never even bothered to reply.
-Original Message-
From:
You do the same thing to buy more clues, if you haven't already purchased
them all.
-Original Message-
From: Kimber Gardner
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:13 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Accessible crossword puzzles.
Do you have suggestions how to buy more
Howdy,
Does anyone know of any good apps that deal with finding good air line
reservation deals? Or are there any good air fair tracking apps? I'm
looking to take a trip this summer and know that I need to find the best
deal. Thoughts?
Jim
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I played 7 little words the other day, and I didn't notice much of a
difference. I've always found the screen a bit cluttered and messy.
I was still able to find the list of clues, the blank letter spots to the
right, then the grid of letter combos below. I either flicked my finger around
I'll agree that RSS certainly has its place. I certainly do still use it.
Because at times it's much easier to weed through it find certain things.
If you miss several hours on twitter, you can miss a great deal of articles.
However, I do think that perhaps the way that google is looking at it
I have discovered something. If playing 7 Little Words on an iPod 4th gen
running 5.11, the game works perfectly. But if you play the game on an iPod 5th
gen running 6.1, the game is not very accessible with VoiceOver. the puzzle
numbers for each pack are on the same screen as the clues and the
On 3/14/2013 1:44 PM, MamaPeach wrote:
I have discovered something. If playing 7 Little Words on an iPod 4th
gen running 5.11, the game works perfectly. But if you play the game
on an iPod 5th gen running 6.1, the game is not very accessible with
VoiceOver. the puzzle numbers for each pack are
Rick, Have you ever riddin on a recumbent tandem bike? I did for a short time
about 15 years ago and I'd have to say it was the most fun I ever had on a
tandem.
You lie back on the bike almost as you would on a doctor's bench then put your
hands under you (feels a bit awkward at first).
But
Do any of the clue choices have a price out beside them, like 99 cents? If
there are no prices listed, then you have bought all that is available right
now.
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From: Kimber Gardner
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:13 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re:
Hi Brett, Matthew, David, Chuck, and Others,
The problem is that none of the current iOS OCR programs can input
from a PDF file, so the current workaround involves displaying the PDF
on the screen and doing a screen capture. Then, you need to use an
OCR program that lets you input from your
I've just received the FitBit One today and already have the Fitbit Aria
smart scales and they both work great. The app and website are both very
accessible. There could however be miner improvements so I will be dropping
the website a polite email to praise them on the products and suggest a few
Yes a sighted person is needed to read the four digit code off the screen
but everything else is accessible.
peter
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Nancy Wyman
Sent: 14 March 2013 01:51
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject:
Hopefully they take the approach they did with Feedburner. Last October
everyone thought the world was caving in with Feedburner possibly going
away, but they just moved it in-house, though I wonder how this will all
shake out if RSS feeds is taking a back seat. Anyway, here's the link to the
Yes. The HQ voices sound way better than the compact voices. Some
people think that the compact ones sound more human than the HQ voices
but they don't. I don't know if they're deaf or not but I can notice a
difference. The compact voices are robotic, dull and flat, while the HQ
ones sound
Hi Shane and May. Sorry this took so long, finally decided to catch up
on emails. I have the WWE app on my iPhone and with what I use it for,
which is to watch the WWE active segments, everything seems very
accessible. What parts of the app are giving you troubles?
--
Shawn
Sent from my White
Hmmm, having to get the code read to pair it is kind of a big deal as far as
I'm concerned. If I can't do it myself I think twice or three times about it
unless I absolutely have to have it.
--
Cheryl
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You, Lord,
my
I believe that at bat 13 access is included if one has an mlb.tv premium
subscription. I'm not sure on the archived audio games; I only just began
working with them and don't know how it was last year... I was under the
assumption that both video and audio games were archived, but if there
I will pass this feedback on!
Thank you very much for letting me know! This is exactly the feedback that we
need!
Kindly,
Kayla K
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From: Les Kriegler
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 7:32 AM
Subject: MLB TV Suggestion
Hi
Hi Søren.
I heard one of there more expensive models in fact the top model, the zip gets
better reviews, I read a review on beep, and they where very exited with this
smaller speaker, I would like to hear it.
Best regards Annie.
On Mar 14, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Søren Jensen
The Guardian's crosswords are extremely accessible. Just go to the page and use
the standard (not the blind) version, and set the rotor to headings.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords
HtH,
Teresa
On Mar 14, 2013, at 2:22 PM, MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net wrote:
Do any of the clue choices
Hi I recently got the square reader and set up an account to be able to accept
credit cards for my business, however I'm not sure if it is voiceover or if I'm
just not using it correctly. I am using a Bluetooth headset and it seems to be
working fine but I can't get it to scan any credit cards.
Make sure your finger that you use is not cold and don't press too hard.
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From: Rick Alfaro rick.alf...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Looking for suggestions for heart rate monitoring
Thanks Troy, I'll
Yes he is right luckily mine did, but some IPhones do not come with the
tripple click home button thingy set.
- Original Message -
From: Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 11:51 AM
Subject: RE: IPhone 5 questions
Hi, When
Hello Everyone.
I am selling my Essys in due course (as I've been thinking about it for some
time) so am in the market for buying another Braille Display when I can afford
it.
So, all opinions welcome on what braille displays work well with the Mac and I
phone. I am wishing to have opinions
I know that iTunes Match stores your music in the cloud. Mine works fine
when I am connected via wifi. However, if I am using cellular data, my
songs do not seamlessly stream from the cloud. In fact, if I am, for
instance, playing a shuffled selection from all of my 2000 songs, most will
not
Since I have gotten a new computer with Windows 7, I haven't had any success
dropping mp3's into my automatically add to iTunes file. They just stay
there, whereas in the past they would almost immediately be whisked off into
iTunes. Why is this the case?
Suzanne
From:
Hello Suzanne,
I would head into settingsgeneralCellular, and make sure the
iTunes switch is set to on. Having it off will prevent iTunes Match
content from being downloaded using your cellular data connection to
save on bandwidth.
Cheers,
Grant
On 3/14/13, Suzanne Wilson
kayak
On Mar 14, 2013, at 1:47 PM, Jim Portillo portillo@gmail.com wrote:
Howdy,
Does anyone know of any good apps that deal with finding good air line
reservation deals? Or are there any good air fair tracking apps? I'm
looking to take a trip this summer and know that I need to
I have the Focus 40 Blue and I love it!! I can bring all the dots up and use a
lightly damp cloth to wipe the cells. I can also excercise the cells—let them
go up and down. I enjoy reading books and stuff, that's why I got the 40-cell
display. Hope this helps you and others.
~Sharonda
Sent
Hi Cheryl,
I assume you know this, but just in case you misunderstood, I believe the
code mentioned was just the pairing code and that should be a one-time
operation unless you completely reset your phone of course or get a new one
in which case you have to pair it again. I have the Radio
Hi all, and thanks for the help.
When I first tried to change the speech rate of Voice Dream I used the
increment and decrement buttons. This only slowed the voice way down. What are
those buttons for or what do they do?
Now when I slide my finger to change to the percent rate I want, I have
Hi,
Just do a single finger flick up on the speed slider. This will speed the voice
up.
Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone
On 15/03/2013, at 3:03 PM, Wren Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Hi all, and thanks for the help.
When I first tried to change the speech rate of Voice
I have a few questions, and some people might think i'm nuts, but
please try to follow my point! I'm looking for an app that tells me
what's near me in a category such as hotels, restaurants, Etc. I'm
looking for an impartial app, like around me used to be. Please note:
around me is no longer this
Hi
Afaik Blindsquare has nearby POIs sorted also by distance.
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Subject: App questions (saddened by some iPhone
Hi Esther,
Once again I have to thank you for your incredible knowledge of the
iPhone and its workings.
I also prefer Text Grabber and I have asked for a StandScan Pro for my
birthday, which is two weeks from tomorrow.
No need to send presents. :)
Have you tried Text Grabber with the StandScan
Localscope is my favourite app for what is around. Where To is also good.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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On 15/03/2013, at 17:32, Jordan Norregaard jorda...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a few questions, and some people might
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