Re: Bard Mobile app stuck downloading books

2014-01-01 Thread Kimberly
I had this same problem a few days ago. Deleting the title then putting it back was the only thing that worked in the end. Sent from Kimber's iPhone On Jan 1, 2014, at 2:46 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I seem to be stuck on a few books. One is at 80% and says extracting,

Re: Bard Mobile app stuck downloading books

2014-01-01 Thread Jane
Deleting the download from your bookshelf and starting over is the best way to go, No other solution. Jane On Jan 1, 2014, at 2:46 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I seem to be stuck on a few books. One is at 80% and says extracting, please wait when I try to open it, but

Re: Bard Mobile app stuck downloading books

2014-01-01 Thread Alex Hall
I was hoping not to, but if I have to, I have to. Thanks for the responses. On Jan 1, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Jane juanitatig...@gmail.com wrote: Deleting the download from your bookshelf and starting over is the best way to go, No other solution. Jane On Jan 1, 2014, at 2:46 AM, Alex

New iPad mini, and loving it!

2014-01-01 Thread Jordan Norregaard
Hey everyone...I just got a new iPad mini! Its fun to type on, IOS 7.0 works a great deal of the time, so do about 90 percent of my apps. I'm still learning to type on it. I have one question about the notification center. How do you disable having the notifications come up in your lock

RE: IOS 7 Keyboard Commands

2014-01-01 Thread rhs
Thanks, this was better than anything I found. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 6:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: IOS 7 Keyboard Commands I just Googled

bible ap and removing bookmarks

2014-01-01 Thread Billy Maynard
hi, I am using the bible ap Ithink from life church someone asked a question before about bookmarks and I learnt how to add them. I'm now wanting to remove a few but, can not find a way to delete/remove them. Does anyone know if this is possable and if so how? Thanks, Billy Maynard --

RE: Bard Mobile app stuck downloading books

2014-01-01 Thread Alan Lemly
Alex, I don't have an answer but I strongly encourage you and others who experience problems with the BARD Mobile app to report the specifics to BARD Mobile Support at bardmobilesupp...@loc.gov. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: New iPad mini, and loving it!

2014-01-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Jordan, Go to Settings, Notification Center. Each app is listet here, you can double tap on the apps and then specify if you want a particular app to be included in Notification Center, which style of Notification you want (Banner or Alert) and whether you want the Notification to also appear on

Re: Ipad mini

2014-01-01 Thread Laura ann Grymes
new iPad mini and iPad air have same specs and processor just mini is smaller. Laura Ann Laura ann Grymes agape.wellness.mass...@gmail.com On Dec 11, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, the hardware different for ipad mini and the new mini retina is generally

kindle app help?

2014-01-01 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
HI. I don’t know what I did, but suddenly I can’t access the before you go thing that comes up at the end of a book in the kindle app. Now the book just ends. I tried going in to the menu but the before you go option is dimmed. Looked on google but found nothing to help. anyone got any idea

why an ipad mini?

2014-01-01 Thread Crystal French
Hi, I’ve been reading the comments on the ipad mini. I have an iPhone 5s now. I’ve thought about getting an ipad, but wonder if those of you who use an ipad find it more useful in some ways than the iphone? Do you, say, find it better for reading books? Thanks, Crystal -- You received this

Re: 12 Days of Gifts

2014-01-01 Thread Alan Paganelli
Yes, now there are 3 games. None of which is accessible. Still, I download them. I figure, if I don't like them, I can delete them and I'm still out nothing. I don't know about the travel book because I haven't even had time to open it but at the very least, I got a free movie out of it so

Re: IOS 7 Keyboard Commands

2014-01-01 Thread Sherrie
This is a good list especially to get started. However, the following link has more categories for editing text and other things but is not as concise as the one already suggested. http://support.sas.com/misc/accessibility/education/ios/quickref.html HTH, Sherrie -Original Message-

Re: 12 Days of Gifts

2014-01-01 Thread Alan Paganelli
I think that it's great that Apple is doing this. They could be like so many others and give you 0. Some will be happy, some won't and some would complain even if you hung them with a new rope because they like the sound of their own voices. Me, I'm thankful that I got a free movie. I don't

Re: Bard Mobile app stuck downloading books

2014-01-01 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, It's also possible you don't have enough free space to extract the books. You need at least twice as much room as the book takes so there will be room to unzip it. Best, Anna On Jan 1, 2014, at 1:46 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I seem to be stuck on a few books. One

disabling call voice over annoincing calls

2014-01-01 Thread Gayle Horton
Is there any way to keep VO from announcing the names in-coming callers and texts? If not, is there a way to just have it speak the phone number? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing

Re: why an ipad mini?

2014-01-01 Thread Joanne Chua
Hi, It depends on what you want to do with the iPad. If you have some sight, iPad is good for you to use your sight to navigate around, watch videos or see photos, and reading a book if you require larger fon or wider space. If you are totally blind, then, the different will be the screen size.

RE: 12 Days of Gifts Question About Transferring Music

2014-01-01 Thread Suzanne Wilson
Could anyone give me an idea of how to transfer the Justin Timberlake freebies that are on my daughter's iPad mini to my iTunes library? I don't want all of my music to be transferred onto her iPad mini; I just want to be able to take those songs and select a few of mine to give to her. Suzanne

Lost Messages App

2014-01-01 Thread Andy Baracco
My wife has an iPhone 5, and she is telling me that her Messages icon on her home screen has disappeared. how can she get it back. Also, how do you bring up the spotlight search in IOS 7? Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- You received this message because you are

Facebook Question

2014-01-01 Thread Keith Bundy
First of all, I want to wish everyone on the list a wonderful 2014! I am using the native Facebook app with the latest IOS on the iPhone 5. I have had no issues with the app, but one question has arisen today. It happens to be my birthday, and, in my notifications, it says that 141 friends have

airplay receivers for existing speaker docks

2014-01-01 Thread Brent Harding
Hi there. An article came up here about the Auris Skye, which will be a small device you dock in your speaker system that has the old 30-pin connector. I thought about preordering it, but I looked around on Google and found a couple others I could get now, and not take the risk of preorder

Netatmo - successfully setup 2 additional inddor modules

2014-01-01 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, For those of you who may use, or are considering to acquire, the Netatmo weather station, I just wanted to let you know that I purchased 2 additional inddor modules, and was able to set them up without sighted assistance (though Sieghard provided some useful guidance!). I am quite pleased

Re: Facebook Question

2014-01-01 Thread Feliciano G
While on the Facebook application, there will be a more tab on the bottom right corner. Double tap that then on the upper left side of the corner you will see your name. Double tap on that as well. Then you will be on your profile wall or timeline whatever they call it. So just begin to swipe

Re: Lost Messages App

2014-01-01 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
Since the Messages app is native, I don't think it can be removed altogether. Maybe it got moved into another folder or home page or the dock. If you're using VoiceOver, you can search for apps by switching to handwriting mode on your home page and start writing the name of the app you're

Re: Lost Messages App

2014-01-01 Thread Andy Baracco
She found it. Apparently, she put it into a folder. Andy From: Christopher J Chaltain Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 7:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Lost Messages App Since the Messages app is native, I don't think it can be removed altogether. Maybe it got moved into

Re: Facebook Question

2014-01-01 Thread Keith Bundy
Thanks much! It never even occurred to me to check the More button. Keith Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2014, at 8:53 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com wrote: While on the Facebook application, there will be a more tab on the bottom right corner. Double tap that then on the

Accessing Spotlight Search in iOS 7, was: Lost Messages App

2014-01-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Andy, In order to get to Spotlight search in iOS 7 you simply double tap and hold on any app or folder and as soon as you hear the triple tone you flick down. This is the same double tap and hold you do in order to move apps, but instead of waiting until you hear Voiceover say Moving

Re: creating folders in iOS 7

2014-01-01 Thread Tammy Freitag
Ok, I'm a bit baffled. I have attempted to move some of my aps to make a folder. VO will tell me that I have the (example) Walgreens ap on top of the Target ap but, it will not create a folder. I have several other aps that I have moved onto an ap but again, it doesn't create a folder. Any

Re: What is up with the Skype app?

2014-01-01 Thread Denise Barajas
well, hello. I really don't post much but, I have skype for the Iphone alone. I never saw anything. Not even a wayt o sign in with an existing account. It suddenly wouldn't let me type. regards, Denise barajas On 12/31/13, Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com wrote: Hello to all, I got a question

Re: Facebook Question

2014-01-01 Thread Keith Bundy
Okay, I did these things and did get on the timeline. However, there is still a line that says 147 friends have written on my timeline, and I still am having the same problem interacting with it. Any other suggestions? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2014, at 8:53 PM, Feliciano G

RE: What is up with the Skype app?

2014-01-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Denise, If that is the case you might want to just delete the Skype app and redownload it because I have no problem whatsoever. If I sign out of my account I have 3 buttons: Sign in with a Skype Name Sign in with a Microsoft Account Create a new account I have merged my Skype Name with my

RE: creating folders in iOS 7

2014-01-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Tammy, You just have to move your finger around a bit until you find the sweet spot and Voiceover says Will create folder with... For example, let's say I want to create a new folder by moving Fleksy on List Recorder. I double tap and hold on Fleksy until Voiceover says Moving Fleksy. I then

Re: creating folders in iOS 7

2014-01-01 Thread Tammy Freitag
Ok, looks like I will try that one more time. thanks for the info. Maybe I can find that magic sweet spot this time. lol! thanks again! On 1/1/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Tammy, You just have to move your finger around a bit until you find the sweet spot and Voiceover

Re: Accessing Spotlight Search in iOS 7, was: Lost Messages App

2014-01-01 Thread Cara Quinn
Just as a quick additional note, If you are using VoiceOver, you can also simply touch an icon on any home screen to move VO's focus there, and then do a three-finger flick down. This will also bring up the search dialogue. Hope this helps and happy new year!!! Smiles, Cara :) On Jan 1,

Re: What is up with the Skype app?

2014-01-01 Thread Kellie and my lab pack
I also just signed out of my account and was shown the 3 buttons that Sieghard described. My phone read everything correctly. I believe I missed part of this thread. But, what phone are you using? which IOS? Is it jail broken? Is Skype up to date? These are just a couple questions that come

Re: Facebook Question

2014-01-01 Thread Feliciano G
Welcome, happy birthday! Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jan 1, 2014, at 7:44 PM, Keith Bundy kb5...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks much! It never even occurred to me to check the More button. Keith Sent from my iPhone On Jan 1, 2014, at 8:53 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com