Re: How to update IOS on original iPod touch

2014-02-10 Thread Chris H
Make it easy for yourself and restore the iPod back to factory settings. Go to settings general reset erase all content and settings. Then connect to iTunes to set it all up again. Next to update click the check for updates button and follow the instructions. Having said that you can do the

Re: How to update IOS on original iPod touch

2014-02-10 Thread Kevin Gibbs
assuming I choose set to factory default on the iPod and then connect to iTunes, will I have the option of choosing an IOS version other than 7? I've never operated IOS 7 before. I'd love to set this thing at IOS6 if I could. Is that possible? And, I assume that, if I do this, I won't have

how does one know if shuffle is on or off

2014-02-10 Thread Fanus
Hello list I have an iPod touch 4th gen and if I remember correctly the shuffle button showed on or off in previous versions of the firmware but the last few upgrades do not announce if it is on or off. Is there a way to determine? Regards Fanus -- You received this message because you are

Re: Apple Maps Question.

2014-02-10 Thread David Chittenden
I have used maps in voice guidance turn by turn directions mode. In iOS 7, maps switches between walking and driving mode on anything higher than a for S. It works for me on an iPhone five. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone

Re: How to update IOS on original iPod touch

2014-02-10 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, Personally, I have absolutely no idea why you would want to do an erase all content and settings on the iPod, only to update to iOs6 afterwards, where you also have the option of backing up (or in this case not backing up) the settings. Perhaps someone can chime in if I'm missing something.

Maximum voice memo length, was: RE: The potential of the dictation function?

2014-02-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Brian, There is no limit, you can record until your iPhone's available storage is full. If you had a 64 Gb iPhone this would probably mean you could record for a couple of weeks. One way to find out is to do a 10 or 15 minute recording, then check the file size, multiply it by 5 or 4 to get

Re: Alarm Clock setting when you don't have Siri

2014-02-10 Thread SSEric
It is very easy to set an alarm in the native app. Just go to clock and choose alarm at the bottom. Now just choose your hours and minutes from the pickers by flipping your finger up and down. You can set multiple days and different alarm sounds if you like, but not necessary if you just want a

RE: Alarm Clock setting when you don't have Siri

2014-02-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Robin, If you just want to set an Alarm there really is no need to get any extra app. Yes, there are probably hundreds of Alarm apps out there, but the alarm function that is part of the Clock app in iOS works perfectly fine. 1. Open the Clock app 2. Double tap the Alarm tab (second from the

RE: battery drainage

2014-02-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi John, If I had an iPhone which couldn't get me through the day (assuming normal usage without using GPS for a couple of hours) I would do a Factory reset and set up the phone as a new device. I would then check for a couple of days with no apps installed, but with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned

Re: battery drainage

2014-02-10 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Yes, it most certainly is possible. I'd suspect a problem with the battery itself in this case. On 02/09/2014 09:44 PM, John Diakogeorgiou wrote: It is still possible that their is a defect in the persons phone. My wife has a 5 and I have a 5s. She has nothing running where as I have 5 or 6

Re: Pairing Bose sound Link mini bluetooth speaker with iPhone

2014-02-10 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Correction. the problem you may run into is if you have more than one bluetooth device that has been synced with the sound link. If they are both within range then the bluetooth on one must be turned off. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start?

Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Jordan Norregaard
I love my iPad, and I loved the iPhone when i had one. It does nearly anything possible these days...but there's one big problem i seem to have. When it comes to finding out what's on the tv, it appears difficult to find an ansewr. Today, the big tv events are the olympics. Hey Siri, what

Re: Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
Ok, there's TV guide Mobile: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tv-guide-mobile/id333647776?mt=8 which is very handy for me. There's also Zap2it.com . I don't know if they have an app; I just use the website. HtH, teresa On Feb 10, 2014, at 6:07 AM, Jordan Norregaard jorda...@gmail.com wrote: I

update of gps application - Seeing Assistant Move

2014-02-10 Thread Seeing Assistant
Dear all, There is updated version of Seeing Assistant Move on the AppStore - version 1.7. What's new in this version:: - new interface for iOS 7 - changed the interface, less tabs, more functionality on the first tab - changes in the name of functionality - simulate location: from the

Re: battery drainage

2014-02-10 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Thanks for the advice. I already tried doing a reset. It didn't work. The phone is out of warrantee already. However, Verizon let me purchase their insurance plan with the stipulation that we can't use it for 30 days. So I am waiting for that to come up. Once we replace the phone we can cancel the

Re: update of gps application - Seeing Assistant Move

2014-02-10 Thread Mich
will there be the same update to the move light vershion of this app? from Mich. - Original Message - From: Seeing Assistant To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:49 AM Subject: update of gps application - Seeing Assistant Move Dear all, There

brf to text converters?

2014-02-10 Thread Dan Beaver
Hi, I am trying to find a good very accurate converter to convert brf braille files to text. I want to do this so I can listen to them using voice dream reader. Any suggestions? Thanks. Dan Beaver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a

Re: brf to text converters?

2014-02-10 Thread isaac
I am looking for a brf to text converter on google but I can't any brf to text converters. On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:11 AM, Dan Beaver dbeaver...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am trying to find a good very accurate converter to convert brf braille files to text. I want to do this so I can listen to

Re: brf to text converters?

2014-02-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
I don't think there are any for iOS, but you can try this web-based service: http://robobraille.org HtH, teresa On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Dan Beaver dbeaver...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am trying to find a good very accurate converter to convert brf braille files to text. I want to do

Re: Alarm Clock setting when you don't have Siri

2014-02-10 Thread Alan Paganelli
Oops! Didn't see the if you don't have siri part in the subject line! I think I need more coffee! LOL! Alan Sent from my iPad Air On Feb 10, 2014, at 4:15 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Robin, If you just want to set an Alarm there really is no need to get any extra

Re: Alarm Clock setting when you don't have Siri

2014-02-10 Thread Alan Paganelli
If you have Siri, just have Siri set the alarm for you. Just hold down the home button until you hear the tone and say, set an alarm for 6 AM. She'll come back and say, I've set an alarm for 6 AM. Of course, you can have Siri set it for any time you want. HTH Alan Sent from my iPad Air

Re: Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Chris H
Hi all what about those in the UK what good TV apps can you recommend for preferably the iPad but am willing to try it on the iPhone as well? Regards Chris On 10/02/2014 14:07, Jordan Norregaard wrote: I love my iPad, and I loved the iPhone when i had one. It does nearly anything possible

Re: Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Harry Bell
TV Guide (with a red heart in the middle of the icon) is good for UK TV - and ProTV for watching TV from around the world. Harry On 10 Feb 2014, at 16:52, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all what about those in the UK what good TV apps can you recommend for preferably the

Re: brf to text converters?

2014-02-10 Thread Dan Beaver
Hi, that service converts from other formats to accessible ones.I am trying to go from a braille format to text. Thanks anyway, I appreciate the thought. Dan Beaver From: Teresa Cochran Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: brf to text

Re: Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Chris H
Hi all found two, tvguide.co.uk and tv guide for iPad which one should I go for? They're both free so guess I could try both but any opinions welcome. Regards Chris On 10/02/2014 17:05, Harry Bell wrote: TV Guide (with a red heart in the middle of the icon) is good for UK TV - and ProTV for

ap to read braille(brf) formatted files/books?

2014-02-10 Thread Dan Beaver
Hi, I do not find any convenient way to convert brf files to text so I am now looking for an app to read braille files/books. Is there such a thing? I searched the app store and see nothing that supports brf files. At least not found doing a search. thanks. Dan Beaver -- You received

Entering addresses in contacts resolved.

2014-02-10 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi, I figured out that somehow Simpler Pro was interfering with the phone's original contact options. I just had to delete and reinstall, and now all is well. It was weird because it was also happening on my iPad mini, and i finally figured it out. Thanks for your help, Jenn Sent from my

Re: ap to read braille(brf) formatted files/books?

2014-02-10 Thread Teresa Cochran
I don't know of anything for iOS that will do this without a braille display. Alternatively, (and I say this as primarily a Braille reader) there are far more audio book titles than there are Braille titles. You might have better luck searching for audiobooks instead. HtH, Teresa On Feb 10,

Re: brf to text converters?

2014-02-10 Thread Gmail
I use WinTrans. It's a Windows program. Thanks, Ari On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:04 AM, Dan Beaver dbeaver...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, that service converts from other formats to accessible ones.I am trying to go from a braille format to text. Thanks anyway, I appreciate the thought.

iCloud email versus Apple ID?

2014-02-10 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I'm sending this to the Macvisionaries list as well, so I'm sorry if you get it twice. I was trying to change a friend's Apple ID to his iCloud address, just to keep things simple, and planned to do the same for my own account later today. However, it disallowed it, since the email

Re: iCloud email versus Apple ID?

2014-02-10 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hello Alex, I was told by a friend that whenever you create a iCloud account any purchases from the app store woman made from that account that becomes your Apple ID I don't believe that you end up having two of them I'm not for sure can't say on that one I hope somebody answers your question

RE: Apple Maps Question.

2014-02-10 Thread Don and Cher Bosch
I think you've mentioned this before, but cannot locate where you are seeing the setting you mentioned. I'm using a 5C. Cher From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 5:11 AM To:

Please explain VO's swipe with one finger gesture

2014-02-10 Thread Don and Cher Bosch
It sometimes works, sometimes not. Would appreciate descriptions of how others make it work more consistently. Thanks. Cher -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search

Re: Please explain VO's swipe with one finger gesture

2014-02-10 Thread Alex Hall
I assume you mean the one-finger flick, to move from item to item? First, don't make the move too big - a half inch to an inch is enough, I find. Second, don't put your finger down and then flick or swipe, as that usually leads to Voiceover thinking you are touching rather than trying to

RE: question about braille display and kindle app

2014-02-10 Thread denise colley
Thanks Alex. That worked, although it is annoying you have to use two different keystrokes just to go to the next page. Denise From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 9:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Please explain VO's swipe with one finger gesture

2014-02-10 Thread Richard Turner
Another way to think of it is that you want to flick a piece of dust off the screen. Your finger should be moving before it contacts the screen, otherwise VO thinks you are touching. Think of it as a glancing blow, or that your finger is a golf club and you are trying to hit a golf ball sitting

Seeing Assistant Move GPS App.

2014-02-10 Thread Jim Noseworthy
Hi Folks: Any thoughts on this app; anyone had any experience with the full version of this animal? Thanks all over the place gang. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com.

Re: iCloud email versus Apple ID?

2014-02-10 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, No, you can sign into the Apple store using a different Apple ID, so that you and your family can share an Apple ID but have separate ones for iCloud. Best, Anna On Feb 10, 2014, at 3:51 PM, Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Alex, I was told by a friend that whenever you

RE: Entering addresses in contacts resolved.

2014-02-10 Thread Jim Ruby
This app sounds interesting, but I presume it causes problems with the stock contacts app -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Entering

Re: Audio archery

2014-02-10 Thread dwyates14
Yes, Audio Archery is free. Danney From: Tim Emmons Sent: Friday, February 07, 2014 3:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Audio archery Is that one free as well? I love stuff like that, Lol. On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:19 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com wrote: ear

RE: battery drainage

2014-02-10 Thread DJ
If you're out of wi-fi range you'd be using cellular data anyway. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2014 3:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: battery drainage Correct

Google Maps; was: Apple Maps Question.

2014-02-10 Thread DJ
Speaking of spoken turn by turn directions, I loaded a route into my phone the other day using Google Maps. I was at home and on Wi-Fi when I did it. I forgot that cellular data was turned off and began my 30 minute trip. I had spoken turn by turn directions for the entire trip. I discovered

two FB iPhone questions

2014-02-10 Thread Regina Alvarado
On Facebook on iPhone I have 2 questions. 1. Is there a way to friend somebody? What are the steps? 2. How do I ask for newest posts? reggie and Allegra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing

Re: The potential of the dictation function?

2014-02-10 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, Sandra. Your points are well taken indeed. One of my doctors routinely phones in a report about my visit, and the speech recognition software from which a written report is generated is, he says, first-rate. He once told me it never made a mistake, and I managed to suppress my disbelief.

Re: The potential of the dictation function?

2014-02-10 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Something along those lines might work if the recording would be played while a Mac running mavericks with offline dictation listens. Have not tried this feature yet. Just an other thought Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Feb 9, 2014, at 11:32 AM, Sandratomkins

Re: update of gps application - Seeing Assistant Move

2014-02-10 Thread Seeing Assistant
Yes, update concerns both version Lite version and full version. Best wishes, Seeing Assistant Team On Monday, February 10, 2014 3:56:07 PM UTC+1, mich wrote:  will there be the same update to the move light vershion of this app? from Mich. - Original Message - *From:* Seeing