Re: new ipad mini

2014-04-29 Thread Chris Apple boy
No manual or tutorial but www.applevis.com is a good resource for all things Apple including the iPad mini. Regards Chris Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! On 30/04/2014 02:38, Robert Doc Wright wrote: Where can I find a manual or tutorial so that I can use this to the best o

Anywork-arounds for the New York times app?

2014-04-29 Thread Jordan Norregaard
Hello everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any work-arounds to make the iPhone edition of the NY times app accessible? Its a good magazine which I enjoy reading...but with only one downfall. I call this, the "chasing technology" concept. The iPhone edition doesn't allow for the browsing of a

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Gmail
There's a setting in the VoiceOver settings to turn hints on or off. Go to settings/general/accessibility/VoiceOver, and you'll find it there. You can also add the hints option to your rotor so that you can turn them on and off quickly. Some apps use the hints feature to give VoiceOver users inf

Re: extention converter

2014-04-29 Thread Gmail
You can also just tell iTunes that certain MP3 files are audiobooks. You do this in the get info dialogue, on the options tab after selecting all the MP3 files of a book. There are two other useful options on this screen, as well. The first is skip when shuffling, which will tell your music app

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Alan, Try doing your swiping in the lower part of the screen with the keyboard actually is. If you do not swipe on the keyboard, nothing seems to happen. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. > On Apr 29, 2014, at 9:53 PM, "Alan Lemly" wrote: > > Actually, when I att

RE: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Lemly
Actually, when I attempt to type anything with the new app, nothing is announced when I swipe right after completing the word. Does this also work differently now? I get no predictive text announced but only a boink sound that seems like an error. Swiping left to erase the text doesn't work either.

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Chuck Dean
Personally, I like Fleksy VO. Perhaps we could start a campaign and have the developers keep Fleksy VO, and update it as needed. This would be a keyboard dedicated to the visually impaired, which was Fleksy's original focus. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. > On A

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Sorry for the misleading subject. You can send a message though; type your text, hit the "share" button, and choose "message". The manual referencing a function not currently present has nothing to do with accessibility, the way I see it. Again, the Fleksy VO app will not be updated, but neither

RE: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Lemly
I'm sorry but since I can't type a message with the Fleksy Keyboard app, this appears to be nothing more than a not ready for prime time app. Whether the menus are accessed from a menu line as opposed to the former two-finger swipe up isn't really the issue. The app simply doesn't work so releasing

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Lori Dent
Hi Richard, So how do you turn off the hints? Thanks. Lori and the Gipper -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you f

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Lori Dent
Hi Danny, I also have noticed when I go to unlock my phone with my four number pass code that it will only announce the letters after I have entered the last number of my pass code. But I don't worry about it though. Take care. Lori and the Gipper -- The following information is important f

Re: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Jed Barton
I love that app, use it all the time. I ahd to play with it myself, but there ya go. Have fun On 4/29/2014 10:58 PM, Jan Kleinhans wrote: Aha, thank you very much. This solves my problem with that then. I did not know that you had to tap and hold the button to record the message. Thanks for

RE: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Can you explain exactly what you are doing? I suspect that your focus is in the text field and you are doing a 2-finger double tap which will start dictation as it should. You have to flick right once past the text field to the Voice Message button, then double tap and hold with one finger. It's i

Re: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Jan Kleinhans
Aha, thank you very much. This solves my problem with that then. I did not know that you had to tap and hold the button to record the message. Thanks for very helpful information. Regards Jan Kleinhans - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Jan Kleinhans
Hi Although the steps are clear, this does not work for me on a iPhone 4S. The phone wants to place me in dictate mode, and does not record my voice. I would like to know if I am missing something here? Jan Kleinhans - Original Message - From: isaac To: viphone@googlegroups.co

Re: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, OK, here's your voice message issue. I use this app all the time You know how to select a contact, right? Go to your text field. Flick to the right of that. It will say voice message. Do a double tap and hold it. You have to do it as a momentary thing. So do a double tap, when yo

Re: Voice messages with whatsapp

2014-04-29 Thread Jan Kleinhans
Hi I don't know the answer to that one, but would like to know this as well. If I try to do that with voice over being on, the phone thinks you want to do dictation, which of course is no good at all. It does not seem to allow you to record whatever is happening. On the same subject, are the

Re: extention converter

2014-04-29 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I have a question. Why do you wish to convert an audio file to a video file? If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? - Original Message - From: "Caitlyn and Maggie" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7:02 AM Subject: Re: extention convert

new ipad mini

2014-04-29 Thread Robert Doc Wright
Where can I find a manual or tutorial so that I can use this to the best of my ability? If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning start? -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are mod

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Exactly. Applevis has a blog detailing known bugs and updated features that you should check out. Plus, their own blog said there were some things they were still working on. No, the copy and clear and other options are not yet there, that's part of the problem in this version. The sharing and s

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Joseph Hudson
How interesting, I thought this issue was fixed in the last update that just came out at least it was for the five. I will try it with my new phone to see if it happens as well. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2014, at 7:56 PM, wrote: > > Using 5S, Since the upgrade, I’ve noticed when I’m e

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
I started noticing this behavior on my 4S after the upgrade to 7.1. I generally only notice it after the last digit, probably because the earlier digits are entered more quickly. I never considered it an "issue" though. I just figured it now provided this additional information, but it never bo

Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread Bill Dengler
Because I have several devices I looked into http://kbtalkingusa.com Seems interesting. Bill On Apr 29, 2014, at 8:53 PM, Gmail wrote: > I've seen people mention the Amazon Basics Keyboard on here before, and some > have said that it stopped working for them after a year or so. Someone, (I > t

Re: Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread Richard Turner
If you turn off hints, you won't hear the letters. HTH, Richard "There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing." - Aristotle > On Apr 29, 2014, at 5:56 PM, wrote: > > Using 5S, Since the upgrade, I’ve noticed when I’m entering the four digits > to unlock t

Voice Over during screen lock

2014-04-29 Thread dwyates14
Using 5S, Since the upgrade, I’ve noticed when I’m entering the four digits to unlock the phone, voice over now recites the letters associated with the number I’m entering, as if I’m using the phone keypad. Anyone else have this issue? Danney -- The following information is important for all

Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread Gmail
I've seen people mention the Amazon Basics Keyboard on here before, and some have said that it stopped working for them after a year or so. Someone, (I think it might have been Raul), said they found a similar keyboard and it hadn't died on them. Does anyone remember what that keyboard was? I do

Re: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Christopher J Chaltain
I agree, if you just want to backup one system then going with another external hard drive or two is perfectly adequate. The advantage to a cloud based backup is that you can then have access to your backed up files from multiple devices. Chances are, the cloud provider is also going to be usin

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Gmail
Guys, the updated app has just been released, and the team have not had enough time to update the documentation. Give them time. The two-finger flick up no longer works to bring up the menu. Thanks, Aris > On Apr 29, 2014, at 3:13 PM, Chuck Dean wrote: > > I agree... This version of Fleksy d

Some questions about CloudBeats.

2014-04-29 Thread Gmail
My friend and I are both having some frustrations with the CloudBeats app, and have some questions about it. 1. Is there a way ! rewind and fast forward in the app like you can in the stock music app? If so, how would I go about turning this on? 2. Is there a way to shuffle your intire music coll

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Chuck Dean
I have found same thing. I have written to Fleksy via the feedback option in Fleksy VO. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores. > On Apr 29, 2014, at 4:33 PM, "DJ" wrote: > > I'm finding that the two-finger flick up doesn't bring up the menu as they > say it should. >

RE: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread DJ
I'm finding that the two-finger flick up doesn't bring up the menu as they say it should. DJ _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Dean Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: mehg...@icloud.com Subje

RE: USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread DJ
Neal, You might check with C.Crane. I know they do sell at least one FM transmitter but they might also have what you are looking for. DJ _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:49 PM To:

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Lemly
When I tried using the menus across the top of the screen as you said, the available options did not include access to favorites and to the copy and clear button that was previously accessed using the two finger swipe up. What are you specifically doing to see these options? And I must have se

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Trea Abma
Yes, I like it very much. Tried it in tweetings and now I can use it for mail too. From: Alex Hall Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible First, the menu isn't accessed that way. Instead, there are buttons across the top

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
First, the menu isn't accessed that way. Instead, there are buttons across the top of the screen to access the settings and sharing functions. Second, note that the keyboard now takes up the lower part of the screen, just like it does in regular iOS typing. I'm wondering if your accuracy problem

RE: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Rick Alfaro
I don’t think it’s a switch to as far as I know. Not sure about what can be backed up yet but I’m hoping I’ll be able to sync my documents folder on my PC at least. I have to install the Windows app which I haven’t gotten around to yet. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@g

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Chuck Dean
I agree... This version of Fleksy doesn't play with voice over very well. It is also sluggish and the accuracy seems to have decreased. I prefer to lock Fleksy VO in landscape position so I can use my thumbs to type, but I cannot find this option in the newer update. It seems that the people at

Re: USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread Christina C.
Do you have any ports at all on your car stereo? Like to hook up a DVD Player, CD Player, or VCR? I personally would not rule out trying a FM transmitter. Sometimes, but not often, they work great. I recently had very good experience with a universal fm transmitter from Best Buy. We used it on

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Lemly
Well, I'd be curious what others are finding with this latest version of Fleksy because I'm certainly not finding it fully accessible. I've left the Fleksy keyboard app on my phone and have been updating it each time a new version has been released. I couldn't type with those versions with Voice

Re: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Regina Alvarado
Did I understand correcttly that this offer on iDrive is continuous? I saw it would backup pictures and music. Is that all it will backup, and can I still backup to iTunes and iCloud or is it a switch to? Thanks. reggie and Allegra On Apr 29, 2014, at 3:24 PM, "Rick Alfaro" wrote: What myste

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, yes it protects it as well as any other cover. -- Raul A. Gallegos You know what really turns me on? Unprotected.WiFi. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 4/29/2014 1:00 PM, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote: Does the cover actually protect the screen besides having

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Moving forward, Fleksy VO will be discontinued. It was only ever meant to be a stopgap measure while full accessibility was worked into the revamped Fleksy app. Right now there are few differences, but in the future, Fleksy will be updated and supported while Fleksy Vo will not be. On Apr 29, 20

Re: iPhone 5C

2014-04-29 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
I personally wouldn't waste my money. Their isn't enough of a difference between the two phones. On 4/29/14, Wayne Merritt wrote: > The only major differences are the 5C is newer, probably runs > smoother, and comes in pretty colors. Other than that, it is just as > accessible and usable as your

Re: Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Chuck Dean
Personally, I am pretty happy with Fleksy VO, and unless Fleksy offers some extreme improvement, I'll probably stay with it. Chuck On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 1:54:00 PM UTC-7, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > Sorry if this is a repeat post, but earlier today, Fleksy announced that > their main app

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Penny Reeder
Here's the link to the AT Guys: http://www.atguys.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15 Yes, you can also use a case for your IPhone. Enjoy! Penny On 4/29/14, Dave Mitchel wrote: > where is the cover available? the screen dots I think? I have a 5C > > -Original Message- > From: gr

RE: Calculator for iPad

2014-04-29 Thread Pinky
Alan, Can you download the Big Calculator free app and see if the :plus, minus, times, button are read by VO. I have some people tell me they are but on my iPad I have not had any luck with that app. Ed From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Pag

Fleksy Now Fully Accessible

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, Sorry if this is a repeat post, but earlier today, Fleksy announced that their main app is accessible. There are still some VO issues they are working on, but they say that, overall, VO users can use the regular app and not need Fleksy VO anymore. This is way ahead of their projected six

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Dave Mitchel
where is the cover available? the screen dots I think? I have a 5C -Original Message- From: gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 11:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: screen cover I'm interested to use the phone much better and also to protect it. Doe

Re: Calculator for iPad

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Paganelli
I suggest trying all the free apps. I found that almost all of them were accessible. I did find one that was totally not blind friendly. Voice over acted like the app didn't exist. With that having been said, it comes down to a matter of preference. I just wanted a simple basic calculator

RE: USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread Neal Ewers
Thank you both. I have also heard the same from a couple other people, so I won't be going that route. Nice idea, but only if it works. Thanks for the feedback. We have all learned from it. Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Caron

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi Richard, Thanks for that! I do not think we have HIMS here in the Netherlands. I know the humanware notetakers are being sold but i think they will go the last route braille display iphone +bt keyboard. These notetakers are EXTREMELY expensive here in the netherlands, i think around eur7500. T

Re: USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread Eric Caron
I need to second Richard's comments. The FM receiver sounds like a great idea but I found it very hard to listen to. I tried two and returned them both. I also have a older vehicle and would like a solution but other then replacing the radio or carrying a separate speaker I'm out of ideas. E

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Penny Reeder
Yes, I find the reference dots very helpful for other applications as well. When I bought my first tactile screen protector, it cost only $7. Now, I think the cost is up to $10. It's easily the most helpful thing I ever bought for my Iphone, and I highly recommend it! Penny On 4/29/14, Steve wrot

Calculator for iPad

2014-04-29 Thread Pinky
Hi lister's, Can someone suggest a good calculator for the iPad. I have tried the Big Calculator Free but found some buttons not read by VO. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Ed -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Steve
Well, I disagree on some of this. Every App is Layed Out Differently. That is true, except that a lot of the common buttons you find on apps i.e. back, Ok, where you get an exposed keyboard, etc. are usually all similar. The advanced overlay helps as a point of reference. I can certainly use

Re: removing sim card from iPhone 5s in otter box case

2014-04-29 Thread Steve
No, it is not. The plastic frame has to be separated. You might be able to extract the phone from the bottom of the case after you take the rubber surround off. - Original Message - From: "Larry McCreary" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 6:44 PM Subject: removing sim card from

RE: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Rick Alfaro
What mysterious charges? I paid $.99 clearly described as being for a full year. The deal seems to be exactly what it says it is, no deception that I can see. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Thurs

Re: Sending my problem again: importing contacts to 5 s

2014-04-29 Thread bhavesh dhanak
hi, thx 4 ur precious reply... My frnd asked me 2 create a single vcf file using w command prompt, imported it to google contacts, and automaticlally, ol contacts were planted in my i phone successfully. Thx again, Chears! On 4/29/14, Alex Hall wrote: > Have you emailed yourself the VCF? In theo

Re: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Bryan Schulz
hi, do you use casper? i couldn't figure out how to do an incremental/new file backup. The entire drive clone feature works well but that overwrites the entire volume and takes at least 2-3 hours. Bryan Schulz - Original Message - From: "Raul A. Gallegos" To: Sent: Tuesday, April

Re: Is There a Braille Translator for the IPhone?

2014-04-29 Thread Teresa Cochran
I've never seen any such program. teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Apr 29, 2014, at 10:25 AM, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone wrote: > I'm wondering if there is a program, similar to wintrans, which could take a > Grade 2 .brf file and convert it into text. > > -- > David Goldfield, > > >

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Cases are optional, though everyone I know uses one. That said, some cases offer their own screen protectors, while others do not, and I don't know if you can use a Speed Dots protector over a built-in one. Mostly though, the two are totally independent. On Apr 29, 2014, at 2:35 PM, gracewelln..

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread gracewellness
I'm interested to use the phone much better and also to protect it. Does it mean that you also use a case for the phone? - Original Message - From: "Penny Reeder" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 2:14 PM Subject: Re: screen cover I suppose it helps keep the screen from getting scr

Re: Should I not run iPhone only apps on my iPad?

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Paganelli
The NBC nightly news app lets you listen to the NBC Nightly news broadcasts. The thing of it is, only after they have ran in all 48 states. Handy if you've missed the news last night and, they leave out the commercials so that 30 minute news broadcast can be listened to in about 16 minutes give

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Richard Turner
If they have a HIMS device, they could try the HIMS Chat app, but I'm not sure that has been updated. If they have a humanware Apex, there is a Deaf-blind communicator app, but I think it costs close to $100. Are they wanting to be able to converse with a hearing person through the app? That is w

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
Penny, do you use it mostly for typing? I'm asking because I'm wondering about other typing methods. If someone normally uses a mix of dictation and Fleksy, for instance, would they still benefit? Do you find the reference dots for the keyboard help your orient to other apps, even if those apps'

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Anouk Radix
Thanks for that recommendation! I will be sure to pass it along. Greetings, Anouk, On 29 Apr 2014, at 19:22, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > Hi, > > I like Nebulous. You can read continuously whether you're in read or edit > mode, you can easily switch between two documents, and if you use the Sear

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi Richard, Thanks that is the app i was looking for. Can you perhaps name some of hte other apps that might be applicable or are there resources that i could utilize to find them? Thanks for all the helpful replies! Greetings, Anouk, On 29 Apr 2014, at 15:06, Richard Turner wrote: > I think yo

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Anouk Radix
Hi, I did not know htat you could use cursor routing with pages? I tried it a year ago and then it was not possible and you had to do a lot with the rotor. Is this working now then? The access notes app was indeed the app that i was thinking about and i thought it would be a lot easier to use th

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread Penny Reeder
I suppose it helps keep the screen from getting scratched, but really, the reason I use the tactile screen protector is the way it assists me to move around the screen and especially with typing on the on-screen keyboard. Penny On 4/29/14, gracewelln...@atlanticbb.net wrote: > Does the cover actu

RE: Should I not run iPhone only apps on my iPad?

2014-04-29 Thread Pinky
Alan, Is this NBC app VO friendly and what else do you like about this news app? Ed -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 2:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Should I not r

Re: screen cover

2014-04-29 Thread gracewellness
Does the cover actually protect the screen besides having the tactile marks? I don't have any screen protector yet. - Original Message - From: "Penny Reeder" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:48 AM Subject: Re: screen cover Hi Alex and all, I have used a tactile screen protector

Re: USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread Richard Turner
I had one years ago and the amount of static made it not very useful. Do you have a cassette deck in that car? If so, you may still be able to find a cassette adapter that has a 3.5 m plug for the earphone jack on your device that plays through the cassette deck. I'd be very surprised if anyone is

Is any problem with the solar keyboard? Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread gracewellness
Why do you recommend me not to get the solar keyboard? - Original Message - From: "Dillon Collier" To: Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2014 5:17 PM Subject: Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone A keyboard is so helpful! I recommend u not get the solar one Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24

Is There a Braille Translator for the IPhone?

2014-04-29 Thread 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
I'm wondering if there is a program, similar to wintrans, which could take a Grade 2 .brf file and convert it into text. -- David Goldfield, Founder and Peer Coordinator, Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired http://davidgoldfield.info/ -- The following i

Re: text editing on ios with braille only

2014-04-29 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, I like Nebulous. You can read continuously whether you're in read or edit mode, you can easily switch between two documents, and if you use the Search command, the found text appears on your braille display. You have to be sure the SEarch option is on the toolbar so it's easy to access, but

Re: Mobi juice pack

2014-04-29 Thread Sherrie
Basically, you switch it to charge when the phone gives the 20% battery warning. If you mean how do you know when to charge the Juice Pack there are some lights that show the charge when the button on the back is pressed. I sometimes ask my husband to look at these but mostly I put the phone on

Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread Alan Paganelli
If you aren't in a hurry, you can catch the Amazon Basics Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard on special for 26 dollars USD. A few months back they offered it for $21.95. Well worth watching and waiting for it. Regards, Alan I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridicu

RE: Completion not working consistently in address fields in email

2014-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cheryl, The way I see it iOS does not actually complete email addresses. As you start typing it gives you matching entries in a listso if I want to send an email to let's say somebody called John Smith who is in my Contacts, I type the first 2 or 3 letters, so "j o" or "j o h", then if I che

RE: Copying and pasting a text message when you receive a text message from your I Phone

2014-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
This is a feature which was introduced in iOS 7 and a very useful one at that. Now they just have to fix this little issue where Voiceover announcements such as "link" or "phone number detected" etc. are included as text when you copy stuff in this way.If I get Voiceover to read a phone number and

Re: the lyft app

2014-04-29 Thread Marianne Denning
I have not used it but several of my blind friends have used it and love it. They all say they will use it again. On 4/29/14, Paul Ferrara wrote: > Has anyone tried the lyft app; if so what are your experiences with it? I do > not have the link at this point but can tell you it is spelled lyft n

RE: Copying and pasting a text message when you receive a text message from your I Phone

2014-04-29 Thread Cristóbal
Well, you learn something new every day. I wasn't aware of the three finger quadruple tap to copy. I always did the pinch out method. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:50 AM To:

RE: Copying and pasting a text message when you receive a text message from your I Phone

2014-04-29 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Terri, You can try to switch the rotor to words, then flick down to read your text message word by word. Once you get to the code, let Voiceover read it, afterwards do a 3-finger quadruple tap, this is the command to copy whatever was last spoken to the clipboard. Now you can start a new text m

Re: Your message in VIPhone was denied

2014-04-29 Thread Bill Dengler
I sent one test message because I thought my messages weren't sending to the list. But now the moderation thing clears that up. Bill On Apr 29, 2014, at 12:20 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Hi, actually Bill had sent several test messages to the list and I denied > those. So, he's getting notif

Re: removing sim card from iPhone 5s in otter box case

2014-04-29 Thread RobH.
I would be interested to know if there is a case which allows extracting simm without removing that case. Rh. - Original Message - From: "Mike Arrigo" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 5:19 PM Subject: Re: removing sim card from iPhone 5s in otter box case As far as I know, this is n

USB FM transmitter that plugs into a car radio

2014-04-29 Thread Neal Ewers
Hi, I was told that one could purchase an FM transmitter that plugs into one's car radio cigarette lighter for playing either music from the output of one's iDevice or from a USB thumb drive. This would be for a radio that is too old to have the capability of playing from either device. Can anyone

Re: Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, you can either use a third-party app, or Siri, or an app like Drafts to post. -- Raul A. Gallegos What I hate most about Twitter is finishing a good tweet, having -1 characters left and having to decide which grammar crime to commit. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 O

Re: [New post] Get 50GB of iDrive iOS cloud storage for 99 cents per year

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, yes but the 100 gb you get from these rewards is good for only 1 year. My personal recommendation if you want to have good file backup storage is to purchase a new hard drive and a program like Casper, which is very speech friendly and will either do nightly or weekly backups, or whenever y

Re: Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread isaac
The other way you can post is to use siri. Just tell siri post to Facebook or post to twitter. On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:18 AM, Jose Lomeli wrote: > So how would you post to those social networks with out opening the apps? > > Jose Lomeli > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "

Re: Your message in VIPhone was denied

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, actually Bill had sent several test messages to the list and I denied those. So, he's getting notifications about those. Bill, just so you know, all new subscribers to viphone are put on moderated status until I determine they are real people. I've removed your email from moderation, but yo

Re: removing sim card from iPhone 5s in otter box case

2014-04-29 Thread Mike Arrigo
As far as I know, this is not possible. That's one reason why I don't like these cases, I tend to swap my sim between phones quite a bit, and this case makes that very difficult. That's why I stick with the juice pack, it doubles the battery life as well. Original message: Hello, I need to rem

Re: Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread Jose Lomeli
So how would you post to those social networks with out opening the apps? Jose Lomeli Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "Raul A. Gallegos" wrote: > > Hi, the only way to bring them back is if you are running a version of iOS > between 7.0 and 7.0.6 and you jailbreak. Otherwise

Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, the VO key on all keyboards is the control and option keys. So, yes, it works on different keyboards as long as they have a control and option keys. -- Raul A. Gallegos *Knock Knock Knock*, Penny... *Knock Knock Knock*, Penny... *Knock Knock Knock*, Penny... - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and F

Re: Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, the only way to bring them back is if you are running a version of iOS between 7.0 and 7.0.6 and you jailbreak. Otherwise, they are no more. -- Raul A. Gallegos I'm so good at sleeping, I can do it with my eyes closed..Bazinga! aahaa - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On

Completion not working consistently in address fields in email

2014-04-29 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Can somebody explain to me how this works and what may be the problem? Sometimes completion works fine for email addresses on my iPad. But at other times it seems to quit working. I type the beginning of a contact's name or email address and I know it has been completed before and should be avai

Re: Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread isaac
At this time I don't think there is a way to bring them back. I looked through the settings and don't see a way to bring them back. On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Jose Lomeli wrote: > Hello; Listers, what happened to the Twitter and Facebook widgets? I remember > in iOS 6 they were in the notif

Twitter and Facebook widgets?

2014-04-29 Thread Jose Lomeli
Hello; Listers, what happened to the Twitter and Facebook widgets? I remember in iOS 6 they were in the notification center! How can I bring them back? Thanks in advance! Jose Lomeli Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new mem

Re: Question about keyboard for iPhone

2014-04-29 Thread isaac
The command I use on my apple wireless bluetooth keyboard to get to the home screen is vo h. I am not sure if that command is the same on the amazon basics. On Apr 29, 2014, at 10:35 AM, Tarapprakash wrote: > Does it have akey for going to home screen like amazon basics > > > > Sent from my i

RE: Your message in VIPhone was denied

2014-04-29 Thread BBS
Hmmm, sounds like that googlegroups issue is back again. I'm sure Raul or the other mods will confirm this. Shawn Sent From My White MacBook From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Dengler Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:45 AM To: viphone@goog

Re: Question about how to change whether you receive notifications and an app

2014-04-29 Thread Alex Hall
You must first double tap Facebook to go into its notifications settings. On Apr 29, 2014, at 11:10 AM, isaac wrote: > Hi Joseph when you go in to notification center under settings and choose > Facebook you should also see some options saying show in notification center > and show on lock sc

Fwd: Your message in VIPhone was denied

2014-04-29 Thread Bill Dengler
Just received this five times. What's this for? Bill Begin forwarded message: > From: viphone+nore...@googlegroups.com > Subject: Your message in VIPhone was denied > Date: April 29, 2014 at 10:21:42 AM EDT > To: codeofd...@gmail.com > > VIPhone Google Groups > Unfortunately, your rece

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