Dear Listers,
I am a late comer to iMessaging. I've been reading about this service on the
web but I'm still unclear how to make the best use of it with Voiceover. Does
anyone know of a podcast that would explain this function? For instance, does
the messages.app on the mac detect
In the meantime, a work around is the following. When you are playing a
bard book, and the headphone controller starts something else when you press
stop, the bard controls still are on the screen. Hit play, and whatever the
headphone controller started will stop, and your book will start
Hi friends,
When I plug in my IPhone to my PC, just to charge it, it comes up with a get
pictures box on my pc and there is nothing in it.
I can cancel this and then it tries to open a blank document in Microsoft Word,
is this normal?
If I have pictures taken on my phone, can I download them
Do you think it will have Voice Over? Very excited if it will.
Kawal.
On 23 Jul 2014, at 02:19 am, M. Taylor mk...@ucla.edu wrote:
Hello Everyone,
I thought some of you might be interested in the following article.
Oh, the link to the original article is located at the end of the
Considering Apple's history, the odds are, yes.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 23 Jul 2014, at 20:37, Kawal Gucukoglu kgli...@icloud.com wrote:
Do you think it will have Voice Over? Very excited if it will.
Kawal.
Very Thunderbirds, I remember the episode where Brains is talking to Lady
Penelope via his smart wrist watch with full FaceTime coms on it.
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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 2:19 AM
Subject: Apple wins patent
Hunmnmnm,... that's a good idea in its own right. Be an awkward
posture to take a phone call though.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:15 AM
Subject: Re: Apple wins patent for a second smartwatch,
Hi all,
I'd tried to ask this question before, but not sure if it went through.
I want a headset with the following features and wondering if anyone has any
ideas which one to ges.
1) a wired headset to use with both a iphone 4s and an ipad mini.
2) must have a built in stereo mic as I want to
Have you tested the Logitech line of headsets?
If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning
start?
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From: Stephanie natureloving...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 4:26 AM
Subject: headset help
Hello list,
I have another question regarding Facebook app for IOS.
I have been using it for quite a while, but there is something I cannot figure
out.
When I go through new posts, from time to time there is something like:
A particular friend has comented on a particular post.
When I want to
You must be on desktop mode in order to do this and you must be on the fan
page that you want this to be done at. As far as your first question, I do not
believe there is an answer. Access that fan page on desktop mode whether it is
on your iPhone using the Safari browser or a computer. Then
Hello Feliciano,
Thank you for your response.
Please could you give me more details what option to find once I'm on a
particular fan page?
Thank you in advance.
With kind regards
Maria
Sent from iphone
Dňa 23.7.2014, o 13:54, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com napísal:
You must be on
Hey guys,
For the alst 4 days, absolutely none of my stations will work on tune in
radio. I've tried atleast 6, when i click on them, it just does
nothing, there is no sound what so ever. I'm not getting any errors
either which is even more concerning.
Any ideas?
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The following
Hi,
After reading your message, I checked and Tune-in radio is working as expected
for me.
Robert Carter
On Jul 23, 2014, at 7:34 AM, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey guys,
For the alst 4 days, absolutely none of my stations will work on tune in
radio. I've tried atleast 6, when
Are all of your other internet apps working? You might check your connection
settings in tuneIn.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jul 23, 2014, at 5:34 AM, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey guys,
For the alst 4 days, absolutely none of my stations will work on tune
The messages app can be used with anyone who has iOS 5 or later. It can be set
up with either any address you use with Apple ID or with a phone number. When
you add a contact, you can indicate whether the mobile phone is an iPhone.
Messages won't work with other smart phones. The interface is
i have no idea, this makes no sense.
Nothing seems out of the ordinary. I ahve clicked on 8 stations, and
none of them work.
On 7/23/2014 8:53 AM, ROBERT CARTER wrote:
Hi,
After reading your message, I checked and Tune-in radio is working as expected
for me.
Robert Carter
On Jul 23, 2014,
Try the profile tab, then go into settings, then press the settings button
again. There is a button that says cellular data. Check that setting.
You also might try first closing the app out of the app switcher. If that
doesn't work, reboot your phone by holding down the sleep/wake button and
Hi, all,
The subject pretty much says it. I'll be going out into the desert this weekend
with friends and was just curious if there might be such a thing.
Thanks,
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
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Steph, the Bose OE2i Audio Headphones - Black meet your headset criteria.
They are a bit pricey at $149 currently at Amazon but I bought a set as a
present about 4 months ago when they were on sale for about $99.
Here's the Amazon link to them:
No go, still not working.
This makes no sense what so ever. I ahve even done a system update. I
literally changed nothing, it's like every station is off the air. Any
thoughts?
I've literally tried 11 stations now in my favorites.
On 7/23/2014 10:05 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote:
Try the
Hi I to would be interested if there was sutch a thing to since i would
think that this actividey would not be verry good for some one who was blind
but who knows maybe like so mutch in this world there now is a app for that
lol. from Mich.
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From: Teresa Cochran
To answer your 1st question...When using the Facebook app, do a 1 finger double
tap on the post that you wish to read the comments. The post will open allowing
you to Like, comment, Share, read all the comments and post your comment to the
original message.
Unfortunately, there is no way to
I have two IPad 2's which while on face time you can barely hear the other
person through the speaker. I have check the volume and it is all the way
up. I also tried turning the volume up while the other person was talking
and it helped a little but the sound is still very low. You almost have to
I haven't checked on it lately, but mine wasn't working either and
neither was ootunes or xm online.
A friend of mine says Xm is still not working.
Crazy!
Patti
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, cause it makes no sense what so ever.
On 7/23/2014 11:06 AM, Patti Johnson wrote:
I haven't checked on it lately, but mine wasn't working either and
neither was ootunes or xm online.
A friend of mine says Xm is still not working.
Crazy!
Patti
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Hi, Mitch,
Well, people have told me about apps that name constellations when you point
the device. So I thought perhaps some of that might be accessible with VO. It
never hurts to find out. :)
We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with
the brain is often
Hey all, I'm going to check Amazon as well for decent prices. But, I was
curious if anyone found a decent sounding Bluetooth speaker between 60 and $90.
I have a friend who doesn't have access to computer who is asking me to check
things out for him. We have the Bose Bluetooth speaker which is
I just wonder about the usability for the blind. I get it that for a
sighted person all they need to do is to look at the watch face when they
feel the watch vibrate. Even if voice over reads the message out loud, how
is that any different then pulling out your phone or if you have an ear
Hi, Alan,
I can envision a watch being used in conjunction with Siri quite a lot. Siri
could tell you the weather forecast, remind you of appointments, etc. The touch
screen functions could be limited, as in having about five apps on the home
area, if you so choose, or just using Siri. I can
Kellie, I really like my JBL Flip Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Black). It is
at the upper end of your friend's price range with the price at $97 for the
first supplier listed at Amazon. They also list a couple of other vendors
selling it for about $94, all with free shipping.
This unit has great
Can you watch on demand programs with the Slingbox? After doing more
research my understanding is that when controlling a DVR Slingbox mirrors
what is on the TV screen to your device and when you tap a button it sends
an IR signal to your cable box. If this is correct you could not control a
When you create a contact, you can designate home, mobile, or iPhone.
messaging would work if you have that contact designated as iPhone.
Regards,
Alan
Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There,
I've tried desigdating a non-iPhone as an iPhone and it doesn't work.
HtH,
Teresa
We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with
the brain is often called imagination.--Oliver Sacks
On Jul 23, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
wrote:
If you have just taken pictures, for example my first grand son was borne a few
weeks back and nobody thought to bring a camera. I pulled out my 5s and said
this has an 8.5 mega-pixel camera. It should due seeing as how the choices are
use my iPhone or have 0 pictures of the just borne baby.
Does it play your music in true stereo?
Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5s!
On Jul 23, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote:
Kellie, I really like my JBL Flip Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Black). It is
at the upper end of your friend's price range with the price at $97 for the
Sometimes I wonder if an iphone can tell whether or not another iphone sent the
message.
I have not designated any of my contacts numbers as iphone numbers, just as
mobile. But then when I go to send them a message, the edit box tells me it
is an iMessage.
So it just makes me wonder if
Perhaps it is similar to the status cells when using the display with
a Windows or Mac screen reader. I never bothered with those status
messages too much, and even turned the status cells off. Besides, if
you have a smallish display, every cell counts when showing
information.
Wayne
On 7/21/14,
I guess if it ever comes out we'll find out heh! I would like to see something
like you put on these glasses and walk around wile you say describe. Then
voice over tells you what your looking at. Probably based on GPS and, I'm not
all that unsure that something like it doesn't already exist.
Hello Donna and all,
thank you very much for your help.
I think my explanation was not clear and understandable enough, so I
will try to explain again.
Well, when I go through friends' and pages' posts, I can interact with
them fine; that means I am able to do one-finger double tap to share,
The email did make sense the first time. There is a way you can get
notifications from your like Pages if you set it up. Access the buttons that
are near the main section of the fan page. There is a way, I do it all the time.
Regards, Feliciano
Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v
Sent
If the mobile button in a contact is grade out how do you fix this problem if
you are trying to label a contact?
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But how are those buttons labelled?
Maria
On 23.7.2014 19:12, Feliciano G wrote:
The email did make sense the first time. There is a way you can get
notifications from your like Pages if you set it up. Access the buttons that
are near the main section of the fan page. There is a way, I do it
Hey, I wanted to see if anyone else had gotten the Ben Bluetooth Speaker Ban?
After listening to another fabulous David Woodbridge podcast I had to get this
thing, as it sounded like it would be fantastic with VoiceOver. I just got it,
and it seems pretty good so far, my only complaint is I
Hi
Have you used earphones with the iPads? If so, go to an email or a book for
voiceover to read. Swipe down to have voiceover to continously read, while
voiceover is reading plug in the earphones and press the up volume button. This
should increase the speaker volume when you unplug the
Brian
You need to double click the middle button to launch Siri. Also my speaker has
decent volume so make sure it’s up high on the phone and then the highest
volume on the speaker will be good.
Thanks – Robin.
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Anthony, I'm not sure what you mean by true stereo. The JBL Flip contains
more than one speaker which I believe play different things when music is
playing so I suppose that would be true stereo.
Here are the Amazon item descriptions which I copied from the link I
provided:
Built-in bass
If the mobile button is grayed out or not available, you may have to
wait until that person contacts you. In my own experience, I have
added mobile numbers for people, and then after they contacted me, the
iPhone recognized them as having/using iPhones, and changed mobile to
iPhone. Not sure, but
Hey Robin,
Thanks so much ah a double push launches Siri, I think I tried everything but
that. Siri's volume is alway sso screwy on my phone, and I know you have to
adjust it's volume while using it but still seems very low. One other thing
that I haven't been able to find, and I assume it i
Mine is working fine.
I once inadvertently hit a button to the left of Volume on the bottom of the
app screen, and it completely turned off my speaker. I can't remember if this
was global to the phone or restricted to the app.
I needed sighted help to find that button and press it again.
Hi,
Here4's some info about the great update of this super app.
It's a great calendar and now with keyboard shortcuts and more goodies.
See below.
Best,
Ioana
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/23/fantastical-update-2-1/
Sent from my iPhone
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Oh, but I want to experiment with the status cells. I'd like to know what kind
of information it provides. I have a 40-cell display, so that's not an issue.
Teresa
We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with
the brain is often called imagination.--Oliver Sacks
Hi. I personally can’t wait to see how Apple innovates on the watch front.
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Alan Paganelli
alanandsuza...@earthlink.net wrote:
I guess if it ever comes out we'll find out heh! I would like to see
something like you put on these glasses and
Hi, It's still not available in Swedish so nothing for me.
/Krister
23 jul 2014 kl. 21:15 skrev Ioana Gandrabur igandra...@gmail.com:
Hi,
Here4's some info about the great update of this super app.
It's a great calendar and now with keyboard shortcuts and more goodies.
See below.
But does VoiceOver know them as 'status cells'?
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From: Teresa Cochran
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Braille: Expanded Status Description Not Showing Or Speaking
Information
Oh, but I want to
Hello,
What you are describing is the AutoPlay Dialog box that appears in Windows 7
and I presume Windows 8 when attaching any device that have either or disk
storage or detectible media.
You may do well to explore this Dialog box via your screen reader.
Sometimes, because of the various video
I think the device communicates with apple and if that number is active in the
database then it is
designated as an I device and I message seems to be the default.
Ray T. Mahorney
WA4WGA
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Teresa Cochran
What about Sky Safari Light?
Esther did a great review of this a couple years ago.
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From: Mich mi...@eastlink.ca
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Accessible Star-gazing Apps?
Hi I to would be interested if there
Thanks, I got it, although the Light version doesn't seem to exist anymore. I
do remember the review from Esther a while back, and forgot to search for it. I
couldn't remember the name ofthe app. I'll definitely check it out.
Thanks,
Teresa
We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain
I'm not sure. It's a Focus 40 Blue. There isn't a hardware setting for status
cells, but in iOS, it's a Voiceover setting. I set it to left and it does
show a cell with dots on the left. i have looked up the m,ning of the dots on
Applevis and found out what each one means. However, VO doesn't
That 'expanded status' message is then probably just a generic message, as I
would call it, a message generated by software rather than by a human. I have
sometimes found that so-called help (also in iOS) is still only helpful in a
technical sense. For example, You might have WiFi turned on,
Sorry I had worded the part in my message Re: the Focus14 blue and status cells
poorly. What the Focus14 blue doesn't have, is the Navrow of buttons that the
40 blue does have.
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From: Flor Lynch
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
I'm trying to get these now. Seems how to get here in Australia.
Steph
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From: Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2014 12:53 am
Subject: RE: headset help
Steph, the Bose OE2i Audio Headphones - Black meet your headset
I think Apple keeps a list of iPhone numbers, and when it detects that a number
is an iPhone number, it attempts to use iMessage. Both phones must have
iMessage turned on. The advantage to iMessage is that not only is it free, it
can be however long, not limited to text message length. But
This just makes no sense what so ever, when i have changed nothing.
On 7/23/2014 3:05 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. wrote:
Mine is working fine.
I once inadvertently hit a button to the left of Volume on the bottom of the
app screen, and it completely turned off my speaker. I can't remember
Hi all,
As I mentioned in another message, I volunteer at our local Association for
the Blind teaching people how to use iDevices. One of my students is having
a problem with her iPhone and I frankly don't have a clue as to how to help
her. She thinks the problem started about the time her
Do you have a link for this speaker? Thanks.
Best regards,
Rick Alfaro
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Of Brian Fischler
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:40 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Ben Bluetooth Speaker Ban
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