Bizarre Problem with PayPal Mobile Site

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, When I'm directed to PayPal from a seller, I always switch to my credit card from my default bank account. On the computer, it was never a problem. On iOS, there's a checkbox that says "switch to such and such account". When I check it, I get a page with nothing on it, and the Pay Now

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Jerry Mader
> I am not trying to start a flame war here but I have to put my opinion in on > this matter. I think that it is very rude what Joseph had said. I don't think > that Jonathan is trying to make money off of us I think he's just trying to > sell a book. You don't have to buy that book if you so de

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
If you have any personal criticisms please write me off list, or you will end up wasting a great deal of list time. Joseph - Original Message - From: "Teresa Cochran" To: Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 10:55 PM Subject: Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye Joseph, I think

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Joseph, I think it's wrong and mean-spirited to post the way you did in this thread. Yes, I know I'm probably opening an explosive can of worms, but I have to call it as I see it. Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called im

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Feliciano G
I purchased the book when the email was posted. I believe this book will be very useful as I am in the technology field. Regards, Feliciano Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 7:30 PM, "Jonathan Mosen" wrote: > > Hi everyone, first, than

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Betty, you certainly can, it's still in the Mosen Consulting Store. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 29/07/2014, at 4:08 pm, Betty Emmons wrote: > can we still get 7? > Betty Emmons > - Original Message - From: "La

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Betty Emmons
can we still get 7? Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: "Larry Lumpkin" To: Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 10:07 PM Subject: RE: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye However, Jonathan writes very well and the book is organized and indexed well for kindle and the material is

Calendar

2014-07-28 Thread Margaret Booth
I'm sending this email on behalf of a friend What she wants to know is there any way to print out calendar appointments for a few months which are in the calendar app on her iPhone 5 Margaret Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone lis

RE: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Larry Lumpkin
However, Jonathan writes very well and the book is organized and indexed well for kindle and the material is easily retrieved. This is well worth the money to me. Some of like well-written documentation. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

Re: Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
For those not interested in spending their money to get the same information offered below, don't forget that the first few days of a new iOS release are some of the busiest days on this list. There are tons of experienced users here who will provide the exact same information without asking you

Pre-orders now open for iOS 8 Without the Eye

2014-07-28 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi everyone, first, thanks to Raul for letting me post this here. Last year, I wrote a book called "iOS 7 Without the Eye". The response was just incredible and many thousands of people bought it. I got great feedback, and people have been asking me if I will write one for iOS 8. I'm pleased to s

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Feliciano G
That is correct. Regards, Feliciano Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 4:46 PM, "Sieghard Weitzel" wrote: > > i think Feliciano referred to the full-size iPad and I would agree that for > some people the relatively large screen could be

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Bobby Druesedow
I have also found that when in the month view, I can three finger swipe to the left or right in order to change months. Sent from my iPod > On Jul 28, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote: > > Hi, > > Late joiner to the topic but here are some tips: > > If you touch at the top of the app

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-28 Thread Judy Wilkinson
In the "dual" that Penny referred to, even the owner of the Kindle FDX who had been given it as a git said that he preferred the Kindle app which I find totally accessible and use all the time. Judy Wilkinson On Jul 28, 2014, at 3:26 AM, Raggedy Ann wrote: > Has anyone had any

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
i think Feliciano referred to the full-size iPad and I would agree that for some people the relatively large screen could be a challenge in terms of orientation. This is obvious with something like Fleksy. \I remember posts when Fleksy first came out where people said they could just not get the ha

RE: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Bill, I can't speak for gmail other than to suggest she checks her gmail settings on the web interface to make sure it is set to use IMAP and not POP. As for the Hotmail account, she should set it up on her iPhone using the Outlook.com account type. Hotmail does not use IMAP, it uses Exchan

RE: [Bulk] RE: GPS app that doesn't use data when using it.

2014-07-28 Thread Don & Cher
I have read that Tom Tom was the app adopted by Apple as Apple Maps- for what it's worth :) From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 9:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: [Bulk] RE: GPS app that doesn'

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Turner
Glad that helped. I use this app daily and love it! Richard "Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education." - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Wayne Merritt wrote: > > Thanks Richard for the tip on switching to month view in the top part > of the

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
There are a few different styles of keyboard covers. The ones I'm familiar with are the folio style covers. The keyboard is on the inside of the flap that covers the screen when closed. They don't hurt the screen because they are usually pretty flat laptop style keys. Logitech, Belkin Zagg are s

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Thanks Richard for the tip on switching to month view in the top part of the screen. I had not realized that the month view was available. Now I get the best of both worlds by having the month view in the top portion and the list of appointments on a certain day in the bottom portion of the screen,

Re: containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Yes, the smaller devices have containers, but they're mostly for inofmation purposes, and they can be disabled in the rotor without much trouble. They're great for organizing, and you can hear a sound for each one, in order to alert you when you get to the status bar, etc. HtH, Teresa "We can

Re: Fantastical 2.1

2014-07-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Other than the custom repeat function that's very useful in many ways like "repeat for 8 times every week", I also love the search feature. Every once in a while the native calendar would garble the order of search results for a repeating event and it would make it useless for me. This never hap

Re: containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Jennie Facer
Yes you do have containers. Jenn Sent from my iPad > On Jul 28, 2014, at 2:21 PM, "Dave Mitchel" wrote: > > ok, thank you! > I have an I-phone 5S so do I have containers? > thanks in advance, > > From: Teresa Cochran > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 12:55 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sub

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
HI all. I have thought at times about getting an iPad Mini. For me, since I have a hearing loss, the larger speakers would be a definite plus to having either the Pad or the Mini. Also, my wife would benefit from the larger screen since she has to squint lots of times to be able to read the smaller

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
Hi, Late joiner to the topic but here are some tips: If you touch at the top of the app and flick right you might get past dates. What works best for me is to touch somewhere in the middle of the screen and I see current date or there about. To switch from day ticker to other view I do 3 finger

Re: containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Dave Mitchel
ok, thank you! I have an I-phone 5S so do I have containers? thanks in advance, From: Teresa Cochran Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 12:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone Containers are areas of the

Re: containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Containers are areas of the screen that contain groups of controls. For example, your status bar is in one container, and below it is another container with the text of a document. Below that is the dock in its own container. On the iPad, you have to interact with containers, similar to "zooming

containers?? UTB: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Dave Mitchel
what are containers? what are they used for etc.? -Original Message- From: Krister Ekstrom Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 12:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone I hope i am familiar with containers, but i don'

Re: Fantastical 2.1

2014-07-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Can't use Siri either, not available in Sweden and probably won't be for a very, very long time even though rumors have it that Apple is working on more languages. /Krister > 28 jul 2014 kl. 19:47 skrev Christina C. : > > Krister, > > That is a bummer. However, I don't even use that feature of

Fwd: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joanne Chua
> Hi > > I have iPad mini, ipad4, and iphone5. I absolutely love my iPad mini. > I use my iPad mini as my primary device, and yes, thats greater than what i > would use on my MacBook Air, or my laptop pc. > I use it for almost everything and anything, from web browsing, emailing, > ereading, sk

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
The mindset for learning how to interact with the iPad is the same. Experiment, experiment, and experiment some more. . First try small swipes, and if you don't get a response, try a longer swipe, etc, etc. Try swiping on different parts of the screen. As long as you don't tap on anything, you

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Don't forget to also insure that when swiping your rotor should be on characters or words. This will insure that when you swipe down you don't move beong the current word as opposed to being taken to another place on the screen if you have the rotor set to another form of navigation. In other w

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Ron, Sorry I didn't have time to get back to you sooner. Are you talking about rescheduling an appointment for a different day? I open the appointment and then double tap edit in the upper right. Then I double tap on the date and find the picker and make the adjustments. I hope that helps, Rich

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Les Kriegler
I have noticed the same issue that others have mentioned about going to previous months. However, if I do a single finger double tap on the today Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Joseph FreeTech > wrote: > > Actually, I've found the 100% very accessible app Alarmed much bet

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Mmm, makes sense. Well if i'm gonna get a mini, there's gonna be time to train.:-) /Krister > 28 jul 2014 kl. 19:06 skrev RobH. : > > Two things with this, and maybe the larger space does confuse gesture > direction. > First, the gestures have to be bigger, a flick or swipe has to travel a > p

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, I'm not sure why folks are having issues with Fantastical 2. First, make sure in the Fantastical 2 settings that Reminders are on and if you want completed reminders, make sure they are on as well. I've never had it not start on the current day, so I'm not sure whatmay be causing that. I h

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hmm, but i use an IPhone daily, so i thought it would be much the same, but obviously it isn't, probably because the screen is bigger. /Krister > 28 jul 2014 kl. 18:32 skrev Joseph FreeTech : > > Ok, it sounds as though your difficulties are associated with using the > interface rather than the

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Actually, I've found the 100% very accessible app Alarmed much better for repeating alarms as one can configure just about any type of alarm: everyday except Saturday and Sunday, every other day at 12 noon, every 3rd Sunday of the month, Tuesday Wednesday Thursday appointment at 2PM, every other y

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I hope i am familiar with containers, but i don't think the problem i had was with them. As soon as you go over a container border there's a special beep, for example when you go to the virtual keyboard there's that beep. No the problem i had was in swiping, i got forced back to where i left off

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Ron, Agree with you a hundred percent and thanks for letting em know I am not the only one questioning why in the world I bought this. I guess just because a lot of VO users like an app doesn't mean it is for everyone. Glad that it is accessible and we have multiple choices, but sometimes w

RE: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Brian, I get the same thing and I find it frustrating. Why doesn't open in the current week? Can you think of even one reason why it does that? Right now, I'm thinking that my VO Calendar was a better purchase. I will probably only will use Fantastical to set repeat appointments. That's seem

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, I'm curious about these keyboard covers or cases for iPads and iPad Minis. How exactly is the keyboard incorporated into the case? I keep imagining a keyboard hardware over the lower part of the screen, but this can't be the case, can it? Is the keyboard on the inside of the flap that cover

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Gmail
I've never used an iPad, and although these benefits sound nice, I don't see them being nice enough to justify spending that much money on an iPad or an iPad Mini. Thanks, Ari > On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > > Hi, > > using the example of settings, the larger display

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Alan Paganelli
I have the bard reading app on both my iPhone and my iPad Air. The audio quality on my Air is by far better then it is on my iPhone. I just wish one day they make it where you can start listening on one device and pickup where you left off on the other one. I don't mind downloading the same b

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Alan Paganelli
On my iPad Air, I can view a list of email on the left side of the split screen and a summary about 5 lines of text on the right side. This makes it much faster to deal with a lot of messages quickly. When you take an iPad in my case it's the iPad Air, and mate it with a keyboard case, now yo

RE: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Danny Leung
I encounter similar problem, earlier days kept show up on the screen. In addition, I seem like having problem to locate the future day, after I have chosen it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Fischler Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 1:44 PM

Re: Fantastical 2.1

2014-07-28 Thread Christina C.
Krister, That is a bummer. However, I don't even use that feature of Fantastical anymore since I just use Siri, unless I want to create a repeating event. I've never tried Siri for that. Even if I did not have the natural language feature with Fantastical I still find it much much easier to use

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Brian Fischler
Additionally not sure why but when I launch Fantastical it seems to want to show me February and March again am I missing something as you would think the app would open by default on the current month and day or last day and month you were on. On Jul 28, 2014, at 1:42 PM, Brian Fischler wrote:

Re: How to remove a post from Facebook

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hi, this also works via the Facebook app by going to the more tab and choosing your activity log. If somebody still having problems with this, I will be more than glad to help you via Skype or via the telephone whichever you prefer just email me off list and I will give you information to contac

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Jennie Facer
Hi all, I love my iPad mini. I also have an iPhone. I love both of them just as much. I listen to the iPad a lot because of its good speaker. It also has a great battery. Jenn Sent from my iPad > On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:45 AM, "Rick Alfaro" wrote: > > Hi. > > I have both an iPhone 5s and an

Re: New to Fantastical 2, need help

2014-07-28 Thread Brian Fischler
Am I missing something with Fantastical? I like to use reminders, but I find the reminders keep disappearing from the middle of the screen in Fantastical. also twice in the first few days of using the app I have checked the box that a reminder has been done and the app crashes giving me the erro

Re: Looking for a good Bluetooth keyboard recommendation

2014-07-28 Thread Jennie Facer
My friend who gave me this information is on this list, but is unable to post for some reason. He gets posts, but he cannot post. He has tried to contact moderators to no avail. Unfortunately, I know nothing about this little keyboard except for what he said. I'm sure he will send me more messag

Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution

2014-07-28 Thread Jan Kleinhans
Hi Thank you for that. So, I will then say the first name as Siri says it, and then has to go through all the steps to teach it to say the surname correctly? Will give this a try. It would be rather strange if you have to do that for contacts with a simular surname though, but will try and

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread RobH.
Two things with this, and maybe the larger space does confuse gesture direction. First, the gestures have to be bigger, a flick or swipe has to travel a proportiono f the screen to register, . But since you can flick and swipe pretty well anywhere, relatively near an edge where you can use a th

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread RobH.
Ok, in settings, the left edge was a sidebar with all the topic areas, and whichever was selected, those options were laid out in the main part of the screen to the right. YOu didn't have to do the scrub back gesture to get back to the list of topics, they are always down the left edge, so r

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread RobH.
Well, I had the original Mini, liked it, but still sold it and replaced it with a 2nd 4S. I didn't benefit from screen size, good sound, but a spare phoned seemed more use some how. RobH. - Original Message - From: "Krister Ekstrom" To: Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 11:01 AM Subject: T

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
Are you sure your problem is swiping, or is it perhaps that containers are confusing you? There are gestures for moving focus to containers, or you can also move focus by touching on the left or right part of the screen. Are you familiar with containers? Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original

Re: Fantastical 2.1

2014-07-28 Thread Wayne Merritt
Bill, In addition to what you said, I can create entries for the classes that I teach, and set them for certain days of the week and have them show up on those days. If I do this in the native calendar, it puts that class on every day, and it is a hassle to then delete said appointments on the week

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yup, to each there own. It really boils down to individual use cases and just personal preference. In my case, I much rather lug my iPad mini around than my Macbook pro more times than not. :) Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info > On Jul

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Alan Paganelli
The thing about it is, dragging around a keyboard separately is a hassle. On the other hand, buying a keyboard case where the iPad sits in a holder and connects via Bluetooth makes the iPad a very good choice. Having to drag around an external keyboard too is what's a royal pain where I sit.

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Ok, it sounds as though your difficulties are associated with using the interface rather than the device. . In other words, if you were to purchase an iPad, it seems as though your problem will be exactly the same since you've not gotten the hang of executing gestures. . When executing a swipe,

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Doesn't seem all that efficient if the experienced user can already do much of this without a problem. For me, neither of these features trump the hassle of having to carry a much bigger device as I find the iPod and iPhone a very good size to carry in one's pocket leaving hands free for whatev

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, But how about my question on navigating? Is the Mini easier to navigate on than the Air or the other bigger pads? The problem i had was that i couldn't swipe because i didn't manage to swipe in a streight line so other commands got issued instead. Anyone think this sounds familiar? /Krister

Re: Television substitution apps

2014-07-28 Thread Isaac Hebert
Try the kids flix free app. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Hope Paulos wrote: > > Hello… My family and I are considering getting rid of our satellite service > and going over to the streaming services. I know Netflix is relatively > accessible, as well as hulu plus. Can an

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Russ Kiehne
In my case, I muse my Ipad mini as my main reading device. It has much better battery life and better speakers than my specialized players. Unlike the specialized players I now have, I can't download books to them like my ipad mini. On 7/28/2014 4:09 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose wrote: Hi, The sad

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Ok, I get it. In, let's say, the Contacts app, one can only see so many names on a single screen, right? You're conveying that with an iPad one will be able to go from only seeing 10 contacts on the screen to quickly accessing 20 contacts, correct? I too use an iPod Touch 5th gen, and in the ca

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-28 Thread Russ Kiehne
Perhaps the following article from AccessWorld will help: Using VoiceOver with the Accessible Amazon iOS Kindle App Janet Ingber A free and accessible iOS version of the Kindle app from Amazon was released on May 1, 2013. This app gives people who are blind or visually impaired another option f

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, using the example of settings, the larger display has 2 benefits in my opinion. First, the display is split into 2 columns. On the left hand side, you have the primary categories found in settings. Wifi, bluetooth, general, privacy, iCloud, etc. This never changes. Tapping on these cat

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Scott Duck
Hi Feliciano, I understand why you might say that but I respectfully disagree. I am completely blind and I have both a iPhone and a iPad. There are definitely situations where the ability to display more information on the screen at one time is beneficial, even for a Voice Over user. I especiall

Re: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread isaac . hebert
I know in the gmail web interface under settings forwarding pop and iMap and under the pop settings in the when messages arrive popup menu you can choose if gmail keeps it’s copy in the inbox or if gmail deletes it. In the iMap settings in the web interface I only see a option to enable or

Re: Individual volume adjustments

2014-07-28 Thread Alex Hall
Kind of. If you go to VO's rotor settings, you can add "volume". Then, at any point, just toror to volume and swipe a finger down to lower it. I leave mine set at about 70% because that matches the volume of the books I listen to, and everything works well. On Jul 28, 2014, at 10:53 AM, Kimber G

Individual volume adjustments

2014-07-28 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, Is it possible to adjust the volume on the iPhone to different levels depending on what one is listening to? For example, when I was recently listening to a book from Audible I needed to increase the volume because I was in a noisy environment. However, the VO volume was also increased and

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
This is actually a good point if you plan to use the mini as a sort of laptop. Because of the larger size, the keyboard covers you can get for them are very nice because they can accomidate a larger keyboard that are usually very comfortable to type on just like a laptop. In this sense, the mini

RE: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi. I have both an iPhone 5s and an iPad mini. Originally, I purchased the mini thinking that I would find some sort of benefit to the larger screen. To make a long story short, the mini never gets used by me personally. My wife uses it more than I do for those occasions when she has left her l

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Joseph, Smaller screens require you to scroll more to display more information. Larger iPad screens might fit two or more pages of iPod or iPhone screens. In web browsers, this isn't quite as important as in, say, the mail app, if you're trying to mark and delete a large chunk of mail messa

Television substitution apps

2014-07-28 Thread Hope Paulos
Hello… My family and I are considering getting rid of our satellite service and going over to the streaming services. I know Netflix is relatively accessible, as well as hulu plus. Can anyone recommend any good children's streaming applications that are accessible? The child that I babysit wa

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Sometimes I use my husband's classic keyboard Kindle, but I find myself missing Braille all too soon. One great thing about the iOS app is that you can use Braille with it. The controls are a little unconventional, because you have to double-tap the text in the book to get into the menus then do

RE: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Bill Holton
I am faiurly sure they are set as imap everywhere. If she reads a message on her phone it shows up as read on the web, it’s just the deleted ones that don’t get deleted. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Monday, July 28, 20

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
Hi Teresa and other iPad owners, Since I'm having a problem understanding, will you please give me an example as to how a bigger screen will help with scrolling? To be specific, please give an example of a screen such as the Settings or General screen where a larger screen will make navigation

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
I'm seriously thinking of getting an iPad. I'm looking forward to utilizing a larger screen that will display more information without having to scroll as much. In my mind, it's similar to having greater screen resolution with a screen-reader. There's more information available on a single scree

Re: Amazon Basics Keyboard and iPhone Query

2014-07-28 Thread Joseph FreeTech
your description is not clear to me, but did you try the obvious such as replacing batteries? What happens when you press the left and right arrow keys together? Do you get any feedback when you turn on keyboard help with ControlOption K? I always have to wait about 30 seconds for my Amazon Bas

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Donna
I also want to point out that there apps strictly for the iPad. Yes most apps that one can use on an iPhone/iPod can be used on an iPad. But these apps don't always display properly. I have found apps that I use on my iPhone to work more efficiently on the iPad. One very good example of this i

Re: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Teresa Cochran
Are the accounts set up on a computer as Imap instead of pop3? In order to sync the mail, you might want to do this. All of my email accounts are now set to Imap, and I have never had this problem. HtH, Teresa "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the b

Re: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Rob
I mostly do it all the time. after deleting mail in the inbox, I refresh, then open the trash box and refresh it. On 7/28/2014 8:19 AM, Bill Holton wrote: Thanks. I will get my wife to try this. Did doing this one time fix your problem, or did you have to do it every time you used the iPhone

Re: How to remove a post from Facebook

2014-07-28 Thread Donna
You can delete post via the m.facebook.com site. Go to your timeline, swipe to you hear activity log, choose this and find the post that you want to delete, double tap on the More button and then select delete. Donna > On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:00 AM, Feliciano G wrote: > > You were able to acc

Amazon Basics Keyboard and iPhone Query

2014-07-28 Thread Julie Dawson
I have an amazon basics keyboard which I have always used successfully with my iPhone. When pared, I would press a key and it would come up in speech mode immediately. The regular commands could be executed such as VO commands and typing in edit boxes etc. However over the past several days, alt

RE: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Bill Holton
Thanks. I will get my wife to try this. Did doing this one time fix your problem, or did you have to do it every time you used the iPhone to read mail? Bill From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rob Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 9:06 AM To: viphone@

Re: Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Rob
On the iPhone, try refreshing the trash box or empty it. This is how i solved this problem. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 7:49 AM, "Bill Holton" wrote: > > Hi. > I have a very strange email issue, or rather my wife does. She has a Gmail > account > and a Hotmail account, both load

Re: Sonos Question about Non-Music Listening

2014-07-28 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
You can listen to audio books as long as they are in mp3 using the Sonos quite easily. On 7/18/14, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Brent, > > You could always get a Sonos Bridge for $59, sometimes they even have > promos > and you get a free bridge if you buy one of the players. The bridge could > t

Re: Sonos multi-room Wireless music system was: Bluetooth speakers

2014-07-28 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Sieghard I received a 3 when I subscribed to UVerse. It sounds okay but if someone can afford the 5 it is much better. One thing which no one has really talked about is that you can use the Sonos to listen to any audio from your computer. For example if you have a folder full of books, music, movie

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Shameless FanGirl
Hello all, I've owned an iPad 2, 4, and now an Air. I'm also an iPhone user, am totally blind, and the pad is my go-to device more often than not for my daily communication/web browsing needs. I appreciate the iPad both for the visually accurate representation of webpages, and for its larger sc

Strange mail issue on iPhone

2014-07-28 Thread Bill Holton
Hi. I have a very strange email issue, or rather my wife does. She has a Gmail account and a Hotmail account, both loading to her iPhone. They are both IMAP accounts, and she has them set up as such on the iPhone. These accounts are not linked to each other in any other way. Which is to say, fo

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I just came back from a trip to Las Vegas where I left my Macbook pro behind, and brought my iPad mini with me. I have a logitech folio keyboard case for it. I only use the keyboard when typing not so much for navigating. This setup worked extremely well for me. For starters, the batter

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hmm, I own an iPad mini and and iPhone, and I don't find using my iPad mini anymore difficult. Just curious, in what way do you find the iPad mini more difficult to use? Thanks. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info > On Jul 28, 2014, at 7:

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-28 Thread Penny Reeder
Yes. The stand-alone Kindle. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2014, at 7:16 AM, "Betty Emmons" wrote: > > what are you considering kindel hardware? Do you mean the stand alone kindel? > I am trying to up date my kindel and can't figure out how > Betty Emmons > - Original Message - Fro

Re: Kindle Ap

2014-07-28 Thread Richard Turner
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Re: How to remove a post from Facebook

2014-07-28 Thread Feliciano G
You were able to access this view on the previous version of Facebook. The steps worked to go to your timeline, double tap with two fingers on the post. Then go to a more option. Then there you are given the option to delete. After double tapping on the more option, the view is no longer accessi

Re: This might seem like a strange question about ipad mini vs iphone

2014-07-28 Thread Feliciano G
And iPad isn't really beneficial for totally blind person that uses voiceover. Especially if that individual has an iPhone. The larger screen on an iPad just makes things more complicated than using an iPhone or iTouch. Clients always ask me this question. I always tell them an iPhone is the way

Re: Looking for a good Bluetooth keyboard recommendation

2014-07-28 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm curious, how does it support all three operating systems? I always just assumed that any keyboard, it being standard and all, would support any operating system, and that the only difference between a keyboard for an IOS device and a keyboard for a Windows devices was the key caps. On 07/2

RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution

2014-07-28 Thread Thom Spittle
It seems that you have to go through the whole name. You would choose how the first name is spoken, then the last. Also, I believe you have to do it to each contact with that last name. HTH, Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

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