Re: inserting symn card in ipad miny

2014-08-16 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi. I did it a while ago, I have never thought that I could do it myself. I did it one day when my homehelper was here, so I thought she could do it but she would not, ok when I did it. It was easy enough, and the sim card can only be placed correct on/in the holder. I am happy that I have

Re: Aria Scale

2014-08-16 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi David. How much is the acuracy. Does anyone know this scale: http://www.withings.com/us/smart-body-analyzer.html Best regards Annie. Den 16/08/2014 kl. 04.28 skrev David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com: You are getting BMI confused with body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is

changing a ring tone

2014-08-16 Thread Raggedy Ann
Is there a way to change your personal ring tone? By this I mean, the ring that others hear when they call your phone, not the rings you hear when others call you? Thanks. Ann -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

RE: changing a ring tone

2014-08-16 Thread Kliphton Senior
It's called a ring back tone, and you have to subscribe to the service. Call your carrier, or go on their website. Frustrated with your Mac, I-device, or AppleTV? New user and want quick efficient answers? Or maybe you know apple products and want to contribute? Then come join a list

Re: Aria Scale

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, I would expect metal implants to significantly affect the charge pulse that is sent through one's body. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 16 Aug 2014, at 15:36, Lynda Ingraham lynda.ingra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Aria Scale

2014-08-16 Thread Lynda Ingraham
Hi David, Thank you for your reply. When I asked the support person at Fit Bit, she was absolutely positive it wouldn't impact the reading. When speaking with the spinal cord stimulator people, they said in rare instances, the device could have a surge in stimulation, but said nothing about

FW: [Blindsquaregps] GPS app Where To free, today only

2014-08-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I got this from another list. God bless! Paula and Babe -Original Message- From: Blindsquaregps [mailto:blindsquaregps-boun...@cruising.ultragroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 5:42 AM To: The best walking app Subject: [Blindsquaregps] GPS app Where To free,

RE: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, I heard backfrom the developer. You only get the option to change alert sounds if you buy the Everything package. Unfortunately, I bought each package (Office, Beginner, Stretch, and Yoga) first, before I learned there was an Everything package that includes all 4 of these, plus some

airplay on the apple tv

2014-08-16 Thread Patti Johnson
If I run an app by airplay to my apple tv, I assume I need to keep the app running while it plays through the tv? Is this correct? Thanks, Patti -- 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

airplay on the apple tv

2014-08-16 Thread Patti Johnson
I realize I just now asked a really dumb question, so you all can ignore it. This is comparable to playing the app through my bluetooth speaker. So don't worry about answering my question, grin. Patti -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members

Contacts do not appear

2014-08-16 Thread Danney Yates
I have a strange problem with my contacts. When I scroll through the context list there are numerous in fees that are not there. When I asked Siri however she pulls them up. Why aren't my context displaying and where are they? Danny Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is

Re: Contacts do not appear

2014-08-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
When you back out to your Groups screen, are all of the sources for your contacts that you want displayed checked? You may have an entry for your different email accounts, like iCloud and Gmail, as well as all of your local contacts. One of these might not be selected. On 08/16/2014 10:15 AM,

RE: Aria Scale

2014-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Linda and others, Below is a link to an article I found when I was reading up about body fat percentage. It lists a number of methods including bioelectrical impedence which I believe sounds like what the Aria and other similar scales use. Just thought it might be of interest to those who are

RE: SIRI whisdom

2014-08-16 Thread lsterling0
Hi, she can be great fun, my sister in law got and ipad and I was helping her get started. She ask something and siri didn’t understand her a couple of times, so she said you are stupid and siri came back and said,I can’t believe you said that after all I have done for you. Louana From:

Re: airplay on the apple tv

2014-08-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, It's not as stupid a question as you might first think actually, although assuming you have an iDevice and an Apple TV I'm not sure why you couldn't have found out the answer for yourself. The LBC app (UK radio station) will continue to play airplay while I am doing other things on my phone

RE: SIRI wisdom

2014-08-16 Thread Rose Combs
That is funny, I use my phone for timers all the time and have to admit I have not heard that one before. Oven timer is useless for me. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 8:36 PM To:

Returning to AnOld version Of an app ATT navigator

2014-08-16 Thread Brian Albriton
I have the old version of this app on my computer in iTunes and want to put it on my wife's iPhone. How do I do this? I forgets. Grin! All the best, Brian -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If

Re: Using NLS cartridge with mac

2014-08-16 Thread Vicki Ratcliffe
Thanks to everyone who responded to the issue about the cartridge and the problem was like Anna said about the firmware not being up-to-date. I updated the firmware and the problem is solved. Vicki -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new

Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi all, I normally keep my speech rate at 100%, but I have just discovered that it is in fact stuck there. Adjusting it from the rotor, or from the VO preferences page, has no effect. Actually, that's not entirely true; VO occasionally announces something using the lower rate, but otherwise

RE: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
I've never seen this. But, if you set it to a lower rate, then reboot the phone by holding the power and home buttons down together for 10 or 15 seconds, what happens? Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Saturday, August

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Well, I've never tried forcibly rebooting the phone as you've described. I would tend to reserve that for times when the phone is completely frozen and won't power off normally. However, when powering off the phone by holding down POWER for a couple of seconds then double-tapping on power off,

Google Play Books: 3D Page Turning Setting

2014-08-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, all, The help for this ap says there's a way to turn off 3D page turning. I've seen this setting before, but I can't find it now. I want to check it and see if this is the problem I'm having with random page-flipping with speech muted. Thanks, Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see

RE: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Richard Turner
That is the recommended reboot method from Apple. Have you tried calling Apple Accessibility? They would be the most likely to have heard about this if it is a common problem. It sounds to me a little like the problem some people had with the volume getting stuck. Good luck, Richard

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure which method you're referring to but from http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1430 it says the following: How to restart Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on the top of your device until the red slider appears. Then drag the slider to turn your device completely off. After the

Re: [Blindsquaregps] GPS app Where To free, today only

2014-08-16 Thread RobH.
AroundMe does this too, though don't know if it's free. - Original Message - From: Paul and Paula Jordan pau...@roadrunner.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 3:35 PM Subject: FW: [Blindsquaregps] GPS app Where To free, today only I got this from another

Re: Facetime on ipad mini

2014-08-16 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Dear Sieghard, I think I know what the problem is. For some unknown reason, I had enabled restrictions on my iPad mini. I can't remember having done so but I must have done it, probably by mistake exploring that option. I've done some research on the internet and when restrictions are

Re: My ATT app and mobile share for iPhone

2014-08-16 Thread Wayne Merritt
That's funny, I have the My ATT app and have no trouble with it. What are you having trouble with? The only major issue that I have was not recalling the correct user name and password. Once I got in though, I have had no issues accessing my account information and such. Wayne On 8/15/14, Alan

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Donna
I don't have a solution to your problem. I just wanted to say...Wow!!! I can't understand but every other word VO says when the speed is set to 100% Heck, my brain or ears can't even keep up to follow along with VO is saying. LOL! Wish I had your talent, it would make doing tasks on my

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
That is correct Chris. I like to think of the method of holding the POWER and HOME BUTTONS for ten seconds as analogous to unplugging a desktop computer or using some other means to force it to turn off when all normal shut down methods don't work. It is a last resort to unfreeze a device that

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Thanks Donna! It definitely takes time to get used to listening to a voice that quickly, but if you're interested, you could try cranking up your rate a bit when you're just listening to system prompts (like opening the mail app and browsing to a folder) then slowing it down to read the actual

Re: Captcha Solutions for iOS?

2014-08-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
Yes, I have hints enabled. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll

Re: inserting symn card in ipad miny

2014-08-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
Somebody told me they used a straight pin that worked well. All I ever do with straight pins is polk myself. Well that and cuss a lot. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills

Re: inserting symn card in ipad miny

2014-08-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
I've bought an iPhone 4, an iPhone 5s, and an iPad air. My wife has bought an iPhone 4 and an iPad Air all from ATT. Only my iPad air actually came with the removal tool. Why this is so I cannot say. I've never had any need to remove it but as I've said in another post, somebody told me

Getting Rid of a City in the Weather App

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
Hi, How does one get rid of, or delete, a city from the Weather App, when one no longer requires to know the weather in that city? (iOS7.1.2.) -- 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

Re: Getting Rid of a City in the Weather App

2014-08-16 Thread Haya Simkin
I think you go into Edit and press Remove (name of city) or something similar. On Aug 16, 2014, at 22:35, Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie wrote: Hi, How does one get rid of, or delete, a city from the Weather App, when one no longer requires to know the weather in that city? (iOS7.1.2.) --

Re: Aria Scale

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
In that case, I would default to the experts. I would guess that either the system is be able to detect the change in resistance to factor out the metal in the body, or the metal is nonconducting. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
I don't see a way to remove entries that you alread put in your list of lookup locations. - Original Message - From: Haya Simkin hayasim...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Haya Simkin hayasim...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:01 PM Subject: Re: Getting Rid of a

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Haya Simkin
Perhaps you need to double-tap on the city. On Aug 16, 2014, at 23:22, Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie wrote: I don't see a way to remove entries that you already put in your list of lookup locations. - Original Message - From: Haya Simkin hayasim...@gmail.com To:

Re: changing a ring tone

2014-08-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
No. That would be up to the other person to change it. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on:

Re: changing a ring tone

2014-08-16 Thread Alan Paganelli
Wow, I've never heard of that before. How does it work? Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click on:

RE: Facetime on ipad mini

2014-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Andrew, As a last suggestion you might want to call Apple Accessibility and see if they have any suggestions. I doubt that upgrading to iOS 8 will remove the restriction. Do you have a passcode on your iPad Mini to unlock it, if so maybe try entering it to see if it gets you into restrictions.

Re: Facetime on ipad mini

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
No, the upgrade process will not override restrictions. The only way past the passcode is a full factory restore that will delete all data. This is for security in case the device is stolen. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
Rebooting the iDevice usually corrects such problems. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 17 Aug 2014, at 5:25, Grant Hardy grantha...@outlook.com wrote: Hi all, I normally keep my speech rate at 100%, but I have just

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
Double tapping on a city opens it. When I enable Hints, it says to, double tap and hold, then drag vertically to rearrange cities. As I understand it, that only moves a city up or down your list. - Original Message - From: Haya Simkin hayasim...@gmail.com To:

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
The skill is, developed by listening at the fastest speed comfortable until it becomes normal, then increase a little. do this repeatedly until 100% speed is achieved. I developed the skill several years ago, so 100% is a little slow for me. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email:

RE: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, This is simple, it works like this: 1. In the Weather app double tap on Edit Cities 2. Swipe to the city you want to delete and swipe up or down with one finger. The action rotor is active here so a swipe up or down toggles from Activate\ to delete. 3. Once you are on Delete, just double

RE: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Flora, I don't usually have Hints enabled, but I just enabled it and if you listen all the way through the message, it says the following: Double tap and hold, then drag vertically to rearrange cities. Swipe up or down to select a custom action, then double tap to activate. The second part

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Haya Simkin
I just tried it. Before I was giving you advice from memory. Anyhow, I succeeded by swiping down with one finger and then double-tapping when asked to confirm. Sorry about before. On Aug 16, 2014, at 23:40, Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie wrote: Double tapping on a city opens it. When I enable

RE: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Grant, Doing a reset by holding the power and home buttons may not be something you want to do every day and shouldn't have to do, but it also won't hurt. It will definitely reset more things than a simply shutdown and reboot of the phone and in your case I'd try it. I would probably remove

Can't Select A Team In NFL Mobile

2014-08-16 Thread Arnold Schmidt
I am a verizon customer, so I can get it to link to my account. Then comes the select a team screen. Regardless of what I do, I can't get to where I would select a team. I have double tapped, and have also split tapped the button that says select your favorite team. But it never goes

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Sieghard, I don't, of course, have access to how Apple set this up internally, but it is my opinion that forcibly resetting an iOS device simply forces the system to cut the power so that the device can reboot. That is why it is a useful command to perform when you cannot power off the phone

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
Done. I needed to know the sequence of steps, and you provided it. Thanks. I understood the rotor to be a VoiceOver thing. what do sighted users use for the action rotor? - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday,

Re: How do you get Rid of a City in your Weather lookup

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
Hi Sieghard: yeah, I wondered what custom action signified. I thought it meant a usual or custom action. LOL. BTW, no a in my name. (And m. not f.) smile. - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:45

Re: changing a ring tone

2014-08-16 Thread Raggedy Ann
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Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
The reboot does more than the shut-down. I am not aware of everything it does, but one thing reboot does is clear and rebuild the driver stacks, such as bluetooth and wifi. I suspect it also rebuilds the VO driver stacks. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Flor Lynch
If I may say so, your PC analogy is misleading. You don't unplug your PC when using the reset switch. On some mobile phones that i know of, and indeed other small memory-aware devices, when power is off, taking the battery out and reinserting it, will cause them to reset. (that is probably not

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Flor, my point was that all those methods (unplugging a PC then plugging it back in, pressing the RESET button, holding POWER down for a few seconds) force the PC to shut down improperly. In other words, you are responding to a situation where you cannot properly shut down the computer

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi David, That may be the case, but is this documented anywhere that you know of? In any case, I've no qualms about admitting I was wrong if it does more than force a shut down. Cheers, Grant On Aug 16, 2014, at 2:22 PM, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: The reboot does more

Re: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread David Chittenden
Un`fortunately, I do not remember where I read this information. It was a few years ago. That said, It came from a reputable source of technology info. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 17 Aug 2014, at 9:35, Grant Hardy

RE: Can't change VoiceOver speech rate

2014-08-16 Thread Grant Hardy
Thanks David. This could well be true but it could also be the case that they were simply providing one easy way of doing that. According to support instructions provided by Jawbone for a Bluetooth headset, for example, simply turning Bluetooth off then on again resets the Bluetooth driver

Re: Can't Select A Team In NFL Mobile

2014-08-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I suspect this is just a grid of team logos. I've reported this problem to NFL Mobile. I got around it by either just double tapping on the screen until I could activate the next button or by turning VoiceOver off with a triple click of the home button, tapping on the screen anywhere and then

Re: [Blindsquaregps] GPS app Where To free, today only

2014-08-16 Thread Esther
Hi Rob and Others, The Where To? app that Paula mentioned in her forwarded post does more than the AroundMe app, and this is the first time it has ever been free. For example, when you get a list of search results in order of distance from your present location when you are in list view

using diceworld with a braille display

2014-08-16 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. How is the best way to use ciceworld with a braille display? Its a lovely app, but I don't wanna have to move from the iPod to the braille display each time I switch to diceworld. Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com

Question About Serie

2014-08-16 Thread clarence carter
I wanted to choose a new voice for Serie, but I forgot how to do it. Any ideas? -- 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

Re: Question About Serie

2014-08-16 Thread Jennie Facer
The only thing you can do is choose either male or female in siri settings. Hope this helps, Jenn Sent from my iPad On Aug 16, 2014, at 5:44 PM, clarence carter clcar...@verizon.net wrote: I wanted to choose a new voice for Serie, but I forgot how to do it. Any ideas? -- The

Searching In Kindle

2014-08-16 Thread Gary Petraccaro
How do you search for a word in the Kindle app? Thanks. -- 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 feel that a

Re: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Keith, I'm sorry you ran into this. I hope the refund will go well so you can get the complete package. Cheers, Anna On Aug 16, 2014, at 9:49 AM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote: Hi, I heard backfrom the developer. You only get the option to change alert

Re: Searching In Kindle

2014-08-16 Thread Michael Feir
It's a two-step process. Double tap to bring up the menu and ten flic left in order to double tap the menu button. You do this when you want to go back to the library but try flicking right though the items. You'll quickly come to the search option. Hope that helps. The kindle app is awesome. On

listening to little league baseball

2014-08-16 Thread Rebecca Ilniski
Hi all. I'm originally from Williamsport Pennsylvania, the little league capital of the world. I'm back in Philadelphia and have been listening to the little league world series baseball that is taking place this week. There are a few IHeart radio stations that are broadcasting them but the

RE: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Suzanne Wilson
Anna and Keith, Are there descriptions of exactly how to do each exercise that are accessible within the app? Suzanne -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2014 9:10 PM To:

Re: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Donna
Hi This app sounds fantastic! I could definately benefit from this app. Unfortunate, it isn't available in the US app store. Or at least, the message that I get when I tap on the provided link in an earlier message. Could someone write the developer andd ask if there any plans to release the

Re: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Suzanne, Each exercise has a Youtube link to a video that shows/tells how to do it. Some of these are easier to follow without seeing the videos than others. The developer is trying to get text descriptions from a personal trainer, and in the meantime, he's trying to find the clearest

Re: wonderful accessibility update to move fitness app

2014-08-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Donna, I'm in the U.S., so the app is definitely in the U.S. store. The link is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/move-daily-activity-to-stay/id555994760?mt=8 Best, Anna On Aug 16, 2014, at 9:34 PM, Donna merma...@bellsouth.net wrote: Hi This app sounds fantastic! I could definately