A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Angelvoice
Hi, all! This app was created to help the blind and visually impaired to see with the help of sighted volunteers. Sounds interesting. Check out an article from the link below: https://gigaom.com/2015/01/15/be-my-eyes-app-harnesses-volunteers-to-help-sight-impaired-people/ Cheers! - Tammy --

Re: Apple notice seems fishy to me

2015-01-16 Thread Gmail
No; I did none of these things. I don't even have a passcode set up on my device--an iPhone 4S--although I plan to do so when I get my new iPhone 6 at some point. Do you think I should change my password? Of course, I wouldn't do it through that email. :) Thanks, Ari On Jan 15, 2015, at

Re: Plantronix voyager Legend headset question

2015-01-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Another thing i wonder about since i’m thinking of getting a Legend headset is: How easy is it to set up if you don’t have a sighted person to help you? Is the apps that do the setup and so on accessible at all? In my case i guess it’s a matter of deciding what language to use. /Krister

Re: Plantronics voyager Legend headset question

2015-01-16 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi there, Maybe a difficult question to answer here, but which of the two headsets do you think is the better one, the Edge or the Legend? Asking because i’m thinking of getting a new bluetooth headset. /Krister 16 jan 2015 kl. 01:27 skrev Merv Keck blind5spar...@gmail.com: Hi, I have the

Re: voiceover on the watch

2015-01-16 Thread David Chittenden
Considering that 1) information posted about Apple Watch according to iOS 8.2 has VoiceOver on the watch itself, and 2) Apple received a pattent for glass which also acts as a speaker that is reportedly fully functioning in Korning (the manufacturers of Guerilla Glass) labs, this glass is

Re: Apple notice seems fishy to me

2015-01-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Yes. Change the password for your Apple ID and if you've used the old password on other services change it on them also. NB: from a security point of view it would be best if you did this from your iPhone. Next, assuming you use a Windows computer, run scans using your anti virus anti malware

Re: voiceover on the watch

2015-01-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Especially as Jony Ive himself said that it did contain a speaker. I really don't see what the speculation is about; short of one of us having the watch in our hands, we're as sure as we can be that it has VoiceOver. On 1/16/15, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: Considering that 1)

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread Devin Prater
I hate the way you can't read footnotes with the app. Bible gateway all the way for me. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com wrote: Are you able to select verses for creating notes or sharing with the updated version? I have decided not

Re: iHealth Blood Pressure Monitor And Software

2015-01-16 Thread Brett
Hi, I just downloaded the 2,0 version and you are right, you cannot activate an edit field. I would write to them telling them of such. I would ask if they could replicate the behaviour of the ihealth blood glucose app: ibg5. As I am able to manually enter blood sugar data in this app.

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Devin Prater
This seems to be how a few audio apps work. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org wrote: Hi Eileen. I can confirm your volume findings as well. This is exactly what happened to me. I actually put on head phones thinking the volume would

Re: Plantronix voyager Legend headset question

2015-01-16 Thread Andy Baracco
Don’t understand. Used it pretty much out of the box. Andy From: Krister Ekstrom Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 1:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Plantronix voyager Legend headset question Hi, Another thing i wonder about since i’m thinking of getting a Legend headset is: How

RE: Moving music to my iPhone

2015-01-16 Thread Tom Rash
When I do that I'm only seeing one song, which was my latest purchase and the U2 album. Over the years I have purchased much more than that, but that's all that's available. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt

Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Jen Colley
Hi, I updated the facebook app yesterday. Now it only reads a few status updates in most recent then announces news feed and won’t read any further. Also it announces feed table. Wondering if anyone else has a problem with this and if there are any work arrounds for this app? Jen --

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Hope Paulos
Yes. It also reads names twice. Hope Paulos On Jan 16, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Jen Colley jencol...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, I updated the facebook app yesterday. Now it only reads a few status updates in most recent then announces news feed and won’t read any further. Also it announces feed

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Feliciano Godoy
I'm experiencing a similar problem on my iPhone 5 with the latest iOS.I have noticed that if I close the app from the apps which are and reloaded it will sometimes read the newsfeed correctly. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Joney
It will read further with threats. We just have to wait for the next update in 2 weekss. Joney If God can bring you to it, He will lead you through it. On Jan 16, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Jen Colley jencol...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, I updated the facebook app yesterday. Now it only reads a few

Audio Settings - Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread Karen Poulakos
I selected a version that has audio settings, and found the audio settings button at the bottom of the screen. However when I tap the audio settings button, nothing happens. I turned VoiceOver off, and had my husband take a look, and he got the audio to play. When I turned VoiceOver back

Looking for anyone using Square for CC processing on IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Karl Smith
I have been using Square on my iPhone 4s with a focus 14 blue Braille display for some time now with general success. Recently I updated my phone to IOS 8.1.2 and things have gone downhill seriously. Now I can’t enter information with my Braille display and in fact I have to use that crazy

Re: Audio Settings - Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
Once you click audio settings, right above the home key is a play button. Double tap that and it should start talking. On 1/16/15, Karen Poulakos kpoula...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I selected a version that has audio settings, and found the audio settings button at the bottom of the screen.

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
I was able to read posts and comment on one. I did this by first tapping in the middle of the screen so that focus was in the right place. On 1/16/15, Joney talk2o...@gmail.com wrote: It will read further with threats. We just have to wait for the next update in 2 weekss. Joney If God can

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, On my iPhone 6, I have found that when I double tap anything that will take me to a photo which has been tagged, VO freezes until I exit the app. Photos without taggs work as they always have done. Cheers, Ben. On 1/16/15, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote: I was able to read

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Feliciano Godoy
On the app under the more tab, you can report if something isnt working. Do it if you havent. I always do so to improve apps or accessibility Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from

how to perform a double finger tap with brail shortcuts

2015-01-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi Folks The subject says it all, is there a brail shortcut when an iPhone is connected to a brail display to perform a double finger tap. You can use the p 1234 to toggle speech or the m 134 to mute but these two keystrokes won't stop playing music or videos or accept or end a telephone

RE: Anyone having trouble with the latest Facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, I avoid FB anyway on principal, however, I do have it and for the last several versions FB on my iPhone 5S has been annoying me by telling me I have 75 or more notifications. This is not unusual since I rarely check FB or update my status on FB. I will go there and go to notifications and

Re: how to perform a double finger tap with brail shortcuts

2015-01-16 Thread Isaac Hebert
I don’t see a way to do the two finger double tap with the braille display. I think you still have to do a two finger tap on the iPhone it self. Here is a link that shows the braille commands they have.

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Alan Lemly
This was copied from the Be My Eyes compatibility section of the Apps Store description: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From:

Re: how to perform a double finger tap with brail shortcuts

2015-01-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Hi, Davy, It depends on the Braille display. I have a Focus 40 Blue, and there is a dedicated key for this. You might try going into keyboard help and press selection keys or their equivalent to find out what they do. Sometimes double-tapping a router key above a character works as well.

Re: Option Key on the Zagg Folio Keyboard for iPad Mini

2015-01-16 Thread Jennie Facer
You are correct. The key to the right of the spacebar is the option key. I have this keyboard! Jenn TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! On Jan 15, 2015, at 7:47 PM, SoonerAnnie sooneran...@att.net wrote: Hi Barry, My sister has this keyboard...and if memory

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Angie Nutt
Hi, Used it this afternoon with no problem but did notice it saying feed table. Using iPhone 5c. All the best Angie Sent from my iPad On 16 Jan 2015, at 13:23, Jen Colley jencol...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi, I updated the facebook app yesterday. Now it only reads a few status updates

Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Hi, You can read various Bibles using VoiceOver or, alternatively, look through the list of Bibles and choose one that has recorded speech and play it. I haven't actually used any of the speech recordings myself but, if you're stuck, I'll have a play if you say you're stuck. Carol P -

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Davy Cuppens
Hi all There is a simple way to avoid these accessibility problems but for most of you it is too late. Go to settings/itunes and appstore and put the update button for apps off instead of on. You can stil do updates manually in the appstore on the update screen. It has been 5 or 6 times now

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
I don't receive many and they're usually following up on a plan I'm doing. Maybe you could go to their site and look to see what you're subscribed to receive from them, assuming this is available. Carol P - Original Message - From: John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com To:

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
I tried it ages back and could do it, byh double tapping each verse I wanted. I havfen't had need of that feature for some time but guess we could all try it now you've asked the question ... Carol P - Original Message - From: John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com To:

Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it?

2015-01-16 Thread Isaac Hebert
Before adding the account. What email program is he going to be using? On Jan 15, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Michael Amaro mikeam...@earthlink.net wrote: Hello Listers, I have a friend that does all his emailing on his iPhone 5. How ever I am setting up his windows 7 64 bit laptop. I need to

Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Angie Nutt
I personally like getting updates automatically as I tend not to remember to bother for ages if I don't; :) and I'm not reliant on most of my apps if they don't work properly for a while; I've seen improvements in Facebook over the past year. All the best Angie Sent from my iPad On 16 Jan

Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread Karen Poulakos
Thanks Carol, I had been using a version that was not supported by audio, so didn't realize it was available. I didn't enjoy reading it with VoiceOver, because it seemed choppy to me, and I found the reading of all the verse numbers to be a distraction. Then, when I switched versions, and

Notifications - Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread Karen Poulakos
I was receiving lots of notifications from them. I went to Settings on the home page of my phone, and then to Bible, and turned off notifications. That seems to have helped. I've never received email from them. Karen P - Original Message - From: carol.pearso...@googlemail.com

RE: Plantronics voyager Legend headset question

2015-01-16 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, Having both here side by side I can honestly say it depends on your preference. Technically the Edge is the newer model, However, the Legend is a little bigger and a little more comfortable on the ear. Ok let me see if I can be a little more organized: Legend: Pros: More comfortable on the

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
OK, this is really for Sharonda and I did write earlier, but have now checked out a couple of things to see if they still work. You still do double tap the verse(s) you want to select. From there you look on the lower right part of the screen for an Action button. Double tap and From there

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
They certainly havfe got a pretty smart app now at Bible Gateway, which wasn't always the case. I flit between the two, depending on what I want to do. I often do my searches via Gateway. Don't have time to play around enough to say just what works and does not on either, sadly, as I need to

Re: Native iOS clock, alarms and YocktoClock

2015-01-16 Thread Alan J Paganelli
Hi All, When I've used the native alarm, I had to turn on snooz. Then when I would press one of the up/down buttons the alarm would again go off. If I remember right, it was something like in 5 minutes. I don't remember if that interval was adjustable. Regards, Alan Teenagers; Tired

RE: [Bulk] Re: Anyone having trouble with the latest facebook app update

2015-01-16 Thread Lizand Sammie
I have noticed that I can read a few status updates at a time, but there is a work around. I swipe up once to show more status updates. It's no big deal. Liz Ulrich and Leader dog sammie Grace Harbor Church Prayer chain coordinator HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/ELIZABETH.ULRICH.1 --

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Alan J Paganelli
How does this app differ from Tap Tap See etc? Regards, Alan Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your 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 find free files of my

Re: Audio Settings - Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Hi Karen, Hmm! This could be another VO bug, perhaps. Before deciding this, perhaps you could just keep VoiceOver on and slide your finger gently, quite slowly, across the screen to find the Play button. Sometimes, when the buttons are small, you only find them by going slowly. (Your

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Neal Ewers
You work with a real person with this app. They can tell you how to hold the camera so they can better see what you are trying to discover. Tap Tap See is just a picture you send off to a crowd source and if you have only half of the picture in the frame, they will have to describe it from what

Re: YouVersion Bible Question

2015-01-16 Thread carol.pearso...@googlemail.com
Thanks. At least we have one happy customer today! Smiles Seem to have had loads of emails asking questions and ... Time to get off the computer very soon I think! Carol P - Original Message - From: Karen Poulakos kpoula...@sbcglobal.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday,

Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it?

2015-01-16 Thread Michael Amaro
windows live mail 2009 From: Isaac Hebert Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 8:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it? Before adding the account. What email program is he going to be using? On Jan 15, 2015, at 6:43 PM,

RE: Native iOS clock, alarms and YocktoClock

2015-01-16 Thread Rose Combs
They changed it, snooze is always turned on unless you turn it off and I hate it. I always forget to edit and take it out and then wonder why every few minutes my phone is making noise and generally I am nowhere near it to fix it. I wish it was turned off with options to turn it on like it

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Alan J Paganelli
Hi All, I’m just wondering out loud here. How is be my eyes any different then Tap Tap See etc. Be my eyes is free at the moment however if Tap Tap See was anything to go by, this app will be abused as well by people taking all kinds of pictures and mostly playing rather then real need. I

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Cristóbal
Nobody’s forcing you to use it. Different strokes for different folks. Use what fits your needs the best. The more options the better. I’m a CamFind and Goggles user. Wife’s also sighted so she’s my default label reader, but I’ll give this new service a spin. Always good to keep in mind

Re: uVersion bible app?

2015-01-16 Thread Billy Maynard
hi, as for notes and bookmarks with the new verssion. I've not tried that yet. as for email notifications maybe you cold alter that from withinthe ap on your profile or maybe through the website through your profile again logging in. I myself have few email notifications from uverssion

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Rose Combs
Oh, man do I miss my human label reader! Off to figure out if I can read a prescription with anything at all. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cristóbal Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 11:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Be my

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Neal Ewers
I don’t think Alan said he was being forced to use this. He was, in my mind, wondering about whether people would use it for their entertainment rather than for their actual needs. Of course, we don’t have control over that, but it would be a shame if people took such advantage of this real

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
It varies in that you are working with a sighted person in real time. Tap Tap See now charges for the service because the sighted workers are paid. These are volunteers. I would not worry about this policy changing, because this decision is up to those in charge, and I'm not about to jump

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Merv Keck
Hi, Good luck Rose. I spent two days unexpedely in the hospital two weeks ago and I thought up until that point that keeping everyone's medication in exactly the same spot all the time was the perfect solution. It was not. One person came in to help someone in the house out and moved everything

Apple said to hold special media event in February

2015-01-16 Thread christopher hallsworth
Apple said to hold special media event in February by MacDailyNews [cfsp key=adsense_336x280]Research, rumor and a timely update, inform us that Apple will be holding a special event in February 2015, Mark Reschke reports for T-GAAP. Exact timing is still unclear, but Tuesday, February 24th,

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Rather than just a link, could you give some info so that list members can decide whether they are interested or not before going elsewhere to find out? Just a thought. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2015, at 2:23 AM, Angelvoice angelvoi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, all! This app

Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Donald L. Roberts
I have the original Focus 40 blue, the one with the whiz wheels and want to learn to use it with my 4S. I am writing in the hope that someone will post a capsule synopsis of the pros and cons of using the Focus 40 with an IOS device. I seem to recall reading that other braille displays

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Yesterday I needed to identify a hair product that DigitEyes would not pick up. Since I had downloaded the app earlier in the day, I decided to give it a spin. This app reminds me very much of VizWiz, but has taken object recognition to the next level. The beauty of this app is that it

Re: Apple notice seems fishy to me

2015-01-16 Thread Gmail
Ugh. I'll do that, though. It's better to be safe than sorry, after all. Thanks, Ari On Jan 16, 2015, at 2:41 AM, Ben Mustill-Rose b...@benmr.com wrote: Yes. Change the password for your Apple ID and if you've used the old password on other services change it on them also. NB: from a

RE: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Neal Ewers
Eileen, Thanks for this. Where did you find the podcast? Neal From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 1:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Don, The focus 40 Classic works great with the ipHone. All the iOS commands are supported, and the Bluetooth conenction is very stable. Go for it. Best, Anna On Jan 16, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Donald L. Roberts donald.robert...@gmail.com wrote: I have the original Focus 40 blue, the one

RE: Query re upgrading to IPhone 6 or 6+?

2015-01-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
I have a new 6 and initially I was terrified it would go sailing out of my hand. I didn't even use it for an entire day. I have a silicone case on it now but will replace that one with one a bit thicker that has some kind of padding in it. Once I got over my terror, though the 6 is very light and

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
I'm having trouble with mine. I think the main problem is that I don't know what the heck I'm doing with it at the moment. Trying to send an Email to myself as a test, when typing my Email address in the to field, I get gibberish, so I delete it using the onscreen keyboard. Also figuring out

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
I just tried the app for the first time and found out that a package of vacuum cleaner bags that I had are identical to the ones I just received in the mail. Now, I have plenty. I also found out some things about my portable chess computer that I did not know. The conversation went very

Re: Mint Personal Finance

2015-01-16 Thread Tom Frank
I use Mint daily. Not all of it is accessible but if you double click on the Accounts button, you can flick down through all of your accounts. I like the fact that Mint warns you of any out of the ordinary transactions, like the time that I spent $1600 on travel when I usually spend an average

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
I think this app is the solution. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Merv Keck To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 1:01 PM Subject: RE: Be my eyes now

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
AngelVoice's message already includes the following text This app was created to help the blind and visually impaired to see with the help of sighted volunteers. Sounds interesting. I think this is plenty of information anyone needs before deciding to read the article. I don't think people

Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it?

2015-01-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
What email service are they using and what application will they be using on the PC? I assume they're using the Mail app on the iPhone. I'm not sure what methods there are to export email account information from an account on an iPhone and import that into an account on the PC, but most email

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
When reading the message on my iPhone, that portion was not heard. I only saw the link. That's why I responded as I did. I did not ask for an elaborate review or for info pasted from a site. All I asked for was a simple synopsis or a bit of info about the app. As for how easily you can go

saving older app versions

2015-01-16 Thread Traci Duncan
Hi all, I have created a folder on my Mac of some apps, where the older version works better. The xFinity app is a perfect example of this. I find the latest version crashes on me often. My question, is can I copy and paste the older app link to a friend? Thanks, Traci -- The following

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Joseph Hudson
Hi, this app is been posted and has its own thread she just posted about it in a different way and posted an article. The link will give you more information just so you know. Do you have a problem navigating social media? Do you find that email is the best way to communicate, are you

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Dan Beaver
Hi, When I listened to the link I thought I heard it say be my eyes as parts of the link so I assumed it was the app we've been hearing about for a couple of days already. Is this not so? Dan Beaver -- From: Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com

Need help please with editing and navigating in a Microsoft Word document I am subscribed to office 265.

2015-01-16 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, and thank you so very very much for the much appreciated help with this as I am very confused. Here are my questions: number one how do I navigate through a document and how do I go from page to page. I tried to three finger scroll up to get to the page numbers but it doesn't seem to

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Obviously, I didn't know you didn't read the message you were replying to. Now that you see what AngelVoice said about the link, do you still think more information is necessary? Asking for more than the description AngelVoice already provided does seem like you're asking for more elaboration

Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Amy Harris
Hi everyone. I just received, earlier this week, a Harpo BraillePen 12 Touch, and, although I've been using iDevices since IOS 4, and braille for most of my life, this is my first time with a braille display, and I have a few questions. I got my device paired with no problem. However, when I

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Yes, this is the same Be My Eyes app which is already being discussed on list. As you said, it's pretty clear from the URL itself that it's the same app, and AngelVoice's description also suggests this, although AngelVoice may not have been aware of those other threads. Obviously, following

Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it?

2015-01-16 Thread Michael Amaro
they use hotmail and they will be using windows live mail 2009 -- From: Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 1:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: exporting email acount on iPhone 5 how to do it? What

Re: Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Not sure if this applies to your braille display, but I know that I have to turn the Bluetooth 40 that I have on, then turn the iPhone 5 on. When the phone activates, it will be connected to, and be communicating with the braille display. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2015, at 4:16 PM, Amy

Re: Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, Yes, with the Braille Pen this is true. If you turn on the pen then unlock the phone it will pair automatically. As for going to help mode. This happens here too. I haven’t found a way of turning off. I can’t remember if pressing the power button to lock the phone enables you to turn

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Michael Malver
Playing around is wonderful. A couple summers ago, I was camping with my girlfriend. I wanted to take a picture of the campfire, and post it to Facebook. If I had simply taken the picture without tap tab see, I would not have known for sure what I had focused upon. Using tap tab see, I was able

Be my eyes: could not create request...

2015-01-16 Thread Jenifer Barr
Hi all. I got this error when trying to connect to the first available helper. Anyone else have this issue? If so how did you fix it Thanks in advance for any assistance. Jen -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

Re: saving older app versions

2015-01-16 Thread Alan Lemly
You can't share ios Apps with others regardless of whether they are the latest versions or not. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2015, at 3:54 PM, Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have created a folder on my Mac of some apps, where the older version works

Re: Be my eyes: could not create request...

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Was the error message your subject line? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Jenifer Barr claudas...@gmail.com To: viphone viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 5:17

Re: Be my eyes: could not create request...

2015-01-16 Thread Jenifer Barr
Yes, sorry. Jenifer Barr Sent from my iPhone On Jan 16, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: Was the error message your subject line? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original

RE: Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Amy Harris
Thank you so much Charles and Gina! That did the trick. I need to make sure my screen is locked, turn on my BP12T, unlock my screen, and it pairs pretty much immediately. I reverse the steps to unpair/power off my BP12T, and, when I do that, it doesn’t dump me into help when I unlock my

Re: Be my eyes now available in the US App Store.

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Is that playing around?, or were you trying to confirm that what you were going to send to FaceBook was what you wanted to send before it was too late? I would say that what you did was not playing around. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you!

Re: A New App

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Nothing more would be needed as far as what angel voice sent, but I stand by my request to the list in general, which is what I was meaning to begin with, that we should always provide information that will help others determine their interest before they click on a link that they know nothing

ueb

2015-01-16 Thread brian albriton
If any of you braille mavins would write me off list and direct me to an overview of ueb braille it would be super. IVe googled the subject but not quite finding a simple isro -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list

RE: Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Rose Combs
Well I have a new Focus 14 Blue, my Christmas present, decided with job ending in mid-March if I wanted it I’d better do it while I can. So far, I managed to get it connected to the phone, other things are coming slowly, finding trying to write either nothing shows up or it is full of

Re: ueb

2015-01-16 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Brian, Ask and you shall receive: http://www.brailleauthority.org/pressreleases/pr-2014-10-15.html At the above link, you will find the contact info to request a copy of the UEB Reader. Kim will also send you a brf file so you can emboss more copies if you want. I embossed one copy and it

Re: ueb

2015-01-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Look up National Braille Press nbp.org . They have various guides. Also, search for Unified English Braille on the web. 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 Jan 16, 2015, at 5:38 PM,

Re: Questions from a new braille display user.

2015-01-16 Thread Brett
Hi, You can either use dot 7 or a D chord. Both of these actors are backspace. Cheers, Brett. Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone On 17 Jan 2015, at 12:41 pm, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote: Well I have a new Focus 14 Blue, my Christmas present, decided with job ending in mid-March if

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
I use mine all the time for reading books and writing. Just be aware that the whiz wheels don't have the functionality you might expect. The left one moves by increment in the rotor, and the right one does the equivalent of a Voiceover right swipe with one finger. The reverse commands

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Can you change what the wheels do by pressing on them? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Teresa Cochran To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 8:17 PM

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
Here's a page with specific commands, which also has a link to the more general Braille commands. Also, Charles, in answer to your question: no, unfortunately. http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202123 HtH, Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Thanks. This is very confusing to me to read, though. Here is a small example that perhaps you can explain. It shows: When using the Freedom Scientific Focus 40 Blue lpar;Classic modelrpar; braille display with VoiceOver in iOS, you can use these device-specific keys to navigate. NewLine;

Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8

2015-01-16 Thread Teresa Cochran
That is a web page with a table on it, I believe. If you pasted the text into a text editor, it may have fouled things up. Try it using yh device. I may have directed you to a mobile page, as my iPod is my only Internet device. HtH, Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as

Testing, Please Ignore!

2015-01-16 Thread Joseph
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