RE: I Strongly Recommend The Plantronics Voyager Edge Bluetooth Single-Ear Headset

2015-02-08 Thread M. Taylor
Hi Sieghard, To answer your question, Yes, there is a Play/Pause button that allows starting and stopping of streaming audio. In fact, one of the reasons why I decided to purchase a new Bluetooth headset is because my Jabra Extreme 2 lacks such a button. The Play/Pause button is referred

Re: moving apps from the third page of my iPhone to a folder on the second page

2015-02-08 Thread Robert Doc Wright
I forgot to mention that. you will have to arrow to the page area and then up or down arrow to the page you want. - Original Message - From: John Christie To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 8:37 PM Subject: RE: moving apps from the third page of

RE: 3 buttons of Voice Dream Writer

2015-02-08 Thread Richard Turner
Toward the bottom of the screen. If you are using a Bluetooth keyboard, do a VO right arrow to jump to the cursor button, or a single finger right flick if you are using the onscreen keyboard. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus

RE: moving apps from the third page of my iPhone to a folder on the second page

2015-02-08 Thread John Christie
Hi Robert. Moving the apps worked out fine. Thanks for your help. I really appreciate it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 8:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: moving apps from the

FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, I just learned this and thought I would share. When you buy an electronic device if it is cold, bring the device home and take it out of the box. Set it on something that is not metal, and leave it for an hour so that it can come up to room temperature. Once the hour is up it is pretty

Re: Hearing Aids and iPhone 6+

2015-02-08 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Tony, that's a definite improvement. How are you finding latency, for example when you quickly flick through your home screen? Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/02/2015, at 4:34 am, Tony t...@k5twz.com wrote: The

3 buttons of Voice Dream Writer

2015-02-08 Thread Fanus
Hello list The help file refers to 3 buttons which one uses to adjust certain values. Where are the buttons on the screen? Regards Fanus -- 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

fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Jed Barton
Hey guys, I have a question about fetching mail. My phone doesn't seem to alert me whenever i get mail. I ahve push set to on. However, what i notice, only when i have mail open, and looking at it, that it notifies me. Does this make sense? In other words, i'll send myself an email, and it

RE: A question about upgrading from the iPhone-4S to the iPhone-6+.

2015-02-08 Thread Alan Lemly
Liz, As someone else posted, I don't think the order really matters. I got a new iPhone 6 last week and had this same issue. I used iTunes to do an encrypted backup of my old iPhone which was an ATT phone to be able to restore it to my new Verizon phone. I powered on the new phone by connecting

Re: Hearing Aids and iPhone 6+

2015-02-08 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Barry, I used a similar Phonak streamer product and rejected it for iPhone listening for the reasons you mention. Most hearing aids will also take a direct audio input cable which gets rid of these issues. As well as better latency and the audio from the iPhone being always on, a direct

RE: Hearing Aids and iPhone 6+

2015-02-08 Thread Tony
The older devices from Phonak would drop the Bluetooth connection if the audio stopped for a couple of seconds. Apparently they got enough complaints, including mine, that the newer ones will stay active for a couple of minutes. Tony From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: iPhone accessibility tweets

2015-02-08 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Flor, not really. Hashtags are user driven. Anyone can start/invent one just by putting one in a tweet. So they tend to just have a life of their own. Best thing is to look at people you follow to see who they follow, that way you can fine-tune your Twitter stream to get the kind of content

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, For what it's worth there is actually some merrit behind this advice. Remember that changes in temperature cause things to expand / contract. If we look at a chip that's been soldered onto a PCB for example, leaving the device containing said PCB in a cold environment for an extended period

RE: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Tony
While this is generally true, I once had a hard drive that wouldn't work until it had been the freezer for an hour. Needless to say I copied the data from it as soon as I could. Had to freeze it a few times to get it all. Tony -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
I gotta ask. How did you figure out it had to be in the freezer, and for one hour, at that?! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 4:06 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: FYI when

Re: iPhone 6 user's guide in text format

2015-02-08 Thread Charles Rivard
It may offer headings and other features that a text file does not, but it is not as accessible to all. Adobe is difficult to use with a screen reader, or needs a lot of modification to be usable. With a straightforward, no frills text file, anyone can read it. --- Be positive! When it

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Charles Rivard
Where did you get this information from? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Wren Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 10:11 AM

RE: Hearing Aids and iPhone 6+

2015-02-08 Thread Tony
My 4s is continuously connected to the Phonex ComPilot and seems pretty responsive. I don’t know if the small latency is the iPhone or the Bluetooth link. Using the Phonak TV block with my computer it seems as responsive as listening to the computer speakers directly. Tony

Re: 3 buttons of Voice Dream Writer

2015-02-08 Thread carol . pearson29
When first you use the app, you're in the Help file and you don't see these buttons (or I didn't) until I'd located a button at the top left, which I think says Add so you can work your way through and make a file of your own. Once you have a file there editing, you should find these three

Re: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Richard Turner
That sounds like you have the schedule set to manual even though you have push set to on. Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Feb 8, 2015, at 11:11

Re: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Jed Barton
i'm a litle confused. when i am in mail, it says push on, then i swipe to my jedbarton account and it says jedbarton fetch button. Then when i swipe to the icloud it says push button. What am i missing here. On 2/8/2015 2:58 PM, Richard Turner wrote: That sounds like you have the schedule

Re: 3 buttons of Voice Dream Writer

2015-02-08 Thread carol . pearson29
Very strange, they sometimes appear to me as if they're at the top but, hey, you're right, they're more in the middle, or just a bit further down. Sorry if my last explanation was a little misleading. Carol P - Original Message - From: Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com To:

RE: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I thought push doesn’t work with gmail. You have to set a schedule to fetch every 15 minutes or something like that. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 11:59 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

Re: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Not all email providers support push. Where they do not, then your fetch settings apply. So it could be you're using an email provider that doesn't support push, and your fetch settings are set to manual rather than a specific interval. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology

Re: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Jed Barton
ah, that's it, yea it was set to every hour, so this makes sense now. I just changed it to every 15 minutes. On 2/8/2015 5:13 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: Not all email providers support push. Where they do not, then your fetch settings apply. So it could be you're using an email provider that

RE: fetching mail with the iphone

2015-02-08 Thread Cristóbal
This is why I use the separate Gmail app for the push notifications and use the native mail app for actually dealing with emails. I would assume that push would work with the new Outlook app, but haven’t played with it to say. Maybe someone else whose set their gmail account with the Outlook

RE: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Tony
This was about 15 years ago and I had heard it from several sources, Kim Komando for one. I tried half an hour with no success then tried an hour. The drive was in a ziploc bag to limit condensation. I had a fan on it when connected for the same reason. I also had a system in my garage that

Sending Mail When Away From Home

2015-02-08 Thread Jenny Dawson
Hi Everyone When I'm away from my wireless network I can't send email from my 5S. I don't have any problem receiving mail, Just can't send. I've looked everywhere I can think of in settings but can't see where to fix this. My primary account is my iinet account. Could someone tell me what I need

Re: how to copy a phone number

2015-02-08 Thread David Chittenden
If the number is selected with the pinch gesture, the edit menu will appear in the rotor. If the number is the last spoken phraise by VoiceOver, quadruple three-finger tap will cause VO to copy it to the clipboard. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288

Re: Sending Mail When Away From Home

2015-02-08 Thread Richard Turner
You may need a different port number for the SMTP server. Call the tech support at IINET. Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Feb 8, 2015, at 6:54 PM,

Re: how to copy a phone number

2015-02-08 Thread Ioana Gandrabur
If it shows up like a link, double-tap and hold on it and you should get an option to add to contacts. Hth, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Scott Berry sb356...@gmail.com wrote: Hello there, In the rotor there used to be an Edit Menu but I am unable to find

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Charles Rivard
Rather than googling, I'd rather get the source from the person who sent the information. It's always better to get information right from the horse's mouth rather than from a stable worker who heard it from the owner of the horse who heard it from, well, you get the idea. Thanks. --- Be

how to copy a phone number

2015-02-08 Thread Scott Berry
Hello there, In the rotor there used to be an Edit Menu but I am unable to find that. How do you copy a phone now for putting in to the contacts? -- 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

question about roku remote app

2015-02-08 Thread TaraPrakash
Dear aall. There are multiple apps for using your iphone as remote control for roku player. Can someone recommend an accessible roku app? I have tried the official roku app, it does not make roku accessible at all. For those who don't know, roku is a streaming device like apple tv, but it has

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I don't understand this post. Googling tends to get you closer to the source, not further away from it. By way of example, how many posts have we seen on the list lately claiming that KNFB Reader Technology doesn't support the 4S, which is not the case, and is easily checked by Googling.

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Charles Rivard
You can Google for info, but to be sure of accuracy, as in the case of the KNFB reader, the manufacturer is the best source. They, if anyone knows, should. So I ask for someone's source rather than looking through Google, where you may get several sources, some will be correct and others will

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
IMHO, you should use multiple sources. For example, you can google and then use common sense to pluck out the accurate information. Googling on KNFB Reader and the iPhone 4S brings up sources like the KNFB Reader home page and the entry in the App Store, which you should obviously trust. Links

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Charles Rivard
I agree. But saying that you heard something from various sources is how rumors get started, and the best way to prevent the spreading of misinformation, whether intentional or not, and I'm sure that it was not in this case, is to get the source from which he got it. --- Be positive! When

Re: Plantronics Voyager Legend Question...

2015-02-08 Thread Kerri Kosten
Hi Andy: This was the problem exactly!! I unmuted the mic, and tried making a call, and the person could hear me just fine! Thanks for the help and letting me know about this muting the mic thing!! Alan, unfortunately, I have no idea about the inserts as I just got mine a few days ago. I would

Re: FYI when you bring a new computer or iPhone or other electronic device home how to keep it safe

2015-02-08 Thread Wren Langley
Hi, you can Google it and find out all about it. God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2015, at 4:01 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose b...@benmr.com wrote: Hi, For what it's worth there is actually some merrit behind this advice. Remember that changes in temperature cause things to

Re: adding locations to Weather Radio - Re: My apologies, I figured out how to how to add the location for W DT weather radio

2015-02-08 Thread Mary Anne Lynskey
Charles, I just tried it and it works fine for me. The add location is at bottom of screen and opens a new window where the edit box is. Hope you get it working. If not, maybe phone needs voice over turned off and on again, or reboot or a hard reboot. Sometimes I find that after not being

Re: Sending Mail When Away From Home

2015-02-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not familiar with this email provider, but it looks like it might be your INTERNET provider as well. If so, you may be using an internal SMTP server when your connected to your wireless which you can't get to when you're not connected to the INTERNET through this provider. Check out your