Re: Questions about Selecting Text with an iPod Touch and a Braille Edge

2015-06-23 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Danny, Try switching the rotor to links and moving to the link. Then double-tap and hold to bring up a context menu. One of the options should be Copy Link. If that doesn't work, use the rotor to move to the link again. Voiceover should speak it. Do a three-finger quadruple tap to copy the

Hail-a-Cab Austin: Update fixes date/time picker

2015-06-23 Thread Kathy Blackburn
With the update to version 4.0, at long last, it is possible to book a trip in advance. I submitted a comment on AppleVis to that effect, and I wanted to let listers know here as well. Have a good day, all. Kathy Blackburn kblac...@austin.rr.com -- The following information is important for

RE: Typing with a brilliant VI 32 on Mac and iOS

2015-06-23 Thread Paul Hunt
Thanks Keith. I'll give this a try. Do you turn quicknav back on when your display frees? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Bundy Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 9:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Typing

Re: backing up and restoring books in Voice Dream Reader

2015-06-23 Thread Keith B.
I am also wondering if VoiceDream books can be backed up to, and restored from, iCloud. I am getting quite a library and, due to financial reasons, am limited to a 16 GB phone. Any thoughts along these lines would also be appreciated. On Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 12:58:25 PM UTC-5,

Re: Hail-a-Cab Austin: Update fixes date/time picker

2015-06-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
Glad to know they finally addressed this. Of course, it comes right when I'm switching over to Uber for needing rides, but oh well. Long live accessibility! Wayne On 6/23/15, Kathy Blackburn kblac...@austin.rr.com wrote: With the update to version 4.0, at long last, it is possible to book a

Re: question about earbuds

2015-06-23 Thread Keith B.
I just bought new Apple earbuds on eBay last week for a little over $7 and have already received them. They work fantastically. On Saturday, June 20, 2015 at 4:02:46 AM UTC-5, Jordan N wrote: Earlier, I was listening to some awesome EDM (techno) on Sirius xm radio! The Electric Daisy Carnival

Re: Typing with a brilliant VI 32 on Mac and iOS

2015-06-23 Thread Keith Bundy
Hi, Paul. That is exactly what happens, and, 95% of the time, turning QuickNav off works just fine. Occassionally, I will have to lock the iPhone and then unlock it to reestablish a Bluetooth connection, but, as I said, about 95% of the time, pressing Space with dots 4-5 works to unlock the

Re: Bard crashing issue

2015-06-23 Thread Russ Kiehne
Wow, after reading all of these messages, I’m glad I’m still running ios 7 on my first generation ipad mini. From: Pinky Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 2:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Bard crashing issue What version of IOS are you using? From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Weighing scales and iphone

2015-06-23 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Listers, Can iphone help me monitor my weight? Any tips and experiences and suggestions would be very welcome. I know that there are talking weighing scales but I'm not convinced how accurate they are. Many thanks Andrew -- The following information is important for all members of the

Brailliant BI 32 and other Braille displays wwith idevices

2015-06-23 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi, I've been following the recent discussion about the [problems with Brailliant Braille displays and I devices, especially that I was seriously considering purchasing a Brailliant BI 32 this year. I want to ask you listers whether similar problems have been experienced with other Braille

using iPhone 4s on verizon

2015-06-23 Thread Larry McCreary
Hello, I have an unlocked iPhone 4s that I have been using on a gsm system. I want to give it to someone who is using verizon. I understand that vz is now using sim cards. Would this 4s work on verizon? Thanks very much. -- The following information is important for all members of the

voice over while playing music

2015-06-23 Thread Michelle
Hello list, If I am not mistaken in the past if I was listening to music and I needed to do something with voice over the volume of whatever I was listening to automatically turned down. Now when I am listening to music that doesn't happen. Have I changed a setting or is this something new?

Re: backing up and restoring books in Voice Dream Reader

2015-06-23 Thread Gmail
Alan, I have had the exact same thing happened to me. I even tried selecting both the folder and the file at once and backing up, like it says to do on the website for Voice Dream Reader, and in that instance, only the Inbox folder was backed up. I honestly don't know what to do now. This is

Re: Bard crashing issue

2015-06-23 Thread christopher hallsworth
I will just say this, and only this. iOS 9 is running beautifully on my iPhone 4s. So it should be the same on the first generation iPad Mini. In case you're wondering, yes I am running a beta of iOS 9 from a legitimate source, my Apple Developer membership which I renewed in May. On 23 Jun

RE: using iPhone 4s on Verizon

2015-06-23 Thread Cristóbal
The 4S was made with both CDMA and GSM capabilities. If I remember correctly, the only problem might have been with switching to the Sprint CDMA network. Whereas you could hop among ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon without issues. You could always double check network compatibility with the IMEI or

playing flash from web sites

2015-06-23 Thread Ryan Mann
Hello. Has anybody successfully played flash from web sites using an IOS device? I've tried the Photon web browser app, but whenever I go to a web site that has flash video, the video never plays. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members

How to Block Facebook Game Requests

2015-06-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, The following comes to us courtesy of SimpleHelp, as many of us are Facebook subscribers, I thought I would post it on list. Please keep in mind that the steps listed below were written for sighted users. Mark How to Block Facebook Game Requests You either love them or you.

Re: voice over while playing music

2015-06-23 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Just to split hairs, audio ducking has always been the default in IOS. The new feature in IOS 8 is the ability to add this option to your roter and toggle it on or off. On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Terry-Ann Saurmann tsaurm...@access4less.net wrote: You need to make certain that Audio

Re: voice over while playing music

2015-06-23 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
You need to make certain that Audio Ducking is turned on. This is a feature that is new starting with IOS8, I believe. I think you can find it from your rotor. Once turned to it, flick your finger up or down to turn it off or on. Terry -- The following information is important for all

Can anyone recommend a good/accessible anti-virus app/programme for IPad/IPhone?

2015-06-23 Thread 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone
Hi all Wondering if anyone can help with this. Was just wondering if anyone could recommend a good and accessible anti-virus app/programme I could put on my IPad and IPhone?? My reason for asking is that a friend of mine has just managed to get a very very nasty virus on his Mac,

Keyboard Command To Move Apps From Folder To Folder In IOS8.3?

2015-06-23 Thread Fazil
Hi, list. I have Iphone6 Plus with IOS8.3 and Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard K810. May I know the keyboard command to move an app from one folder to another, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

Re: iReconcile

2015-06-23 Thread Robert Doc wright
I have another question. How do you set the first check number? - Original Message - From: Paul Hunt To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 6:33 AM Subject: Re: iReconcile Hello Robert. I downloaded the free version of IReconcile. Unlike many checkbook

Re: iReconcile

2015-06-23 Thread Robert Doc wright
So, is there no way to make an existing transaction memorized? - Original Message - From: Paul Hunt To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 6:33 AM Subject: Re: iReconcile Hello Robert. I downloaded the free version of IReconcile. Unlike many checkbook

Re: iReconcile

2015-06-23 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Robert. There's a field called refnum. The check number goes in this field. Put the first check number in this field. Then the chk button will get the next check number. How do you manage categories and subcategories? How do you load transactions from the bank? Did you get the paid

Re: iReconcile

2015-06-23 Thread Paul Hunt
Not that I know of. On Jun 23, 2015, at 3:00 AM, Robert Doc wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote: So, is there no way to make an existing transaction memorized? - Original Message - From: Paul Hunt To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 6:33 AM Subject: Re:

Re: my weather app

2015-06-23 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
my weather appYes, I have this problem as well, using an IPhone 6 and 6+ with IOS8.3. I am guessing that the actual data is there, but just not available via VO. I hope I'm wrong about that. Terry - Original Message - From: Cris Ali To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: voice over while playing music

2015-06-23 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
Yes, thank you for clarifying this. That is what I meant, but did not say it correctly. Terry - Original Message - From: Christopher Chaltain To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 4:40 PM Subject: Re: voice over while playing music Just to split

Voice dream mail

2015-06-23 Thread princessterri76
Hello everyone, I was wondering could anyone offer me some help with Voicedream Mail? I got my account set up. And I figured out how to delete my mail. However the voice will stop reading the list of messages after I delete one. Sometimes the voice will stop talking, right in the middle of

my weather app

2015-06-23 Thread Cris Ali
Hello folks, I am still using iPhone 4S with the latest iOS. I noticed that my weather app does not give me data on weather details such as: pressure, humidity, wind, precipitation, UV index and such information at all. It just gives me the headings without any data or percentages associated

Re: Netflix

2015-06-23 Thread Chris Smart
have you tried rebooting? At 01:42 PM 6/22/2015, you wrote: My Second Gen Apple TV is hard wired but I can't log back into Net Flix. It just freezes. Barry On Jun 22, 2015, at 1:09 PM, Chris Smart csma...@cogeco.ca wrote: I forgot to mention that poor signal was also contributing to issues I was