Dictionary app, American heritage 5th edition

2015-07-30 Thread Richard Turner
While it was Richard Petty who recommended it, I did a little research because of Mark's question about why it costs so much. The hard cover print edition is $41.83 on Amazon. Its shipping weight is 7.5 pounds. It is 2112 pages. This app says it contains everything that is in the print edition.

Amazon echo app updated, still not accessible

2015-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
Well, the subject line says it all. There is an update for the echo app on the iPhone. At first, I thought maybe it was a little more accessible. I actually got into the shopping list, which had one item that my husband put their experimentally. I was not able to delete this item, despite tappin

RE: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Richard Turner
I did not notice any mention of Narrator. I'm assuming that since the person was reviewing it from an accessibility stand point, he was focused on more powerful, third party, screen readers. But, that is only a guess. I have not tried any version of Windows 10, but those whom I know that have,

Re: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Devin Prater
that review didn't mention narrator did it? I read it once but it may have been updated. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > Two things: > 1. Edge, the new default browser is only accessible to NVDA beta so people > will have to figure out how to l

RE: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Richard and Everyone, I am so confused with regard to this thread. Simply stated, does the twenty-four dollar app work well with VoiceOver with no problems such as hearing the word, link, after each entry? Also, what makes this app so expensive? that is to say, what does one get for thi

Re: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
A virtual machine is another option if you want to play with Windows 10 before committing to it by installing it on your bare metal. I suspect if you wait until all of the bugs are fixed, you may be waiting a long time, just as you would with IOS updates. BTW, I don't agree that just because a

Re: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Remember that when you start typing in the search box, the list that comes up is a suggestion of search terms. To actually perform the search, double tap the search button on the right hand edge of your virtual keyboard. Just something to keep in mind when you don't see what you're looking for

Re: Apple Music in iOS 9 gets a much-needed redesign | Macworld

2015-07-30 Thread Christina C.
bummer. I was hoping they would add a thumbs down/ban option. I really don’t like any of apple music’s stations. Its find for having access to such a huge music library and therefor one can create all kinds of playlists but I just don’t care for their stations. It sucks when I keep having to hea

Re: Facebook News Feeds Randomly Displayed on my iPhone.

2015-07-30 Thread Nicki Keck
Go to the more tab on the bottom right and then choose most recent under feeds. Nicki Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 30, 2015, at 4:22 PM, Ahmed Khater wrote: > > Hi all, > > News feeds in the facebook App on my 5S iPhone are displayed randomly and > they aren’t arranged chronologically. Is th

RE: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Alan Lemly
Andy, I've only ever used the Farlex Dictionary app on an iPhone 5 and iPhone 6. The app is mostly informational and doesn't seem to tax the device so I assume it should run just fine on the 4S especially if it's running iOS 7. Alan -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.

Apple Music in iOS 9 gets a much-needed redesign | Macworld

2015-07-30 Thread Mary Otten
Here is an article in MacWorld that talks about the new look for Apple music in iOS nine. One thing they have changed which I do not like is that now, you can start a radio station without having to put the song you're station is based on into my music. With iOS nine, at least in the beta being

RE: KNFB READER

2015-07-30 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Carol, A couple of silly questions but they need to be asked. How are you holding your phone? Could you perhaps have one of your fingers in front of the camera? How high are you holding the phone? Are you holding it too high perhaps or way too low? I had problems in the beginning wit

Re: KNFB READER

2015-07-30 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Carol, This is only a thought. When I get that nagging message that no text has been found, I make sure that the camera is very clean. I will use either rubbing alcohol or a multi-cleaner especially made for electronic devices. This usually clears up the error message. I also make sure that

RE: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Sieghard, I've been doing a lot of reading and listening about Windows 10 and accessibility. The bottom line is that; if you have a second machine to experiment with that is not your main machine you need, you can go ahead and upgrade to Windows 10 and live with the problems as they are bei

Re: using a Braille Sense with an Ipad mini

2015-07-30 Thread 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
I had one heck of a time getting my 4S working again recently, having not used it as a Braille display for some while and having upgraded various in the meantime. Oh, I couldn't pair it quickly enough. ... Then, every time I got errors (which were many) I had to reboot the phone and hard res

using a Braille Sense with an Ipad mini

2015-07-30 Thread Kerri Stovall
Hi all, I have been having the hardest time getting my Braille Sense to connect to my iPad mini. I had ios 8.2 on it, and it wouldn't connect, it kept getting the error, "Braille sense is not supported." When I updated to 8.4 to try it out and see how I like it before updating my iphone, it stil

Re: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Hi, I would like to get a dictionary for my 4s with ios 7 will this work or should I wait for my upgrade Andy From: Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 8:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dictionary app I like the Dictionary app by Farlex. Alan Lemly Sent from

Facebook News Feeds Randomly Displayed on my iPhone.

2015-07-30 Thread Ahmed Khater
Hi all, News feeds in the facebook App on my 5S iPhone are displayed randomly and they aren’t arranged chronologically. Is there any process whereby I can display the news feeds in a chronological order? Thank you. Best Regards Ahmed Khater aakhater@gmail.com It's always hop

Re: KNFB READER

2015-07-30 Thread 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
It just keeps telling me there's no text and I don't know what else to do. Carol P - Original Message - From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:21 PM Subject: Re: KNFB READER it works well on my for S running 8.4. how

Re: KNFB READER

2015-07-30 Thread 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone
it works well on my for S running 8.4. however, you have to wait a few seconds before it will start to read unlike my six which is almost immediate. Good luck, Sandy Sent from my iPhone > On 28 Jul 2015, at 16:27, Karl Smith wrote: > > I have seen a lot of responses stating that the KNFB Reade

RE: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread dan thompson
Thank you very much for the valuable piece of information. Have a grate day. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Microsoft Windows 1

RE: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Freedom Scientific explains how to set IE or whichever other browser you have installed (for example Firefox) as the default browser and it's a very straight forward process. From everything I heard about Windows 10 it would appear Microsoft is going to provide screenreader companies with the to

RE: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Jennie Facer
Hey Wren, I use this same dictionary app by Farlex INC. and I love it! Jenn From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 7:56 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Dictionary app Wren! To find the

RE: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Richard Turner
The American Heritage 5th edition is the one that Richard Petty recommended. It is $24.99. The Dictionary.com app is also very good. So is the Mariam Webster dictionary. Happy reading, Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Wren

Re: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Alan Lemly
Wren! To find the dictioniary app by Farlex, go to the search box in the apps store on your iDevice and type dictionary followed by a space followed by Farlex. It should be the first result. I believe there is a free and a paid version but if you start with the free one, you can do an in-app p

Re: Has anyone tried recently playing bopit help please

2015-07-30 Thread Wren Langley
Hi, the app is a game. It is called bop it. Thank you and God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2015, at 11:04 AM, Denise wrote: > > what is the app caled? > >> On 7/26/2015 3:54 PM, Wren Langley wrote: >> Hi all, someone mentioned this game so I thought I would download it

Re: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Wren Langley
Hi all, so far in this thread I have searched for the American heritage dictionary and the lexicon dictionary. Do you all happen to have links for the dictionaries you got? There are several results and I'm not sure which one to pick. Thank you and God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone >

RE: Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread Richard Turner
Two things: 1. Edge, the new default browser is only accessible to NVDA beta so people will have to figure out how to launch IE in Windows 10 for web use 2. Here is an extremely long review from an accessibility perspective from CoolBlindTech: http://www.coolblindtech.com/stepping-over-the-thre

Re: Dictionary app

2015-07-30 Thread Chris Chaffin
I like the below dictionary app. It also has a built in encyclopedia, but I think this is available after the in app purchase. Dictionary!! by Farlex, Inc. https://appsto.re/us/EkkvD.i Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Richard Petty > wrote: > > No, in the AH5 text flows

A Request to Those Running the Betas of iOS 9

2015-07-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I wish to send the following request to all who are running/testing the betas of iOS 9: Please, please do a thorough review of the camera app and report any and all VoiceOver bugs you find or features that have been broken, if any. Thank you, Mark -- The following information is import

Microsoft Windows 10 review: Microsoft gets it right

2015-07-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, As so many of us use our iOS devices in combination with Windows, I thought it appropriate to post this cNet review, on-list. I have done my best to remove any orphan links or references but I may have missed a few. You may find the link to the original article at the end of th