RE: unable to tweet

2016-07-31 Thread M. Taylor
Hello David, The email address for Twitter support is supp...@twitter.com David, have you logged into your Twitter account from a web browser and composed a tweet from their? Also, I would suggest that you create a new Twitter account and see how it works for you as your current account may

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone
Anyone got a copy of that article or can give me a direct URL, please? Thanks! Carol P - UK On 01/08/2016 04:10, Christopher Chaltain wrote: I have a Samsung S7 Active, and I didn't have any trouble installing Talk Back or using it. The S7 replaced my iPhone as my every day device, and it

Re: Philips Hue Lighting app

2016-07-31 Thread rdour
Hello, The app does have issues, but there is very good news. You can get through the setup process within the app. After that, there's a whole ecosystem of apps for Philips Hue. I use one called Hue Lights, I feel I get very good control with that app. Also, Siri can control these lights once

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Obviously, not every app in the App Store is going to be replicated in the Play Store. Accessibility also won't be the same. In some cases you may find an app you prefer in the Play Store or an Android app might be more accessible than the corresponding iPhone app. For me, I played around with

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Your use case must be different from mine. At this point, I can't imagine moving from an iPhone to android, although I have both. If I had to pick one, it would be the iPhone, for the mail app, the ease of doing web reading, and my favorite RSS news reader which I use a lot, and for which I have

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I have a Samsung S7 Active, and I didn't have any trouble installing Talk Back or using it. The S7 replaced my iPhone as my every day device, and it was Jonathan Mosen's article that convinced me to make the switch. On 31/07/16 16:39, Mary Otten wrote: I don't own a Samsung device, but I know

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Obviously, that's up to the moderators, how much comparison talk they wish to allow. But it seems to me that a certain amount of it is inevitable. And as long as it is kept within the realm of comparison of experience, why not? As long as it isn't bashing of one system or another. Mary Sent fr

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread MamaPeach
I thought this was a list for iDevices. All I have seen lately is talk of the accessibility of Android devices. Isn’t there another list for this, such as the Eyes Free list? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns a

removing a dead favorite from tunein radio

2016-07-31 Thread 'ray t. mahorney' via VIPhone
I need for one of you folks to remind me how to remove a favorite from tunein radio. Thanks folks. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

RE: Thermostat confusion.

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
As mentioned it is a Wi-Fi connected thermostat and it has an app. It is like the Nest thermostat, a piece of hardware and an app to control it, just less expensive and from a different company. I Have had one of these at home and 2 at my retail business which has separate furnaces on the main f

Re: Thermostat confusion.

2016-07-31 Thread englishrider91
I'll have to check out that other thermostat you mentioned. What makes it different from the ones I mentioned? Can it interface with my iPhone, like the Nest one, or is it just a standalone unit, like the one from Talking Thermostats? Thanks, Ari > On Jul 31, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Sieghard Weitze

Re: Recommendations on to do lists apps

2016-07-31 Thread Chris Chaffin
I personally use the ios native reminders app. I use it for both things I need to get done at home and at work. It is not necessary, but you can create different list to help you better organize your task. For example, I have a work list for my task at work, a bills list to help me manage and

RE: Thermostat confusion.

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Ari, You may also want to consider the Wi-Fi thermostat from www.RadioThermostat.com. They are less expensive than the Nest ones and also work very well. As for what a thermostat does, it maintains whatever temperature you set it to and if you have air conditioning this also means starting

RE: Recommendations on to do lists apps

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You can do this with the native Reminders app. You can do individual entries for various tasks and either ask Reminders to "remind" you or not. You can also mark these items as completed. Just mentioning this, I'm sure there are more feature rich apps out there, but for simple reminders of thin

espn app

2016-07-31 Thread david gross
I called espn earlier this week to complain about no radio link to sunday night baseball on their app. It will be interesting to see if they put it on tonight july 31st. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any question

unable to tweet

2016-07-31 Thread david gross
Again I am unable tto originate and send tweets on both the native twitter app, and the twitteriffic. app. If anyone knows e mail addresses for either or both developers, it. is appreciated. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. I

Re: Recommendations on to do lists apps

2016-07-31 Thread englishrider91
You may want to take a look at an app called Things. It's very accessible, and very comprehensive. Link: Things by Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG https://appsto.re/us/fmf_q.i Thanks, Ari > On Jul 31, 2016, at 12:48 PM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > Does anyone have app recommendations 3rd party or na

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Rajmund
Know, right? I'd be more than happy to send one of those for a real, proper, torture test. For me, its not even for accessibility, just something to play with. Another OS, to put it this way. Then if I like it, I'll give the respective apology. But for now... Sent from a Braille Sense -

Recommendations on to do lists apps

2016-07-31 Thread Traci Duncan
Does anyone have app recommendations 3rd party or native IOS, for to do lists. For example, say tomorrow you like to accomplish half a dozen tasks. Notifications would be nice, as well as the ability to cross off the items as you complete them. Thanks for the help. Traci -- The following inf

Re: is IFTTT ACCESSIBLE

2016-07-31 Thread Traci Duncan
I see you haven’t received a reply. If you contact IFTT, I’d like to hear their response. So far, I find IFTT and their companion app Do Button, quite inaccessible. Thanks, Traci > On Jul 20, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Chip Orange wrote: > > Hi all, > > I’d like to learn how to use IFTTT, but whe

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
It's definitely a lot better than it used to be. Reading Jonathan's blog article would be a good place to start in my opinion. It is hard to find truly unbiased people, because everybody has a bias. They have their own use cases. They have things that are more important to them. I still say, if

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Lately it has crossed my mind that i want to test Android, just to see how much closer it is to iPhone. Yes i know it’s a sinn to think this way, for thou shalt not have any other operating systems besides iOs, still i want to know how good it is before i totally bash it.:-) It’s good to know a

RE: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread pattigj1206
This is great, thank you so much, Paul. I had no idea this was possible. I had to turn it off on the menus because a bunch of channels had no sound, some that never did that before and were my favorites but it appears that is what happens with no description or Spanish, so I had to turn it all

Thermostat confusion.

2016-07-31 Thread englishrider91
So, after we move, I'm thinking of getting either one of those thermostats from talkingthermostats.com or a Nest thermostat. I tried googling this one, but I don't seem to be getting a proper answer. I don't really understand how thermostats work. Not mechanically, but practically. What does set

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Monica Jones
Thanks, I didn’t see this before I asked. From: Paul Hunt Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 8:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: the u-verse apps Hello. Here are the steps. 1. Select the remote tab. 2. Double tap the info button. 3. Double tap the Right button twice. 4. Double tap the d

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Monica Jones
Can you tell me where to turn on audio description? Maybe I turned it on in settings, but I’ll explore. Thanks bunches. From: Paul Hunt Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 5:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: the u-verse apps Hello everybody. Yes, the uverse app is accessible for me. I c

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Rajmund
Hi, Besides, some of us, like myself, hate the OS, putting accessibility aside. I'll get one to play with, but not to replace anything. Sent from a Braille Sense - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016 3:44 pm Subject: Re:

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Monica Jones
Hi, the on demand stuff works well for me most of the time. From: Gordon Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 11:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: the u-verse apps I find the At&t Uverse app to be very accessible. I can view, schedule and delete recordings. Watching live tv is also rea

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Monica Jones
Hi Larry, I use both the Easy Remote app and the main UVerse app. The latter has some minor issues but is mostly accessible. For instance, if I want to search for a show on a specific day, sometimes I have a little problem finding the button to do this and just small problems with the pickers. H

Re: Ring doorbell app

2016-07-31 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, You do know that Chris of Mystic Access has done a short review. It sounds very good. I would have got one if it was easy to get in the UK. Regards, Gena > On 31 Jul 2016, at 13:53, grahamnroby via VIPhone > wrote: > > Hi sieghard, > > When yours arrives I'd be very interested to

Re: roger update

2016-07-31 Thread Monica Jones
Hi Walter, I think they do have a search function. I was only saying that some of the time, items can't be found by flicking. I wasn't sure if this person was a new person or not. -Original Message- From: 'ray t. mahorney' via VIPhone Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:18 PM To: viphone

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Gordan Radić
Hi! Before starting this you should read Jonathan Mosen article on Android in the Blog part of his site www.mosen.org. It is true Android gets better and better but there's so much under the hood which needs serious polishing. Try to follow Jonathans steps and

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Deidre Muccio
These are very important points. Thanks. Deidre > On Jul 31, 2016, at 10:44 AM, Krister Ekstrom > wrote: > > And what about upgradability? Not all Android devices support or have the > latest versions and not all can support them which means that we have even > more special questions to as

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Krister Ekstrom
And what about upgradability? Not all Android devices support or have the latest versions and not all can support them which means that we have even more special questions to ask the dealers who probably won’t know because they are in big chains and they only sell, they do not know a thing about

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Mary Otten
Voice dream on iOS is much much better than voice dream on android. I have both. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 31, 2016, at 6:53 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: > > That may be, but does android have all of the same apps I use on my ipad mini? > > It’s my understanding that voice dream reader is a lot be

RE: Ring doorbell app

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Graham, I'll keep your email address until I get the doorbell and I'll CC you when I post something to make sure you don't miss it. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: grahamnroby via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 5:53 AM To: viphone@go

RE: A new person that got the KNFBf reader

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
As Richard said, there are several stands, but I would try and learn also to use it free-hand since you may be in situations where it is handy to use KNFB Reader and you may not have access to a stand. As with everything it is a matter of practicing and getting a "feel" for how high you have to

Re: Android tablet accessibility may be better than you think [was "Re: Questions regarding the IPod"]

2016-07-31 Thread Russ Kiehne
That may be, but does android have all of the same apps I use on my ipad mini? It’s my understanding that voice dream reader is a lot better on the ipad than on a android device? From: Kevin Chao Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 1:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Android tablet acc

RE: A new person that got the KNFBf reader

2016-07-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The software will compensate for a certain amount of skew, but if it totally didn't matter how crooked you hold it compared to the text they probably wouldn't have included the announcement. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello. Here are the steps. 1. Select the remote tab. 2. Double tap the info button. 3. Double tap the Right button twice. 4. Double tap the down button. 5. Double tap the ok button. To turn off Audio Description, switch channels. Enjoy. > On Jul 31, 2016, at 6:17 AM, > wrote: > > I use the uv

Re: Ring doorbell app

2016-07-31 Thread grahamnroby via VIPhone
Hi sieghard, When yours arrives I'd be very interested to know how you get. on. with it. I think this could be of real benefit to our community especially for those living alone or those with security concerns. Best Graham Sent from my iPad > On 29 Jul 2016, at 23:38, Sieghard Weitzel

Re: A new person that got the KNFBf reader

2016-07-31 Thread Richard Turner
here is a link to my web site describing and providing links to several scanning stands. Fopydo is my favorite: http://www.turner42.x10host.com/ScanningStands.html (Sent from my iPhone 5S) On Jul 31, 2016, at 12:20 AM, 'Simon w' via VIPhone mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> wrote: Hi when I

RE: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread pattigj1206
I use the uverse app as well, but how can you turn on audio description with it, I have not seen that feature. Thanks, Patti From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hunt Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 6:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re:

Re: the u-verse apps

2016-07-31 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello everybody. Yes, the uverse app is accessible for me. I can use the guide, manage recordings and turn on audio description. > On Jul 30, 2016, at 11:30 PM, Gordon wrote: > > I find the At&t Uverse app to be very accessible. I can view, schedule and > delete recordings. Watching live tv is

Re: A new person that got the KNFBf reader

2016-07-31 Thread 'simon w' via VIPhone
So far with or without putting my arms on the table I have a hard time keeping the phone straight and up to the right level. -Original Message- From: Jewel Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2016 2:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A new person that got the KNFBf reader Simon! If v

Re: A new person that got the KNFBf reader

2016-07-31 Thread 'Simon w' via VIPhone
Hi when I first got the program, I was able to get the vibration, but for some reason now I don't seem to get it anymore, and I have tried but if you times to scan a document sometimes it reads OK and of the times and didn't do as good I don't know is there any stand I could get maybe that might