Re: Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread Jewel
At the present rate of exchange, 160$US is 225$NZ. I don't think that I will be buying any day soon. Jewel -- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 8:28 PM To: Subject: RE: Mark on AirPods Hi Jewel, Apple Airpods a

RE: Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Jewel, Apple Airpods are like Apple Earpods except that they are bluetooth/wireless. They look exactly like your earpods if you were to cut off the cable right underneath the hard plastic stem. They have a new chip Apple developed called the W1 chip and they come in a little case/cradle whic

RE: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Ari, Plantronics makes a bunch of single ear earpieces as well as stereo headphones. Unfortunately not all of them are made equal. I had, at one point, bought a rather expensive Plantronics Backbeat Sense (I think that is what it was called) and even though it was a Bluetooth 4.0 or even 4.1

Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

2017-02-01 Thread Christina
Thank you! It is definitely the Function key. I had never seen that before. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2017, at 9:25 PM, Ann Larson wrote: > > My guess is that it is the function key. On a keyboard that I have, this is > the case. :) > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 31, 2017, at 9:

serious issue in ios 10.2.1 and 10.3 beta. please report.

2017-02-01 Thread Mário Gabriel
Hi Serious issue in ios 10.2.1 and ios 10.3 beta. on iPhone 5S and iPad mini 2. When we are using the VO with a bluethoot keyboard, and we move the percentage of brightness on the keyboard, VO stops talking. You can only hear the navigation sounds. VO stands completely unusable. To solve th

RE: Text editing/word processing

2017-02-01 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks Ari for finding this. Here is a direct link: https://blog.ghost.org/markdown/ Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text editing/w

RE: EbscoHost for iPhone

2017-02-01 Thread Richard Turner
I wanted to use this app, but I could not get it authorized. How did you do that? Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Emilio Hernandez Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 2:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: E

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread Marie
I just recently got a Voyager Edge and I am having problems connecting to two devices. I have an IPhone 6 and a 6S. I pair the device with the 6S which is my primary phone and it says it is paired to Phone 1. then when I try to pair it with the 6, it says paired to Phone 1 instead of phone 2 as

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread englishrider91
Sieghard, I'd love to have something like the Voyager Edge, but in a stereo form factor. Now, that'd be just awesome! Do you know if the company who makes the Voyager has released a stereo headset that has the Voyager Edge featureso, and that is just as responsive as the Voyager Edge? Thanks,

Re: Text editing/word processing

2017-02-01 Thread englishrider91
Markdown is a way to format text in a simple text editor such as Voice Dream Writer or the Plain Text iOS app. You can make lists, headings, bold and italicize text, and much more. Here's a good link that goes through the different things you can do with Markdown. It took me a bit to find a good

Re: Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread Jewel
Mark! I haven't been following, in detail, the string on ear/airpods, so my question may seem a little dense, but is airpod a tradename, meaning for earpods that are designed to be used when in an aircraft? Jewel -- From: "M. Taylor"

RE: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Reggie, If they work on an iPad they should work on the iPhone and vice versa, there is no reason I can think of why this would not be the case. In my opinion the Voyager Edge is one of the better bluetooth earpieces out there (single ear). It's small, sound quality is excellent, it has voic

RE: Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Apparently the switching between iPhone and Apple Watch is far from seamless. Then of course there is the fact that you can't control the volume unless you ask SIRI to do it or you pull out your iPhone. Of course this means that if you are on an airplane or elsewhere where SIRI is not available b

Re: Text editing/word processing

2017-02-01 Thread regina alvarado
What is mark down. Have seen this but don't know what it is. Thanks for the education. ☺ On Jan 31, 2017, at 4:30 PM, Richard Turner wrote: I really like Voice Dream Writer. It also uses mark down language. It is designed for the blind, so extremely user friendly. It is worth the $9.99. Richa

Added Contacts not Appearing

2017-02-01 Thread Dulce Muccio Weisenborn
I just added quite a few contacts to my phone, but they are not appearing in the app. I hit done after each entry was finished, so what did I do wrong? Also, I have Simpler, but they did not appear there, either. How can I delete the Simpler app? Dulce -- The following information i

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread regina alvarado
Two questions that might be on or off topic, not sure. 1 I have 2 headphones that are bluetooth. One works on the phone and not on iPad. One works on iPad and not iPhone. Why? Shouldn't bluetooth be bluetooth? 2 What do you call the earphone that fits in one ear? How do I find the one-ear ear

EbscoHost for iPhone

2017-02-01 Thread Emilio Hernandez
Hello everyone, Has anyone used this app for research? I am having trouble knowing how to download an article to E-mail. I have looked at the help directory, and it has not seemed to produce the desired effect. I would appreciate any help from those who have used this app on the iPhone. I don’t n

RE: Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread Edmonds, Lucy (LARA)
Ah thank you for giving your opinion on the air pods Mark! I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of mine, which are supposed to be here February 17, but the email I received said that it could be earlier than that, but I'm not holding my breath on that one, LOL! -Original Message- From: v

Mark on AirPods

2017-02-01 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Well, a couple of days ago, I walked into my local Apple store and just happened to arrive at the exact moment they received a shipment of 7 pairs of Airpods. Talk about luck, eh? Anyway, I must say that I am delighted with the results of the AirPods in terms of their sound

Re: Reviewing subscriptions

2017-02-01 Thread christopher hallsworth
Incorrect, as of recently you can subscribe to Netflix via the app itself, Spotify also lets you subscribe via the app and has been like this for a while. Keep in mind there is a higher charge in the latter app versus the website. > On 1 Feb 2017, at 03:21, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > I don’t t

Apple tv 4 and fluctuating voiceover any cure but to restart the Apple tv?

2017-02-01 Thread Jesper Holten
Dear all. We recently purchased an Apple Tv 4 after having had an apple tv for a couple of years. The Atv is connected to our Flatscreen tv through HDMI obviously, which the prior atv3 also used as the connection, actually we reused the same cable and just connected the new unit. After the unit has

RE: SoundHound Takes Aim at Alexa, Siri as Voice Search’s Top Dog

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
75 Million is a drop in the bucket for the likes of Apple, Google and probably even Microsoft and Amazon. Apple could buy these guys and it would be like going out for a nice dinner for the likes of you and me. But let's wait and see what they'll do, I think we'll all see some amazing stuff in t

SoundHound Takes Aim at Alexa, Siri as Voice Search’s Top Dog

2017-02-01 Thread Kelly Pierce
This article was in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. For those outside the United States wanting the Hound app, it looks like your dream will come true soon. Sound Hound, the company not the app, received $75 million in funding from a consortium led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. It is one

RE: Bizarre Battery Issue

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I don't think screen bright ness will do this especially since she already said the phone shows the same time for standby and usage. There is something that got hung up and prevents the phone from going to sleep properly and I think her idea to go to the Apple Store is best. -Original Mess

Re: Urgent help required

2017-02-01 Thread Richard Turner
Try rebooting the phone while it is connected to the computer. You should get a message asking if you want to trust this computer, double tap on yes. It sounds like your computer isn't recognizing the phone. Or, perhaps you have a bad cable. I'm sure others will have more suggestions. Richard

Re: Urgent help required

2017-02-01 Thread Hope Paulos
What is the exact error you are receiving? Hope Paulos > On Feb 1, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Ketan Kothari wrote: > > Hi friends, > > I have just purchased Iphone 7 but as I connect to the PC with Windows 10 and > latest Itunes, it does not start. It tells me repeatedly to try again later. > Ple

Re: bluetooth earbud recommendations?

2017-02-01 Thread Alan Paganelli
I found myself in the same circumstances I did the same thing you did and I love the earpiece it's really better sounding and seems to last longer! Alan Sent from my iPhone 5s > On Jan 31, 2017, at 12:48 PM, Juan Hernandez > wrote: > > I have been using a voyager legend since 2013, and ab

Urgent help required

2017-02-01 Thread Ketan Kothari
Hi friends, I have just purchased Iphone 7 but as I connect to the PC with Windows 10 and latest Itunes, it does not start. It tells me repeatedly to try again later. Please do help. With best wishes, Ketan -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: Reviewing subscriptions

2017-02-01 Thread Terri Stimmel
Hello Sieghard, and list, Now ok, this would make sense to me, as to why I am only seeing my subscriptions that I stopped. They were Tune-in premium, and Hulu. I honestly get confused as to which subscriptions go through ITunes, or actual sites. So I thought that sense Hulu was payed for that w

Re: Clock App Recommendation

2017-02-01 Thread Alan Paganelli
I like an app called Clock Chimes. It's free in the app store. Check it out for your self! Alan Sent from my iPhone 5s > On Jan 31, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Mauricio Molina > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have been a very happy user of the QOO app. With this app I am able to > schedule a chime ever

Re: Clock App Recommendation

2017-02-01 Thread Mohib Anwar Rafay
I am using one free app: chime by privineo softwares, and another recently started using it and I am loving it, that is Grand father chime clock. Later one has capacity to adjust its volume independently from that of phone while it is not available in prior one. On 2/1/17, Appleman wrote: > Hi, >

Re: Bizarre Battery Issue

2017-02-01 Thread rajmund
hi, also, what's the screen brightness at? Sent from Thunderbird On 01/02/17 7:23 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Have you tried my suggestion? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kelby carlson Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10

Re: help with keyboard command Vo Keys

2017-02-01 Thread rajmund
hi, it could be the fn key also, in case it's a windows keyboard, here are some pointers. command is windows. shift control, and or caps lock are voice over keys. Sent from Thunderbird On 01/02/17 3:28 AM, Christina wrote: Thanks! I may have figured out one thing. The far bottom left key

Re: Text editing/word processing

2017-02-01 Thread Richard Turner
yes, if you use Writer's proof reading function. It is part of the learning curve, but I found it easy to get used to. Plus, the spell check allows you to find misspelled words and correct one, then go to the next in context, etc. I think it is the best app for editing. There is a good article

Re: Apple Music Playlist

2017-02-01 Thread Kimberly
Bring up the playlist on your iPhone. Tap the edit button in the upper right corner of the screen then go down to the song you want to delete, do the single finger flick up and when the phone says delete double tap. That will delete the song from the playlist without deleting it from your librar

Re: Text editing/word processing

2017-02-01 Thread Kimberly
Hi, I have a question. In voice dream writer, does the edit cursor track with the voiceover cursor when reading a long document? For example, if I'm reading a long and I find an error I want to correct. Will be edit cursor be located at that position when I stop the reading? Thanks Sent from

Re: Clock App Recommendation

2017-02-01 Thread Appleman
Hi, I can definitely attest to your observation that Qoo is no longer available in the app store. I tried it a few years ago but found I had to restart the app as it stopped speaking after 12 hours. I had mine announcing the time every 15 minutes. I am now using Voiceover Clock, which is a f

RE: iBooks on the PC

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I don't think so, iBooks have DRM protection although I believe there are applications out there which can break this and convert them to ePub or other formats. You would have to Google this as Cara and Mark don't permit discussing how to do this. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- F

Re: Bizarre Battery Issue

2017-02-01 Thread kelby carlson
Maybe I'll just go to the Apple store. On 2/1/17, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Well, then I guess it's time for a complete restore and to set up the phone > as a new phone, if you restore a backup there is a good chance whatever > causes this will return. At least I would first set it up as a new ph

RE: Bizarre Battery Issue

2017-02-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Well, then I guess it's time for a complete restore and to set up the phone as a new phone, if you restore a backup there is a good chance whatever causes this will return. At least I would first set it up as a new phone, put back only the most important apps and keep an eye on battery performan