yeah, that is the problem with a text only media. no real way to tell proper
humor. It's a lot like my phone. the only time it's funny is when it thinks
that it is traveling around in a loop at 672 mph (all the while, standing
still). btw, it takes sound 1.0710275 seconds to travel 1000 feet, so
eric! As is my wont, I was being just a bit, such a tiny bit, tongue in
cheekish!
Jewel
From: Eric Oyen
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2018 2:49 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: where am I
me? modest? surely! you must be kidding! :)
Honestly, I can tell you I am nowhere n
me? modest? surely! you must be kidding! :)
Honestly, I can tell you I am nowhere near modest. I am not quite sure if I am
self effacing either. Do I actually sound that way?
anyway, back to blind groups, etc. :)
-eric
On Apr 13, 2018, at 6:19 PM, Jewel wrote:
> Eric! Thank the powers that y
Hi
Open the phone app..Tap on Contacts, in the bottom middle tab...Find your
contact that is blocked. Tap to open..Do NOT tap on Edit..Swipe down to the
bottom. Block/Unblock is the very last option on the page. Tap to
block/Unblock...You will get a popup asking you to confirm your choice of
o
Eric! Thank the powers that you are so modest and self-effacing!
Jewel
From: Eric Oyen
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2018 3:45 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: where am I
unfortunately, given some "features" of my psyche, some kinds of humor are not
comprehended. :( it's pa
yeah. however, on this old mac, those might not render properly. I need to put
my new mac mini online.
-eric
On Apr 13, 2018, at 5:09 PM, Bill Gallik wrote:
> Eric,
>
> I will gladly take responsibility for the misunderstanding because the Emoji
> features here would have made it much more cl
Hi,
Go into settings > phone > blocked callers at the bottom of the screen. Check
to see if her number in there. If she is, you can use the rotor actions to
remove her.
Hope that helps.
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From: Johnna Simmons
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 8:28 PM
To: viphone@google
I need some urgent help please. For some reason one of my friends is showing up
as a blocked caller now on my phone. I have gone into contacts double tap the
edit button and I do not see an option to on block this caller. I have no idea
how she got block to start with. But I found out because sh
Eric,
I will gladly take responsibility for the misunderstanding because the Emoji
features here would have made it much more clear that my post was intended as a
joke had I bothered to include one! đ¤
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- âWhen you are arguing with a fool, make sure he
Hi, list.
That thread recently about the frustration of updates that seem like
downgrades was interesting, but I have a take on it that might give everyone
a laugh.
Bill from Wisconsin mentioned there can be issues with object oriented
programming, which he abbreviated as OOP, which can
Hi, I am using a Brailliant BI 32 and having trouble activiting commands like
command N in the mail app, for example. On my braille display is space with
dots 1 and 7. My question is: do you need to press the letter N and the the
command key together? I tried both ways and none of them took me t
I think this is somewhat off topic but I'll respond again with apologies to the
moderator. With the latest version of money talks, it should recognize the
eloquence speech engine but the app is self-voicing.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard
Turner
OK, thanks Eleanor. I wouldnât expect it to be able to connect to say USB stick
or even an SD card. As you said in a previous message, youâre not going to read
an essay on it. And Iâm not going to write the great American novel. Iâm
waiting for our local dealer well sort of local, to have stoppe
Has anyone found out any more about the BrailleMe? Was it demonstrated at
the assistive technology conference in CA?
Karen P
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I have the same problem.
Jenn and Kumi
> On Apr 11, 2018, at 12:59 PM, Ioana Gandrabur wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I wrote a while ago asking if anyone has typing feedback problems using
> braille displays with the iPhone. Getting no answer I assume nobody has such
> problems? Could anyone confirm
Hi Mary
Yes, it does have on board internal storage capacity. There is a switch with 2
settings. If you have it to the left then the BI 14 runs its own internal notes
application, allowing you to make as many notes whenever and wherever you like.
You can then also ask the Brailliant to sync th
>From an earlier response on this thread, I got the idea that it must have some
>onboard storage capacity, or else you wouldnât be able to delete notes that
>you had saved on it. Can someone clarify about the storage capacity if it has
>any, and how much?
Mary
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> On Apr 13,
You might try the Dolphin Easy Reader. I've started playing around with it a
bit but don't have much experience at this point. I still really like Voice
Dream Reader and don't like learning a lot of apps the do the same thing.
Alan Lemly
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@goog
Yes Eric,
You better watch out for those UFO's LOL
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Eric Oyen
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 4:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: where am I
you should see what happens with my phon
If you use insert+up arrow, does that not read the whole line?
Richard
âThe secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.âÂ
- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M Tobia
Hi,
YOu can also read PDFs in iBooks.
Best,
Anna
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 2:43 PM, Richard Turner
> wrote:
>
> What's wrong with using the Dropbox app and VoiceOver?
> Or, the app you used to create the text files.
> I'm not sure exactly what you are wanting to do.
> Richard
>
>
>
> âThe s
Apparently you can compose a note on the device and send it to a smart phone
using a proprietary app. it apparently does not have onboard storage
capacity.
Andy
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From: "Mary Otten"
To:
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 9:26 AM
Subject: Brailliant BI 14
I wonder if
I've already filed that one on AppleVis and I will be doing so tonight
through the Feedback app. While it didn't start with the newest beta,
that doesn't mean it can't be reported that way. Smiles. I'm having
some other issues in 11.3 concerning text input. In messages
particularly, it seems that t
Hi. Money talks will work with jaws if you have installed the latest update.
-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M Tobia
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 1:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Voice Synthesizers
I am using Money Talks and I find it difficul
Hello,
Only time will tell. I think that HumanWare is looking at the Brailliant BI 14
being the only display for now with the sync feature, as itâs so portable. It
is a great start to slightly more affordable braille displays.
Thanks,
Ed
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 1:45 PM, Mary Otten wrote:
>
>
I also have the 32. I really like the ergonomics of it. But I would like
something that would let me take some notes. I certainly donât want a
full-fledged blindness oriented note taker. But the ability to take notes or
have a list that I take to the store would be good. I was kind of hoping tha
What's wrong with using the Dropbox app and VoiceOver?
Or, the app you used to create the text files.
I'm not sure exactly what you are wanting to do.
Richard
âThe secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.â
- Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, p
Hi,
I have the Brailliant BI 32, but it's not an independent notetaker. Obviously
since it has 32 cells it is a very big device. It's not as portable as my
Refreshabraille 18 used to be.
Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!!
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 3:21 PM, 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone
> wrote:
>
Hi Ed
I completely agree with all your points.
The biggest improvement Iâd like to see would be the ability to unlock/wake
your IOS device from the Brailliant, rather than it always having to be the
other way round - that got really frustrating!!
On a slightly different point, but still one
I am using Money Talks and I find it difficult to understand the voice
synthesizers that come with that product. I have Zoom Text and Jaws Speech
engines on my computer, but Money Talks cannot use them.
Using Jaws in Money Talks is clumsy. Jaws only reads one cell at a time and
require too mu
Hi,
which app do you use for reading your own texts? I'm looking for an app that
allows me to read my own txt and pdf files stored in dropbox conviniently.
Voice dream reader wouldn't be my first choice, as I find it rather overloaded
with features and don't like the way menues are pres
Zip files. Some are fine but some aren't. It may be the files that are no
good... but then when I try again they are fine.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:43 PM, Candy Lowe wrote:
>
> what type of file are you trying to download? I use the app successfully with
> the blind mice
Anybody use the ifttt app to say how accessible and so on it might be?
The one for doing routines for Alexa Echo.
Thanks, BobH.
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Nice, Thanks Anna
-Steve
From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Anna
Dresner
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 1:49 PM
To: VIPhone Mailing List
Subject: Re: Scrole wheel on watch
Hi Steve,
yOu might have turned on VoiceOVer Navigation, which makes the digital crown
flick through
Hello,
The Brailliant 14 is amazing. The connectivity is great. I did have an issue
getting it to connect in the beginning, but I think that was an iOS issue. I
restarted my phone and it finally was seen by the iPhone and connected. I have
not had any issues sense. The device is light in weight
Hi Steve,
yOu might have turned on VoiceOVer Navigation, which makes the digital crown
flick through items on the screen instead of perform its normal functions. To
find out triple-tap with two fingers. VoiceOver will say, "Digital crown
navigation on" or "Digital crown navigation off." You can
Hi all,
Somehow I have managed to turn off the scrole wheel function on my watch. I
have no idea how I did that or no idea how to turn it back on. Anyone know
how I did that or how I can fix it?
Thanks -Steve
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Oh wow! Sorry to hear about the battery problem. Iâm also curious to know what
the improvements are that you would like to see. Iâm really glad it can be used
independently to access whatever you put in there. I wouldnât see writing an
essay on it either. 14 sell display just wouldnât lend itsel
what type of file are you trying to download? I use the app successfully with
the blind mice movie fault. I download the MP3 files.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 12, 2018, at 9:10 AM, Jenifer Barr wrote:
>
> Hi all.
> I'm using T-downloader and I get a message that the file is done downloading.
Hi Mary
Yes, Iâve seen and have purchased a Brailliant BI 14. It arrived a couple of
weeks ago, and Iâve been getting on well with it. It can either act as a
Braille display and keyboard for your I-device, or it can act as a totally
independent note taker.
Where interacting with an I-device
I wonder if anyone has or has seen one of these in action. Itâs just finally
been released, having been announced last year. Itâs claim to fame is that it
instantly will sync with your eye devices via an app thatâs available in the
App Store. What interests me is to know if the notetaking capabi
unfortunately, given some "features" of my psyche, some kinds of humor are not
comprehended. :( it's part and parcel of being on the asperger's spectrum. It's
also probably why it is that I am so good at technology related items.
anyway, on the technical end of things, the nearest thing I can f
That was intended to be a joke! đŻ
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist, While you guys were busy arguing about
the glass of water, I drank it!
- Sincerely, The Opportunist
On Apr 13, 2018, at 10:19 AM, Eric Oyen wrote:
um, that is
um, that is not exactly the way that GPS works. In order for this "hand off" to
occur, there would also have to be interaction from the device to the sats and
there just isn't the spectrum space or bandwidth to handle several tens of
millions of devices simultaneously. the gPS units on the groun
Kelby,
It sounds as if you've got the correct setting for streaming new episodes when
played. If the episodes are still being downloaded, I could not find a setting
that would prevent this. I assume you've got your delete played episodes
setting set to when completed so that they don't linger o
Given what Eric wrote about his GPS âspeed of lightâ experience, I have to
wonder if Eric is not sitting on the cusp of two separate satellites that are
continually âhanding offâ his device to each other. Just a thought.
- Bill from Ino, Wisconsin
- "A person reveals his charac
Wow, thanks for the news concerning this app. When I tried it about a
month ago, I felt it was not very accessible. Will try again though.
On 4/13/18, 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone wrote:
> one of the functions of location tracking should be that the station closest
> to you would be higher on
I have recently started to use this app and it is accessible.
From: catlady4...@gmail.com [mailto:catlady4...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 10:30 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Weight Watcher's App
All:
Does anyone know if this app is still accessible? Several years ago I u
All,
In Overcast, I have new episodes set to stream. However, when I click on a new
episode it still ends up downloading while it is playing. (So, for instance, if
I go offline I can still listen to it.) I want the episodes to stream without
actually downloading to my phone. Is this possible?
one of the functions of location tracking should be that the station closest to
you would be higher on the list. For example, I am in close proximity to CAK so
the first station I should see is KDO94 If I were closer to CLE, I should see
that station first.
From: Bill Outman
Sent: Friday, Apri
Hi
She might have to mute it through control center if the iPad doesnât have a
mute switch
Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!!
> On Apr 13, 2018, at 12:34 AM, Agent086b wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I purchased an iPad6 for my wife the other day. Her iPad Air had a mute
> switch on the side to mute all s
hay Sandy what is a bluetooth beacon and where do you get them? a nosey Janet
From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 10:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: where am I
I am thinking, this might be a case for a Bluetooth beacon? They are more
accurate than G
Not like it used to be. Thankfully, you could read all the items in your cart,
which had been a problem before when I could read the first few items, but then
itâs skipped to the end of what I had, and so had to scroll backwards a few
lines at a time to get a semblance of what else was there. Ho
I thought I saw something about location tracking in the app someplace, Iâm not
sure. It never asked me when I installed it to track my location. Not sure
what good it would do since the station selection is good, at least one station
in every state and D. C. and Puerto plus some Canadian prov
I am thinking, this might be a case for a Bluetooth beacon? They are more
accurate than GPS.
Sandy
Sent from The dark side of the moon
> On 12 Apr 2018, at 18:22, Richard Turner wrote:
>
>
> Donald,
> Test Siri when you are outside in front of your house.
> GPS accuracy goes down as soon as y
you should see what happens with my phone sometimes. I will have it sitting
here on the desk and all of the sudden, it goes into do not disturb mode.
So, I opened up one of the gPS apps I have (Navigon in this case) and left it
run. when the Do Not Disturb popped up, I grabbed the phone and che
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