Question about Audio and Bluetooth Headset

2019-07-21 Thread dani pagador
Hi, Everyone. Do I need to do something to get audio besides the phone, music, and VDR apps to route to a Bluetooth headset? When I am connected to the headset, I can hear VDR and VO, but don't hear the timer notification when it goes off. I know the alert is sounding because VDR stops playing, and

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Janet: Costco is the online ordering supplier. It is delivered by UPS or post office. Just sign up at Costco.com and set up your account, using your membership number, then you can order from the online warehouse. Lots of items are free two day shipping, if you have an order over $75, and

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Kay Malmquist
Oh, very interesting! I did not know that there is a Walmart grocery app. I'll have a look. Thanks for the info. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. William Arthur Ward

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I posted a link to an article earlier that said InstaCart lowered their price for InstaCart Express from $149 to $99 at the end of 2018. https://www.produceretailer.com/article/news-article/instacart-lowers-grocery-delivery-fee On 7/21/19 7:46 PM, Mama Peach wrote: Last time I looked, Instacar

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi, I'm not sure, but you can search the iTunes store to see if it is in the Canadion. Hopefully it is. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mich Verrier Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:15 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Holly, When you say you have ordered from Costco.com, are you ordering through Instacart, or on your own? Even at $3 for delivery isn’t bad, but like you say just the house hold products can run up any bill, as I am always buying house hold products! LOL! Janet -Original Message

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi, This is good to know about chrome, just in case I might need to use my PC. I think IE just stinks anymore! I will keep this in mind. Thank you for mentioning chrome. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Janet: Unfortunately, shipt does not deliver from Costco in our area, but Instacart does. Also, the Wal-mart delivery is also not available in our area yet, but we can order online and have the order ready and loaded in the car for free. -- The following information is important for all me

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
Yup. My wife's sighted and she more or less does all the shopping, but if I were alone or if we were both blind or even say if we had kids and didn't want to deal with trying to carve out time to make a grocery run with a carrier in tow, we'd probably opt for this, but as it is, she likes going

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Mama, Wow, now this I like, and I can go for this! I will download the Shipt app this coming Thursday, when I get my reader to read to me my Debit/credit card so I can add that to the Shipt app. I also just seen from your link that now FREE Delivery from Target with Shipt as well. I also r

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
Here is a site where I just read about no Kosco membership required when shopping with Shipt: https://www.plainchicken.com/2017/10/shipt-now-at-costco-no-costco.html -Original Message- From: janet gross Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 8:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Shop

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
Last time I looked, Instacart gave me a quote of $149 for a year. Maybe they have decreased that amount. I do hope so, $149 is a little high. -Original Message- From: Julie Dawson Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 8:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Shop Independently with Ship

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Mama, Now that would be a wonderful thing, and now I want to check into this. Thank you Thank you. Janet , -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mama Peach Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Cristóbal, Wow, what a hassle you must go through when shopping with your mother! I'm one of those who have to go to the store myself, and I do this at least once a week! I have a hard time believing other shoppers would check the expiration dates on my dairy products, such as checking the

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
If Walmart grocery delivery is in your area, you can use the Walmart grocery app, not the regular Walmart app, it has to be the grocery app, and have it delivered. I use it with VoiceOver to help my mother do her shopping and it works very well. We are patiently waiting for it to become availabl

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
I think if you shop through the Shipt app or site, you are not required to have a Kosco membership. -Original Message- From: janet gross Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Stor

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mich Verrier
Hi is this app in the Canadion app store? From Mich. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Larry Lumpkin Sent: July 21, 2019 8:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Larry Lumpkin
We see sale items on both the app and in thePC interface. We find both the app and the PC interface using chrome very accessible. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Sho

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Yes, we have a yearly membership fee, but Instacart is independent of that. Haven't used it yet. I have been ordering more from Costco.com and usually get free shipping on most everything. The two day free shipping items have to amount to $75 to waive the $3 fee per item, but that isn't a har

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Shannon and Steve, If you are referring to the Shipt app, from what I just read from the message Mark sent out, yes, you can read the sales. I'm just going by the article from Mark that I just seen. I've never used the app though. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegr

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Cristóbal: I am with you! I hate going to Costco, and have found that I can get a lot of their products from the online ordering service and get free shipping. Items may be a few pennies higher, but the convenience is worth a little bit more, so now we go fewer times a year to stock up on me

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Larry Lumpkin
I believe I've read somewhere in the shipt postings that some cost is factored into the item prices. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Steve & Shannon Cook Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 6:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Shop Independently with

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Larry Lumpkin
The annual membership is $99. With that, you get free delivery of any orders over $35. Orders less than $35 are charged a $7.50 fee. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 6:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Suzie: I am with you. If I lived alone, I would be on it, for sure. Luckily, we live close to several grocery stores, so not there yet, and my husband is sighted, so we go shopping together. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any que

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi, Does Costco charge a yearly membership fee in your area? In my area we pay $65 a year. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Holly Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 6:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Shop I

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
OH my God. This just might be a shut up and take my money situation. Probably not though, My mother's the type who likes to walk the aisles to see what's new or if anything is being discounted. I mean seriously, I dread the call of ... Hey son? You wanna run to Costco with me? Joking aside, it's

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Susie Stageberg
In my humble opinion, this is a pretty low service fee for what they do. If I lived alone I'd totally sign up for it. Who knew there were such things! Susie -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
The information is in the article that was included in the original post. The $99 membership means you don't get charged a delivery fee for orders of more than $35 with Shipt. I'm guessing what Andy is saying is that you can use InstaCart without signing up for InstaCart Express, but InstaCar

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Holly
Insta cart delivers for Costco.At least, in our area. -- 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 member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or mod

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Steve & Shannon Cook
The Wal Mart grocery does not charge any fee. Steve and Shannon Cook Today I married my best friend. The one that I laugh with, live for, love. October 11, 2003 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:56 PM To:

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Steve & Shannon Cook
Also, does anyone know if you receive the sale prices for items? Steve and Shannon Cook Today I married my best friend. The one that I laugh with, live for, love. October 11, 2003 -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Andy and All, Are you saying Shipt charges $99 a year to use their shopping services, plus they charge a delivery service as well? I'm trying to follow this thread. Thank you all. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
You know, $100 a year be it for this or some other delivery service isn't that bad a deal. That's less than $9 a month. That's probably way less than what sighted people pay in gas just going for grocery runs. Not even considering the added cost of owning a car. The payment itself, insurance, ga

RE: A cool app for watching TV news everywhere

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
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Re: A cool app for watching TV news everywhere

2019-07-21 Thread 'Ray T. Mahorney' via VIPhone
I may have missed mention of whether this is free or paid. -Original Message- From: Gordon Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 18:16 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A cool app for watching tv news everywhere So we have tunein and iheart for radio stations, but now we have newson which

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Kay Malmquist
With Walmart, how do you get delivery? Through their app? Not all the time, but sometimes it would be nice to have stuff delivered. Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.

RE: Recommendations needed for noise-canceling headphones

2019-07-21 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
Thanks for the run down. It’s funny how we all have our own needs and criteria. I have the same Logitech headset and they’re fine, but I’m at my PC all day handling emails or phone calls for my business and having headphones on all day with Jaws can get kind of tiresome. I don’t use the Bluetoo

Re: Apple Cash Question Please.

2019-07-21 Thread Anthony Vece
I have used Zell and, I am happy with it. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 21, 2019, at 5:57 PM, janet gross wrote: > > Hi Peter and Steve, > Thank you both for this, as I’ve never heard of Zelle, but I am going to look > into this. I still think I should be able to use Apple Cash though, because

Re: head not found

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
The rotor only responds to single finger flicks up and down, so if he is actually doing a three finger flick, it won't matter what the rotor is on. HTH, Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." (Sent from the magical iP

RE: Apple Cash Question Please.

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Hi Peter and Steve, Thank you both for this, as I’ve never heard of Zelle, but I am going to look into this. I still think I should be able to use Apple Cash though, because from my understanding, that is what Apple Cash is for to send and receive money. If I’m wrong, please correct me. Hey P

Re: head not found

2019-07-21 Thread 'Gail Selfridge' via VIPhone
It may be because in your rotor rotation you are accessing headings. If you look there and change it to something like characters or words or actions it will work and that will go away. Sent from Gail’s iPhone On Jul 21, 2019, at 6:40 AM, Richard Turner wrote: Well, when my clients are experi

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Julie Dawson
Instacart charges $99.00 per year and $10.00 per month for free delivery $35.00 and above. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! Please join me on www.gamesgaloreandmore.com where through learning, friendship, activities, and growth, together w

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
If you are like most typical families and you get groceries from Instacart once a week, that can add up to $12 to $15 a month and times that times 12, you are paying $144 to 180 each year, so the instacart Express seems a bit more reasonable. Shipt is much more reasonable though and I do hope we

RE: Apple Cash Question Please.

2019-07-21 Thread janet gross
Sieghard, I don't have a Canadian financial account here in the U.S, and from my understanding, I would need one. Thank you anyway. Janet -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, July 20, 201

RE: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone from Contacts?

2019-07-21 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I put businesses on the first name field, and haven't had problem yet. I do not put them on the company line, because someone said Siri didn't do all that well with them. I would put one on a company line, say, if I had Mary Smith's work number. She has three jobs, so her mobile will do just fin

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
You would have to crunch the numbers to see if the yearly fee saves you money over the delivery fee for small orders. Most folks probably spend more than $35 on a grocery order. We typically spend between $150 and $200 on a grocery order. Andy - Original Message - From: "Julie Daws

RE: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone from Contacts?

2019-07-21 Thread Carolyn Arnold
I have a similar Siri problem with Messages with one contact, I'll call her Mary Smith. I send message, but it won't send, so I say, send message to 919-- - - - - - -, and she says, what do you want to say to Mary Smith? I dictate the messages, and most of the time they go. I think my particul

Re: Recommendations For A Reliable Colour ID App?

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
i have the Colortest from APH. Very expensive, and probably does a lot more than you need, but it is extremely accurate because it has its own light source. Andy - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:52 PM Subje

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Yohandy Rodriguez
I had to return that keyboard when I purchased it a while back. One of the keys got stuck. not buying it again. On 7/21/2019 3:25 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: i bought the Matias keyboard from AT Guys.  It is a full size keyboard including separate numpad.  It pairs with 4 different devices and ca

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Then how does Instacart make money, they have to get paid somehow since nobody can afford to run a business and provide a service which costs them money for free. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Julie Dawson Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 5:26 PM To: viphone

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Julie Dawson
Sorry I meant $10.00 per month, LOL! That pesky other 0 made that untrue. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! Please join me on www.gamesgaloreandmore.com where through learning, friendship, activities, and growth, together we can build a si

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Julie Dawson
Oh yes it does. I pay $100 per month or $99 per year as well for the $35.00 unlocked free delivering. The monthly fee is taken out of my bank account every month. Just updating on how it is for me who uses Instacart a great deal. . Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly An

RE: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Then whoever told you this is incorrect. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 12:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek? The Air Pods set up instructions say that they can be paire

RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone from Contacts?

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I doubt it and to be honest, I have no time for the things I like to do such as woodworking or outdoor stuff because I can’t for the life of me find an employee who wants a full time job at my retail store, seems most young kids these days don’t want to work any more or they want a job where the

RE: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Debbie Downey
HI Sighard, Wow, I’m kind of embarrassed but thank you for jogging my memory about being in pairing mode. It’s been quite a while since I paired the Airpods with my phone so I forgot that I had to have them in the case and to push the pairing button! They work just fine now! Thank

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Obviously, I tapped on the wrong conversation, please forgive. Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." (Sent from the magical iPhone SE) www.turner42.com > On Jul 21, 2019, at 1:51 PM, Richard Turner > wrote: >

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
The Rainbow II is one of the best hardware color identifiers and is one of the least expensive. You can read about it here: http://edmondsonengineering.com/Rainbow-II-Color-Reader.php Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from ma

Re: Recommendations For A Reliable Colour ID App?

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
The Rainbow II is one of the best hardware color identifiers and is one of the least expensive. You can read about it here: http://edmondsonengineering.com/Rainbow-II-Color-Reader.php Richard Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from ma

Re: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Anna Dresner
Hi, I was able to pair first generation AirPods with a Pixel phone, so they can definitely be paired with non-Apple devices. I don't know about the NFC issue. Best, Anna > On Jul 21, 2019, at 2:42 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > > The Air Pods set up instructions say that they can be paired with n

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
We keep hoping Shipt will come to our area, or at least delivery from Walmart which has no membership fee. I don't know that we will ever get either of those services. -Original Message- From: Larry Lumpkin Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 4:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Larry Lumpkin
We have been shipt users for years and love it. We think $99 a year is very reasonable for what we get and we wouldn't think of ordering for less than $35. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:40 PM To: viphone@google

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Larry Lumpkin
Instacart had a fee the last time we tried to use it. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to you

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Mama Peach
They do, but you can order on an individual basis with a $3.99 fee, that does add up over time. -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 4:39 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store t

RE: Recommendations needed for noise-canceling headphones

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cristobal, I ended up sending them back and not because of the fact they sounded bad or anything like that. The in fact sounded pretty good, the active noise cancelling feature seems to work as advertised although I have never used this feature on a high-end headset which costs $300 or $400.

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread TaraPrakash
Amazon prime charge is 119. But depending on where you live this can be a good service. There are places Amazon does not have the same day delivery Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 21, 2019, at 3:33 PM, Andy Baracco wrote: > > Keep in mind that unlike other shopping apps, Shipt charges a $99 pe

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
Instacart does not have a membership fee. Andy - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 1:20 PM Subject: RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door" And would you expect to get all of this done for

RE: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
F1, F2 and F3 are used for switching devices, e.g. I have F1 set for my laptop, F2 for my iPhone and F3 for my Apple TV. The media keys are as follows: F7 is previous/rewind, F8 is Play/Pause and F9 is forward/skip F10 is Mute, F11 is volume down and F12 is volume up. I believe it also depends wh

RE: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The K780 uses 2 AAA batteries and they last a long time, many month or maybe a year depending on use. In typical Logitech fashion it also has a nice on/off slider on the side and not a button you push where you never know if it's on or off. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.

RE: Recommendations For A Reliable Colour ID App?

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Joy, There are no apps which are very accurate, if you want the level of accuracy you describe you have to use an app which puts you in touch with a human helper such as Be My Eyes which is free or Aira which requires you to pay a monthly subscription or purchase a hardware colour identifier

RE: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
And would you expect to get all of this done for you for free? I think it's pretty amazing that for $99 a year you get this service and delivery for free for a $35 or more order. Even $7 is a pretty low delivery fee, how much would it cost you to take a cab to the store to get $20 or $25 worth o

Recommendations For A Reliable Colour ID App?

2019-07-21 Thread J.Cyr
Good day, Wondered if anyone has a colour id app that works well on clothing and that they Know is accurate? I just gave one a try and it suggested a solid black top is dark blue or blue grey. I'm not interested in that level of inaccuracy. Thank you for any suggestions, Joy -- The following

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Christopher Chaltain
This is mentioned in the article below. When I looked into this issue, I found most of these services do charge membership fees, either monthly or annually. What are the totally accessible shopping services that don't charge any monthly or annual fees? Here's one article I found talking about t

Re: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
The Air Pods set up instructions say that they can be paired with non Apple devices, but someone told me that they will only work with devices that have an NFC chip. Andy - Original Message - From: Andy Baracco To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 12:32 PM

Re: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
Keep in mind that unlike other shopping apps, Shipt charges a $99 per year membership fee just to use the service. Andy - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 12:07 PM Subject: Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store t

Re: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
I have a Trek and when trying to pair 1st generation Air Pods, i was able to do so with the Air Pods in their case. But they don't work. They show up as Home Pods in the list of paired devices on the stream, but they don't actually work. This has been confirmed by others who have tried. Andy

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Andy Baracco
i bought the Matias keyboard from AT Guys. It is a full size keyboard including separate numpad. It pairs with 4 different devices and can switch with the press of a key. Battery life is about a year. It does not fold, and thus isn't very portable. Andy - Original Message - From:

Re: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Alex Stone
I thought you could only pair Apple AirPods with Apple devices. From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 7:57:10 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Tre

Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door"

2019-07-21 Thread M. Taylor
Shop Independently with Shipt: an Accessible App that Brings the "Store to your Door" By Deborah Kendrick American Foundation for the Blind Consider a few scenarios. You have just moved into your college dorm and you realize that you forgot shampoo, your favorite energy bars, sheets for your bed,

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread Craig Werner
Thank you, Keith, for suggesting this tweak in my testing. You raise an intriguing question: If no textual change is made, is a save necessary? Duly noted. Craig On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 2:29 PM 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone < viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > hi, I understand write

RE: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Are sure they are properly put into pairing mode? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Debbie Downey Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2019 11:53 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek? Hello, Has anyone been successful with pairing the Ap

Apple Air Pods 2nd generation and the Victor Reader Trek?

2019-07-21 Thread Debbie Downey
Hello, Has anyone been successful with pairing the Apple Air Pods 2nd generation or the first generation for that matter with a Victor Reader Trek? When searching for devices to connect to, the AirPods don't even show up! Thank you! Debbie -- The following information is importan

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Good point Keith. I hadn't thought about the fact that his example didn't involve a real edit. I think you nailed it. I cannot stress enough to read through the help document to get the most out of Writer. It is my main note taking app. And, if you export to RTF, and have used the heading levels,

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
hi, I understand writer only forces a change after an edit. Perhaps it does not consider a change of cursor location and edit. Try doing something that changes the number of characters or something else, change your cursor location and then see if that new change is saved. I am also trying to ge

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone from Contacts?

2019-07-21 Thread 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone
thanks guys. I will give putting the full name of the company in the last name field a go. Sieghard, perhaps you could sit down with Tim Cook. If there was a way of making a video of what you’d want to show him, and posting it to YouTube with the title why is Siri so stupid?, It might get his,

Re: Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread Craig Werner
Thank you, Richard, for your thoughts. When I played with Writer shortly after it came out, I never tested the cursor position accuracy. I'm going to do some more testing to make sure my findings are reproduceable before I contact Winston. I wouldn't want a developer following a false scent. I'

RE: Recommendations needed for noise-canceling headphones

2019-07-21 Thread Cristóbal Muñoz
Hi Sieghard, Was just wondering what your impressions on this headset ended up being? I’ve been considering getting an over the ear pare and from the sounds of the description, these seem pretty good for the price. Indeed, I saw them go on sale yesterday for $49. They’re back to to $58, but I c

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Joe Orozco
You need a solid surface, but the unit holds pretty steady. Here's the link: https://www.atguys.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=27&products_id=305&zenid=ec7f894c2ef3d860301735099bb52ad3 Joe On 7/21/19, Richard Turner wrote: > Joe, > When unfolded, does that keyboard it lock in

RE: head not found

2019-07-21 Thread Anthony Borg
I will take your advice and try to be more sure about that, Regards Anthony -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: 21 July 2019 14:41 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: head not found Well, when my clients are experiencing this kin

RE: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Joe, When unfolded, does that keyboard it lock in place, or do you have to have it on a solid surface? Richard Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Joe Orozco
I bought the Pluggable Bluetooth keyboard from AT Guys at the NFB convention. It folds in three and fits into a small portable book form. The keys are exceptional, but note that it does not have the numberpad. Keep in mind that using JAWS with laptop key layout can be advantageous though. Joe; On

RE: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Sieghard, Does the K780 have user replaceable batteries, or is it a built-in rechargeable? I have a couple clients for whom this might be the perfect fit. Is there a carrying case? The k480 has a carrying case by Hermit Shell that is quite nice, so I wondered if you knew if they made one for thi

Re: Best choice for a bluetooth keyboard

2019-07-21 Thread Yohandy Rodriguez
Sieghard, Did you figure out all function keys? that's one thing I'm trying to figure out. read the quickstart guide but that thing's a pain to deal with when using a screen reader due to its layout. It'll probably benefit us all if you have that info. thanks in advance for any help! On

Re: head not found

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Well, when my clients are experiencing this kind of thing, it is because only one finger is registering so VoiceOver is responding based on the rotor position. So' make sure three fingers are actually making contact at the exact same time. You could turn on practice mode with a 4 finger double ta

head not found

2019-07-21 Thread Anthony Borg
Hi list I'm experiencing in my iphone that some times when I scrolup with three fingers, it says that heading not found. Does anyone know what this is happening so often and what I should do to resolve it please? Thanks in advance Anthony -- The following information is important for all mem

Re: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone from Contacts?

2019-07-21 Thread Cristobal Munoz
For the last 10 days or so, whatever I tell Siri to text my mother, sister, wife or other relation, it says it doesn’t see that person in my address book when it wasn’t an issue before. Then asks me for the person‘s full name. I can still bring it up by nickname, but I prefer saying text my moth

Re: Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread Richard Turner
Well, since I have iCloud enabled, and I always leave my cursor at the end of what I am working on, I'm not sure what's happening. Given your explanation, it sounds like an issue; but perhaps writing Winston directly would be helpful? supp...@voicedream.com I'd be curious to know what you find o

Voice Dream Writer Seems not to Remember Cursor Position

2019-07-21 Thread Craig Werner
Hello, everyone. I hadn't used Voice Dream Writer for a long time so decided to give it another try. With no Bluetooth keyboard connected and iCloud not enabled, I created a one-sentence test document on my iPhone SE running iOS 12.3.1. After playing around with various controls, I moved the cur

Re: Accessible battery packs

2019-07-21 Thread Anthony Vece
Check with the A.T. Guys. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Michael Feir wrote: > > The only accessible external battery I've ever come across is from the > Harbolt company. It wasn't cheep but works marvelously. It's a 15000 MA > battery with two USBA ports for charging thi

Re: Accessible battery packs

2019-07-21 Thread Anthony Vece
The only thing is that if you change phones often, Chances are that the case would not work with a different phone. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:37 AM, Peter Logan wrote: > > Not sure if you are just meaning for an I Phone, but if that is what you are > asking about .. the "Sm