Re: bard mobile

If you use the BARD Express program on a Windows computer, you will only have to log in once, and the interface is very easy to use and to then add books to your wish list. And yes, in the app, everything works other than the BARD web site piece. Richard Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't

Re: bard mobile

Before giving up on bard, go to nlsb...@loc.gov via safari and log into that. You will be able to search for your books there and add them to your wish list. Then, go back to your bard app and download them using your wish list which should work. It should be logged in to be able to do that.

RE: OK folks go get it

Gordon Is battery optimization turned on? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 1:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: OK folks go get it IOS 13.5 is now live for public consumption. I can tell you I've had it for a

Michael Fier's Personal Power, ePub version

Hello, I was able to convert Michael Fier's book into an ePub that will read in Voice Dream Reader with 3 heading levels. It inherited the levels Michael put in his document. It is downloadable from my web site; www.turner42.com In the heading for Apple related Books. Or,

RE: New Simm cards

He should be able to reuse the old one. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 1:59 PM To: VIPhone Subject: New Simm cards I know there was discussion about this earlier but, at the time It was not something I was interested in or had a need for.

RE: Closing All Open Apps

I agree. I do the same thing. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 2:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Closing All Open Apps Nope. You get to close them one at a time. Hence, the reason I close them fairly often to keep

Re: bard mobile

they are in deed a phenomenally fabulous organization. I talked them up all the time to newly blinded persons that I encounter. Barrd is top of my list-A true Lifeline. I am surprised that this sort of problem is that complicated I was grateful several weeks ago that they put out a notice

Re: bard mobile

The easy solution to this problem at least for now, is to not search for books to download on the main bard website. It isn't that difficult. On 5/20/20, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > Everything works fine, except the bard website section, under the get books > tab. It use to stay logged in, but now

Re: bard mobile

Everything works fine, except the bard website section, under the get books tab. It use to stay logged in, but now I have to log in every time I want to access this section. Luckily for me, I usually get logged in on the first attempt, for others, it takes two or three attempts, still others

Re: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

I discovered that converting it to ePub and opening it in Voice Dream Reader, all the headings are there, and you can also use its fabulous search feature. The only issue is that it ends up with a title of "unknown" and my last name. I'm trying to sort out which file to edit to get the title and

Re: bard mobile

I am stumped over this, because I have used both the Bard mobile app on my iPhone and the web site on my PC with absolutely no problems of any kind? Is this only occurring in some places or...? I just both today. Marie From: Arnold Schmidt Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 4:22 PM To:

Re: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

Holy cow! What a huge an amazing project! Thanks to all who are taking this on. Kim > On May 20, 2020, at 5:37 PM, kitty hevener wrote: > > Curtis, thank you for taking on such a huge project. > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com

auto speak not enabling on series 5 Apple Watch

hi, I have updated to the latest watchOS and iOS today. I have an Apple Watch series 5 and an iPhone XS max. Apps on my Apple Watch as complications, which previously I could enable auto speak on, are not enabled after I double tap on enable auto speak. This happens with every app on the watch

RE: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

Curtis, thank you for taking on such a huge project. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Delzer Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 2:02 PM To: Blind_technical discussion list ; BlindAds ; 'Richard Claridge' via VIPhone

Re: bard mobile

That's what I do. It is so easy to add books to your wish list with bard express, then download them with the bard mobile app. On 5/20/20, Richard Turner wrote: > On that same site, you can download the BARD Express for Windows application > where you can search for books and add them to your

RE: bard mobile

On that same site, you can download the BARD Express for Windows application where you can search for books and add them to your wish list with alt+w once you are on the book you want. You only have to log in with BARD Express once. Richard "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a

Re: bard mobile

Remember that this all started when they attempted to do an upgrade that failed. Then when they attempted to reinstall the old one is when this stuff started. I can log in to use the browse bard section the first try most of the time, but if I switch to another app, then go back to bard, I

Re: bard mobile

Yes. I wrote them. They are working very hard to figure out what caused the issue. The only way to effectively use the app is either to browse the recently added books, previous downloads, or magazines. You can also use BARD Express on your computer, find a book and add it to your Wish List; and

bard mobile

does anyone remember how a few weeks ago some of us were experiencing difficulty in logging onto Bard mobile? And there was a message on the site that said they were working on that? Well it hasn't been fixed. I succeed one out of every three times in logging in with the same exact info, The

Re: COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update – TechCrunch

Covid 19 exposure tracking defaults to off, and this is the explanation that shows up below the setting. When enabled, iPhone can exchange random IDs with other devices using Bluetooth. This enables an app to notify you if you may have been exposed to COVID-19. Exposure Logging cannot access

Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

I'm pretty much using either a bluetooth headset, or bluetooth speaker with my iPhone pretty much all the time. So I keep bluetooth on. On 5/20/20, Dennis Long wrote: > You can opt out of the notification. I turned it off. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Richard Turner >

Getting rid of unwanted news sources in the SmartNews app

Hi folks, I have been enjoying the SmartNews app. The one thing I would like to be able to do would be to tell the app not to include certain sources. Some other news apps, such as Google news, let you do that. I can’t find a way to do this with SmartNews. Is there a way? I hope so. Mary Sent

RE: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

You can opt out of the notification. I turned it off. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5 Bluetooth takes so little power, I leave it on. Richard

RE: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

Indeed, that is a very good deed, Curtis. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ann...@sbcglobal.net Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 2:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS

Re: Closing All Open Apps

Like before updating, in this case, from iOS13.4.1, to 13.5. Just to be on the safe side, I close all from the App-Switcher, before Updating iOS versions. Gera Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > El 20 may 2020, a la(s) 2:06 p.m., Justin Harris > escribió: > > I rarely ever remember to

Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

One item that was not mentioned in the AppleVis post, but was in the comments. The bug of not being able to sue Braille Screen Input to enter your passcode on the lock screen has been fixed. I noticed this in one of the recent updates, either 13.4 or 13.4.1. I'm very glad that was fixed, since I

COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update – TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/20/covid-19-exposure-notification-settings-begin-to-go-live-for-ios-users-with-new-update/ COVID-19 exposure notification settings begin to go live for iOS users with new update Darrell Etherington @etherington/ 10:01 am PDT • May 20, 2020 Apple has released

Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

Bluetooth takes so little power, I leave it on. Richard Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good." Sent with the iPhone SE 2020 www.turner42.com On May 20, 2020, at 12:03 PM, Kathy Brandt wrote:  Does the contact

Re: Closing All Open Apps

I rarely ever remember to close apps, so it would be nice having a close all button for when we need to do that. Enviado desde mi iPhone > El 05/20/2020, a la(s) 2:04 p. m., Arnold Schmidt > escribió: > > Over the years, I have heard both sides saying whether it is better to close >

Re: Closing All Open Apps

Over the years, I have heard both sides saying whether it is better to close often, or not to bother. One argument supporting the not to have to close them often is that after an app has not been used in a while, I am not sure how long it takes, the word active no longer appears beside it in

Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

Does the contact tracing kick in whether or not you enable it? For it to work I suppose Bluetooth would have to be turned on. That uses up battery power, so I don’t unless it’s absolutely necessary. So, I hope we’re not talking about something that just takes over what I choose to do with my

Re: Closing All Open Apps

Frequently closing and re opening apps have been shown to incrrease battery consumption. It would be a better idea to leave frequently used apps in the background; good day all; No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were

Re: Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

Hi, Well it's now on all 3 of my devices 2 public release one which has beta profile. All now say #iOS13.5 and I still have the on going issue of #VoiceOver not speaking the name of the contact which populates the to field when composing a new message.

Re: Closing All Open Apps

One cool thing about Android that I wish could be brought to iOS by Apple. At one point, I remember there was a jailbreak tweak for that. But sadly jailbreaking, while still technically possible, has gotten a lot harder as of late. > El may. 20, 2020, a las 1:13 p. m., Mike B. escribió: > >

RE: Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

Awesome! Thank you for taking on such a mammoth task! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Curtis Delzer Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 1:02 PM To: Blind_technical discussion list ; BlindAds ; 'Richard Claridge' via VIPhone Subject: Michael Feir's book,

Re: Closing All Open Apps

I close my apps as soon as I'm done with them, but whenever I turn voiceover on for my wife's phone I've got to close several apps, like right now to update it to iOS 13.5! LOL LOL So much for wishful thinking! Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. *My body has absorbed so much soap

RE: Closing All Open Apps

Nope. You get to close them one at a time. Hence, the reason I close them fairly often to keep from having to flick up with three fingers dozens of times. Richard "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Mike

RE: New Simm cards

He should ask his carrier. Most of the time, yes, if the 6S used the Nano Sim card, it will work; but to be sure, one should always check with your carrier. Richard "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

Closing All Open Apps

Howdy All, Is there a gesture for closing all open apps? If so, would someone please inform me as to what this gesture is? Thanks much. Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool. *My body has absorbed so much soap and disinfectant lately that when I pee it cleans the toilet. -- The

Michael Feir's book, Personal Power, The iOS Edition final DAISY available soon!

I have taken on the project of making Michael's book available with DAISY markings so you can listen via your stream, or even your NLS player where you can navigate to hundreds of headings. If you put one of the text formats into the stream, for example, the only access to levels you have are

New Simm cards

I know there was discussion about this earlier but, at the time It was not something I was interested in or had a need for. Now, my son-in-law is planning to upgrade his old IPhone 6 to the new SE. Can he use the card from the old phone or does he have to have a new one? Sorry for re-asking.

Not Transferring, was Re: Transferring music from old to new phone?

Being that I now have ITunes Match, and that I stream Apple Music, can I specificly not transfer the music from this phone to a new one when updating phone to phone? Can I specify what I want transferred, or is it all or nothing? If so, I almost could get by with a 64 gig model, although I will

Applevis blog about iOS 13.5

Apple Releases iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 With Exposure Notification API and Face Mask Detection for Face ID Submitted by AppleVis on 20 May, 2020 [Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team] Apple has today released iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 to the

OK folks go get it

IOS 13.5 is now live for public consumption. I can tell you I've had it for a couple of days now and have never seen better battery life on any IOS version. I think you'll be pleased if you see my same results. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If

Re: Touch ID question

After setting up 2 Factor Authentication, then after turning off the pass code, entering the pass code at anytime is no longer necessary. This was done on both our phones with the same results. But, I did not set-up the touch ID feature, and don't know if it'll work differently with this

Re: Banking app in the UK

The Barclays and the Halifax apps work well with VoiceOver and you can link accounts with other banks from within the Barclays app. Barclays Bank ATM’s are blind-friendly and have a 3.5 mm jack so it can talk you through everything. Harry > On 20 May 2020, at 17:06, 'ChalmersAS' via VIPhone

Banking app in the UK

Hi Can anyone recommend any bank apps which are fully accessible with VO? I’m familiar with Santander. Although the app would be my primary concern, it would be helpful if the bank’s website was accessible also. I really think it’s about time there was one accessible app you could manage all

Re: iOS 13.5 is NOT released.

Kelly I am sorry but there is no need to be afraid to talk about public betas as Apple itselves is spreading them to the public just to prevent bugs. Kayman is a betatester and maybe he is afraid to tell us but by telling us ios13.5 is out, he admitted he is one but he does not commit a crime

Re: Touch ID question

You have to have the passcode first When you go to settings to enable touch ID, your phone will ask for the passcode.So you will need both Sent from my iPhone > On May 20, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > >  > I believe you have to have both. > But, see if you can set

Re: Touch ID question

Hi, you'd need a password to enable and use the touch ID feature, everytime you reboot the phone; hth Eli No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message, however, a significant number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > On 20 May 2020, at 9:04 PM, Michael Amaro wrote: > >

Re: new iPhone SE colors?

I wish they still had the rose gold color, sigh! - Original Message - From: Carolyn To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 9:25 AM Subject: RE: new iPhone SE colors? Get a red case for it, then. I have a turquoise case for my black 11. -Original

RE: new iPhone SE colors?

Get a red case for it, then. I have a turquoise case for my black 11. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dennis Long Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 12:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: new iPhone SE colors? I

RE: Touch ID question

I believe you have to have both. But, see if you can set up a fingerprint without a Passcode. I only need my passcode when I reboot or turn on the phone after it has been off. Richard "There's a nap for that." - an anonymous cat in a window in Portland, Oregon. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Touch ID question

Hello Listers, I have an iPhone sE 2020, I am wondering, can you use the finger print on its own or do you also have to enable the numeric passcode? Thanks Michael Email mikeam...@earthlink.net JFK" And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do

Re: Qardio arm app

The scale is called qardio base. You can get it from amazon. Sent from Kimber's iPhone The happy ending still beckons, and it is in the hope of grasping it that we go on.—Annie Proulx > On May 18, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > > Qardio base is the name of the scale. I’m actually not

RE: Question about iTunes and iPhone

According to MS I had iTunes for windows instead of iTunes for desktop. Now iTunes recognizes my iPhone and I could updated, but it doesn’t sync my contacts despite saying it does. I’m confused about the info about iCloud, so I don’t know what to do in order to sync my iPhone

Re: Transferring music from old to new phone?

it all transferred for me. Richard Linus to Charlie Brown: "Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good." Sent with the iPhone SE 2020 www.turner42.com On May 19, 2020, at 10:53 PM, Gerardo Corripio wrote: With 95% possibility of getting

Re: Logitech Keyboard k480 and iPhone

Did you hold down the button to put it in pairing mode after turning it on? It is the right-hand most of the two rectangular keys that are by themselves on the just below the slot for an iPad on the top opposite of the dial. You need to hold that in for several seconds while in the bluetooth

RE: what are good non glass screen protectors

I’m in a small town in the USA. Pennsylvania to be exact. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Simon A Fogarty Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: what are good non glass screen protectors Hi dennis The best ones I’ve found are a

RE: new SE questions

Hi Dennis, I tend to always use the phone until the battery runs dead for the first time then charge overnight for approx. 15 hours and then use again until dead and re charge. I don’t worry about the charging out of the box. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dennis Long Sent:

RE: what are good non glass screen protectors

Yeah I get someone else to do it now, I've tried a couple of times with the plastic protector and it ended bubbly. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Carolyn Sent: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 9:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: what are good non

RE: what are good non glass screen protectors

Hi dennis The best ones I’ve found are a glass type, But very worth while as are a good quality case / cover for your phone. Where do you hide on the globe? From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dennis Long Sent: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 4:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: what

RE: Logitech Keyboard k480 and iPhone

I have but I don't as a default. But what is it you're having trouble with. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Tom Cramer Sent: Wednesday, 20 May 2020 5:29 PM To: viphone Subject: Logitech Keyboard k480 and iPhone Hello, Does anyone use a Logitech k480

RE: new iPhone SE colors?

Yeah the colours are only black, white and red, The red I’ve heard described as a blueish red, Or what apple call product red, a dollar from each of the red phones goes to aids research Where did you order your phone from? And remember folks it only takes a couple of days for the phone you