Re: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone
I have the tempo frames and I bought the extra orange lenses to protect my retina. Swapping out the original black lenses was extremely difficult, so beware if you plan to try this! Otherwise, the frames are brilliant Harry > On 2 May 2021, at 04:22, Kay Malmquist wrote: > > Thanks for the

RE: Accessible stereo receiver with analog inputs with app or home kit?

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
The Sonos Amp has 1 set of RCA analogue inputs and an HDMI input so it may not be what Matthew is looking for if he wants multiple RCA inputs. Of course it all depends on your approach to music nowadays, I find that with an Apple Music subscription or, if you prefer, one from Spotify, Deezer or

Just Testing, Please ignore.

2021-05-01 Thread janet gross
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Re: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Kay Malmquist
Thanks for the description. It helps a lot! Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Light houses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - just shine. Dwight L. Moody - 1837-1899, Evangelist

RE: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Simon A Fogarty
I have them and use them like this however depending on the volume of the audio you are listening to and the traffic around you It might not be always a good thing to have audio playing. I've come close a couple of times to being hit due to not hearing the vehicles and the volume wasn't that

RE: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Shape, Age / version, The alto is the original frames, They are kind of standard looking sun glasses but are the older format of the frames and although cheaper I stayed away from them. Rondos If I remember correctly are the again slightly older format but have the round lens like an old

Re: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Kay Malmquist
Ok, What is the difference between the rondo, the alto, and the tempo? Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Light houses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining - just shine. Dwight L.

RE: Accessible stereo receiver with analog inputs with app or home kit?

2021-05-01 Thread Simon A Fogarty
Have a look at the sonos amp, But really you're looking for a home theatre system which should do what you want and if you get the speakers you want it could sound good as well. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Matthew Bullis Sent: Sunday, 2 May 2021

Re: Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Marie
I bought the Bose Tempo Frames a few months ago and have no regrets. The sound is phenomenal and the call quality great. Very easy to operate and folks say they look great also. I am very happy with them. Marie -Original Message- From: Andrew J. LaPointe Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021

RE: Accessible stereo receiver with analog inputs with app or home kit?

2021-05-01 Thread Richard Turner
You may want to consider the Sonos Amp. But I've never had my hands on it which I would want to do if it were me before buying or making sure you could return it easily. You might check with any local audio/video stores to see if they carry Sonos and could get one in to check out.

Accessible stereo receiver with analog inputs with app or home kit?

2021-05-01 Thread Matthew Bullis
Kind of a long subject line, but I'm looking for a stereo receiver with several analog RCA inputs, able to be controlled either by an accessible home kit interface or an app. Most of the articles I am reading are focussing on home theater setup with massive surround sound features and video

Re: Asking a question on Facebook with the IOS mobile app

2021-05-01 Thread Maria Campbell
Of course.  In the what's on your mind section, type in the edit field whatever you want and then hit post. Maria Campbell lucky1i...@gmail.com All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. --Edmund Burke On 5/1/2021 4:04 PM, jsab...@cinci.rr.com wrote:

RE: Native Podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread deidreandlouise
Library Tab definitely needs to be selected. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 5:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Native Podcasts app I didn't do anything special, and I was able to view the

Bose frames

2021-05-01 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Hello All, can I ask for your opinions on the Bose Frames that will not block my hearing during my walks? I believe that there is another headset by Bose do not cover your ears also. I need something that sounds great so I can use Goodmaps and soundscape and some other apps. What I am doing now

RE: Native Podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I didn't do anything special, and I was able to view the episodes in a podcast. I just went to the library, tapped on the podcast I was interested in and was able to scroll down through the list of episodes. I had to flick right quite a bit to get into the list, and there was a see more

Re: Native podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread Robert Hill
Hi All, If you subscribe to the Applevis podcast, Thomas Donneville did one which appeared this past Monday describing and demonstrating the native podcasts app on the iPhone. I haven't lisgtened to the whole episode yet, but from what I've heard so far, he seems to do a great job of

seeking Spell Checker

2021-05-01 Thread Vicki W.
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a medical spell checker which can be added to IOS that works across programs? In other words, instead of purchasing a medical spell checker as you would for programs like Word on a computer, can you purchase one that will work for most programs on IOS such as

Asking a question on Facebook with the IOS mobile app

2021-05-01 Thread jsabine
Re-sending as I'm not sure this message went through. Hello. I'd like to know if it is possible to ask a question on the Facebook Mobile App with Voiceover running the latest version of Facebook and IOS 14-either in a status or in a group post. Thanks for any information in advance.

Re: Native podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread William Outman
I don’t see a settings tab within the app. I went into Podcasts under the phone settings and found episode display, but it doesn’t look like the full menu of choices you were describing. Still confusing. Bill Outman Sent from my iPhone > On May 1, 2021, at 2:50 PM, deidreandlou...@gmail.com

RE: Native podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread deidreandlouise
It should be a setting you change in Settigs under Podcasts. Or maybe it is in the Settings Tab in the Podcast App. It's there that you choose options to download, be notified, only see most recent episode, see oldest to newest, etc. hth Deidre -Original Message- From:

Native podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread William Outman
I can’t seem to navigate episode lists. Even when I use the see all button I only see the most recent posting. Am I missing a step or is this a new VoiceOver bug? I am using iOS 14.5 on an 8 Plus. Bill Outman Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of

Native Podcasts app

2021-05-01 Thread William Outman
I am having trouble navigating episode lists in the native Podcasts app. I used to know how to do this, and don’t know if I am forgetting a step or if there is a new bug in the process with VoiceOver. My example is searching for Airacast, which I found but could only see the most recent

RE: Performing tasks on iPhone, while taking part in a phone call.

2021-05-01 Thread Carolyn
O agree that the distraction of VoiceOver with a caller would be no different with earbuds or speaker. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, May 1, 2021 11:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: using the Compass with VoiceOver

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I would probably find paying attention to the compass too distracting when crossing a road, but that is just me and of course I don't usually hav eto worry about not walking straight across because I have a dog who is trained to go straight. -Original Message- From: 'Sandy Tomkins' via

RE: Speaking of smart thermostats...

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
You should look a the Lyric series of Honeywell thermostats like the T6, T9, T10 etc., they use the Honeywell Home app which is quite accessible. I haven't played around with the schedule much because my wife and I are not keeping a schedule to the point where it would even make sense to set

RE: Removing Selected Items From The Rotor Help Please.

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Janet, if you still have the Australian voice in the rotor then you have downloaded it and you first hav eto go to Voiceover Settings > Speech and delete it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 5:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

RE: Removing Selected Items From The Rotor Help Please.

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Just move focus away from the Language rotor. You can't remove the language rotor, as soon as you have more than one language installed it's there so the only way would be to delete all other languages except for Samantha if that what you want to use. -Original Message- From:

RE: Performing tasks on iPhone, while taking part in a phone call.

2021-05-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
As long as I am somewhere where having the call on speakerphone doesn't bother anybody it is not difficult to just take the phone away from your ear which causes the call to go to speakerphone (as long as you haven't disabled this feature). Then just swipe up from the bottom just like you would

Re: EcoBee Thermostat

2021-05-01 Thread Larry Smith
Hi. I use the ecobee app with my ecobee 4 thermostat. I also use the Alexa as well as the Siri home and google apps. The ecobee app is VoiceOver accessible. > On Apr 30, 2021, at 10:47 AM, Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND > wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone have experience with using the EcoBee

Re: using the Compass with VoiceOver

2021-05-01 Thread 'Sandy Tomkins' via VIPhone
Dan and Caroline, Thanks very much for your feedback! I shall keep practising and see if I can up my game! Thanks again, Sandy Sent from The dark side of the moon > On 30 Apr 2021, at 23:29, Carolyn <4carol...@windstream.net> wrote: > > That makes sense now. It has been a while since I've used