Re: Pandora Radio Issue since latest iOs update: anyone else?

2015-04-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
Do you have your apps updating automatically? Several people have reported problems with the latest release of the Pandora app, so I'm not sure it's related to the iOS update. You might consider contacting Pandora and reporting the issue to them. On 4/16/15, Christine Grassman wrote: > I apologi

Re: Hoopla Digital app -- voiceover support broken

2015-04-18 Thread Kimber Gardner
I've been in touch with Hoopla about this issue. I received a very nice email reply saying they would look at VO accessibility. It seems they weren't aware it was broken, or at least of a couple weeks ago. Kim On 4/17/15, David Cleveland wrote: > Many public libraries in the U.S. offer a service

Re: Audio Description from Netflix largely an epic fail

2015-04-21 Thread Kimber Gardner
Christine, Were you ever able to successfully sign out of Netflix on your phone? On 4/20/15, Christine Grassman wrote: > > I called Netflix Customer Service and the woman I spoke with was very > friendly and sympathetic, and essentially said that the only instructions > they had was the article

Re: accessable draughts or checkers.

2015-04-30 Thread Kimber Gardner
There is an app called Checker-wise which is supposed to be VO friendly. Here's what apple vis has to say about it. http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/10x10-checker-wise-pro On 4/30/15, Christopher Huby wrote: > Good Afternoon all, > > > > I am sorry if you have seen this before but I don't

Re: Simple accessible voiceover calculator needed please recommendations

2015-05-01 Thread Kimber Gardner
There's already a calculator on your phone. On 5/1/15, Wren Langley wrote: > Hi all I am looking for a simple calculator that can do clean addition > dividing subtracting and multiplying nothing fancy please. Any > recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all very much and > God bl

Re: Help with the calculator on the iPhone please and thank you

2015-05-01 Thread Kimber Gardner
Wren, Here's what I did. Let's say you want to add 123 plus 123. First touch the digits 1 2 3, then along the right side of the screen you'll find buttons that say add, subtract etc. Touch the button that says add then enter the second number (in this case 1 2 3). Now touch the equals. Your resul

Re: accessible app that uses built-in barometer free today (May 5, 2015)

2015-05-05 Thread Kimber Gardner
I don't believe there is a thermometer in the phone. On 5/5/15, Chris Smart wrote: > Hmm is it getting temperature and humidity from censors in the phone > as well, or just from local outside weather data? > > At 01:36 PM 5/5/2015, you wrote: >>Hi, >> >>I remember that when the iPhone 6 and 6 Plu

Re: Calendar question

2014-04-06 Thread Kimber Gardner
Mine does the same thing. Don't worry about that, just dlouble tap the add button and you will be placed in the edit screen for adding your event. Hope this helps. Kimber On 4/6/14, Lori Dent wrote: > sHi all, > > I have a question for you all. I'm trying to enter an event into my April > calen

Re: airplane mode

2014-04-07 Thread Kimber Gardner
When you turn on air plane mode, it automatically disables bluetooth etc. On 4/7/14, denise avant wrote: > Did you have to turn off bluetooth or anything in notifications? > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:24 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> >> Hi Denise, >> >> Definitely not, in

Re: Calendar question

2014-04-07 Thread Kimber Gardner
No problem, Lori. I sometimes misplace my brain too. Lol! On 4/6/14, Lori Dent wrote: > Hi Kim, > > Thanks. I don't know where my brane was. LOL. I knew to double tapp on the > > add button at the top right corner on my phone. Take care. > > Lori and the Gipper > > -- > The following information

Bringing music over to a new computer

2014-04-08 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, Please forgive the cross-post. I want to move my iTunes library to a new laptop running the latest iTunes and windows 7. Using my online backup system, I now have all my music in the music folder on the new computer, but only half the music is visible when I open iTunes. I have a feelin

Re: Bringing music over to a new computer

2014-04-08 Thread Kimber Gardner
it in > your my music folder on your new computer after installing itunes. You do > not do this until itunes is already installed on the new computer. > > If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why? then where does the learning > start? > > - Original Message

Re: Need help with Calendar

2014-04-09 Thread Kimber Gardner
Lori, I haven't seen this problem on my 4s. What happens if you touch the 18 in the start field then flick down twice? It should change to read the 16th. Kimber On 4/8/14, Lori Dent wrote: > Hi all, > > > I'm still having problems with the calendar. Lets say I'm wanting to enter > in info for a

Re: Bringing music over to a new computer

2014-04-09 Thread Kimber Gardner
hing, and be > nothing." - Aristotle > >> On Apr 8, 2014, at 8:01 AM, Kimber Gardner >> wrote: >> >> I did that and when I open windows explorer everything is there under >> iTunes media. But when I open iTunes, I see only have the songs that I >> know

Re: iTunes Non-Accessibility - Was: Is there an app that copies mp3 files from dropbox to the iPhone

2014-04-12 Thread Kimber Gardner
iTunes is much more accessible with more recent versions of Jaws. Also there are now scripts that make iTunes even more accessible though I don't think they are written for versions as old as Jaws 10. On 4/11/14, Christopher J Chaltain wrote: > Is the problem with total deterministic use an acces

Re: BlueTooth Connectivity Question

2014-04-12 Thread Kimber Gardner
On 4/12/14, Andy Baracco wrote: > Does the Focus allow for Braille input? It does. I've had one for over a year and it works very well for braille input with my iPhone. Kimber > > Andy > > From: Terrie Terlau > Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 11:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subje

Re: Deleting A Contact

2014-04-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
There is a button all the way at the very bottom of the edit contact screen that says something like delete contact. That is the button you want. Kimber On 4/16/14, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) wrote: > Hi friends, > > I am having some problems deleting a contact, is anyone alb eto help >

Re: Removing an album from my phone

2014-04-24 Thread Kimber Gardner
When I list the albums on my phone, I can't see a way of deleting anything. I think you may have to do it on the computer. Of course you could simply uncheck all the songs then resync the phone, that way the songs would be gone from the phone but the music would remain in your library. On 4/24/14,

Re: Perkinput

2014-04-25 Thread Kimber Gardner
Once you enter the dots to configure the letter, VO will announce it then you simply continue on with the next letter. To enter a space you tap with the pinkie finger. On 4/25/14, Ketan Kothari wrote: > Dear All, > > The app appears really promising for it offers single handed entry > which is an

Re: Perkinput

2014-04-25 Thread Kimber Gardner
That is the command for turning off VO, but it's not been my experience while in the app. On 4/25/14, RobH. wrote: > Doesn't that put VoiceOver off? > TypeInBraille made that error, too; using a fundamental VO command > sequence. > > RobH. > - Original Message - > From: "Kimberly" > To:

Re: Finding Moives In The Itunes Store

2014-05-05 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi, If you're searching for movies on the phone, first double tap the movies tab. Then the search tab which is the fourth tab along the bottom of the screen. Your results should then be limited to movies rather than music. On 5/4/14, Brian Albriton wrote: > How do you find a movie in the iTune

Re: Keeping an archive of an app

2014-05-05 Thread Kimber Gardner
You absolutely can do that. Just go into your iTunes media folder and find the folder called something like mobile apps (sorry I'm not at my computer so don't recall the exact name). In that folder you will see all your apps. I would create another folder called something like mmobile apps backup a

Re: Focus 14 Blue and iPhone

2014-05-07 Thread Kimber Gardner
Did this command ever work for you? I'm running iOS 7 on an iPhone 4s and the dots 1 and 4 chords work perfectly. What I'm wondering is since you are running an older version of iOS, maybe this command is new in iOS 7. But to answer your question, you will not lose data if you perform a reset. Ha

Re: Fw: reunion

2014-05-07 Thread Kimber Gardner
The only options I got when I tried to open the attachment were mail or open in dropbox. I suspect the attachment may be a graphic rather than text which is why you aren't able to read it with any of the standard epub reading options. You might try OCR scanning it and see what does for you. On 5

Re: Calendar Items Got Lost In Upgrade From iOS 5 to 6

2014-05-08 Thread Kimber Gardner
If he backed up his iPhone before the upgrade, the data should be available either in the cloud or on his computer. Still, it's perplexing that he lost his calendar entires. I've never lost anything when doing an iOS upgrade. Find out from him what steps he took when doing the upgrade. Kimber On

Re: Computer vs. I device

2014-05-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks for these links. I bought a MacAir a few years ago but couldn't beat the learning curve and gave up on it. I still have it though and one day would like to make the attempt once again. I am an old windows user, like thirty years of windows, and the Mac just beat me. Kimber On 5/16/14, Alex

Re: General IPhone 5s And ITunes Advice

2014-05-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
You will need to download and install iTunes on your computer before plugging in your phone and doing anything at all. iTunes works well with Jaws right out of the box, but if you'd like a bit more customization there is a set of scripts called BlindTunes that can be installed on a windows machine

How to sort FB newsfeed

2014-05-21 Thread Kimber Gardner
I know I've seen this discussed, so sorry for the repeat. But how do I sort my newsfeed in the new FB app? I thought I would find something under the more tab, but it's still a mystery. Thanks in advance, Kimber -- Kimberly -- The following information is important for all members of the vipho

Re: Automatic language switching was Re: A few facebook questions regardingthe native facebook appg

2014-05-27 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi Todd, That depends a lot on what you mean by "work with." I use the FB app on my iPhone with my focus 14 display and find most things are doable. The way FB constantly changes you really have to have patience to accomplish certain functions, but mostly I find FB is more usable on the iPhone tha

Problem syncing with a different iTunes library

2014-05-29 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi All, I recently got a new laptop and now I want to sync my iPhone with the iTunes library on the new laptop. I have copied all my music, apps etc into the new library and have checked the option to sync only checked artists and playlists. When I tell iTunes to sync the music on my phone with t

Re: Problem syncing with a different iTunes library

2014-05-29 Thread Kimber Gardner
how much space they take up loads, double-tap Music. Find all > Music, flick up once to Delete, and double-tap. Once the music is deleted, > do the sync. > > Best, > Anna > > > On May 29, 2014, at 11:35 AM, Kimber Gardner > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I rec

Re: Uber adding “near” in pick-up address

2019-06-05 Thread Kimber Gardner
Thanks for that tip. I don't use Uber a lot and I didn't realize that. On 6/5/19, Robert Wright wrote: > If you were choosing Uber pool then you must uncheck the box stating that > you are willing to walk a distance. > > > If all I have left in this world is God, I have > everything! > > >

How can I empty my whole foods cart on the amazon app?

2021-02-14 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi, Hoping someone here can help because google is giving me nothing remotely helpful. I have several items in my whole foods cart which I would like to delete. Can anyone explain how to accomplish this with VO running? All the instructions I get from googling tell me click the pictures and blah

Apps forcing you to update -- is it possible to skip?

2021-02-22 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi all, Recently I've noticed a rather disturbing trend in various iPhone apps. Frequently when an update is available I am presenting with an update button upon opening the app in question. This is okay except when there is no way to get past this screen without doing the update. As any voiceov

Re: A problem with dictation in apps

2021-06-14 Thread Kimber Gardner
Is everyone who is experiencing this problem using the two-finger method for starting dictation? I'm asking because I always start dictation by tapping the dictate button at the bottom of the keyboard and I have not experienced this problem. Try starting dictation with the dictate button and see i

Re: A problem with dictation in apps

2021-06-14 Thread Kimber Gardner
Just curious. Which iPhone are you using? On 6/14/21, Rafał Marzec wrote: > I’ve checked and the result is the same and the problem exist not only with > these apps which I spoke about but also in email and Amazon > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 14 Jun 2021, at 3:13 pm, Kim

Re: Beets Blu bathroom scale app

2021-02-10 Thread Kimber Gardner
I'm a little late to this discussion, but are you looking for a bathroom scale that will work with the iPhone? If so, I have the Qardio Base which works really well with my iPhone. I got it from amazon though I don't recall how much it was. I hope this helps. On 2/8/21, 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhon

Re: Help! iRobot Roomba owners

2020-03-02 Thread Kimber Gardner
The large button in the middle starts and stops cleaning. The ones on the sides ... send the robot home and something I don't remember. I use the iPhone app to control my roomba rather than the buttons. Kim On 2/29/20, Robert Doc Wright wrote: > 1. Does anyone know where I can find a pdf manual

Overdrive help needed -- how to see only audiobooks

2020-04-02 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi all, Hoping someone can answer this question. In the overdrive app, when searching for a title or author, how can I see only audiobooks? It seems no mater I do I get a list of ebooks which is great except I am looking in particular for an audio book. Any help is appreciated. Kim -- Kimberl

Need the subscribe info for zoom users group

2020-04-15 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi, Could someone provide the subscribe info for the zoom users list? I thought I had saved it but can't find it now. Thanks -- Kimberly -- 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

Re: Need the subscribe info for zoom users group

2020-04-15 Thread Kimber Gardner
: 207 > > a...@runmaxi.com > > h...@runmaxi.co.il > www.runmaxi.co.il > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Kimber Gardner > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 2:19 PM > To: viphone‏ > Subject: Need the subscribe info for

iPhone onscreen keyboard will not display

2020-09-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi all, I have a strange problem. The onscreen keyboard on my SE 2nd generation running iOS14 will not display. Everything was fine until this afternoon when I connected a bluetooth keyboard to fill out a form in safari. I turned off the keyboard when I was finished with the form and ever since my

Re: Toolbar?

2020-09-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
Yeah, that toolbar announcement bugs the crap out of me just like the thing saying "conversations" at the top of the messages app. Kim On 9/20/20, Cristóbal Muñoz wrote: > Yup. I wrote Apple accessibility as well. Don’t' know if it's a bug or well > intentioned effort to provide more description

Re: Is anyone else having trouble with focus jumping around under iOS14

2020-09-20 Thread Kimber Gardner
Sometimes flicking past the field you want then back will help regain focus. It doesn't always work though. Another place where the focus problem is really bad is within an email thread that's longer than six or seven emails. On 9/20/20, Candy Lowe wrote: > Is there any type of work around for t

Re: Backtap on a new SE

2020-09-21 Thread Kimber Gardner
You have to define what you want it to do. Under: settings. accessibility, voiceover, commands, touch gestures. You will find a list of gestures and the back tap is all the way at the bottom. There is a double tap and a triple tap. If you double tap on one of them you will see a list of options for

Re: I O S 14.2 and Night Sky

2020-11-19 Thread Kimber Gardner
It's extra chatter that I prefer not to hear especially since the info is of absolutely no practical use. Kim On 11/19/20, Simon A Fogarty wrote: > Ok, so a lot of people are seeing / hearing this spoken > > But does it really matter that it’s being spoken or are we just looking for > an issue t

What happened to the scrub gesture to exit braille screen input?

2019-10-30 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi all, I just updated my iPhone 7 yesterday. To my dismay, I found the scrub gesture no longer works to exit braille screen input. I seem to recall there is some way to define this gesture so I can still use it. Is this true? And if so would someone list the steps for me? And finally, why the h

Re: Money Reader

2020-04-26 Thread Kimber Gardner
I was just going to ask about the money reader app. I saw that it was no longer in the app store, but was wondering if I could restore it from my encrypted backup. If not, I'll be using Eyenote from now on. Kim On 4/26/20, Richard Turner wrote: > Sadly, Money Reader seems to be gone. > It did n

Re: Money Reader

2020-04-27 Thread Kimber Gardner
On Apr 26, 2020, at 10:15 PM, Arlene > wrote: > > Kim, with our itunes back up we were able to restore money reader, so > you can do that. > > Arlene and Wayne > > > - Original Message - From: "Kimber Gardner" > > To: >

Re: the poop from Apple about the new SE sim card

2020-04-28 Thread Kimber Gardner
The post of an earring will work too. On 4/28/20, Robert Doc wright wrote: > make sure you still have your SimCard ejecting tool. > ** > If we don't take time to think before we speak we may find ourselves in a > situation where our speech becomes a bit stinky! > - Original Message

Help needed with hosting a group facetime call

2020-05-06 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi all, Recently I've been tapped to act as host for a group FaceTime call for a group of friends. I begin the call by double tapping the button in our group text messages that indicates how many people are in the group. On the next screen I double tap facetime and the call is initiated. I never

Re: New SE 2

2020-05-15 Thread Kimber Gardner
Yes, that was through the Apple store. On 5/14/20, Holly wrote: > Kim: > > Was that from the Apple store? > > -- > 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 membe

Re: Drafts5 and Markdown options?

2020-06-14 Thread Kimber Gardner
I think I figured out what's going on with your missing options for markdown. Go into settings and turn off the hide extended keyboard setting. I think that will bring back your options for markdown header, smart link etc. Let me know if it works. I think it will. Kim On 6/14/20, Kimberly wrote:

Is it possible to set up apple tv without sighted help?

2020-07-08 Thread Kimber Gardner
Hi, I've been googling and can't find the answer to my question, so figured someone here would be able to help. I just got a new apple tv and I'm wondering if I need sighted help to set it up. Or more specifically,what are the steps to get the apple tv talking so I can set it up independently? I

Re: Is it possible to set up apple tv without sighted help?

2020-07-08 Thread Kimber Gardner
access has an excellent tutorial on the >> apple >> tv 4. I think it might be worth the purchase to have it. It describes in >> great detail the setting up of the apple tv 4. >> >> >> -----Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Beh

Re: Off topic, Outlook issue today

2020-07-16 Thread Kimber Gardner
Ugh. i spent two hours on this yesterday afternoon! I did get my outlook working again though. I did it by disabling the add ins. If you want the steps to do this I can provide them. Kim On 7/16/20, Afik Souffir wrote: > > > Hi Ann and all, > > > > I have the same problem since yesterday evenin

Re: Update: this was a fishing attempt. Apple music subscription billing problem -- something seems off

2020-08-11 Thread Kimber Gardner
I called Apple this morning and everything is fine with my account. The support person I spoke with asked me to forward the email to reportphish...@apple.com which I did. But as a cautionary note, I'm telling you the email looed very official even showing an address that ended with apple.com. So p

Re: reading a comment made on Facebook post

2020-08-13 Thread Kimber Gardner
I usually go through my notifications to see any comments relevant to something I posted. I believe it's the fourth tab along the bottom of the screen. On 8/13/20, R Van Lant wrote: > Hi, > I'm not a frequent poster in Facebook, so I don't know when this changed. > I'm on the latest version of th

Re: Creating Events Quickly in iOS Calendar

2020-08-13 Thread Kimber Gardner
Regarding FantastiCal. I've seen the option to subscribe and balked at the repeating cost. But I've been using it without the subscription and it suits my needs. What are the benefits to subscribing? It just seems unnecessary to have a subscription to use my calendar. Am I missing something? On 8/

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