RE: IOS 9.2.1 and iTunes.

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
, Will this even show up on the 5s? Sent from a BrailleNote - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu To: <viphone@googlegroups.com Date sent: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:43:40 -0800 Subject: RE: IOS 9.2.1 and iTunes. Hello Kevin, Do not worry. Nothing is wron

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hi Paul, How does one create a contact group via Outlook for Windows that will show up on the phone? I am using the iCloud Control panel with Outlook. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Hunt Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 3:03 PM To:

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Ryan, The only way I've done it so far is to go to iCloud.com, login there, and create the group. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Mann Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 1:47 PM To:

A Question About Audio Descriptive Movies in iTunes

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am posting this question to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. My primary question: Is the audio description track included when renting a movie from iTunes? or must one purchase the movie in order to receive the audio description track. My secondary question: If a

RE: creating contact groups

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Gordon, That’s a good idea. Personally, I don’t like giving third-party apps access to either my Calendars or Contacts list. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gordan Radic Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 2:58 PM To:

Adding or Moving Contacts Between Groups in iOS

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this. I feel as though I am in the Twilight Zone, today. (smile) Is there a natively Apple iOS method of moving Contacts between groups? >From what I can discover, there is not. If I go to iCloud.com I can manage groups and move contacts between them

RE: MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-02-29 Thread M. Taylor
for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles have you actually managed to sign up on this app? have been trying for some time, and just can't get the sign up button to do anything. Simon - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> To: <viphone@goo

RE: Time Warner App

2016-02-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Andy, Can you give a general description of how one would watch a television show via the Time Warner app? Just some general steps would be most appreciated. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Wednesday, February 24,

RE: accessible keyboard w/ number row

2016-01-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, I and many, many others have been lobbying Apple, for years, to add a number row to the default keyboard. For whatever reason, they choose not to do so. It is very frustrating--especially to those of us who have Android devices and become used to the convenience of not having to

RE: messages

2016-01-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Lois, Assuming that you have rebooted the phone, I suggest that you go into the notifications area of the phone and confirm that you have notifications turned on for the Messages app. Also, be sure to set the Badge App Icon to. on. To do this: 1. >From the Settings area, select

RE: can't get into the tv guide app

2016-02-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Larry, While I’m not certain as to what you are referring to when you write ,"I can get past the screen where you choose to use e-mail," I can tell you that the TV Guide Mobile app is VoiceOver accessible once you get past the introductory screens. Also, make certain that you are

RE: can't find airplay button on any apps

2016-02-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Melissa, Getting a new WiFi modem is a major change. When I think of Air Play, I generally think, Apple TV. Is that your objective? To stream media to an Apple TV? Since you have a new WiFi modem, you may need to unplug your Apple TV for about 45 seconds or so, then, reboot it. Make

RE: SnapChat

2016-02-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Rajmund, The person who posted the message, containing profane language, has been banned from the group. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rajmund Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 3:58 PM To:

RE: Frustrated with Apple Pay

2016-02-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Sarai, I am sorry you have had difficulty in using Apple Pay. Rest assured that once you get the hang of it, it will quickly become your payment method of choice. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when using Apple Pay. First, because of various security policies, some

Which Apple TV Offers Audio Description?

2016-02-20 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I have an Apple TV second or maybe third generation. It is running version 6.2.1 of the TV OS. Question: Will it play the audio description of a movie? I explored all of the menus and was unable to locate any audio description toggle. I am interested in either purchasing or

RE: MeetUp, A Great App for Those Who Want to Widen Their Social Circles

2016-03-01 Thread M. Taylor
for long to give us time to read it, it was only by pure luck that I actually found it. Simon - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Monday, February 29, 2016 8:28 PM Subject: RE: MeetUp, A Great App for T

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
tried using a screen reader instead of Zoom text to access your music and downloaded from the web, without using the downloader program? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 9, 2016, at 1:00 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Larry, > > I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app.

RE: A Question About Using the BARD App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display

2016-03-18 Thread M. Taylor
App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display On 3/17/16, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Hello All, > > I recently downloaded a Braille title in the BARD app on my 6 Plus > running the latest version of iOS. I am using my Focus 40 Blue as the

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-10 Thread M. Taylor
of Zoom text to access your music and downloaded from the web, without using the downloader program? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 9, 2016, at 1:00 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Larry, > > I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app. However, I can tell you that t

RE: Okay Seriously, What's the Deal?

2016-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kelby, Please do not be discouraged if you do not receive a reply to your post. As others have already posted to this thread, there are many reasons why there is no response including the fact that no one has the answer. For example, a few months back, when I posted my first message

RE: iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver

2016-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
lt;kris...@kristersplace.com> wrote: I don’t know if moments is available in Sweden, but i can’t find that tab on my iPhone. Where can that tab be? /Krister 30 mars 2016 kl. 03:57 skrev M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu>: Hello Kerri, Yes, I am excited about Twitter Moments, also. It's one of the best fea

iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver

2016-03-28 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am so delighted to let you know that, as of today's update, the iOS native Twitter app now supports Twitter Moments via VoiceOver. To begin enjoying this extremely exciting new feature of Twitter, on your iOS device: 1. Update to the latest version of Twitter. 2. Select the

RE: TV Guide mobile question

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Hi, It's been a while but, if memory serves, you can perform a 3-finger swipe from right-to-left gesture, several times until the screen containing the Finish button appears. If that does not work, then perform the single-finger pass-through gesture in order to scroll through the screens,

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Richard, I got your Alfred reference. I loved him, also. For those not familiar with Alfred, he was the butler on the 1960s, short-lived (only 3 seasons I believe), Batman series. Richard, thank you for making me smile, today, with that marvelous memory. Mark -Original Message-

RE: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
Alan, If you want to continue to use iTunes as your sync source for your Calendar and Contacts, do not, repeat, do not, enable that option in the iCloud Control Panel or you will, indeed, end up with duplicates. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
As is usually the case, I agree with Sieghard. On my Macs, I use Alex for the primary voice with Samantha enhanced for all notifications. In iOS, I am definitely a Samantha enhanced, man, with the pitch option disabled. On Zoomtext, by the way, I prefer ViaVoice which is about as close

RE: Syncing Question from New iCloud Drive User

2016-04-07 Thread M. Taylor
the sync between the phone and either iTunes or iCloud doesn't only create items which are in one but not the other. Alan -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:29 PM To: viphone

RE: head to head blindsquare and sendero seeing eye gps

2016-04-06 Thread M. Taylor
I just wanted to say that I concur with Ed in that I am a huge fan of Seeing Eye GPS. While I am so grateful to the developer of Blind Square, for such a marvelously comprehensive app, I find that, for day-to-day navigation on busses and in taxis, etc, I use Seeing Eye more often. Mark

RE: Most recent upgrade: 9.3.1

2016-04-07 Thread M. Taylor
Jewel, The update from 9.3 to 9.3.1 was primarily to fix an activation bug. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 4:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Most recent upgrade: 9.3.1 It is only 2 or 3

RE: iTunes, jaws and win10.

2016-04-09 Thread M. Taylor
Jenifer, I have much success using the Jaws 17 Touch Cursor in the iTunes application on Windows 10. Give it a try. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jenifer Barr Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 7:23 PM To: viphone

RE: An app for news from Associated press

2016-04-09 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Olga, Is there some reason why you do not use Twitter and simply choose to follow the Associated Press, setting Tweet notifications to on? Doing so would give you push notifications, allowing you to see the headlines with the ability to drill down to the entire article. You could use

RE: iTunes, jaws and win10.

2016-04-09 Thread M. Taylor
... what's the touch cursor? Forgive my ignorance. Jen On 4/9/16, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Jenifer, > > I have much success using the Jaws 17 Touch Cursor in the iTunes > application on Windows 10. > > Give it a try. > > Mark > > -Original

Mark on Apple TV 4th Generation, A Quick Follow UP

2016-04-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I must say that I am enjoying my Apple TV 4th Gen more and more. I downloaded the YouTube app, among many others, and paired it with my mobile phone/Google account so now everything I do in the iOS YouTube app or in a web browser, appears on the Apple TV app and, vice-versa.

RE: Voiceover voices

2016-04-08 Thread M. Taylor
, 2016 10:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Voiceover voices Hi Mark, Can I ask please how you establish a separate voice for notifications on the Mac? Thanks, Paul > On Apr 6, 2016, at 13:53, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > As is usually the case, I agre

A Question About Using the BARD App for Reading a Braille Book with a Focus 40 Blue Braille Display

2016-03-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I recently downloaded a Braille title in the BARD app on my 6 Plus running the latest version of iOS. I am using my Focus 40 Blue as the Braille display. The firmware on my Focus is v4.59. My questions are: 1. Can I jump from page one to page 2 using only the display, itself? If

iOS 9.3 Native Camera App Zoom Is Still Not VoiceOver Accessible

2016-03-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this notice. To my dismay, I can confirm that the iOS 9.3 native camera app zoom is still not voiceOver accessible. This feature has not been VoiceOver accessible since iOS 8.1.3, if memory serves. In order to zoom in on an image, one has to first disable

RE: something weird with ibooks on ios 9.3

2016-03-23 Thread M. Taylor
Okay, Because this may effect others, I am going to cross post this. After reading this thread, I discovered that there appears to be a bug in iBooks iOS 9.3. When the Purchases Tab is activated, in iBooks, the display changes to a list view as follows: Updates, Books, then Audio Books. If

RE: Still can't Log in to Audible

2016-03-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kathy, Have you attempted to login to the Audible website, directly, from a web browser? If so, were you allowed access? Just curious. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Blackburn Sent: Wednesday, March

RE: iTunes hangs during latest iOS update

2016-03-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Lisa, As of this moment, Apple has pulled the iOS 9.3 update from its servers for iPhone 5 S and earlier devices, including the iPad 2. This is because, for some, 9.3 was rendering the devices useless. Consider yourself lucky, at this point although many iPhone 5 owners updated

RE: Option to update 9.3 is gone now

2016-03-25 Thread M. Taylor
Hello David, As of today, Apple has pulled the iOS 9.3 update from its servers for iPhone 5 S and earlier devices, including the iPad 2. This is because, for some, 9.3 was rendering the devices useless. Consider yourself lucky, at this point although many iPhone 5 owners updated

RE: How is accessibility in the Overdrive app?

2016-03-07 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Keith, There was an update to the Overdrive app, today. Your question is difficult to answer, at least, in my opinion. Let me say the following: While I like the app for reserving and downloading/enjoying audio books from my local library system, I do have some residual vision that

Tim Cook Introduces a New Way to Receive Support for Your Apple Products

2016-03-03 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries mailing list. Those of you who follow Tim Cook on Twitter, as I do, saw a tweet from him, earlier today, introducing, @AppleSupport. @AppleSupport is yet another way Apple customers can now receive support for all

RE: A Question About Safari Reader in iOS 9.x

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
content. I hope this helps. Sent from Kimber's iPhone > On Mar 2, 2016, at 3:44 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I am truly embarrassed to ask what must be, to some, a very basic > question but ... > > Exactly how does one use the re

A Question About Safari Reader in iOS 9.x

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am truly embarrassed to ask what must be, to some, a very basic question but ... Exactly how does one use the reader feature in Safari for iOS? Sometimes, I land on a page at which point VoiceOver says, "reader available". What exactly does this mean and what steps do I take

RE: How to transfer Somethig Else games to iTunes to be coppied to my new iPhone (when I eventually get it)?

2016-03-02 Thread M. Taylor
You're quite welcome, Ari. Alan, thanks for re-posting this information. For the record, I continue to use the technique described in the listed steps I posted. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: App for Transfering Music from i Device to Mac iTunes

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Marc. Although I haven't used it in over a year, the Senuti app, used to be marvelously VoiceOver accessible. This is not a free app. Senuti is simply iTunes spelled backwards. It was a life-savor for me a while back when I lost my iTunes Library and had to copy all of the media

RE: is amazon music for I devices and pc accessible?

2016-03-09 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Larry, I have not used the iOS Amazon Music app. However, I can tell you that the Windows version of the app does not play nicely with ZoomText. In fact, I recently installed it on my Windows 10 computer only to remove it about an hour later. To be honest, assuming that you are

Mark's First Favorite Apple TV 4th Generation App

2016-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Well, today I spent some time exploring the App Store on the new TV OS. As silly as it sounds, my first favorite new app is a free one called Big Red Clock. Just as the name implies, this is a huge digital clock that can serve as a countdown timer. The numbers can be any one

RE: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

2016-04-03 Thread M. Taylor
Hello, As the list moderator, I request that this thread be closed as it is off-topic. Thank you. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2016 7:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: comparing: Openbook vs K1000

RE: iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver

2016-03-30 Thread M. Taylor
: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver I don’t know if moments is available in Sweden, but i can’t find that tab on my iPhone. Where can that tab be? /Krister > 30 mars 2016 kl. 03:57 skrev M. Taylor

USA Today's Web's Best Kept Secret? Free classic radio dramas

2016-04-01 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I thought I would paste in the following USA Today article as you may find it useful. The link to the original article is located at the end of the text. Enjoy, Mark Web's Best Kept Secret? Free classic radio dramas By Marc Saltzman, Special for USA TODAY March 25, 2016 If

Three Questions About The Apple TV 4th Generation

2016-04-02 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I went to an Apple Store, earlier today, to take alook at iPhone S.E. I left the store with an Apple TV 4th Generation 64GB. (smile) I just spent a couple of hours setting it up and exploring. Now I know there's been a lot of podcast from Apple VIS, on this device and I

RE: iOS Native Twitter App Now Supports Moments, Via VoiceOver

2016-03-29 Thread M. Taylor
is the mini 2. >> on my iPhone, I can not find this new feature. >> hey I can not see the tab moments. >>how can I do to see the moments tab. >> thanks. >> cheers. >> >> Às 01:04 de 29/03/2016, M. Taylor escreveu: >>> Hello Everyone, >>>

RE: Just got my new 128-GB black iPhone 6S, and it's awesome! What an upgrade over my 16-GB 4S!

2016-03-29 Thread M. Taylor
Congratulations on your new phone, Ari. I am so happy for you. I am certain you will enjoy many, many good times using it. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of englishride...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 6:45

RE: Can totally blind person stream on YouTube?

2016-04-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Shane, I am not certain as to how the previous posters are using the term verified but YouTube defines a verified account as follows: Verification badges on channels You'll see a verification badge next to a YouTube's channel name if it's linked with a verified Google+ page or profile.

RE: Dealing with youtube ads

2016-04-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Shermeen, If you live in the United States, you can sign up for YouTube Red. YouTube Red is a monthly-paid subscription service by YouTube, exclusively for users in the United States. It provides advertising-free streaming of videos hosted by the service, offline and background playback.

RE: Audible one more

2016-04-27 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Chip, et al, I am posting this to let you know that one can purchase a book from Audible and have complete access to that book from any Audible app/portal, and at anytime without paying any kind of fee. A fee is only required if one enrolls in a plan. If, however, one chooses to

RE: How Do You Use iOS?

2016-04-30 Thread M. Taylor
egards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 7:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How Do You Use iOS? Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and the

How Do You Use iOS?

2016-04-28 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this to both the V iPhone and the Mac Visionaries Mailing List: I was having lunch with a friend today at a sunny outdoor café and, during our conversation, the subject of iOS and the number of apps we use on a regular basis came up. As we began listing our

RE: iTunes for windows and screen readers

2016-04-28 Thread M. Taylor
Well said, Richard. I strongly urge any Jaws v17.x user to use the Touch Cursor in order to interact with iTunes for Windows. I also use the tab key a great deal. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner

RE: Audible one more

2016-04-24 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Terri, You are quite correct, you cannot make any purchases through the Audible app. So, go to Audible.com and from there you can either sign up for a subscription or purchase a title. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Terri Stimmel

iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries Mailing List. I am so surprised that no one has mentioned the return of the iTunes SideBar in iTunes 12.4. (smile) If you didn't know it, it's back and looks almost like it did in iTunes 11 and earlier. Yep, it's

RE: Apple Garage Band on the phone 6

2016-05-17 Thread M. Taylor
of what I think. Also, how do I find out the capacity of my iPhone? Thanks -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:53 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Garage Band on the iPhone 6

Apple quietly toughens rules forcing passcode unlocks of Touch ID devices

2016-05-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am cross-posting the following article from Apple Insider, the URL to which is located at the end of the text. Mark Apple quietly toughens rules forcing passcode unlocks of Touch ID devices By Roger Fingas Thursday, May 19, 2016 Apple has silently added another condition under

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-19 Thread M. Taylor
...@q.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 3:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iTunes SideBar, Anyone? Hello Everyone, I am posting this to both the V iPhone and Mac Visionaries

RE: Today View in Notification Center is completely broken in IOS 9.2.1

2016-05-19 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brian, I cannot confirm your findings. The today view is functioning just as it always has, via VoiceOver, in 9.3.2. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Fischler Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 8:45 PM To:

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-20 Thread M. Taylor
is enabled but not even close IMHO. In addition, several lists are broken where focused isn't being voiced as you arrow throught them. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, May 19

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-20 Thread M. Taylor
t them. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:42 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: iTunes SideBar, Anyone? Hello Everyone, I am posting this to both

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-20 Thread M. Taylor
om Subject: Re: iTunes SideBar, Anyone? Let me ask, when I turn on the Sidebar in itunes 12, will itunes 12.4, work just like itunes 11? I'm still using itunes 11 because it's much easier to use when using file sharing. -Original Message----- From: M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, May 19, 201

RE: tv guide app

2016-05-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Amy, My preferred app for television channel listings is the TV Guide Mobile app. It can be a little tricky, the first time you open it as the introduction screens require some VoiceOver pass-through gestures but, once that's done, I think it's great. If you have a sighted friend near

RE: Disabling voice mail on Verizon iPhone

2016-05-23 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Candy, If I may, why do you wish to disable the voicemail service on your Verizon Wireless iPhone? Disabling the voicemail service has to be done by a Verizon Wireless account manager, if, in fact, it can be done at all. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Forwarding calls on Vorizon

2016-05-18 Thread M. Taylor
As a follow up to my previous post in this thread, I got hold of a Verizon Wireless iPhone 6 Plus and explored this feature. To my surprise, it is definitely different than A T & T Wireless. One has to use the *72 and *73 method to enable/disable the feature. Not a big deal, I'm just

RE: voiceover not reading everything on the weather app

2016-05-22 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Martin, I cannot reproduce your problem in the native iOS Weather App. In iOS 9.3.2 on my iPhone 6 Plus, I am able to easily read all of the details including wind, humidity, pressure, visibility, etc. I can do this in one of two ways: 1. Simply single-finger swipe from left to

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
? If you are seeing the screen quit telling those of us who are having problems that it is perfect. Rose Combs roseco...@q.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Friday, May 20, 2016 10:48 PM To: viphone

RE: Weird itunes mystery.

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Cheryl, I strongly suspect that the asymmetry you are experiencing has something to do with the Windows Registry. Strangely enough, I recently experienced a similar phenomenon on my Windows 7 machine. It drove me crazy for three days. Finally, because of some fuzzy-logic, on my part,

RE: Do we need iTunes 12.4 to backup and otherwise use iPhone runnings iOS 9.3.2?

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Keith, While one can use iPhone without ever connecting it to a computer, generally speaking, I would argue that it is better to use iPhone in conjunction with a computer for a host of reasons not the least of which being that a computer allows one to preserve apps that may no longer be

RE: Do we need iTunes 12.4 to backup and otherwise use iPhone runnings iOS 9.3.2?

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
and having to deal with the accessibility challenges therein? I prefer to do encrypted backups which I understand are not possible with iCloud backups. Thanks, Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday

RE: iTunes SideBar, Anyone?

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
speaking of something available only in 12.4? I do not have 'view as' only view options. Cher -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2016 1:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iTunes

RE: Weird itunes mystery.

2016-05-21 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Cheryl, The solution I came up with is far beyond the scope of this list. All I can say is: 1. Many people do not realize the power of the Windows Registry. More often than not, the reason why an application will or won't do something is because of various switches/arguments either

MODERATOR NOTE: Policy Regarding Posting Sale or Trade Items to the Group

2016-05-10 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, Please remember that you must first obtain permission from either Cara or me before posting any sale or trade items to the group. Remember to make your initial request to either of us, off-list. Should you receive said permission, please state in your group post that you have

RE: Can I change the colour of the Keyboard in iPhone?

2016-05-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Mohib, Although some of the third-party soft-keyboards in iOS offer dark color schemes, the only way to change the native iOS 9.x soft keyboard is to simply invert the iOS system colors. As for me, I have my accessibility shortcut key set to invert colors. As a result, when I want to

RE: Apple Garage Band on the iPhone 6

2016-05-17 Thread M. Taylor
Hello John, It sounds to me as though you have a 16GB phone, right? I know it may sound obvious but have you rebooted your phone before and after installing Garage Band? If the answer is, “yes”, then it may be that you do not have enough space on your phone to successfully use the app.

RE: How Do You Use iOS?

2016-05-17 Thread M. Taylor
ldn't apply to anybody else. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 7:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How Do You Use iOS? Hello Everyone, I am cross-post

RE: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Chris, First, I want you to know that there is no built-in mechanism by which to notify an applicant as to why they were or were not accepted. Second, I suggest that the best way to subscribe to any Google Groups list is via the web form which allows one to include a short sentence or

RE: Moderator Contact Info for the Mac Visionaries Group Needed

2016-05-16 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Brian, I am responding, on-list, so that all can benefit. I am the moderator for the Mac Visionaries list. I probably denied your application to the list because you failed to type in a short message stating why you wish to join. As we do have spammers attempting to join our ranks, it

Is Anyone Using a Braille Display with a Language Learning App, Successfully?

2016-05-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello All, I am seeking a learning language app that offers both audio lessons and vocabulary text that I can read with my Braille display. My hearing is such that I cannot tell the difference between certain consonants such as b and d so need to confirm vocabulary. Does DuoLingo provide such

RE: Voiceover Sluggishness with Message Replies

2016-05-15 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Joe, The sluggishness you are experiencing, in the scenario you described, is the result of an ongoing bug that has been well documented. Hopefully, it will be resolved in a future release of iOS. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Native iOS Mail app Quickly switching between individual and Thread view?

2016-05-14 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Gerardo, Speaking off the cuff, I would say that the anser to your question is no. There is no shortcut to changing how messages are displayed from within the native iOS 9.x mail client/app. Mark -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Any Problems with Recent iOS 9.3.2 Update?

2016-05-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Alan, Other than the native camera app view finder VoiceOver accessibility bug not being squashed, I have not encountered any additional problems with iOS 9.3.2. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Lemly Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

RE: Forwarding calls on Vorizon

2016-05-18 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Robin, While I certainly do not doubt your method for enabling call forwarding on Verizon Wireless, I am surprised that one cannot use the built-in iOS method to enable the feature. For example, on A T & T Wireless, to enable call forwarding 1. >From the Settings list, select Phone.

RE: My first attempt to use Apple Pay, was: Apple Pay finally gets main stream support in Canada

2016-05-11 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Sieghard, I’ve never tried using Apple Pay via a drive-through but, in the normal course of events, I do the following at MacDonald’s, inside the restaurant. 1. As a general rule of thumb, I restart my phone at the beginning of every day. 2. Once the order has been placed, I ask the

RE: A lot of mail is being marked as Spam

2016-05-06 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Terri, There are several reasons why you could be seeing an increase in the amount of messages being marked as spam. It's best to troubleshoot using the most obvious assumptions, first. For example, on what device are the messages being marked as spam? If you are seeing messages

RE: iTunes for windows and screen readers

2016-05-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Jerry, I am so disheartened to discover all of the difficulties list members are encountering when attempting to use iTunes for Windows via a screen reader. However, the one big change apple has made to its book content is that now, unlike in the recent past, users no longer need to

RE: question regarding Googlestore content

2016-05-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Susan, As long as you have a username and password for any Google app, you have a Google account and you can use those credentials to either purchase/redeem content from the Google Play Store. Whether or not it is worth the effort, is up to you. Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iTunes for windows and screen readers

2016-05-04 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Kathy, Hmm! I have never used Window Eyes but I understand it is a fine screen reader. As for the two tasks you mentioned: 1. I have never attempted to use iTunes for editing track lengths. I use Gold Wave for all my audio editing chores, in Windows. I believe I am using version 5.x

RE: Contacts question -- second request

2016-05-05 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Donald, There are several ways you can get a hardcopy print-out of your Contacts. I’m assuming you're using a Windows PC. A. I think the easiest way would simply be to login to your iCloud account via your preferred browser and from there, simply choose to export your Contacts list as

RE: Possibly off topic, a question about the play room

2016-04-15 Thread M. Taylor
on an iOS device. Is there something I'm missing? Shawn Sent From My White MacBook Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > On Apr 15, 2016, at 5:26 AM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello, &

RE: Irritating mail issue that started with iOS 9

2016-04-15 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Carol, I am trying to catch up on this thread but, as far as I can see, your name is showing up in the from field just fine. Perhaps I'm missing something. Mark From: 'Carol Pearson' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 11:22 AM To:

A Question About How To Delete Audio Books from the Audible tvOS App on Apple TV 4th Generation

2016-04-15 Thread M. Taylor
Hello Everyone, I am cross-posting this question. Does anyone know how to delete an audio book from the Audible app on the latest version of tvOS? My situation is as follows: Because I have a legacy Audible account, one that has not yet been linked to Amazon, I can only login to my account

RE: A Question About How To Delete Audio Books from the Audible tvOS App on Apple TV 4th Generation

2016-04-15 Thread M. Taylor
, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 12:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A Question About How To Delete Audio Books from the Audible tvOS App on Apple TV 4th Generat

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