RE: Application question

2017-06-19 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I also have a light detector app called boop. It seems to work well, but I still like the old light detector app best. Maybe just because it’s familiar. God bless! Paula and garcon From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joney Sent: Sunday, June 18,

RE: unable to use Siri to start KNFB reader

2017-05-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Anna. Good for you for seeking advice before you put down that much money for an app. I don’t have much luck with boxes or bottles with KNFB reader. I use either bespecular or be my eyes for those chores. Both those apps are free and work well. God bless! Paula and Garcon From:

calendar and time zone question

2017-04-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I was recently in Arizona for a vacation. They are on Pacific time which is 3 hours behind our eastern standard time. I came home and did the 10.3 update. For some reason all my calendar times show up 3 hours ahead of where they should be. For example, there is a doctor appointment

adding a favorite

2017-02-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I'm trying to add a favorite from my contacts to my favorites list and not having any luck. I remember having this problem sometime back but can't remember the steps. I have tried going to the contact and flicking right to add favorite and double tapping that. I hear add to favorites

netflix app not updating

2017-02-15 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I've tried to update my Netflix app to the newest version for several days. Each time I get the message"unable to download app. Netflix could not be downloaded at this time." . Just now I tried to open the app on my phone and it says "Netflix installing, double tap to pause

RE: iOS 10.2.1 Is Out

2017-01-24 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 11:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iOS 10.2.1 Is Out What MBraille glitch are you talking about? Richard On Jan 23, 2017, at 5:49 PM, Paul and Paula Jordan <

RE: iOS 10.2.1 Is Out

2017-01-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I would also be interested to know if the MBraille glitch I’ve heard about has been fixed in IOS 10.2.1. I use MBraille several times a day, so have held off updating to 10.2 since I’ve heard there are some issues. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston From:

RE: Info needed on some applications

2017-01-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I use an app called bespecular. You take a picture and upload it, then record your question. It's very accessible. HTH. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of turab chimthanawala Sent: Thursday,

RE: I Fell For The AirPods

2017-01-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I use the ear pods that came with my IPhone 7 and, for some odd reason they fit in my ears comfortably. None of the other hard plastic ones have worked at all for me. I can even use them with my hearing aids. Don't ask why, 'cause it doesn't make sense to me. It may be that the angle is

RE: cards alone

2017-01-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
. Great game. Now if we could figure out the other game, LOL Thanks for your instructions on playing this game. Their instructions are pretty vague. From: Paul and Paula Jordan <mailto:pau...@roadrunner.com> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2017 11:37 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subje

RE: cards alone

2017-01-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
with the 6 slots? From: Paul and Paula Jordan <mailto:pau...@roadrunner.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2017 11:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: cards alone Cards alone has two games. One is titled Napolian’s Grave. I haven’t figured that one out yet. The other is

cards alone

2017-01-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Cards alone has two games. One is titled Napolian's Grave. I haven't figured that one out yet. The other is titled Hexagon. It's basically a solitaire game. You have the main stack, a waste pile and 6 open spots. The idea is to draw from the main stack and eventually stack cards in the same

storm shield

2017-01-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Storm shield is a weather app that also provides alerts and an audio forecast. I think it's associated with one of the major TV networks and is not available in all cities, but where you can get it, it's quite good. It's very accessible, and during the one update that broke some of the

top ten favorite apps of 2016

2017-01-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. Here's my list, sort of in order of how often I use them. 1.MBraille. I use it at least once a day 2. BlindSquare 3. BeSpecular. Always get helpful information from them 4. IYacht 5. Kings' corner 6. Pyramid 13 7. Cards

RE: Voice over crashing?

2016-11-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice over crashing? I’ve had the same problem with an IPhone 6, and have had it happen once or twice with my IPhone 7. Hopefullyit’ll be fixed

RE: Voice over crashing?

2016-11-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I’ve had the same problem with an IPhone 6, and have had it happen once or twice with my IPhone 7. Hopefullyit’ll be fixed with the next update. God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pablo Cesar Morales Sent: Wednesday,

RE: battery draining need to reboot

2016-11-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I'm running an IPhone 6 with IOS 10.1.1. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 2:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: battery draining need

RE: battery draining need to reboot

2016-11-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Just FYI, I did go to the Apple store. They set up my phone as a new phone. I downloaded all my apps that night so no weird bug would rear it's ugly head. It still has the problem. It seems to drain faster when I put it in my purse. Interestingly, I've kept it in the same pocket of the

RE: battery draining need to reboot

2016-11-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Actually, I think mine started with IOS 10.1. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gerardo Corripio Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 4:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: battery draining

rapid battery drain problem

2016-11-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. Just wondering, Is this something that should be reported to Apple. I'm thinking that it's not an accessibility problem, so to whom should this be reported? Seems like several of us are having the same issues. I'm running IOS 10.1.1 on an IPhone 6. God bless! Paula and Boston --

RE: battery draining need to reboot

2016-11-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I, too, am still having a really fast battery drain problem. I've set up my phone as a new phone, and when it happened again I did a home and lock button re-boot. Still having somewhat of a problem. My phone gets slightly warm and then I know the battery is draining too quickly. God bless!

che chime app

2016-11-10 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
To the person who asked about an app that will vibrate to show the time when the mute switch is engaged, there is an app called "chime". You can set it to alert every 15, 30 or 60 minutes. You can have it alert from a specific time to an ending time and can have a male voice, different sounds or

voice over crashing

2016-11-04 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. It seems that I loose voice over at least once a day. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. It just disappears. I can have Siri turn voice over off and back on again and that solves the problem at least temporarily. Since I was having huge battery drain issues, I wiped the phone and set

RE: VoiceOver draining battery since 10.1 update

2016-11-04 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
The 10.2 update doesn’t show on my phone yet. Is this still in beta? God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chip Orange Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 1:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: VoiceOver draining

figured out how to add favorites

2016-11-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Subject says it all. Was missing one step. God bless! Paula and Boston -- 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

adding favorites from contacts to the phone list

2016-11-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Subject says it all. I had to set up my phone as a new phone and lost my favorites list. I can't seem to remember how to add a favorite from my contacts. I've gone into the contacts, found one I want to add, then swipe to add to favorite, but nothing happens. I'm sure I'm missing something

low power mode question

2016-10-31 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. What would be the drawbacks to keeping the phone on low power mode? I'm running IOS 10 with 10.1. I'm using it to conserve battery, and everything seems to be working well, at least on my WIFI network. Haven't tried when I'm away from home yet. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston --

RE: The Time Warner App

2016-10-29 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Patti. I have the time warner app, but only use it for watching live TV. It speaks the channel and what programs are on at that time. I haven’t done anything else with it, but at least that much does work. God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com

comparison information on the IPhone 7 and the SE

2016-10-28 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I had an interesting issue with my IPhone 6 battery this morning. I unplugged it at 8:30. It was fully charged at that time. By 11:30 the battery was down to 35 percent and the phone felt slightly warm, not hot, to my touch. I had screen brightness turned to zero and screen lock set to

"no items found"

2016-10-21 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
HI. I am getting the message "no items found" every time I lock the screen. Has anyone else seen this? Just curious. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

more on loss of voice over

2016-10-05 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I just lost voice over again right after I used Siri. It seems to me that there has been some discussion about this, but I can't remember what that was. Any suggestions? God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have

unpredictable loss of voice over

2016-10-05 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I'm having an issue with loosing voice over. I will use the phone normally, and the next time I unlock the screen there is no voice over. The sounds are all still there. When I ask Siri to turn it on he says "voice over is already turned on." I do a 3 finger double tap in case speech

replying to a text from the locked screen

2016-10-04 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I'm running IOS 10.02 on an IPhone 6. It seems to me that before the update one could reply to a text message by flicking up while still on the locked screen. I can't seem to find a way to do that after the update. Not a big deal, just wondering if it's still possible. Thanks in

RE: MBraille Not Working Well in IOS 10

2016-10-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I am using MBraille for all text and email messages on an IPhone 6 running 10.02 and having no difficulty. God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2016 10:25 AM To:

RE: Vibration glitch while on silent: interesting glitch

2016-09-30 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I just checked this out on my IPhone 6 running 10.02. It works as it always has, vibrating for each ring. I don't have any special ring tones assigned to anyone. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: interesting glitch

2016-09-26 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Yep, me too. I think someone’s a bit confused! Wonder if voice over says anything when a real incoming call comes in? God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 7:13 PM To:

adding a repeating event to the native calendar

2016-09-20 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. A few weeks ago someone sent an email explaining exactly what to say to Siri to add a repeating event to the native calendar. I've somehow lost that explanation and would appreciate it if someone could re-send the info. I have both the native calendar and fantastical 2 which usually

RE: Search problems in the App store.

2016-09-20 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Jim and others. My husband and I both have IPhone 6 phones running IOS 10. My husband had significant problems searching the app store on Monday evening using either dictation or the onscreen keyboard. I tried it using my phone today and had no difficulty. The search worked just as it

RE: Recommendations wanted for carb counter app

2016-09-20 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
If it is simply a way to check calories carbs and fats in specific foods, I like calorie king. It’s free and quite voice over friendly. You enter a food in the search box and are given the pertinent information. Seems like there are a lot of food items including fast foods listed. God

RE: deleting an unwanted voice

2016-09-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
to delete the voice. Hope this helps! From: "Paul and Paula Jordan" <pau...@roadrunner.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Date: 2016/09/16 3:26 PM Subject:deleting an unwanted voice Hi all. I've downloaded Tom and want to make him go away. I can't

deleting an unwanted voice

2016-09-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I've downloaded Tom and want to make him go away. I can't seem to find out how to delete the voice. Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks for everyone's input on this list. It sure makes using an IPhone less frustrating. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information

using bluetooth accessories not made by Apple

2016-09-08 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I just heard a rumor that on the IPhone 7 one can no longer use Bluetooth headphones unless they are made by Apple. Has anyone else heard this? If it's true, how about Bluetooth speakers. I admit this one doesn't make much sense, but one never knows. Thanks in advance for any

lionbrand website

2016-08-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi to those who are using the lionbrand website. Are you able to log in using either the computer or IPhone? I've tried logging in to download a pattern and I can't seem to do it. I enter my email address and my password and it keeps throwing me back to the log in page. Anyone else

looking for a carb counting app

2016-08-03 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. Is there an accessible app that will give information about the carb count in foods? My husband is diabetic and we can get the carb count on a lot of foods from the packages, but there are a whole lot of foods like fresh fruits, fast foods etc. that we eat where I don't know the carb

RE: Facebook live

2016-07-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. This is perhaps a stupid question, but I'm new to facebook. What's the difference between the facebook app that's already on the phone and facebook live? Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

smart metronome

2016-06-14 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, I've tried several metronome apps and find each of them okay, but some are a little complicated. I really like the smart metronome app. It's simple enough for me to figure out and has a variety of sounds and rhythm combinations. It's completely voice over accessible. Thanks to the person who

RE: CABVI social mixer and raft trip

2016-06-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Sorry. Sent to the wrong, very wrong list! Senior moment! God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 3:54 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; tomdickho

FW: CABVI social mixer and raft trip

2016-06-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
-Original Message- From: Jennifer Holladay [mailto:jennifermholla...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2016 10:20 AM To: Paul and Paula Jordan Subject: CABVI social mixer and raft trip Hi Paula, Can you pass this invitation to CABVI's raft trip and social mixer to the IDevice group

RE: Hourly time announcementRE:

2016-05-30 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I have a simple little app called chime. I believe it was free. You can set it to announce every 15,30 or 60 minutes and set it for when to start and stop. You can have male or female voice, beeps or other sounds. It’s voice over accessible. It works on the locked screen with the

RE: Metronome App

2016-05-25 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I use tempo perfect. I've tried several and this is the easiest one for me. It's completely voice over friendly and free, so if it doesn't work for you you're not out anything. Good luck. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: A Good Calendar App

2016-05-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Monni, I love fantastical. When you open the app there’s a new event button at the top right of the screen. You write a sentence something like this: “doctor’s appointment on july 3, 2016 at 2 pm” And it will enter the information on the correct date. I find it very voice-over friendly.

RE: How Do You Use iOS?

2016-05-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Connie? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 11:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How Do You Use iOS? Just playing around with my games last night, I found an app I've

RE: How Do You Use iOS?

2016-05-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Just playing around with my games last night, I found an app I've had for a long time and kind of forgot about. It's a game called ear monsters. You do need earphones, so that's probably why I don't use it much, but boy is it addicting! You tap the screen to kill the monsters, left side if

red cross tornado app

2016-05-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi. For those who are using the free tornado app by the red cross, have you found a way to add a location? I found a couple of buttons but they seem to just take you back to the search field after you've put in the city and state and zip code. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. God bless!

RE: Severe weather alerts

2016-04-29 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
How can one get tornado alerts from the government alerts. I went to settings, notifications, and looked at government alerts. I see the amber alert and the emergency alert. I have the emergency alert turned on. Is that what would alert for a tornado? Just wondering. Thanks. God bless!

RE: How Do You Use iOS?

2016-04-29 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Mark and all. I use many of the apps others have mentioned. In addition, I use the Alarmed app for reminders that are important. It's completely voice-over friendly and you can set a reminder easily. The best thing is that the app will "nag" you every minute until you get back to it.

RE: Severe weather alerts

2016-04-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 11:40 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Severe weather alerts Hi, Aren't Storm shield and Weather radio the same app? Best, Anna > On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:27 AM, Paul and Paula Jordan <pau...@roadrunner.com> > wrote: > > I really

RE: Severe weather alerts

2016-04-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I also have dark sky and like it a lot. However, it just tells you that drizzle or rain or snow is starting unless I don't have it set correctly. It does not give a severe weather alert specifically. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Severe weather alerts

2016-04-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I really like storm shield. It's not available for all cities, but if you can get it it's worth the cost. It's totally voice-over friendly and the developer responds to voice-over questions and concerns. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: accessible metronome

2016-04-24 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Thanks for the hint about turning voice over off for taptronome. I have a further question. When I flick up or down to change the tempo, it seems to move erratically. It'll say for example, 87 then when I flick up I hear 97-91 right after each other. Any thoughts. I like the sound of the

updating the gmail app

2016-02-18 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. I just got a notice on my phone that says that I'm using an older older way of connecting with gmail on my IPhone that doesn't support the newest features. Does anyone know of a reason to, or for that matter, not to update? Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following

RE: MBraille Suggestion, was Re: How many use VO Braille Screen Input?

2016-01-26 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Bret. I'm sorry you've had a negative experience with the MBraille app. I use it on a daily basis and love it. There is a learning curve, but I've found that the more I work with it the more I like it. I am on the MBraille email list and find that when I've had questions I get help and

RE: battery draining very quickly

2016-01-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
:33 skrev Monica Jones <coffeega...@att.net>: No, I can’t say mine is draining faster, but I’m using a 5S. From: Paul and Paula Jordan Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2016 8:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: battery draining very quickly Hi, all. Has anyone else noticed a signifi

battery draining very quickly

2016-01-21 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. Has anyone else noticed a significantly greater battery drain since updating to IOS 9.2? It seems to me that my battery goes down faster since the update. I'm using an IPhone 6 running 9.2. Any thoughts? Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information is important

email problem

2016-01-04 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I am unable to re-subscribe to the viPhone list after coming back from vacation. I've tried following the clear directions Sieghard sent in a previous email, but can't find the buttons that should be on the googlegroup website. I would very much like to be re-instated to the list. If

need help signing back into the group

2015-12-31 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. First of all, I hope you've had as great a Christmas as I have visiting family for the last week and a half. I didn't want to have a thousand or so emails when I got back, so signed out using directions Siegert gave us. Now, however, I can't seem to sign back in. If anyone can give me

test, please ignore

2015-12-19 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
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RE: Apple, Don't Take my Headphone Jack Away

2015-12-01 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Jonathan and all. I completely agree about not losing the earphone input jack. Is it time to contact Apple and let our voices be heard, or is that premature. If so, who is the best person or department to contact. While I could use blue tooth devices, I prefer to use wired headphones and

voice over suddenly going quiet

2015-11-21 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi all. It seems that since I've upgraded to IOS 9.1 voice over freezes rather frequently, perhaps two or 3 times a week. The only thing that helps is to hold down the home and sleep buttons for 10 or so seconds. When voice over seems to crash I can usually still hear the sounds, but no voice

RE: Be My Eyes

2015-11-19 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I have found be my eyes very useful. I don't use it often, but when I need it, it's really helpful. I would not want to be without it. I try not to use it unless there is no other choice since I want to make best use of volunteers time and want to be as independent as possible. Haven't used

RE: Calls: EndingCalls-iPhone

2015-10-24 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
By the "power button" do you mean the home button or the lock button? Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rash Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 9:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

better finger print identification in IOS 9.1

2015-10-23 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I have been using the finger print to unlock my phone for several months. It's been inconsistent to say the least. In fact, I finally gave up on it a couple of weeks ago totally and just went with a pass code. However, when I updated to IOS 9.1 I decided to give it a try again. I set

RE: BARD Mobile Finally Recieves an Update

2015-10-21 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
This is exactly how the NLS players work. The sleep timer starts the book playing. It moves by 15 minute increments up to an hour, then goes back to off15 minutes. God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Turner

RE: Other blind fold games

2015-10-18 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, if anyone has had any luck with the blindfold solitaire or free cell games, could you please write me. I thought I knew how to play free cell, but I'm not figuring it out and can't find a help or tutorial. If you want to write off list my email is: pau...@roadrunner.com. Thanks. God

RE: fun topic for the weekend: best iPhone games

2015-10-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I really like Kings' corner and IYacht. IYacht is a version of yatze and very accessible. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimber Gardner Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 2:46 PM To:

ios 9.0.2 and MBraille

2015-10-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I have a question for those of you who use MBraille I'm considering updating from8.3 to 9.0.2. However, I use the MBraille app every day. Are there any significant problems with Mbraille in 9.0.2. If it's not working well, I'll wait to update. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston

RE: fun topic for the weekend: best iPhone games

2015-10-11 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I can't either and I've looked at the help section and that doesn't help much. I also can't figure out Bblindfold free cell. I used to love free cell on my old windows computer, but I can't get the hand of the BlindFold one. Besides that, I wonder if I'm going to have to buy more coins as I

question about volume level in BlindSquare

2015-10-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, I know this should really fo to the BlindSquare list, but I can't seem to get any messages through to that list for some reason, so I'm posting the query here hoping that some one who uses BlindSquare can give me some thoughts. If there are no suggestions, could someone who is on both lists

RE: Request for Storm Simulator or Relaxation App Suggestions

2015-09-27 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Just to relax I like Rain Rain. It has a lot of options like a fountain which I really like, and ocean sounds as well as the obvious rain sound. It's very voice over accessible. God bless! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Need to record distance walked with the iPhone

2015-09-22 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, I'm hoping my message got through the other day. Just in case it didn't, here's what I need to know. I have walklog and would like to use it when I'm walking around, but I can't figure out how to start it or what to do. If anyone would like to write me off list to explain how this app

RE: Need to record distance walked with the iPhone

2015-09-21 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Could someone please give me instructions for using walklog. I can't figure out how to start it and don't see a help file anywhere in the app. It's probably something obvious, but I can't figure it out. Thanks.It sounds like an app I'd like to use since Boston and I both like to walk. God

RE: Looking for an extra battery that includes a lightning connector

2015-09-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I purchased a very short lightening cable from amazon. It does the trick quite nicely and doesn't take up much room. It's either 4 or 6 inches long. I can't remember which at the moment. HTH God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: ,printing out a picture.

2015-09-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Our son sent a family picture to me using text messaging. I took my IPhone 6 to Walgreens and they were able to plug it in using a cable they have and print it with no problem. Good-bye disposable cameras. The prints were great! God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From:

RE: IPhone 6 Case

2015-08-29 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I have an otterbox commuter which is thin and seems to provide reasonable protection for the phone. I had them put my speed dots back on when I changed cases, so I didn't even ask about a screen protector. My understanding is that those are available separately if you want. God bless! Paula

two facetime questions

2015-08-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. Here are my two questions. 1.I have my screen brightness set to 5 percent since I'm totally blind and want to save my battery as much as possible. Does my screen brightness effect a facetime call. Would the picture from my phone be better if brightness were set to say 100

RE: good clock app

2015-08-02 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I have an app called Big ben. It has a great sounding chime every 15 minutes. You can check the time but I've just used it as a chiming clock. The time seems to be shown on the 24 hour system. I haven't messed with it to see if it can be on a 12 hour time setting. Anyway, I love the deep

RE: iPhone 6plus and otterbox

2015-07-16 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
My husband has an IPhone 6 in an otterbox and his whole screen needs a very hard touch to activate. It feels like there is space between the otterbox screen and the phone. I'm considering having someone take the screen cover off and have him just use the speed dots he has. God bless! Paula and

RE: Ultra mini speaker

2015-06-14 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I would be interested in the info about where to order the speaker. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2015 6:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Ultra mini speaker

the message bible

2015-06-13 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I'm interested to know if anyone uses the message Bible and which one might be most accessible. Looking on the app store I found several for between 3.99 and 4.99 dollars. Is there one that's better than others. I tried looking on applevis with no luck. Thanks. God bless! Paula and

RE: Be My Eyes App

2015-06-07 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I have used Be My Eyes with good success. I tried to use them only when all other apps have not gotten me the information I need. There have been a few times when it takes some time to connect. If I remember correctly, someone in the know said that if you don’t get a connection within 3 or

questions about thermostats

2015-05-26 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I posted this once before and haven't gotten response so am posting it again just in case it didn't get through. Has anyone had experience with the new Honeywell thermostat. We just had one installed. It has voice recognition which isn't working well at the moment. It works

one more question about thermostats

2015-05-25 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
For those of you who have the CT50 thermostat, does it have a speech read out when the touch screen is activated. Since my Honeywell is so new, I'm trying to decide whether to keep it or go for the CT50. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information is important for all

honeywell thermostat question

2015-05-24 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. Has anyone had experience with the new Honeywell thermostat. We just had one installed. It has voice recognition which isn't working well at the moment. It works with wifi and does have an app for the IPhone. However, I haven't been able to find how to create a log in. Basically, I'm

cleaning up an IPhone

2015-05-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I'm asking this question for someone who isn't on the list. He has a 16 gig IPhone 4S. He has about 4 pages of apps, no pictures, music, books or movies. He's being told he has 0 bytes free. I recall that there is an app for cleaning up the phone, but can't find what it's called.

re-booting the phone

2015-05-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I got the following from another list. I haven't heard of doing it this way. Has anyone heard of this method? Is there truth to it? Thanks. Absolutely no reason to reboot unless you like it, tht is daily reboots. Most times when you encounter something strange just press the lock

RE: favorite ways to use Siri?

2015-05-05 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I use it to send a text, set calendar appointments, and set reminders. Very useful and easy! God bless! Paula and Boston From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2015 6:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

dokey

2015-04-17 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. I've taken DOKEY off my phone, but I'm wondering, since Apple is so careful about apps, how did it end up in the app store? Just curious. Thanks. God bless! Paula and Boston -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this

removing information from apple pay

2015-04-12 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi, all. When I downloaded the update I was asked for my email and credit card information. I didn't understand that this was to enroll me in apple pay. I thought that for some unknown reason I had to re-enter my information. I got the confirming email that I had enrolled and I don't want to.

RE: What A Difference A Screen Protector Can Make

2015-04-03 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
I use speed dots as my screen protector and have had absolutely no problems with it. God bless! Paula and Boston -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 1:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Please, I need some more suggestions about wearing Iphone on the neck.

2015-03-24 Thread Paul and Paula Jordan
Hi Maria and all other ladies looking for a solution to wearing the IPhone around your neck. In the past I have seen some very small simple purses that might hold the IPhone. The ones I'm thinking about have a very thin long strap, and don't have a bunch of pockets or fiddley stuff on them.

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