RE: accessible barcode scanner for iphone4s

2012-10-26 Thread Richard Turner
I forgot to mention that Digit-Eyes is a very good bar code scanner, but it costs $19.99. It is designed with the blind in mind so works extremely well with VoiceOver. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr

RE: Notes question

2012-10-26 Thread Richard Turner
If you don't mind sticking with txt files, PlainText is free and very good. It allows for creating folders and I don't know that you will run into a problem with length, though I haven't written anything that terribly long. NoteMaster is another very good text editor. I believe it runs about

Re: iPod Touch 5TH Generation battery issue

2012-10-26 Thread Richard Turner
low it would go. But it needs to retain some charge to hold settings, though it doesn't need a lot, it has to make a decision at some point. Be interested to see how this pans out. R! - Original Message - From: Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com To: ViPone list viphone

RE: Weather Underground question (Was RE: Looking for a wind speed measuring app)

2012-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Keith and all, When you open the Weather Underground app, touch in the upper left corner. You should find a button that says UI toolbar home city. Start flicking to the right with one finger. You should hear your home city, then UI Toolbar Station, the next number you hear is the current temp,

RE: Weather Underground question (Was RE: Looking for a wind speed measuring app)

2012-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
different from yours, especially after an uninstall and reinstall? I'm stumped. Any ideas appreciated. Keith _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Prizmo vs. Text Detective

2012-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
I've never gotten good results with Text Detective but get good results from Prizmo about 85 percent of the time. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicki keck Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:12 AM To:

RE: Weather Underground question (Was RE: Looking for a wind speed measuring app)

2012-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
that's a difference. Thanks for your help. I'd like to use the app, but I need full access to to want to use it. Keith _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:41 AM To: viphone

RE: Wanted, list of IOS commands for Focus blue 40

2012-10-27 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, There are two good sources for more commands than you want: http://axslab.com/articles/ios-voiceover-gestures-and-keyboard-commands.php http://www.applevis.com/guides/braille-commands-iphone The applevis one has a section specifically about the Focus display. The first one has more commands

RE: color visor

2012-10-28 Thread Richard Turner
My first day with the update was very impressive. Since then it has been a bit less impressive, but still better than most. A couple tips: Keep the camera a few inches away from the thing you want to know the color of. Hold it still and let it settle on one or two colors. It should get down to

RE: Audible, Read2Go, and Learning Ally Question

2012-10-28 Thread Richard Turner
You cannot use the automatically add to iTunes with Bookshare or Learning Ally, I'm not sure about Audible, but it would be worth a try. With Bookshare, you may find it faster and easier to just down load them into the app. With Learning Ally, you can use the file share feature of iTunes to move

RE: VOCwKeyer is out!

2012-10-28 Thread Richard Turner
I just copied and pasted the name from your Email in iTunes on my computer and it came up just fine. Assuming you have at least iOS 5.1 it should be showing up. Make sure what you typed in the search field is the same as what you typed in your Email. Good luck, Richard -Original

Re: VOCwKeyer is out!

2012-10-28 Thread Richard Turner
results for vocwkeyer. I'm just trying to figure out what this program is. Many thanks, Katey Sent from my iPad On Oct 28, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: I just copied and pasted the name from your Email in iTunes on my computer and it came

RE: Audible, Read2Go, and Learning Ally Question

2012-10-28 Thread Richard Turner
to keep this phone before buying a router. Arnold Schmidt - Original Message - From: Richard Turner mailto:richard.turne...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 2:10 PM Subject: RE: Audible, Read2Go, and Learning Ally Question You cannot use

RE: Apple and Philips move into home lighting market

2012-10-30 Thread Richard Turner
I think I will stick with the $0.99 Light Detector app so I can tell if the lights are on or off. Very interesting to read about though. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 12:54 AM

RE: iTunes newbie question

2012-10-30 Thread Richard Turner
Keith, Did you log in with your user ID and password on the Store menu in iTunes? There is also an Authorize and Deauthorize option on that same menu. HTH, Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent:

RE: Comparable App

2012-10-30 Thread Richard Turner
The key to remember about NoteMaster is that the formatting is not saved. it is just a plain text file wrapped up in a docx file. If you have tabs, or centered kinds of formatting, that will probably be stripped out. Having said that, I like the app very much. Richard _ From:

RE: Comparable App

2012-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
format without a special plugin. K' On 10/30/12, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: The key to remember about NoteMaster is that the formatting is not saved. it is just a plain text file wrapped up in a docx file. If you have tabs, or centered kinds of formatting, that will probably

RE: NFB Newsline question?

2012-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
Turn the rotor to headings and flick down. That will take you from article to article. HTH, Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 6:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: NFB Newsline

RE: Comparable App

2012-10-31 Thread Richard Turner
2003 which doesn't use the docx format without a special plugin. K' On 10/30/12, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: The key to remember about NoteMaster is that the formatting is not saved. it is just a plain text file wrapped up in a docx file. If you have tabs, or centered

Re: Apple releases iOS 6.0.1 with over-the-air update tool | Apple - CNET News

2012-11-01 Thread Richard Turner
Well, I updated the iPod Touch 5th gen and an iPhone 4S. I haven't found any improvements yet. The only thing I have noticed it that is seems that the actions option is not being selected by default in Mail any longer. So, the flick up or down to delete a message is something I have to turn the

RE: Finding An Accessible Word Processing Application Working with iPhone / iPad.

2012-11-02 Thread Richard Turner
The short answer to your question is no. Someone who is more adept with the Apple Pages app will need to comment if you can do any of those things with it, but that would be the only possible app right now that might do a little of what you want. The thing to keep in mind is that these devices

RE: New Version of Cribbage Pro Greatly Improved

2012-11-02 Thread Richard Turner
You beat me to the punch in pointing this out. I had requested the automatic speaking of scoring and the play and the developer said he would try. Well, this is absolutely brilliant! I too will be dropping him a thank you note and giving it 5 stars. Richard -Original Message- From:

RE: Having Problem with dialing international numbers.

2012-11-03 Thread Richard Turner
If using iOS 6, you may need to turn punctuation to all in order to hear those symbols. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 6:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

My iPod Touch 5th generation saga

2012-11-03 Thread Richard Turner
I had mentioned the problem I was having with my new iPod Touch 5th Gen. It was shutting down at 12%. I had gone through everything that the suport folks at Apple had asked me to do when they agreed that it was time for a replacement. I went to the Apple store yesterday, and the genius insisted

Re: My iPod Touch 5th generation saga

2012-11-03 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Mary, It was the actual Apple store. Pioneer Square to be exact. I think there are three Apple stores here, Washington Square and Clackamas Towncenter. We have a Mac store as well. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPhone) On Nov 3, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: Ri

RE: In the quest of a hymnal ap I found iWorship Plus and it works

2012-11-06 Thread Richard Turner
Do you know if you can copy the text into another app? A couple people had talked about wanting to be able to get their Bible verses and hymns and readings in one file to make it easier to follow along in a service. When you say you have no trouble reading the verses, are you using this with

RE: anylist ap is now accessible

2012-11-06 Thread Richard Turner
I just checked this out and I am impressed. It is also free at the moment, I don't know if it had cost before, but it says it is free for an introductory period. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dave Bahr Sent:

Focus 14 comments

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Turner
I have had the Focus 14 demo unit for a couple of days. I'm pasting below the physical layout description from the manual and adding my comments about its use with the iDevices in the appropriate places. I will precede my comments with my initials: RT. Physical Layout On the left side of the

RE: Focus 14 comments

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Turner
/2012, at 12:30, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: I have had the Focus 14 demo unit for a couple of days. I'm pasting below the physical layout description from the manual and adding my comments about its use with the iDevices in the appropriate places. I will precede my comments

RE: Focus 14 comments

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Turner
Mary, I'm getting less hopeful at getting my hands on a demo, but I'm going to try once more tomorrow to get a clear answer. Yes, a notepad function would be fabulous on one of these smaller devices. Let's hope the Mini ends up being the ticket. Richard -Original Message- From:

RE: Focus 14 comments

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Turner
A co-worker has the Esys 12 cell display which is made by EuroBraille. There is an issue with using contracted braille with its notepad function. It seems to only use uncontracted. I don't know if that is true with the larger displays. Personally, with those odd shaped input buttons, I would not

RE: Focus 14 comments

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Turner
/oksaxis/blog/ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 4:31 PM To: ViPone list Subject: Focus 14 comments I have had the Focus 14 demo unit for a couple of days. I'm pasting below the physical layout

RE: Pages on Ios question

2012-11-08 Thread Richard Turner
You also could use the spacebar+1,4,6 to toggle the visible keyboard on the screen. With qwerty keyboards, there is usually a key for toggling the onscreen keyboard, then you would have the dictate button. But, as you say, if I'm using a keyboard, I'm going to type not dictate. Richard

RE: Focus 14 comments

2012-11-08 Thread Richard Turner
I believe the Braille Edge will do this, but I'll have to check again when I get to work since I don't use that feature. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheryl Homiak Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 6:24 AM To:

RE: iPod touch 5th generation what do people think?

2012-11-08 Thread Richard Turner
Other than mine shutting down at something around 12 percent of battery life, I love it! Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Lamanche Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 1:07 PM To: VIPhone Subject: iPod touch

RE: iTunes message when hooking up device -- what does this mean and what do I do?

2012-11-08 Thread Richard Turner
Check your firewall to see if it is blocking the Apple Mobile Device Service Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 6:04 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: iTunes

RE: iTunes message when hooking up device -- what does this mean and what do I do?

2012-11-08 Thread Richard Turner
this, but how do I do that? _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: iTunes message when hooking up device -- what does this mean and what do I do

RE: Voice dialing

2012-11-11 Thread Richard Turner
I just tried calling 611 and Siri apologized that she could not call 611. I'm guessing that is a built-in limitation. I am not going to try calling 911 to see if it works. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve

RE: Focus 40 Blue Classic or New model?

2012-11-12 Thread Richard Turner
I have only seen both the classic 40 blue and the newer one for part of a day, but the newer one seems a little better designed and slightly narrower from front to back. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carrie Snodgrass Sent:

RE: braille sense u2 qwerty with iPhone?

2012-11-12 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Mary, Have you asked HIMS about this? I don't have access to the QWERTY model so I can't test it. I suspect it may be like the BrailleNote in that keys f,d,s,j,k,l become the braille input keys, but I'm not sure. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: braille sense u2 qwerty with iPhone?

2012-11-12 Thread Richard Turner
I would imagine that the keyboard then would follow the VoiceOver keyboard commands. The issue would be if there is an equivalent key to the options key, which I believe is the same as the Windows key, so if you have a Windows key, a control key and an alt key, you should be able to use it just

RE: iPhone vs. iPad

2012-11-12 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, I'm answering in context of your questions. Yeah, don't shoot me for asking the same question others have already asked. Bang! (Just kidding.) I do have a very specific aspect though. I already have an iPhone. I think I have found a good combination of apps to help me do document editing

RE: Guitar Apps?

2012-11-13 Thread Richard Turner
You might try the Gibson Learn Master Guitar. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Tom rash Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6:23 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Guitar Apps? Speaking of guitar apps, any

RE: Guitar Apps?

2012-11-13 Thread Richard Turner
Rob, Looking at bill Brown's Music for the Blind web site, his lessons cost $35.00 each for the down loadable version. I've listened to a couple of the cassette lessons from the National Library Service and he is a great teacher, and probably worth the price. http://www.musicfortheblind.com/

Re: braille sense u2 qwerty with iPhone?

2012-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
be consistent with the braille keyboard either. Will have to try and contact HIMS to see if they can give me some pointers, though that doesn't sound promising given what the original poster had said. Scott On 11/12/12, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: I would imagine

RE: Braille Sense u2 QWERTY with iDevices

2012-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
So, how do you put in a hard return when writing in a document, or Email, etc? Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:28 PM To: viphone Subject: Braille Sense u2 QWERTY

RE: searching in ooTunes tuneInRadio

2012-11-14 Thread Richard Turner
Well, I've slowly slid my finger down from Car Mode an awful lot and never found a search bar. I always hit local etc. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Craig Werner Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:25 AM To:

RE: What happens if you try downloading a BARD book to an i-device?

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, A BARD book is a book from the National Library Service here in the United States. They are DRM encrypted so they can only play on authorized players which is why there is no way to play them on an iDevice until the National Library Service creates a way for that to happen. Richard

RE: Need help with VoiceOver and date reading

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Turner
What is your region format set to? Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ioana Gandrabur Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:14 PM To: Viphone Subject: Need help with VoiceOver and date reading Hello everyone, I am

RE: Braille Sense u2 QWERTY with iDevices

2012-11-15 Thread Richard Turner
though. Sadly, who knows if it'll be fixed, since most of this is something that will need to be resolved on Apple's end. Scott On 11/14/12, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: So, how do you put in a hard return when writing in a document, or Email, etc? Richard -Original

RE: Demonstration of the Bossjock Studio App

2012-11-16 Thread Richard Turner
The link is at the end of the messages you replied to. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Stacey Robinson Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 6:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Demonstration of the Bossjock Studio

RE: Need help with VoiceOver and date reading

2012-11-16 Thread Richard Turner
help with VoiceOver and date reading Hi, I tried both Canadian and US with different results but none of them very clear date formats recognized. Thanks for your help, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On 2012-11-15, at 9:32 AM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: What is your region

RE: amazone basic blue tooth keyboard questions

2012-11-16 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, You can find all the keyboard commands at Applevis.com under guides. Unless you reset the phone, the pairing should not have to be done more than once. The rotor is pressing the up arrow with either left or right arrow at the same time. Up and left turns counter clockwise and up with right

RE: Time Change concerning Big Ben.

2012-11-16 Thread Richard Turner
No, It is chiming fine for me. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 7:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Time Change concerning Big Ben. Hello All. Now that

RE: Need help with Voiceover and date reading

2012-11-17 Thread Richard Turner
, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: What is your region format set to? Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ioana Gandrabur Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 10:14 PM To: Viphone Subject

RE: amazone basic blue tooth keyboard questions

2012-11-17 Thread Richard Turner
is it, and does it do all these keystrokes reliably, even the selection marking combinations? Thanks, RobH. - Original Message - From: Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 12:57 AM Subject: RE: amazone basic blue tooth keyboard

RE: HIMS Releases HIMS Chat, an app for face-to-face communication for those who are deaf-blind

2012-11-17 Thread Richard Turner
Thanks Scott for posting this. One little problem though. The documentation is reading in what is probably Korean. The greeting, the list of macros read in English. I won't be able to really test it out until I get to Work on Monday where the HIMS devices are, but this is pretty impressive.

RE: Issue with iPhone 5 and Read2Go

2012-11-17 Thread Richard Turner
You may want to make sure your app switcher is cleared out. I haven't done much reading in Read2Go since I got the iPhone 5, so I can't say if this is an issue. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Bundy Sent:

RE: Issue with iPhone 5 and Read2Go

2012-11-17 Thread Richard Turner
You are. You just can't see your own messages. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Miller Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 4:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Issue with iPhone 5 and Read2Go I've

RE: Accessible audio editing

2012-11-18 Thread Richard Turner
You may want to check out GigDaddy. I've not done much editing particular tracks with it, but it is a great 4 track recording studio app. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Molzow Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 6:54 AM To:

RE: a calendar question

2012-11-18 Thread Richard Turner
If the Google Calendar was more accessible, that would be the easiest. I don't know otherwise. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ted Clarkk Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: A mixed marriage

2012-11-18 Thread Richard Turner
Yes, he could get an iPhone. All kidding aside, iTunes Match is an Apple based service so I don't think there is a way for him to access your account. Later, Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Finley Sent: Saturday,

RE: siri and reminders , based on locations

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
Two things might be going on here. Have you identified anyone in your contacts as my boss? Second, try saying, Remind me when I arrive at Office GTB, to call my boss. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of William

Re: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
I just did a test on the iPod Touch 5th Generation. I scanned the same page from the same height with Zoom Reader and with Prizmo. Zoom Reader gave me about 30 percent accuracy, Prizmo was about 95 percent accurate. For half the price, Prizmo is way better. Frankly, from the comment of a couple

RE: HIMS Releases HIMS Chat, an app for face-to-face communication for those who are deaf-blind

2012-11-19 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, Even though there are a few things for them to work out, I did a trial run with a sighted co-worker today and it seems to work fairly well. I am not deaf-blind, but we have clients that are, so I wanted to take it for a spin. A few things to note: 1. There is a message about double tapping

Re: New mapping app with voice guided walking directions available from Nokia

2012-11-20 Thread Richard Turner
I got the same useless results as you did. This is clearly not going to be usable. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Nov 20, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Eric sseri...@gmail.com wrote: This appears to be a bust. I find only an edit field for search and then the rest of the screen

Ergonomic keyboards for the iPhone

2012-11-20 Thread Richard Turner
Does anyone know of an Ergonomic keyboard that works with the iPhone? I have a client with very bad wrists and he would like to be able to use an Ergonomic keyboard like the ones they make for PC's with the angled split keyboard. Thanks, Richard Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th

RE: *Do! Not!* hard reset your iPhone. VoiceOver dies.

2012-11-20 Thread Richard Turner
I found the exact same thing with the iPod Touch 5th Generation today. I'm sticking with the tapping the power button six times quickly to cause a reboot. Those of you who roll their eyes at such things can roll them silently please. It works, it doesn't cause VoiceOver to turn off and default to

RE: Temporarily Cancelling List Emails While On Vacation

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
From a post by Raul a while back: You can find a single page listing of all the Google Groups you belong to using the URL: http://groups.google.com/groups/mysubs?hl=en_USpli=1 This page has the entries for Manage My Memberships. There's a link to My Google Account that will let you change your

RE: Temporarily Cancelling List Emails While On Vacation

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Well, I just tried the link I just sent about temporarily stopping your subscription and Google says it is an invalid link. O well, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pete Lane Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 8:08 AM

RE: How to stop reading in NFBNewsline and not start Audible with the same gesture?

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, To stop reading in NFb Newsline, or any other app where VoiceOver is doing the reading, it is a single two finger tap, not a double two finger tap. A double two finger tap always starts and stops audio unless you are using it to answer the phone, take a picture, stop and start recording in the

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Rose, You are not alone. AI Squared confused things from the beginning as to who the app would work for, but later they tried to make it clear that it was really designed for low-vision people with the promises that if they sell enough they would consider making it accessible to totally blind

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, The subject line doesn't mention the iPad 2. I suspect that is because the camera specs don't meet the minimum qualifications for the app. Be glad it saves you $19.99. Don't waste your money on it. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: o c r apps

2012-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
Prizmo is very good at 9.99. Some folks get good results with the free SayText. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Nov 23, 2012, at 8:51 PM, paula barton pbarton1...@att.net wrote: hi all i was wondering about if there were any good o c r aps out there other than the new

RE: ZoomReader Now on iPhone 4, 4S, 5, iPad Mini, iPad 3 and 4 and iPod Touch with 5MP Camera

2012-11-24 Thread Richard Turner
Andy, Doug from AI Squared posted the note with the current subject line and there are a lot of new people on the list who did not have the history of ZoomReader, so the questions about its usability for a totally blind person naturally came back up. And, a few people were wondering if they had

Talkatone custom tones

2012-11-24 Thread Richard Turner
Hello, Have any Talkatone users been able to add custom tones to Talkatone on an iPod Touch 5th Gen? I've not tried it on the iPhone yet. I only discovered yesterday that the iPod Touch 5TH Gen supports custom tones for things like the alarm, timer, Mail sounds, etc. I went through the file

RE: Touchtyping on iPad 3

2012-11-24 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, Get to a place where the keyboard is on the screen, At that point, turn the rotor until you hear typing mode. Flick up or down once and you will have touch typing. Note, if you also have zoom turned on, touch typing does not work. If typing mode does not show up at first, double tap on one

RE: Talkatone custom tones

2012-11-24 Thread Richard Turner
Of MamaPeach Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Talkatone custom tones Can you provide that information as I would like to add my own custome tones to Talkatone too. From: Richard Turner mailto:richard.turne...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 24

RE: Disappointing results with Prizmo

2012-11-26 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Rahul, Here is a guide to using Prizmo. Take your time going through it and this may improve the results you are getting. The two main keys are to use the speech command and to make sure you are keeping the iphone level when you raise it up.

RE: Dialing with a braille display.

2012-11-27 Thread Richard Turner
I tried it with the Braille Edge today and it worked fine. I did not have to do anything special, though I was in uncontracted braille at the time. Later, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent:

RE: Big Ben

2012-11-27 Thread Richard Turner
Check under Settings, Notification Center and find Big Ben and make sure Sounds is on in there. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hope Paulos Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 8:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Braille and picker items

2012-11-28 Thread Richard Turner
Space with dots 3 or 6 should do the trick for you. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of denise avant Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5:54 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Braille and picker items HI all, i

Re: GPS for walking directions

2012-11-28 Thread Richard Turner
MapQuest works fine for walking directions. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Nov 28, 2012, at 1:25 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu wrote: Hi, With all the GPS options now available, I’m having difficulty keeping track of better and worse

RE: Sharing Calendar Appointment Info

2012-11-28 Thread Richard Turner
The issue is Outlook. I have the iPhone 5 running 6.01 and the iPod Touch 5TH generation also running 6.01 and neither one has the option to invite others to an appointment. It is because I sync with Outlook, apparently. I suspect the ones who have those fields, don't sync with Outlook. I hope

RE: Nook App for IOS Devices Now Accessible

2012-11-29 Thread Richard Turner
Contact Apple feedback to request that they allow third party app developers to provide an online buying interface in their apps. apple took that away. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Regina Alvarado Sent: Thursday, November 29,

RE: Bar code reader

2012-12-01 Thread Richard Turner
Digit-Eyes is the best. You can get by with things like Red Laser, Consmr, and even oMoby, but if you want something that was designed with the visually impaired in mind and that includes more information on some things than even the latest database from Envision America on the ID Mate Omni, then

RE: SIRI Problem.

2012-12-01 Thread Richard Turner
Do you have your settings so the screen locks after one minute? If so, increase that amount or set it to never so you have to hit the power button to lock it. Or, are you asking these questions when the screen is locked? Then, it is just returning to the locked state. Richard -Original

Re: Viber

2012-12-02 Thread Richard Turner
iPod touch support? Last I checked, it wasn't't available. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Dec 2, 2012, at 8:00 AM, Viber viber...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, This is a member of the Viber RD Team! We're happy to see the interest in our app. :) We are here to offer our help,

Pages update shows promise

2012-12-04 Thread Richard Turner
I just installed the Pages update. There is now a rename document button next to each document in your list. It actually works. Now, I have not done anything else yet with the update, ;but this makes me hoepful that more accessibility updates are going to be there or come out eventually. I've

RE: Pages update shows promise

2012-12-04 Thread Richard Turner
, maybe you do not know this yet, but were you able to know where your cursor was at all times. one of the problems i had was sometimes believing i was at the bottom of a document only to find i was somewhere else. and i had not done anything to the screen. On Dec 4, 2012, at 5:52 PM, Richard

RE: Pages update shows promise

2012-12-04 Thread Richard Turner
double tap and hold on the file I don't see any option to delete the file. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: I just installed the Pages update. There is now a rename document button next to each document in your list. It actually

Re: New Youtube app from Google

2012-12-05 Thread Richard Turner
YouTube is the name of the app. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Dec 5, 2012, at 3:19 AM, Patti Johnson pat1...@insightbb.com wrote: What's the name of the new youtube app? Patti -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Calendar app for iOS doing something strange

2012-12-05 Thread Richard Turner
That is a bug that has been reported to accessibil...@apple.com and probably should be reported again. One of the reasons I like the month view as well. You don't run into that kind of strange behavior. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: fforwarding email with an iphone

2012-12-05 Thread Richard Turner
to find. Don - Original Message - From: Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 6:01 pm Subject: RE: fforwarding email with an iphone Hi Don, Double tap on the reply button, then flick through your choices. You

RE: digit eyes

2012-12-06 Thread Richard Turner
Instructions will only be there if the manufacturer includes that information in the bar code database. If it is there, which I have not seen, it will be in the more information section. You have to sign up for a Digit-Eyes account to access that information, but that is free and easy to do, even

RE: TuneIn Radio Question.

2012-12-07 Thread Richard Turner
Hi Jim, As others have pointed out, one way is to go into Car Mode then find the search option. Another is if you touch the spot on the screen where the Car Mode button is, then slide your finger down enough to get off the Car Mode Button, but not so far as to get on the next button--so you are

RE: Relabeling buttons no longer working

2012-12-07 Thread Richard Turner
The other issue is that if you get it labeled, there may be other apps of the same type that end up with the same label. The Dictionary.com, Webster Dictionary and another one whose real name I can't remember, all are labelled dictionary. If you change one, they are all changed. I have reported

RE: An ITunes question.

2012-12-08 Thread Richard Turner
I would set it up on the iPhone, or get sighted assistance. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of liz and sammie Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 8:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: An ITunes question.

RE: Extreme iTunes Frustration: Since Before iTunes 11

2012-12-08 Thread Richard Turner
Hi, Have you talked with Apple about this? With iTunes 11, you can bring back the old look with Control+s to open the Side Bar. HTH, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christine Grassman Sent: Saturday, December 08,

RE: i tunes questions.

2012-12-08 Thread Richard Turner
It should, or hit control+s to open the Side Bar and iTunes 11 will look a lot like 10.7. Richard _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Sanchez Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 3:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: i tunes

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