RE: Direct TV App Update ? ? ?

2013-09-03 Thread Rick Alfaro
Wow, that's terrible. I can't believe it went from totally accessible to totally unusable. Wish I had some sort of Direct TV contact. Sorry this is the case but do appreciate the heads up as I haven't updated yet. I'm still on V2.5.2 of the app on both iPhone and iPad. Best regards, Rick

RE: Features of the 5S and 5C

2013-09-11 Thread Rick Alfaro
at the retail stores. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C Hi, these are my

RE: Features of the 5S and 5C

2013-09-12 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, I think that's a valid point but could be gotten around by setting up more than one finger, including one you wouldn't use for reading Braille and not just on one hand. A good one would be one's thumbs I'd think. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone

RE: Question about Siri in iOS 7

2013-09-12 Thread Rick Alfaro
Any idea if that new male voice will also be available for use with VO? I would assume so but you know what can happen with assumptions. (smile) Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel

RE: Question about Siri in iOS 7

2013-09-12 Thread Rick Alfaro
Maybe you are correct, but do you really think the new male voice would take up much more space than the current premium voices? I'm not so sure it would in fact I would think that storing the voice server side would present some major issues. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message

RE: Features of the 5S and 5C

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
Same here, I almost always use my index finger for the home button. The only exception to that is if I have need to use the phone one-handed in which case I use my left thumb. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
It can really vary. From experience I've had beta testing other apps, it can be as quick as one week but definitely can go longer. With the release of IOS 7, I would imagine they must be flooded with updates so it wouldn't surprise me if it took a while. Best regards, Rick Alfaro

RE: playing music on my iPhone from my network

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
Tonido. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 2:35 PM To: viphone Subject: Re: playing music on my iPhone from my network Hi, It sure will. :). Open iTunes

RE: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
still prefer using a separate device. This is my plan so I will be upgrading to the 64gb version of the 5s so I have no issues with space. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent

RE: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
I believe it is called Bard Mobile. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 3:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: BARD app submitted to Apple

RE: playing music on my iPhone from my network

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: playing music on my iPhone from my network can u give us any

RE: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
Definitely, that would be my first accessory, a case with built-in battery. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph FreeTech Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: BARD app submitted to Apple for approval

2013-09-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
That's a very good point. One can do it but but not as easy and as straight forward as it should be. I'm thinking about the possibility of using DownCast for mp3 audio books but haven't tried it yet. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iPhone 5 and Inconsistent Headset Remote Results

2013-09-14 Thread Rick Alfaro
If other similar type headsets have the same issue, I would say your only real choices are to try a complete phone reset after having performed a backup of course, or taking it into an Apple Store as it's possible that the headphone jack could be defective. JMO. Best regards, Rick

RE: where will you purchase the iPhone 5s

2013-09-16 Thread Rick Alfaro
My plan is to first try Radio Shack, Walmart, and Target. If I have no success, then Best Buy and Apple store. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013

RE: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page

2013-09-16 Thread Rick Alfaro
At leasgt wait until the new version clears approval by Apple and is in the app store which should be fairly soon. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 11:23 AM

RE: update not available

2013-09-19 Thread Rick Alfaro
I also got the same thing so I decided to do the update via iTunes instead and it worked on my first try. I'm sure everyone has gotten it by now but if you are still having trouble, use the latest iTunes. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: I have tried the hand writing feature on iOS 7

2013-09-19 Thread Rick Alfaro
regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joseph FreeTech Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 6:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: I have tried the hand writing feature on iOS 7 As a general Note

RE: I have tried the hand writing feature on iOS 7

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, once the number of matches is announced, you can move through the list with 2 finger swipe down or up. Once you are on the app you want, you just double tap. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Question concerningn in iOS 7 and weather in notification Center

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
Interesting, having the same issue with Weather not showing under today. I followed these instructions to the tee, but still not showing on my iPhone 4s. I'm restarting the phone to see if it sticks. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone

RE: screen hypersensitivity with IOS7

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
Could be. I am still using my 4s until my 5s comes in and am definitely seeing this hypersensitivity. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:15 AM

RE: Airplay and iTunes Music.

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
This is on my 4s. Although Airplay isn't there on the now playing screen, it's available by pulling up the Control Center and swiping over to Airplay. It works as expected. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Which color of 5S -was- Re: IOS 7.01 update?

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
delivery times have been known to be not so accurate, so I'm hoping it comes early. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 1:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE

RE: Updating iPad mini

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
I did upgrade my mini and haven't had any issues thus far but admittedly haven't used it much since the upgrade. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jennie Facer Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 4

RE: Voice over jumps around when swiping

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
Yes, that does definitely help but on my 4s doesn't totally eliminate the issue. I'll be curious to see if it happens on my 5s. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday

RE: Question concerningn in iOS 7 and weather in notification Center

2013-09-20 Thread Rick Alfaro
After powering down the phone and powering back up again, weather was there under today. Thanks for the step by step, very helpful. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sara Kongkatong Sent: Thursday, September 19

RE: Which color of 5S -was- Re: IOS 7.01 update?

2013-09-21 Thread Rick Alfaro
I ordered the 5s gold and knew nothing about pink. Please don't let it be Pink? (lol) I'm not a Pink sort of guy. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cara Quinn Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 3:25 AM To: viphone

RE: two finger double tap, and what plays in bard mobile

2013-09-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
What you describe is exactly the way it works for me in IOS 7 and it was no different in IOS 6. Basically, 2 finger double tap plays or pauses whatever was playing last. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris

RE: Speaker Phone with Voiceover

2013-09-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi Sieghard. Personally, I really like the auto switching so I don't have to worry about finding the speaker phone button. I haven't had much trouble at all with this feature malfunctioning. This is on my 4s, let's see how the 5s does with this. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original

RE: Question about 4 finger swipe command mentioned in apple's user guide

2013-09-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
These 4 finger swipes work on iPad but not on iPhones. They work fine on my iPad mini. There are a few other multi-fingered gestures that are iPad specific which makes sense to me due to the difference in screen sizes. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone

RE: two finger double tap, and what plays in bard mobile

2013-09-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
Sherrie, My apologies, you are absolutely correct. I just experienced the issue you are describing and definitely agree this needs to be addressed. Very flakey behavior. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

RE: Belkin @TV

2013-02-20 Thread Rick alfaro
FYI, Dish isn't complying with the FCC rulings regarding the passing through of the descriptive audio. I've spoken to them several times including people in upper management with no success. I filed a formal FCC complaint back in September and so far it has done no good at all. Another Federal

RE: Response from Apple concerning Flecksy

2013-02-20 Thread Rick alfaro
Same exact response as I got from them. Rick -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:23 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Response from Apple concerning Flecksy

RE: Voice Dream what a great app.

2013-02-21 Thread Rick alfaro
I have to say I totally agree. There are only a few things I would like to see added. 1. A way to read through the text by character, or word using VO. 2. Support for iCloud so that the library and reading position could be maintained across multiple devices. 3. Support

RE: Voice Dream what a great app.

2013-02-23 Thread Rick alfaro
_ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick alfaro Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:36 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Voice Dream what a great app. I have to say I totally agree. There are only a few things I would like to see

RE: Voice Dream and Airplay

2013-02-25 Thread Rick alfaro
Hmmm, I'll give that a shot. I did try something similar where I was playing a video podcast via AirPlay and switched to VoiceDream and the audio was totally silent. I'll try it playing music first. Thanks for the heads up. Best, Rick -Original Message- From:

RE: Use NaturalReader On Your iPhone And Get Rid Of The Awful Robot Voice [iOS Tips]

2013-02-28 Thread Rick alfaro
Raul, What voices does this app use? Rick From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:24 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Use NaturalReader On Your iPhone And Get Rid Of The Awful

RE: Is there a note app that has really good speech to text

2013-03-06 Thread Rick alfaro
Hi Neal, dictation will work in any app that shows a virtual keyboard. Just use the dictate button located to the left of space. You single finger double tap to start dictation and 2 finger double tap to stop. I use this all the time and love it. Best, Rick -Original Message- From:

Re: jamm box and apple TV?

2013-03-07 Thread Rick Alfaro
The Apple TV Bluetooth support is for keyboards, not Bluetooth speakers. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/6/2013 9:11 PM, Kliphton wrote: Okay, like my jamm box so far, but went to pair it with my apple TV 3^rd gen, and it is not showing up in the list of blue tooth devices. How do I make

Looking for suggestions for heart rate monitoring

2013-03-13 Thread Rick Alfaro
the info on it's corresponding app. Any suggestions appreciated. -- Best, Rick alfaro -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group

Re: Looking for suggestions for heart rate monitoring

2013-03-14 Thread Rick Alfaro
Barry, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely check this one out. Where does the monitor itself get placed on your body? Is it on the chest, or wrist perhaps? Best, Rick alfaro On 3/13/2013 8:36 PM, Barry Abbott wrote: Hi Rick. I'm using the Wahoo Bluetooth Heart Monitor along

Re: Looking for suggestions for heart rate monitoring

2013-03-14 Thread Rick Alfaro
Thanks Troy, I'll have to check this one out again. The last time I tried it it didn't seem to be very accurate but perhaps it's improved. Thanks much. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/13/2013 8:36 PM, Troy Sullivan wrote: I use an app called IHeartrate which I found on apple vis. They just

Re: Looking for suggestions for heart rate monitoring

2013-03-14 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hopefully it won't be too bad. I won't be doing very rigorous workouts. Really just a cardiovascular deal on a recumbent exercise bike. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/13/2013 9:37 PM, David McLean wrote: Well hopefully you're not like me! I would drown a device like that in sweat after a few

Re: Beatbox revisited.

2013-03-17 Thread Rick Alfaro
that sounds really big. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/16/2013 1:15 PM, SpeedDots wrote: Good Saturday morning, all! Here’s another demo, (not done by SpeedDots,) of the Beatbox. As you will see, not only does it compare it side by side with the Jambox as we did in our demo, but it also reaffirms

Re: desaia beatbox bluetooth speaker

2013-03-21 Thread Rick Alfaro
. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/20/2013 6:46 PM, denise avant wrote: hello all, can someone tell me where I might order the Desaia beatbox bluetooth speaker featured on an Applevis podcast? thanks. Sent from my iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group

Re: Great price on refurbished BIG JAMBOX Bluetooth Speaker

2013-03-21 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, FYI, they have corrected their ad on this. the $100 price is for the refurbished small Jambox, not the big one. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/21/2013 12:10 AM, Jeff Samco wrote: Below is an announcement from DealNews about the BIG JAMBOX Speaker being sold for $100 as a refurbished unit. I

Interesting notes app with dropbox syncing

2013-03-21 Thread Rick Alfaro
I'm wondering if anyone has tried this very interesting notes app and if it is VO friendly. The app is $1.99. Here is the link to the info on the app store.-- http://tinyurl.com/c79acxl I also like the fact that it syncs with Icloud Notes as well as a bunch of other apps. Best, Rick

Re: desaia beatbox bluetooth speaker

2013-03-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, yes you can. The controls you have available are volume up and down along with previous, next, and play/pause. Best, Rick alfaro On 3/21/2013 1:33 PM, Will wrote: can you control volume of IOS device with it On 21 Mar 2013, at 17:26, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Pairing small jambox

2013-03-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
Traci, Yes, the small JamBox does indeed have speech prompts that will alert you to certain things like battery level, pairing mode and a few other things. If you feel like battling with the JawBone web site, you can also download different voices and personalities. Best, Rick alfaro

RE: Accessible Podcast App - What's your Favorite?

2013-09-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Same here, Downcast is my favorite by far. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 10:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Accessible Podcast App - What's

RE: is 7, thoughts?

2013-09-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
I'm currently running a 4s and also find that there is a definite lag in some areas with ios 7. I wouldn't say it was horrible but the lag is noticeable for sure depending on what you are doing. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: iPhone 5s

2013-09-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Alan, The 5s is extremely slow. By that I mean it's extremely slow in getting here from Apple. (lol) Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 1:04 PM To: viphone

RE: Siri Issue

2013-09-26 Thread Rick Alfaro
. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of SSEric Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 5:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Siri Issue I wonder how many of the 9 million iPhones sold our new

RE: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.

2013-10-02 Thread Rick Alfaro
Interesting, same here. Both my wife and her best friend can't stand the look of IOS 7. Of course I don't care what it looks like so I'm pretty happy with it but I'm surprised to hear of so many sighted folks hating the new look. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From

RE: Automatic iOS 7 download and space considerations

2013-10-07 Thread Rick Alfaro
be surprised how long it takes to come up with 1.5gb of apps to get rid of. Best regards, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 3:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject

RE: The iPhone 5S Motion Sensors Are Totally Screwed Up - gizmodo.com

2013-10-15 Thread Rick Alfaro
My 5s is off by 3 degrees just as mentioned on the Today in IOS show. Hopefully, there will be a patch out soon correcting this. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Monday, October

RE: The iPhone 5S Motion Sensors Are Totally Screwed Up - gizmodo.com

2013-10-15 Thread Rick Alfaro
regards, Rick Alfaro -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 6:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: The iPhone 5S Motion Sensors Are Totally Screwed Up - gizmodo.com Hi Grant

Re: A couple of iPhone 5S observations

2013-10-19 Thread Rick Alfaro
louder to me but definitely subjective. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/19/2013 2:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: I also think my 4S sounded slightly better than my new 5S, not a huge deal, but somewhat disappointing. *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: I Finally got my 5s

2013-10-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/22/2013 4:42 PM, Alan Paganelli wrote: Hello all! I finally got that 64 GB iPhone 5s I've had my eye on. Actually, this was last Christmas's present but we won't go into that here. My question is this. Is there any way to get siri to give me a list of all

Re: VoiceOver reporting Phone Is Locked twice

2013-10-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, I'm also seeing this on my iPhone 5s with 7.03. I don't recall hearing this at all before this version. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/22/2013 7:28 PM, Robin Frost wrote: Hi Everyone, Perhaps I’m late to this party but I’ve never noticed this behavior before iOS 7.0.3. Now when I

Re: iOs 7.03 is out

2013-10-22 Thread Rick Alfaro
From what I've seen in a short time, the hypersensitivity of the screen seems to be gone. That was my major beef in terms of accessibility. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/22/2013 5:10 PM, Donna wrote: Can those of you who are installing the update please post to the list your opinions

Re: Locked status announced twice

2013-10-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
Neal, Yes, several of us are getting this. I've reported it to accessibil...@apple.com and got a response that this issue was currently being investigated. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/23/2013 10:59 AM, Neal Ewers wrote: Hi, this is by no means a show stopper at all, but I am curious

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
invoice and ship date. I do like the case a lot but I'm certain you could do a lot better on Amazon. JMO. It's a nice case but way over priced. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/24/2013 2:39 PM, Alan Paganelli wrote: Hi all, In the Apple store app and it was also on the Apple site they have a new

Re: Garageband 2.0 on IOS 7.0.3 bug.

2013-10-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
If you have a 5s, that's considered a new device so iWork and iLife suites are both free. Garage Band is part of the iLife suite. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/23/2013 9:52 PM, Kliphton --- wrote: That sucks, I have a iPhone5s, and I don't get it? Kliphton (iMessage) kliph

Re: new update to Voice Dream Reader 2.9.0

2013-10-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
Raul, Have you figured out yet how mp3 audio books are added? Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/24/2013 12:26 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: Hi, no idea. It can't play any sort of DRM protected books. So, it depends on which kinds of daisy books. You might want to drop a line to the developer

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
not worth anywhere near $40. If you do a search on Amazon for iPhone 5s case, you will come up with hundreds that you and your wife can browse through. As long as you purchase one that is either sold by Amazon or Fulfilled by Amazon, their return policy is second to none. HTH Best Regards, Rick

Re: new update to Voice Dream Reader 2.9.0

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
stuff that someone reported here. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 8:50 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: Have you tried it as of yet? Did you have any problems? -Original Message- From: Rick Alfaro Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 1:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: new

Re: new update to Voice Dream Reader 2.9.0

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
is focused. I don't usually speed up any spoken audio but in my short test, it worked great with no degradation of audio at all. Pitch remained constant and I heard no added artifacts in the audio. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 10:20 AM, Brett wrote: Hi, I plan to have a look

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
it on your right. What I would like to find is a belt case that is vertical instead of horizontal and is large enough to hold my 5s while it's in a battery case. I'm sure there is one somewhere, just have to find it. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 10:27 AM, Ron Pelletier wrote

Re: VoiceDream Tip for Latest Update

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, thanks for the tip. When selecting text you said flick up and down to select by word. What if someone wanted to select by character or line? Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 10:22 AM, Scott Duck wrote: Hi, To select text, go to the selection button, to the left of the play

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
really personal preference. If you are interested in taking a look at the clear case I referred to, let me know and I'll send you the link to it on Amazon. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 11:21 AM, Alan Paganelli wrote: I've been thinking that the screen isn't made of cheap plastic

Re: iPad Mini for Listening, bluetooth speakers and the Turtleshell, was: Today's iPad event

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
than a JamBox but still quite portable and sounds way better than the small JamBox does. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 11:24 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: Let me ask you this, do you know of a doc that will work with the ipod touch 5th generation that has a speaker with a rechargible

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
FYI, I have not tried plugging in a lightning to 30 pin adapter using this case but a standard Apple lightning cable plugs in just fine. Perhaps it was some sort of after market adapter that was being used but I 've never tried one with this case on. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Yes, I know what you mean about the vertical case possibly popping off but I did have one for my 4s that had a clip that actually grasped both the top and bottom of the belt. It was terrific because it never popped off. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 12:37 PM, Ron Pelletier wrote

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
Kelly, If your husband will be using a regular Apple Lightning cable to charge the phone, he won't have an issue. It plugs in just fine. I don't have a dock with a lightning connector on it so can't comment on that at all but the cable works just fine. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
a lot of bulk to the phone. Is the Defender like this case I saw? Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 12:52 PM, Alan Paganelli wrote: Try the Otterbox Defender. It comes with a belt clip. You can rotate the phone 360 degrees. So you can have the iPhone so that the home button is pointing

Re: iPad Mini for Listening, bluetooth speakers and the Turtleshell, was: Today's iPad event

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
in. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 2:56 PM, Alan Paganelli wrote: I have a Bose Sound Dock 10 that I got for Christmas from my wife 2 years ago. It comes with a bunch of adaptors you can put in to fit your device but it's still a 32 pin connector. She bought me the Bluetooth adaptor. I'm

Re: Leather iPhone 5 and 5s Case

2013-10-25 Thread Rick Alfaro
go search it out. Thanks much. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 4:09 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Rick and Ron, I don't get your logic, if you are right handed doesn't that mean you hold your phone in your right hand and hold it to your right ear? Why would you have it on the left

Re: iPad Mini for Listening, bluetooth speakers and the Turtleshell, was: Today's iPad event

2013-10-26 Thread Rick Alfaro
Rus, sorry, I don't get your point. Your 5th gen iPod has a lightning connector doesn't it? I don't get why you think the info I gave isn't aplicable. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/26/2013 9:48 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: I don't have an iphone 5, I have the 5th generation ipod touch

Re: iPad Mini for Listening, bluetooth speakers and the Turtleshell, was: Today's iPad event

2013-10-27 Thread Rick Alfaro
No, it's for anything that can charge from a USB port, Doesn't matter what sort of device it is as long as it can charge from USB. As I said, it's a BlueTooth speaker with a charging USB port on it. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/27/2013 10:35 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: My point is, the ipod

Re: iPad Mini for Listening, bluetooth speakers and the Turtleshell, was: Today's iPad event

2013-10-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
Anthony,no, I don't believe you can. That wasn't a feature I was interested in so didn't pay much attention to that. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/25/2013 2:17 PM, Anthony Vece wrote: Hi Rick; Can you use it to answer the phone? Anthony Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5s! On Oct 25

Re: iHeart radio and Tune In radio problems

2013-10-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
Grant, I've been considering Ootunes but can you tell me if it offers a CNN audio feed of their live programming? I know Tune-in Radio offers this but like others, that app has some accessibility issues. I ask about CNN live feed because it's what I listen to mostly. Best Regards, Rick

Re: iHeart radio and Tune In radio problems

2013-10-28 Thread Rick Alfaro
Yes, thanks much, that's the one. It's a true audio feed of their cable channel, commercials and all. Thanks for checking. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/28/2013 4:32 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: I searched the directory in Ootunes and found a station labelled CNN TV Live News Audio Only which

Re: Voice over volume question

2013-10-29 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, speaking from direct experience, the VO volume bug is still present in IOS 7.03. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/29/2013 8:37 AM, Tom Lange wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if the IOS 7.0.3 update solves the issue of VoiceOver volume getting stuck at either 35 or 90 percent? Since I

Re: iHeart radio and Tune In radio problems

2013-10-29 Thread Rick Alfaro
Was this in Tune In radio or Ootunes? What you describe is the beef I have with Tune In radio so I hope your difficulty was there and not with Ootunes. Best Regards, Rick alfaro On 10/29/2013 11:59 AM, Ray T. Mahorney wrote: I noticed some odd search field behavior yesterday went looking

Re: Note Master on sale for both the iPhone and iPad

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
This is true but to be honest, I far prefer the picker because I find it to be much more efficient as opposed to continuously having to swipe through all of those apps to get to the one I want. I found it weird at first but now really like it. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/9/2013 8:12 AM

Re: Setting brightness to 0 on Kindle app bug

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
Raul, You know after I got stuck when setting it to zero and had to reinstall, I didn't go back in there and just left it as it was. (lol) Best, Rick alfaro On 5/8/2013 11:18 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: Hi Rick, that wasn't me, but wow, that's a bug for sure. So, I assume if you set

Re: Setting brightness to 0 on Kindle app bug

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
Does anyone have the email address for reporting something like this? I think those of us that can duplicate this should email Amazon. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/8/2013 11:22 PM, Mary Otten wrote: Hi Raul, I'm not Rick, but Ricardo, who discovered the bug, and my findings are the same, which

Re: Buying A Kindle Book With The Amazon App

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
Likewise, I also was not able to purchase a Kindle book using the latest version of the amazon app. I get the same message you do so I would love to know the secret as well. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/9/2013 3:49 AM, Arnold Schmidt wrote: Whenever I try to buy a kindle book through

Re: Using CardDAV - Was Re: caldav account to sync google contacts

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
they used to. Any thoughts? Best, Rick alfaro On 5/8/2013 11:48 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: HI Raul, You might just be correct about using exchange for gmail. I used to have my gmail account set up as an exchange account, but for some time now kept getting a message Connection to the Server

Re: Buying A Kindle Book With The Amazon App

2013-05-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
sauce is unless he was mistaken.. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/9/2013 4:39 PM, Richard Ring wrote: You have to go to their mobile site using Safari on your phone. I just purchased a book there about an hour ago. You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding Sent from

Re: CardDav [was Re: caldav account to sync google contacts]

2013-05-10 Thread Rick Alfaro
Raul, How do you keep your contacts in sync with the PC and your iDevice at the same time? I can only seem to be able to choose either iCloud, or PC in iTunes. Maybe I'm missing something or are you using a separate program on the PC side to accomplish this? Best, Rick alfaro On 5/9

Re: CardDav [was Re: caldav account to sync google contacts]

2013-05-10 Thread Rick Alfaro
with Outlook and my iDevices. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/10/2013 1:15 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: I'm not Raul, but on the PC side, I use Thunderbird and an add on called GContactSync to keep my thunderbird Contacts and Google Contacts in sync. On the iPhone I just use the CardDav account. I'm

Re: Note Master on sale for both the iPhone and iPad

2013-05-10 Thread Rick Alfaro
Hi, yes, on the iPhone, when I do a search in the app store, there are sometimes tons of matches so I swipe down to the picker and find the app I want. As I swipe up or down with the picker, the info changes above for the chosen app. Hope this makes sense. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/10/2013 1

Re: Reflections on posting app notifications

2013-05-10 Thread Rick Alfaro
, Rick alfaro On 5/10/2013 2:27 PM, Rose Combs wrote: Well it has been my experience that when one does post an iTunes link I am not taken to where I can buy the app, only a a description and trying the open link usually does not work so I have to search anyway which means that in case of an app

Re: Justification for using Kindle vs. downloading from Bookshare

2013-05-12 Thread Rick Alfaro
copies, not that they are poor quality but not true digital copies found on amazon. Regardless, BookShare is an awesome service and I'm happy to also have it as an option. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/12/2013 11:49 AM, Eileens Misrahi wrote: Hello List, Besides the obvious of,Bookshare

Re: getting an iPad mini

2013-05-15 Thread Rick Alfaro
keeping the small form factor of the Mini. Amazon has it for $79.99 via Prime. http://tinyurl.com/an7zg8d I just checked and looks like I ordered mine just in time because they seem to be out of stock already. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/15/2013 3:35 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: Hey folks. Just

Re: getting an iPad mini

2013-05-15 Thread Rick Alfaro
I can barrel along pretty quickly with Fleksy as well but get tired of the copy and paste thing which of course isn't Fleksy's fault. Having this keyboard right there and available is worth the price IMHO. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/15/2013 5:10 PM, Chuck Dean wrote: I use Fleksy on my mini

Re: weird iPad swipe gesture issue

2013-05-23 Thread Rick Alfaro
detected. I sometime have to give the Mini a tilt forward for the switch in orientation to be detected. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/22/2013 8:24 AM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: Hi all. I've been playing more and more with the iPad mini this week and have come across some strange issues which I'm hoping

Re: OK, I bought Voice Dream Reader, but where are the language choices?

2013-05-24 Thread Rick Alfaro
Just FYI, I also reached out to Winston via Twitter pointing him to the new Vocalizer Expressive voices and he is looking into those as well. I'd love to be able to have Ava or Allison in VDR as their highly expressive nature is truly nice for reading. Best, Rick alfaro On 5/24/2013 12:21

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