Light Detector

2023-07-10 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Here's a link to light Detector in the Appstore. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/light-detector/id420929143 Jon -- 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

Re: Accessibility issue with the Alexa app:

2022-01-07 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I've had this trouble for ages now. One work around is to double tap the "More" tab and then access devices from there. Often I have another problem with her app, that VO only speaks through the phone's speaker, whether using BT headphones, or speakers. The only way around this obstacle

RE: tactile overlays for the Iphone

2018-10-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kathy, Try this link: http://www.speeddots.com Jon From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kathy Brack Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 9:02 To: 'VIPhone' Subject: tactile overlays for the Iphone In the past I have purchased am advance

RE: Apple just approved All Access: Talking Menus More

2013-05-28 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I see problems with some unlabeled buttons and in one case the name of the restaurant for some reason has the corporation's name next to it and since it is the only one it looks like it would bring up the menu for another eatery. The first Starbucks I click on offers no menu which I find

RE: Itunes backups on a windows pc

2013-05-17 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Robert, You will have to unhide a hidden folder, more information can be found at the below link: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3481349?start=0tstart=0 Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fenton Sent:

RE: Wifi Hotspot Locator

2013-05-14 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kolby, Look for an app called Free Wi-Fi. It works great. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kolby Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:57 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Wifi Hotspot Locator Hello Everyone, Is

RE: Problem Downloading iTunes for Windows

2013-05-03 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, You can always go to www.ninite.com and build your installer for it there. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 5:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Problem

RE: Where is my iPhone in iTunes?

2013-04-24 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Reese, You can do a repair of the iTunes under help in the main iTunes program by choosing Diagnostics. This will allow you to run various tests. With Jaws I end up having to use the JawsCursor and clicking the next buttons during the process. I'm not sure if the common keystroke of alt plus N

RE: What do they do???

2013-04-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I have worked with students however who could do only email but hadn't gotten to the web browsing stage and these questions could fall into that category in some cases. I try to tell people Google is your friend and putting the string itunes appstore appname (where the actual app name is

RE: one thing I wish apple would change

2013-04-06 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Troy, Try using two hands to turn the rotor, kind of like swiping a finger on the left hand across the screen from right to left while doing the opposite with the right hand at the same moment. I was teaching someone who was having a terrible time with gestures and that did the trick. Jon

RE: Braillist Version 1.4

2013-03-26 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I just grabbed the Braillist app and other than the three tabs mentioned, I get no on-screen feedback at all, turning VO on/off makes no difference. I really had high hopes because this app has the Grade 2 braille which would have made for much faster typing. O, this is on a 4S with nothing

RE: Finding Automatically Add to iTunes folder was Re: Voice Over friendly ring tone app

2013-03-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Rose, I think there were a couple steps omitted but here's what works here under Win7. 1. Press the Windows key to bring up the search box. 2. Press right arrow (you should hear Shutdown. 3. Downarrow (or press the letter M several times if necessary) until you hear Music. 4. Press enter.

RE: downloading mp3 files from the dropbox to Voice Dream

2013-03-15 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Martin, If you first favorite it in DB and then export it, Voice Dream Reader should be one of the options. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Martin Nelson Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:28 PM To:

RE: downloading mp3 files from the dropbox to Voice Dream

2013-03-15 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, This is true, my bad; I didn't even look at the file type mentioned. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Campbell Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: downloading mp3

RE: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!

2013-03-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, A way to shrink the plan by compressing data (which works very well for me here) is by using an app called Onavo Extend. Info is below. Jon Onavo Extend is a Money-Saving, Must-Have App for EVERY iPhone Data User - TechCrunch.com Save up to 80% on your iPhone/iPad data plan Traveling?

RE: Converting M4A files?

2013-03-06 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Debbie, The free program Switch will do what you want. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Debbie G Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 5:25 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Converting M4A files? I'm using a

RE: Converting M4A files?

2013-03-06 Thread Jon Pierson
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Converting M4A files? Ok, when I tried to do it, it didn't work. I'll try again. Thanks. Debbie - Original Message - From: Jon Pierson mailto:joncpier...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday

RE: ITunes Questions

2013-03-06 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Tom, Try using F6 to navigate quickly between the source list and other parts of the program (which is as annoying as you say). You should be able to hit D for device in the Source List and then expand that with the right arro which will bring up the name of the device. From there you can use

RE: streaming audio from laptop to iphone (zumocast alternative)?

2013-03-03 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Give StreamToMe a try, you will need ServeToMe installed on your pc. You then choose which folders to share and browse your audio library from the phone, it's a great combination. The only thing it won't stream as something from a hardware source such as your line-in jack. Jon -Original

RE: Emoticons again

2013-03-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I doubt that this wil ever happen . how would you tell a blink from a wink, what sounds do smiles and frowns make? VO however can read these emoticons very efficiently. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: emoticons?

2013-03-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Robb, Give the below instructions a try. Enabling the Emoji Keyboard This brings Emoji character support to everywhere in iOS: .Launch Settings and Double tap on General Double .Tap on Keyboard and then again on Add New Keyboard Flick through the alphabetical list to Emoji and Double tap

RE: Emoticons

2013-03-01 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Add the emogy keyboard (under settings, general, keyboards, keyboard button) which has lots of these little goodies which are read very well by VO. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of cnmyh...@gmail.com Sent: Friday,

RE: New to messaging with iPhone - is there a way to send 1 message to 2 people in the native app?

2013-02-28 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Keith, Siri wil send a message to two people as in: message Fred George etc. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:59 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com'

RE: Nascar app question

2013-02-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Shane, The one I use (which has good streams) is just called Nascar by Yuan Ventures. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shane clark Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2013 6:40 PM To: blindapp...@yahoogroups.com;

RE: Adding a new voice in Voice Dream

2013-02-22 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kim, Open a book in Voice Dream Reader first, then Across the top when flicking right you will see: Home button, Editor button, Actions Button the next one (Voice settings button) is what you want to double tap on. The next screen has your setting controls for rate and which voice you will

RE: Notifications and the native twitter app

2013-02-21 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I'm having the same problem as well on 4S. It came back for a few days a week ago but quit again. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jed Barton Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Access note and *.txt files

2013-02-21 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I'm having good luck with the Access Note app linked through dropbox. For example I update a recipe folder inside the app's DB folder and it reads and updates fine in both directions. I wonder if an update to Dropbox could be the problem. Jon -Original Message- From:

RE: brailletouch doesn't work on a jailbroken iphone?

2013-02-15 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Luca, Braille Touch works just fine here on a 4S. You probably need to uninstall tweaks you've added until you find the culprit which is interfering with it. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris H Sent: Friday,

RE: after the jailbreak

2013-02-14 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kyle, The easiest way whether or not you are jailbroken is still to use the automatically add to iTunes folder. You can dump ringtones, music etc. into that and if your tagging is reasonable it will all show up in the correct place. If you do peruse your iPhone for music you see some strange

RE: 6.1.1 update

2013-02-12 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, The Jailbreak works on the latest version again (which I believe was only releaste yesterday for the 4S) but it's a lot of work to update and then Jailbreak again for no stated reason by Apple. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]

RE: tweek making apps thing you're not jailbroken

2013-02-10 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Negoslav, The name of that tweak is xcon. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Negoslav Sabev Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: accessible-...@googlegroups.com Subject: tweek making

RE: Streaming Win amp to iPhone.

2013-02-03 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kevin, As far as controling Winamp from the phone, I haven't a clue but you can stream it to your phone with an app called WiFi2HiFi . Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin W. Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 3:13

RE: Another formatting question with Braille Touch

2013-02-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Actually the two spaces in print has been dropped in favor of paragraph marks. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fenton Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 6:54 AM To: Viphone Subject: Another formatting

RE: Access Note -- How to delete a note

2013-02-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, According to the help a double tap and hold followed by a swipe right to bring up the delete button will do the trick. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2013 8:11 AM To:

RE: Fleksy question

2013-02-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kirsten, Try changing the include subject in body setting in the Fleksy settings which can be found in the standard iPhone settings area. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kirsten Edmondson Sent: Saturday, February

Password question

2013-02-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Can IOS6 handle a passworded .zip file, and if not, any suggestions for something similar? Since AccessNote Dropbox allow me to easily use recipes which I now sync between the PC and the iPhone I thought of other things I could sync in a similar fashion but in the case of a passwords file,

A slight Braille Touch problem

2013-01-31 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, First of all, I love the Braille Touch app, between this app and Siri, I may not do much traditional typing on my phone any longer. Ok the problem is sending tweets from the app, I get a connection error although I can tweet from the stock Twitter app just fine. I looked at the Twitter

My problem with Braille Touch and sending tweets

2013-01-31 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Looks like Twitter's gone a bit flakey again as I cannot send from the PC either so please disregard my last message. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: Loving Braille Touch

2013-01-31 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Annie, Delete is flick left, space is flick right and capitals use the good old dot 6 preceeding a letter. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Annie Skov Nielsen Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:00 AM To:

Solution to my IOS update problem of icons sayin Wifi

2013-01-30 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Thanks to a really smart guy from Speed Dots, I tried labeling one of the elements that was saying Wifi. Just to summarize, the problem started happening after the latest IOS release, anything I touched after focus had been in the dock, as well as the icon showing what home page I was on,

Problem after the latest IOS update

2013-01-29 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Is anyone else hearing Wifi when moving around the screen since the update to 6.1? I get that when swiping left from the dock as in wifi, page 1 of 8, swipe up or down to change the value. I have restarted the phone, tried other English voices and changed punctuation settings. I get this

RE: Please to announce Pages being 100% accessible

2013-01-12 Thread Jon Pierson
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pierson Sent: 11 January 2013 21:56 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Please to announce Pages being 100% accessible Hi, I get no results when searching for Pages under the iPhone heading, can you give me any more info

RE: Please to announce Pages being 100% accessible

2013-01-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I get no results when searching for Pages under the iPhone heading, can you give me any more info on what to look for? Thanks. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of VaShaun Jones Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 10:37 AM

RE: Reading .mobi files on the iPhone

2012-12-13 Thread Jon Pierson
for mobile, it would be appreciated. Aman Jon Pierson wrote: Hi Teresa, I didn't see anything wrong with your post. As far as I can tell we were all trying to make it easier for people to get content into their various iDevices. Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue

RE: Reading .mobi files on the iPhone

2012-12-11 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I have had good luck just renaming the .mobi files to .epub. If it doesn't work in all cases, I haven't seen a bad file yet doing this. Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue with JFW that went unanswered? Or is your pet peave that one bug from years ago which has just never been

RE: Reading .mobi files on the iPhone

2012-12-11 Thread Jon Pierson
files on the iPhone Are you talking about DRM? Teresa We're made of star-stuff.--Carl Sagan On Dec 11, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have had good luck just renaming the .mobi files to .epub. If it doesn't work in all cases, I haven't seen a bad file yet doing

RE: Reading .mobi files on the iPhone

2012-12-11 Thread Jon Pierson
: Reading .mobi files on the iPhone Ok. :) I'm not trying to open a can of worms, though I seem to do it all the time without trying. :) Teresa We're made of star-stuff.--Carl Sagan On Dec 11, 2012, at 8:43 AM, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Oh, now dRM's a different animal entirely

RE: Tonido

2012-11-24 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I was thinking the same, however Sound Forge differs with both of us calling 128K CD-audio but anything higher is transparent CD-audio. I do agree with you, 128K sounds like the Martians have not only landed but taken over some of my music. But for the iDevices the 128K setting should work

Siri Contacts question

2012-11-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I am wondering how to address a query to Siri if I for example, created a contact called Pizza , and under that I customized the labels so that I had Dominos as one number, Pizza Hut as another and so on. If we follow the example of saying things like call Fred on his mobile would saying Call

RE: Siri Contacts question

2012-11-20 Thread Jon Pierson
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pierson Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:34 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Siri Contacts question Hi, I am wondering how to address a query to Siri if I for example, created a contact called Pizza , and under that I customized

RE: Tonido Program And App Update Available

2012-11-14 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, This does not work with the latest JFW on Win7. I'll give it a try with NVDA but it seems impossible to get past tools, then settings. F6 at that point only takes me between the IE address bar and the content portion of the page. Is anyone out there having better luck? Jon - Have you

RE: Tonido!

2012-11-01 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, When you highlight a folder in Windows Explorer, there is an option under the Context Menu which says: Tonido 1-Click Share This is also available when individual files are highlighted. For security reasons at least under Win7, this is not available when highlighting the root of a drive. Jon

RE: A cool little program which I just learned about

2012-10-31 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Below are the download links for both the Mac and Windows versions of the Tonido desktop application. windows Version: http://www.tonido.com/download.php?TonidoLiteSetup.exe Mac Version: http://www.tonido.com/download.php?TonidoSetup.dmg Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue with

RE: Running the iTunes maze with jaws

2012-10-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Two things. First, check out the Freedomscientific podcasts on iTunes with Jaws, they'll make some of this clearvery . Second, there is a folder in your iTunes library called automatically add to iTunes which you can put other folders into and when next you sync your phone, all of that

RE: Running the iTunes maze with jaws

2012-10-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Che, It'll magically disappear into your iTunes library. Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue with JFW that went unanswered? Or is your pet peave that one bug from years ago which has just never been squashed? Sign the Jaws bugfix petition at: http://hkc.im/Vu -Original

RE: [Maccessibility] Hide Newsstand In A Folder On iOS 6 With One Click, No Jailbreak Required

2012-10-08 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Mark, They seem to only point to their site rather than giving the steps, which wouldn't take up much space I'd guess. Jon - Have you ever had a technical issue with JFW that went unanswered? Or is your pet peave that one bug from years ago which has just never been squashed? Sign

RE: Wi-fi Syncing of IPhone and Computer?

2012-10-01 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Pete, Below is the only relevant forum post I could find right away, lots of folks on both Windows Mac platforms seem to be having this trouble. Smip: When I started I had the Sync with this IPhone over Wi-Fi box ... Allowed TCP ports 123 3689, UDP 123 5353, started working! Jon

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/09/2012, at 11:47, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi again David, I keep looking for clarification but in what way have you seen data loss with this method? Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/09/2012, at 11:46, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi David, Are you saying this crash-Reset only works with VO? Seriously, I have to see where Apple said what about this because it's a pretty

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
thought is pure speculation on my part. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 26/09/2012, at 11:46, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi David, Are you saying this crash-Reset only works with VO? Seriously, I have

I gave out some worthless info on Siri yesterday, if frustrated, read on.

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I gave out some bad info last night I mistakenly said that Siri would reboot your phone if you said Reboot. The correct phrase is apparently restart, the other method is for Jailbroken phones only. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To

RE: I gave out some worthless info on Siri yesterday, if frustrated, read on.

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
called which I think are other very basic capabilities it should have. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon Pierson Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:42 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: I gave out

RE: I gave out some worthless info on Siri yesterday, if frustrated, read on.

2012-09-26 Thread Jon Pierson
but let somebody else test it on a phone that hasn't been jailbroken. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Sep 26, 2012, at 8:19 AM, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I still cringe when I see the below advice, why not say to Siri: reboot. Or why not just press power and home together and hold for a few seconds? Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Tuesday,

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-25 Thread Jon Pierson
only an opinion after all. -- Raul A. Gallegos I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 9/25/2012 3:43 PM, Jon Pierson wrote: Hi, I still cringe when I

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-25 Thread Jon Pierson
only an opinion after all. -- Raul A. Gallegos I spent 90% of my money on women and drink. The rest I wasted - George Best Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 9/25/2012 3:43 PM, Jon Pierson wrote: Hi, I still

RE: VOICE-OVER KEYBOARD BUG!

2012-09-25 Thread Jon Pierson
for those who are in touch with it. - Jane Wagner (Sent from an iPhone 4s) On Sep 25, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I still cringe when I see the below advice, why not say to Siri: reboot. Or why not just press power and home together and hold for a few seconds

RE: Problem with rington.

2012-09-23 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi sandra, Make sure the ringtone plays or try another one for that friend until you can determine that you aren't just dealing with a bad ringtone (.m4r) file. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sandra Heaton Sent:

RE: Mark's iOS 6.0 Map App Walking Navigation Extended Results Report

2012-09-21 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, People seeing this much data usage because of the maps not being stored on the phone might want to try Onavo Extend which compresses your data stream and which usually shows about a 40% saving in data. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: new keyboard behaviour

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Shawn, The new keyboard behavior is nothing like Flexy, You can't have had any success with it at all so far but it's definitely (next to Siri) the biggest thing since slice bread or even apples. It deserves many more tries and seems to give on average about a 3-fold increase in speed for most

RE: new keyboard behaviour

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Shawn, Remember that the keyboard used in Flexy is much taller. Next, the most common mistake is waiting for the letter to be spoken. Holding your finger on any letter that long can totally muck up their neat predictive algorithm. Jon -Original Message- From:

RE: SIRI tutorials

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Brian, Try searching on Youtube, most of them are done by sighted folks but the trick here is that both the uploader Siri are talking by necessity. We Win! Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Miller Sent:

RE: new keyboard behaviour

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Pierson
about fleksy here. We're talking about the regular keyboard when using IOS. - Original Message - From: Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 07:52 Subject: RE: new keyboard behaviour Hi Shawn, Remember that the keyboard used

RE: Really Speeddots?

2012-09-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Why not just put dashes or X's in the edit field? I don't know how many times I've seen people use something like onmyb...@thepark.com when info is required that they don't want to give. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

RE: Warning about Direct TV Update

2012-09-19 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Karen, There is a Cydia tweak for that problem, try xcon - make your iPhone apps think you are not jailbroken Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karen Poulakos Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 7:57 PM To:

RE: NFL 12- Audio Pass

2012-09-19 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Well it hasn't had any stations from the lowly vikings so far this season but the other team's station's always there. That's no worse than XM which bragged originally that they carried all feeds but have now renigged on that statement. It reminds me almost of listening to Twins games but the

RE: Error message when updating Itunes?

2012-09-19 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Fred, That's bizarre and while I don't necessarily trust MS-Windows errors, you could try NVDA as a shark can sometimes be a pig! Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fred Olver Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:51

RE: speach and text messages

2012-09-19 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, The only thing I wonder about here is Siri's learning ability and whether two people using it under the same account would somehow make that feature less effective. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Keith Watson

RE: Michael quach aps

2012-09-17 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I looked this guy up in the iTunes store and found the following, some of this looks good (if the books are accessible): iTunes store Michael Quach Description: Best Diet Foods Best Diet Foods Medical FREE Updated May 22, 2012 Description: Love Quotes 500 Love Quotes 500 Books Updated May

RE: New itunes

2012-09-16 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Fanus, It looks just like the last version as far as I've been able to tell so far. It may be just a bit more responsive. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Fanus Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 6:40 AM To:

RE: iTunes install error

2012-09-16 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Fanus, This used to happen a lot under Windows-XP and was related to corrupt Windows installer or install-Shield files. If you download the iTunes installation package instead of updating from within iTunes, you may be able to point to the .exe files or extract the .msi file if the message

RE: Deleting from within music app

2012-09-15 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Kirsten, It, (meaning your results) may vary from say, a 3GS to a 4S perhaps since it depends on pinpoint timing in my experience. On my 4S I double-tap--Hold, wait for the tri-tone and while it is still sounding I do a quick swipe to the right. This only works about 80% of the time and the

RE: Seeking accessibility feedback on MBTA

2012-09-10 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, And what does the acronym stand for in the first place? Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 9:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: Amy Ruell Subject: Re: Seeking

RE: THose with WIFI connections that are dropped

2012-09-10 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I'm not sure that it isn't actually the horse, the duck and those squirrels that smell. Now, back to your regularly scheduled IOS threads. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Monday, September 10,

RE: converting files to ePub for reading on iDevices?

2012-09-05 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, You may be able to just rename the .xml to .html or .htm, I don't remember which one works the best. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Annie Skov Nielsen Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 7:05 AM To:

RE: converting files to ePub for reading on iDevices?

2012-09-05 Thread Jon Pierson
to search text, being able to use the command to move by page, and the fact that braille support just seems better in iBooks are my reasons for choosing it over Read2go. Thank you all again for your responses! Scott On 9/5/12, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, You may be able to just

RE: converting files to ePub for reading on iDevices?

2012-09-05 Thread Jon Pierson
, 2012 7:58 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: converting files to ePub for reading on iDevices? I tried that and when I loaded it in Stanza, It had a lot of weird stuff at the beginning of the book. -Original Message- From: Jon Pierson Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 7:20 AM

RE: Siri and freezing?

2012-08-25 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Sabrina, Confirmed here, from time to time as well. I think the old gal just gets tired sometimes. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sabrina Giles Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Fleksy observation.

2012-08-24 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, You'd have to prioritize the punctuation according to most common usage, and as you said, it'd be a mighty long list considering that the more symbols option in the IOS keyboard brings up a whole screenful of symbols. I think there is just way too much punctuation to fit in a single column as

RE: Fleksy on Android devices

2012-08-22 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, I too would rather fight than switch given the amount of development being done for Apple as opposed to Android. Then there are the security issues which have been in the press for the latter of late as well. Surveys show that Android users just don't do the kind of things in the numbers that

RE: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-21 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, The other thing that hangs up some folks trying to use Fleksy for the first time is the tendency to hold your finger on the letter you are aiming for. This is natural if you have been used to touch typing since you really learn to wait for that verbal VO confirmation. But with Fleksy, the

RE: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-21 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, The short answer to the why would I question is that most people report a three or even four-fold typing speed increase on average. Now if you already type like a machine gun on steroids then you have made your point. It certainly isn't for everyone but judging by comments made on this list

RE: Wireless connection issues.

2012-08-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Mari, You must be connected via wire to your router for configuration to work reliably. You could in theory connect wirelessly but if you start changing parameters you would then lose your connection to the configuration page. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: I'm Just Not Getting the Hang of Flexy.

2012-08-20 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Debbi, Try roaming around the keyboard first so that you get used to how tall the keyboard actually is as it is significantly bigger than the stock portrait-mode keyboard in IOS. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

RE: 5 row keyboard tweek

2012-08-08 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi Damashe, Look around for iKeywi. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Damashe Thomas Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:12 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: 5 row keyboard tweek Hello list, Can someone give me

RE: best perfectly working I O S with Iphone3gs

2012-08-03 Thread Jon Pierson
, if the gps works slower and doesn't responce on time, then what's the use? -original message- Subject: RE: best perfectly working I O S with Iphone3gs From: Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com Date: 03/08/2012 3:48 am Hi, Oh you sure can use GPS, Navigon's huge though and runs a bit more slowly

RE: best perfectly working I O S with Iphone3gs

2012-08-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, He asked without opening the box so that changes things a bit. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 9:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: best perfectly

Focus may be back

2012-08-02 Thread Jon Pierson
Hi, Focus was in perpetual loading mode for over a day and now, (after it asked for me to re-input my FB creds) it seems to be fine. Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: best perfectly working I O S with Iphone3gs

2012-08-02 Thread Jon Pierson
; if for example the phone comes with 5.1.1, you won't be able to downgrade to 4 anyway. Have you considdered waiting a month or 2 until a new device comes out and then trying to get something a bit faster than the 3GS? Cheers, Ben. On 8/2/12, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, He

RE: best perfectly working I O S with Iphone3gs

2012-08-02 Thread Jon Pierson
until a new device comes out and then trying to get something a bit faster than the 3GS? Cheers, Ben. On 8/2/12, Jon Pierson joncpier...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, He asked without opening the box so that changes things a bit. Jon -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

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