Overcast shortcut question

2024-02-17 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I'm taking my first baby steps into creating shortcuts. I listened to an AppleVis podcast by Thomas on the basics. From the Siri tones, it was obvious that this was a bit dated, probably from IOS 16. Nevertheless, the demo he did was creating a shortcut from within Overcast to play the

RE: workout interval timer

2024-01-21 Thread R Van Lant
The one I have used is below. It will do what you want and I found it accessible, last time I did it. It came recommended by my personal trainer at the time. Tabata Timer & HIIT Timer" - Tabata Stopwatch Pro. That is the long name shown when I search for my app in the app store.. I just

RE: Webex calling app on iPhone

2024-01-18 Thread R Van Lant
voice number. I wonder if that would work. Joseph Hudson EmailFaceTime/iMessage jhud7...@twc.com<mailto:jhud7...@twc.com> Connect with me on zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3437608339?pwd=akNsMHlLTWsyWmk0UXdSaVdsSkhNUT09 On Jan 16, 2024, at 11:50 AM, R Van Lant mailto:vanlant2...@msn.com&g

Webex calling app on iPhone

2024-01-16 Thread R Van Lant
At work, we use Webex softphones on our laptops. They have rolled out ability for us to request using a Webex app on our phones so we can make an receive work calls on our mobile phones as if we were at our laptops. I'm wondering if anyone has used this app to know how accessible it is with

RE: to blind parents

2024-01-12 Thread R Van Lant
I granted my kids access to it for their Google profiles, which they mainly use on their Chromebooks. Have not tried it on my phone. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Robert Doc Wright Sent: Friday, January 12, 2024 1:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: to blind parents

RE: charging device - does this exist?

2023-12-20 Thread R Van Lant
dows 11 Core Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.2715), JAWS version 2024.2310.70.400 From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 6:22 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphon

charging device - does this exist?

2023-12-19 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I typically charge my iPhones, battery packs, and such with a single cable plugged into a block plugged into the extension cord or directly into the outlet. What I'd ideally like is a sort of USB extension cord where I can plug one end into a hard to reach outlet, then have a hub of USB

RE: BARD app - can't change tone setting

2023-12-11 Thread R Van Lant
; settings and change it that way. Again, I'm not having the problem > you are having. > > On 12/10/23, R Van Lant wrote: >> I'm on the latest IOS and BARD app. I cannot get the speed button to >> change to tone so that I can alter the treble and base mix. I think >> I re

BARD app - can't change tone setting

2023-12-10 Thread R Van Lant
I'm on the latest IOS and BARD app. I cannot get the speed button to change to tone so that I can alter the treble and base mix. I think I recall someone having a similar issue a while ago, but thought it would have been fixed by now. Are others having this issue? -- The following

hearing aids and iPhone

2023-10-29 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I am plunging into the world of hearing aids. While it's mostly because I have difficulty with quiet voices and loud environments, the guy who will set up my aids did tell me they can connect to my phone. I'm assuming most sighted people only connect theirs when listening to a book or

RE: finding my groups in Facebook

2023-09-13 Thread R Van Lant
Click the Facebook Menu tab, which is the one at the far right of the buttons along the bottom. I then click the “Top Shortcuts button and can find the “Groups” button there. As I tested this just now, I also see a Groups button just below my “Top Shortcuts” button. Sometimes I think I have

RE: Is the Outlook app broken?

2023-09-05 Thread R Van Lant
I am not having this issue. I'm on an iPhone SE 2020 running Outlook app version 4.2332.0. I can open a message an find the back button, which takes me back to the inbox. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Dacia Luck Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023

RE: advice for copying book on audio CD to my phone via iTunes

2023-09-04 Thread R Van Lant
/23, R Van Lant wrote: > Hi, > I have a book of prayers on audio CD. I'm thinking I'd like to use > iTunes on my Windows laptop to move a copy of it to my phone for > easier access. I have never used iTuens. I've read instructions for > using iTunes to copy a music CD. Is t

advice for copying book on audio CD to my phone via iTunes

2023-09-03 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I have a book of prayers on audio CD. I'm thinking I'd like to use iTunes on my Windows laptop to move a copy of it to my phone for easier access. I have never used iTuens. I've read instructions for using iTunes to copy a music CD. Is there any advice or best practices for doing this

RE: kindle app on iphone not showing some books right

2023-08-25 Thread R Van Lant
I saw a thread on this on a friends Facebook page. Several people reported having the same issue from a very recent update to Kindle. One low vision person said it seemed to be merging the word at the end of one line with the word at the beginning of the next, even though everything looked

RE: My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A BOOK RECOMMENDATION

2023-08-14 Thread R Van Lant
Don’t you have to buy both the audible and Kindle versions to have this work? I’ve assumed that was the only way to switch like this. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023 11:13 PM To: VIPhone Subject: My Favorite KINDLE APP FEATURE AND A BOOK

RE: Question for Paprika users

2023-07-24 Thread R Van Lant
, once done just tap the Save button and it will be done. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2023 6:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.c

Question for Paprika users

2023-07-23 Thread R Van Lant
After hearing one more blind cook's testimonial on Paprika, I bought the app this morning. I've read most of the instructions to get me started, skipping the more in-depth things about editing and manually entering recipes. I'm not planning at this stage to import my recipe collection, but I

RE: How to take a screenshot on an SE second generation iPhone?

2023-06-04 Thread R Van Lant
And, if you don't remember the gesture, just ask Siri to take a screen shot. Worked for me the other day. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of janet gross Sent: Friday, June 2, 2023 8:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How to take a screenshot on

RE: smart locks

2023-06-04 Thread R Van Lant
My only complaint with door levers is that they are harder to babyproof. Little kids can so easily pull on a door lever. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Friday, June 2, 2023 5:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: smart locks Janet, I try to

taking notes in a PDF book

2023-05-17 Thread R Van Lant
Hi all, I finished all my formal schooling prior to all these electronic books. I'm considering doing a year long Bible study class next school year. The book that we work through is available in PDF. There are lots of questions and areas to write notes. A sighted friend told me that she

RE: getting guidance while in an Uber

2023-05-14 Thread R Van Lant
Siri “where am I.” I have used Siri in situations like yours. I also use Good Maps Outdoors. I hope that helps! Debby From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2023 9:55 PM

getting guidance while in an Uber

2023-05-13 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, Usually when I'm in an Uber or Lyft, the driver has audio guidance on and I can hear where we are, allowing me to feel like I know we're going the way we should be. The other night, I had a situation where the driver did not have the audio on and we went a very different way than I'm used

New app to announce status of pedestrian signals

2023-04-16 Thread R Van Lant
All, Thomas just did a review of a new IOS app call OKO ( on AppleVis that announces the status of a pedestrian signal. I just tried it on my SE 202 and it's really quite cool. I have a umber of audible signals here, but this will be really handy when I'm at a street without them that

magic tap turns on music not in my library

2023-04-03 Thread R Van Lant
Hi all, I have very limited music in my apple music library. It used to be that sometimes doing a two finger double tap would trigger a song in my library to start playing. You know, you are listening to a BARD book and too much time passes after a pause, so a two finger double tap starts a

RE: Looking for inaccessible list making app

2023-03-21 Thread R Van Lant
this is the app name? Who is the developer? Thanks, Jeff -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 9:08 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Looking for inaccessible list making app I like Repeat Check. Someone on this list

RE: Looking for inaccessible list making app

2023-03-20 Thread R Van Lant
I like Repeat Check. Someone on this list recommended it years ago and it's been really helpful. I have all sorts of lists from gift ideas, to movies I want to see, questions to ask my doctor at my next visit, and places I want to visit and so on. As someone described doing with the Reminders

RE: Issue with creating new message in Messenger app

2023-03-18 Thread R Van Lant
one@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Issue with creating new message in Messenger app Hi, I’m on an iPhone running IOS 16.3 and the late

Issue with creating new message in Messenger app

2023-03-16 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I'm on an iPhone running IOS 16.3 and the latest Messenger. I'm trying to send a message to two people. I tapped the New message button and searched for the first person. I then found an Add button, which I assumed I had to tap, and searched for the second person. I saw another add button

OverDrive app being retired

2023-03-01 Thread R Van Lant
My local library had an article in the March newsletter saying Overdrive is being discontinued by the developer at the end of April. We are being told to use Libby instead. One thing I noticed when I was reading the benefits listed for Libby is that it says you can transfer books to Kindle. I

RE: New clean energy charging feature on iPhones ...

2023-03-01 Thread R Van Lant
this link I got a page not found message. From Mich. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: February 27, 2023 9:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sub

New clean energy charging feature on iPhones ...

2023-02-27 Thread R Van Lant
Just read this news story. As it notes, my iPhone SE 2020 had the clean energy setting turned on, so I turned it off. I'm usually in a hurry to charge my phone, so I don't want anything to slow it down. New clean energy charging feature on iPhones raising eyebrows among some users

RE: Long standing issue with posting items for sale on Facebook

2023-02-26 Thread R Van Lant
Yep, it’s been an issue for a while. And I just find that the format for posting changes enough that I’m actually going to have an AIRA agent help me soon so I don’t screw something up. Just afraid that my posting will look funny to a sighted user and they won’t trust me as a seller. From:

RE: WayAround

2023-01-30 Thread R Van Lant
you sew them on as you mentioned as possible in your email or do you use some other method do you have any trouble with them coming off in the wash On Jan 27, 2023, at 2:04 PM, R Van Lant mailto:vanlant2...@msn.com>> wrote:  I use Way Around tags on my clothes. I have Braille colo

RE: WayAround

2023-01-27 Thread R Van Lant
I use Way Around tags on my clothes. I have Braille color tags on the single color clothes, but use the Way Around tags on items where I want to describe the pattern and or what items the clothes work best with. Sometimes I’ll note the brand and size on the item. Way Around has a template

adjusting to iPad

2023-01-25 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I bought a used iPad recently. It's primary use so far is for my son to play Minecraft, but I won't tell him that. It's set up under my Apple ID and I'm slowly setting it up to be a backup to my iPhone for some things like reading audio books. I'm definitely finding it harder to adjust

RE: moving apps

2023-01-04 Thread R Van Lant
I agree that it has become increasingly easy to accidentally create a folder, even though I am sure I heard VO indicate that the app would be ready to drop to the left or right of the app I’m on. In doing some cleanup this week, I found that, if I was really patient and waited for VO to fully

RE: Air Pods 2nd generation

2022-12-29 Thread R Van Lant
: Air Pods 2nd generation For a website that is mostly for blind people, it isn’t as accessable as it might be. Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Dec 2022, at 20:54, R Van Lant wrote: > > Looks like the price is a bit higher now, although they often have sales. > >

RE: Air Pods 2nd generation

2022-12-29 Thread R Van Lant
7:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Air Pods 2nd generation Any chance of a link? Sent from my iPhone > On 29 Dec 2022, at 14:30, R Van Lant wrote: > > Bill, > If you need it, Mystic Access did a 1.5 hour training webinar on the Apple > Airpods recently. I paid

RE: Air Pods 2nd generation

2022-12-29 Thread R Van Lant
Bill, If you need it, Mystic Access did a 1.5 hour training webinar on the Apple Airpods recently. I paid $15 for it. I haven't finished listening to it, but their tutorials are usually pretty thorough. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of William Outman

RE: Siri and dictation tones

2022-12-28 Thread R Van Lant
w or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin My web site: https://www.turner42.com On Dec 28, 2022, at 7:00 AM, R Van Lant mailto:vanlant2...@msn.com>> wrote: Bill, is it possible that volume on Siri is turned down? I

RE: Siri and dictation tones

2022-12-28 Thread R Van Lant
Bill, is it possible that volume on Siri is turned down? I've already given feedback to Apple that I cannot hear that first tone very well, especially with any background noise. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of William Outman Sent: Tuesday, December

RE: Siri and iOS 16.2, what a mess!

2022-12-18 Thread R Van Lant
Yeah, I think several of us have seen her not understand us. For me it started with one of the IOS 16.1 versions. I upgraded to IOS 16.2 hoping for better results. Jury is still out on that. I find that it works better if I wait a tad longer after pressing my home button and hearing the tone

RE: stopping dictation

2022-11-30 Thread R Van Lant
This hits on my frustration since upgrading to 16.x. I find that Siri no longer recognizes commands I've been using for years - -or it takes a couple tries to get it right. It's really frustrating. I already reported to them that I have trouble hearing the tone that indicates Siri is

RE: stopping dictation

2022-11-30 Thread R Van Lant
I rarely use Siri to sent a text. I'm just talking about the dictation function on the keyboard in any text entry spot. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2022 11:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE:

stopping dictation

2022-11-29 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I've noticed something very recently and think it came with an IOS 16 upgrade. Wondering if it's just me. I often dictate using the dictate button to the left on the keyboard. I realize that I can one finger double tap to stop dictation, assuming that focus hasn't moved from that

RE: Keepass touch stopped working

2022-11-28 Thread R Van Lant
What do you mean it stopped working? I use KeePass on my phone and desktop. I make my edits on my desktop and then access the file on KeePass Touch via Dropbox. I can access my file as of today. I agree that it doesn't stay synchronized in real-time, but I just grab the latest file from

text replacement question

2022-11-14 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I have set up a text replacement for my two primary email addresses, given how often we are asked to enter an email on a website or login screen. It often works, but I have found times when hitting my three letter shortcut doesn't' work. Usually I'll hear the little bubble sound as soon

RE: Outlook mail

2022-10-25 Thread R Van Lant
I would stick with the native email app if you are comfortable with it. I've started using the Outlook app for work email on my phone and, while it's OK. I still prefer the simplicity of the native email app and would not have voluntarily started using Outlook, if it weren't required to access

RE: Question about calendar

2022-10-21 Thread R Van Lant
I like using reminders if it’s something I need to check-off, such as to give my dog her monthly medicine. I like using the calendar for some things, but it’s really easy to delete the notification and then move on with life and not be reminded again. With the reminder, it stays in my

RE: Attaching a photo to an email

2022-10-21 Thread R Van Lant
In the camera roll, find the photo you want and tap the share button. Find the Mail button and tap that. If then find the to filed and address to whom you want the email sent. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Alex Stone Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022

RE: native calendar app

2022-10-18 Thread R Van Lant
I’m not on IOS 16 yet, so hopefully this didn’t change. On IOS 15.7 there is a button near the top that says “list” that changes the view from a traditional calendar to a linear list. For me, it’s the second button from the left. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Paula Jordan

RE: lyft issue can't use it

2022-10-15 Thread R Van Lant
I don't think I have done this recently, but I had a similar issue with another credit card entry place and found out that, while it sounded like voice over was saying I only needed to enter the two-digit version of the year for the expiration, it actually needed the 4 digit version of the

RE: Linked in in the iPhone

2022-10-10 Thread R Van Lant
It’s doable for reading and replying to posts and messages. I have not tried to update my profile on it. I find it a bit clunky when trying to find the right buttons for sharing a post, but that might get easier if I did it more often. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of

RE: Considering buying AirTags. How accessible is the app? What are some good uses for them? Talked me into buying. Lol.

2022-10-09 Thread R Van Lant
I have also seen as suggestion to buy a doorbell and put the noise making side were you want the beacon and keep the doorbell button in your pocket. Someone suggested this in a case where they were trying to find a particular driveway in a long row of houses. I agree that AirTags may not be

RE: [tech-vi Announce List] iPhone 14 Pro Models Will Have a New Chime During Startup

2022-09-08 Thread R Van Lant
My guess is the chime would happen at the same time the sighted people see the apple symbol appear on their screen, but may be that is wishful thinking. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 3:29 AM To:

RE: [tech-vi Announce List] iPhone 14 Pro Models Will Have a New Chime During Startup

2022-09-08 Thread R Van Lant
I must have magical powers I have accidentally called 911 twice. The first time I think I was holding my phone as we crossed a parking lot and got into the car. Suddenly I heard this alarm and 911 came on the line. Freaked me out, so I called Apple accessibility to find out how I had done it.

RE: Aira and Be my eyes

2022-05-09 Thread R Van Lant
Beyond the confidentiality, I love using AIRA for help with online orders that have visual aspects. My sighted spouse is not a tech fan, so it's less stressful for us both if I use an AIRA agent to log into my computer and Finnish online orders for me. Just a minute ago I ask my husband to

RE: Artiles Accessible

2022-03-26 Thread R Van Lant
Dulce, Here is an article from Access World that may answer your questions. I was about to buy Air Tags, but since my phone is not new enough to support the feature of showing Air Tag location on a map, I may go with the Tiles.

RE: Problem With Audible

2022-03-14 Thread R Van Lant
Yes, after I swipe through a few and hear it get to the perceived bottom, I do a three finger swipe up to get to the next page of titles. Annoying is right! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of lenron brown Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 12:33 AM To:

Way Around app issue

2022-01-03 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I'm having an issue with the Way Around app and wondering if I'm alone. I'll write to the company, but wanted to check. I'm on the IOS 15.2 on an iPhone SE 2020 and the app is fully updated. My issue is that nothing happens when I hit the Read button to read a tag or, after editing the

strange issue with outlook mail on iPhone

2021-12-15 Thread R Van Lant
I just had an odd experience and wonder if any of you have faced this. My resolution is a work-around, not a true fix. I have a primary Outlook email account that I sync to the native mail, calendar and contacts apps on my iPhone SE 2020 running IOS 15.1. I also check this account via

RE: I cannot edit in Facebook text boxes

2021-11-14 Thread R Van Lant
took him all of 10 seconds… accessibility at its finest. All you can do is bitch to Facebook about it, whether it helps I don't know, but it certainly will not help if you don't do it. From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On B

I cannot edit in Facebook text boxes

2021-11-14 Thread R Van Lant
Anyone else having issues editing text boxes in Facebook? I am frustrated. Using the latest version of the app, although I think I'm maybe still on IOS 14.8. I have been posting a few things to sell on Facebook and also tried to comment on a group thread last night. In each case, I cannot go

RE: Amazon Household

2021-11-02 Thread R Van Lant
This is so interesting. My husband holds the primary Amazon prime membership for our house and added me as a household member. We were frustrated the other night because a movie I bought on my account wasn’t showing up on our firestick. I wonder if this is the way to share it. Here is what

RE: Deleting defunct account from Mail

2021-11-01 Thread R Van Lant
Bill, Go to Settings, then flick down to Mail. Double tap and In this area, you'll see the various accounts you have set up and you should be able to delete the defunct account in there. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of William Outman Sent: Thursday,

RE: how do you block texts

2021-11-01 Thread R Van Lant
I recently had one of these group texts from a spammer to those of us with similar phone numbers. I found it best just to Hide alerts for this group chat, as various people who were spammed on the same text would reply with "stop" and other such notes. In your messages inbox, flick up till you

RE: Trouble with Bank of America app

2021-10-25 Thread R Van Lant
I’m still on IOS 14.8 and also could not log into my B of A app a couple weeks ago. I could use the same credentials to log into the website, so I know my info was right. I also could not paste from my password vault, so it’s something with the login screen accessibility. From:

RE: new mispronunciation in 14.8; is it fixed in 15?

2021-09-29 Thread R Van Lant
So weird! Interesting that some of us get it and others do not. Apple Accessibility wrote back to me today and were unable to reproduce the issue. They asked iabout language settings. I’m going to read through the email and check what they suggest. I do not knowingly have any different

new mispronunciation in 14.8; is it fixed in 15?

2021-09-27 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I just sent the below to apple accessibility. Curious if any of you have noticed it and if it's fixed in IOS 15. Since updating to IOS 14.8, I noticed a very strange mispronunciation. I first saw it with reading an email from Southwest Airlines using VoiceOver. Then I noticed it when

RE: Updated and restored from backup, no music or bard books

2021-09-27 Thread R Van Lant
When I had to restore my phone, BARD books had not been backed up to the Cloud. So, the best way to find what I wanted was to go into the recently downloaded option under Get books and find any book I wanted to add again. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt Sent:

RE: Question

2021-09-27 Thread R Van Lant
One basic method for doing this is to put the list of recipients in the BCC field. If anyone replies, the Bcc list is not copied. Services such as Constant Contact are an option. They provide formatting tools for sending newsletters and I think you can set it up for no replied or at least

RE: keeping track of which books are on which app

2021-09-13 Thread R Van Lant
. Sherry Wells From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 11:00 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: keeping track of which books are on which app Hi, Probably my favorite reason for having an iPhone is the plethora of accessible books across

keeping track of which books are on which app

2021-09-09 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, Probably my favorite reason for having an iPhone is the plethora of accessible books across so many apps. Of course, that also means that I have books in various apps and I'm now finding that I can easily lose track of where a book is. To be more specific, I have Audible, Kindle,

RE: splitter to use wired earbuds while charging

2021-09-02 Thread R Van Lant
touch with it." -- Jane Wagner website: www.turner42.com On Sep 2, 2021, at 12:00 PM, R Van Lant wrote:  I had a lightning splitter that allowed me to charge my phone while using the wired earbuds. I think I got it as a free gift from Mystic Access a couple years ago. I recall that I’d get

splitter to use wired earbuds while charging

2021-09-02 Thread R Van Lant
I had a lightning splitter that allowed me to charge my phone while using the wired earbuds. I think I got it as a free gift from Mystic Access a couple years ago. I recall that I'd get a onscreen notice that it was not a supported device when I used to plug it in. Nevertheless, , over

RE: KeePass Touch app issue

2021-07-28 Thread R Van Lant
you’ll get a reply to your support request. Alan From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2021 7:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KeePass Touch app issue Alan, I updated my app and see no difference. The hep section still talks about a sync

RE: KeePass Touch app issue

2021-07-25 Thread R Van Lant
iphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of R Van Lant Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 6:21:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: KeePass Touch app issue Hi, Question for others using the KeePass Touch app. I’m on version 1.11.8 on and iphone SE 2020 running latest IOS. I sync my password vault

RE: what are vlc and TVU

2021-07-22 Thread R Van Lant
VLC Media player is a free program you can download. You can play music and videos on it. I installed it on my Windows laptop, as I'd heard it was accessible with JAWS. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Patti Johnson Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:15 PM

KeePass Touch app issue

2021-07-22 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, Question for others using the KeePass Touch app. I'm on version 1.11.8 on and iphone SE 2020 running latest IOS. I sync my password vault to my laptop with DropBox. I've had this set up for almost a year. I recently opened my KeePass Touch app and it showed that my master file had not

RE: Are bard mobile download books saved in an iPhone back up?

2021-07-18 Thread R Van Lant
Once I read a book on BARD, I delete it, so I don't have many on my phone at a given time, but when I had to reset my phone and lost all the BARD downloads, I used the Recent Downloads option in the Find Books tab to more easily find and redownload the books I wanted to put on my phone.

RE: is there an advantage to BARD Express?

2021-07-05 Thread R Van Lant
iPhone. All these steps may sound like a lot of work, but it is really simple. I often use bard express to add the books to my wish list every time I check for recently added books. On 7/3/21, R Van Lant wrote: > I only listened to BARD books via the BARD app on my iPhone. I do my > se

is there an advantage to BARD Express?

2021-07-03 Thread R Van Lant
I only listened to BARD books via the BARD app on my iPhone. I do my searches via the app and access my Wish List that way. I thought I heard people excited about BARD Express, but the download page makes it sound like it's main benefit is to those who are downloading books to their PC and/or

RE: indoor navigation do-it-yourself?

2021-04-12 Thread R Van Lant
I agree that Nivilens is meant for this. You can print off your own set labels or contact them about having your building labelled. I listened to an Eyes on success podcast that interviewed a teacher at a school for the blind where the students labelled many aspects of the building. From:

RE: Strange Text Message Notification Issue

2021-03-18 Thread R Van Lant
I've missed a number of text messages recently. I'll have to watch for a pattern. I think I'm getting all my call, The only calls I have missed are those that are likely spam. I just changed a setting to send all unknown callers to voicemail. With this setting, I did not hear the ;phone ring,

disabling media control on locked screen -- or something like that

2021-03-08 Thread R Van Lant
Not sure if the subject line really captures what I'm trying to ask. Hoping someone can save my sanity. I rarely listen to the very few music files on my phone. I don't want to delete them, but I get really annoyed how they often actually start playing. For example, if I'm listening to a

RE: Is Voxer accessible?

2021-03-08 Thread R Van Lant
coaches. Is that the same thing that you’re referring to? It could be an email program, but I wasn’t sure if it was texting, emails, or what. Thanks, Beth Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 6, 2021, at 4:09 PM, R Van Lant wrote: > > Do you mean VMWare Boxer, the email app? If so, it se

RE: Is Voxer accessible?

2021-03-06 Thread R Van Lant
Do you mean VMWare Boxer, the email app? If so, it seems OK so far for the email, but I'm not liking the calendar function interface. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Beth G Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 8:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Is

Question for other Way Around tag users

2021-02-26 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I have started doing more with Way Around tags to supplement my Braille labeling, especially with clothes and items in my freezer. I'm getting the hang of the angle for holding my phone to the NFC reader to pick up the tag. It's still a bit slow when I have a number of things I want to

RE: my name in Zoom meetings

2021-02-25 Thread R Van Lant
o:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 10:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: my name in Zoom meetings Alan, I had not created an account, since I was not hosting mee

RE: my name in Zoom meetings

2021-02-24 Thread R Van Lant
. Alan Lemly From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:26 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: my name in Zoom meetings Hi, As it true for most of us, I’m doing a lot more meeting by Zoom and I often attend via

my name in Zoom meetings

2021-02-24 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, As it true for most of us, I'm doing a lot more meeting by Zoom and I often attend via the app on my phone. If it's a large group meeting where the attendees do not get to unmute, it seems that I'll get prompted to register and enter my display name and email. My annoyance is for those

RE: Zoom and iPhone question

2021-02-11 Thread R Van Lant
a chat message. Richard Ralph's Observation: It is a mistake to allow any mechanical object<>to realize that you are in a hurry. My web site, www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of R Van Lant Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2

Zoom and iPhone question

2021-02-11 Thread R Van Lant
Hi, I like to attend Zoom calls from my phone quite often. I just attended one this morning that was in webinar format where I could not unmute to ask a question of a panel. They wanted us to use the Q feature. I can get to this area, but my question was long and I had hoped to dictate it, but

RE: Is anyone else having problems with photo descriptions linking to the wrong photos in IOS 14.3?

2021-01-04 Thread R Van Lant
Yes. I had only labeled two photos and thee labels are not where they should be. For the first one, I labelled a photo that I had received in a text and saved to my camera roll. It was the last photo in recents when I labelled it. Even after I took more photos, the last one in the camera

RE: Tracker for dogs?

2020-12-11 Thread R Van Lant
Reggie, I was waiting to see if anyone else had an idea before I chimed in. I wonder if the TrackR app would work. From what I understand, you havethe app on your phone and attach small beacons to your items, such as the dog collar. It's meant to help you find misplaced keys and such or I

RE: has anyone ever used any of the speed dots screen protectors for their iPhone?

2020-12-10 Thread R Van Lant
I had them on my first two iPhones and planned to get one for my newest phone, but haven't done it yet. I really appreciated them to make finding certain common buttons, such as Back, Send, and such quicker. I find now that my figers have the muscle memory on my new phone, since it's the same

RE: has anyone ever used any of the speed dots screen protectors for their iPhone?

2020-12-10 Thread R Van Lant
You can also buy them at www.ATguys.com -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Joshua Hendrickson Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 9:03 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: has anyone ever used any of the speed dots screen protectors for their iPhone?

RE: Since bard update can’t access

2020-12-04 Thread R Van Lant
I got the failure pop-up this morning after upgrading, but once I clicked OK, it went right to my book and I've been reading. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Kathy Brandt Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2020 8:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject:

new issue in Facebook app

2020-12-02 Thread R Van Lant
I'm running into something new that I cannot figure out on the Facebook app. In a couple of my groups, I'm heaing VoiceOver say, for example" Jane Doe asked a question in Guide Dog Users". After some standard date info, Voicover will say Tap Community Q and A post". I can head a comment about

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