Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I guess I tend to take what people and companies say at face value. I guess I also don't see what the value is in spending energy dissecting what a company says and speculating what's really going on behind the scenes. Whether a company announces in July that a product will be released at the

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Jonathan Mosen
This goes back to what I posted yesterday. I understand that they are hooking into certain iOS 8 API features, some of which are not supported by the 4S. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 31/08/2014, at 5:09 pm, Sieghard

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Sorry if this was already answered, but I didn't see it if it was. On your first point, no there's no fix for this that I know of. If you open up a folder then you'll see the number of unread messages in that folder on the top of the screen, but you don't see it in the folder list. I think

Re: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone?

2014-08-31 Thread Flor Lynch
It's FREE. - Original Message - From: Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:23 AM Subject: RE: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone? Do you know how much it costs? -Original Message- From:

Re: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone?

2014-08-31 Thread RobH.
I had OOtunes for a hwile, it got pretty well all stations. Might reload that now i have a Mini again. - Original Message - From: Flor Lynch florl...@iol.ie To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 11:23 AM Subject: Re: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone? It's

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
Hi, I read that the reader will work with the 4s but with less accuracy I believe it will work and I am hoping that with much ease than with Prizmo and text detector. Andy and Shubert. I have to wait for another year to upgrade to the 5s. It ill be a year on the 15th of September that I

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Alex Hall
My understanding is that it isn't just the megapiels. A lot has to do with the actual sensor - how much light it can pick up, how wide the field is, and so on. Then, even more depends on post-capture processing by the phone's graphics processor. The 4S has pretty weak graphics processing

RE: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Alan Lemly
So does this mean KNFB Reader will require iOS 8 to run? Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 2:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: knfb reader This

RE: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Rose Combs
Well, another reason to update my 4S which has a flaky home button, just have to figure out how to get there. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mosen Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 12:30 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: knfb

Re: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone?

2014-08-31 Thread Flor Lynch
Well, it has less stations than TuneIn (which has the most of any of them world-wise). (ooTunes costs.) - Original Message - From: RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 12:32 PM Subject: Re: Good and accessible UK Radio app, anyone?

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Russ Kiehne
Or they have the option of buying the Blaze EZ from HIMS for $750.00. -Original Message- From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 9:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: knfb reader If KNFB Reader's ability to guide the user to take good pictures works as

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Alex Hall
No, from what I've read, iOS7 will be supported. However, iOS8 offers finer control over the camera, so it wouldn't surprise me to see iOS8 devices getting better results. That's pure speculation on my part, though. On Aug 31, 2014, at 9:10 AM, Alan Lemly wale...@gmail.com wrote: So does this

Re: netflix i o s app has it inproved??

2014-08-31 Thread Daniel Miller
No, unfortunately it hasn’t. Netflix simply seems like one of those developers that simply could care less about people with disabilities. On Aug 30, 2014, at 6:54 PM, MamaPeach mamape...@charter.net wrote: No, not as far as I’m concerned. It lacks a lot as far as VoiceOver accessibility.

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Russ Kiehne
And those of us who don't have an iphone and have an Ipod touch 5th generation will not be able to use it. -Original Message- From: Mich Verrier Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 9:28 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: knfb reader as some one who has a 4s I was very sad to

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Ben Blatchford
Hi, Does anyone have the presentation that was given yesterday at the nfb live site? I wasn't able to attend it. thanks, Ben Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2014, at 7:52 AM, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote: And those of us who don't have an iphone and have an Ipod touch 5th

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Lynn White
Hi Christopher, Well, what is happening is that they messages show up in both all-male and inboxes. I haven't had the occurrence that happened a few days ago when the deleted messages suddenly showed back up in both inbox and all mailboxes. Hope that helps to clarify. Thanks. Sent from my

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread RobH.
all messages is a reflection of all the inboxes, so you can manage it all at once. If I get the same message in more than one inbox, it shows up in AllMesssages, as a thread, so can delete them all at the same time. When I've thinned out the dross, I'll back up and read the inboxes

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Alan Paganelli
I believe the 4 and the 4s have a 3.2 megapixel camera. The 5s has an 8.5 megapixel camera. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014! Teenagers; Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? Act now! Move out. Get a job. Pay your bills wile you still know everything. Please click

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
OK, I see. I never delete anything from All Mail, although I know others do. Maybe they'll chime in or you can read up more on this with a Google search. I just go through my in box and either move messages to a folder or delete them. If I delete them, they show up in the Trash folder. After

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Kelly Pierce
When I decided to buy my first iPhone in 2012, I faced the choice of the 4S or the new iPhone 5. What convinced me then was the knowledge that the processor of the iPhone 5 was twice as fast as the processor of the 4S. I believed then that this difference would enable new apps to run on this

Re: netflix i o s app has it inproved??

2014-08-31 Thread Robert Doc Wright
What problems are you having with it? I've been using it on my iPad mini with no problems. - Original Message - From: Daniel Miller To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:48 AM Subject: Re: netflix i o s app has it inproved?? No, unfortunately it

Comparable Replacement Earbuds to the Bose MIE2I

2014-08-31 Thread SSEric
I lost my Bose today. Really bummed, as these were the best earbuds I have ever tried. I am wondering for any of you with experience with this model, can you recommend anything comparable. I love them for the sound of course, but also they are super comfortable, small and lightweight. I am just

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Cheryl Homiak
This looks kind of confusing to me. I'm not sure about the terminology being used. There are inboxes for each account, there is ALL INBOXES and then there is ALL MAILBOXES. All mailboxes doesn't actually show any emails; it is the hallway from which you choose the various doors into accounts

Blocking unwanted text messages

2014-08-31 Thread Donald L. Roberts
Because my iPhone number has erroneously gotten in someone's distribution list, I would like to block all texts from this number. Please tell me how to do so. I have blocked phone calls from some numbers but don't know how to preclude text messages from unwelcome posters. Thanks. Don

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Based on Lynn's email below, I'm pretty sure we're talking about the in box and the all mail folder on a Gmail account. On 08/31/2014 02:37 PM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: This looks kind of confusing to me. I'm not sure about the terminology being used. There are inboxes for each account, there is

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Cheryl Homiak
I am sending this again because it looks fine in sent but when I got it via the list it said it had no content. I have no idea why and will go looking if it also happens with this one. On Aug 31, 2014, at 2:37 PM, Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com wrote: This looks kind of confusing to me. I'm

Re: Problem with inbox and all mailboxes

2014-08-31 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I got it just fine the first time. I've seen this message before when I know the message did have some content. I assume the syncing wasn't complete on my phone. I think it resolves itself over time, but I can't remember what happened the last time I saw this. On 08/31/2014 02:48 PM, Cheryl

Can VDR read material that VoiceOver cannot

2014-08-31 Thread Flor Lynch
Voice Dream Reader can read pdf's. How about newsstand publications? Or, can such publications be OCR-ed? Thanks. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns

Fwd: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback

2014-08-31 Thread Harry Bell
Hurrah! Transit App is likely to reach us in the UK in future - reply below: Begin forwarded message: From: Guillaume Campagna i...@thetransitapp.com Date: 31 August 2014 21:25:50 BST To: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com Subject: Re: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback Hey Harry, We are

Muting hash tags in the Twitter app

2014-08-31 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings. I am checking out the Twitter app since TweetList 4 is crashing too often for my tastes. Is it possible to mute hash tags in Twitter, and if so, how? I am used to triple tapping on a tweet in TweetList but that doesn't work in Twitter. Also, a somewhat related question, does the Twitter

reviewing and comparing work among similar apps of different app developers'

2014-08-31 Thread Flor Lynch
reviewing and comparing work among similar apps of different app developers' Besides doing searching on apps, one can also search on the names of app developers. is there a go-to site for reviewing and/or comparing apps from different developers? (As one can do in eBay.) -- The following

Re: Blocking unwanted text messages

2014-08-31 Thread Shai
Hello Don, From within the message, double tap on the contact button which will be at the upper right of the screen. Next, flick right until you get to the more info button and double tap. In this dialogue, you will find a button that states block this caller. Simply double tap on this button,

youtube to mp3

2014-08-31 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. So, I thought I'd see if I can do everything I do on my mac, on my iPod touch. My first step was to use pages, which works okay. Now, for the music. On the mac, I use mp3juices sometimes, but mostly go to youview, copy youtube URL, then paste into youtube to my3. Is there any app, or

RE: Can VDR read material that VoiceOver cannot

2014-08-31 Thread Richard Turner
VoiceOver can read PDF documents as well. If VoiceOver can't read it, Voice Dream Reader can't either. If the PDF is graphics and not actual text, VDR cannot read it either. Yes, graphical PDF files can be converted to text with OCR, but you are likely not going to get very good results unless the

lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Devin Prater
Hi all. Is there a way to get lire to automatically download new articles from my subscriptions? I paid $4 for that app, so it should be able to do something as simple as that. Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com facebook/iMessage:

RE: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Larry Lumpkin
My lire downloads new articles ffor my subscriptions by default. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Devin Prater Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 4:31 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: lire and background fetching of

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Devin Prater
That's weird. Mine doesn't. I have to launch the app for it to download. Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com facebook/iMessage: devinpra...@live.com On Aug 31, 2014, at 16:34, Larry Lumpkin llump...@austin.rr.com wrote: My lire

RE: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Larry Lumpkin
This is true. I don't think the app can download unless it is launched. If it is not running, how could it download? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Devin Prater Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 4:36 PM To:

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Devin Prater
If aim or mail isn't running, how do they notify? Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com facebook/iMessage: devinpra...@live.com On Aug 31, 2014, at 16:41, Larry Lumpkin llump...@austin.rr.com wrote: This is true. I don't think the

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Alex Hall
You open the app, go to settings, and look under sync settings and auto-refresh settings. I have mine set up to not use cellular and to only download articles in the background at my house (that's what the add location item is for), but I believe you can set it to update anywhere and using

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Chuck Dean
Unfortunately, my wife dropped her iPhone into the toilet and I used my upgrade to replace it. Now I am going to have to pay $650 to upgrade to an iPhone 6 and another $99 for the KNFB Reader. If it in fact can scan in paperback books, it will be worth it to me. -- The following information

RE: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Alan, The iPhone 3GS had a 3 MP camera, the iPhone 4 had a 5 MP and the iPhone 4S, 5, 5C and 5S all have an 8 MP camera. It is correct, however, that the same 8 MP camera on the 5S is better than that on the 4S or 5 since the sensor has larger pixels and it has the 2-tone flash which yields

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Devin Prater
I've checked all that. But my point is that it doesn't notify me that new articles are avalable while in the background. Sent from my iPod 5 keychat/google talk: r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com primary email: d.pra...@me.com facebook/iMessage: devinpra...@live.com On Aug 31, 2014, at 17:05, Alex

Re: lire and background fetching of articles

2014-08-31 Thread Alex Hall
So it's a push notification you are after? I thought, from your message, you were only wanting it to update in the background, not alert you. Sorry for the confusion. I don't think Lire can do push notifications, which I consider to be a very good thing - I'd get hundreds of notifications

RE: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Rose Combs
Yes, my late husband dropped his 5 in the toilet most of it works but when one get a phone call you can't hear worth a darn unless you have earphones. Eventually I am trading it in as well as my 4S when I can get there without a hassle. As it stands today and for a few weeks I am up to my

Fleksy and IOS8

2014-08-31 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi all, I was curios how they were coming with the new app for IOS 8, Here is their response: Hello, Thanks for contacting us. We are currently working on our iOS 8 app. You can join the beta at http://fleksy.com/ios8/ and we will notify you when we need help with testing. Do not hesitate to

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi Rose, So sorry to hear about your loss. I remember he was having problems when we were talking about recumbent trikes last year. Are you still in Scottsdale? I am still in Tempe. If there is any thing I can do to help, please contact me at cadean...@gmail.com or call or text at 480 381 2311

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Andy Baracco
Hi Rose, I remember you from the days of GENIE. I often remember you talking of your husband. I am so sorry to read of his passing. You’re still working? oh well, so am I. Take care, Andy From: Chuck Dean Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:48 PM To: V Iphone list Subject: Re: knfb reader Hi

Re: knfb reader

2014-08-31 Thread Chuck Dean
Oops sorry for the off topic. I thought this was a privet email when I replied. Chuck -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of

Re: Blocking unwanted text messages

2014-08-31 Thread TaraPrakash
Are you sure about this ? I don't think it will block the text messages Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2014, at 5:21 PM, Shai shai...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Don, From within the message, double tap on the contact button which will be at the upper right of the screen. Next, flick right

Re: Blocking unwanted text messages

2014-08-31 Thread Dave Mitchel
yes, it will block calls and texts as I have done it on my 5C. -Original Message- From: TaraPrakash Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 7:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Blocking unwanted text messages Are you sure about this ? I don't think it will block the text

Re: Blocking unwanted text messages

2014-08-31 Thread TaraPrakash
Thanks for confirming. I was under the assumption that text messages could not be blocked. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 31, 2014, at 10:35 PM, Dave Mitchel dbmitc...@comcast.net wrote: yes, it will block calls and texts as I have done it on my 5C. -Original Message- From:

Number of notifications still being announced in locked screen

2014-08-31 Thread Cheryl Homiak
In order to be able to have my Braille Edge paired with several devices while keeping my Edge but losing contact with one device whenever another unlocked to announce notifications, I chose in settings not to have notifications spoken in locked screen. But while the noffifications themselves