RE: switching iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
If you have custom ringtones on your 4S and they were not purchased from iTunes you must have used iTunes at one point since that is the only way to get ringtones onto an iPhone. You would have to have these ringtones in your iTunes library on the computer or at least have them somewhere so you

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Craig, I just tried what you outlined and it does not work for me at all. I tried swiping to the Delete button as you described and I also tried a triple tap after locating the delete button by finding it with my finger. Each time the book just started playing, I had the normal playback screen

Re: Qoo was Re: About timely: I am revoking my recommendation

2014-10-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi all Just purchased the £1.49 in-app purchase to Qoo Premium. You do indeed get more sounds, Big Ben being quite a decent example. You can also do advanced per day scheduling too. It also removes promotions and ads. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 15 Oct 2014, at 06:53, Jim Ruby

Reporting IPhone Issues

2014-10-15 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Hi friends, Is there a general email address that we can use to report IPhone issues? Is there a separate one for Accessability? I have just upgraded to IOS 8 and would like to start to report the bugs that I am finding, this is the only real way that we can hopefully get them addressed.

Re: Reporting IPhone Issues

2014-10-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
accessibil...@apple.com for accessibility issues www.apple.com/feedback for general issues Sent from my Macbook Pro On 15 Oct 2014, at 07:57, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net wrote: Hi friends, Is there a general email address that we can use to report IPhone

Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Victor Hugo Gallegos
Hello everyone, just wanted to let you know that there is an update for knfb Reader, this update now supports iPhone 4s, iPod fifth generation, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Sent from my iPhone -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
Nice one! When I have the funds I will give it a shot. Of course it may never happen but I look forward to any feedback on how the update is going on the 4s. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 15 Oct 2014, at 08:09, Victor Hugo Gallegos hugo.galleg...@gmail.com wrote: Hello everyone, just wanted to

Re: Qoo was Re: About timely: I am revoking my recommendation

2014-10-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
Hi all I have just contacted them right within the app. I sent them an email to suggest they fix the observation where the chime only goes off once no matter the hour. Thought it was just Big Ben though so thanks for observing that it's audio signalgs in general. Sent from my Macbook Pro On

Re: Home button and VoiceOver

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
I'm having an issue like this on an iMini mk1, and still on iOs 7.1.2, so even more confused about this. Can check that Home button click speed thing, but this is getting bad when I can't get into app switcher and put VO off unintentionally. - Original Message - From: Joseph

Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Hi, I have spoken to 02, my network provider about my IPhone issues mentioned earlier. They are suggesting that it is a simm fault. I could be very wrong but this seems illogical to me that I go home, the signal dropps and I have to come to work then reset the network settings and the signal

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
Not recommended, that is how some got bent. What's wrong with shirt or jacket pocket? An inside wallet pocket is ideal, as they're about the same size. Put your wallet in your pants pocket if you like, keep all your cards and money safe there, where it doesn't matter about getting bent so much.

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
Might just be me, but my phones live long edge down in the bottom of my pockets, I always have a nylon jacket of some sort on when out. Ditto in the bottom of a bag pocket if I don't take a coat. I just don't cram them in pants pockets. - Original Message - From: Marissa Solaun

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
It'll fit where a notepad or wallet will fit. - Original Message - From: Marissa Solaun solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:44 AM Subject: Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6 Will the 6+ also fit in a pocket? -- The following information

Re: Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
Still sounds like a coverage issue to me. Get Yourself a Giff Gaff simm to try, costs little enough, they are carried on the O2 network, so that would test this theory. Note, it is O2 as in gasious oxygen, not 02 as a plain number. R. - Original Message - From: Hicks Steven (CORNWALL

Re: Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread Harry Bell
I have a Giffgaff Sim and when Voiceover reads out the Carrier name at top right of my iPhone screen, it reads out O2 not The word Giffgaff printed there! On 15 Oct 2014, at 08:42, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: Still sounds like a coverage issue to me. Get Yourself a Giff Gaff

Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Brett
Hi, I have recently noticed that at times my battery degrades a lot faster than usual. Since I don't need to see the screen, I always turn my brightness setting to 0, and this makes quite a difference to battery life. Since updating to iOS8.0.2 I have noticed that the brightness setting

RE: Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Thanks for the info, better use the correct name of o2 in future, I have learned something today anyway. I tend to agree with you, I feel that it is some sort of odd coverage issues but the strange things is that my Wife has a Nokia in the house and she has a consistant 4 bar signal.

RE: Home button and VoiceOver

2014-10-15 Thread Brett
Well they're not trying hard enough... Everyone I know of is having this issue. Even sighted users are having this issue, I have seen several forums where sighted people are complaining that when they try to close an app VoiceOver gets enabled and they have a hard time turning it off. LOL. So it

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Victor Hugo Gallegos
Hi, make sure that the auto brightness is off. Go into settings, and swipe right until you get to display, and brightness. Double tap on this option, and swipe to the slide, you can adjusted to what you want it to be, swipe to the right, and make sure that auto brightness is off. You will also be

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread Joe Paton
at a cost of 600 odd pounds, you should be able to drive a tractor over it.smile.. Joe On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:31:56 +0100 RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: Not recommended, that is how some got bent. What's wrong with shirt or jacket pocket? An inside wallet pocket is ideal, as they're about

Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Christine Szostak
Hi All, I just received my StandScan yesterday and am loving it with KNFBReader! However, I am having issues with the battery pack and was curious if anyone else has had this issue or if yours seems to work fine. Sadly, it could be that I am simply doing something wrong that is really

Re: Home button and VoiceOver

2014-10-15 Thread Gail the U. S. Male
yeah, including me! it seems inconsistent, which is why I suspect they're saying they can't produce it! - Original Message - From: Brett brettst...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:07 AM Subject: RE: Home button and VoiceOver Well they're not

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Brett
Hi, Thanks for pointing that out as I neglected to mension that in my previous message. however I personally do have auto brightness switched off. Cheers, Brett. Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone On 15 Oct 2014, at 7:08 pm, Victor Hugo Gallegos hugo.galleg...@gmail.com wrote: Hi,

IPhone 5s Simm Card

2014-10-15 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Sorry all this question got tangled in another email so thought I would send it separately. The simm slot on the IPhone 5 is on the side, it is a drawer with a little hole in it. I have the simm tool, can anyone describe how I can get the old sim out please? I need to change it whena replacement

Re: Home button and VoiceOver

2014-10-15 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, and it has happened in previous versions of iOS as well. The solution I use is to reboot my iPhone. I suspect it is caused by memory fragmentation. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 15 Oct 2014, at 11:40, Jennie Facer

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread David Chittenden
Sure, just like you should be able to drive a tractor over a computer, a laptop, or many, many other expensive items. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 15 Oct 2014, at 21:19, Joe Paton patonpl...@gmail.com wrote: at a

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, I have also noticed this inn my iPhone 5s iOS 8. 0. 2. When I have reduced the brightness I sometimes randomly discover it has gone to full brightness without me doing anything consciously. On 15 Oct 2014, at 09:02, Brett brettst...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have recently noticed

Re: Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Sandratomkins
Christine, I hope I'm not coming into late here, but you really need the 12 V battery pack for best results with your new stand scan pro. Also, if you have the mains adapter and plug the stand scan pro in you will have 12 V lighting which is most useful in all situations. Happy scanning, Sandy

Re: Iphone 5s simm card

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
So does mine (say O2UK on the status bar), on all my devices, but I don't worry about it. Mine still include old push-button Nokias. But GiffGaff gets a mention on the home screen of Nokias anyway. I think my last thought on Steve's inconsistent access, was to get a GiffGaff simm as it still

IOS 8 voiceover

2014-10-15 Thread Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES)
Hi friends, After my upgrade to IOS8, the voice quality of voiceover doesn't seem to be as good, does anyone know how I can sort this? I found some settings and it seems to be set to default. There is a high quality option but I clicked this and it didn't seem to do anything. Does anyone have

Re: IOS 8 voiceover

2014-10-15 Thread christopher hallsworth
When you double tap enhanced quality next to the language of interest it should either download the enhanced quality voice or switch to it depending on the situation. Sent from my iPad On 15 Oct 2014, at 10:22, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net wrote: Hi friends,

Re: IPhone 5s Simm Card

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
Well, it is quite simple, but take it somewhere to catch the pieces, the spring can be very strong and the tray shoot out everywhichway. I do things like this on the bed so I can sweep the sheet for lost bits. But poking the tool in the hole should press the spring release, so make sure your

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
OT: your sig suggests you dictate all these, surprised you get such consistent and accurate results. I don't, indeed, I get responses of such , I delete it and type it instead. Rh, does. - Original Message - From: Brett brettst...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent:

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
For that money, I wouldn't wanna risk it; which is why I tend to take quite a protective stance with my gismos. R, relaxes a bit when they get older. - Original Message - From: Joe Paton patonpl...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 9:19 AM Subject:

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
I MollyCuddle those a bit, too. Got into it when my first computer cost over 2 months wages in the latter 80s. An iPhone now is about a weeks wages of a moderately skilled job, bus driver for example, bit of overtime maybe; but not significantly more. That is a huge relative value drop. Rh.

Re: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Larry Smith
This is what I have found that works for me. Double tap the first delete button. Double tap the refresh button. Tripple tap the edit mode button. Tripple tap the second delete button, next to the name of the book that you are trying to delete. The delete confirmation then comes up. On Oct 15,

Re: IOS 8 voiceover

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
I remember the hq voices have to be downloaded. I think double tapping on each of the languages you want brings up more options, including download it. You can have more than one now. Oddly, some of the hq voices don't seem as good as the older lq voices, and some of us revert despite

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Brett
Thanks for reminding me, I forgot that was even in my signature. I had that there to account for Siri mistakes, but since iOS 8 I always use the braille keyboard. Probably should take that out :-) Just for kicks though, this message was dictated with Siri and not corrected. Sent with Siri from

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread Fred Olver
It depends how big your pockets are. - Original Message - From: Marissa Solaun solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6 I need to find out, since I usually carry my phone in my pocket can I

Re: Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Mine had this same issue. A friend of mine fixed it for me. She had to open it up and reverse some component inside. It was supposedly a simple fix. On Oct 15, 2014, at 4:24 AM, Christine Szostak szosta...@buckeyemail.osu.edu wrote: Hi All, I just received my StandScan yesterday and am

RE: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread Rose Combs
Yes, mine is in my pocket all day long. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marissa Solaun Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 5:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6 Will the 6+ also fit in a

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
That's interesting. I haven't experienced this, as far as I know. My battery is behaving as it has for a long time, and every time I check brightness, it's set to zero. Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called

Re: Text Editor on iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread SSEric
I have been using elements for quite some time and am fairly happy with it. It is just a basic editor that integrates with dropbox. You may give it a look. I do believe there is a charge for it. On Oct 14, 2014, at 9:59 PM, Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I now

Re: switching iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Billy Maynard
hi sieghard, I do appolojise for not being clear. I perchused the custom ringtones from iToons from my phone without plugging it to the computer. So, are they stuck on the 4s or could I find them when I get my 6+ in like you can the section of the ap store where you redown load aps.

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Charles Rivard
Set the screen brightness to z percent in the settings, under visual. That should clear the problem. It's been a while since I looked, but it seems like there is also a setting to automatically adjust the screen brightness. If there is, turn it off. HTH. --- Be positive! When it comes to

Re: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi, Using iOS8.02 on an iPhone 5s, the only somewhat reliable way that I have found to delete a book in the most recent version of the audible app with VoiceOver running, is to double-tap and hold on the book title and while holding swipe left from the right side to the left side of the

RE: Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Richard Turner
The 9 volt battery pack is awful to work with. It is very hard to get the battery set in correctly. If it is defective, they should replace it, but I'd spend the money on the 12 volt battery pack if you want to not have to be near an outlet. If you will mostly be using it near an electrical

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Robert, The method I described several times using the delete button at the top and the edit mode button and delete button which are associated with each title is how Audible told me one should delete books and it is 100% reliable for me. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From:

RE: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Same for me, I have mine set to 0 and that is where it stays. I know you said you have auto brightness turned off, but did you actually make sure it is? I am pretty sure that after I upgraded to 8.0.2 it was turned on by default. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

knob reader and pdf document

2014-10-15 Thread Larry McCreary
Hello, I am attempting to read a pdf document I have imported to the reader. When I open the document I receive the message extracting. I also see a button recognize pdf. I never receive any notice that either of the functions have been performed. Should there be progress messages for these

RE: switching iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Billy, If you Google something like Redownloading ringtones purchased from iTunes you will find forum discussions which seem to indicate that for some reason and unlike apps, ringtones cannot be downloaded again. I would, however, write an email to iTunes Store support and simply explain that

Re: switching iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Billy Maynard
hi sieghard again, Thanks again for your help. I'll try this. I keep forgetting google is your friend. I should start doing that insted of emailing the list first I suppose. Would defenetly cut down on list traffic. Sincerely, Billy Maynard - Original Message - From: Sieghard

$299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Feliciano G
Sendero teams up and has a $299 GPS application. Not bad for travelers. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=735765879829668id=690649294341327 Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Russ Kiehne
Likewise, I’d like a follow up on how it works on a 5th generation ipod touch. From: christopher hallsworth Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:10 AM To: Viphone Subject: Re: Knfb Reader update is now available Nice one! When I have the funds I will give it a shot. Of course it may never

Re: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi, That method has not been reliable for me. Sometimes after pressing the top delete button, I can find an edit button and sometimes it simply is not on the screen. Even when it is and I double-tap it, sometimes the delete button next to the book title will result in the delete dialog and

Re: iCloud ?

2014-10-15 Thread matthew Dyer
Hi, Last night I received a message that this mac could not connect to iCloud. I wonder if it was down at the time. Matthew On Oct 14, 2014, at 11:14 PM, solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone having issues backing up to iCloud? Or getting a message iCloud backup failed. Sent

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Jennie Facer
The update for the cake and if the reader rocks! It works on my iPad mini now without no sluggishness. Jen TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMENE YOU ARE THE WORLD! On Oct 15, 2014, at 9:06 AM, Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com wrote: Likewise, I’d like a

Veteran Affairs Seeing Eye GPS, was: $299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello, Not sure why you would say “not bad for travelers”. This is simply a non-subscription version of the Seeing-Euye app. I am a bit confused why Sendero decided to release this as a separate product and why it is called “Veteran Affairs”. If it is not possible due to Apple restrictions

RE: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I do find it interesting, however, how KNFB made a big deal pointing out that in the past they could not bring this product to the iOS platform because the camera was just not good enough. Now it is apparently officially supported on the iPod Touch Fifth Gen which has a 5 MP camera and the

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Robert, For ti to be consistant just double tap the Refresh button after you double tap the top delete button. The Edit Mode button doesn't always show up on my 5S either, but it always does once I double tap Refresh. Then I found that if I drag my finger down the left side to find the Edit

RE: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Sure, tried it with my nephew's toy John Deer and my 5S handle it just fine. Joking aside, just because a delicate piece of technology is expensive does not mean it stands up to any abuse. David's example is a good one. I can buy a $400 laptop or a $1,200 laptop and both are equally breakable. I

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
Here's the clincher, unless I'm missing something, I'm not finding an auto brightness setting in iOS 8.0.2, Settings, Display and Brightness. Interesting. I wonder if it still exists. We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called

RE: IPhone 5s Simm Card

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Steven, I travel several times a year and always change my SIM and I wouldn't worry too much about the SIM tray shooting out. As far as I can tell it's not spring loaded at all and for me it always just pops out a tiny bit, just enough to grab it and pull it out. Yes, just put the removal tool

Re: Veteran Affairs Seeing Eye GPS, was: $299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Mary Otten
I expect you are right about the agency being behind the development of this non-subscription app. As for no new major features, I'm not sure I would agree. They have added Google maps, which is a huge improvement, at least in my part of the country. And they have better background operation

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Isaac Hebert
Yes the audo brightness setting still exists. Isaac Hebert hebertisaa...@gmail.com On Oct 15, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: Here's the clincher, unless I'm missing something, I'm not finding an auto brightness setting in iOS 8.0.2, Settings, Display and

RE: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Teresa, You are missing something, it’s right there where you said, Settings, Display and Brightness. Top left is the back button, Swipe right once and you are on the heading “Display and Brightness”. Swipe right again and you are on the heading “Brightnejss”. Swipe right once more and

RE: Veteran Affairs Seeing Eye GPS, was: $299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mary, Yes, I remember now reading about them adding Google Maps. I guess they should really update their app description. It still only mentions Navtec and Foresquare and they haven’t even updated the description to include the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus under supported devices. I guess by

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
Ok, one swipe right from the brightness slider takes me to Text Size. Very odd. I'm not going to reset and fix what ain't broke, but that is very strange. Maybe on a reboot it'll fix itself. Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Lelia
Hi all, Robert, unfortunately I will have to agree with you, I've tried the methods suggested and they don't seem to work consistently for me either. What happens to me sometimes is that even though audible says I have a book when I hit delete, it downloads it. Not sure what that's all about.

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
Well, after a reboot, it still doesn't show for me. Maybe something weird happened when I did a couple of complete resets. I don't think I'll worry about it for now, as everything seems ok and battery is fine. Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Lelia, Make sure you are on the Device tab and not the Cloud tab. If a book starts downloading that means it probably wasn't downloaded completely before and you are just restarting the download. I cannot reproduce this on my iPhone 5S and all I can repeat is that if I do what I describe it works

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Larry McCreary
I am wondering if anyone has tried the knob reader with a pdf document. I am using an iPhone 5s with the newest update. I imported a 97 page pdf document and when I open it I get a message indicating that it is being extracted. There is no progress message or other notification. There is a

RE: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
That is definitely strange. Is Auto brightness also not there if you move your finger down the screen from the brightness slider? I wonder if the swipe somehow skips across it and I also wonder if you have a chance to ask a sighted person to check what they see visually. What iPhone do you

RE: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Larry, Just FYI, it is KNFB not KNOB. Anyhow, if the document has 97 pages I would expect recognition to take quite a while, maybe even 3 to 5 minutes? If it takes even only 2 or 3 seconds per page, then 97 pages would take anywhere from 194 to 291 seconds which is just over 3 minutes to

New app: Skype QIK

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi, Just came across this on the Skype website and thought I check if anybody has tried it yet with respect to accessibility. It's another free messaging app but this one uses video messages you can record or you can choose from 5-second pre-recorded flicks. It is cross-platform as in iOS,

Re: IOS 8 voiceover

2014-10-15 Thread Alan Paganelli
You need to download each high quality voice you want to use. If you have a 64 bit device Alex is a 869 Meg download. Most of the other high quality voices are under 300 megs. Some around 150. It can take time depending on your connection. Regards, Alan Go Chicago Bears in 2014!

Re: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread ROBERT CARTER
Hi, When I follow these steps, it works consistently for me as well. Robert Carter On Oct 15, 2014, at 11:29 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Lelia, Make sure you are on the Device tab and not the Cloud tab. If a book starts downloading that means it probably wasn't

play audio files on cloud computing.

2014-10-15 Thread mário navarro
hi all. please someone knows an App player that reproduces in general all Apps cloud computing? such as: dropbox, mega, google drive, box, and more ... a unique player which fuses with most cloud computing. I play the DropM to dropbox but not like him very much. I wanted one player that plays

RE: Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Christine, I remember having a lot of trouble getting the battery in. I eventually did it but I had to move something and, unfortunately, I don't remember what it was. I did have a pole that was a bit loose but I squeezed it a bit with a pair of pliers and that worked just fine and

Re: tracking sports scores

2014-10-15 Thread Brian Fischler
Hey Wayna, If you are looking for an app to follow individual teams or players I would highly recommend both The Score and Team Stream both apps are about 90 to 95 percent accessible, just the occasional issue with VoiceOver, and Team Stream is aware of VO as I have traded messages with the

RE: Deleting Books from the Audible App: An Alternate Method

2014-10-15 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Thanks, good to know that this doesn't just work on my device. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of ROBERT CARTER Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:29 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Deleting Books from the

RE: Veteran Affairs Seeing Eye GPS, was: $299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Sieghard, Having worked for a government agency, I do know that they do not want to purchase annual subscriptions. The VA part of it is probably only since veterans probably have it paid for by the V A just like veterans here in Canada can get things like that paid by the DVA and the

RE: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Sieghard I totally share your views on that one. I love the app and think it is great but that joker giving us the bull on why they couldn’t make it work before now because of the camera not being good enough was an insult to my intelligence Ron Danvers From:

RE: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi, I tried the KNFB reader with a short PDF document and it worked very well. I'm wondering if 97 pages was too much for it at this time. Ron Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry McCreary Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:33

Re: switching iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Trea Abma
please let us know if you get your ringtones back on the new phone. -Original Message- From: Billy Maynard Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 4:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: switching iPhone hi sieghard again, Thanks again for your help. I'll try this. I keep

Re: accessible language course apps?

2014-10-15 Thread Kathy Metters
Hello all there's one part in Duolingo that does not work well with voiceover. It is the part that tells you to choose the correct sentence. Every time I get to these type of questions, I need cited help. this made the program unusable in my opinion. Maybe, they updated things in the last

Re: Text Editor on iPhone

2014-10-15 Thread Craig Werner
Unfortunately, Elements was withdrawn by its developer several months ago due to severe bugs. Craig On 10/15/14, SSEric sseri...@gmail.com wrote: I have been using elements for quite some time and am fairly happy with it. It is just a basic editor that integrates with dropbox. You may give it

Re: accessible language course apps?

2014-10-15 Thread RobH.
Ok, how much is that one; I bogged down in duo lingo too. - Original Message - From: Kathy Metters ktpur...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:33 PM Subject: Re: accessible language course apps? Hello all there's one part in Duolingo that does not

Re: Screen brightness setting not sticking? Has anyone else seen this?

2014-10-15 Thread Teresa Cochran
I have an iPod Touch 5G. My husband says the auto brightness setting does not appear. Teresa We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with the brain is often called imagination.--Oliver Sacks On Oct 15, 2014, at 9:33 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Christopher Hallsworth
Yeah, it's all a joke now it seems especially if they now have it supported on three year old hardware. Curious but wondering if it will even support the 4 running iOS 7 of course. Sent from my laptop On 15/10/2014 16:27, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: I do find it interesting, however, how KNFB

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, It could be that the greater control of the camera developers get in iOS 8 allowed them to work around the hardware limitations. I don't know whether this is true, but it's possible. Best, Anna On Oct 15, 2014, at 2:11 PM, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com wrote: Yeah,

Re: New app: Skype QIK

2014-10-15 Thread Oriol Gómez
Why don't you try it out and tell us?.. On 10/15/14, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi, Just came across this on the Skype website and thought I check if anybody has tried it yet with respect to accessibility. It's another free messaging app but this one uses video messages you

RE: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi, A friend of mine is running it on a 4S with IOS 7 and it works just fine. A bit slower, of course. Ron Danvers -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Woody Anna Dresner Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 3:31 PM To:

Re: Veteran Affairs Seeing Eye GPS, was: $299 GPS application

2014-10-15 Thread Feliciano G
One who travels will benefit from a fixed price; long term. Regards, Feliciano Like my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow me on Twitter: Www.twitter.com/theblindman12v Sent from the Super-iPhone On Oct 15, 2014, at 8:22 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca

Braille display

2014-10-15 Thread Diane
Since I updated to ios 8, I've had trouble with some things on my Braille display: passwords, the body of e-mails, a couple of other things. I heard there was a tweet out that said if you turned off quick nave it might help. I have only my Braille display working with Bluetooth. I have the

re: iCloud ?

2014-10-15 Thread Vicky Collins
My iPhone has always backed up to iCloud without a problem; however, since upgrading my 4S to iOS 8, and to a lesser extent with my iPhone 6 plus, the backups have often taken longer to complete. - Original Message - From: solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Date

Re: Thoughts on IPhone 6

2014-10-15 Thread Vicky Collins
My iPhone 6 plus fits in my slacks pocket just fine. However, seeing as I'm using the Apple Leather case which offers minimal protection, I normally keep the phone in my fanny pack instead. - Original Message - From: Marissa Solaun solaunmarissa2...@gmail.com To:

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Christine Szostak
Truly fabulously. For now, I only have an iPod Touch 5th Generation, and it works beautifully. It works pretty much just as it does in the demos you see and with little to no real practice. - Original Message - From: Russ Kiehne To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: Knfb Reader update is now available

2014-10-15 Thread Christine Szostak
I suspect that part of that was that many iPod Touch users raved about it and thus they realized that it was actually working fine. Just my thoughts. Have a great rest of the day! Chris - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday,

Re: Batteries and the StandScan Pro: A Question

2014-10-15 Thread Christine Szostak
Hi All, Thanks for the much appreciated help. I think I am going to spend the roughly $5 to get the upgrade as I love the stand and really like the greater advantage with the 12v lighting. The main thing I do not like about the AC adapter is that there is no way, at least from what I can see

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