Apparently this app can access books you already have synced to your phone and
which now reside in iBooks and also Podcasts although I find there is not too
much wrong with the native Podcast app. I used to use Downcast, but after I had
to do a complete restore and set up my phone as a new
Is there an app that will allow you to find out how much battery life you have
left on your watch
So far they I'll tell you how much battery life you have left on the phone from
the watch
I like to know how much battery life I have left on my watch right now the only
way I can tell how much
Thanks to Mark and others on the list and a bit of help from Apple, Here are
my steps and how it worked.
I needed to move my library from a windows 7 computer to a Windows 10
computer.
Many people suggested that I install iTunes on the Windows 10 computer and
then overwrite the iTunes folder
Richard, thanks.
Why I didn't get there, I don't quite know but this is appreciated.
Carol P
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From: Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: What's the most efficient way to set a
I have changed the catagory to Artist. when I choose an artist I cannot find a
way to shuffle all the music by the artist chosen. I can only shuffle
individual albums. has anyone discovered a way to shuffle all the music by a
particular artist. I wish they would set it up like they have it
Hi,
Could this image capture-type solution work with images in Newsstand-type
magazines and newsletters, for OCR by knfbReader?
From: eileen.misr...@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:53 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Scanning An Image By KNFB-Reader From Whatsapp?
Hi,
I have a 16G 4S, and I find it runs just fine. I did get an iPhone 5
from my employer recently, and I will say, that it is snappier than my
4S. It's gotten me thinking about what I may be missing with the newer
iPhones and wondering if I should get a new phone now or wait and see
how IOS 9
Search for “battery status” in the watch app.
Monitor the battery levels of all your devices in 1 place,
Kingstreet apps.
It works great. Read the description in the appstore and you know exactly what
you have to do, it is very easy.
Trea
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Let me ask, anyone who has used it, What is it's advantage over using voice
dream reader? Voice dream reader in my opinion works very well for reading
audiobooks.
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From: M. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 12:32 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: A
What screenreader are you using to do this for your Windows Computer?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Neal Ewers
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:22 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Report on transferring my library from a Windows 7 to
hi,
This is probly way too late but, I'll try to help anyway.
in the mini player there's a repeate button that would I assume repeate a
playlist in an endless loop or a single song.. it's probly got various
functions.
Billy Maynard
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From: Jenifer Barr
Apparently, Microsoft is making a version for iOS, but somehow, I don’t see
Apple approving that since it directly competes with Siri.
On Jul 26, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Marie scribbl...@comcast.net wrote:
Is cortana available on the IPhone?
M
From: Neal Ewers
Hi,
That's right but my point is she couldn't say it takes place on and gives
the exact date. I didn't think it was a hard question but she did.
Another thing Siri can't do is give past weather information. for instance
she can't tell you when Sunrise was on June 21st 2015 in Philadelphia.
edit: 3 fingers, not 4.
26. juli 2015 kl. 19:01 skrev Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com:
If you have the room, allowing iTunes to copy the files to the iTunes library
is a way to guarantee that you won’t have trouble finding the files later if
you happen to move a folder, delete a
Hi Celeste,
You can easily check the battery status on your watch by going to glances.
Swipe up with two fingers from the clock face. Battery status is the third one
on my watch.
Take care,
Lois
From: Celeste MyHand
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:57 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hi, list.
I'm using IPhone6Plus with IOS8.4, the most current Itune and Windows 7
Basic with Jaws16X.
I have an mp3 folder of just speeches in my computer, can I transfer this
entire folder to my Iphone6Plus? If yes, how can it be done, please?
Thanks!
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Hi Neil,
Could you rephrase and explain again what exactly you did, it doesn’t seem
totally clear the way you explained it and I am looking to also try Windows 10
soon. I know there are articles about this, but if you went through it
successfully just now maybe you could outline the steps
Well, maybe since Apple added the male voice she is having a gender crisis, I
mean people usually refer to SIRI as “her” so if you use the male voice she may
just be confused even though she answers “I exist beyond your human concept of
gender” when you ask “SIRI, are you a man or a women?”
and, most often, but not always, four finger swipe to left or right work. If
not, use the home button.
Take care
26. juli 2015 kl. 19:21 skrev 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
viphone@googlegroups.com:
Press the Home button.
Carol P
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From: Donald L.
If you want to treat it like a book of speeches, if you have the Voice Dream
Reader app, and the files are named so they would be in the order you want them
in, you could zip them into a file with a name like Speeches. Then, either put
the zip file on Dropbox or Email it to yourself if it
Hi everybody,
This goes back to the thread about SIRI and the question Neil asked about
the latitude of Maddison, Wisconsin.
I just tried this and asked SIRI What is the latitude of Maddison,
Wisconsin. Just as Neil reported, SIRI came back I don't understand what
is the latitude of
Hi,
You can only add audio books directly if they are on Dropbox or one of the
other cloud services in the Voice Dream list, or if you have a direct web link
to the zip file.
Voice Dream cannot play BARD NLS books, and can only play DAISY audio books if
they are in an open format, not DRM. Or,
Edit: 3 fingers swipe to left-right. Not 4.
26. juli 2015 kl. 21:55 skrev Terje Strømberg terjestrmb...@gmail.com:
and, most often, but not always, four finger swipe to left or right work. If
not, use the home button.
Take care
26. juli 2015 kl. 19:21 skrev 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com'
In the latest version of iTunes, is anyone having any success in using file
sharing?
It is completely useless for me with either Window-Eyes 9.1 or the latest
NVDA.
It seems impossible to figure out which app is selected until you tab into
the list of files and it is never the one that last
Looking under the add tab on the app, how do I find and download audio books?
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Yes, unless Siri has a much easier approach and at least can come back with Do
you want ... so you can answer with a one word, it's still not measuring up.
It's just the occasional surprise for which I am thankful!
We should all start saying things to Apple about this ...
Carol P
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Is cortana available on the IPhone?
M
From: Neal Ewers
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 10:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: SIRI definitely requires improvements
Yes, I think Siri has been dumbed down to look for pizza places, coffee shops,
and a few other things that make money
Hi,
Unless you're using specific services, you can use Flashcards ++ without a
subscription. I've been using it for several years now without one.
Best,
Anna
On Jul 26, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Cristóbal crismuno...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello list,
My Flashcards++ subscription is coming up soon.
Yes, the last one was particularly good.
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From: Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 5:57 AM
Subject: RE: SIRI HAS JUST IMPRESSED ME ...
Yes, the 0 divided by 0 is a good one. Another good one is “SIRI, tell me
Now you need to set up and add them to family sharing. Once this is done, then
they will share your Apple Music subscription.
Just go to settings, iCloud, and follow the steps.
Chris
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On Jul 25, 2015, at 11:40 PM, Kevin Minor kmino...@outlook.com wrote:
Hi.
I was
Sieghard. Sorry for not being clear.
Steps.
Update iTunes in Windows 7 to the latest update. I happened to be using iTunes
32 on that computer not that it makes any difference in the library in the end.
Make sure all purchases had been transferred to my iPhone and that everything
was
Hi,
If you have a Mac from the past couple of years, you can also use Airdrop to
get files from your Mac into Voice dream Reader. This can be really convenient.
Cheers,
Anna
On Jul 26, 2015, at 11:59 AM, Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com
wrote:
Hi,
You can only add audio
I think Siri will have really become something is when you can cary on a normal
conversation with her or him as the case may be.
Alan
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On Jul 26, 2015, at 9:52 AM, 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
viphone@googlegroups.com wrote:
Yes, unless Siri has a
Hello list,
My Flashcards++ subscription is coming up soon. Before I go and sign up for
another year ($9.95) I was curious to know if there are other Voiceover
accessible flashcard apps out there that folks are using?
I’ve tried a few others like Quizlet and Flashcards+, but wasn’t’ really
Dear all.
When using facebook app to create a new post or sharing something using this
app what is the best way to tag someone?
Thanks
TP
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Hi, In an earlier version of iTunes, if you went to your phone, there were
two columns of apps. One that showed what apps were on the phone, and the
other consisting of apps which you could use to transfer data or music, etc.
from your phone to your computer. In Windows, I can no longer find this
I just asked her that question and she gave me an article that talks about
the Breeder’s Cup in October of 2015.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, j...@macfortheblind.com
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APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT
Yes, I think Siri has been dumbed down to look for pizza places, coffee shops,
and a few other things that make money for businesses. I am obviously over
stating this. She is obviously better than that and Sieghard is right that she
will set alarms and do other useful things. But if I had to
Press the Home button.
Carol P
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From: Donald L. Roberts
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2015 8:18 PM
Subject: IOS 8.4 on 5th gen ipod touch
I just got around to updating my fifth generation ipod touch to IOS 8.4. And
now I have
This one time I asked Siri to send a message to my wife. She came back with
which wife? Apparently I had 2 contacts under her name one for work and one
personal but imagine my surprise when she said which wife? I thought I was
starting a harum or something! LOL!
Alan
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Lots of apps in the App Store compete with Apple products, like the Google app.
I don't think it'll have any trouble getting in.
Christopher (CJ) on the move
Chaltain at Gmail
On Jul 26, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Daniel Miller miller...@gmail.com wrote:
Apparently, Microsoft is making a version
I mentioned this earlier. I don’t think you can in this latest version.
Richard
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Neal Ewers
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 2:25 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Question about file sharing in iTunes 12.2.1
I’d like to know how you managed to get the app you wanted to add a file to
your computer
I could never get the app I wanted selected.
Richard
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Neal Ewers
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 4:05 PM
To:
Yes, it is. An easy way to find out is to find the app in the app store where
in the app description it will say something like “Family Sharing: Yes”.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Donald L. Roberts
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 8:42 PM
To:
Hi,
At least if it's broken for everybody, they're likely to fix it quickly. Scant
comfort, I know, but at least it's something.
Anna
On Jul 26, 2015, at 5:40 PM, Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org wrote:
Well, after a bit of online research, it would appear that file sharing is
Richard, so is there no way to do this? How then, I wonder, does one get such
files from one’s phones to one’s computer?
Neal
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Turner
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 5:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
I think audio memos might have a way to do this with your browser.
I need to go look again.
But, I think Apple has completely destroyed accessibility with this feature in
the latest iTunes.
I have written them and the folks at AI Squared.
I wold suggest everyone else write Apple Accessibility
Hi all, someone mentioned this game so I thought I would download it and try
it. First does anyone know if it works on iOS 8.4. Second is there a tutorial
for it because it seems you can't play it with voiceover on. I used to love
this game, and I hope it can still be played. Thank you all for
First, have you rebooted the phone by holding down the power and home buttons
together for about 10 seconds?
With a 16 GB phone, you are going to have about 12 or at most 13 GB of actual
storage.
Does iTunes and your phone say the same thing for how much free space you have?
If not, next,
If you have already shut down the phone and restarted it, then the next step
would be to do a soft reset by holding down the power button and the home
button for about 10 seconds. It will automatically shut down and restart the
phone.
If this does not help, then you might want to consider
Wait, Kortana is for iOS now?
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On Jul 26, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Neal Ewers neal.ew...@ravenswood.org wrote:
Yes, I think Siri has been dumbed down to look for pizza places, coffee
shops, and a few other things that make money for businesses. I am obviously
over stating
Neal,
I'm a little concerned that you'll need to leave that USB flash drive
attached to your computer or the next time iTunes tries to access something
you copied from it, it won't be able to find the item. Maybe they've made it
harder to shoot yourself in the foot when adding stuff from
As I recall, that setting is in Settings iCloud, in the list of services.
Simply double tap it to turn it back on. You may have to enter your passcode, I
don't recall.
On Jul 27, 2015, at 12:10 AM, denise colley dmc0...@comcast.net wrote:
I had to take my iphone into the Apple store today
I was listening to my talking book this morning, and I happened to look at the
iPhone, and saw a message from Siri saying: I am not sure about that, but,
deep down, I'm lonely! he must have been replying to something that he had
heard on the book.
Jewel
From: Robin Frost
Sent:
Hi Johnna,
To add books, choose Add, which is a button in the lower left corner of the
screen. Then choose Bookshare, which is one of the last options. Then you can
choose Search to search for a book, or one of the browsing options. Once you
find a book, choose Download, and choose OK to leave
I had to take my iphone into the Apple store today to have my cracked screen
repaired and they had to turn off my Find my Iphone feature. What do I do
to get it reactivated?
Denise
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hello everyone,
I updated to iOS 8.4 about 2 months ago. everything was working fine until the
last 2 weeks. Now, I am starting to see some strange behavior.
Firstly, the phone seems laggy when starting applications (voiceover stops
speaking for up to a minute),
some apps (like Facebook) have
I think audio memos might have a way to do this with your browser.
I need to go look again.
But, I think Apple has completely destroyed accessibility with this feature in
the latest iTunes.
I have written them and the folks at AI Squared.
I wold suggest everyone else write Apple Accessibility
OK, After much playing around, file sharing is still with us, but boy, it is
almost impossible to do and doing it at all is not easy. I will have to do it a
few more times to get the hang of it and then perhaps by the time I am ready to
describe it, they will release a new version of iTunes
Well, this is where the accessibility breaks down. The list of apps under file
sharing does not read. So, if you arrow down the list, you hear nothing.
However, If you are on an app that does not read, and you tab a number of
times, You will get to the file and the date of the file that relates
Seegard,
You seem to be very knowledgeable about the iphone so I need some help. I
am trying to use voice dream reader, but I am having trouble getting files
to open in voice dream reader. I have put my user name and password for
bookshare in there and it does not find my content. How do I
I need to determine with certainty whether the KNFB reader qualifies for family
sharing. I bought the reader on my account, and I now want to put my wife’s
iPhone and iPod on her own account but want the reader still to be available
for her if possible.
Don Roberts
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From: Russ Kiehne russ94...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: A Definitely Good Audio Book Alternative
Let me ask, anyone who has used it, What is it's advantage over
Yes, I can do AudioMemos via the web. It’s the other apps I can’t deal with.
So are you saying that transferring apps from the phone to the computer is
really possible but it is not accessible?
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Richard Turner
Well, after a bit of online research, it would appear that file sharing is
busted in iTunes 12.2. Oh, how nice. Perhaps if I ask Siri to tell me how to do
file sharing, she will give me the latitude of Madison Wisconsin.
Neal
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
I have no idea if it is possible since it is not accessible.
I have not had a chance to ask a sighted person if they can still do this.
I’m somewhat going on the assumption they can, or we would have heard a lot
more about it.
Richard
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hello Anna,
I did some poking around and honestly, I figured why mess around. I like
Flashcards++. It’s completely accessible, works especially well for foreign
language learning, can import from a few services and has lots of other
features. I think I’m just going to stick with this app.
I
It’s not only the file sharing that isn’t possible any more. I used to be able
to tab into my list of available apps and install or uninstall anywhere from
one to many at the same time by simply going down the list and checking the
ones I wanted or didn’t want. Now that list view only shows app
Yes, I have found no way to do more than one at a time. The checked apps were
definitely much easier. I guess I’ll be submitting a few reports to Apple later
today.
Neal
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Sunday, July 26,
Got it. Thanks.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Alex Hall
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 9:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Find my iphone question
As I recall, that setting is in Settings iCloud, in the list of services.
Simply
You may also want to contact your screen reader companies.
John Diakogeorgiou
On Jul 26, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com
wrote:
In the latest version of iTunes, is anyone having any success in using file
sharing?
It is completely useless for me with either
Hi,
Along these same lines I recently asked Siri when the Breeders cup was this
year and she replied “hmm horse racing I wish I knew more about that.” She
knew it was a horse race but couldn’t figure when it’s to be held. Even when
she annoys me she gives me a giggle. But I agree with you I
Did that too.
In fact, Window-Eyes staff meet with Apple regularly, so I CC them when I write
to Apple Accesibility. I should have said that the first time.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
John Diakogeorgiou
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 9:08
If you have the room, allowing iTunes to copy the files to the iTunes library
is a way to guarantee that you won’t have trouble finding the files later if
you happen to move a folder, delete a file, or not have the USB drive plugged
in the same place so it gets a different drive name.
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