Re: tagging someone on facebook app

2015-08-01 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Hello list, please, is it also possible to tag pages and groups? Thanks. With kind regards Maria On 1. 8. 2015 1:57, TaraPrakash wrote: Thanks. But what I am trying to achieve is this. When I use someone's name in a post that person also gets tagged and facebook sends that person notification

Re: Dictionary app, American heritage 5th edition

2015-08-01 Thread David Justice
Mary, The interesting thing about the Concise Oxford dictionary is that you can manage to get the definition. Once you have typed in a word the definition is displayed on the screen. Fine for sighted people, not so good for VoiceOver users as I said. However, there is a more button. If

RE: APPLE SUPPORT FOR BRAILLE

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
It has those settings now. Are you hinting there will be more and better settings? Surely answering that won’t violate the NDA so long as you don’t go into specifics about what settings, etc. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna

Re: APPLE SUPPORT FOR BRAILLE

2015-08-01 Thread 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
Don't they already? But they don't really work well, do they? Carol P - Original Message - From: Donna To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 5:42 PM Subject: Re: APPLE SUPPORT FOR BRAILLE I'll just say that IOS will have specific settings for

Re: Dictionary app, American heritage 5th edition

2015-08-01 Thread Mary Otten
Hi David, Well, I think I rather pay more for it fully accessible dictionary then do that nonsense that you have to go through with the oxford concise. Perhaps some emails to the developers will result in a voiceover friendly change for a new version. Maybe get the folks at Apple is interested.

RE: Dictionary app, American heritage 5th edition

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
There is the Oxford Dictionary Quick Search that requires an internet connection that is pretty accessible and is free. It has ads and if the definition is really long you can't do the usual three finger swipe up to scroll through. You can get beyond that by flicking right, but the visual

Re: How can i take Photos and videos without ITunes?

2015-08-01 Thread Ben Mustill-Rose
Hi, iOS8 spreads your photos and videos out through multiple folders, the names of which at first glance appear to be jibberish. Get your friend to tripple check that they've looked in *every* folder as they should all be there. Cheers, Ben. On 8/1/15, Ahmed Khater aakhater@gmail.com wrote:

Re: good video magnifier apps?

2015-08-01 Thread Alex Hall
Another list recommended the same one, and I've heard of it from others. I wasn't sure if it lived up to its claims, or if other apps were better but not as well known. I'll give this one a try, thanks. On Jul 31, 2015, at 11:32 PM, Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com wrote: Below

RE: How can i take Photos and videos without ITunes?

2015-08-01 Thread Ahmed Khater
Hello all: 1st of all, if you can help, contact me directly through my email: ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com because I can not subscribe to the list I need to take all my photos and videos from my IPhone 6 to my windows computer but without using ITunes which I hate using it really. I blugged the

APPLE SUPPORT FOR BRAILLE

2015-08-01 Thread 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone
Hi all, I know you can't really disclose Apple's plans, as it were, for IOS9, but I wonder if any of you testers can assure me you use the Braille facilities and are looking to iron out some of the abysmal drawbacks of using a Braille display at present. The time lag of the display is one of

How to sync windos firefox bookmarks in iPhone's safari?

2015-08-01 Thread Dr. Harshit Jaithwar
Hello, I want my windows7 running system firefox bookmarks to be sync to safari browser of my iPhone6. And also whenever I change like add or delete in windows firefox, it should be automatically get changed in safari as well. Is there any way out of it? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone --

Re: APPLE SUPPORT FOR BRAILLE

2015-08-01 Thread Donna
I'll just say that IOS will have specific settings for those who use braille displays. Donna On Aug 1, 2015, at 12:33 PM, 'carol.pearso...@googlemail.com' via VIPhone viphone@googlegroups.com wrote: Hi all, I know you can't really disclose Apple's plans, as it were, for IOS9, but I

Re: How to sync windos firefox bookmarks in iPhone's safari?

2015-08-01 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not aware of a way to do what you want. I used to use a service and plugins to keep my bookmarks synced across IE and Firefox on all of my various systems, but I stopped using this when I just switched to Firefox and used their sync feature. I'm not sure if this service still exists and

Can anyone tell me how to access draft tweets using Twitterrific on IPad please?

2015-08-01 Thread 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone
Hi all Wondering if anyone can help. I started writing some tweets using Twitterrific and had to save them as drafts as got called away to do something else. I'd now like to access my tweets from drafts so I can post them, but I can't find where on earth the draft tab on Twitterrific is.

Re: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Patti Johnson
Really? I think it worked on mine. Patti On 8/1/2015 4:01 PM, Kerri G wrote: hi, folks, my friend has an iPad and wants a chiming clock similar to that of West minster chimes. West minster does not work on iPads though. thanks and have a great day. -- The following information is important

Re: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Kerri G
she cannot find west minster chimes in the app store or she’d use it. On Aug 1, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Patti Johnson pattigj1...@gmail.com wrote: Really? I think it worked on mine. Patti On 8/1/2015 4:01 PM, Kerri G wrote: hi, folks, my friend has an iPad and wants a chiming clock similar to

Re: AppleWatch owners - how far can one stray from the phone and still have the watch work well?

2015-08-01 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
Hi Keith, I do not presently own an Apple Watch, however, it is my understanding that it will work anywhere in your home, so long as everything is connected to Wifi. Therefore, you would have no problem charging your phone, regardless of where it would be located. However, there is a

That Double Cursor?

2015-08-01 Thread brian albriton
What is that double for sign that appears from time to time on screen. What is that and is it helpful? -- 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

Problem syncing music to Ipad

2015-08-01 Thread Anne Günther
Hi I tried to sync some songs onto my ipad via Ipad. While the song data (name etc.) shows up in my music on the ipad the songs are dimmed and I can't play them. Trying to sync again didn't change anything. Any suggestions? regards, Guenni -- The following information is important for all

RE: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
I should also note that you have to have allow notifications on in the notification center and be sure sounds are turned on if you want it to chime when not in the foreground. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of

Re: bluez 2 by Aftershokz

2015-08-01 Thread Alex Hall
That's one of m complaints about this headset. Siri and dictation are, I'm pretty sure, a limitation of the current bluetooth standard used by Aftershokz, and they'd need to make a whole new model to address the problem. Even then, I don't know that upgrading to bluetooth 4 or 4.1 would fix

Re: How to mute Vo when notification arrives?

2015-08-01 Thread Dr. Harshit Jaithwar
Hi found no solution, decided to to turn off notifications on the lock screen, the problem is not completely solved but got rid with VO speaking time and unlock button, whenever notification arrives. The phone just make sound alert now. I really thank everyone for mulling on it. On 8/2/15,

Re: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Kerri G
Hi, thanks so much, is it customizable and does it sound hourly? On Aug 1, 2015, at 1:10 PM, Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com wrote: They might try: BigBen by Ettore Software Ltd. https://appsto.re/us/CXz8r.i It has actual recordings of Big Ben in London. Richard

Re: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Kerri G
htanks, richard, she is more than likely going to get this one. On Aug 1, 2015, at 1:32 PM, Richard Turner richardturne...@outlook.com wrote: I should also note that you have to have allow notifications on in the notification center and be sure sounds are turned on if you want it to chime

Re: How to mute Vo when notification arrives?

2015-08-01 Thread Flor Lynch
Don’t forget to toggle this with same gesture when you need speech back. Mute speech? 2-finger triple tap. That does it for me. From: Dr. Harshit Jaithwar Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 2:41 AM To: viphone Subject: Re: How to mute Vo when notification arrives? Hi, thanks for suggesting, but I

RE: How to mute Vo when notification arrives?

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
Actually, toggling speech on and off is a three finger double tap. A two finger triple tap gets you the item chooser. Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Flor Lynch Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 4:32 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: How to sync windos firefox bookmarks in iPhone's safari?

2015-08-01 Thread Kelly Pierce
iOS syncs Internet Explorer Favorites through itunes. You could export your Firefox bookmarks to IE and then use itunes to sync the IE Favorits received from Firefox to the iPhone and Safari. Kelly On 8/1/15, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not aware of a way to do what

Re: How to mute Vo when notification arrives?

2015-08-01 Thread Flor Lynch
Oops! My bad. I got confused between the three and two. I was also assuming that he wanted VO to be silent while other things were going on, like in a meeting, for instance. From: Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 12:33 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: How to mute Vo

bluez 2 by Aftershokz

2015-08-01 Thread Nicki keck
Hi all, I have the bluez 2 Aftershokz headset for my iPhone, and I like it a lot, but there is one question I have. The voice quality on phone calls really sucks. I had thought maybe sometimes, it was just a bad connection, but it seems like it is really hard for people to hear me on it.

RE: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
From the app store description and What's new? During 2009, the UK Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of its world famous Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great

RE: Problem syncing music to Ipad

2015-08-01 Thread Thom Spittle
Play them in your music library and make sure that they play and they don't have invalid location. If it's not that, I'm not sure what it could be. Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Günther Sent: Saturday, August

AppleWatch owners - how far can one stray from the phone and still have the watch work well?

2015-08-01 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
Hi, I'm thinking about getting an AppleWatch. I'm curious how far one can wander away from the phone while wearing the watch and still have the watch work well. It would be nice to be able to charge the phone but still walk around the house with some functionality. Thanks for any info. Keith

good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Kerri G
hi, folks, my friend has an iPad and wants a chiming clock similar to that of West minster chimes. West minster does not work on iPads though. thanks and have a great day. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

RE: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Richard Turner
They might try: BigBen by Ettore Software Ltd. https://appsto.re/us/CXz8r.i It has actual recordings of Big Ben in London. Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kerri G Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 1:02 PM To:

RE: apple music and album track lists

2015-08-01 Thread SSEric
You might have to be sure artist names match from the original to the greatest hits albums. A real pain to do especially with classical music. Eric -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Billy Maynard Sent: Friday, July 31, 2015

Re: good clock app

2015-08-01 Thread Terry-Ann Saurmann
I use an app called Chimes. It works on all Idevices. It allows the user to choose between West Minster, (three different options) St. Michael and Widdington chimes and sounds very good. It is not as Voice Over friendly as it used to be, but is still manageable. Terry - Original

RE: Apple Music in iOS 9 gets a much-needed redesign | Macworld

2015-08-01 Thread SSEric
Rose, last week I wrote with some of these kinds of questions - for answers or pointers to answers. I got no response. Perhaps you and I are the only one who hasn't figured it out or we are the only ones using Music. With much use, I am finding how lots of the app works. I don't find the same