Re: Questions re TP Link smart plug

Hi, my experience with the TP link and its Kasa app is pretty good. However, I was unable to set specific schedules in the app withvoiceover; my sighted wife had to do it. I have written to the Kasa developer and reported this as an issue. If everyone would do this then it is possible

Re: Glasses

Hi, does anyone know how to sign up for a pilot in the UK? Thanks, Ian > On 4 May 2018, at 01:51, Andy Baracco wrote: > > The Samsung phone included with the new glasses is simply for providing power > to the glasses. Apparently Talk Back is locked out, so you can't use the

Re: Daisy?

Hi, not sure if you mean on windows only. The only reliable daisy reading app I have found is for IOS. It is called Voice Dream Reader and I import my RNIB daisy audio books into it. They work great. The app is not cheap, but it can read just about any format you can throw at it. Cheers, Ian

Re: question internet radio

Hi. In the UK I can simply ask Alexa to play any radio station that has an internet stream. As long as you know the exact name of the station no extra skills are needed. Cheers, Ian > On 7 May 2018, at 00:00, Richard Turner wrote: > > You do not need

Re: Glasses

Hi. IMHO I think the pricing reflects the current scale of the operation. It is a bit like how expensive mobile phone minutes or internet used to be until numbers increased. However a product for the blind is not such a mass market - only 285 million of us across the world at the last count.

Re: Glasses

Hi, Don't have the exact link just now, but if you go to aira.io (or, maybe, aira@io) (hope that is right!) you should find a link to joining the pilot scheme. Not sure if it is still open though, as I seem to remember that there was a deadline. Hope it works out for you, Sandy. Sent

Using itunes with apple music

Good morning: Does anybody know where I could get a podcast using itunes with apple music? Thank you. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a

RE: switching to ios only

When the time comes that my computer has died, I'd use the iPhone only, if there was a word processing program in it. There is notes, but it would be hard for me to keep three programs that have figures in them. I am getting used to the keyboard and do not want a physical one. I never thought

Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Hello, I wonder if anyone has experienced the problem I have with my Apple Watch. If I unlock the watch before I can accomplish what I was going to do, say starting a workout the watch has locked itself for no apparent reason. This problem of the watch locking itself is quite regular and has

Re: switching to ios only

I used to game as well but nothing new seems to come out or if it does often its also available for ios. Greetings, Anouk, > Op 24 mei 2018, om 07:26 heeft lenron brown het volgende > geschreven: > > No way I could or would ever give up my windows computer, I also have > a

Re: switching to ios only

For me personally i would mostly use it for at home or on the go. Reading books, podcasts, the news, watching tv looking stuff up on the internet, whatsapp. Using my banking app and doing some basic text editing and mail. I agree that some websites can be problematic on ios though so thats

RE: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

There are commands for moving to the beginning or the end of a document, but you can't select text the way you do in Windows. I am not aS Pprofficient with bluetooth keyboard commands since all I use them for is typing long text, but as far as I know you still have to change the rotor to words

Re: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Hi Sieghard and all, I just tried using a bluetooth keyboard in Pages. I was able to add Shift to commands to select words, characters and lines. For some reason, the commands for moving to the beginning and end of a line didn't work, so neither did those selection commands, but the others

Re: Daisy?

Hi, Dolphin Easy Reader is a free app that reads DAISY and ePub and works directly with many libraries for the blind worldwide. It's not so great for braille displays, though, because each sentence is considered a separate item, so a lot of braille display space is wasted. Best, Anna > On

RE: Glasses

Don’t forget that Microsoft makes billions and billions from their various commercial products and services and for them spending a few million a year on something like the Seeing AI app is something they can easily do where spending a few million for KNFB or the Sendero Group is just not

RE: Glasses

As for Aira, if 10 times as many people used it they would also need a multiple of the number of employees they have now to answer calls, when there is one-on-one human interaction involved I am not sure if there are efficiencies of scale involved and if so at least not to the extend they exist

Re: switching to ios only

My printer has airprint so htat is not a problem here luckily. I have some files that i would still want to access but could get a bigger icloud account and put that stuff there. I hear good htings about apps like filebrowser for moving files around. I did read up on the (voiceover)shortcuts

shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows if its possible with the bt keyboard and pages or word for ios to use shift+up or down arrow to select text (i know you can copy and paste with command+v and command+c). And if its possible to move to the beginning and the end of a document with

Re: switching to ios only

Thanks for the podcast tip, i will check it out though of course this doe snot take voiceover into account… Greetings, Anouk, > Op 23 mei 2018, om 21:40 heeft Maria Reyes het volgende > geschreven: > > Check out episode 429 of the Mac Power users podcast where they go on a

Re: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Hello Anna, Thanks for your prompt reply. I agree with you it is frustrating! At least I am not alone in my view or situation. Apparently sighted people have the same issue according to a friend of mine. I wonder if disabling Wrist Detection would have any affect on the problem though it

Re: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Hello, Malcolm, I've had this problem with my previous watch and the Series 3 one I got last fall. I have no idea why it happens, unfortunately. It's certainly frustrating. Best, Anna > On May 24, 2018, at 8:33 AM, Malcolm Parfitt wrote: > > Hello, > > I wonder

RE: Using itunes with apple music

Hi: Thank you very mutch. Have a good day. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Using itunes with apple music Have you checked the Applevis

Re: switching to ios only

My Mac book pro will be 7 years old this year and while I still use it now and then. I find myself using my iPhone and iPad more these days. Granted back then, I was in college and had to use a computer for typing purposes.

Re: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Hi Malcolm, I have had this problem on my series 2 watch pretty much since OS4 I think. I have reset my watch from factory defaults with a complete rebuild to no avail.  I guess there is a software bug. Gary On 5/24/2018 4:55 PM, Anna Dresner wrote: Hello, Malcolm, I've had this

Re: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Hi Anna, How can you move to the beginning and end of a document using pages? Can this be done through the keyboard or do you need the touchscreen for that? Greetings, Anouk, > Op 24 mei 2018, om 19:05 heeft Anna Dresner het volgende > geschreven: > > Hi Sieghard and all, >

Re: canceling

Settings,  your name:  Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes & App Store,   iTunes & App Store Button, Apple ID button.  View Apple ID Button. Finally, should see a subscription link in there where you should be able to cancel apple

RE: Using itunes with apple music

Have you checked the Applevis website? I didn’t look at individual results, but if you go to www.applevis.com and search for apple music, then go to thje content filter section you will find over 600 forum topics, 22 podcasts apparently have one thing or another to do

canceling

Does any one know how I can cancel my Apple Music subscription on my I pad mini second generation? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

RE: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Every Apple Watch owner/user should report this with outrage to Apple Accessibility since this has existed for a long time and no update has addressed this. Sometimes I press the digital crown to unlock my watch and before I can even move my hand to touch it it locks again or I'm in the middle

RE: switching to ios only

That sounds right on the mark, Daniel. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: danielmcgee...@icloud.com [mailto:danielmcgee...@icloud.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: switching to ios only My Mac book pro will be 7 years

Re: Voiceover has turned off on Watch and will not come on

Hi: I didn’t have to reset my watch. I did, however, have to do a hard reset. That was what brought voiceover back. I’m glad I didn’t have to put it back to factory settings. I would not of been a happy camper. Joney talk2o...@gmail.com "If God can bring you to it, He will lead you through

Re: switching to ios only

Voicedream writer is not available here in the Netherlands but I am hoping word for ios and or pages will do the job. WIll buy a bluetooth keyboard and find htat out before making the jump though. Greetings,Anouk, > Op 23 mei 2018, om 16:42 heeft Richard Turner >

RE: switching to ios only

Mostly on needs and only somewhat on preference. There is no way even if I wanted to that I could ever use just iOS for what I do. If you don't need a PC for work or a business and all you do is deal with email, browse the web a bit (here it already gets iffy) and want to do some online

Re: Voiceover has turned off on Watch and will not come on

I did it by pushing both buttons at the same time and holding him down for a count of eight and then releasing them Joney talk2o...@gmail.com "If God can bring you to it, He will lead you through it." > On May 24, 2018, at 1:50 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello Joney, > >

Re: Something cool Amazon music

Hmm, maybe I'm missing something, but I don't think amazon music works on an Apple TV. But if you don't own one of those, then I guess you're good. :) On 5/24/18, Gordon wrote: > So Amazon music pushed an update this morning that's really cool. You > can speak to Alexa

RE: Voiceover has turned off on Watch and will not come on

Hello Joney, Glad you got your watch back up and running with VoiceOver. Just so I’m clear, how does one perform a hard reset on the watch? Mark From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joney Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 10:14 AM To:

RE: Glasses

I only have 250 mb of data, my husband too, and our plan with Consumer Cellular for that plus unlimited talk and texting is $45.21, tax and all. So, Our plan would go up if we used more data; we are the Wi-Fi kids. Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From:

Something cool Amazon music

So Amazon music pushed an update this morning that's really cool. You can speak to Alexa just like you would on your echo as long as the app is open and the phone is unlocked. So if you want to skip a song that's playing you can say Alexa and whatever command you want to give. I prefer Amazon

USB lock down mode

So IOS 11.4 should be hitting devices in the upcoming days and I wanted to bring something to your attention I read. We will have USB lock down mode. The way it works is after seven days of your phone not being unlocked or used the lightening port will lock down and can only be used for

RE: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

Hello All, This is very interesting. As far as I am aware, I have never experienced this bug on my Series 2. Nor, it seems, can I reproduce it. I have the latest software installed. I have wrist detection enabled. So curious. Perhaps I do not fully understand the nature of this bug.

RE: Glasses

Plus, Bill and Melinda Gates have all kind of money they pour into a foundation, so why not Seeing AI? Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:13 PM To:

What to do when speaker comes on in call, and I can't get it off?

So, there is my question in the subject line. Fortunately, I had a headset, which I connected, solved the ambient problem, but not the phone issue. My phone seemed to be getting hot before the speaker came on. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.

Re: Voiceover has turned off on Watch and will not come on

Hello Joney Which software version is installed? After the latest upgrade the same happened to me. I had to reset the phone to factory settings and restart it about 4 times before voiceOver responded. Regards Fanus From: Joney Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 2:27 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: What to do when speaker comes on in call, and I can't get it off?

I take it away from my ear and then put it back a lot of times that will solve it. Other times, I’ll take it away from my ear, put my finger over the speaker part that goes to that year, and release it and it put it back. It’s strange, when Wade does not work all the time. Joney

Re: Honeywell Lyric Renamed to Honeywell Home and Much Improved

Any of you guys know how to change the mode from heat to cool? I hear the button mode heat but when I double tap on it I get nothing. Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2018, at 2:11 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Kelly, I have now also downloaded the update and it is quite

Re: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Hi Anouk, Command-Up Arrow goes to the top, and Command-Down Arrow takes you to the end. Best, Anna Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 12:19 PM, Anouk Radix wrote: > > Hi Anna, How can you move to the beginning and end of a document using pages? > Can this be

Re: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

So if you want to select text using a Bluetooth keyboard, you press option shift left, right, or up and down arrows. command o takes you to your document list, command v pastes. You obviously have your command b for bold and command i and u for italic and underline. Sent from my sprint

Re: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

i'm curious to see if there is a setting for auto lock like on the iPhone? Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!! > On May 24, 2018, at 1:49 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello All, > > This is very interesting. > > As far as I am aware, I have never experienced this bug on my Series

Re: canceling

you can also do it through the music app itself. Go to the for you tab then at the top of the screen flick to the my account button then you might have to type in your Apple ID password then you can find your subscriptions. Sent from my sprint iPhone X!!! > On May 24, 2018, at 1:18 PM,

RE: Something cool Amazon music

And don't forget that not all of us live in the US or countries where you can get this Amazon Music version which might be equivalent to Apple Music. Here in Canada we only just last December got to buy the Amazon Echo speakers officially, an Audible Canada website only was started last October

RE: Apple Watch randomly locking itself.

There is and it is set to I think 15 seconds on my watch and it locks whenever it wants. Mark, you must be the only person I have heard from who doesn't have the issue of the watch randomly locking. Like I said, sometimes I press the button to unlock it and it instantly locks again or it does

RE: What to do when speaker comes on in call, and I can't get it off?

If this happens and the phone has locked like it may happen during a longer call you probably have to press the home or on/off switch and then see if it switches back. Often pressing the power button on the side causes it to switch back. From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Well, that is good to know. However, does this only work in Pages or can you also use it to select, copy or move text when composing an email, writing a note etc.? How about selecting text on a web page? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On

Re: shortcuts for keyboard and word/pages on ios was Re: switching to ios only

Hi, Selecting text with the keyboard with these commands only work if you are editing.So, if in an Email that you are reading, you still have to use the Text Selection, the same on a web page. I just tested it. Richard “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world

RE: What to do when speaker comes on in call, and I can't get it off?

I did take it away from my ear. I never thought of putting my finger over the speaker. A guy on another list said to press the Lock Button. Would that disconnect a call? Best regards, Carolyn -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

Re: canceling

:) you learn something new everyday Get Outlook for iOS From: danielmcgee...@icloud.com Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2018 6:25:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: canceling Didn't

Re: canceling

Didn't know that Maria. Probably a simpler set of instructions to follow. Rather than the long way around in which I provided. Lol   On Thu, May 24, 2018 at

Amazon Alexa creepily recorded, sent out family's conversations, USA Today

Hello Everyone, As so many of us use iOS to configure Alexa, file the following article under the heading, F.Y.I. (smile). Mark Alexa creepily recorded a family's private conversations, sent them to business associate By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Updated 5 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO - A