Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-23 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I'd like to know this. Is KNFB Reader able to be shared on Family Share? On Sep 20, 2014, at 8:42 PM, Kimberly Carmichael kjc0...@icloud.com wrote: I just tried to share K in F be reader with someone on my family share plan. I went to my purchases, and went under my name and then downloaded

Sharing iTunes Match

2014-09-28 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I just upgraded to iOS8. Apple says you can share ongoing subscriptions, such as iTunes match. How would I do this? My wife wants to use iTunes Match, but when I go to the iTunes screen in her settings, it just gives the option to subscribe. Any help would be appreciated. Brandon --

Re: the 16 or the 64G?

2014-09-28 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I've been debating between the ATT Next or just getting a two-year contract. I think it pretty much equals out when all things are considered. On Sep 28, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Lois Butterfield lbutterfield...@gmail.com wrote: There is no initial payment at all. In the past when upgrading, I

Re: sharing contact

2014-09-28 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I'm having this same issue. We have the latest version of iOS8. On Sep 29, 2014, at 12:18 AM, Robert Doc Wright yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com wrote: It still doesn't work for me on either my 5s or iPad mini. - Original Message - From: Joseph Hudson jhud7...@gmail.com To:

Re: can someone please explain how to set up family sharing, and what it does?

2014-09-30 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
do you know how subscriptions can be shared? I've heard it is possible, but haven't figured it out yet. On Sep 30, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: Ah! There's a good explanation that exactly clears up the confusion!! Sounds downright awesome. Now that this is

KNFB Automatic Mode

2014-10-03 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I just got KNFB Reader, and love it. Really helps with checking the mail. :) But I was looking at the automatic mode. Can someone explain how this works? Does it wait until all four edges are visible? Sometimes it immediately says Text Detected and snaps the picture, and other times it

KNFB Reader Flashlight

2014-10-08 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, Do you find the flashlight setting useful? I'm not sure whether to enable it or not. If I have an overhead light on, do I need the flashlight? Thanks, Brandon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated

Activation

2014-10-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, My wife and I are getting our new iPhones today. Will we be able to set it up ourselves, or does it require sighted assistance? I don't know if Voiceover will come on automatically, or if we can turn it on by triple-clicking the home key (not sure if that setting is enabled by default).

Re: Activation

2014-10-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Not true. I just got the iPhone and triple tapped Home and VO turned on successfully. On Oct 9, 2014, at 1:41 PM, Ben Mustill-Rose b...@benmr.com wrote: Hi, Tripple click home doesn't turn voiceover on the first time you do it though; it brings up a universal access type window where one

KNFB Export Formats

2014-10-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I'm looking at the export formats of KNFB Reader. I can only see Plain Text, or Formatted Text (HTML). I tried plain text, but all the newlines are removed. When I open up the result in TextEdit, it is all one line. HTML works just fine, but I don't always want HTML format. Any

Re: Giraffe Reader and iPhone 6

2014-10-10 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
According to the website, it does not yet support the iPhone 6. On Oct 10, 2014, at 11:58 PM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Does anyone know if the Giraffe reader will work with the iPhone 6? Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following

Re: Strange Finished Refreshing Message

2014-10-12 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Yes, my wife and I are getting the same thing. Not sure what it is. On Oct 12, 2014, at 7:10 PM, Rose Combs roseco...@q.com wrote: Does anyone occasionally hear a sort of hissing sound on the 6, sometimes it happens when I am closing apps, it isn't the usual sound, it is odd.

Text Editor on iPhone

2014-10-14 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I now have Dropbox on my iPhone. But I keep a lot of text files, so I need a way to view and edit them on the iPhone. Any suggestions? -- 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

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: Apple's next presentation?

2014-10-16 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Today On Oct 16, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Wren Langley wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Sorry all, but what is the date of the event thank you for the link. God bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:48 AM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: It'll be at ten AM

Vocwkeyer

2014-10-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I just got the vocwkeyer app. Is there any documentation for it? p. I notice that it is very sensitive, so if I hold my finger a split second too long, it enters two, three, or four dots when I only wanted one. Any tip would be helpful.I wanted to know what the iambic setting

Re: text messages and ios8.1

2014-10-20 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Did you enable the SMS forwarding option in the settings on the iPhone? On Oct 20, 2014, at 8:26 PM, Jed Barton jedbar...@gmail.com wrote: Hey guys. OK, so a little confusion. I am trying to send a text message through my ipad. It only ahs wifi. Am i correct in assuming you can only

Re: Kind of a Silly Question

2014-10-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Put the piece of paper length-wise in the box. No edges should be coming out of it. Orient the phone in the same way, length-wise with the box. I generally keep the open side on my left, but I don't think that matters. On Oct 22, 2014, at 3:20 AM, Christine Szostak

Re: 8.1 Update

2014-10-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Just to clarify about versioning, there are three parts to the version string: Major.Minor.Patch 8.0 has a major version 8, and a minor version 0, which is the initial release of iOS 8. 8.0.1 is the first patch, or bug fix release, of 8.0. 8.1 is the first minor version release, of the major

Re: 8.1 Update

2014-10-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Actually there was never an 8.01 or 8.02. It was 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 as explained earlier. The change in the third digit was from patch releases. Now we just got a new minor release so it’s 8.1.0. On Oct 22, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I think that

Re: drop box

2014-10-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Is there a way to also edit the file from within Dropbox? On Oct 22, 2014, at 9:22 PM, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Anna, I just took a look, and this Dropbox feature works just as you've described it. Try loading a txt, rtf, doc, and other such text related

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
To answer your questions, no it does not give turn-by-turn directions. The purpose of BlindSquare is to orient you to what is around you. It will tell you what intersections are coming up, what street you are on, and optionally what points of interest are around. However, it can do tracking,

Re: Blind Square Questions

2014-11-08 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
it, it won't work. When I enable the tracking with headings option, voiceover says nothing. How is this supposed to work? Will it work while driving? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 8, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com wrote: To answer

Re: Audio Defence Game Update Is Awesome!

2014-11-15 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Works well here too. It’s really an awesome game. Are there other similar games out there? On Nov 15, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote: I'd encourage anyone who hasn't been able to start the game to try the update. It came up working right away on my iPod 5G.

Re: Audio Defence Game Update Is Awesome!

2014-11-15 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
personally having a lot of fun with it. On Nov 16, 2014, at 1:38 AM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: Tell me more about the game. What is the premise? Andy From: Brandon A. Olivares mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 10:17 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

Re: Audio Defence Game Update Is Awesome!

2014-11-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Also the game walks you through it in the introductory levels. On Nov 18, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Paul Ferrara paul.ferr...@twc.com wrote: So are their instructions as to how to play or anything like that? Paul From: Teresa Cochran mailto:batsfly...@me.com Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014

Tips for Playing Hanging With Friends

2014-11-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I just got this app, and am trying to use it. I’m just not understanding how it works. Sometimes it seems to layer dialogs on top of one another, so it’s hard to navigate. When I give a word and the other person is solving it, it doesn’t tell me whether they got it right or not. I’m

A Dark Room

2014-11-20 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I’ve just been playing the A Dark Room app. I had doubts about it at first, but must admit I’ve been quite addicted to it for the last day. The game has a bit of a dark theme, but it’s quite enjoyable. I like how the game naturally expands as you explore new territories. Peace, Brandon

Re: A Dark Room

2014-11-21 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
:47 PM, Tess tess...@gmail.com wrote: I have been playing it for a couple weeks now and I am hooked. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 5:28 PM To: viphone

Re: A Dark Room

2014-11-21 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
came close. How do you kill the guys that does 35 points of damage a shot when they shoot you? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandon A. Olivares Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 3:35 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

World War

2014-11-23 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Does anyone here play World War on the iPhone? I just got it yesterday and am enjoying it. It’s very accessible, all except for the first screen when you open the app for the first time. It can be confusing at first, but it’s not hard to figure out. If you play it, please add my alliance code:

Re: World War

2014-11-23 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
...@fidnet.com wrote: Although I don't play it, I would like more details from someone who has played it to determine my possible interest. Thanks. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Brandon

Re: $100 iTunes credit for only $75 for US residents Black Friday special

2014-11-29 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
It says out of stock for me. But there are others where you can bid on a gift card. On Nov 29, 2014, at 3:56 PM, Fred Olver goodfo...@charter.net wrote: It won't, but if you purchase the $100 I-Tunes card for $75 then you go and purchase the KNFB software with your newly acquired $100 card

Accessible Metronome App

2014-12-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I’m looking for an accessible metronome app for the iPhone. I’ve tried a few out, but none have been accessible. Peace, Brandon -- 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

Re: Accessible Metronome App

2014-12-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Thanks, this works perfectly. No pun intended, lol. :) On Dec 9, 2014, at 8:03 PM, Karen Poulakos kpoula...@sbcglobal.net wrote: I use Tempo Perfect. It's very accessible. Karen P - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone

Re: Ear Monsters

2014-12-12 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
It’s honestly nothing like Audio Defense. It’s more an arcade-style game where you have to kill as many monsters as possible, as well as defusing bombs and such. It’s really a fun game, and I recommend it. On Dec 12, 2014, at 6:09 AM, Blind Treasures blindtreasu...@comcast.net wrote: I

Selecting Text

2014-12-25 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
How do you select text on the iPhone? I know how to select all text in an edit field, but I just need to select some text in an app, or web page, and copy it. Thanks, Brandon -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

Re: unable to purchase knfb reader due to lack of money somebody gift me please!

2014-12-25 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
When I first heard about this app, I had to save for two months to be able to afford it. Everyone is in different circumstances, some better than others, and it was tough seeing others who were just able to plop down $100 like that, but I had to be patient. I think it’s beneath our dignity as

Re: Selecting Text

2014-12-25 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
them apart and put them together until you have all the text that you want to select, if you're selecting on a keyboard you will do shift down arrow. On Dec 25, 2014, at 8:27 PM, Brandon A. Olivares programmer2...@gmail.com wrote: How do you select text on the iPhone? I know how to select

Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time

2015-02-02 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Finally had a reason to use Be My Eyes. I wasn’t sure what temperature the thermostat was on, so thought I’d try to use the app. Got someone in about a minute or so, and had my question answered quickly. It was pretty awesome. Seems to be getting more popular, because there are now 112,000

Re: Just Used Be My Eyes for The First Time

2015-02-03 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I would indeed email the developer about that. It should be an easy fix. --- Peace, Brandon Awaken To Silence http://www.awakentosilence.org/: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence https://www.facebook.com/awakentosilence Twitter: @awakentosilence

Re: Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind

2015-01-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
that I did not know the function of. Both problems are now solved. The experience was good, and the app works nicely. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares

Re: Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind

2015-01-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Brandon A. Olivares mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 4:33 PM Subject: Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your

Re: Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind

2015-01-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
: Brandon A. Olivares mailto:programmer2...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 4:59 PM Subject: Re: Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind Can I ask what you used it for? Just curious, and how it went. --- Peace, Brandon

Be My Eyes ~ Lend Your Eyes to the Blind

2015-01-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Not sure if others have seen this app yet, but my attention was just brought to this app today. I know there are many technological solutions out there for us, especially apps on the iPhone. But sometimes you still just need sighted assistance. http://www.bemyeyes.org/

Phone Randomly Playing Music

2015-01-30 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I’m having an odd problem on my iPhone 6. I have a set of earphones with a built-in microphone and which has the iTunes controls, where if you squeeze the mic part of the earphone cord it plays or pauses music. Anyway when I have the earphones plugged in, the phone will randomly play

Re: Recommended recording app

2015-05-05 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I use Dropvox. It puts my recordings right in Dropbox, so they are available on my computer, too. That’s how I record my piano lessons, and it works great for me. On May 2, 2015, at 7:19 AM, Daniel McGee danielmcgee...@icloud.com wrote: Just tried clear record. The free version and straight

Re: Braille display with iPhone, using the at symbol

2015-06-21 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
As far as I know, @ is dot 4 followed by dot 1. On Jun 21, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com wrote: If somebody is using a Braille display with an iPhone, is there any way to use the @ (at) symbol without switching to uncontracted Braille? This symbol is needed to type email

Re: Workaround for Reading Notifications in Facebook

2015-06-01 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I’m not having any issues reading notifications. Go to the notifications tab, double tap with two fingers on the Notifications item, and they will be listed there. On Jun 1, 2015, at 6:42 PM, Sharonda Greenlaw sbgreen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, Does anyone know of a workaround that

Re: still 1password

2015-10-27 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
What’s the problem with it? It works for me just fine. -- Anything is possible, Brandon Olivares www.CoCreationCoaching.org <http://www.cocreationcoaching.org/> Create a life of infinite possibilities! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching <http://www.fac

Blindfold Sudoku

2015-10-19 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hello, I’ve been playing with Blindfold Sudoku. However, I’m wondering, what do you guys do to keep straight all the numbers that are already used? It’s hard to memorize which numbers have been used in that row/column/square. The puzzle wasn’t so hard as it was simply to keep it all straight.

Re: Blindfold Sudoku

2015-10-19 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I know that, too, but it’s hard to keep track of which numbers aren’t taken yet. Just didn’t know if others had come up with a trick to deal with that limitation. -- Anything is possible, Brandon Olivares www.CoCreationCoaching.org <http://www.cocreationcoaching.org/> Create a life of in

Re: Be My Eyes

2015-11-17 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I haven’t used it in a while. I find it too awkward. The two times I’ve used it, the person who answered seemed surprised to be asked for help lol. -- 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

Re: facebook not dispalying in date order

2015-09-01 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
The only thing I’ve found is that if there’s a photo sometimes, it will cut off the feed. But if you scroll down once or twice, and then more items will be available. -- Anything is possible, Brandon Olivares www.CoCreationCoaching.org <http://www.cocreationcoaching.org/> Create

Re: Air Hockey question

2015-11-20 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
, Brandon Olivares www.CoCreationCoaching.org <http://www.cocreationcoaching.org/> Create a life of infinite possibilities! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching <http://www.facebook.com/cocreationcoaching> Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachcocreation <http

Re: Air Hockey question

2015-11-20 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
, or upper left or upper right to hit the puck in that direction. That’s really all there is to it. -- Anything is possible, Brandon Olivares www.CoCreationCoaching.org <http://www.cocreationcoaching.org/> Create a life of infinite possibilities! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cocreationco

French Braille on IOS?

2020-12-28 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hi, So I’m learning French, and so as such I’m trying to learn French braille as well. I found a reference for the accented characters, but I notice that there are also contractions. Like when I type L by itself, it translates it to “le” (the French word for “the”). I noticed quite a few

Re: French Braille on IOS?

2020-12-28 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
and finally sillabic conjonction (fr, ch, an,...). > What would you appreciate that I send you? > > Lyne > >> Le 28 déc. 2020 à 11:03, Brandon A. Olivares a >> écrit : >> >> Hi, >> >> So I’m learning French, and so as such I’m trying to learn Fr

Re: Trouble with audible app

2021-01-08 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Odd, my wife has 14.3 and she’s not having this issue. But she’s already signed in so maybe that’s why. “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” – Satan, from Milton’s Paradise Lost > On Jan 8, 2021, at 11:51 AM, Ann wrote: > > Hi, > > Is anyone else having trouble signing in to

Re: Disney Plus and descriptive audio

2021-01-02 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Interested in this too, been wanting to watch that new movie, Soul, but didn’t want to try to figure out how to enable audio description. “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” – Satan, from Milton’s Paradise Lost > On Jan 2, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Dan wrote: > > My wife and I decided

Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods?

2021-03-26 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hi, Is there a way to use the microphone on the iPhone, but while using the AirPods to listen to VoiceOver? My wife wants to go live on Facebook, but without VoiceOver coming across in the stream, but the AirPods microphone filters sound too much to be useful for what she wants to do. Is this

Re: Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods?

2021-03-27 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
e airpods > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com on behalf of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 8:31:24 AM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Using iPhone Microphone While Using AirPods? > > Hi, > > Is there a way to use the microphone on the iPhone, b

Re: Telling time silently on the watch

2021-04-07 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Try a slight pause between the taps, roughly a half second or so. It works for me. Brandon “Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven” – Satan, from Milton’s Paradise Lost > On Apr 7, 2021, at 10:11 PM, Ann Byrne wrote: > > I cannot get my watch to vibrate the time instead of speaking

Re: siri is nolonger working for a friend of mine

2021-09-05 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I actually disagree. Often I ask Alexa something that it doesn’t know the answer to, but Siri will get the answer without issue. So I’ve always seen Siri as more competent than Alexa. > On Sep 5, 2021, at 11:35 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > > I think it would be a good idea to cut Apple a bit

Re: Help and instructions needed to use Duolingo please and thank you.

2021-11-21 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Just FWIW, I would recommend using it on desktop, not on mobile. The mobile version is mostly matching and such, whereas on the desktop web app you have the option of needing to actually type in the answer. > On Nov 21, 2021, at 6:34 PM, CHELA Robles wrote: > > I use this app all the time

Re: Headphones for iPhones

2022-03-16 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
As far as I know, all new iPhones have the lightning port. I have an iPhone XS and that's what it has. > On Mar 16, 2022, at 11:03 AM, Alison May wrote: > > I have just purchased two headphones for my iPhone 6 Se, only to discover > that they have lightning connectors and not the standard

Re: Ad blocker for youtube

2022-03-09 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I have the subscription and consider it worthwhile. Also nice to be able to play videos in the background while the screen is locked. > On Mar 9, 2022, at 10:50 AM, Richard Turner > wrote: > > I don't like the ads either; but I choose to deal with them rather than > subscribing for $9.99 a

Re: Looking for accessible language learning Apps

2022-03-12 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
I've used Duolingo before, and it is definitely accessible. No, personally I don't think that Duolingo, by itself, is enough to learn a language to fluency. It's always going to require real-life conversation with natives of that language. Italki is a great service for that, but I do think

Orbit Writer

2022-03-02 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Hi, I've been seeing discussion of the Orbit Reader on the list. This prompted me to look up the product as I had never heard of it before. That's when I discovered the Orbit Writer. I'm wondering if anyone here has used it and what your impression of it is? I don't care as much right now

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-02 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
r > Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 10:51 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Orbit Writer > > The only thing I did not like about the Writer is that when i backspaced > something, it would not tell me what i was deleting. Other than that, I love > it! > > Jenn

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-04 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
oglegroups.com On Behalf >>> Of Jennie Facer >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 10:51 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Orbit Writer >>> >>> The only thing I did not like about the Writer is that when i >>> backsp

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-22 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
h the Bluetooth settings. I don't do this myself, >>> but I know some expressed a concern about having to go through the >>> VoiceOver settings to pair the Orbit Writer. Obvoiusly, if you skip >>> VoiceOver then you'll be losing out on functionality you only get through >>&

Re: Orbit Writer

2022-03-26 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
wever, if I get an orbit > writer and don't like it I don't want to have spent $100 and not be able to > get my money back. I also have my input set to contracted braille and words > for my typing. It works quite well. > > On 3/26/22, Brandon Olivares wrote: >> I just want

Re: Aira and Be my eyes

2022-05-10 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
That's odd, I've rarely had a bad connection with Aira. I don't get the point of Be My Eyes when I pay for an Aira subscription. > On May 10, 2022, at 9:00 AM, > wrote: > > I love BE MY Eyes volunteers. They might be anywhere in the world and have > helped me do all kinds of jobs. For

Thoughts on Brailliant?

2022-08-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
My wife is looking for a good braille display and we're looking at the Brailliant. She is used to the old Braille Note (the Apex) so is wondering how similar the commands are to that. She wants to be able to use it standalone to cantor at church in particular. I know you can load documents on

Re: Thoughts on Brailliant?

2022-08-18 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
> help you. Good luck. there are also tutorials on how to use the series. it’s > working well with my iPhone that’s for sure I’m really liking it very nice. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 18, 2022, at 10:34 AM, Brandon A. Olivares >> wrote: >> >> My

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-25 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
r processing is much better. >>> Though I do not know if you can turn off the Apple filters on the mic. >>> >>> HTH, >>> >>> Richard >>> “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of >>> thought which they seldom u

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-25 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Kierkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2022 8:01 AM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Re: Weird Recording Bug > > Aw

Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-23 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
So I was recording a video of myself playing the piano. And I noticed that the sound sort of cut in and out, or almost like the volume was being adjusted throughout the video. It's hard to describe, but maybe you can tell from the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Ki2VyfHlqvU What exactly is

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
- Søren Kierkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2022 7:26 AM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Re: Weird Recording Bug > &g

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
erkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2022 8:56 PM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Weird Recording Bug > > So I was r

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
t; > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2022 7:51 AM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Re: Weird Recording Bug > > Iphone XS. > >> On Sep 24, 2022, at 10:33 AM, Richard Tu

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
sation for the freedom of thought > which they seldom use.” - Søren Kierkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2022 8:5

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
- Søren Kierkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > Brandon A. Olivares > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2022 8:56 PM > To: VIPhone > Subject: Weird Recording Bug > &g

Re: Weird Recording Bug

2022-09-24 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
stuff. > > I hope that helps. > > Later, > > Richard > “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought > which they seldom use.” - Søren Kierkegaard > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > 礪 > > -----Original Message-

Re: Anyone else have Voiceover speak slower since iOS 16?

2022-09-13 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Ha, I'm actually the opposite: I thought it got faster. > On Sep 13, 2022, at 1:03 PM, Kevin Minor wrote: > > Hi. > > I’m not one of those that has Voiceover speak very fast. I was happy with 50% > speaking rate. When I upgraded to iOS 16, however, the speech is noticeably > slower. I

Re: Question Regarding Hot Spot

2022-10-03 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
Pretty sure she mean that he has data for his phone but not an internet connection at home for the computer to use, thus the need for the hotspot. To answer the question, yes you can use the phone hotspot. You can set it up as a wifi connection or as bluetooth. For me as long as the hotspot is