Re: No Longer Receiving Messages from this Group

2013-09-06 Thread Harry Bell
Messages are now coming through, but as single messages, no longer as abridged versions! Regards harryubu ubupanora...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On 5 Sep 2013, at 21:30, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net wrote: Apparently your getting through now. --- Regards, Alan

Re: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page

2013-09-16 Thread Harry Bell
I'm getting a new 5S on Friday - so I will delay opening the app after restoring from backup. Is there any way to back up all the downloaded books I use with the app or do I have to go and find all the books again when transferring from current 3GS to 5S? Thanks Harry Sent from my iPhone On

Re: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page

2013-09-17 Thread Harry Bell
Of Harry Bell Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 12:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: ViPone list Subject: Re: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page I'm getting a new 5S on Friday - so I will delay opening the app after restoring from backup. Is there any

Re: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page

2013-09-17 Thread Harry Bell
I have downloaded the latest update and now when I want it to read text out loud it tells me there is No Voice Available. Am I missing something? Sent from my iPhone On 16 Sep 2013, at 23:45, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: Well, the app store came through, the Voice Dream

Re: Warning for Voice Dream Reader users from the developer's FaceBook page

2013-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
to enter Apple ID password, Nothing Happened!!! Confusing After re-downloading each purchased voice, the app works fine now. Phew! Harry Bell Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone On 18 Sep 2013, at 04:32, Wayne gmail ewaynebrum...@gmail.com wrote: Might want to double check the version. I

Re: to update or not to update that is the question!

2013-09-20 Thread Harry Bell
I have RP and just tried out a friends iPad with ios7: the text is SO much more difficult to read even with higher contrast and bold text turned on. This is a step backwards not forwards for someone like me! Does anyone have the email address of Apples Accessibility Team to log a plea for

Re: IOS 7 visual issues

2013-09-20 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, I still rely on my little remaining sight too, so it is so disappointing that ios7 does not make text or keyboard easier to read but instead makes it harder! Any way Apple might change this? Harry Sent from my iPhone On 20 Sep 2013, at 17:00, Katey Glass katey...@gmail.com wrote: I have

Passcode entry with handwriting

2013-10-10 Thread Harry Bell
I'm trying to learn to use voiceover but can't find out what to do after writing the last nber of my passcode. I use the rotor to turn on handwriting on the lock screen and my 5s recognises my numbers. A sighted person would then tap the OK button but I have no idea what gesture will activate

Re: To those who have the iPhone 5 S how has your experience been with it? More in the body of message.

2013-10-10 Thread Harry Bell
Apologies - my sighted partner sorted this as I didn't realised you have to pull bottom off the case first! A Swinging Door in Open Moorland On 9 Oct 2013, at 18:57, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: I have a new 5S and love how improved Siri is. One problem: I squeezed

Re: To those who have the iPhone 5 S how has your experience been with it? More in the body of message.

2013-10-10 Thread Harry Bell
I have a new 5S and love how improved Siri is. One problem: I squeezed it into a mophie juice pack plus designed for iphone 5 and now the power button only let's me put phone to sleep and even that is a struggle. And I cannot get my 5S back out of the case! Any advice would be welcome! Harry A

Re: cases for 5s which offer excellent protection

2013-10-14 Thread Harry Bell
I use a Mophie juice pack plus for my 5S. Once you realize that the bottom bit has to be pulled off before inserting the 5S ( which I didn't - with fraught consequences before my sighted partner rescued me!), it is brilliant even though it does not state it is for the 5S. The whole of the front

Re: Passcode entry with handwriting

2013-10-14 Thread Harry Bell
Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Bell Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 10:32 PM To: Abridged Recipients Subject: Passcode entry with handwriting I'm trying to learn to use voiceover but can't find out what to do after writing

Re: Passcode entry with handwriting

2013-10-14 Thread Harry Bell
: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Bell Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2013 10:32 PM To: Abridged Recipients Subject: Passcode entry with handwriting I'm trying to learn to use voiceover but can't find out what to do after writing the last nber of my

Fwd: Pages in iOS 7.0.3

2013-10-23 Thread Harry Bell
Below is email I have just sent to Apple: What we call I is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. (Shunryu Suzuki) Begin forwarded message: From: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com Date: 23 October 2013 08:29:35 BST To: Apple

Re: iOs 7.0.3 fixes are great

2013-10-28 Thread Harry Bell
And this update has also changed the appearance of the Pages app so now folder titles and some other headings appear as light brown against gray background. This yet again makes it harder for us low vision users! Harry What we call I is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when

Re: finger ID

2013-10-29 Thread Harry Bell
My iphone 5S recognises my fingerprint to unlock phone but to purchase apps from iTunes Store, sometimes it asks for finger sometimes password - puzzling! Harry On 28 Oct 2013, at 18:02, Gadget Girl Anita geek.gadgetg...@gmail.com wrote: This morning I started experiencing the same issue.

Re: talking timer?

2013-11-08 Thread Harry Bell
I just downloaded the VOTimer but it does not display the clock nor the number pad it just remains blank. The link to App Support is broken as is the link to the developers website. Iphone 5s with iOS 7.0.3 Harry On 8 Nov 2013, at 15:11, Tammy Freitag ms.sunflowe...@gmail.com wrote: I

Mail and fingerprint problems

2013-11-08 Thread Harry Bell
Running ios 7.0.3 on iphone 5S, two problems: 1. When reading my Mail messages, if a new email arrives while I am reading, the new email opens immediately in front of the one I had been reading 2. When I go to purchase a new app, a box appears asking me to input my Apple password to renew my

Deleting emails

2013-11-08 Thread Harry Bell
With VO running, is there swipe gesture to delete an email message that is open and VO has been reading out? Thanks! Harry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and

Fwd: [425104] Larger Dynamic Type

2013-11-08 Thread Harry Bell
Below a message from Apple Accessibility team to encourage low vision users of the Calendar app! Harry Begin forwarded message: From: Apple Accessibility accessibil...@apple.com Date: 4 November 2013 19:12:01 GMT To: ubupanora...@icloud.com Subject: [425104] Larger Dynamic Type Reply-To:

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Harry Bell
The app opens on my iphone 5S running ios 7.0.3 but I cannot find a video to try without signing up for a course. Any pointers? Harry On 13 Nov 2013, at 13:52, Alexandra - Keinohrhasenfan keinohrhasen...@googlemail.com wrote: Hello, is anyone able to use Moocs4U? It's a free app that

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Harry Bell
will possibly see the same error-prone behavior as I did. - Original Message - From: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 3:26 PM Subject: Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone The app opens on my iphone 5S running ios

Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone

2013-11-13 Thread Harry Bell
differently depending on which provider you want to watch a video from. - Original Message - From: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 4:43 PM Subject: Re: MOOCS4U: Online courses on the iPhone I have just signed up

Re: update IOS 7.0.4

2013-11-15 Thread Harry Bell
Since the latest update it takes a few seconds for peoples small fonts in emails to spring into the larger font I have set as larger dynamic type! Odd Harry On 15 Nov 2013, at 01:22, Ron Pelletier ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca wrote: Hi Pablo, Well, you didn’t understand right because

Re: Testing

2013-11-15 Thread Harry Bell
Receiving you loud and clear! Harry in uk On 16 Nov 2013, at 03:50, Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com wrote: Just a test. I just had a message rejected. Tom Frank vermont...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post

Re: red laser

2013-11-15 Thread Harry Bell
Flash is in the control Centre reached when swiped up from the bottom of the screen. It's at the bottom left of the screen when you've got the control Centre up. Harry On 16 Nov 2013, at 04:11, Wayne gmail ewaynebrum...@gmail.com wrote: Today we were unpacking stuff we had bought at

Re: update IOS 7.0.4

2013-11-16 Thread Harry Bell
encountered those? Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates Louie P (Pete) Nalda MySpace.com/musikonalda Facebook.com/lpnalda Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda Twitter: @lpnalda On Nov 15, 2013, at 2:47 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: Since the latest update it takes a few

Re: red laser

2013-11-16 Thread Harry Bell
battery. Regards, Sieghard for -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Bell Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 8:36 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: red laser Flash

Mail badge?

2013-11-17 Thread Harry Bell
Since installing ios 7.0.4 on my iphone 5S, the Mail app keeps telling me I have unread messages - but I cannot find any! This never happened on this phone before the update. Anyone else getting this? Harry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google

Re: Mail badge?

2013-11-17 Thread Harry Bell
I've just figured out that my Yahoo emails are not being downloaded since ios 7.0.4 On 17 Nov 2013, at 17:57, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: Since installing ios 7.0.4 on my iphone 5S, the Mail app keeps telling me I have unread messages - but I cannot find any! This never

Re: iTunes and iPhone 5s

2013-11-20 Thread Harry Bell
I have exactly the same off with my iPhone 5s. I have set up a fingerprint ID and the iTunes store nine times out of 10 at least asks for my password and refuses to accept my fingerprintZ Harry On 20 Nov 2013, at 17:13, Sarai Bucciarelli sarai.bucciare...@gmail.com wrote: Hi: I've

Re: Siri on another languages

2013-12-01 Thread Harry Bell
And it is by pressing and holding the globe symbol to the left of the microphone at the bottom of the screen that you get a list of alternative keyboards you have enabled! Thanks, Sieghard! Another really useful tip! Harry who has Spanish and Catalan friends to write to On 1 Dec 2013, at

Re: No Clue

2013-12-02 Thread Harry Bell
And yet you ARE getting through now to the list. How curious! On 2 Dec 2013, at 16:37, Bill Gallik wfgal...@charter.net wrote: Don't know what's going on here. I am not receiving messages from the list so I try to subscribe only to be told that I'm partially already on the list. Yet,

Re: Tv guide ap

2013-12-04 Thread Harry Bell
The app I have is called tvguide and it connects to the internet and does enable me to watch tv channels in the UK. Harry on iphone 5S On 4 Dec 2013, at 01:35, Michael McKay mgmckay1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi! Alan: I've been following this line for a little bit concerning the TV Guide

Re: Apple Maps

2013-12-10 Thread Harry Bell
Very eloquently put, David! I do have Navigon to supplement Blindsquare or to use with my partner in the car. Certainly no need for an expensive annual subscription - and it is essential that we are all included in mainstream apps too! Harry On 10 Dec 2013, at 20:41, David Chittenden

Re: Touch ID only works for a couple of days

2013-12-14 Thread Harry Bell
My touch ID has never worked long for App Store but had always worked to unlock iphone - till yesterday and now no more! So I'm obviously joining a merry band! Harry in UK On 14 Dec 2013, at 17:34, Kathy and Wilda wi...@nc.rr.com wrote: I am also having the same issue as well as my

Fleksy gestures on iphone 5S

2013-12-19 Thread Harry Bell
or delete key to make things happen. Am I missing something? I do not have voiceover enabled - should I have it on? Thanks Harry Bell in UK -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com

Fleksy gestures!

2013-12-19 Thread Harry Bell
I got a reply from Fleksy explaining why I was struggling to get gestures to work without VO on: Begin forwarded message: From: Fleksy Support supp...@fleksy.com Date: 19 December 2013 14:50:55 GMT To: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com Subject: Re: (Case 4382) Support Request Hello Harry

Re: Itunes Radio on Iphone

2013-12-23 Thread Harry Bell
ITunes Radio is not yet available outside North America, alas! Harry in UK On 23 Dec 2013, at 16:54, Lee Jones leejones...@sky.com wrote: Dear List I have been trying to access Itunes radio on an iphone running IOS 7with no luck. I read that you access it from the music ap buy selecting

Re: Itunes and which encoder

2013-12-28 Thread Harry Bell
I use mp3 rather than Apple aac because aac locks us forever into using Apple products to play the music. I know it is heresy to even think of going with any other company... On 28 Dec 2013, at 11:59, Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I think ripping music with iTunes is

Re: Itunes and which encoder

2013-12-28 Thread Harry Bell
products to play music? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Dec 28, 2013, at 7:13 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: I use mp3 rather than Apple aac because aac locks us forever into using Apple products to play the music

Re: Try Again

2014-01-21 Thread Harry Bell
And yet if I was my fingers, the wrinkled skin is not recognised! It is all still rather inconsistent. Harry On 21 Jan 2014, at 20:37, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net wrote: I found that if I washed my hands with soap and water first and made sure they were perfectly that

Re: App suggestion: Birds?

2014-01-22 Thread Harry Bell
Sleep Pillow is free and has some free sounds e.g. Owls! Harry On 22 Jan 2014, at 14:43, isaac isaac.heb...@gmail.com wrote: The app sleep machine is a payed app. It is one dollar and ninety nine On Jan 22, 2014, at 8:24 AM, John Diakogeorgiou jdiakoge2...@gmail.com wrote: There is

Re: New Version Of ITunes

2014-01-25 Thread Harry Bell
I've just installed the itunes update 11.1.4 on my Windows 7 PC. The installation got almost to the end but then stopped and declared Apple Mobile Services could not start. I had to abort update but then itunes refused to start. Googled it and lots of people suffering! I went into control

Re: Need a good solution..What's on tv?

2014-02-10 Thread Harry Bell
TV Guide (with a red heart in the middle of the icon) is good for UK TV - and ProTV for watching TV from around the world. Harry On 10 Feb 2014, at 16:52, Chris H christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all what about those in the UK what good TV apps can you recommend for preferably the

Re: Stopping notifications from a particular app

2014-02-14 Thread Harry Bell
In notification centre there is no way to turn off banners for lots of apps e.g. Scrabble, Game Centre, Seven and many more. No idea why as it is intrusive. Harry On 14 Feb 2014, at 18:21, Kimber Gardner kimbersinbox1...@gmail.com wrote: That is the problem. There is no alerts choice

Re: American Siri voice

2014-03-10 Thread Harry Bell
The female Irish voice is pretty good too I find, even though I'm very English! Harry On 10 Mar 2014, at 09:36, Robin Christopherson robin.christopher...@gmail.com wrote: Dear listers For no particular reason I thought I’d try some different Siri voices as the UK Daniel one seems

Re: Difference in book lengths in iBooks verses print books

2014-03-12 Thread Harry Bell
I suppose it depends on the size of the font: if you increase the font size, the book occupies more pages. Harry - who likes his fonts BIG! On 12 Mar 2014, at 13:43, Wayne Merritt wcmerr...@gmail.com wrote: Greetings all. This question has been on my mind for awhile. Is there a

Re: Changing from iMessage to Text message

2014-03-13 Thread Harry Bell
If you go into Contacts, change the categorisation of your sons phone from iphone to mobile. This worked for me! Harry On 12 Mar 2014, at 22:17, Margaret Booth margaretebo...@gmail.com wrote: I have an iPhone 5 and my son doesn't have an iPhone but he use too. the problem I'm having is

Re: Help with ripped CD fragmenting in iTunes

2014-04-23 Thread Harry Bell
On your PC, open itunes and find the Recently Added playlist. With any luck all the tracks will be listed from your cd. If so, you can highlight them all, Get Info and change the album title or artist etc for all tracks. Hope that will sort it! Harry On 24 Apr 2014, at 05:11, Kramlinger,

Re: An iTunes question.

2014-04-25 Thread Harry Bell
When getting a new computer only music purchased from iTunes Store will show up when you log in. Any other music you loaded into itunes on your old PC will not unless you copy the itunes folder from your old pc's My Music folder onto an external hard drive and then copy that over onto your new

Re: SIRI says she cannot call some contacts since 7.1.1 IOS update

2014-05-16 Thread Harry Bell
If the number is listed as iphone you can send free iMessages but if the same number is listed as a mobile you can only send costly text messages, I think. Harry On 16 May 2014, at 16:43, 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone viphone@googlegroups.com wrote: This is interesting. I do have my

Re: SIRI says she cannot call some contacts since 7.1.1 IOS update

2014-05-16 Thread Harry Bell
via 3G or WiFi a text message will always be sent as an iMessage. After all, how can I know if all my business contacts have an iPhone or not? -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Bell Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 8:49 AM

Contacts in iCloud

2014-07-08 Thread Harry Bell
I made a big mistake when I added my university workplace email account to the Mail app on my iPhone 5s running ios 7.0.2: I did not ensure that icloud would not sync all my workplace contacts. I realized my mistake a couple of minutes later and changed iCloud setting so it should no longer

Re: Contacts in iCloud

2014-07-08 Thread Harry Bell
if you have a computer that's also synked to icloud? Hope you get this solved. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: I made a big mistake when I added my university workplace email account to the Mail app

Re: Contacts in iCloud

2014-07-08 Thread Harry Bell
if you have a computer that's also synked to icloud? Hope you get this solved. Best, Ioana Sent from my iPhone On Jul 8, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: I made a big mistake when I added my university workplace email account to the Mail app

Re: Bus checker (UK)?

2014-07-25 Thread Harry Bell
It works fine on my 5S in Leeds. Try uninstalling and reinstalling? Harry On 25 Jul 2014, at 09:17, RobH. bobs...@googlemail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using this Bus Checker in the UK for a while now. Occasional glitches, but very good the bulk of the time. Now, I'm getting a

Re: Fantastical 2.1

2014-07-26 Thread Harry Bell
For me with low vision Fantastical has far better contrast and readability than the native Calendar app! Harry On 26 Jul 2014, at 20:20, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Aside from the natural language, is there an advantage to using Fantastical over iOS' default Calendar app? I find

Re: IPhone 5s And Radio

2014-07-30 Thread Harry Bell
Go to App Store and download free iPlayer Radio made by BBC On 30 Jul 2014, at 07:58, Hicks Steven (CORNWALL IT SERVICES) steven.hi...@nhs.net wrote: Hi friends, I would like to be able to listen to BBC radio stations over the internet on my phone, it is really just the BBC ones,

Re: IPhone 5s And Radio

2014-07-30 Thread Harry Bell
IPlayer Radio is for BBC stations so probably not available in US. On 30 Jul 2014, at 20:32, Blind Treasures blindtreasu...@comcast.net wrote: Is Iplayer Radio not available in the US? I searched for it but nothing came up. I'd rather be infected with love for the tiniest sliver of

Re: IPhone 5s And Radio

2014-07-31 Thread Harry Bell
gesendet Am 30.07.2014 um 23:47 schrieb Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com: IPlayer Radio is for BBC stations so probably not available in US. On 30 Jul 2014, at 20:32, Blind Treasures blindtreasu...@comcast.net wrote: Is Iplayer Radio not available in the US? I searched

Find My Phone

2014-08-08 Thread Harry Bell
My iPhone 5s touch screen stopped working today and no matter what I or my sighted partner did we could not get it to work reliably. It would not even register the numbers for the pass code despite switching the phone off and on again. I connected the phone to my PC running iTunes in order to

Re: Find My Phone

2014-08-08 Thread Harry Bell
. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 9/08/2014, at 7:33 am, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: My iPhone 5s touch screen stopped working today and no matter what I or my sighted partner did we could not get

Poetry

2014-08-17 Thread Harry Bell
I have several documents in Pages on my 5S which are poems but when the voice over reads them out it keeps inserting new line at the end of every line! Any way out? Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are

Re: Poetry

2014-08-17 Thread Harry Bell
do that. I don't think there is any way around that with VoiceOver. What app are you reading them in? Richard Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2014, at 1:46 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: I

Re: Poetry

2014-08-17 Thread Harry Bell
will be one of the choices and you'll be all set. HTH, Richard Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2014, at 2:07 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: Ah, I was just using Pages as that is where my Pages

Re: Paris and Rome

2014-08-20 Thread Harry Bell
Search Podcasts too for Rick Steves Audio Tours - there are whole sets to download free on Paris, Rome and more which I have used and found fun and engaging. Harry On 20 Aug 2014, at 02:30, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Richard, Trip Advisor is definitely a must-have app

Re: iCloud Syncing in Voice Dream?

2014-08-26 Thread Harry Bell
I did a sync with iTunes on my PC and restored my iPhone from that with no problem - I had the impression that this would not work with icloud backup. Harry On 26 Aug 2014, at 17:54, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: Hi all, I contacted VDR support to ask about iCloud syncing, since I

Fwd: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback

2014-08-31 Thread Harry Bell
Hurrah! Transit App is likely to reach us in the UK in future - reply below: Begin forwarded message: From: Guillaume Campagna i...@thetransitapp.com Date: 31 August 2014 21:25:50 BST To: Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com Subject: Re: Transit 3.1.2 Feedback Hey Harry, We

Re: Voice quality of Siri and iOS 8

2014-09-17 Thread Harry Bell
Yes, my 5s and my iPad Air both defaulted to compact voice and took ages to download high quality voices! Harry in UK On 18 Sep 2014, at 02:38, Shawn Krasniuk bbssh...@icloud.com wrote: Hi. Most likely it defaulted back to the compact voice. Try plugging it in and wait a bit and the

Pages in ios 8

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I have just updates the Pages app after installing iOS 8 on both my iPhone 5s and my iPad Air. When I opened the Pages app it says there are no documents - this is so on both devices. iCloud backup is turned on but can anyone guess what has happened to all my documents? Thanks Harry -- The

Re: Pages in ios 8

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
so I have no idea why your documents wouldn't show up. I don't use the cloud but I don't know that it would make a difference. Richard Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo Sent from my iPhone On Sep 18, 2014, at 6:04 AM, Harry Bell ubupanora

Re: KNFB Reader, First Impressions

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I have played a bit today with this app on my iPhone 5S and it really is pretty good. I just got it to read the instructions on a small bread mix bag where the text was incredibly tiny and brown on a beige background. The results were very quick and about 95% accurate! Harry On 18 Sep

Re: KNFB reader not working as expected

2014-09-18 Thread Harry Bell
I use Mophie juice pack case on my iPhone 5s and Knfb Reader works really easily. Harry On 18 Sep 2014, at 19:57, Christopher Sabine jsab...@cinci.rr.com wrote: Hello. I'm using a 5S and got similar results. I have a little bit of usable vision, and it doesn't look as if the text I'm

Re: Family Sharing Purchased Apps

2014-09-19 Thread Harry Bell
I'm wondering about Family Sharing with my partner, but I am concerned that she only uses an easily guessable simple passcode on her iPad. Am I worrying unnecessarily about what I might be liable for if someone steals her ipad? Harry On 18 Sep 2014, at 23:38, John Diakogeorgiou

Re: Using iTunes to update will take far less space

2014-09-19 Thread Harry Bell
On the evening of the ios 8 release here in the UK, when I connected my iPad Air to my PC running tge latest itunes, itunes kept insisting that ios 7.1.2 was the current version when I asked it to check for updates but when I unplugged and checked on the iPad over the air, ios 8 was there to

Itunes and podcasts

2014-09-19 Thread Harry Bell
I back up my iPhone 5s to my PC using latest iTunes. iTunes on my PC shows 200+ podcasts in its Podcasts section (I.e. Not the section showing what is on my phone but what is on the PC iTunes when my iPhone is not plugged in) and these podcasts use up a lot of space. If I delete the 200

Re: Exporging with KNFB Reader

2014-09-20 Thread Harry Bell
It is brilliant on 5s running iOS 8 - I used it to snap an open book in Spanish, two pages each with two columns of text and Knfb had no trouble! Harry On 20 Sep 2014, at 20:35, Pablo Morales pablomorale...@gmail.com wrote: What about KNFB running on the 5s? It works properly?

Re: Help with opened mails on iphone please

2014-09-21 Thread Harry Bell
I have a little sight left and am using Voiceover and I can see that when I tap once on the delete button at the bottom of the Mail screen, I can often hear a slight second noise and I see the VO focus actually jump over to the right to the Reply button. The workaround I use then is, after that

Re: KNFBReader sluggish on iPad mini retina

2014-09-23 Thread Harry Bell
I have downloaded the app onto my iPad Air and it works well so far in English but it refused to change to Spanish. Harry On 23 Sep 2014, at 12:53, Marianne Denning maria...@denningweb.com wrote: It may work on those devices like it works on 4S but the developer does not support these

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-23 Thread Harry Bell
My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries everywhere. If I want to text her and I know the iPad is at home switched off, it can be a bit of a struggle to ensure the message is not sent as an I message!! Harry On 23 Sep 2014, at 21:50, Rob mr.robertc...@icloud.com

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-24 Thread Harry Bell
about this particular issue, but couldn't you just send the text message to her cell phone number? If you use this and not her Apple ID, I'd think it would always go to her cell phone. On 09/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-24 Thread Harry Bell
someone and they are not on wi-fi, the send iMessage button turns to send using text button. On 9/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries everywhere. If I want to text her and I know the iPad is at home switched off, it can be a bit

Re: Texting withoud i message

2014-09-28 Thread Harry Bell
is not available. When I try to text someone and they are not on wi-fi, the send iMessage button turns to send using text button. On 9/24/2014 12:52 AM, Harry Bell wrote: My partner has an iPad at home and an android phone she carries everywhere. If I want to text her and I know the iPad

Fleksy updste

2014-09-29 Thread Harry Bell
I just downloaded the new update for Fleksy for my iphone 5s iOS 8.0.2 - voice feedback is still not working when typing in the Search field of Safari but works fine in Mail or Messages. Harry -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to

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

2014-10-04 Thread Harry Bell
Oh, I thought the organiser paid for everything and the only people the organiser had any veto over were family members under 18? So the organiser has to be very trusting or generous? Or have I got this all wrong? Harry On 4 Oct 2014, at 08:02, Christopher Hallsworth challswor...@icloud.com

Re: ibooks across all devices

2014-10-07 Thread Harry Bell
I seem to recall that books are easy to sync but PDF's not so? Harry On 7 Oct 2014, at 12:58, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: If you have your icloud set up on both devises, it should show on both devises with all your bookmarks in place and all content in tact. What happen

Find My Phone

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
Yet again an iOS device has frozen on me - my iPad this time. I tried plugging it into my pc to restore the iPad via iTunes but discovered that iTunes would not allow this because Find My Phone was turned on. I solved the problem by remembering how to do a hard reset. But this incident made me

Re: A note on iCloud Mail, third party clients and two step verification

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
When I opened this email, all I got was a message saying that this message has no content which seems strange... Iphone 5s iOS 8.0.2 On 12 Oct 2014, at 20:23, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: This message has no content. -- The following information is important for all

Re: A note on iCloud Mail, third party clients and two step verification

2014-10-12 Thread Harry Bell
happened under 7 as well. Sent from my Macbook Pro On 12 Oct 2014, at 20:38, Harry Bell ubupanora...@icloud.com wrote: When I opened this email, all I got was a message saying that this message has no content which seems strange... Iphone 5s iOS 8.0.2 On 12 Oct 2014, at 20:23

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

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: iTunes shortcuts in RTF from the iTunes 12 help menu

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Sorry, I can't work out which app will open and read this document: voice dream reader and prismo won't. Could you suggest one? Thanks! Harry On 19 Oct 2014, at 17:43, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Greetings, Because I find it helpful for myself to have the list of shortcuts

Re: iTunes shortcuts in RTF from the iTunes 12 help menu

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Doh! I had forgotten the obvious solution: save the file Dropbox and open it there! Sorry! Harry On 19 Oct 2014, at 17:43, Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com wrote: Greetings, Because I find it helpful for myself to have the list of shortcuts in a handy file, I copied everything from

Re: assumptions? No way! - Re: Help navigating itunes 12 with no side bar

2014-10-20 Thread Harry Bell
Yes. Just click on Playlists and something like old sidebar does appear! Harry On 20 Oct 2014, at 20:59, Pete Nalda lpna...@gmail.com wrote: I've heard that If you click the drop down under playlists it'll bring the sidebar back. At least temporarily. Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for

Migrating to Mac mini

2014-10-22 Thread Harry Bell
I am awaiting delivery of new mac mini to replace my old windows 7 pc on which I have backed up my iphone 5s and iPad. I understand that one good way to transfer my iTunes library is to run windows migration assistant during set up of mac mini. If I do that, will iTunes on the new mac recognise

Re: Migrating to Mac mini

2014-10-22 Thread Harry Bell
anyways. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Bell Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 3:48 AM To: Abridged Recipients Subject: Migrating to Mac mini I am awaiting delivery of new mac mini to replace my old windows 7 pc

Re: WIFI with new OS

2014-10-26 Thread Harry Bell
I am finding this issue on my 5S too on 8.1: mostly when I come out of an app that has not been using wifi (like a podcast app), I suddenly discover that wifi has dropped out and I'm on cellular data. I then have to go into settings, wifi and search and tap on my wifi network. Harry On 26

Re: Fleksy

2014-11-06 Thread Harry Bell
The Fleksy app now does work mostly with VoiceOver. There are a few problems still such as the change to numbers key not working and the initial letter in an email address or text body not registering, but it works pretty well. Applevis. Com has a good podcast explaining how to use the app.

Re: SIRI asking to confirm call commands

2014-11-11 Thread Harry Bell
I do have this issue on a 5S iOS 8. 1 though not every time. Harry On 11 Nov 2014, at 12:27, Tom Rash dadnthed...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had that issue. Is this only on the 6 and 6 plus. I'm on a 5 S with 8.1. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On

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