prospective buyer

2014-11-15 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all I am finally getting ready to enter the new world of advanced technology, as best it suits us as visually impaired individuals. According to my sister who has an old I Phone 4s, the I Phone is the only phone to consider in terms of voice over and accessibility. She

thanks for the Dresner book recommendation

2014-11-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Craig I started reading the Dresner book that you recommended. I'm enjoying the straight ahead uncomplicated way it's written. In the first section on setting up your phone there isn't much about what you do if the phone is used, like if I needed to clear out the settings from a previous

finger gestures

2014-11-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all I don't have an I Phone yet but am trying to round up a used one to practice on before going for the works. My best hope is that I will have my hands on one within a week. I'm wondering if some of the problems people are having is due to imprecise finger taps, and other

RE: Changes to Goodreads App

2014-11-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
Kathy Can I assume that you are talking about the update that was just released in the last day? It's too bad. I might have a phone in my hand as early as tomorrow morning and a Goodreads would certainly be one of the apps I would have wanted to access. I'm not big on anything that is going to

RE: thanks for the Dresner book recommendation

2014-12-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
for the Dresner book recommendation Hello, Deidre. I'm glad you are enjoying Anna's book. I'm a great proponent of reading instructions, over and over again. smile Clear writing is hard to come by in the world of technology, so her book is a welcome one indeed. Craig On 11/22/14, Deidre Muccio deim

the roter, and the learning curve

2014-12-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Help! I was playing around to see how the roter worked. It seemed complicated because in settings there is a lot to do with the roter. I went to some screen, maybe the home page and simply tried to make the gesture. I stopped or tapped on heading. Now every screen I'm on says no heading found. How

RE: the roter, and the learning curve

2014-12-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Funny thing is that I haven't seen any similar devices in years that had push button controls rather than sliding ones, and I'm really not that daft. Someone was just here and told me to push them! What do I want the roter set on for basic navigating on home screen or in apps? Words?

RE: the roter, and the learning curve

2014-12-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Don't spend the 99 cents, that's funny. I did the practice gestures' that I found in settings on the phone. I don't have any trouble with the different movements like the roter turning movement, or a three finger swipe with fingers slightly separated. I just need to learn what is on different

Tune In Radio

2014-12-06 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all I've got a long way to go to smoothly operate the 4S someone gave me last week. I have not updated and am using 7.01.2, I think. I have Tune In Radio on the phone which initially seemed pretty easy to navigate. Now however I am getting confused about what is on different pages of the app

RE: Tune In Radio

2014-12-06 Thread Deidre Muccio
Thank you Richard. I managed to do what you said but I still need to know how the app presents its pages. For example when I open Tune In Radio will it take me to a particular place or open to what I was listening to last? Then, how do I get it to simply log a favorite station but not a

RE: Tune In Radio

2014-12-06 Thread Deidre Muccio
Thanks Richard. I have the Dresner book. It's got all kinds of stuff not important to me just yet. I have to scan through for what I need right now - it has not proven to be a useful start from page 1 to the appendix. For example it starts with configuring a new phone and then physical

a nubi- struggles and successes

2014-12-08 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hey there to those not automatically deleting this post without reading it! I've had this 4S phone to play with for exactly one week. I'm amazed at how logical but also how easy it is to get confused using it. By way of example, learning what Siri can take me to and what she can't is almost

a nubi- spatial orientation

2014-12-08 Thread Deidre Muccio
Sieghard In general I don't have those kinds of problems but I do have a lot of numbness in my fingers due to carpal tunnel. I don't try to use the phone when my fingers are numb. I fear however that my usual preciseness and sensitivity has become drastically compromised. And thanks Wayne for

nubi - learning to use the keyboard

2014-12-08 Thread Deidre Muccio
Richard, you just simplified what I just read in Dresner. It finally dawned on me that to get to the specifics of what the rotor can do in individual applications, you just see what is on the rotor. I went to settings to see how it was set to type but didn't find the touch type there vs the double

RE: a nubi-spatial orientation/blue tooth

2014-12-08 Thread Deidre Muccio
I read through in the Dresner book all the available controls on the blue tooth and it was overwhelming reading about them for the first time. I just reread your post and see it has actual physical buttons on it - wonder how I overlooked that little but critical detail. I think I'll have someone

RE: Typing [was Re: a nubi- struggles and successes]

2014-12-09 Thread Deidre Muccio
will still need to double tap to enter a hard return. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Dec 8, 2014, at 9:01 AM, Deidre Muccio

shortcut hints

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Before I go poking around in settings again, I'm wondering if when vo says something like Find I Phone double tap to open if that latter phrase is spoken because shortcut hints is on? I find it distracting and that it somehow contributes to my not finding the next icon more quickly. I'm

RE: shortcut hints

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
Ah, the beauty of the rotor again! Only thing is that when I am swiping or tapping around I toggle what the rotor is set on so I continually turn sounds on and off, etc. I'm laughing. I'll just keep touching around to shortcut vo and see what kind of lag there is! I discovered

naming calendar appointments using Siri

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hey folks, this will be my last question of the day. I hope it's not obvious, but when I asked Siri to schedule an appt, I didn't know in what order to tell her the specifics such as date, time and name of the appointment. It seems she is titling all the appointments as appointment. I

RE: naming calendar appointments using Siri

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
or massage without having to go into calendar and writing it in? In the example you gave is the title of your appointment event, team meeting, next Friday at 2? Is that the only way Siri can title the appt and get the other details as well? On Dec 10, 2014, at 4:20 PM, Deidre Muccio deim

RE: naming calendar appointments using Siri

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
://loisbutterfield.scentsy.us lbutterfie...@cfl.rr.com 407-276-4173 Wonderful scents without the flame. From: Deidre Muccio mailto:deim...@verizon.net Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 4:56 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: naming calendar appointments using Siri Alex First I didn’t know

RE: naming calendar appointments using Siri

2014-12-10 Thread Deidre Muccio
Yep, I did that though PT was not great sounding. set the alert too. Ok, thanks all. I might spend the end of tonight's practice with typing, or maybe reading about Safari and trying to bring up what I want on the web. On Behalf Of SSEric Siri calls the event description the title. So you

hallelujah- I'm getting there

2014-12-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
I had a cup of coffee late in the day yesterday and was up until 2 AM playing with the iPhone. I found the Music app and saw the free stuff you could listen to, or buy, courtesy I Tunes. The categories and playing screen was pretty easy to navigate - I hope they change that up sometimes. Maybe if

RE: hallelujah- I'm getting there

2014-12-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
Richard Yes, I noticed that about the radio and adding artists - I'd momentarily forgotten I could do that, and got distracted when I kept typing in b instead of v for David, as in David Bowie! Where do I go to enable the dictate button? On Behalf Of Richard Turner Actually, the dictate button

RE: hallelujah- I'm getting there

2014-12-13 Thread Deidre Muccio
Carol I'm playing with all this now. I'm using the double tap to choose a letter. With phone in hand I will reread the section in Dresner that talks about this, including selecting more than a single character, what you must be thinking of as selecting text. I went back to music though and found

I Tunes music sampling

2014-12-14 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello I can't seem to get out of the screen after liking, disliking, telling the app to play more like or never play this song again. It appears that after I hit on what I want all that is left are the options and a cancel button. There is no back button and the scrub gesture does not work. How do

usage on an old 4S

2014-12-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all, or whoever is reading The other day I went to download Downcast and was told I had to update before I could. As it turns out I have 7.1 on this phone and not even 7.1.2, and, I think that is the problem. The only update offered me is 8.1.2, or at least that is the only one listed in

RE: usage on an old 4S

2014-12-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
over the air. A lot less free space is needed if you install with iTunes. Sent from Blue Mail http://r.bluemailapp.com On Dec 21, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello all, or whoever is reading The other day I went to download Downcast and was told I had to update

RE: usage on an old 4S

2014-12-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
, at 2:42 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello all, or whoever is reading The other day I went to download Downcast and was told I had to update before I could. As it turns out I have 7.1 on this phone and not even 7.1.2, and, I think that is the problem. The only update offered me

RE: usage on an old 4S

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
Chris If I were to do it over the air as you wrote in your first reply, will the update once installed take up 1.4 ggs or will it still hog space? I'm also trying to find where in the Dresner book it tells you how to synch your iphone to your computer. It says it's in Part 1. If I

old version of ITunes for XP

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
I'm confused. I don't know how to find the right link for what version of ITunes that will be supported with me using XP and Microsoft Office 2007. Here is the page I got to which then led me to another page which didn't make it clear what my options were. Can anyone clue me in? See link below.

iTunes log in

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
Last question of the day: I downloaded iTunes courtesy the link Ben provided. When I update using iTunes, will I need to create a new log in or will I be able to use the same log in on the apple account? I would like to know what I'm in for later today when I have time to take care of

smooth sailing, I hope

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
Ben I am looking forward to getting one step closer to learning how this all works. I've since found out that syncing is pretty automatic. We'll see. I hope I'm not wasting my time with this old 4S - the tech from the local Commission for the Blind is very discouraging about all this. What oS is

RE: old version of ITunes for XP

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
of ITunes for XP Hi, Click this https://ninite.com/itunes/ link then click the download installer link if the download doesn't start automatically. Once the Ninite program opens it will download install iTunes for you without you having to do anything. Cheers, Ben. On 12/22/14, Deidre

RE: old version of ITunes for XP

2014-12-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
opens it will download install iTunes for you without you having to do anything. Cheers, Ben. On 12/22/14, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I'm confused. I don't know how to find the right link for what version of ITunes that will be supported with me using XP and Microsoft Office 2007

moving forward, step by step

2014-12-23 Thread Deidre Muccio
For those who tried to help - Ben, Chris and Alan, and might have a faint curiosity about whether or not this new user managed to get her 4S backed up using an old or newest version of ITunes, I did. I kept getting an error message when trying to install 11. .5 and after trying to repair

the beauty of the iPhone

2014-12-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
I'm not talking about the slender silky way the phone fits into your hand... I've been listening to back shows of Fresh Air and other things and it's just wonderful how easy it is to access programs/shows. Through Tune-In Radio. It's instantaneous once you find the station or programs you

RE: tune in radio

2014-12-25 Thread Deidre Muccio
corey.coo...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree Sent from my iPhone On Dec 25, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I'm not talking about the slender silky way the phone fits into your hand... I've been listening to back shows of Fresh Air and other things

RE: tune in radio

2014-12-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
to download an app where I can’t access the content. Again, sorry if this is way too senile sounding. On Dec 25, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Corey Cook corey.coo...@gmail.com wrote: I completely agree Sent from my iPhone On Dec 25, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I'm

Welcome to Family Sharing.

2014-12-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all I am trying to get Family Sharing going. My sister says she is the organizer and sent me an invite. Below is all I have recently gotten from Apple and it says absolutely nothing about it’s being an invite. When I got to Settings and I Cloud it has me listed as the

family sharing

2014-12-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Again I just went to I Cloud Settings Then I saw I should go to the App Store and I Tunes to coordinate things. There was nothing in either place to do with family sharing. I'm lost. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the

RE: family sharing

2014-12-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Dec 28, 2014, at 6:14 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello Again I just went to I Cloud Settings Then I saw I should go to the App Store

RE: family sharing

2014-12-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
account and hopefully sort that out. Good luck, Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 8:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: family sharing I will call accessibility, or ask Dulce

Glen from accessibility

2014-12-28 Thread Deidre Muccio
Richard, I spoke to Glen from Apple today and he set me straight. He said I must have done what you said I did, that is, somehow set up family sharing with me as the organizer. Also the phone was never registered to me and was still in the previous users name. That is also probably why my

family sharing

2014-12-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
I'm supposed to go to the purchase page in Apple Apps/store or ITunes to see what my sister has purchased, right? I don't see how to get to it. I see the item chooser button and long lists of apps, and the 5 tabs at the bottom of the screen but no way to get to the purchase page. Deidre -- The

RE: family sharing

2014-12-29 Thread Deidre Muccio
TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! On Dec 29, 2014, at 3:30 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I'm supposed to go to the purchase page in Apple Apps/store or ITunes to see what my sister has purchased, right? I don't see how to get to it. I see

Bookshare

2014-12-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
Does anyone have a suggestion for logging on to Bookshare successfully? I managed to type my user name and password in there and even received a you have successfully authenticated but then all I was left with was an ok button and not much else on the screen. When I tried to get back to a main

RE: Bookshare

2014-12-30 Thread Deidre Muccio
switcher. Once you open the app again, tap on add, swipe to bookshare and bookshare site should open. I know this is a lot, but it worked so far and I haven't been automatically logged out again, yet. Donna On Dec 30, 2014, at 10:55 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Does anyone have

what is Book Share

2014-12-31 Thread Deidre Muccio
Terri I think of Bookshare like going to my local library. If I can't find something through NLS or RFB, then I go to Bookshare to see if they have it. You can find so many things there that are not available elsewhere. You can download files as audio, or BRF which in turn you can convert to text

RE: Book Share

2014-12-31 Thread Deidre Muccio
Richard I saw that option to select text within voice dream which I was surprised by since sharing the text with others is against copyright laws according to the long preface to all Bookshare downloads. Then, if as you are saying you are simply highlighting and taking notes, those fingerprints

6 or 6 plus

2015-01-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
Mark, or anyone else Can you briefly describe the difference between the 6 and 6 plus in terms of function? I know the size is different but how significant are the differences in gestures? I believe battery life has already been described here on list and that is pretty black and white. I'm ready

phone/mail settings

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
which is the same as double tapping on the back button. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 6:49 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: People icon? I definitely want

People icon?

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello all I just read through some things on using the phone and on contacts. Nowhere did I see anything to explain why when after I close messages or phone I am still left with something akin to an app or icon that says people and then lists everyone's name that I have put in contacts followed by

RE: People icon?

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Colin, I found it in settings under mail. I turned it all off, favorites and recents too! It's so easy to get to contacts I don't need to hear that stuff in the app switcher. I cleared out all old missed calls and phone numbers from the previous owner as well. If only I had set the phone back to

RE: People icon?

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
I definitely want to disable that feature! It's distracting and I don't plan to be calling or texting anyone regularly throughout the day. Maybe I have to do it from within the phone or messages app? Do I dare go poke around again? -- The following information is important for all members of the

RE: Book Share

2015-01-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S On Dec 31, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Richard I saw that option to select text within voice dream which I was surprised by since sharing the text with others

I Pad mini

2015-01-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
Ok, Best Buy (cringe) has the I pad minis on sale for $239. I might go look. I take it that these are identical in function to the IPhones and voice over works just as well, correct? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Thursday,

retina display, what is it

2015-01-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
Richard What is a retina display? -- 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 the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is

RE: retina display, what is it

2015-01-01 Thread Deidre Muccio
: In general terms, it has to do with the resolution of the screen. More megapixels, clarity sharpness, etc. Irrelevant if you can’t see. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 10:39 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: My Recent Experience upgrading from a 5 S to an iPhone 6 Plus, With One Question

2015-01-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
Every time I read something like this it pushes me farther towards going further towards a later model and version of a phone. This report was excellent. Meanwhile my old cell phone which is 7 years old has a charger or contact point for charging that is now defective. Question is do I run around

slowly but surely

2015-01-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
Alan wrote: I use my old iPhone 4 which has 32 GB hard drive for NLS Talking Books. That way I can use my iPhone 5s for um, a phone? Fancy that huh? LOL! Deidre: That's funny. Today I actually found an A T and T store right here in town. Don't worry, after all the remarks about going for a newer

RE: phone/mail settings

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
remove messages in their trash folder. That's just not something I want to spend my time doing. I think people are free to use their phone any way they want, and it's best not to criticize someone just because they choose to do something a bit differently. On 01/03/2015 10:04 AM, Deidre Muccio

RE: turning off sounds but not VO

2015-01-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Annie One way you can do it is to go to the Accessibility settings under General settings and hit on the rotor. You can add sounds so that when you are in any app you can turn the rotor to sounds and then swipe to turn them on or off. You'll want to then turn the rotor to something else like

count down

2015-01-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
Does anyone have a clue what might be happening when my phone starts to tell me when the time turns minute by minute? It will say 8:39, 8:40, 8:41 and so on. It will do this for five or so minutes at a time. I looked in the clock settings and no timers or stopwatches are set. I only have 1 alarm

RE: count down

2015-01-26 Thread Deidre Muccio
-Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 7:24 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: count down Does anyone have a clue what might be happening when my phone starts to tell me when the time turns

RE: How do you delete the emails in the trash folder?

2015-01-23 Thread Deidre Muccio
Isn't there a setting in mail or messages, and maybe even phone that allows you to set what period of time all trash will be removed? I've got one of those things set for every 30 days. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Friday,

RE: I Tunes

2015-01-23 Thread Deidre Muccio
Tunes What computer are you using to create the playlists? On Jan 23, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Isaac Yes, I know but they are all empty. The songs did not transfer. I'm wondering if I needed to hit something on the phone rather than assume that I had

RE: I Tunes

2015-01-23 Thread Deidre Muccio
Ooops, I meant to write for a phone running 7.01.2 or somewhere in there. I now have a 6. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 4:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: I Tunes

RE: I Tunes

2015-01-23 Thread Deidre Muccio
22, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I'm trying to make playlists from ITunes on my computer that I want to sync to my iPhone. A tech was remotely controlling my computer this morning through Jaws and it appeared what we wanted to copy was indeed on the phone

RE: How accessible is utube?

2015-02-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
://www.onemodelplace.com/models/Cara-Quinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Feb 1, 2015, at 1:45 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Andrew Did you download the You Player? I see it only got 2 stars! Prices are not listed on the list of apps that come up

RE: volume controls

2015-02-07 Thread Deidre Muccio
times and that well lower arrays of I am depending on what you're wanting to do. The top one is up, and the bottom one is lower. I hope this helps you. On Feb 5, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello For awhile the volume on my phone was equal no matter what app I

RE: Podcast episode on how people's expectations affect what blind people can do

2015-02-02 Thread Deidre Muccio
You can also go to your Podcast or Downcast App and hit on the Feature Tab and find it listed there as NPR: Invisibilia. The episode Eric mentioned is called How To Become Batman with a 9 minute follow-up segment called Falling Off a Cliff. These particular podcasts aired over radio (not strictly

listening in stereo

2015-02-03 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello Is it possible to get good stereo sound out of the iPhone with one of those bowl shaped things that amplifies sound? I've never seen one but have heard it rumored that they can fill a room with good sound. I like sampling music on the phone but for serious listening are there other options

RE: Query re upgrading to IPhone 6 or 6+?

2015-01-16 Thread Deidre Muccio
I have a new 6 and initially I was terrified it would go sailing out of my hand. I didn't even use it for an entire day. I have a silicone case on it now but will replace that one with one a bit thicker that has some kind of padding in it. Once I got over my terror, though the 6 is very light and

moving from a 4S to a 6

2015-01-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
messages on both devices just fine. Try turning off iCloud if you don't need it and see if that helps. Sent from Kimber's iPhone On Jan 16, 2015, at 3:56 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I have a new 6 and initially I was terrified it would go sailing out of my hand. I didn't even use

phones in sync

2015-01-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello again, it's bitter cold out so I might not make it to the shop this morning. In the meantime, my phones are indeed both allowing Verizon calls to come in. I would not have expected this since I still have A T and T minutes on the old phone, same user ID though. Can anyone tell me

RE: app switcher

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
- From: Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 7:24 AM Subject: app switcher Is there a reason why the appswitcher does not read the program I am most recently in or still using? Does it only speak if you go back to the home page first

app switcher

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
Is there a reason why the appswitcher does not read the program I am most recently in or still using? Does it only speak if you go back to the home page first then swipe back. The 4S always speaks all apps open including the one I am in and I liked that. Deidre -- The following

RE: app switcher, and other fluky things

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
Feliciano I did that cause I didn't like it when It did it on the old phone. Now though I really wish it would tell me what app I'm in when I hit the app switcher even though I'm not brain fogged enough not to know! I like the verbal verification. Now I see the scrub gesture does not work in

RE: app switcher

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
and then right, you're back on the app you started with, so why not close that app straight away? On Jan 20, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Yes, I know that but I want verification of the one I am in to close it immediately not have to swipe left then back again. Am I

RE: app switcher

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
. Simply touch the screen to focus; you'll have to do that anyway, to close it, or to start swiping to other apps, so it's really nothing extra. On Jan 20, 2015, at 1:01 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: I know I know, I just like the verbal verification of where I am. -- The following

RE: app switcher

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
, but it isn't necessary to keep it cleaned out. On Jan 20, 2015, at 1:13 PM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Ok, I do this now but I still wish it would tell me where I am when I hit that app switcher! I guess I like more rather than less verbosity. What is nice is that if I simply hit

g mail vs Verizon on the phone

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
to improve your lives 100fold with this new Voice Dream Writer. I can't even begin to think about it today! -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject

RE: I Tunes radio music sampler

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
of the iTunes sampler. Just curious. Thanks. On Jan 21, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello again Does anyone know what I need to join or download or buy that will allow me to fully use all the features of the I Tunes radio sampler that allows you to listen to 6 tracks

RE: Voice Dream and Drop Box

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
and here's a TinyURL link to it too in case that previous longer link breaks: http://tinyurl.com/bt2wzsn Good luck. Alan Lemly -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 7:36 AM

RE: I Tunes radio music sampler

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
sampler. Just curious. Thanks. On Jan 21, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Hello again Does anyone know what I need to join or download or buy that will allow me to fully use all the features of the I Tunes radio sampler that allows you to listen to 6 tracks per

RE: Strange behavior from my new iPhone 6 Plus

2015-01-19 Thread Deidre Muccio
On my 6 the double tap does not work for answering a call, and for ending I'm not sure. Maybe I am not hitting in a good spot? The accept button is very easy to find though. There are a few things more about the 6 I am not happy with. VO cuts out when going to a new page like Settings and

RE: configuring wifi vs. cellular

2015-01-19 Thread Deidre Muccio
Tia, I’m only a new user so I hope this is helpful. While I was downloading big files like voices and an Epub book, I often had to do it a number of times due to what the phone was telling me was a bad connection, spotty coverage, in other words. I suspect this is a problem with the carrier

learning

2015-01-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
I've got it all figured out about I Cloud, I Tunes backups, and family sharing - I had forgotten about the update tab which gets you to the organizer's purchases. Time to get Voice Dream, Downcast, Skype and Drop Box on the new phone! Then I need to find out why the app switcher won't speak when

RE: iphone 6 speaker distortion

2015-01-17 Thread Deidre Muccio
Maybe that is part of what I am also experiencing. On a more humorous note, has anyone noticed how the male Siri pronounces things differently than the female Siri does? Jan is just Jan as a female but as a male it's more like a Swedish sounding name like Yawn, but not spelled that way.

RE: downcast icon disappeared

2015-01-18 Thread Deidre Muccio
Chris and Feliciano, I thought I'd seen spotlight and handwriting paired in settings, but never would have guessed handwriting had anything to do with searching for apps. The rotor comes into play once again... it's remarkable. I've got Drop Box on the phone now so I can copy my text

I Tunes and music library

2015-01-14 Thread Deidre Muccio
I save this post from Tom quite some time ago. Can someone expound on this a bit? Playlist and Mail Library? Is the playlist the place I copy the songs I want transferred to the phone? I do not have it set to transfer anything automatically to the phone. I want to do this and I guess it can be

I Tunes

2015-01-22 Thread Deidre Muccio
I'm trying to make playlists from ITunes on my computer that I want to sync to my iPhone. A tech was remotely controlling my computer this morning through Jaws and it appeared what we wanted to copy was indeed on the phone. In fact, it looked like we unchecked something we had already checked and

I Tunes radio music sampler

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello again Does anyone know what I need to join or download or buy that will allow me to fully use all the features of the I Tunes radio sampler that allows you to listen to 6 tracks per hour of a given genre of music. What I want to do has to do with the play more like this and never play this

Voice Dream and Drop Box

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello As those who are reading my posts know, I'm sorting through operating the 6 as well as reading about and trying to figure out how to use given apps. Since I hadn't read anything in depth on creating a playlist from my music library and moving it t the phone, I copied a bunch of music

RE: Voice Dream and Drop Box

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
into that once I can get to that piece of the book! I might have to go back to my main computer to read but I wanted to read from a more relaxed place! I'm smiling. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Deidre Muccio Sent: Wednesday

RE: app switcher, and other fluky things

2015-01-20 Thread Deidre Muccio
Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jan 20, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net wrote: Feliciano I did that cause I didn’t like it when It did it on the old phone. Now though I really wish it would tell me what app I’m in when I hit the app switcher even though I’m not brain fogged

RE: Voice Dream and Drop Box

2015-01-21 Thread Deidre Muccio
Subject: Re: Voice Dream and Drop Box The files in DropBox are stored in the cloud and are now stored locally on your phone. You need to download them before you can access them or adding them to your favorites will also download them and keep them local. On 01/21/2015 07:22 AM, Deidre Muccio

RE: downcast icon disappeared

2015-01-18 Thread Deidre Muccio
Message - From: Deidre Muccio deim...@verizon.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 6:08 PM Subject: downcast icon disappeared Hello I downloaded downcast and somehow it got put into a folder. I took it out of there and was trying to move it to another page

downcast icon disappeared

2015-01-18 Thread Deidre Muccio
Hello I downloaded downcast and somehow it got put into a folder. I took it out of there and was trying to move it to another page but it disappeared. It still shows in Settings and I can go to my sister's purchase page and see it marked open which happened after I downloaded and installed it from

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