Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: a.. Email: v...@vizwiz.org b.. Twitter: @rochci c.. ROC HCI: hci.cs.rochester.edu d.. Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hi Julie, Here is the app store link for VizWiz and it contains answers to your questions: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vizwiz/id439686043?mt=8 Just for your information, it's really easyto look up an app either on your iPhone or on the computer. Of course on the phone you wold just open the app store, tab on the Search tab (second from the right across the bottom) and then type the app name in the search box at the top of the screen. Make sure you press Search at the bottom right of the on-screen keyboard because that will pull up results which may not be in the list of instant search results which is displayed as you type in the app name. On the computer all you have to do is open Google and type Vizwiz on iTunes. Of course you can replace VizWiz with any other app name you want to look up. Now use 2, the shortcut for heading level 2, to jump to the search results. The first time you usually land on a heading which would look like this: Ad related to vizwiz on itunes Of course VizWiz would be replaced by whatever it is you searched for. This is an ad result and just a generic ad/link to the Apple App Store. Type 2 again and you come to the second Heading of Level 2 Search Results. Now switch to 3 as all actual search results are of Heading Level 3 type and you can just jump through them by repeatedly pressing 3. Typically the very first result is a link which takes you straight to the app page. Here is what that looks like and also what some of the other search results are, this is copied straight from the Google search results: 1. VizWiz on the App Store on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/vizwiz/id439686043?mt=8 Sep 29, 2013 - ... ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about VizWiz on the App Store. Download VizWiz and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. 2. VizWiz now available in iTunes store | Media Access Australia 3. VizWiz App Answers Blind Users' Spoken Questions on What's ... 4. VizWiz - App of the Month, August 2011 - TechKnowMore blog - RNIB Once you activate the iTunes link from the first search result and the app store page opens you can once again use 1 for headling level 1 to junp straight to the app and then use the down arrow to read the description, when it was last updated, what was new in the update and further down the cost. Hope this helps, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Julie Dawson Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:35 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron mailto:ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com mailto:kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: * Email: mailto:v...@vizwiz.org v...@vizwiz.org * Twitter: http://twitter.com/rochci/ @rochci * ROC HCI: http://hci.cs.rochester.edu/ hci.cs.rochester.edu * Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com . Unsubscribe
Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. HTH. Best, Eileen Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. It's free. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Julie Dawson julie.magno...@att.net wrote: Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: Email: v...@vizwiz.org Twitter: @rochci ROC HCI: hci.cs.rochester.edu Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You
RE: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hi Eileen, Which phone do you have? I tried VizWiz last week on my 5S and it could not understand/record my question. I tried it several times and each time the app told me I had not recorded a question. I have given the app access to the microphone and I wonder if maybe this only effects the 5S with the 64 Bit processor since they did update VizWiz at the end of September and list iO?S 7 compatibility. I also remember another person saying they couldn’t record and it would be interesting to pin this down and let them know although I somehow think they must have figured this out by now. Anyhow, my answer took about 7 hours and I think I read somebody else got a reply the next day. I used to use VizWiz on my digital thermostat which controls my in-floor heating, but I tried this with Tap Tap See and got the correct reply with the current temperature within 20 seconds. I have a feeling VizWiz may be one of these apps like Daisy Worm or In Daisy which will just seize to exist at some point. It definitely shows how Tap Tap See did the right thing and went with a paid model, let’s hope this works for them and they make enough money to not only keep the service going but to improve it and add the ability to ask a simple question along with the picture. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileens Misrahi Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. HTH. Best, Eileen Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. It's free. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Julie Dawson julie.magno...@att.net mailto:julie.magno...@att.net wrote: Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron mailto:ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com mailto:kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: * Email: mailto:v...@vizwiz.org v...@vizwiz.org * Twitter: http://twitter.com/rochci/ @rochci * ROC HCI: http://hci.cs.rochester.edu/ hci.cs.rochester.edu * Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com . Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com . Unsubscribe and leave
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I agree with all the comments concerning Tap Tap See mentioned in this thread. My only problem is that without the question I rarely get the correct info I want from a picture. This is why I am sad to see VizWiz seemingly fade away do to lack of funding and I believe other resources. I did receive a response from VizWiz and I'm posting with permission the email below. start of message Hi Eric, I'll look into this -- certainly, the amount of time/attention that we're able to spend on this varies. We do try very hard to make sure it is working. But, it's a free service, and as such everyone supporting it has many many other things on their plate. IQ Engines in particular may not be supported ... they were recently purchased by Yahoo and (I believe) discontinued their API. We have been experimenting with various volunteer models for answering questions, but it's trickier than it would appear at first. That also only solves the human labor component, not the cost of development/upkeep/server maintenance. It's not clear how to make the latter in particular self-sustaining. If you, or other users, have thoughts on these long-term issues, I would love to consider them. As for email, I generally try to respond to emails very quickly. But, I get hundreds of emails a day across different projects, etc., so sometimes they unfortunately get missed. I'm sorry if I let one slip through. Thanks, Jeff On Jan 30, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Eileen, Which phone do you have? I tried VizWiz last week on my 5S and it could not understand/record my question. I tried it several times and each time the app told me I had not recorded a question. I have given the app access to the microphone and I wonder if maybe this only effects the 5S with the 64 Bit processor since they did update VizWiz at the end of September and list iO?S 7 compatibility. I also remember another person saying they couldn't record and it would be interesting to pin this down and let them know although I somehow think they must have figured this out by now. Anyhow, my answer took about 7 hours and I think I read somebody else got a reply the next day. I used to use VizWiz on my digital thermostat which controls my in-floor heating, but I tried this with Tap Tap See and got the correct reply with the current temperature within 20 seconds. I have a feeling VizWiz may be one of these apps like Daisy Worm or In Daisy which will just seize to exist at some point. It definitely shows how Tap Tap See did the right thing and went with a paid model, let's hope this works for them and they make enough money to not only keep the service going but to improve it and add the ability to ask a simple question along with the picture. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileens Misrahi Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. HTH. Best, Eileen Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. It's free. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Julie Dawson julie.magno...@att.net wrote: Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply
Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hi Sieghard, To answer your question, I am using an iPhone4 with iOS 6.1.2. I am one of those individuals that doesn't like to upgrade when a new operating system is released. I still have the ability to record a question. At one point, I did upgrade VizWil, but I was not satisifed with the way the app was working, so I rolled it back. Best, Eileen On Jan 30, 2014, at 11:04 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Eileen, Which phone do you have? I tried VizWiz last week on my 5S and it could not understand/record my question. I tried it several times and each time the app told me I had not recorded a question. I have given the app access to the microphone and I wonder if maybe this only effects the 5S with the 64 Bit processor since they did update VizWiz at the end of September and list iO?S 7 compatibility. I also remember another person saying they couldn't record and it would be interesting to pin this down and let them know although I somehow think they must have figured this out by now. Anyhow, my answer took about 7 hours and I think I read somebody else got a reply the next day. I used to use VizWiz on my digital thermostat which controls my in-floor heating, but I tried this with Tap Tap See and got the correct reply with the current temperature within 20 seconds. I have a feeling VizWiz may be one of these apps like Daisy Worm or In Daisy which will just seize to exist at some point. It definitely shows how Tap Tap See did the right thing and went with a paid model, let's hope this works for them and they make enough money to not only keep the service going but to improve it and add the ability to ask a simple question along with the picture. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileens Misrahi Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 10:46 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. HTH. Best, Eileen Hello, The way VizWiz works is that you take a picture first. The next step is that you will be prompted to record a question. A new screen will open and you can toggle the different types of response engines. I usually only select web workers. The last time I use the app it took about 4 minutes to get a response. However, at the time, I didn't have any sighted assistance, so the wait was worth it. It's free. HTH. Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:35 PM, Julie Dawson julie.magno...@att.net wrote: Does this ap have a cost and do you write in questions or take pictures? I don't know much about the ap itself. Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly And leave the rest to God! - Original Message - From: Eric Caron To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: · Email: v...@vizwiz.org · Twitter: @rochci · ROC HCI: hci.cs.rochester.edu · Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- 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
Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hi, this is why I support and understand why a similar app, Tap Tap See has now started charging for their services. -- Raul A. Gallegos Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 1/26/2014 8:29 PM, Eric Caron wrote: Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com mailto:kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: * Email: v...@vizwiz.org mailto:v...@vizwiz.org * Twitter: @rochci http://twitter.com/rochci/ * ROC HCI: hci.cs.rochester.edu http://hci.cs.rochester.edu/ * Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Vizwiz is it still working?
Hi Keith, Can you tell me what kind of phone you used and what operating system? I'm beginning to wonder if the iPhone 4 or running iOS6 allows VizWiz to work. I'm using a 4S and a 5S both using iOS 7.04. also, were you able to record a question, or did you just send a picture? Eric Caron On Jan 19, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Keith Bundy kb5...@gmail.com wrote: I just tried VizWiz for the first time last night and got an answer from a web worker. It wasn't extremely fast, but it was good. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net wrote: Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Keith Bundy Check out the latest messages from First Baptist Church of Madison, SD at http://www.keithbundy.org -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: Vizwiz is it still working?
Hi Betty, Thanks for this nice note. I was not offended. I wanted to correct the comment that a vehicle would use only one tire size. There are many possibilities for a single rim and several rims possible for most vehicles. I also love the chance to talk about my camper van and it doesn't usually come up in connection to my iPhone. though in fact VizWiz was especially helpful for me when double checking fluid containers such as engine oil verses transmission fluid. the containers can feel the same. VixWiz help a great deal in cutting down the times I had to wait for a sighted person to show up to ask such questions. I'm sorry if my earlier message had a uncomfortable tone. . Eric Caron Missing VizWiz and loving his old hippie bus. On Jan 15, 2014, at 1:18 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: I hope you were not affended of my enquirery. I have never heard of that vehickle I too would be interested is viswis would still be working Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi Betty and others, I have a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia. It can use rims from 14 to 17 inches in diameter and can run with ranges starting at 185 and up. Also some came with alloy wheels and some with steel wheels and they were different sizes. To match my existing tire I would need to read the tire not just know the auto and year. VizWiz was a great app for me as I could ask for exactly what I needed and get a response. It was helpful from reading the backs of stereos to pizza directions. I did not find other apps answered my questions. Does anyone still have VizWiz working? Is there another app that has the ability to ask a question along with sending the picture?. Eric Caron Currently with 14 inch rims with 185/70/14 tires and changing to 205/70/14. learned from sighted help. I miss VizWiz On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow
Re: Vizwiz is it still working?
I don't sweat the small stuff. you did not affend me at all Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 7:57 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi Betty, Thanks for this nice note. I was not offended. I wanted to correct the comment that a vehicle would use only one tire size. There are many possibilities for a single rim and several rims possible for most vehicles. I also love the chance to talk about my camper van and it doesn't usually come up in connection to my iPhone. though in fact VizWiz was especially helpful for me when double checking fluid containers such as engine oil verses transmission fluid. the containers can feel the same. VixWiz help a great deal in cutting down the times I had to wait for a sighted person to show up to ask such questions. I'm sorry if my earlier message had a uncomfortable tone. . Eric Caron Missing VizWiz and loving his old hippie bus. On Jan 15, 2014, at 1:18 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: I hope you were not affended of my enquirery. I have never heard of that vehickle I too would be interested is viswis would still be working Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi Betty and others, I have a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia. It can use rims from 14 to 17 inches in diameter and can run with ranges starting at 185 and up. Also some came with alloy wheels and some with steel wheels and they were different sizes. To match my existing tire I would need to read the tire not just know the auto and year. VizWiz was a great app for me as I could ask for exactly what I needed and get a response. It was helpful from reading the backs of stereos to pizza directions. I did not find other apps answered my questions. Does anyone still have VizWiz working? Is there another app that has the ability to ask a question along with sending the picture?. Eric Caron Currently with 14 inch rims with 185/70/14 tires and changing to 205/70/14. learned from sighted help. I miss VizWiz On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view
Re: Vizwiz Contact info from the website
Hi listers, I tried yet again to send a picture and question with VizWiz and to my surprise I got a answer. I'm not positive the question recording workek, but still this is the best result I've gotten in a long time. I also wrote to support and got a thoughtful and positive response back. I hope that VizWiz can improve and mature as a app. It seems that they are also hurting from lack of funding and other changes making it difficult to reply to the requests. Eric Caron On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:02 PM, Nimit kaur.ni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Everyone, With all the talk about vizwiz, I decided to hunt for their contact info. I went to app store, typed vizwiz in the search tab and when It showed up, I double tapped it. I double tapped on reviews and app support. It brought me to their website I clicked on contact us and here's what I am finding and I selected and copied using my braille display as it was easy that way. Here it is: We'd love to hear your feedback! Please send us your questions, comments, rants and raves via the addresses below: Email: v...@vizwiz.org Twitter: @rochci ROC HCI: hci.cs.rochester.edu Hope many people contact them and I tried with no luck. I will do again, so just wanted to pass it along. Have a good day! Sent from my super iPhone -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: VizWiz
Hello Folks, I just used VizWiz and I am happy to say that I received an answer. I am using an iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2, and the version of VizWiz prior to the current version. It took 4 minutes to receive the first answer. I am not sure if one is using iOS 7.0.4 and a 64 bit chip on the phone that would make a difference if VizWiz would behave differently. If others continue to have problems using the app, then a concertive effort to let the developers know of the issues. HTH Bast, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello, Somebody asked recently whether VizWiz was still working. I used it yesterday for the first time on my iPhone 5S to see if I could get a reply about what the LED display of my digital thermostat for my in-floor heating system said. First of all I took the picture, then as usual I tapped Record and asked my question. However, when I tapped to send the picture, the app said that no question had been recorded. I did allow the app to use the microphone and tried a few more times both with Apple Earpods plugged in and without using the iPhone’s built-in microphone and it appears that it doesn’t want to record the question. Has anybody else experienced this? Anyhow, I sent the image to webworkers anyways assuming they might get what I want. Now it gets interesting. I sent the picture a few minutes before 11 AM and then did something else for a minute or 2 waiting for a reply. When none came I used Tap Tap See and within about 20 seconds received a result which said “Thermostat 26 Degrees” which is exactly what I wanted. I forgot about VizWiz until about 4:30 PM (5 and a half hours after I sent the picture) at which time I received 2 push notifications from VizWiz, here is the text: 1. Where is the question, it is good looking switch 2. Thermostat 26 degrees Celsius So, VizWiz apparently still does work, but even if answers came after 10 minutes instead of 5.5 hours the service is pretty useless in many instances where you probably want an answer immediately which means at least within a minute or so. Of course there is still the issue that at least on my 5S VizWiz also doesn’t seem to record the question. Let’s hope Tap Tap See comes up with a way to ask a question, I think even asking a question you have to type into a text field would be good and probably even better since a recording takes up a lot more space hence it takes longer to transmit the picture with a recording and one can always use SIRI to dictate a short question which is probably just as good. Regards, Sieghard -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: VizWiz
Hi listers, I was the original poster. I tried using VizWiz , latest version, on both my 4 S and 5S using iOS 7.04 and I could not record a question. I could not even find where to select web workers or the IQ Engines. options I used to find along with email and twitter and such. I miss this app as the ability to ask a question made all the difference to me. If anyone has the contact info for the developer I'd love to write to them. Eric Caron On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Folks, I just used VizWiz and I am happy to say that I received an answer. I am using an iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2, and the version of VizWiz prior to the current version. It took 4 minutes to receive the first answer. I am not sure if one is using iOS 7.0.4 and a 64 bit chip on the phone that would make a difference if VizWiz would behave differently. If others continue to have problems using the app, then a concertive effort to let the developers know of the issues. HTH Bast, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello, Somebody asked recently whether VizWiz was still working. I used it yesterday for the first time on my iPhone 5S to see if I could get a reply about what the LED display of my digital thermostat for my in-floor heating system said. First of all I took the picture, then as usual I tapped Record and asked my question. However, when I tapped to send the picture, the app said that no question had been recorded. I did allow the app to use the microphone and tried a few more times both with Apple Earpods plugged in and without using the iPhone's built-in microphone and it appears that it doesn't want to record the question. Has anybody else experienced this? Anyhow, I sent the image to webworkers anyways assuming they might get what I want. Now it gets interesting. I sent the picture a few minutes before 11 AM and then did something else for a minute or 2 waiting for a reply. When none came I used Tap Tap See and within about 20 seconds received a result which said Thermostat 26 Degrees which is exactly what I wanted. I forgot about VizWiz until about 4:30 PM (5 and a half hours after I sent the picture) at which time I received 2 push notifications from VizWiz, here is the text: 1. Where is the question, it is good looking switch 2. Thermostat 26 degrees Celsius So, VizWiz apparently still does work, but even if answers came after 10 minutes instead of 5.5 hours the service is pretty useless in many instances where you probably want an answer immediately which means at least within a minute or so. Of course there is still the issue that at least on my 5S VizWiz also doesn't seem to record the question. Let's hope Tap Tap See comes up with a way to ask a question, I think even asking a question you have to type into a text field would be good and probably even better since a recording takes up a lot more space hence it takes longer to transmit the picture with a recording and one can always use SIRI to dictate a short question which is probably just as good. Regards, Sieghard -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you
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I wrote to them and got no reply. That was a while ago though. I do not know if they still exist. Sent from my super iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net wrote: Hi listers, I was the original poster. I tried using VizWiz , latest version, on both my 4 S and 5S using iOS 7.04 and I could not record a question. I could not even find where to select web workers or the IQ Engines. options I used to find along with email and twitter and such. I miss this app as the ability to ask a question made all the difference to me. If anyone has the contact info for the developer I'd love to write to them. Eric Caron On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Folks, I just used VizWiz and I am happy to say that I received an answer. I am using an iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2, and the version of VizWiz prior to the current version. It took 4 minutes to receive the first answer. I am not sure if one is using iOS 7.0.4 and a 64 bit chip on the phone that would make a difference if VizWiz would behave differently. If others continue to have problems using the app, then a concertive effort to let the developers know of the issues. HTH Bast, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello, Somebody asked recently whether VizWiz was still working. I used it yesterday for the first time on my iPhone 5S to see if I could get a reply about what the LED display of my digital thermostat for my in-floor heating system said. First of all I took the picture, then as usual I tapped Record and asked my question. However, when I tapped to send the picture, the app said that no question had been recorded. I did allow the app to use the microphone and tried a few more times both with Apple Earpods plugged in and without using the iPhone’s built-in microphone and it appears that it doesn’t want to record the question. Has anybody else experienced this? Anyhow, I sent the image to webworkers anyways assuming they might get what I want. Now it gets interesting. I sent the picture a few minutes before 11 AM and then did something else for a minute or 2 waiting for a reply. When none came I used Tap Tap See and within about 20 seconds received a result which said “Thermostat 26 Degrees” which is exactly what I wanted. I forgot about VizWiz until about 4:30 PM (5 and a half hours after I sent the picture) at which time I received 2 push notifications from VizWiz, here is the text: 1. Where is the question, it is good looking switch 2. Thermostat 26 degrees Celsius So, VizWiz apparently still does work, but even if answers came after 10 minutes instead of 5.5 hours the service is pretty useless in many instances where you probably want an answer immediately which means at least within a minute or so. Of course there is still the issue that at least on my 5S VizWiz also doesn’t seem to record the question. Let’s hope Tap Tap See comes up with a way to ask a question, I think even asking a question you have to type into a text field would be good and probably even better since a recording takes up a lot more space hence it takes longer to transmit the picture with a recording and one can always use SIRI to dictate a short question which is probably just as good. Regards, Sieghard -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe
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I had stopped using viz wiz a long while back, well over a year for the reason of no question being recorded. I was using my 4S a the latest version and wasn’t having any luck. Once I received my 5S I thought I would try it again. apparently, it did record but I didn’t get a response until a day later. for me, it just isn’t useful. I use camfind to identify things now. Kellie, LokiDoodle and my lovable Lady J. From: Nimit Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 8:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz I wrote to them and got no reply. That was a while ago though. I do not know if they still exist. Sent from my super iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 9:00 PM, Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net wrote: Hi listers, I was the original poster. I tried using VizWiz , latest version, on both my 4 S and 5S using iOS 7.04 and I could not record a question. I could not even find where to select web workers or the IQ Engines. options I used to find along with email and twitter and such. I miss this app as the ability to ask a question made all the difference to me. If anyone has the contact info for the developer I'd love to write to them. Eric Caron On Jan 22, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Eileens Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Folks, I just used VizWiz and I am happy to say that I received an answer. I am using an iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.2, and the version of VizWiz prior to the current version. It took 4 minutes to receive the first answer. I am not sure if one is using iOS 7.0.4 and a 64 bit chip on the phone that would make a difference if VizWiz would behave differently. If others continue to have problems using the app, then a concertive effort to let the developers know of the issues. HTH Bast, Eileen Sent from my iPhone On Jan 22, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hello, Somebody asked recently whether VizWiz was still working. I used it yesterday for the first time on my iPhone 5S to see if I could get a reply about what the LED display of my digital thermostat for my in-floor heating system said. First of all I took the picture, then as usual I tapped Record and asked my question. However, when I tapped to send the picture, the app said that no question had been recorded. I did allow the app to use the microphone and tried a few more times both with Apple Earpods plugged in and without using the iPhone’s built-in microphone and it appears that it doesn’t want to record the question. Has anybody else experienced this? Anyhow, I sent the image to webworkers anyways assuming they might get what I want. Now it gets interesting. I sent the picture a few minutes before 11 AM and then did something else for a minute or 2 waiting for a reply. When none came I used Tap Tap See and within about 20 seconds received a result which said “Thermostat 26 Degrees” which is exactly what I wanted. I forgot about VizWiz until about 4:30 PM (5 and a half hours after I sent the picture) at which time I received 2 push notifications from VizWiz, here is the text: !--[if !supportLists]--1. !--[endif]--Where is the question, it is good looking switch !--[if !supportLists]--2. !--[endif]--Thermostat 26 degrees Celsius So, VizWiz apparently still does work, but even if answers came after 10 minutes instead of 5.5 hours the service is pretty useless in many instances where you probably want an answer immediately which means at least within a minute or so. Of course there is still the issue that at least on my 5S VizWiz also doesn’t seem to record the question. Let’s hope Tap Tap See comes up with a way to ask a question, I think even asking a question you have to type into a text field would be good and probably even better since a recording takes up a lot more space hence it takes longer to transmit the picture with a recording and one can always use SIRI to dictate a short question which is probably just as good. Regards, Sieghard -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr
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I just tried VizWiz for the first time last night and got an answer from a web worker. It wasn't extremely fast, but it was good. On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net wrote: Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- Keith Bundy Check out the latest messages from First Baptist Church of Madison, SD at http://www.keithbundy.org -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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Hi Betty and others, I have a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia. It can use rims from 14 to 17 inches in diameter and can run with ranges starting at 185 and up. Also some came with alloy wheels and some with steel wheels and they were different sizes. To match my existing tire I would need to read the tire not just know the auto and year. VizWiz was a great app for me as I could ask for exactly what I needed and get a response. It was helpful from reading the backs of stereos to pizza directions. I did not find other apps answered my questions. Does anyone still have VizWiz working? Is there another app that has the ability to ask a question along with sending the picture?. Eric Caron Currently with 14 inch rims with 185/70/14 tires and changing to 205/70/14. learned from sighted help. I miss VizWiz On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from
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Hi Betty and others, I have a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia. It can use rims from 14 to 17 inches in diameter and can run with ranges starting at 185 and up. Also some came with alloy wheels and some with steel wheels and they were different sizes. To match my existing tire I would need to read the tire not just know the auto and year. VizWiz was a great app for me as I could ask for exactly what I needed and get a response. It was helpful from reading the backs of stereos to pizza directions. I did not find other apps answered my questions. Does anyone still have VizWiz working? Is there another app that has the ability to ask a question along with sending the picture?. Eric Caron Currently with 14 inch rims with 185/70/14 tires and changing to 205/70/14. learned from sighted help. I miss VizWiz On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from
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I hope you were not affended of my enquirery. I have never heard of that vehickle I too would be interested is viswis would still be working Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:58 PM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi Betty and others, I have a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia. It can use rims from 14 to 17 inches in diameter and can run with ranges starting at 185 and up. Also some came with alloy wheels and some with steel wheels and they were different sizes. To match my existing tire I would need to read the tire not just know the auto and year. VizWiz was a great app for me as I could ask for exactly what I needed and get a response. It was helpful from reading the backs of stereos to pizza directions. I did not find other apps answered my questions. Does anyone still have VizWiz working? Is there another app that has the ability to ask a question along with sending the picture?. Eric Caron Currently with 14 inch rims with 185/70/14 tires and changing to 205/70/14. learned from sighted help. I miss VizWiz On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:47 AM, Betty Emmons bettycemm...@gmail.com wrote: it would seem that if you know what kind of vehickle is driven you could tell the tire place and they could tell you what you wanted to know. If i remember right the writting on tires is the same color as the tire Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Kay Malmquist kay.malmqu...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 1:53 AM Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More
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Kay, I believe I used Vizwiz about a month ago, and it worked fine then. I haven't tried it since though. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: 12 January 2014 07:54 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? If somebody could go to the steps that would be great. I have never gotten a question answered. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2014, at 6:01 AM, Alex Stone alexstone...@btinternet.com wrote: Kay, I believe I used Vizwiz about a month ago, and it worked fine then. I haven't tried it since though. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: 12 January 2014 07:54 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed
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I tried using it last month and got no responses. I know there's a way now to ask questions of your social networks, but that's a little weird to me. :) -- Twitter: @ScribblingJoe Visit my blog: http://joeorozco.com/blog -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 8:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? If somebody could go to the steps that would be great. I have never gotten a question answered. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2014, at 6:01 AM, Alex Stone alexstone...@btinternet.com wrote: Kay, I believe I used Vizwiz about a month ago, and it worked fine then. I haven't tried it since though. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: 12 January 2014 07:54 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone
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Ah, that might explain it then, I think when I did it I only asked facebook and got answers, not from Vizwiz itself. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: 12 January 2014 14:39 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Vizwiz is it still working? I tried using it last month and got no responses. I know there's a way now to ask questions of your social networks, but that's a little weird to me. :) -- Twitter: @ScribblingJoe Visit my blog: http://joeorozco.com/blog -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 8:12 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I wonder if I'm doing something wrong? If somebody could go to the steps that would be great. I have never gotten a question answered. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2014, at 6:01 AM, Alex Stone alexstone...@btinternet.com wrote: Kay, I believe I used Vizwiz about a month ago, and it worked fine then. I haven't tried it since though. Cheers Alex -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: 12 January 2014 07:54 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Vizwiz is it still working? I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone
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I have not gotten it to respond in some time so assume it is not working any more. - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2014 10:50 PM Subject: Vizwiz is it still working? Hi listers, I don't often turn to one of these apps like VizWiz or Tap Tap See, but when I do I like the help. I prefer VizWiz because of the ability to ask a question. Tap Tap See has been useless to me because the responses rarely tell me what I need to know. today I was taking a picture of my Van's tire to ask them to read the writing for me but no matter what I did VizWiz would not work. It acted like it was taking a picture but nothing was taken. It would not record a question. Is it still working for other folks? I tried it on both my 5S and 4S. I can't be bothered with Tap Tap See as I'm sure no matter how often I send the picture with no questions I'll just get back the answer. It is a wheel. So as the sale I wanted on tires is now over Not having the correct info from my tires was definitely a frustration. I'm hoping VizWiz is still working and just a glitch. I even tried deleting and installing the app with no success. Any tips or info is appreciated. Eric Caron -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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Hello all. Yes, Web Workers were enabled on my device, but that's a good question. (smiles). As for the developers, I've contacted them a couple of times, once after my article was published in 2011 about their app. I have contacted the m previously about this particular issue, and they said they were aware of it. However, I'm not sure there is much they can do. This stuff is done on a voluntary basis, right? If so, as the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. I'll give the app another try when I have a complicated visual delemma that can be solved through things like this and see what happens. One of the features I contacted the developers about was the ability to type my question instead of having to record an audio file. They said they were going to include that in the next release, but some complication or other must have gotten in the way of that, as this was 16 months ago. Take care, Scott On 3/8/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Actually though, with Raul's experience, one answer was 71, which could have been the temperature the thermostat was set to. Also, one answer was just thermostat. So these are actually quite in-line but just not showing awareness of the audio question he sent along… If they had said fried chicken, now that would have been something else! lol! Thanks for your note!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine
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: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone
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I was wondering, can one solve a captcha with this app? - Original Message - From: Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 9:28 AM Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello all. Yes, Web Workers were enabled on my device, but that's a good question. (smiles). As for the developers, I've contacted them a couple of times, once after my article was published in 2011 about their app. I have contacted the m previously about this particular issue, and they said they were aware of it. However, I'm not sure there is much they can do. This stuff is done on a voluntary basis, right? If so, as the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. I'll give the app another try when I have a complicated visual delemma that can be solved through things like this and see what happens. One of the features I contacted the developers about was the ability to type my question instead of having to record an audio file. They said they were going to include that in the next release, but some complication or other must have gotten in the way of that, as this was 16 months ago. Take care, Scott On 3/8/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Actually though, with Raul's experience, one answer was 71, which could have been the temperature the thermostat was set to. Also, one answer was just thermostat. So these are actually quite in-line but just not showing awareness of the audio question he sent along… If they had said fried chicken, now that would have been something else! lol! Thanks for your note!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71
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was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe
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Hi Scott, web workers are paid a small amount for each query they answer, and are sourced through the Mechanical Turk service. Jonathan On 8/03/2013, at 9:28 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all. Yes, Web Workers were enabled on my device, but that's a good question. (smiles). As for the developers, I've contacted them a couple of times, once after my article was published in 2011 about their app. I have contacted the m previously about this particular issue, and they said they were aware of it. However, I'm not sure there is much they can do. This stuff is done on a voluntary basis, right? If so, as the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. I'll give the app another try when I have a complicated visual delemma that can be solved through things like this and see what happens. One of the features I contacted the developers about was the ability to type my question instead of having to record an audio file. They said they were going to include that in the next release, but some complication or other must have gotten in the way of that, as this was 16 months ago. Take care, Scott On 3/8/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Actually though, with Raul's experience, one answer was 71, which could have been the temperature the thermostat was set to. Also, one answer was just thermostat. So these are actually quite in-line but just not showing awareness of the audio question he sent along… If they had said fried chicken, now that would have been something else! lol! Thanks for your note!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer
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Hi! I don't think I would rely for capcha on Vizviz because they don't really listen to questions. Thanks! On 3/8/13, Troy Sullivan troysulliva...@gmail.com wrote: I was wondering, can one solve a captcha with this app? - Original Message - From: Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 9:28 AM Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello all. Yes, Web Workers were enabled on my device, but that's a good question. (smiles). As for the developers, I've contacted them a couple of times, once after my article was published in 2011 about their app. I have contacted the m previously about this particular issue, and they said they were aware of it. However, I'm not sure there is much they can do. This stuff is done on a voluntary basis, right? If so, as the old saying goes, beggars can't be choosers. I'll give the app another try when I have a complicated visual delemma that can be solved through things like this and see what happens. One of the features I contacted the developers about was the ability to type my question instead of having to record an audio file. They said they were going to include that in the next release, but some complication or other must have gotten in the way of that, as this was 16 months ago. Take care, Scott On 3/8/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: Actually though, with Raul's experience, one answer was 71, which could have been the temperature the thermostat was set to. Also, one answer was just thermostat. So these are actually quite in-line but just not showing awareness of the audio question he sent along… If they had said fried chicken, now that would have been something else! lol! Thanks for your note!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question
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to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options
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As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday
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Hi Scott, Did you make sure you had Web Workers enabled and not just IQ Engine? Also, did you make sure you really had a good picture of the label? I took a picture of a can of Varathane once and asked What kind of Varathane is this since I wasn't sure if it was for interior or exterior use and if it was a Matte, Gloss or Semi-Gloss finish. The answer came back Interior Varathane, can't read the rest, give the can a quarter turn clockwise. I did so and send another picture with the same question and then got a perfect answer. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 7:10 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish
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If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com
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Viz Wiz has consistently worked for me to solve complicated visual problems. Example I wanted to hook up stereo speakers and needed to know which jacks on my receiver were red positive or black negative. I took the picture of the back of the receiver and asked the question are the red connectors on the top or bottom. In about 30 seconds I got my answer that the red ones were on top. Ive had success with many similar very specific questions. I like Tap Tap See, but seldom do I just need to know what is in the picture. Usually I need something more specific and Viz Wiz does that reliably for me. Eric Caron On Mar 7, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me
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Question: I'm asuming when you use the facebook option it sends the photo and the question to your facebook friends? - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:10 PM Subject: Re: VizWiz? Viz Wiz has consistently worked for me to solve complicated visual problems. Example I wanted to hook up stereo speakers and needed to know which jacks on my receiver were red positive or black negative. I took the picture of the back of the receiver and asked the question are the red connectors on the top or bottom. In about 30 seconds I got my answer that the red ones were on top. Ive had success with many similar very specific questions. I like Tap Tap See, but seldom do I just need to know what is in the picture. Usually I need something more specific and Viz Wiz does that reliably for me. Eric Caron On Mar 7, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your
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On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:42 PM, Troy Sullivan troysulliva...@gmail.com wrote: Question: I'm asuming when you use the facebook option it sends the photo and the question to your facebook friends? - Original Message - From: Eric Caron ecar...@comcast.net To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 6:10 PM Subject: Re: VizWiz? Viz Wiz has consistently worked for me to solve complicated visual problems. Example I wanted to hook up stereo speakers and needed to know which jacks on my receiver were red positive or black negative. I took the picture of the back of the receiver and asked the question are the red connectors on the top or bottom. In about 30 seconds I got my answer that the red ones were on top. Ive had success with many similar very specific questions. I like Tap Tap See, but seldom do I just need to know what is in the picture. Usually I need something more specific and Viz Wiz does that reliably for me. Eric Caron On Mar 7, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone
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Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get
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Actually though, with Raul's experience, one answer was 71, which could have been the temperature the thermostat was set to. Also, one answer was just thermostat. So these are actually quite in-line but just not showing awareness of the audio question he sent along… If they had said fried chicken, now that would have been something else! lol! Thanks for your note!… Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Grant Hardy grantha...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, I've received lots of responses from web workers that range from comical to bizarre, some of which clearly belong to a different customer's photo. For example, I've received, from a web worker, the description fried chicken on a table when I was nowhere near a kitchen or a table or any food whatsoever, lol. I've also seen lots of other people on list reporting equally strange answers, case and point, Raul's recent experience. Cheers. Grant On 3/7/13, Cara Quinn caraqu...@caraquinn.com wrote: If you're using the web workers, it sure sounds like they're not actually listening to the question but just writing something as soon as the picture comes up. These experiences would be worth sharing with the app developers / sponsors. Smiles, Cara :) --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/ModelCara On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:10 AM, Scott Davert scottslistm...@gmail.com wrote: As of a few months ago when I last tried VizWiz, it was not helpful. I took a picture of a medicine bottle that was either Adville or Adville PM. Big difference in the morning when you don't want to sleep your day away. Anyway, I asked VizWiz whether the bottle was Adville or Adville PM, and got responses like: white pill bottle, medicine, and bottle. Not very helpful. Perhaps it's worth another try? I'm really not sure. Scott On 3/6/13, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February
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Hi there. I am replying very late on this thread, but I am still going through several messages which I had For later replying to. I can of course have one of the hotel staff members show me everything in the room. However that was not the point of my message. I merely wanted to use an app to see how well it would work identify what I was looking for. I travel quite frequently and so am aware of the layout of most hotel rooms. Also in regards to the thermostat, I knew that it was a 50/50 hit or miss on whether I turned on the AC or the heater. So mostly it was a point of curiosity with the app. On Feb 28, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Dulce Weisenborn d...@lifedesigns-inc.com wrote: In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers
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In future, have the staff show you to your room, orient you to the thermostat, TV remote control, outlets, regular vs. decaf coffee, and shampoo vs. conditionervs. lotion. It only takes a few minutes, and they are happy to do so. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https
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When comparing VizWiz and Tap Tap See side by side I will always prefer Tap Tap See, I guess I'm just lazy but everything I've thrown at Tap Tap See it's gotten right. Aaron Linson IOS App Accessibility Advocate Once an Eagle Always an Eagle On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:49 PM, Tom Lange lang...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I haven't tried Vizwiz in ages and will have to take it for a spin some time soon just to see how it's doing. Tap Tap See is indeed a great little app, and perhaps a bit less labor-intensive. The last few times I've used it to identify things like boxes of baking soda, cake mix and other things it's been spot on. I was particularly impressed when using it side-by-side with an ID Mate, which could not identify the boxes that I tried scanning. That, quite frankly, surprised me, but I'm no expert with an ID Mate by any means. Go figure. Tom - Original Message - From: Debbie Downey To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:26 PM Subject: RE: VizWiz? Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group
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Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- “JUST BECAUSE A MAN LACKS THE USE OF HIS EYES DOESN’T MEAN HE LACKS VISION!! By STEVIE WONDER
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Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You
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Hi, in my recent stay in Austin I was in a hotel and needed to find out which button setting would put the thermostat to the air conditioning. I knew I had a 50/50 outcome possible since the button was a 3 position button. Middle being off, and left being AC and right being heater. However I didn't know that at the time. I used Vizwiz to ask the question, which setting is for the air conditioner. Left or right. The first time I got the response that I was too far from the thermostat. So I took a closer picture, and eventually I got 5 responses. However all of them were dead wrong. The responses ranged from white, to 71, to thermostat. None of which actually answered my question. So I gave it up as a bad job and flipped the switch to the left, since on mine at home, left is AC, and sure enough, I gambled right. -- Raul A. Gallegos I am a master of my own bladder. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/28/2013 11:09 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Nimit, It all depends on the question you record along with your picture. If, for example, I send a picture of the LCD screen of my thermostat via VizWiz and do not record a question like What is the temperature shown on this thermostat display? I may not get an answer or maybe I get an answer like LCD screen with numbers. The advantage of VizWiz is that you can send a picture to a web worker and ask a very specific question regarding the picture. I haven't used Tap Tap See, but I don't recall reading that you can send a question along with your picture, can you? Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nimit Kaur Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello! I heard there are people who work for it and answer question of the picture you send unless it's computorized already? Maybe your picture wasn't so common and the person took a while to get to you? Just a guesss. I have tried wiz-wiz and I am really confused. Thanks! The descriptions sometimes don't help me. On 2/27/13, Patrick Neazer vantagepoint1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google
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Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: VizWiz?
Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Re: VizWiz?
Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: VizWiz?
HI Patrick, I tried VizWiz again this time using the IQ engine and I got an answer almost immediately. I guess it depends on what you're asking also as to which source would be the best. I'm going to work with this some more. Thanks! _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:44 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you try it. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search
Re: VizWiz?
Hi, I haven't tried Vizwiz in ages and will have to take it for a spin some time soon just to see how it's doing. Tap Tap See is indeed a great little app, and perhaps a bit less labor-intensive. The last few times I've used it to identify things like boxes of baking soda, cake mix and other things it's been spot on. I was particularly impressed when using it side-by-side with an ID Mate, which could not identify the boxes that I tried scanning. That, quite frankly, surprised me, but I'm no expert with an ID Mate by any means. Go figure. Tom - Original Message - From: Debbie Downey To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 12:26 PM Subject: RE: VizWiz? Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie -- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: VizWiz? Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a picture of a can I took on Saturday. I also have IQ engines checked. Please let us know if that information proves useful to you. Take good care and I wish you enough. Patrick On Feb 27, 2013, at 1:58 PM, Debbie Downey debdow...@tampabay.rr.com wrote: Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
RE: VizWiz Update May have a Bug?
Hi, I am running it on the 4S, and it opens fine here. Sorry I can't be any help. Best wishes, Danielle -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: 27 April 2012 03:41 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: VizWiz Update May have a Bug? Hi Folks, With all of the other updates to VizWiz, I have never had an issue with it. So, I am wondering if anyone else is having this issue. When I go to open the app, the iPhone makes the usual sounds as though it will open, but then I am brought back to my OCR folder where I have other related apps in. Has anyone else experience this after the last update. If not, can someone give me suggestions to remedy it other than removing it and reinstalling it? Thanks in advance. Eileen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
