I too have a lot of respect for Sieghard, however, I do have a difference of opinion when he says that apps containing harmful code is a huge problem on Android. I'd agree it's more of an issue than it is on Apple, but I wouldn't say it's huge. I wouldn't think it's any different than Windows or a jail broken iPhone, where if you just practice some common sense, you can avoid most of the problems caused by malware.
On 10/01/13 04:40, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: > Hi there all. I always respect what Sieghard has to say on list because > he is obviously very knowledgeable and has demonstrated that he knows > what he is talking about. That being said, here is the other side of the > view on jailbreaking. I'm a happy jailbreaker and while Sieghard's > points are very much valid, not all apps from the Cydia store, (the > jailbreak app store), are harmful. It's true that you have to be a bit > more careful about what you get, but as long as you know what you > install, and as long as you remove something that causes lock ups after > installing it so you don't forget what did it in the first place, then > jailbreaking is a beautiful experience. To give an example, I'm still > running iOS 5.1.1 on my iPhone 4S, but it's not just because the > untethered jailbreak isn't available for iOS 6, it's also because most > of the functionality that you get with iOS 6 is already available to me > in iOS 5.1.1 due to the various jailbreak apps or tweaks. At this point > I would say that the main feature of iOS 6 that I don't get are the > Apple Maps, but from what I've discovered so far from my wife's and > daughter's iPhones using iOS 6, I'm not missing much. For maps and gps > programs I use a combination of either Navigon or Google Maps or Waze > GPS, together with Ariadne GPS. I can copy mp3 files to my iPhone as if > it was a usb stick and still use the normal music app to listen to them. > I have a much more reliable do not disturb feature which can be applied > to a single contact or a group of contacts, and most importantly, I can > theme my phone to use custom sounds for everything and I can use Google > Voice fully integrated as if my Google Voice number was my real iPhone > number. > > I hope this other viewpoint helps. > > PS, Sieghard, perhaps one day you and I can play devil's advocate and > you can convince me why jailbreaking would be good, and I can do the > opposite. <smile>. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. - > Rodney Dangerfield > Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 > > On 1/10/2013 12:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Hi Mohammed, >> >> I don't Jailbreak my phone because it can make the phone less stabil and >> since apps which are not verified by Apple can also contain harmful >> code (a >> huge problem with Android apps where there is very little control from >> Google) I prefer to forego some of the benefits of Jailbreaking for a >> safer >> user experience. I hope I am not triggering a huge discussion about how >> Jailbreaking is perfectly save and all that, if you are a Jailbreaker and >> think that is so then that's good for you, but while I am an experienced >> tech user it's not for me. >> >> I am sure you will receive plenty of replies from experienced >> Jailbreakers >> as to how to do it. However, keep in mind that if you upgraded to iOS >> 6 you >> are not able to do an untethered Jailbreak yet which means even if you >> find >> a Jailbreak, you would have to plug in your phone to the computer >> should it >> crash or should you want to reboot it since if y ou rebooted it without >> having it plugged in, it would not work. I am sure there will be an >> untethered Jailbreak coming up, but it's not here yet. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Mohammed abbas Rashid >> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:59 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Key Vibrate >> >> Hi Sieghard >> >> Many thanks for your email. >> >> I very much appreciate all information given by your goodself. >> >> How is a phone jale broken? >> >> Once again look forward to hearing. >> >> Many thanks and kind regards >> Mohammed Rashid >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: 09 January 2013 16:47 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Key Vibrate >> >> Hi Mohammed, >> >> Although there are currently no applications in the App Store which will >> make your iPhone vibrate as you type on the keyboard, there are a few >> options available for iPhone users who have done a successful >> jailbreak on >> their phones. After a jailbreak, you'll have access to the Cydia >> application >> store on your device -- a store of non-Apple approved applications >> that many >> users find very useful for enhancing their phone's functionality. In the >> Cydia store, you will find multiple applications for making your iPhone >> vibrate as you type, a feature known as haptic feedback. >> >> Where did you hear about this app? Was it Applevis? When I did the google >> search for "Key Vibrate App" the Applevis link to that app came up as >> well, >> but it states also that it is a Jailbreak app. >> >> Lastly, just as a general comment, keep in mind that if you hear about a >> particular app you may not find it in your country's App Store as not all >> apps are available in all countries. I am not sure where you live, but if >> you are looking for a particular app and can't find it at all it's >> always a >> good idea to do a google search for that app or simply ask google "In >> which >> countries is the so and so app available". Chances are you will find the >> information. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Mohammed abbas Rashid >> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 5:55 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Key Vibrate >> >> Hi. It is my first posting to this list and I just wanted to ask if >> someone >> could please tell me where I can find the Key Vibrate app seen on the >> Apple >> Vis website as I have tried to search for it on app store,but couldn't >> find >> anything. >> >> Any help would be very much appreciated. >> >> Many thanks and kind regards >> Mohammed Rashid >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Russ Kiehne >> Sent: 09 January 2013 13:45 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >> Thanks, I'll give it another try. I'l try one on ibooks. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Aman Singer >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:24 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Voice Dream Reader >> >> Hello. >> I do not have a stream, but have converted quite a few books from mobi to >> epub using ebook-convert and read those books in iBooks. I have found >> that >> the author and title fields are maintained, at least for iBooks. >> It may well be that they were malformed on the Mobi, that the Stream >> doesn't >> read them properly, or that ebook-convert is doing something strange >> and out >> of standard which is effecting the title/author fields for the stream. >> All I >> can say is that iBooks seems to have no issue with these fields. >> HTH. >> Aman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Russ Kiehne >> Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:42 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >> When you do this conversion, does it transfer the book title and author? >> I've run across some epub books that have been converted this way. On my >> stream it won't speak the book title or author when I move across the >> bookshelf. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Aman Singer >> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:37 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >> >> Hi. >> Though I agree that Calibre is an excellent book manager, its GUI is not >> accessible to any screen reader. However, it can be used to convert books >> from mobi to epub through the command line, which is accessible. See >> http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/cli/ebook-convert.html >> for instructions. I have a Pithon script which, when a mobi file is >> clicked, >> will convert the file to Epub and put it in a temporary directory. If >> anyone >> wants this, let me know. >> Aman >> >> On 1/8/13, Winston Chen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I don't have any plans to support mobi at the moment. You can use >>> Calibre to manage and convert all your eBook file formats. Calibre is >>> free and a good piece of software. >>> >>> On Jan 8, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: >>> >>> Will this app support reading books in the mobi format? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Winston Chen >>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 10:27 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>> >>> I'm going to do this (speaking and spelling the selected word) in the >>> next two releases. >>> Winston. >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 11:42 AM, Richard Turner wrote: >>> >>> Are you also going to make it possible for VoiceOver users to know >>> what the text is that we are touching? That would help for the >>> definition function, etc. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>> Behalf Of Winston Chen >>> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2013 8:21 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Voice Dream Reader >>> >>> It is possible to set a bookmark with VO on, but it's a little clunky >>> right now. You need to press the text area and hold for a second. And >>> then you'll have the option to Define, Bookmark and Highlight. A >>> bookmark is always set at the beginning of the paragraph you'll on. A >>> highlight is set on the sentence. So even it is imprecise because >>> you'll see the exact Word you're pressing, in the end it'll be close >>> enough. Once you set a bookmark, you can go back to it using the >>> Bookmark menu, which lets you navigate to a autogenerated chapter, >>> bookmark, or highlight. >>> >>> I'm going to add a "Bookmark" button in the next release so you can >>> set a Bookmark at the speech cursor without having to invoke the >>> context menu by long press. >>> >>> Winston. >>> >>> >>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Timothy Emmons wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Winston, I figured you had gotten it but were busy with other >>> things so it's cool. Glad to know that a lot of folks are using it, I >>> have found the bookmarks chapter marks and such very usable for >>> navigation and have used this since I have gotten it more than read2go >>> because it does recognize more formats, and has more voices with >>> everything. Keep up the great work and I hope to see some great things >>> from you guys in the future. I noticec the textbox and that is handy. >>> The only thing is, how does one set bookmarks in a particular book, or >>> is it possible with voiceover yet. I can get to all the bookmarks that >>> are automatically generated but didn't know if I could set my own. I >>> haven't explored the chapter marks yet and was wondering if that is a >>> separate setting or how that works, but I use a lot of the >>> automatically generated bookmarks to navigate with now which is nice. >>> Anyway, thanks again for getting back to me, and keep up the great work. >>> I'm >>> recommending it to not only blind and visually impaired patrons of >>> mine since I work for the Library for the Blind here in Alabama, but I >>> am also recommending it to students with learning disabilities that >>> are on bookshare and even if they're not to use the app because of all >>> it does provide for the price especially. I'm hooked and hope to see >>> more great updates and features as you can. Thanks for a great product >>> and keep up the great work. >>> Take care and talk to you soon. >>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 9:37 AM, Voice Dream Winston wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Yes I did get your email. I'm thinking through text navigation of the >>>> text >>> area right now. I don't want to rush to a solution yet. I can't just >>> turn on VO support because I built the text box myself in order to >>> handle very large text. >>>> >>>> Quite a few blind users are using my app happily now, using a >>>> combination >>> of chapter marks, bookmarks, text search, and manual scrolling. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Winston. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 10:22 AM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Winston. Thanks for monitoring this list. Have you received >>> feedback that I've sent regarding VoiceOver support issues? I sent >>> feedback via the contact option within your app. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Rick alfaro >>>> >>>> On 1/5/2013 10:53 PM, Winston wrote: >>>>> Hi, I'm the developer of Voice Dream Reader. In the next version >>>>> you'll be able to download voices on 3G. Thanks for being a customer >>>>> and sorry for the inconvenience. Winston. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, January 3, 2013 11:29:44 AM UTC-5, Ketan Kothari wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Dear Friends, >>>>> I have purchased a few voices in the app but it asks me to use ViFi >>>>> which I don't have. I can connect my Iphone 4S to my laptop and >>>>> connect to the internet. Using Itunes can I download these voices? >>>>> If so how? 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