What is a Jail broken phone, and why call it Jail break since it's not going to prison! How do you do a Jail broken phone.
Kawal. On 10 Jan 2013, at 12:32 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? Please do let me know. >>>>>> Thank you. >>>>>> Ketan >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> 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/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@goo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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