Hi, Out of completeness, to add to the link that Chuck supplied for VO Calendar, here are the current prices, the app description, and Keith's original comments for the two apps that he recommended (VO Calendar and Conditions).
• VO Calendar ($9.99) by Devista B.V. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vo-calendar/id508386832?mt=8 > The first is called VO Calendar. Its a calendar app that is written specifically for blind users. Sort of high priced but worth it in my opinion. Anything that saves me time and aggravation is worth $10 in my book. Give it a look see. Developer's description: <begin quote> Do you use VoiceOver on your iPhone because of blindness or because you’re partially sighted? VO Calendar then is the calendar app of your choice. VO Calendar is a weekly calendar specifically designed to be used (only!) with VoiceOver. The result of this VoiceOver-only design is not only a smoother navigation through the app. It also makes it possible for the VoiceOver speech to give smart summaries depending on the context. This prevents you from having to go through each event individually. Existing events are automatically synchronized. If you prefer not to type, you can record voice memos instead. You can use VO Calendar with the VoiceOver gestures you are used to. However, there is an even faster way. With the screen being split into two halves you can scan the right half of the screen with your right thumb. A single tap with your left thumb then is enough to activate the concerning function. After getting used to you will find out this helps you to browse through your calendar even quicker. <end quote> • Conditions — Beautiful Weather Info on the Go! ($0.99) by Rubber Duck Software https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conditions-beautiful-weather/id543298335?mt=8 > The second app is called Conditions. It's a very simple weather app that is also fully VO compatible. It's 99 cents and worth throwing a buck at the programmer just because he included VO in his thoughts while writing this app. Heard him on a podcast giving Marco Armant the credit for turning him on to VO. Developer's description: <begin quote> Conditions for iOS makes checking the weather on the go simple, fun and beautiful. Many weather apps clutter their interface and overload their users with tons of details that aren't all that useful. Conditions only shows you the most important information about what it's like outside right now, wherever you are, anywhere in the world. === 5 Day Forecast === Conditions displays a simple, 5 day forecast indicating what it's going to be like outside each day, including the temperature. === Simply simpler === You can easily tap anywhere on the face of Conditions to toggle it into an even simpler more, showing only what it's like outside right now. === Day & Night === Conditions knows when it's dark outside and will automatically adjust it's look and feel to match the time of day. <end quote> HTH. By the way, I read an interesting review about the Conditions weather app that stated it was a beautifully minimalist and accurate weather app -- unless users were using a pirated version. Here's the followup description of what happens then. "That is, unless you download it illegally. Then it actually becomes quite inaccurate, displaying a picture of a pirate head and a weather forecast of ‘ARRmageddon & 666 degrees’ with daily fire and brimstone showers. Every day." Thanks, Keith, for the recommendations. Cheers, Esther -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
