Chapters in audio books in iOS 7

Hi, in iOS 6 in the Music Player, I could double tab on "Titles" and all the chapters of an audio book apeared. After pressing this button in iOS 7 the only thing I can choose from are the available audio files of this specific audio book but no chapters. Do you know a solution for this issue? I

Cannot find any other web browsers in "open page with" Safari submenu except Google chrome

What happened to Internet Explorer? I'm trying to see if I can get a video to play by using another browser. While I can play videos on YouTube when it says Flash, I am trying to play a video from the Katie Couric show -- it says it uses http live stream protocol, but I cannot get it to play. I

Re: Latest version of TapTapSee and iOS 7

I don't have a 5s yet, but I have TapTapSee since the update and have so far not had the problem. Have you tried restarting your phone? I have had my 4 S iPhone, like in iTunes Radio last night, insist that I needed the Internet, never mind that I had it already. However, when I restarted my iph

Fastest Way to Scan Books?

Hi All, I'm wondering what would be the fastest way for a college student to scan books with accurate OCR? I know there are cameras out there for scanning documents like hover cam and pearl, but I haven't actually used them. I could be wrong, but pearl is only works with Open Book, right? Can

Another Braille Question

Good Morning! Is there a way, using the Mac, to save .txt, .doc, or any other file type as .brf files for use on my iOS devices with my Braille Display? Now that .brf files can be imported into the BARD App, I have a number of files I could use that way if I could save them as .brf files. Any

Re: Another Braille Question

How about renaming the files from .txt to .brf Chris On Sep 24, 2013, at 10:05 AM, Desi Noller wrote: > Good Morning! > > Is there a way, using the Mac, to save .txt, .doc, or any other file type as > .brf files for use on my iOS devices with my Braille Display? Now that .brf > files can be i

braille bluetooth driver on ml 10.85

Hello, Since upgrading to ml 10.85 I can not pair my refreshaBraille via bluetooth. I get a message about not finding a bluetooth driver. Anyone experienced this with other braille displays? TIA Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries

Re: Assistant with a workflow

Hi, Glad it works for you. You can do with it whatever seems best to you. Either insert it into an existing work flow, are start over. I have posted a newer one. I found that it wasn't handling a list of values from a variable quite right, but that might not matter to you. If all you are w

Re: Another Braille Question

Hi Chris, I don't mean to be totally dim here, but then are you saying that renaming a file is the same as saving the file as? Have you done this successfully? If so, then I truly thank you for the tip! No matter how long I'm at this technology game, I will continue to be baffled on a regula

Re: Another Braille Question

Yes, a .brf file must be translated into contracted or uncontracted Braille. Giving an .mp3 extension to a text file will not make the file an .mp3 file. Braille translation software must be used in order to create Braille files! You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Ar

Re: Fastest Way to Scan Books?

Hello James, If you can take the books apart, you'd be fastest with the kind of scanner that will scan both sides of a sheet and also has an automatic feed. The application VueScan can probably handle one of these and it produces very good images. However, VueScan is not good for OCR. It will d

Uploading to an FTP using Transmit?

Hi all. I was just wondering if anyone knew how to upload a file to an FTP server using transmit? Thanks. Matt Dierckens matt.dierck...@gmail.com IOS and Macintosh User support, Windsor area Sight Substitution Centre -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: Another Braille Question

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was thinking. So, is there Braille translation software for the Mac? Again thanks so much! Desi On Sep 24, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Richard Ring wrote: > Yes, a .brf file must be translated into contracted or uncontracted Braille. > Giving an .mp3 exten

brf files

Hi Desi and All: Robo Braille is probably the easiest way to get files translated into braille and thus becoming translated BRF files. It takes some getting used to but is usually effective. You must upload your files to a web site so an internet connection is necessary. On a related note, I

old ringtones

All: I am experiencing a problem with my phone answering ringtone since updating to iOS 7. I have it set to the old telephone ringtone but since upgrading sometimes it rings and sometimes it doesn't. I have tried resetting it to the ringtone but no luck. Any help appreciated. Jean -- You re

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Sorry Ricardo I couldn't disagree with you more. My phone was just sitting here yesterday and in 4 hours of just sitting still lost 50% of bsattery power. On days when I actually use it I have had to charge my phone up to three times. I wish you were correct in your assessment but something defi

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Y'all, I've been noticing this too. The first day I had iOS 7, I completely ran down my mophie, then proceeded to get the phone down to 20%. That has just NEVER happened with iOS 6. I'm generally ok with 7, but when I think about it, for me, on my iPhone 4, I really am not sure it's better.

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I noticed drain as well, but ever since I disabled Frequent Locations, things have been a lot better. On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:58 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Y'all, I've been noticing this too. The first day I had iOS 7, I completely > ran down my mophie, then proceeded to get the phone down to 20%.

spotify accessibility on the mac.

Hi list. Today, I was very excited to learn that spottify started to be also available here in Greece. So, I signed up, downloaded the spottify client only to discover that it is almost totally inaccessible. Then, I tried the web player, but no matter what I do, I can't get any sound out of it

Loading Application on Start up, Battery Monitor

Afternoon list members, can someone tell me how to load an app on start up or after start up, so it runs in the back ground. I have battery monitor which is quite a cool little app, but I must load it manually whenever I start up the computer. I am using a mac book pro running latest version of

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I agree. I used to go nearly the whole day with reasonably frequent use without having to charge -- now I am lucky if I get through seven or eight hours without having to do so. It is quite frustrating. On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Brian Fischler wrote: > Sorry Ricardo I couldn't disagree with

Re: Loading Application on Start up, Battery Monitor

In Users and Group preferences in System preferences, choose your account and then the login items tab. You might have to unlock the preferences first, but you would add that application to the table of login items. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479

Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

I feel pretty stupid here, and I feel like I'm missing something obvious, but I do not see a way to delete a book from the iPhone once it's been downloaded and read with Bard mobile. Thanks for any hint as to how to get rid of them. Be well. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHaw

Re: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

Uh, did you check for the edit button at the top right of your screen? That's where it is. Anyhow, you want to press this edit button. Now, every book you pass will have a delete switch which will be turned off. From here, I'm sure you know the drill. Turn the delete switch for a book on an

Re: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

Hello Mark. To delete a book, go to your book shelf tab. Then choose your category. Next access the edit button. You will see the delete button for each book. I hope this helps. > On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:44 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter > wrote: > > I feel pretty stupid here, and I feel like I'm

RE: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

Haha, I don't see a way to do it either, you're not alone. From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk Baxter Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 5:45 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Deleting a book from the Bard mob

Re: brf files

Hi Jean. Interesting that you mentioned robobraille, did you know that it is a danish project. It should be possible to do backtranslation with robobraille. There ought to be some information on their website. Please let me know if I can help. Best regards Annie. Den Sep 24, 2013 kl. 9:12 PM

Re: brf files

Hello Jean and All, Thank you so much for this recommendation! I will definitely give it a try! Desi On Sep 24, 2013, at 12:12 PM, jean parker wrote: > Hi Desi and All: > > Robo Braille is probably the easiest way to get files translated into braille > and thus becoming translated BRF fil

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Riccardo, Way to stay level-headed, assess the data, & not scream "the sky is falling! The sky is falling!" If you keep this up, you'll give blind folks a good reputation. Seriously, some good points, CJ On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > lol, > > Hi. I kid you not

Re: how to create folders in iOS7?

Hi. I have tried using a bluetooth keyboard for putting my apps into folders, but it will not work as it ought to. I can not figure out what's going on. I think I will need to ask my mother to move my apps into folders, so that will not be done until christmas. Best regards Annie. Den Sep 23,

Re: Word Perfect App?

Hi. Check if nisus writer pro can do it. www.nisus.com Best Annie. Den Sep 23, 2013 kl. 6:52 PM skrev Chris Blouch : > From what I've read OpenOffice or NeoOffice can open WorldPerfect files, but > both apps are highly inaccessible. That said, I could usually get to the menu > bar items so tha

Re: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

How do you even get those to play properly in the first place? I finally managed to get one to download, after it continued to start and stop, and this was on a wifi network, and when I tried to play it, it told me I wasn't authorized to play the book, which was really disturbing to me. Can s

Re: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

Also, can someone please help with transfering them via itunes? On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Ray Foret jr wrote: > Uh, did you check for the edit button at the top right of your screen? > That's where it is. Anyhow, you want to press this edit button. Now, every > book you pass will have a de

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I think that Ricardo is spot on with respect to past updates, but not this time. In fact, several sighted friends and relatives have been making the same complaints -- I wonder if that means their sighted peers who do not seem to be having a battery issue will consider them paranoid, recklessly

Re: Uploading to an FTP using Transmit?

Its pretty simple. Find the file in the local browser on the left. Point to a location in the remote browser on the right. The precise method for this depends on which view mode you use. Then choose transfer, upload from the menu bar. Alternatively, you are supposed to be able to press command up a

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Coming in late to this thread. I personally don't have a battery issue with Ios7, on a 4, and 5... What are the usage stats saying? Useage and standby times? Also, has the people experiencing the drainage tried doing a complete restore, and not restoring? I.E, do a restore, and then do not sync yo

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I must agree with your assessment of Ricardo's attitude. However, it must be noted that I've never had heat battery life with the iPhone 4 first running ios4, then 5 then 6 and now 7. It's not terrible but it's not great either. On 2013-09-24, at 3:36 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > Riccardo, > > Way t

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I cannot speak for anyone else, of course, but I did try a restore, and ran the battery completely down afterwards before a recharge. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

ITunes and sequencial track number tagging

Okay. Now that I've finally made peace with the ITunes library system and actually come to love it, I am faced with a slight delima. Is there any way I can cause ITunes to write tags for track numbers sequencially? Say, for example, I've got an album consisting of 63 tracks (I'm not kidding).

iTunes app crashing

Since the iOS 7 update, I can't open iTunes app. It just crashes all the time. Anyone else having this trouble? Sent from my IPhone -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails fro

RE: Loading Application on Start up, Battery Monitor

Okay, thank you, I figured it was something within preferences, but had no idea where to find it. Again thanks for the help. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 17:37

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Christine, Try a little humor! It might make all the difference. It really wasn't all that big a deal. CJ On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > I think that Ricardo is spot on with respect to past updates, but not this > time. In fact, several sighted friends and relat

RE: Loading Application on Start up, Battery Monitor

Okay, senor did what you suggested and it worked beautifully. Again thank you for the help and for pointing me at this area of the settings. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Tuesday, Septembe

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

There are some things you can do to increase battery life. Unless you are using these services, I would disable them. Wifi, bluetooth, cell data and location services. I keep all of these off unless I am using an application that requires them. Also, if you use email, disable the automatic check

Re: Deleting a book from the Bard mobile app once downloaded and bread.

Yes, just as I thought, I was being idiot for not noticing the edit button. As you say, I know the drill, and thank you. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter > On Sep 24, 201

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

I am well-known for having a fabulous sense of humor -- when material is funny. On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:02 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > Christine, > > Try a little humor! It might make all the difference. It really wasn't all > that big a deal. > > CJ > > > On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Christine G

robo braille

Hello Annie: Yes, it is a Danish project. I have inquired about back translation but they didn't answer so I assumed it was not available. I have looked on their site but have never found anything about back translation. If you have other information I would appreciate knowing about it. Many

iBooks on Mac

Hi all! I've been hearing rumours that iBooks is coming to the Mac. ANybody know when? Also, is it just me, or is everyone else with IoS7 having problems with voiceOver freezing on their iPhones? Is this gunna get fixed yet? God bless!!! Helena -- You received this message because you are subsc

Re: iBooks on Mac

Sent iBooks is coming to the Mac when the new Mavericks operating system comes out. Apple announced that back in the spring at WWDC. Mary from my iPhone On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Helena Fehr wrote: > Hi all! > I've been hearing rumours that iBooks is coming to the Mac. ANybody know > whe

Re: Another Braille Question

Hi there I realize what I'm about to say may not address your particular issue, but I just discovered something about my braille Edge 40. I know that some of you guys have one of these things, and maybe you knew this and I didn't. I just discovered that you can type grade 2 braille into a text

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

H'mmm, Perhaps you'd like a bowl of milk? CJ On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > I am well-known for having a fabulous sense of humor -- when material is > funny. > On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:02 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Christine, >> >> Try a little humor! It might make

Re: iBooks on Mac

I've heard Mavericks Is coming out soon, but not sure when. Ibooks will be included according to Apple, as shown at WWDC. About IOS 7 and voiceOver, you might want to post that to the sister group of this, viphone . As they have a very large populat

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Hi, Again, I wasn’t trying to say you weren’t really experiencing an issue. My post was more of a cautionary tale I guess. haha. The first thing you should try is draining your battery completely until your device dies, then fully recharging it. I noticed this made a difference when I first

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Hi, I'm not sure why many are having battery life issues with iOS 7. I really haven't noticed a significant difference from iOS 6 to 7. I'm not on my iPhone all day but fairly often in my opinion, have Mail Push and Fetch set to Manual, don't always close every app when I should, have FaceBoo

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Hi, Yup, This stuff is usually hard to pin down. It could be 1 app, multiple apps, the OS, or hardware. It can even just be false perception in some cases. I did indeed notice a lessoning of battery life early on with IOS 7 but, it seems to have normalized to something comprable to what I w

Re: ITunes and sequencial track number tagging

Hi, That would be an interesting and advantageous function. I don't believe that iTunes has that ability at all. No auto tagging features that I'm aware of. But, if you learn of something, I'd like to learn about it as well. Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On 2013-09-24, at 5:

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Forty-eight hours? I can get through a full day assuming I don't use the phone all the time, but that's the extent of it. You are either blessed with a magical phone, or... well, I don't know. As I said, I disabled Frequent Locations in iOS7 and that seems to have helped a lot. My battery still

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

After my last complete battery drain and recharge I got over 50 hours from the battery. Whatever my phone is doing IOS7 wise or whatever since the upgrade I hope it keeps it that way. May and Prince Noah www.canadianlynx.ca On 2013-09-24, at 11:10 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > Forty-eight hours? I c

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Yeah. I’m like you. If I’m really conservative, I can get about 26 to 28 hours. But generally, I get about 18 to 20 hours on a single charge. Enough to get me through the day. This has been the case for me on all my iPhones. The 4, 4S, and now the 5. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.

Re: ITunes and sequencial track number tagging

Ah, I had thought perhaps that if I checked the Keep Library organized or something like that, you know the one? Maybe then if I used a wild card like 1* or 1+ that might work, but, no go. You can't enter special stuff like * or + in to the track number edit box because they are not allowed.

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

Obviously there are many variables as with all respect to your experience, most people neger get that kind of battery life even if not using there phone much at all. Ky battery life has gotten less and less from iOS 5 and took a huge reduction with 7. I religiously turn off wifi when out, keep