This is done in the Dropbox Settings window. Find the icon in the system tray, and from its menu, tab to "Open Dropbox preferences." Then tab through the dialog, it's a lotta lotta tabs,until you find a control that says "open Dropbox in." This is a combo box control. Arrow through it until you find the choice that includes the word "Explorer," and press ENTER to close the dialog. The next time you activate the Dropbox Desktop icon, it will open in a standard File Explorer window.


HTH


On 1/7/2020 11:30 AM, lynn white wrote:

Can someone explain how to get Drop Box reading correctly?  On one of my machines, it's treating the folders and files like some type of header which is making things very tedious.  Thanks.

Can someone explain how to get Drop Box reading correctly?  On one of my machines, it's treating the folders and files like some type of header which is making things very tedious.  Thanks.

Yes indeed. I have an iPhone 10 and had to buy an adapter, but you will not
need an adapter since you have a headphone jack on your iPhone 6. Just go
into sound settings on the computer and make sure that the mic jack is set
for line in, or your audio is going to really blast.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Peter
Spitz
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 9:09 AM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

OK, I will try that. Did you plug the 3.5mm end into your microphone jack
on your computer?

Thanks!

On 1/7/20, Steven Johnson <saxmonger@comcast.net> wrote:

Hello Peter. I'm sure that there is a more high-tech solution than
what I did to solve this problem, but I just went to Best Buy and
picked up a lightning to 3.5 mm adapter and plugged my iPhone into my
computer like that.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 8:45 AM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through
my computer?

I have my headphone system set up from my computer through a USB
digital analog converter to my headphone amplifier. I would like to
listen to radio stations on my iPhone through that system. I have no
way to connect the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone to my DAC.
Hope this clarifies the issue. Thanks very much for the responses!

Peter

On 1/7/20, Mich Verrier <michv@eastlink.ca> wrote:

Hi I think you would need to use eye tunes to do this how ever I am
not shure. From Mich.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: January 7, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main <main@techtalk.groups.io>
Subject: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I would like to connect my iPhone 6 to my computer and listen to the
radio stations through my computer speakers. I cannot figure out how
to do this. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Peter

That... is not practical in the least.
The only stand alone talking kitchen scales that can weigh to the gram that
I am aware of are the My Weigh Vox talking kitchen scales. I did have a
Cobalt talking kitchen scale back in the day, but it only weighed to the
tenth of the ounce. Unacceptable if you want/need accurate measurements.
The only bad thing is that at least in my experience is that the My Weigh
scales are super unreliable as far as durability. Others say that they've
had their scales for years, but I was always having to swap mine out every
few weeks or so. It got to the point that I just got a bluetooth enabled
kitchen scale that I use with my iPhone. It's the Drop Scale from Get Drop.
www.getdrop.com They're also sold on Amazon. This scale weighs to the tenth
of the gram and in nearly 2 years now, has held up like a champ. I've only
had to change the $5 battery once.
The iOS app is completely accessible as far as the scale goes and announces
the weight in real time.
My preference would be of course to have a stand alone talking kitchen
scale, but alas, I'm not aware of anything beyond the crappy Vox scales. The
Drop scale if you have an iOS device might be something you could look into.
It connects pretty fast and all in all, it's not a real inconvenience to use
with your iPhone or anything.
If there is in fact another option out there for a talking kitchen scale,
I'd be happy to hear about it.
Good luck.

Cristóbal

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of -
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 9:28 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Accurate Talking Kitchen Scales


Use a item of known weighht. Adjust the results for other items
accordingly.

On Thu, 2 Jan 2020, Samuel Wilkins wrote:

Hello all, for a while, I have been looking for some good talking
kitchen scales that I can obtain in the UK.?? I have some very old
ones from Cobolt Systems, but have heard that they are not very

accurate.??

Can anyone recommend any scales that provide accurate measurements???
Thank you.

--
XB

Hello Peter. I'm sure that there is a more high-tech solution than
what I did to solve this problem, but I just went to Best Buy and
picked up a lightning to 3.5 mm adapter and plugged my iPhone into my
computer like that.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 8:45 AM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through
my computer?

I have my headphone system set up from my computer through a USB
digital analog converter to my headphone amplifier. I would like to
listen to radio stations on my iPhone through that system. I have no
way to connect the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone to my DAC.
Hope this clarifies the issue. Thanks very much for the responses!

Peter

On 1/7/20, Mich Verrier <michv@eastlink.ca> wrote:

Hi I think you would need to use eye tunes to do this how ever I am
not shure. From Mich.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: January 7, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main <main@techtalk.groups.io>
Subject: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I would like to connect my iPhone 6 to my computer and listen to the
radio stations through my computer speakers. I cannot figure out how
to do this. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Peter

Hello Peter. I'm sure that there is a more high-tech solution than what I
did to solve this problem, but I just went to Best Buy and picked up a
lightning to 3.5 mm adapter and plugged my iPhone into my computer like
that.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Peter
Spitz
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 8:45 AM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I have my headphone system set up from my computer through a USB digital
analog converter to my headphone amplifier. I would like to listen to radio
stations on my iPhone through that system. I have no way to connect the
3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone to my DAC.
Hope this clarifies the issue. Thanks very much for the responses!

Peter

On 1/7/20, Mich Verrier <michv@eastlink.ca> wrote:

Hi I think you would need to use eye tunes to do this how ever I am
not shure. From Mich.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: January 7, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main <main@techtalk.groups.io>
Subject: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I would like to connect my iPhone 6 to my computer and listen to the
radio stations through my computer speakers. I cannot figure out how
to do this. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Peter

Hi I think you would need to use eye tunes to do this how ever I am
not shure. From Mich.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Peter Spitz
Sent: January 7, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main <main@techtalk.groups.io>
Subject: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I would like to connect my iPhone 6 to my computer and listen to the
radio stations through my computer speakers. I cannot figure out how
to do this. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Peter

On Jan 7, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Kathy Pingstock <kpingstock@gmail.com> wrote:

Good morning

My name is Kathy and I am new to the less a question I have is there any totally blind person set use the fit bit flex I am looking for a device that I can wear that will count my steps besides an Apple Watch. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated

Hi I think you would need to use eye tunes to do this how ever I am not
shure. From Mich.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Peter
Spitz
Sent: January 7, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main <main@techtalk.groups.io>
Subject: [TechTalk] Is there a way to listen to my iPhone through my
computer?

I would like to connect my iPhone 6 to my computer and listen to the
radio stations through my computer speakers. I cannot figure out how
to do this. Any advice is greatly appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Peter

Hi Gene,

How much does this phone cost?

Thanks,

Monte

Well Gene, you're right, it seems.  My phone being much older must not be the same or even have the same menu structure.  I went through the steps you listed and nothing happened.  So I'll try to find out the model number and see if I can find a manual online or get someone to help with it.

Thanks anyway.

Howard

 

Does the Alcatel Flip have voice dialing capability?  Or must phone numbers be dialed using the numeric keypad or contacts list?

 

Gerald

 

 

On 1/6/2020 3:03 PM, Gene wrote:

What does it matter if there are many steps?  If you have a copy of the steps, execute one step and then refer to the copy and do the next one, and are careful in what you press and work slowly to be sure, the number of steps won't matter.  As I said, there is no difficulty in knowing when you press a key.  There is a very firm and noticeable movement. 

 

I specifically said that I have done everything but the last step.  They should work. 

 

If you need to use them, and you follow them as written, the worst that can happen is that you won't have speech.  You won't change any settings, you just won't have speech.  And if you have speech already on, for example if a store person turns it on, you will be very unlikely to have to try this sequence.  It is very unlikely that somehow, speech will turn off. 

 

I should add that yesterday, I said you can use this sequence when you get the phone and first turn it on.  On further consideration, I don't know if you can.  In the store, someone turned on speech.  I don't know if any sort of first run screen comes up when you first turn on the phone sso that would be something to find out about.  In other words, when you turn on the phone for the first time, does the standard home page come up, or some other page where you set certain things and enter information.  The manual doesn't say that any other than the home page comes up, it says you should set certain things when you first get the phone but doesn't indicate that you do anything else than set them in the usual way.  So it is my guess that the home screen comes up.  If some other first run screen comes up, my procedure won't work and whether you inadvertently change or enter any information on the first run screen is something I don't know. 

 

The main reason I learned these steps is so that, in the very unlikely event that I lose speech, I can turn it on again.  But that shouldn't be the first thing you try with this phone.  You should first try raising the volume in case it was inadvertently turned down and sometimes, though a volume control is provided on the case, it doesn't work so you would work with the volume settings or probably restarting the phone would let the volume control on the phone case work again. 

 

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Gerald Levy via Groups.Io

Sent: Monday, January 06, 2020 6:00 AM

To: main@TechTalk.groups.io

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Regarding a possible tutorial on the Alcatel GoFlip 3 and some comments on the phone

 

 

And suppose you don't have speech?  Then what? This is a long and complicated sequence of steps, and although executing it successfully should turn on speech, have you actually tried these instructions yourself?  Or are you just assuming that they will work?  The designers of the Alcatel Flip obviously did not put much thought or consideration into accessibility because  they made it so difficult for a blind consumer to enable speech without sighted help.  They should have designed it so that speech could be enabled by pressing the menu button three or four times in succession, much like activating Voice Over on an IPhone.  I would not consider buying this phone unless a phone store clerk could turn on speech for me.

 

Gerald

 

 

On 1/6/2020 1:31 AM, Gene wrote:

I have slightly revised these instructions.  I'll send them again with the revisions in this message.  If anyone tries this procedure, the revisions may make success more likely. 

All the steps are correct in the old instructions but just to be sure things aren't done too fast, I have lengthoned the time to wait between commands.  I'll present the new instructions below my signature.  Please replace the old ones with these.

 

Gene

 

An important point about time:

In between every command in this procedure wait about three seconds.  There is one place where I say to wait about five seconds but elsewhere, about three seconds between every command will be sufficient.  With no speech, I don't know how long it will take the commands to be carried out so leave about a three second margin, which will be enough, except for the one time when I specify five.

New main steps start on new lines:

 

Press the button surrounded by a circle once.

Press the top of the circle five times. 

Press the button in the middle of the circle again.

Wait about five seconds.

Then press the right of the circle four times.

Press the top of the circle two times.

Press the button in the circle again.

Then press the top of the circcle seven times. 

Press the button in the circle once, wait the usual three seconds, then press it again.

Then press the top of the circle and then press the button in the circle once.

 

You should now have speech.

Press the second button from the top on the rightmost column of buttons a number of times to return to the home screen. 

 

When you get there, home screen will be announced along with the time and date and after a pause a little bit of help information about certain keys will be spoken.

 

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Howard Traxler

Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2020 2:26 PM

To: main@TechTalk.groups.io

Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Regarding a possible tutorial on the Alcatel GoFlip 3 and some comments on the phone

 

Gene, Thanks for offerring a tutorial.  I for one, just use my phone for making and receiving calls; so not interested in any other functions and probably would not make use of a tutorial.  I do thank you for the steps you gave me to get speech going and I've yet to get someone to watch while I go through the steps.

Howard

On 1/5/2020 1:55 PM, Gene wrote:

The following is both an attempt to see if I might do a tutorial on the Alcatel GoFlip 3 feature phone and also I've made many comments on the phone in a sort of minireview.  Those interested in flip phones that are feature phones and use a keypad, not a touch screen may want to read what follows.

My old feature phone stopped working a number of days ago and I replaced it with an Alcatel GoFlip 3.  I don't know what other options are available and I don't recommend the phone, based on my experience with it and the incomplete accessibility.  But it may be the only option around for an accessible feature phone that is more or less reasonably priced. 

 

So I'm asking two questions:

First, are there other better options?  I'll keep what I have; I've learned how to do what I want on it, but I have to use a number of work arounds to deal with the incomplete accessibility.  Also, it has crashed often while I've been doing a lot of experimenting and learning how to use it.  I would think it would crash less if it weren't used nearly as much as I have been during learning, but even so it shouldn't happen, and I suspect it would happen less, but still often enough to be annoying.  The crashes necessitate taking out the battery for a short time, then putting it in and starting the phone again.  I suspect that these crashes are related to the speech, because the phone got a very good review in PC World by a sighted user and he would have discussed a crashing problem if it had occurred during his testing. 

 

Also, at least on my phone, the alarm is unreliable.  The phone often doesn't wake up to play the alarm.  I've figured out a workaround to keep the phone awake but even so, if this is a general problem, its serious.

 

My second question is whether there is enough interest in the phone for me to do a tutorial.  I'm willing to review the phone further if people are interested but a tutorial is a different matter.  If enough people have the phone and want a tutorial, I'll create one.

 

Gene