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Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Ron Canazzi
 

Hi Group,

Here's an update.  I figured out what was going on.  It wasn't that things weren't activated under the siri and search section of settings. It was a simple matter of the volume being at 0 for Siri. I didn't ever do this directly, but somehow that's what happened.  I forget who it was that mentioned this might be the case.  Thanks to whoever it was.  I am using the Siri male voice and he sounds a bit softer than the default male voice for VoiceOver, but he's listenable.

On 7/5/2020 10:22 AM, Carolyn Arnold wrote:
I wonder why the voice would quit working for you?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of chris judge
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 9:29 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Try switching to another voice. The American English Female voice stopped working for me about a week ago. I switched to the American male voice and all is well. Not sure why.

Chris Judge



-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Barb O'Connor
Sent: July 4, 2020 5:51 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Ron, I think everybody’s giving you more information than what you want. I have a feeling it for some reason the volume on your Siri has been turned down. What you need to do is press the home button until you hear the ding, then ask her a question something that will require her to say quite a bit. As soon as you think that she is starting to answer the question, press the volume up until you start hearing her voice and stop when you have it at the level you want.

Hope you will report back and let us know if you got her fixed. If you’re interested in hey Siri, you can go to Siri and search and set it up. You have to say a few things so that she gets used to your voice.

Hope this helps.

Barb
On Jul 4, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...> wrote:

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"











--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
Re: Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Gene
 

If you bottom post, a lot of people won't see your message. It is customary on lists composed mostly of blind people to top post. If you don't, a lot of people will think you accidentally sent a message with no text of yours added, or they won't go through the trouble of plowing through the prior messages to find yours.

I am reproducing your message below mine. If you don't know how to top post with whatever e-mail program you are using, you may ask here.

Gene

If the .VOB files are in the folder named VIDEO_TS then it's a usual DVD
disk. In this case the article
https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_HowTo/Extract_audio/ should be useful
though is by no means an easy reading he he.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vaddy
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2020 9:24 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio


On 05.07.2020 3:45, Lisa Belville wrote:
They're burned onto the CD as video files. The extension is .VOB, and I can't find any other program on my PC that can open them other than VLC.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...

On 7/4/2020 7:38 PM, Gene wrote:
When you look at the CD, are the files actual video files with extensions of video files or do you have to rip the CD first to get the files onto your computer as video files?

Gene
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Tech Talk
Subject: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Hi, all. I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC
media player. I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio
format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list
would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.

If the .VOB files are in the folder named VIDEO_TS then it's a usual DVD
disk. In this case the article
https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_HowTo/Extract_audio/ should be useful
though is by no means an easy reading he he.
Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

chris judge
 

Others have experienced this as well.

Chris Judge

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold
Sent: July 5, 2020 11:22 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

I wonder why the voice would quit working for you?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of chris judge
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 9:29 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Try switching to another voice. The American English Female voice stopped working for me about a week ago. I switched to the American male voice and all is well. Not sure why.

Chris Judge



-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Barb O'Connor
Sent: July 4, 2020 5:51 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Ron, I think everybody’s giving you more information than what you want. I have a feeling it for some reason the volume on your Siri has been turned down. What you need to do is press the home button until you hear the ding, then ask her a question something that will require her to say quite a bit. As soon as you think that she is starting to answer the question, press the volume up until you start hearing her voice and stop when you have it at the level you want.

Hope you will report back and let us know if you got her fixed. If you’re interested in hey Siri, you can go to Siri and search and set it up. You have to say a few things so that she gets used to your voice.

Hope this helps.

Barb
On Jul 4, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...> wrote:

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
Re: Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Vaddy
 

On 05.07.2020 3:45, Lisa Belville wrote:
They're burned onto the CD as video files.  The extension is .VOB, and I can't find any other program on my PC that can open them other than VLC.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...

On 7/4/2020 7:38 PM, Gene wrote:
When you look at the CD, are the files actual video files with extensions of video files or do you have to rip the CD first to get the files onto your computer as video files?

Gene
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Tech Talk
Subject: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Hi, all.  I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC
media player.  I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio
format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list
would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.

If the .VOB files are in the folder named VIDEO_TS then it's a usual DVD disk. In this case the article https://wiki.videolan.org/VLC_HowTo/Extract_audio/ should be useful though is by no means an easy reading he he.
Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Carolyn Arnold
 

I wonder why the voice would quit working for you?

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of chris judge
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2020 9:29 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Try switching to another voice. The American English Female voice stopped working for me about a week ago. I switched to the American male voice and all is well. Not sure why.

Chris Judge



-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Barb O'Connor
Sent: July 4, 2020 5:51 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Ron, I think everybody’s giving you more information than what you want. I have a feeling it for some reason the volume on your Siri has been turned down. What you need to do is press the home button until you hear the ding, then ask her a question something that will require her to say quite a bit. As soon as you think that she is starting to answer the question, press the volume up until you start hearing her voice and stop when you have it at the level you want.

Hope you will report back and let us know if you got her fixed. If you’re interested in hey Siri, you can go to Siri and search and set it up. You have to say a few things so that she gets used to your voice.

Hope this helps.

Barb
On Jul 4, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...> wrote:

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

chris judge
 

Try switching to another voice. The American English Female voice stopped working for me about a week ago. I switched to the American male voice and all is well. Not sure why.

Chris Judge

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Barb O'Connor
Sent: July 4, 2020 5:51 PM
To: main@techtalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Ron, I think everybody’s giving you more information than what you want. I have a feeling it for some reason the volume on your Siri has been turned down. What you need to do is press the home button until you hear the ding, then ask her a question something that will require her to say quite a bit. As soon as you think that she is starting to answer the question, press the volume up until you start hearing her voice and stop when you have it at the level you want.

Hope you will report back and let us know if you got her fixed. If you’re interested in hey Siri, you can go to Siri and search and set it up. You have to say a few things so that she gets used to your voice.

Hope this helps.

Barb
On Jul 4, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...> wrote:

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
Philips BDP5502/F7?

Vicky Vaughan
 

Hi List, Does anyone here have Philips BDP5502/F7 DVD? Is it just a stand-alone player or can it be hooked up to your computer and act as your DVD reader and writer?

 

Googling it does not make this clear.

 

Since I am thinking of buying this unit for my computer, I would really appreciate someone letting me know about it!

 

Sincerely, Vicky V

 

 


Virus-free. www.avg.com

Re: Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Gene
 

That may be very helpful to others. I don't work with such files.

Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:45 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

They're burned onto the CD as video files. The extension is .VOB, and I
can't find any other program on my PC that can open them other than VLC.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...

On 7/4/2020 7:38 PM, Gene wrote:
When you look at the CD, are the files actual video files with extensions of video files or do you have to rip the CD first to get the files onto your computer as video files?

Gene
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Tech Talk
Subject: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Hi, all. I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC
media player. I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio
format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list
would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.


TIA


Lisa
Re: Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Lisa Belville
 

They're burned onto the CD as video files.  The extension is .VOB, and I can't find any other program on my PC that can open them other than VLC.



Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...

On 7/4/2020 7:38 PM, Gene wrote:
When you look at the CD, are the files actual video files with extensions of video files or do you have to rip the CD first to get the files onto your computer as video files?

Gene
-----Original Message----- From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Tech Talk
Subject: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Hi, all.  I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC
media player.  I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio
format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list
would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.


TIA


Lisa
Re: Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Gene
 

When you look at the CD, are the files actual video files with extensions of video files or do you have to rip the CD first to get the files onto your computer as video files?

Gene

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Belville
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 7:31 PM
To: Tech Talk
Subject: [TechTalk] Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Hi, all. I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC
media player. I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio
format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list
would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.


TIA


Lisa


--
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...
Converting VLC Video Files to Audio

Lisa Belville
 

Hi, all.  I have a CD with a couple of video files that play in VLC media player.  I rarely use VLC and want to convert these to an audio format I can either upload to dropbox or play on my Sansa Clip Zip.


I'm using Windows 10 64 bit and NVDA.


I know there are shareware programs to do this, but figured this list would be the quickest way to find the easiest and most accessible software.


TIA


Lisa


--
Lisa Belville
missktlab1217@...
Re: grabbing videos from animations

heather albright
 

Ah, think I have to update mine woe! Thanks Heather

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] grabbing videos from animations

I downloaded the file and converted it to mp3 audio with Pontes Media downloader v2.054.

On 7/3/2020 7:18 PM, heather albright wrote:
Hay, now my teacher is using

animations that have audio. Pontes Media Downloader is not picking these up. Is there another way? They call them info graphics. I have the link for coping with stress. I thought it would grab it like the other videos.

https://yaqeeninstitute.org/sarah-sultan/20-ways-to-cope-with-stress-animation/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=90697200&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_p39iKegGbUXmjoQ3l0QxSNoOHdiop8c4Rel4fzfvGm2rHVfljSkf5ApjFY5xUYdOe18OB0vHthFHEpj5VCXThJQdEZw&utm_content=90697200&utm_source=hs_email

thanks Heather

Re: SDR?

Angelo Sonnesso
 

Where do I find it, and I will give it a shot.

 

 

 

73 N2DYN Angelo

 

From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Billy Inglis
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 4:42 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] SDR?

 

Hi guys, anyone using the Hack Green SDR System?.       

I am trying to access HG using Jaws screen reader, and find it quite difficult.

Can anyone please help/advise, Billy

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 
Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Barb O'Connor
 

Ron, I think everybody’s giving you more information than what you want. I have a feeling it for some reason the volume on your Siri has been turned down. What you need to do is press the home button until you hear the ding, then ask her a question something that will require her to say quite a bit. As soon as you think that she is starting to answer the question, press the volume up until you start hearing her voice and stop when you have it at the level you want.

Hope you will report back and let us know if you got her fixed. If you’re interested in hey Siri, you can go to Siri and search and set it up. You have to say a few things so that she gets used to your voice.

Hope this helps.

Barb

On Jul 4, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Ron Canazzi <aa2vm@...> wrote:

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
SDR?

Billy Inglis
 

Hi guys, anyone using the Hack Green SDR System?.       

I am trying to access HG using Jaws screen reader, and find it quite difficult.

Can anyone please help/advise, Billy

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

 
Re: Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Carolyn Arnold
 

And, of course, if your phone is 10 or newer, you press the Power Button on the right side of the iPhone.

-----Original Message-----
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Mike B
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 11:36 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Hi Ron,

you have to hold the Home key down until you hear a sound indicator, then ask Siri your query. Usually you only have to hold the Home key down for a second or 2.

Take care. Mike. Sent from my iBarstool.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Canazzi <mailto:aa2vm@...>
To: TechTalk Mailing List <mailto:TechTalk@groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 6:30 AM
Subject: [TechTalk] Where O' Where Did My Siri Go?

Hi Group,

first of all, I was very afraid of the iPhone and although I saw its power, I was very reticent to get one. Finally I got one and despite all my fears, I was able to master the touch gestures and VoiceOver navigation techniques with relative ease. Long story short: I almost never use Siri. I wanted to find out some trivia information earlier today and I pressed the home key and said: 'Hey Siri: What President's last name ends with the letter 'T?' There was no answer. I tried it again. I tried asking simpler questions--still no go. I turned off VoiceOver. I went to settings/Siri and Search and everything was supposedly enabled.

Maybe she's mad at me for ignoring her for over a year. I joke, but seriously, what could have happened that she doesn't respond at all?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
Re: Adapted Outlook Express for Windows 10

Gene
 

Someone who knows more may respond but for awhile, there was a version modified to work in Windows 10. It started out as free, but then later versions were charged for.

According to a discussion I saw recently, the program stopped being worked on by the person and you can't authorize the paid version any longer. You may find someone who will send you one of the earlier free versions, though they had more bugs than the later paid ones.

Gene

----- Original message -----
-----Original Message-----
From: Fanus
Sent: Saturday, July 04, 2020 10:41 AM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: [TechTalk] Adapted Outlook Express for Windows 10

Hello list
I don't know if I am dreaming but I think there was mention of such an
adaption. If so, where can one download it?
Regards
Fanus
drop box

Sugar Lopez
 

Hi all

I have an issue.

I share several folders on my drop box.

I have a short cut on my desk top and when I open it it takes me directly to my shared folders.

Now there is one folder that is empty, it is suppose to have 5 files in it.

If I enter on this folder I tab to find the treeview (think it’s called) but it will say what is open or closed.

This folder is always closed, so I arrow to the right to open.

Then I go down each file and do the same

Then the files show up.

When I close out, I go back and once again this folder is closed and there is no files inside.

How can I keep this folder open? So that I can keep receiving files?

It is a music folder and it is the only one that is doing this.

And drop box does not show up on my system tray, it use to.

I have gone to the icons to check it but it is no where to be found.

Thanks

I have contacted drop box but no success there.

Sugar

 

"If we could look into each other's hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care."

🙏 I appreciate your friendship/support at:

https://www.gofundme.com/sugars-transplant-journey

-Sugar 😘

 

 

 

 

 

 
Re: grabbing videos from animations

George McCoy
 

I downloaded the file and converted it to mp3 audio with Pontes Media downloader v2.054.

On 7/3/2020 7:18 PM, heather albright wrote:
Hay, now my teacher is using

animations that have audio. Pontes Media Downloader is not picking these up. Is there another way? They call them info graphics. I have the link for coping with stress. I thought it would grab it like the other videos.

https://yaqeeninstitute.org/sarah-sultan/20-ways-to-cope-with-stress-animation/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=90697200&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_p39iKegGbUXmjoQ3l0QxSNoOHdiop8c4Rel4fzfvGm2rHVfljSkf5ApjFY5xUYdOe18OB0vHthFHEpj5VCXThJQdEZw&utm_content=90697200&utm_source=hs_email

thanks Heather

Adapted Outlook Express for Windows 10

Fanus
 

Hello list
I don't know if I am dreaming but I think there was mention of such an
adaption. If so, where can one download it?
Regards
Fanus