Steve,
I was beginning to think a new version of skype would solve my problem so
thanks for those other areas to check, too.
Phil.
K0NX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: DX using skype
> Phil,
>
> A couple other notes, ...
>
> Older versions of Skype won't run any longer. So, you need to update to =
> a newer version if you haven't.
>
> The compact view works best, you can find it under the view menu.
>
> Also, tools, Options, under that look for the advanced options. In that =
> treeview, you will see a checkbox to enable accessible mode, you want =
> that checked.
>
> Also, in options, check the hotkeys area. You will want to enable =
> various hotkeys.
>
> Example: alt-pgup to answer a call, I think control-alt-Pgup will answer =
> a call with your camera so it is a video call. I think alt-pgdn hangs =
> up.
>
> Steve
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Phil Scovell=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: DX using skype
>
>
> Steve,
>
> Thanks. That is useful information. I'll do some checking.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 9:14 AM
> Subject: Re: DX using skype
>
>
>> Phil,
>>
>> There are two similar apps: TapTapSee which gives you some free =3D
>> pictures, then you pay for the rest per the plan you choose. Here is =
> =3D
>> info from taptapseeapp.com
>> TapTapSee is a subscription based service. New users are provided with =
> =3D
>> 100 trial pictures to get started. After those images are exhausted, a =
> =3D
>> message appears requesting the user to select one of the four =3D
>> subscription plans that are offered:
>>
>> 1.. 50 Picture Pack for $4.99 (no time limit)
>> 2.. 100 Picture Pack for $7.99 (no time limit)
>> 3.. One Month of Unlimited Pictures for $9.99
>> 4.. Three Months of Unlimited Pictures for $24.99
>> You can purchase subscription packages through your Apple iTunes =3D
>> account.=3D20
>>
>>
>>
>> The second app is BeMyEyes, which is currently free and relies on =3D
>> volunteers. =3D20
>>
>>
>>
>> The app that started the whole thing was VizWiz. It worked, but I =
> think =3D
>> it has slower response time because it had no funding mechanism to pay =
> =3D
>> people. Without crowd-sourcing, there aren't enough people to make it =
> =3D
>> responsive.
>>
>>
>>
>> As for Skype, I don't know what screen-reader you are using. If you =
> are =3D
>> using Jaws, there are Skype scripts at douglee.com, if you are using a =
> =3D
>> newer version (above 7.0 I think), there are scripts in their app =
> store. =3D
>> =3D20
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>> From: Phil Scovell=3D20
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 1:29 AM
>> Subject: DX using skype
>>
>>
>> I have a nephew in his late forties who lives in Kazakhstan. I think =
> =3D
>> that=3D20
>> used to be UL7 in the USSR but now is UN through UQ if I read my =
> list=3D20
>> correctly. Anyhow, he and his wife in their early twenties moved to =
> =3D
>> China=3D20
>> and went to a university there so they lived in country for 4 years. =
> =3D
>> Then=3D20
>> they moved over the border into Kazakhstan where they work and live =
> with =3D
>>
>> their teenage daughters; one of which is now back in the states =
> enrolled =3D
>> in=3D20
>> college. Anyhow, he is not a ham so we use skype most of the time =
> to=3D20
>> communicate. He's the son of one of my older sisters. So, tonight, =
> I=3D20
>> forgot we had a skype schedule. I was walking through the living room =
> =3D
>> of=3D20
>> our house when through my bluetooth hearing aids, his name pops up on =
> my =3D
>>
>> phone with a text message reminding me of our skype chat time. They =
> are =3D
>> 14=3D20
>> hours ahead of mountain time. So, I tried earlier today firing up =
> skype =3D
>> on=3D20
>> my computer but for the life of me, I couldn't find out how to access =
> =3D
>> skype=3D20
>> after logging in. I could get to my account and all but none of =
> the=3D20
>> features to chat or to even locate my list of people with whom I have =
> in =3D
>> my=3D20
>> skype address book. I gave up because I had an appointment with my =
> =3D
>> hearing=3D20
>> doctor today because I felt my hearing aids weren't quite up to snuff. =
> =3D
>> It=3D20
>> turns out they just needed a good internal cleaning and everything was =
> =3D
>> back=3D20
>> to normal. So when I came home, I told my wife I'd just use my iPhone =
> =3D
>> since=3D20
>> it has skype on it but with my luck as often as both the computer =
> skype=3D20
>> software and the iPhone skype app are updated, I might have the same =
> =3D
>> problem=3D20
>> of logging on. My phone, as it turned out, took me 10 minutes to =
> locate =3D
>> the=3D20
>> button to skype connect with my nephew and that button was the only =
> one =3D
>> that=3D20
>> would work was labeled, video call. So, when my nephews says hello, =
> I=3D20
>> explained my problem and why it took me so long to log on. I asked if =
> =3D
>> he=3D20
>> had his camera on and he said know but he turned it on and there I was =
> =3D
>> on=3D20
>> his screen. I was telling him how I got his text notice in my ears =
> and =3D
>> he=3D20
>> asked me all sorts of questions about my hearing aids. Finally he =
> said, =3D
>>
>> "Uncle Phil, can you hold your phone up to the side of your head so I =
> =3D
>> can=3D20
>> see what it looks like?" I did and he commented on how small and =
> hidden =3D
>> it=3D20
>> was. So, I pulled out the wire and speaker and held it up to the =3D
>> iPhone.=3D20
>> He gave me a few instructions and when I got the thing center, he =
> could =3D
>> see=3D20
>> it clearly. I showed him which was the almond shaped microphone =
> housing =3D
>>
>> with the battery and processor, the thin wire going to the speaker =
> that=3D20
>> drops down inside my ear and hangs just over my eardrum, which he said =
> =3D
>> he=3D20
>> saw clearly, and then I held up the antenna for the bluetooth that =
> curls =3D
>>
>> around inside the shell of the ear and he could see even that thin =3D
>> little=3D20
>> wire clearly. So my point is, that app where you login and some =3D
>> volunteer=3D20
>> helps identify what your camera is showing, if someone ever answers =
> that =3D
>> is,=3D20
>> I would think would work and work well. I haven't used that program =
> =3D
>> yet, I=3D20
>> forget it's name, something ending with the word "See," but I'm =
> thinking =3D
>>
>> someone tried it using a friend he already knew and it worked well. =
> My=3D20
>> grown kids never write anything down any more; they just snap a =
> picture =3D
>> of=3D20
>> it and off they go.
>>
>> Phil.
>> K0NX
>>
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