We have come to depend on the iPad for video communication like Dr. Z does at his home. He has 2 iPads–one for general use and the other just for video communication.

He has found this a useful way to do it. Because with a iPad for several uses, when a call comes in, it is often too late to get out of what you are doing (such as browsing or playing games) and answering the call right away.

With a dedicated iPad, you only have to tap “Answer” on your Z5 and the call gets connected right away! Especially with the new Z Alert when you get a text message that a call comes in, you can go right to your iPad to answer the phone! Sometimes a family member or children would take your iPad to play games and you’ll be stuck trying to get the iPad back to answer a call or make a call.

Think about it!

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

A new benefit with ZVRS!

When a call comes in, you do not have to depend on lights flashing–now you can answer a call when a text message comes in via SMS from ZVRS using the Z Alert feature. SMS is much quicker than email and as soon as the call comes in, your smartphone or your PC using Z5 will vibrate alerting you to an incoming call!

Try it, you’ll like it. Here’s the link for more information (link)

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Water is never safe to drink in many countries. Dr. Z recently encountered a situation in a restaurant where he tried to ask if they prepared food using purified water. The term “purified” didn’t make sense to the waitress. Scratching his head, Dr. Z came up with what he thought was a good solution. He decided to use the Google Translate app and sure enough it was able to translate the sentence “do you use purified water?” It was translated fine but later on he found out that the word “purified” could translate to some other meaning.

The next time Dr.Z uses Google Translate, the suggestion to use in this case would be type “safe” water instead of “purified”. Keeping things simple usually works.

Another use for your iPhone or iPad while traveling! Most restaurants and hotels have wifi overseas, but the speed is painfully slow and doesn’t work 100% of the time.

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Dr. Z has been traveling internationally. When you travel internationally, your mind is in US dollars for currency, fahrenheit for temperature, miles for distance, pounds for weight.

Overseas, they have many different currencies, most use celsius instead of fahrenheit, kilometers instead of miles, kilograms instead of pounds. And you get “lost”–just use an app that does all of these, rather than downloading several apps to do each of these.

Dr. Z has been using an app called “Amount” that takes care of this, and a lot more. It is not free, but is only 99 cents from the Apple app store. At first, it is a bit confusing to use but later on it becomes cool and easy when you get the hang of it.

Here’s the link to download “Amount”.

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Dr. Z, when he is talking with friends, family or someone who is interested in ZVRS notices that many people do not make good use of features on the iPhone and the iPad. So, he is going to take time to make those overlooked features useful!

1-Camera

This opens the camera app quickly. Many of you use the home page to do so–you can also do it with the Control Center by swiping from the bottom and tapping the camera icon.2-Wifi

2-Brightness

It is often overlooked. You can control screen brightness by moving the slider from left to right. The darker the screen, you save more battery life. Indoors, you usually can reduce brightness without hurting anything. Outdoors, you usually need a brighter screen.

3-Lock screen rotation

When on, you can lock the screen from rotating. It is usually useful when you are reading lying down in bed or on your sofa.

More to come!

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

While traveling , Dr. Z’s wife ran out of memory on her iPhone. With some detective work Dr. Z came to the root of the issue.

If you configure your iPhone or iPad to use  iCloud for your photos, then your device saves every photo to 2 places-one to the Camera Roll and the other to My Photo Stream. we usually select pictures from the Camera Roll to send pictures and ignore whatever is in  My Photo Stream.

My Photo Stream automatically uploads photos to iCloud if you have configured it to do so.

If you have uploaded photos to iCloud, you should feel free to delete photos from  My Photo Stream. it will not delete photos from the Camera Roll.

The more pictures you take, the more memory it reduces on your iPhone.iPad.  Memory is not flexible–it has a limit so check memory by using Settings—>Usage and you will see what’s available. So that means you need to delete your photos after you upload them to iCloud, Google + or Dropbox.

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z  (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Dr. Z, when he is talking with friends, family or someone who is interested in ZVRS notices that many people do not make good use of features on the iPhone and the iPad. So, he is going to take time to make those overlooked features useful!

1-Flashlight

Many of you download a flashlight app.  It is not necessary as it comes built in on your iPhone and iPad.  Where can you find it?  It is on the screen that comes up when you swipe from the bottom (below the screen).  There ‘s a flashlight icon on the left when the Control Center screen comes up.

2-Wifi

Turning wifi off and on is an important battery saver.  You can do it quickly when you swipe from the bottom like what you do with the Flashight above.  When you are out of wifi range, it is often a good idea to turn wifi off, because your device will keep looking for a wifi hotspot and that will drain your battery.

3-Calculator

It’s right in the Control Center! On the bottom, near the Flashlight icon!

More to come!

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Dr. Z in planning for an out of country trip did some research for a battery to charge his iPhone and iPad.

He came across 2 different kinds of batteries on Amazon.

One looks like a lipstick.

The other looks like a hand warmer.

Dr. Z in planning for an out of country trip did some research for a battery to charge his iPhone and iPad.

He came across 2 different kinds of batteries on Amazon.

One looks like a lipstick.

The other looks like a hand warmer.

Lipstick? It is really a battery that is rechargeable. You recharge it with the same plug adapter that you use with your iPhone. When that lipstick is recharged, it can recharge your iPhone up to 4 times. It is very useful when you are traveling or in a plane where there are no outlets nearby.

Handwarmer? It is a bigger batter that is rechargeable. The iPad requires more power so you need a bigger battery. You recharge it with the same plug adapter that you use with your iPad. And it recharges your iPad quickly in about 3 hours.

So Dr. Z can enjoy his travels without spending too much time looking for outlets. It’s important because he plans to use his iPhone as a primary camera.

The following are links on Amazon:

lipstick charger (link)

handwarmer charger (link)

A smile will come — less running around for a electrical outlet to charge your device!!

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development

Dr. Z sometimes gets puzzled when the battery on his iPhone or iPad gets drained quickly.

He decided to experiment a bit.

He did some research on the web.

There are a lot of links on battery hints.

The number one cause of battery drain is the brightness screen.

Here is how you do it…

Tap “Settings”

Tap “Wallpapers and Brightness”

Move the slider top the middle from the right side

Your screen will dim a bit, but it is still easy to read.

You really only need a full brightness screen when you are outside in strong su\nlight. All other times, the middle of the slider is fine.

You will have a longer lasting battery!

A good web page on this has some extra tips. (link)

A smile will come — less running around for a electrical outlet to charge your battery!!

So easy so simple!

By the way, if you need video communication (VP or VRS), why not try Z5, you will like it! Click here to get it! (See if you qualify to get a FREE tablet with a stand!)

Dr. Z is proud to be part of the team that understands and listens to the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing community!

Dr. Z cares about your communication access.

Disclosure: Dr. Z (Philip W. Bravin) is associated with CSDVRS, currently its Vice-President of Business Development