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<feed xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Recent posts to blog</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/" rel="alternate"/><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/feed.atom" rel="self"/><id>https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/</id><updated>2025-08-09T14:50:07.402000Z</updated><subtitle>Recent posts to blog</subtitle><entry><title>Latest O/S</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2025/08/latest-os/" rel="alternate"/><published>2025-08-09T14:50:07.402000Z</published><updated>2025-08-09T14:50:07.402000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.nete51b0f0ab65e059fa1c0781452ddd3cb40f88ff1</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;The latest O/S this app will work on is android 15&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Note on App Security.</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2024/09/note-on-app-security/" rel="alternate"/><published>2024-09-05T08:21:35.379000Z</published><updated>2024-09-05T08:21:35.379000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.netc7db23401762c45abe1c2a65b23b5fc39b868ca9</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;I will no longer be updating this project. However due to new Google and cellphone added security , when You download this app there will be a security warning. The App has no safety problems . It does not access files or the internet. You may safely install the app. This old version still works well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Sentence display field too small.</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2023/03/sentence-display-field-too-small/" rel="alternate"/><published>2023-03-07T14:39:45.237000Z</published><updated>2023-03-07T14:39:45.237000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.net0d96ce59417c2f10699e74efa105297b21318b41</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Opened up the sentence field as it was dropping words on the larger sentences.&lt;br/&gt;
Also managed to use the whole of the screen height which improves the screen layout .&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Minor Change</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2023/03/minor-change/" rel="alternate"/><published>2023-03-05T08:06:21.856000Z</published><updated>2023-03-05T08:06:21.856000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.net7ab8a4c0ed6133dd508fe41c20f6637c9f7727ed</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Made some minor changes to the App appearance, No change to the way the App works.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>New voice in BEND MY EAR</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2021/05/new-voice-in-bend-my-ear/" rel="alternate"/><published>2021-05-31T12:56:18.293000Z</published><updated>2021-05-31T12:56:18.293000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.netc8d0c0ecbc5ef32b24d9c669011b6559c0f8d423</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Added the ability to play a sentence with the voice that setup on the Phone.&lt;br/&gt;
I enjoy the challenge of the American accent but it is sometimes very difficult to follow.&lt;br/&gt;
I decided to add the Phone voice to the App. You can download a voice to suit you.&lt;br/&gt;
I still recommend that You  download the real program from &lt;a href="http://angelsound.tigerspeech.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://angelsound.tigerspeech.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
There you will find a  program for Windows or several Apps for Iphone and Ipad.&lt;br/&gt;
The reason for my App is that Angel is not available for Android.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Presentation and How To setup text to speech on Android</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2019/12/presentation-and-how-to-setup-text-to-speech-on-android/" rel="alternate"/><published>2019-12-01T12:54:11.743000Z</published><updated>2019-12-01T12:54:11.743000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.netdd00d8fabbb227d3890d04c2e703620de65c4449</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gave presentation to local hear2day group .&lt;br/&gt;
Created a step by step pdf to select a book from Gutenberg Books and play with @Voice App.&lt;br/&gt;
Check the 'files' directory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Some Useful References for CI People.</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2019/11/some-useful-references-for-ci-people/" rel="alternate"/><published>2019-11-23T10:36:16.191000Z</published><updated>2019-11-23T10:36:16.191000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.net747a48fa1b754a82ab021e1d34ea1964c8a5db9d</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;h2 id="references-for-ci-users"&gt;REFERENCES for CI Users.&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Great diagrams of the whole Auditory and Vestibular Systems&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/auditory-and-vestibular-systems-sensory-system-part-1/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://what-when-how.com/neuroscience/auditory-and-vestibular-systems-sensory-system-part-1/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Medels forum for CI's  very good . rehab section has references&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://forum.hearpeers.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://forum.hearpeers.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Mary Beth video , very inspirational&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uAG0fCgafqk&amp;amp;time_continue=10" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uAG0fCgafqk&amp;amp;time_continue=10&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
List of Forums and Blogs.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.hearinglink.org/connect/blogs-forums/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.hearinglink.org/connect/blogs-forums/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Just gives audio definitions of loudness.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/journey/choosing-a-cochlear-implant/input-dynamic-range-idr/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://cochlearimplanthelp.com/journey/choosing-a-cochlear-implant/input-dynamic-range-idr/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Accessories for CI processors.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.medel.com/hearing-solutions/accessories/design-covers" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.medel.com/hearing-solutions/accessories/design-covers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Accessable Devices and Apps&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.gari.info" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.gari.info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
For hearing aps etc , compiled by an audiologist.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jBcMgGGKgUY2myJz8749IIZIWFwjlxBUjcy35SnahPo/htmlview?hl=en_US" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jBcMgGGKgUY2myJz8749IIZIWFwjlxBUjcy35SnahPo/htmlview?hl=en_US&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Angel training program plus some iphone programs.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://angelsound.tigerspeech.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://angelsound.tigerspeech.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Peter and the wolf&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/MfM7Y9Pcdzw" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://youtu.be/MfM7Y9Pcdzw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Young persons guide to orchestra&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WrlwY-Kjp4" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WrlwY-Kjp4&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Online site following on for Young Persons Guide. &lt;br/&gt;
Great for kids . Good musical instrument examples.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://listeningadventures.carnegiehall.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Imap music program download  fun , amazing music training program.&lt;br/&gt;
www.morefrommusic.org&lt;br/&gt;
Plays articles with text on a huge variety of topics.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://newsineasyenglish.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://newsineasyenglish.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/what-s-new-for-cochlear-23586" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/what-s-new-for-cochlear-23586&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Cochlear Implant State of The art 2018&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818683/" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818683/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
PDF on mapping.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="http://www.eargroup.net/wwwuploads/manuscripts/1404122828_Publi100%20Vaerenberg%202014%20PhD%20Public.pdf" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.eargroup.net/wwwuploads/manuscripts/1404122828_Publi100%20Vaerenberg%202014%20PhD%20Public.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Article on frequency control in CI.&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lio2.71" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lio2.71&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
Apps for Android&lt;br/&gt;
Live Transcribe   from Playstore, Speech to Text .Needs quiet but good for emergency.&lt;br/&gt;
Speech Texter     from Playstore  Speech to text . Better than Live Transcribe.&lt;br/&gt;
 Easy Voice         Text Reader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Samsung Problem</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2019/09/samsung-problem-032/" rel="alternate"/><published>2019-09-13T17:03:20.746000Z</published><updated>2019-09-13T17:03:20.746000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.netc6803b8612341ede72a00853e4918686130aa0a1</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Friday was a good day. All the user had to do on his Samsung was give permission for the 'files' program to install an app.&lt;br/&gt;
App working , happy user.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Samsung Problem</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2019/09/samsung-problem/" rel="alternate"/><published>2019-09-13T17:03:08.676000Z</published><updated>2019-09-13T17:03:08.676000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.net0500f02065f7dac9af0fde26d64fe1cf69ca415b</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Friday was a good day. All the user had to do on his Samsung was give permission for the 'files' program to install an app.&lt;br/&gt;
App working , happy user.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>A Problem</title><link href="https://sourceforge.net/p/bendmyear/blog/2019/09/a-problem/" rel="alternate"/><published>2019-09-10T13:40:59.267000Z</published><updated>2019-09-10T13:40:59.267000Z</updated><author><name>Peter D Knight</name><uri>https://sourceforge.net/u/pdk/</uri></author><id>https://sourceforge.netb5e1db4b3fbafee2dbfe8a653f9c1b0de651f4c8</id><summary type="html">&lt;div class="markdown_content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;I hear Samsung Galaxy A30 refuses to download the App. Will be checking this out on Friday 13th (Yeah!!)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary></entry></feed>