In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Lisa Salinger, Jeff Bishop and Thomas Domville talk with Winston Chen about the much anticipated version 4.0 release of Voice Dream Reader for iOS.
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In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Lisa Salinger, Jeff Bishop and Thomas Domville talk with Winston Chen about the much anticipated version 4.0 release of Voice Dream Reader for iOS.
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In the third and last of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, Jonathan Mosen gives us a look at how you can now use folders to tidy up your Home screen.
More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in this AppleVis Blog post…
In the second of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, Jonathan Mosen gives us a look at how you can now use Siri to enter text.
More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in this AppleVis Blog post.
In the first of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, Jonathan Mosen gives us a look at bluetooth keyboard support.
More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in this AppleVis Blog post.
In this podcast, Mike Malarsie gives us a demonstration of Amazon Alexa, the free companion app to the company’s Echo hands-free speaker…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us an overview and demonstration of Blindfold Road Trip for iOS.
In Blindfold Road Trip, the objective of the game is to be the first person to travel 1,000 miles. As described in the App Store:
You and a computer opponent are given a handful of cards. Your turn begins by drawing a card from the deck, and then…
In this podcast, Sheri Wells-Jensen gives us a demonstration of Repeat CheckList - A custom can be learned! for iOS.
In this podcast, Jonathan Mosen gives us a demonstration of Podcast Chapters for Mac OS X.
Podcast Chapters allows a podcast creator to easily insert chapter markers into a podcast, thereby allowing listeners (using podcast clients supporting the chapters feature) to quickly navigate to specific parts of the presentation.
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In this podcast, Lulu Hartgen introduces us to Blindfold Horserace, an audio game for iOS where you race your horse against other horses.
In Blindfold Horserace, you walk or run your fingers on the screen as if the horse is running. You are in post 2 and the other horses are in post 1 and 3. Once you hear the starting bells, race as…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘Touch ID & Passcode’ area of iOS Settings.
This Apple Support page provides more information on how to set up and use Touch ID, a fingerprint identity sensor that makes it easy for you to get into your device.
In this episode, Alex Hall shows us how to look up the definition of a word using Spotlight in macOS.
To do this, press Command-Space from anywhere in macOS to open Spotlight, and type the word you want defined. Then press Command-L, followed by Return, and a window with the definition of the word you searched for will be displayed.
In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us an in-depth discussion and walk-through of one of his most used iOS apps, Audiobooks from Audible.
With an Audible membership, this app provides access to your purchases from Audible’s selection of 180,000+ titles—from best sellers to classics, and everything in-between.
David demonstrates previewing and purchasing a book from…
In this month's edition of the AppleVis Extra, Michael Hansen, Thomas Domville, and Alex Hall speak with Marty Schultz of Kid Friendly Software. Schultz is the developer behind the wildly popular Blindfold series of accessible audio games, with over 25 games currently in the App Store and many more exciting…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘FaceTime’ area of iOS Settings.
This Apple Support page provides more information on FaceTime and how it can be used to make video and audio calls from your iOS devices.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville continues his discussion and demonstration of how you can control your iOS device using a VoiceOver-specific gestures on the touch screen.
Whereas much of his previous podcast was spent in the VoiceOver Gesture Practice Area of the iOS Settings, he now moves to…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates how you can control your iOS device using a VoiceOver-specific gestures on the touch screen.
You can use these gestures to navigate and interact with items on the screen, and enter VoiceOver commands.
In this podcast, Thomas introduces us to these gestures using the area available within the iOS Settings where you can learn and practice…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the background app refresh settings in iOS. These settings are used to control what apps are allowed to run in the background and carry out routine tasks (such as updating your Twitter timeline or retrieving weather data).
In this podcast, Amber shows us how to find and use the animated emoji available on the Apple Watch.
In this podcast, Tunmi introduces us to Pocket Pond 2, an iOS app that places a virtual pond filled with koi into the palm of your hand.
You can raise, feed, breed, play with, and sell thousands of different kinds of koi. Decorate your pond and make it beautiful. The interactive koi will bite your finger and swim around in response to your touch.
Note: Pocket Pond 2 is totally free to…
In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through the Dropbox app for iOS and demonstrates many of its features. The app and service are free, and it is a powerful solution to help bridge the gap between iOS devices and those devices on other platforms.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the VoiceOver Rotor.
The VoiceOver Rotor provides a quick and convenient way to navigate the screen, input and manipulate text, change VoiceOver settings, and more.
More information on the VoiceOver Rotor can be found in this AppleVis Tutorial.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the About section found in the iOS Settings.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the Personal Hotspot feature available on the iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) which lets you share your cellular data connection with other devices.
In this podcast, Cruz1996 introduces us to Accounts 2 Checkbook, an iOS app that offers to replace your paper checkbook with a quicker and more convenient way to track your daily finances.
You can schedule transactions, transfer funds, capture photo receipts, reconcile, view reports, export data, print, and much more. All features of the Accounts 2 app are designed to be quick,…
In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through [NatureSpace](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/naturespace-relax-meditate/id312618509?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS), an app providing soundtracks to many different types of sounds. This app is a free download in the App Store with in-app purchases. Headphones or a very good set of speakers are recommended to…