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Setting Up and Getting Started with your Amazon Echo Dot on iOS

Posted on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 by tunmi13

Introduction

The Amazon Echo Dot is a smart bluetooth Alexa-enabled speaker which allows you to listen to music, play fun games, set important reminders and alarms, and complete smart home tasks.

The speaker has its companion app, Amazon Alexa, for enabling skills and interacting with all your Alexa-enabled devices. The Echo Dot is a suitable choice for you or your family if you want something small on the outside, but big on the inside, and for a cheap price between $50-…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 1 month ago

Typing with Vertical Navigation on iOS

Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2019 by tunmi13

Intro

A few weeks ago, I found myself looking for keyboard tips for VoiceOver users online, hoping I'd find something that was perhaps different. I was getting tired with the amount of stress BSI (Braille Screen Input) was giving me, and my most vulnerable weak spot was the onscreen keyboard. I was too slow on it, couldn't type quick enough to match my laptop-typing standards, and was just over the fact that I must've been relying too much on my BrailleSense to have a backup in…

7 comments : last update or comment 2 years 8 months ago

A shortcut automation to keep your device constantly in low power mode

Posted on Sunday, December 1, 2019 by The Oliver Kennett

Hi everyone...

I know battery is often an issue for everyone, but especially those of us who rely heavily on our phones for every day tasks, and I often find myself using the low power mode function introduced in IOS9 to extend my battery life. Considering it doesn't seem to have an effect on performance, for me at least, I thought, why not keep it on all the time.

Of course, those of you who have tried it know that it is automatically disabled when your device has been…

4 comments : last update or comment 2 years 11 months ago

Easily create desktop links to websites using a text editor on Mac

Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 by The Oliver Kennett
Why?

I've been looking for a way to have quick access to certain sites for my Dungeons & Dragons game for a while now. In Mac OS it is possible to drag the address of a site to the desktop but for us VoiceOver users it's hit and miss at best. In this short and ineptly composed guide I'm going to explain how to write a quick and easy file as an alternative.

Steps

  1. open a text file in your editor of choice, we will use text editor for illustrative purposes.
  2. …
0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 4 months ago

A Beginner's Guide to Using macOS with VoiceOver

Posted on Monday, October 14, 2019 by Tyler

For macOS Ventura

Intro

If you’re new to the Mac, learning and mastering the VoiceOver screenreader can seem daunting at first. In an attempt to streamline the search for essential getting started information across the AppleVis website, I will provide a series of tips, along with links to more comprehensive guides and podcasts, organized by heading and subheading.

From personal experience, I have found that one of the most effective ways to learn a new screenreader…

12 comments : last update or comment 3 months 1 week ago

Creating Punctuation Groups in iOS 13

Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 by tunmi13

Intro

iOS 13 adds the ability to customize punctuation even further than before. Perhaps you're tired of VoiceOver saying elepsis all the time, or you just hate when it reads punctuation you don't want it to read, but the default system groups don't help; Well, that all ends now!

What is a Punctuation Group

A punctuation group (or a list) is simply a group of punctuation, with each punctuation having different options. The group stores this punctuation and tells…

4 comments : last update or comment 3 years 5 months ago

A Guide to Multitasking in iPadOS

Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2019 by Dave Nason

Introduction

As part of their continuing efforts to make iPad a device which customers can use for real work, Apple has this year created iPadOS, a distinct, though still closely related, operating system cousin of iOS.

iPadOS does everything iOS does on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and more. One of the key distinguishing features, which Apple has made further improvements too, is multitasking.

There are two main flavours to multitasking on iPad, floating windows over…

4 comments : last update or comment 2 years 2 months ago

A guide on beating a few minutes of glory on every difficulty level

Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2019 by Joel

Disclaimer
The strategies I list here may not work for some people. They could work for you depending on how fast your swipes are or the game speed. Either way, I hope this guide helps you.
Easy mode
This mode is easy. And when I say easy, I mean laughably easy. Build a good attack force, build a decent size defense, and you should be good.
Here’s a good thing to do that is guaranteed to get you past the easy mode. build a big attack force, as mentioned above, and…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 6 months ago

Tips to Save Battery Life on your iOS Device

Posted on Thursday, September 5, 2019 by tunmi13

Improving Battery

We love our technology when it works. But when it dies, it's very frustrating. You'll think things such as, "I literally just charged this an hour ago," or, "Why is my battery draining so fast?"

Usually, this is the result of battery aging. Your battery can only take so much before it starts getting old, and it needs to be replaced.

Other times, it can be software-related. This guide should hopefully help you get at least a bit more juice out of…

10 comments : last update or comment 3 years 1 month ago

Acting as co-pilot on a United States Interstate Road Trip

Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong

Taking a United States road trip with a sighted driver using your iPHONE, you can become a full partner in the experience.

My husband and I are again driving from California to Indiana on our seventh cross-country road trip, which gives me the necessary experience to share some tips.

First, as you drive the interstate highways, you will have varying levels of service from fast LTE to pokey Edge to no service at all. You might wish to keep a log of where you do not have service…

6 comments : last update or comment 3 years 6 months ago

A Guide to iMessage Apps for iOS

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 by tunmi13

Introduction

iMessage apps are a great way to express your emotions, play games, or even send videos or pictures. Some even allow you to send GIF's, Memes and other assortments of stickers.

What are iMessage Apps

iMessage apps are apps that are primarily for iMessage. iMessage apps can come in two forms.

  • Regular apps: An app will appear on your home screen, but the app could contain an iMessage app extension, such as YouTube for instance.
  • …
3 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

Accessible Audio and EBooks For Free

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong
Public libraries are providing more and more of their content in a digital format. For libraries, it saves on space and staff time, and providers are stepping up to deliver video, music, eBooks and audiobooks electronically.

Why it works

libraries purchase collections from a provider. This gives their patrons the ability to "borrow" content using a computer or mobile device. When the loan period is over, the content is automatically "returned". For example, if you check out an eBook…
3 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

A Guide to Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2019 by Tyler

For macOS Ventura

Intro

If you own a computer or mobile device, there’s one thing you’ve probably heard time and time again, back up your data. When your critical information is stored in only one medium, it is inherently vulnerable. The device’s internal storage medium could fail, complications could occur during an update or other system event, the device could get lost or stolen, or a flood or fire could break out at the device’s location. For this reason, it is…

4 comments : last update or comment 2 months ago

A Guide to Accessible Imovie Production

Posted on Monday, March 11, 2019 by Eli

The task of making an I-movie production will most likely require some form of trouble shooting as some systems have minor changes in the ways that the program reacts. It is highly recommended that key commands for Apple’s VoiceOver have been well practiced. This guide pertains to iMovie version 10.1.10 running on MacOS Mojave 10.14.1. Users who are using earlier versions of the program will have different results though some information in this article could be useful. From this point…

6 comments : last update or comment 7 months 1 week ago

iOS 12 Shortcuts for the Beginner

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong
Creating Shortcuts A Narrative Guide for the Befuddled Beginner iOS 12 introduced shortcuts: a way for you to combine a set of steps to accomplish a task. People who program would call this a script. In fact an app or software program is nothing more than a very sophisticated set of steps designed to accomplish a task. If you ever wanted to learn programming, you can start right now to create shortcuts. It's a great way to get your feet wet and find out if computer programming is for you…
4 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

How to Use the Emergency and SOS Feature on iPhones

Posted on Friday, December 28, 2018 by tunmi13

Warning!

This is demonstrated with an iPhone 6S up to about an iPhone 8. If you have an X, Xs or Xr, you may not have the settings I do.

Intro

We all find ourselves in that situation where you break something, or you don't feel safe. That's why we have emergency services.

This guide will walk you through the basics to setting up emergency services on your iPhone.

Getting Started

First, make sure you have a SIM card. You can't dial without…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

A Guide to Cleaning and Speeding up Your Slow Mac

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 by Tyler

For macOS Ventura

Intro

If you’re a Mac Voiceover user, there’s one thing you absolutely hate hearing, that an app is “Not responding.” This may happen occasionally and only last for a few seconds, causing only minor annoyance, or it can happen frequently and significantly disrupt your workflow.

If it happens frequently or for more than a few seconds at a time when performing basic tasks, there is likely an underlying problem with your Mac, either software or…

5 comments : last update or comment 1 month 3 weeks ago

Using iTunes to Restore your iOS Device

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2018 by tunmi13

This guide explains how to restore your iOS device using iTunes.

Requirements

You must have iTunes installed on your PC or Mac before you can follow this guide. You can download iTunes for Windows 64-bit here or download Windows 32-bit here.

You can also get the Mac version by using this link.…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

Guide for quentin c's playroom on iOs using Safari

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by Sabrina

Guide for quentin c playroom on iPad

Things you need:
1: an iOs device, preferably an iPad
2: a bluetooth keyboard,optional but reccomended

Quentin c's playroom is available as an app on Windows. I have found a way to make it work on iOs using Safari. It is very easy once you have learned it.
To get started, go to www.qcsalon.net. Navigate to the heading that says quick links and then browse to where it says play…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

How To Use Gestures Instead of Buttons for Home, Notifications, and More

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018 by mehgcap

Intro

When iPhone X was released, it introduced a few swipe gestures to replace the Home Button. In iOS 12, Apple brought similar gestures to iPad, even the models that still have a home button. It seems like this new way of doing things is here to stay, so I wanted to try to demystify it. The below applies to all iOS and iPadOS devices I know of, running version 12 or newer.

The Concept

The basic idea is this: you take one finger, place it on the very top or…

12 comments : last update or comment 2 years 6 months ago

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