Podcasts

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to add a website bookmark to the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad. This enables you to access the website with a double tap on a Home Screen icon , instead of having to open a browser and then select a bookmark or type in a website's URL.

It doesn't matter if you prefer using iCloud, Dropbox, or even OneDrive, or any other cloud storage service, there's a way for you to save email attachments on the iOS with Mail. Listen in as Thomas Domville shows us in how to save email attachments in the iOS Mail app.

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason and Thomas Domville are joined by Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy and Initiatives at Apple; and Dean Hudson, Accessibility Evangelist at Apple. Topics covered in this podcast include a look at some of the new accessibility features coming later this year to Apple's platforms, as well…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Grandma's voice from Amazon Alexa is freaking out the internet (00:06:40)
• Post Discussion of the WWDC 2022 (00:13:12)
• Ready or Not Here Comes the USB-C (00:22:14)
• Apple is Getting in to the Sports in a Big Way (00:31:25)
• What's Coming to the iOS 16 Part…

In this follow-up podcast to his sneak peak at the US voices, Thomas Domville gives us a quick look at some of the other English voices coming to VoiceOver later this year with iOS 16.

Australia

• Karen (Premium)
• Matilda

India

• Isha
• Sangeeta
• Veena

Scotland

• Fiona

UK

• …

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a quick look at some of the US voices coming to VoiceOver later this year with iOS 16.

• Agnes
• Ava (new “premium” version)
• Bruce
• Eloquence
  • Eddy
  • Flo
  • Grandma
  • Grandpa
  • Reed
  • Rocko
  • Sandy
  • Shelly
• Evan
• Joelle
• Junior
• Kathy
• Nathan
• Noel
• Ralph
• Vicki
• zoe

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville, Alex Hall, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's WWDC 2022 Keynote.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Coming Later This Year, Including Door Detection and More Languages, Locales, and Voices for VoiceOver
• End of an era: Apple's last iPod has been discontinued
• EU edges towards laws that could blow Apple's walled garden wide open
• Heads Up…

In this podcast, Orinks gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Mixonset, an iOS app that offers to be your smart DJ with support for locally stored music and a number of music streaming services.

Description from the App Store:

Want to have a personal DJ? Try Mixonset. Mix the best part of your favourite songs with smooth transitions on Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL,…

In this podcast, Tyler demonstrates how to enable audio descriptions for the TV app, as well as for videos on supported websites in Safari on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Introduction (00:00:00)
• What you can Expect from the Upcoming Apple iOS 15.5 (00:08:41)
• How the Upcoming EU Ruling Could Mandate Significant Changes to Apple and Google (00:14:41)
• Apple Launches Service Program for 'Blank Screen Issue' Affecting Apple Watch…

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville and Scott Davert are joined by Hema Natarajan, product manager at Benetech, the parent company of Bookshare.

Bookshare is an ebook library that currently has 1,097,526 titles and is the most extensive collection of accessible ebooks in the world. It includes books for school, career, and reading pleasure, as well as titles in over 34 languages.

Hema, is excited to introduce us to…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Introduction (00:00:00)
• Post Discussion of Everything Apple announced at its March 8 event (00:06:36)
• Apple rolls out iOS 15.4 & iPadOS 15.4 with Face ID update, Universal Control (00:22:33)
• Apple Makes Fitness+ Workouts More Accessible to Blind and Low…

In this podcast, Tyler discusses and demonstrates the Grouping Behavior options available for VoiceOver on macOS. These allow you to choose whether VoiceOver requires an action to interact with items in a content area (such as a scroll area) or a group (such as a toolbar):

The four available options are:

1. Standard: VoiceOver requires an action. You must press VO-Shift-Down Arrow to start interacting with the items in an area or group, and VO-Shift-Up Arrow to stop…

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason, Scott Davert, Thomas Domville, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss Apple's “Peek Performance” March 8, 2022 event.

Links: Looking at Apple's Peek Performance Event (March 2022)

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to find, open, and move misplaced apps on iOS.

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Apple targeting date near March 8 for iPhone SE, iPad Air spring keynote
• Latest News on Apple iOS
• Apple announces 'Tap to Pay', lets users take payments on iPhone
• The Cash Cow Continues to Grow in the Latest Apple's Quarterly Report
• Apple's Hardware News…

In this podcast, Thomas Domville will step you through using Super Agent for Safari on iOS. Super Agent automatically fills out website’s cookie consent forms for you based on your preferences. Super Agent’s mission is to make privacy simple, by giving power to users to decide if and how they want to be tracked and ensure that their options are automatically applied with no effort.

Super Agent for Safari on the App Store
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In this podcast, Ida Grace walks us through Mindfulness Bell, an iOS app that brings a beautiful Tibetan Singing Bowl at a specified interval - or random intervals - throughout the day.

Mindfulness Bell
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-bell/id380816407

Wordle is a popular daily word game being enjoyed by millions and shared widely on social media. While not originally accessible, in this podcast, Dave Nason demonstrates how the game is made accessible through a web extension or bookmarklet, and the simple steps to do it.

Link to Accessible Wordle instructions and required bookmark text: https://minorninth.github.io/accessible-wordle/

Link to the Wordle game:…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Randy Rusnak discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• AppleVis Announces 2021 Golden Apples Award Winners
• iPhone turns 15!
• Apple is no longer letting people stay on iOS 14
• Latest News on the Release of iOS 15.3
• Rumors on the Upcoming iOS 16
• Apple rumored to launch an audiobooks service by the end of 2022
…

In this podcast, Tyler discusses and explores some storage-management features of macOS

Resources:
Free up storage space on your Mac

In this podcast, Kushal Solanki gives us a walkthrough and demonstration of Ballyland Rotor, an iOS app that utilizes stories, sounds, and songs to teach youngsters how to use the VoiceOver rotor.

From the App Store:

“Ballyland Rotor” is the sequel to the popular and acclaimed “Ballyland Magic” app. It is a fun iPad game specifically designed for children who are blind or have low vision.…

In this podcast, Kushal Solanki gives us a walkthrough and demonstration of Ballyland Magic Plus, and iOS app that utilizes games to teach youngsters how to use VoiceOver.

From the App Store:

Join thousands of educators around the world and give your blind or visually impaired students a head-start in using an iPad. Ballyland Magic “Plus”, like the original Ballyland Magic app,…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

• Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! So Many iOS Updates
• Apple will allow customers to repair iPhones and Macs in 2022
• Apple Expands AirPods Pro Crackling or Static Sound Service Program
• The AirPods Pro's Latest Update is Essential for Folks with Mild Hearing…