Podcasts

In this podcast, Mike Malarsie gives us a quick demonstration of how to use the Uber app for iOS. Topics covered include how to set up the app, how to schedule a ride, and how to rate your driver.

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Capti Narrator, a free iOS app that will convert nearly any text content to audiobooks.

Capti supports multiple file types, including PDF, DOC, PPT, EPUB and RTF files, with support for adding content from browsers, GoogleDrive, Dropbox,…

In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a walk-through and demonstration of TeamTalk 5, a free iOS app which allows multiple users to participate in audio and video conversations through a freeware conferencing system.

More information on setting up and using a TeamTalk server can be found on its…

Spring has finally arrived here in the United States, and the AppleVis podcast team sat down to discuss the best ways to get fit and stay that way using a variety of hardware and software solutions. In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, Jamie Pauls is joined by Lisa Salinger, Mike Malarsie, and Alex Hall. The panel takes a look at every aspect of the day, from waking up to winding down. For your convenience, this podcast is divided into chapters so that you can navigate to or go back and…

In this podcast, Lulu Hartgen gives us a demonstration of SelfieX - Automatic Back Camera Selfie, an app which assists users in easily taking a selfie by giving audio directions to angle the camera and automatically taking a picture when the angle is ideal. As defined by Wictionary, a selfie…

In this podcast, Scott Davert shares some tips on how to use the native iOS Mail app more effectively. These include selectively enabling Smart Mailboxes; which can be particularly useful when you have multiple email accounts.

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Michael Hansen, Alex Hall, and Scott Davert are joined by Matt King, Accessibility Specialist in UI Engineering at Facebook. King tells us about…

In this podcast, Mike Malarsie gives us a demonstration of MarsEdit - the blog editor for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and more.--an easy, accessible program for blogging on the Mac.

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).