In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Scott and Alex sat down with John Panarese of MacForTheBlind.com, who is an Apple-certified OS X instructor. He told us all about how anyone, blind or sighted, can obtain this certification. The only limitation is that the test must be taken in person at an authorized training center; use this page to locate your nearest training center.
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IN this podcast, Sandra demonstrates the basic features of BlindSquare and takes us for a short bus ride in London to show off what the app does while in a moving vehicle. Simulation mode, the ability to export what you're doing to 3rd party apps, and several other topics are covered. BlindSquare is a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8&ign…
In this podcast Lavender gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Voice Changer Plus, a free iOS app that does exactly what its name suggests ... record yourself saying something, and then play around with some voice changing effects.
In this podcast, Dan gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Calendarium, an iOS app that combines a calendar of historical events with times of sunrise/sunset, number of week, day, day length, moon phase and more.
Calendarium is a 99 US cents download from the iTunes…
In this podcast, Carlos Taylor gives a walk-through of how to restore a single file from a Time Machine backup using VoiceOver.
Note: In macOS Ventura, rather than locating a backup by interacting with a slider, each backup is represented by a button in the timeline controls window; clicking this button selects the backup. Aside from that minor change, the process is still largely the same as it was at the time this podcast was recorded.
Written steps for how to do this are…
In this podcast, Marlon gives us a walk-through of MacID, an iOS app that provides a fast and secure way to unlock your Mac without the inconvenience of typing your password over and over.
Packed full of features, including innovative Tap to Unlock and full iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch support. Control audio, share clipboards and start screensavers.
MacID offers…
In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of the free iOS app from TED.
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than…
In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher introduces us to Audio Rally Racing, the much-anticipated new game from TiconBlu.
This game lets you choose between 11 cars and 50 different circuits; and single race or tournament mode.
Audio Rally Racing is €19,90 download from the developer’s…
In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Thomas and Scott meet with Shalin Shah, developer of Voice - Take A Picture And Have It Spoken.
This free iOS app allows you to take a picture of anything that has text on it, and then…
In this podcast, Josh introduces us to Kodi (formerly XBMC), an award-winning free and open-source software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android.
Kodi allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet. It’s features can be extended by downloading ‘add-ons’. Josh talks about some of these,…
In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher gives us a walk-through and demonstration of The Blind Swordsman, a self-voicing audio game for OS X.
As the title suggests, you are a swordsman who lost his sight. The only person who can give it back to you is a warlock, who ives at the end of a particularly dangerous path. So, your goal is to get to the warlock and defend yourself on the way.
The game has a story and an…
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us how to remove and attach Watch bands.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us what features and functionality of the Watch are still available when not connected to an iPhone.
In this podcast, Alex Hall gives us an introduction to using the macOS Calendar with VoiceOver.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us the Calendar app.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge gives us a look at the Phone app on the Watch.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge demonstrates how to setup and use the World Clock so that you have quick and easy access to the local time elsewhere in the world.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge demonstrates the native weather app available on the Watch.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge demonstrates how to use the Remote app to control an Apple TV from the Watch.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge asks us to join him for a walk as he uses Apple Maps on the Watch to receive walking directions.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us how to read an email on the Watch and then use the Hand-Off feature to reply to that email on your connected iPhone.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge demonstrates how the digital crown works, with a particular focus on the functions which are specific to VoiceOver users.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge gives us an overview of the VoiceOver gestures which are available on the Watch.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us some of what you can use Siri for on the Watch.
In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge shows us how to use the timer facility on the Watch.