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Digitize Your Vinyl Records With Amadeus Pro for the Mac

In this podcast, Eric Caron shows us how to use Amadeus Pro on the Mac to convert vinyl albums into digital files which can be played on your computer and portable devices or used to create an audio CD. 
 
Eric’s demonstration includes editing the sound, dividing the recording into songs and moving the album to your iTunes Library…
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AppleVisPodcast536.mp3 (50.73 MB)

LibriVox Audio Books: Free Access to Thousands of Audiobooks and Radio Dramas on your iOS Device

In this podcast, Cherokee Eagle gives us a walk-through and demonstration of LibriVox Audio Books, an iOS app that provides free access to over 10,000 audiobooks as well as thousands of radio dramas.
 
Each audiobook can be streamed over the internet or downloaded for later use. All LibriVox audio books can be freely listened to and shared. The…
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AppleVisPodcast533.mp3 (18.49 MB)

EyeNote for iOS: Quick and Easy Recognition of U.S. Bank Notes

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a quick demonstration of EyeNote, a free iOS app that offers quick and easy recognition of U.S. currency.
 
This app has been available for some time, but a recent update has added continuous  recognition, which has reduced the need to hold the iOS device still or capture a photo.
 
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AppleVisPodcast530.mp3 (4.64 MB)

Airfoil for Mac: Play Audio on Multiple AirPlay Devices Simultaneously

In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives a demonstration of Airfoil for Mac, an application that allows you to play audio on multiple AirPlay devices simultaneously.
 
Send any audio from your Mac to AirPort Express units, Apple TVs, iPhones and iPod Touchs, and even other Macs and PCs, all in sync! Use Airfoil with web-based audio like Pandora, music services like Spotify, Rdio, MOG, and WiMP,…
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AppleVisPodcast528.mp3 (9.05 MB)

Recording Audio Podcasts: Some Basic Tips and Good Practice

In this podcast, Scott Davert shares some basic tips and good practice for recording audio podcasts.
 
This should be particularly helpful for those new to podcasting, as Scott highlights a number of things which will make the recording process easier and less stressful and ensure that the resulting podcast achieves what was intended.
 
Although much of what Scott discusses is good practice for any podcast, there is particular emphasis on…
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AppleVisPodcast526.mp3 (14.04 MB)

A Dark Room: a Text-Based RPG for iOS

In this podcast, Orinks gives us a quick demonstration of A Dark Room, a text-based RPG for iOS.
 
The developer of this game is so keen to limit spoilers, that the only information they provide about the game is: “awake, head throbbing, vision blurry.”
 
The game combines interactive fiction with resource…
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AppleVisPodcast520.mp3 (8.99 MB)

Cribbage Pro: Play this Classic Card Game on your iOS Device

In this podcast, Bryan gives us a detailed walk-through of Cribbage Pro, an iOS version of the classic game where 2 players race to be the first to reach 121 points.
 
For the unfamiliar, cribbage is a card game, usually for two players, in which the objective is to play so that the pip value of one's cards played reaches exactly 15 or…
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ApplevisPodcast516.mp3 (25.75 MB)

Assigning Braille Keyboard Commands to Actions and Changing Behavior with Activities on the Mac

In this podcast, Steve Murgaski walks us through how to assign braille keyboard commands to VoiceOver actions. He also demonstrates how to change the way a braille display behaves through the Activity feature found in the VoiceOver Utility.
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applevisPodcast490.mp3 (20.53 MB)

We read you loud and clear: a Demonstration of the new BARD Mobile app

In this podcast, Scott Davert reviews and walks us through the new Bard Mobile app. Scott takes us through getting help, downloading content, playing of audio books, as well as some of the unique benifits for readers using braille displays to access braille content through this app.

This app is a free download in the US App Store, and is only usable by eligible patrons of the National Library Services for the Blind…

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AppleVisPodcast473.mp3 (47.15 MB)

Audiobook Binder: a free Mac App for Converting your Audiobooks from mp3 to m4b

In this podcast, Brandt Steenkamp gives us a walk-through and demonstration of 
Audiobook Binder, a Mac app for converting your audiobooks from mp3 format to iPod-compatible m4b.
 

Battery Monitor: View all of the Information that you Could Ever Want About the Battery in Your MacBook Pro or Air

In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us a demonstration of Battery Monitor, a Mac application that provides access to just about everything that you could ever want to know about the battery in your MacBook Pro or Air. This includes:
 
  • Display of the charge state in the Dock: This is useful if you cannot or do not like to use the display…
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AppleVisPodcast420.mp3 (11.64 MB)

Countdown with VOTimer

AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through of the VOTimer, which is a countdown timer with big buttons and a clear font. You can even set and launch the timer with a voice command in plain English. It was designed with simplicity in mind. Find out more information on the VOTimer on AppleVis at: http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/utilities/votimer
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AppleVisPodcast370.mp3 (12.64 MB)

The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure for iOS

In this podcast, BlindEducator introduces us to Podcast File

AppleVisPodcast340.mp3 (31.47 MB)

Help Robo-E in his Quest to Clean the Galaxy from Toxic Waste

In this podcast, Holly gives us a demonstration of Robo-E, a newly-released iOS game that has the title character in charge of cleaning up the galaxy from toxic waste.

To do this, he needs your help to guide him through hundreds of levels, all  of which are fully accessible with VoiceOver.

Holly shows us just the first 2 of these levels. If you want to do…

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AppleVisPodcast338.mp3 (9.97 MB)

ChangeReaction: a Classic Audio Puzzle Game Comes to the Mac

In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us a demonstration of ChangeReaction, Draconis Entertainment's classic audio puzzle game which is now available on OS X with new audio, three entirely different modes of game play and a host of other new features.

Primarily intended for blind and visually impaired gamers, ChangeReaction is played via the keyboard and…

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applevis_podcast_298.mp3 (23.69 MB)

SilverDollar: Engage in Some Western Fun With this Audio Game for the Mac

 

In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us a demonstration of SilverDollar, a new game for the Mac from Draconis Entertainment which revisits the popular saloon of the old west that featured in many of their previous audio games.
 
Primarily intended for the blind and visually impaired, SilverDollar offers three mini games that serve…
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applevis_podcast_297.mp3 (18.57 MB)

A Trip Back in Time with Vintage Radio

IN this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through of an app for radio dramas from Yesteryear. Vintage Radio lite is an app available for free in the App Store. ALong with a demo of the app, we learn about the differences between the free and paid versions. For those radio enthusiasts, can you name the show in the intro? Tune in and find out.
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applevispodcast297.mp3 (16.47 MB)

Light Detector: Use the Camera on your iDevice to Transform any Light Source into Sound

In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us a demonstration of Light Detector, an iOS app that uses the camera on an iDevice to transform any natural or artificial light source that it encounters into sound. You will hear a higher or lower sound depending upon the intensity of the light.

The Light Detector app can help blind users to be more independent in many daily activities: at home, point your iDevice towards the ceiling to understand where the light fixtures are and whether…

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applevis_podcast_284.mp3 (2.27 MB)

Mac Basics #26: Using Auto Spelling Suggestions With VoiceOver

In this edition of his series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to use auto spelling suggestions with VoiceOver. These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Lion, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.
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applevispodcast258.mp3 (1.74 MB)

Mac Basics #25: An Overview of the VoiceOver Navigation Options

In this edition of his series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge gives us an overview of the VoiceOver navigation commands. These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Lion, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.
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applevispodcast257.mp3 (12 MB)

Mac Basics #1: Starting VoiceOver

In the first of a series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to get VoiceOver running on any Mac laptop or desktop.

These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.

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applevispodcast233.mp3 (1.16 MB)

Mac Basics #2: How to Familiarize Yourself with the Keyboard on a Mac using VoiceOver

In the second of a series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to use the Keyboard Helper feature in OS X to familiarize yourself with the keyboard layout and functions.

These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.

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applevispodcast234.mp3 (1.86 MB)

Mac Basics #8: How to Access Menu Bar, Dock and Desktop

In the eighth of a series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to access the menu bar, dock and desktop when using VoiceOver. These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard. In Mountain Lion, only VO+M for Main Apple Menu, and VO+MM for Status (now called Extras) menu. To access Spotlight, navigate within Extras menu or use the Mac short-cut key Command+Space.
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applevispodcast240.mp3 (2.81 MB)

Mac Basics #11: How to Create and Rename Folders on the Mac with VoiceOver

In the eleventh of a series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to create and rename folders when using VoiceOver. These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.
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applevispodcast243.mp3 (1.26 MB)

Mac Basics #15: How to Turn Off the VoiceOver Trackpad Commander

In the fifteenth of a series of podcasts intended to help new users of VoiceOver on the Mac, David Woodbridge shows us how to turn off the VoiceOver trackpad commander. These demonstrations were recorded on a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard, but the procedure is still the same at the time of posting.
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applevispodcast247.mp3 (2.08 MB)