AppleVis Podcast

In this podcast, David Woodbridge walks us through the process of adding an additional Apple ID to an Apple TV. This is useful for when you have media bought through multiple accounts.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge demonstrates and orients us to the new iPod Nano 7th generation.

In the second of a series of podcasts devoted to food and cooking, Gwen gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Smart Chef Cooking Definitions, an iOS app that provides definitions of over 300 of the most commonly used terms that you are likely to encounter in recipe instructions. Commonly used French, Italian and Japanese terms are included. When you really understand the definitions of these terms you will be better equipped to re-create your favorite dishes. Smart Chef Definitions can also be helpful at a restaurant, aiding you to better discern the menu in front of you. Smart Chef Cooking Definitions is available for $1.99 from the iTunes App Store.

In the first of a series of podcasts devoted to food and cooking, Gwen gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Cooking, an iOS app containing all the little bits of information and rules of thumb that you need to really use and understand your recipes - what can be substituted for buttermilk or baking soda in a pinch, how many bananas it takes to make 1 cup of slices, how many cups are in a pint, what temperature an oven should be set to if the recipe calls for a "moderately hot" oven, etc. KnowledgeBook: Cooking compiles all this information in one place, and adds much more: what can be substituted for buttermilk if you don't have vinegar? How many US cups are in an Imperial pint? (or an Australian pint?) What does it mean to papillote something? How should a slow cooker recipe be adjusted at high altitude? What temperature in Fahrenheit does Gas Mark 6 on a British stove correspond to? With sections for Yields and Equivalents (including canning yields), Substitutions, general cooking terms, Measurement conversions, and High-Altitude considerations, KnowledgeBook: Cooking aims to be a one-stop reference for all the "extra" information needed to help you understand your recipes and get to Cooking! Cooking is a free download from the iTunes App Store.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge hives us a walk-through and demonstration of how to move or hide icons on the home screen of your Apple TV.

In this podcast, Melissa Roe gives us a walk-through and demonstration of MaxEmail Fax, an iOS app that enables you to send and receive faxes on your iPhone. Send faxes by: • Taking a picture of your document • Adding photos from your Camera Roll • Attaching PDF files directly from your DropBox, Google Docs, iDisk, or any WebDav service. Receive faxes and voice mail: • View faxes received on your MaxEmail number • Listen to voice mail received on your MaxEmail number • Send any received faxes out as a new fax MaxEmail Fax is a free download from the iTunes App Store, but a subscription to the MaxEmail® Internet Fax & Voice Mail Service is required to actually send or receive faxes.

In this podcast, Ken Downey gives us a demonstration of three music generating apps for iOS devices: 1. SoundZen is a new concept for music. It allows you to generate constantly evolving and changing music with no effort at all. 2. Conway’s Composer lets you experience Conway’s Game of Life in a whole new way — with sound and color! 3. Music Ball is a simple sound toy app. Just touch the screen and enjoy music. SoundZen is a free download from the iTunes App Store. Conway’s Composer is a 99 cents download from the iTunes App Store. Music Ball is a free download from the iTunes App Store.

In this podcast, Ken Downey gives us a detailed walk-through and demonstration of Monolith Loop, an iOS app for creating ambient music on your iDevice. The app allows you to compose music in an interactive and fun way - each tap of the screen creates a ripple of sound, which spreads and reacts with any other ripples to create relaxing ambient loops. Monolith Loop is a free download from the iTunes App Store.

In this podcast, Walei gives us a demonstration of how to perform some tasks on the new YouTube App for iOS 6. The two things that are demonstrated are how to sign in and how to control playback without leaving the app. Below are some written instructions from Walei to clarify the process you hear demonstrated: 1. Signing in: To Sign in, find the guide button which is on the top left corner of the main screen when the app is launched. Then the sign in button will be on the top near the right corner. If you double-tap on it, the app will ask you for your account and password. 2. Pause/Play: When playing a video you can get the play/pause button to appear by double-tapping on the add channels button. It is located on the top third of the screen. Note: you might have to find it by exploring instead of swiping right. Once you double-tap on add channels, you can swipe right to get to the play/pause button. double-tap on it and it will pause or play. Sometimes it doesn't activate the first time you double-tap, so you might need to double-tap again. Note: For some reason, on the iPhone 4 I can't swipe right from the add channels button to the play button. I have to find the button by finding it with my finger. On the iPhone 5 however, I'm able to swipe right from the Add channels to play button with no problems. 3. Rewinding/Fast Forwarding: Exactly to the right of the play button is a control for rewinding and fast forwarding. VoiceOver announces that you can swipe up or down to adjust but that's a lie. You can swipe right from the play button and double-tap on the Adjustable control then you can double-tap and hold and swipe right or left to fast forward or rewind. This isn't the most convenient way to control playback on YouTube, but it's some kind of solution. The YouTube app is a free download from the iTunes App Store.

In this podcast, Talksina gives us a demonstration of Audio Switcher, a Mac OS X utility that allows you to quickly switch your audio input/output between different components. Audio Switcher sits in the Status Bar, making it conveniently accessible from any application. Audio can automatically switch to a given device if selected in the preferences. Place it in your Login Items and it will be available whenever you login. Audio Switcher can auto select any device you choose whenever the device is inserted or if the device is available at launch. Audio Switcher can be downloaded from MacUpdate.com

IN this podcast, Talksina demonstrates the Jaksta app for Mac, which allows a user to record streams and which is VoiceOver user friendly. Please note that both the podcaster and AppleVis do not condone any type of piracy, but only legal ways of using this app.

In this podcast, Janet Ingber shows us how to setup and use the VIP mailbox that was introduced in iOS 6. The VIP mailbox allows you to filter the important email that you get throughout the day. We all have a few senders that we certainly don’t want to miss messages from - our partner, our children, our family, our boss, and so on. VIP allows you to choose which contacts are to be listed in this inbox. You can also assign custom sounds and alerts to notify you when you receive messages from one of your VIP senders.

In this podcast, Michael Hansen gives us a walk-through and demonstration of the official Twitter app for iOS. The version demonstrated is 5.0.3, which has addressed some of the accessibility issues that were present in the first version 5 releases. Although still not perfect, for many this will have all that they want from a Twitter app, with the added benefit that it integrates into iOS. The Twitter app is available for free from the iTunes App Store

In this podcast, David Woodbridge takes a look at two features of the latest software update to the Apple TV. The first is the ability to rearrange onscreen icons, in much the same way as you can on other iOS devices. The second feature is the accessibility menu, which enables you to quickly enable or disable VoiceOver and captioning.

In this podcast, Melissa Roe provides a detailed guide on how to use the Netflix app on your iOS device. Melissa demonstrates that although the app offers a number of issues for VoiceOver users, it is still usable, so you should not let these issues deter you from using Netflix. The Netflix app is available for free from the iTunes App Store, but you will need a subscription to access content.