AppleVis Podcast
Summary: AppleVis offers a wide range of podcasts covering topics of interest to blind and low-vision users of Apple Devices. Featured topics include walk-throughs and demonstrations of apps, tips on using iOS and Mac OS X, and accessory reviews. This feed only lists the 100 most recent episodes. Visit our website for the complete archive.
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To mark the launch of iOS 6, David Woodbridge has recorded a number of demonstrations in which he shows us some of the most notable changes and new features. In this podcast, he gives us a demonstration of the Accessibility Settings Panel in iOS 6.
To mark the launch of iOS 6, David Woodbridge has recorded a number of demonstrations in which he shows us some of the most notable changes and new features. In this podcast, he gives us a demonstration of some of the new features of Siri in iOS 6.
To mark the launch of iOS 6, David Woodbridge has recorded a number of demonstrations in which he shows us some of the most notable changes and new features. In this podcast, he gives us a demonstration of how to launch apps directly from the App Store in iOS 6.
To mark the launch of iOS 6, David Woodbridge has recorded a number of demonstrations in which he shows us some of the most notable changes and new features. In this podcast, he gives us a demonstration of how to adjust the speed of the Home button in iOS 6 with VoiceOver.
To mark the launch of iOS 6, David Woodbridge has recorded a number of demonstrations in which he shows us some of the most notable changes and new features. In this podcast, he gives us an overview of the major features and accessibility changes in iOS 6.
In this podcast, Cory K discusses a solution that he has found for typing text messages on a computer for sending on his iPhone. The method has some limitations, the most notable being that you have to be using a jailbroken iPhone. You also still need to press the Send button on the iPhone itself. The applications mentioned by Cory in his podcast are: Veency: http://iphonefreakz.com/2008/09/18/cydia-veency-remote-desktop-server-for-the-iphone Tight VNC: http://www.tightvnc.com If you are aware of any other apps that will enable you to send text messages using your PC or Mac, do please let us know by posting a comment.
In this podcast, Melissa Roe walks us through the YouMail Visual Voicemail app for iOS, and explains why she believes that it's a great alternative to the iPhone's regular voicemail service. YouMail offers a number of features not available in iPhone visual voicemail. Due to carrier restrictions, YouMail is only officially supported on AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint and is not available to users on prepaid plans. YouMail Visual Voicemail is a free download from the iTunes App Store
In this podcast, Eric Caron provides updated information and instructions on how to remap the keys on your Mac computer to enhance the VoiceOver experience. Since his original podcast on this topic, the software used by Eric to remap the keys has been updated to offer improved usability and features for VoiceOver users.
In this Podcast, AnonyMouse revisits his walk-through and review of LookTel Recognizer, which has been significantly updated since his last podcast.
In this podcast, Grandma Rachael talks us through Dice With Buddies, a turn based multiplayer dice game similar to yahtzee. Players take turns rolling their way to victory against each other. Once you have made your move you can close the app and you will be alerted when it is your turn to play. You can play against your friends or a random opponent. There is also an offline local player mode available for pass and play. This app has a number of issues for VoiceOver users, but following the suggestions in this podcast will address some of these and help to make the game quite playable. Dice With Buddies is a free download from the iTunes App Store.
In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Muxic: The Music Lover's Music App. Built as an alternative to the native iOS music app, Muxic offers a number of advanced features. These include: Intelligent Crossfading eliminates the gaps between your music, without fading out too early or fading in too late. It analyzes your music to give you that radio-style listening experience you crave. Per-song customization to further refine the crossfading fade-in, fade-out, volume and normalization levels. Volume normalization options that can make your quiet music louder. Genre stations for quick mixes of similar music. Similar artist stations makes playlists based on similar artists that exist in your library. Learn about your music with the artist info screen that has tons of information about the artists in your library, including similar artists, biographies, and more! (Data provided by The Echo Nest). Tweet what you're listening to! Gesture-enabled playlist, library and now playing screens. Advanced playlist capabilities for easy playlist creation and maintenance, including the ability to select whether you want to replace the queue, mix into the queue, or append to the queue whenever you want to add a group of songs. Informative lock screen image to show you what's playing now, and what's coming up soon. Full song scrubbing. Airplay enabled (via the lock screen). Full support for headphone controls. Full accessibility features for visually-impaired users. Instructions built into the app. Ability to turn off crossfading. Muxic: The Music Lover's Music App is available from the iTunes App Store for 99 cents.
IN this podcast, Cherokee Eagle gives us a short walk-through of Conversation Cards, an app that can help bridge the gap between those moments when you just don't know how to get a conversation started. It's also useful for potentially keeping one moving.
In this podcast, Melissa Roe gives us a walk-through and demonstration of TV Guide Mobile, a US TV listings app for iOS. Melissa shows us that for the most part this app is very accessible and simple to use.
In this podcast, Michael Feir gives us a detailed walk-through and demonstration of King of Dragon Pass, an iOS game that blends interactive stories and resource management into an epic saga of conflict, mythology and community. The developer's commitment to accessibility ensures that this game has a strong following among VoiceOver users. It has also earned it a place in our iOS App Hall of Fame. King of Dragon Pass is available from the iTunes App Store for $9.99.
In this podcast, Mellissa Rowe demonstrates the various features of Word press app for iOS one way to keep track of and post blogs in the iOS platform.