AppleVis Podcast

In this edition of his introductory series of podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the settings within iOS to control and monitor battery usage.

In this edition of his introductory series of podcast, Thomas Domville discusses the settings available within iOS to manage Siri. Siri is a built-in "intelligent assistant" that enables users of Apple iPhone 4S and later and newer iPad and iPod Touch devices to speak natural language voice commands in order to operate the mobile device and its apps.

In this podcast, Jonathan Simeone shows us how to access and use the new diverse emoji icon set on the Mac.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge takes a look at just some of the great things that you can do with Siri in iOS 9, including the option on the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to have Siri always listening.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge demonstrates how OS X El Capitan introduces new options for VoiceOver users for interacting with page elements such as toolbars and scrollbars.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge demonstrates how in OS X El Capitan it is now possible to use the Caps Lock key as the VoiceOver modifier key … either on its own or in conjunction with the Control and Option keys.

In this podcast, David Woodbridge demonstrates how in iOS 9 it is now possible to choose which keys on your bluetooth keyboard to use as the VoiceOver modifier keys.

In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through the process of updating to a newer version of iOS using iTunes on a Windows PC. In this demonstration, he is using Jaws on a computer running Windows 7.

In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through the process of updating to a newer version of iOS directly on your iOS device.

In this podcast, Ken Downey shows us how to create new instruments on ThumbJam. He also talks a little about the trickiness of direct touch and how to turn it off temporarily whilst changing settings. ThumbJam is a powerful musical performance experience. You get over 40 high-quality real instruments multi-sampled exclusively for this app. Hundreds of included scales allow you to effortlessly play in any style from rock to classical, whether you are a musical novice or a seasoned professional. ThumbJam makes use of tilt and shake to add vibrato, tremolo, note bends, and volume swells for more realistic and expressive results. It supports up to five (eleven on iPad) simultaneous touches and up to 24 voice polyphony, for each of up to 8 loaded instruments! Delay and stereo reverb add depth to the sound, and a resonant lowpass filter gives you more tone shaping power. Put on your headphones or plug in to your home stereo to experience some of the highest quality instruments in the App Store. Build your own loops from the ground up or import your favorites and jam from there. Layer as many loops as you want, with different instruments for each. Export your loops as audio files or Ardour DAW sessions via WiFi. Copy and paste audio from other apps using Sonoma Wire Works AudioCopy/Paste as well the general pasteboard, via email, AudioShare, iTunes Document Sharing, or open directly in another application. Supports Audiobus and Inter-App-Audio for streaming sound to/from other apps in real-time, including state save/restore with Audiobus2. ThumbJam is a US$8.99 download from the iTunes App Store

In this podcast, Ken Downey gives us a demonstration of Sonic Office Smash, an iOS app that lets you vent your frustrations with modern office equipment: Pick up a hammer and bash that malfunctioning coffee maker to pieces. Or take off that fine Italian pump and unleash your fury on that paper-jamming photocopier once and for all! Once you’ve chosen your weapon and target, swing and shake the iPhone, iTouch, or iPad, to hear the sounds of your wrath being inflicted. Watch your progress on the SMASH-O-METER to know when the office equipment has had enough. Although certainly not fully accessible, Ken shows how this app can still be used with VoiceOver. Sonic Office Smash is a US$0.99 download from the iTunes App Store

In this podcast, Ken Downey gives us a demonstration of Songbird, an iOS app that turns your iPhone into a wind instrument. The key features of Songbird include: Real instrument sounds Tap, slide, shake, tilt, blow Express music with your whole body Play in any key Richly satisfying breath response Will not feedback in noisy environments Plays with iPod/music apps in the background Learn songs and music easily with tabs Tabs scroll with backing tracks and speed control Tasteful reverb and delay settings Breath or Touch input Extra instruments from around the world available for free Although certainly not fully accessible, Ken shows how this app can still be used with VoiceOver. Songbird is a US$4.99 download from the iTunes App Store

In this podcast, Ashley B shares a tip for deleting alarms under watchOS 2, where there are currently some accessibility issues if you attempt to do this with VoiceOver.

In this podcast, Alex Hall explores some of the new accessibility features in OS X 10.11 El Capitan, released on 30 September 2015.

In this podcast, Darrell Bowles gives us a walk-through and demonstration of SermonAudio, a free iOS app that offers access to the world’s largest library of free MP3 sermons from thousands of different speakers.