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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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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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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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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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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In this episode, Thomas Domville explores the āListen to Pageā feature on iOS 17. This feature allows your device to read aloud the content of a webpage, making it an excellent tool for multitaskers who want to consume text content while on the move.
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In this podcast, David Woodbridge introduces us to taptic time-telling. You configure this in the Watch app on your iPhone. When it's on, quickly double-tap the watch face when it's locked to feel the full time, or triple tap for just the minutes. You can choose from a range of vibration patterns that will tell you the time. Think TimeBuzz, but now built in to watchOS.
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In this podcast, Sagar gives us a quick look at NoSleep, a free OS X application which makes it possible to close the lid of your MacBook without this putting it into Sleep mode.
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In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable or disable predictive text and inline predictive text on iOS. Predictive text allows you to write entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, suggested words, emoji, and information appear above the onscreen keyboard. You can double tap a suggestion to apply it. Inline predictions complete the word or phrase youāre currently typing, appearing in gray text. To accept an inline prediction, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing.
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Do you ever get the sense that youāre being monitored on the internet? In this episode, Thomas Domville will demonstrate Appleās Advanced Tracking and Fingerprinting Protection, a fresh addition to the privacy tools in iOS 17.
Picture this: You click on a link, and all of a sudden, advertisements for that exact product begin to appear everywhere. Itās unsettling, isnāt it? This is the effect of cross-site tracking, powered by concealed IDs within links.
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Earlier this year Apple came under some criticism after a report by the Guardian on how Apple hired contractors to listen to a small percentage of anonymized āSiriā recordings to evaluate the responses with the purpose of improving accuracy and reliability.
In response, Apple promised that it would introduce options in a forthcoming update that would allow users to opt out of sharing their audio recordings.
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In this quick tip, Cati gives us a brief tour of the free Through the Bible Radio Network app for iOS
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In this episode, Jonathan Simeone shows us how to add and remove items from the Finder sidebar on macOS.
The Finder sidebar is a list of folders and devices that can be quickly accessed from any Finder window or open and save dialog in macOS. You can choose which categories of items appear in the sidebar by choosing Finder > Settings, (or pressing Command-Comma) clicking the Sidebar button in the toolbar, and selecting the categories you want to include.
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In this podcast, Igna Triay demonstrates advanced audio editing in Ferrite Recording Studio for iOS.
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Apple has updated Siri to answer some simple questions about Covid-19 for users in the USA.
In this podcast, Troy Larson shows us how voice queries like āHey Siri, do I have the coronavirus?ā will lead you through a series of quick questions about symptoms such as a dry cough and shortness of breath.
Siri is by no means a replacement for a medical professional, but its answers have been provided by the US Public Health Service, and Siri can direct you to the Centers for Disease Control website or even prompt you to ring the emergency services.
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In this quick tip podcast, Tyler demonstrates how to create and use text replacements, short snippets of text which are substituted with frequently used words or phrases when typed, and which synchronise across all your Apple devices.
For more information, see:
Replace text and punctuation in documents on Mac
Save keystrokes with text replacements on iPhone
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to customize the email signature that appears automatically at the bottom of every email you send from your iPhone.
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In this podcast, Marco shows us how to delete podcast episodes in the native Podcasts app, which had it's user interface overhauled in iOS11. The option to delete is not immediately obvious, so Marco shows us where to find it using the rotor actions menu or 3D touch.
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In this quick tip, Lisa Salinger gives us a demonstration of Abiding Radio, an iOS app that provides easy access to various streams of sacred music. Quoting from its app store description, "Abiding Radio airs classic hymns of the faith and the best of today's conservative, sacred, and traditional Christian instrumental music."
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In this podcast, Tyler discusses and demonstrates the Grouping Behavior options available for VoiceOver on macOS. These allow you to choose whether VoiceOver requires an action to interact with items in a content area (such as a scroll area) or a group (such as a toolbar):
The four available options are: