In this podcast, Lulu Hartgen introduces us to Blindfold Horserace, an audio game for iOS where you race your horse against other horses.
In Blindfold Horserace, you walk or run your fingers on the screen as if the horse is running. You are in post 2 and the other horses are in post 1 and 3. Once you hear the starting bells, race as…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘Touch ID & Passcode’ area of iOS Settings.
This Apple Support page provides more information on how to set up and use Touch ID, a fingerprint identity sensor that makes it easy for you to get into your device.
In this episode, Alex Hall shows us how to look up the definition of a word using Spotlight in macOS.
To do this, press Command-Space from anywhere in macOS to open Spotlight, and type the word you want defined. Then press Command-L, followed by Return, and a window with the definition of the word you searched for will be displayed.
In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us an in-depth discussion and walk-through of one of his most used iOS apps, Audiobooks from Audible.
With an Audible membership, this app provides access to your purchases from Audible’s selection of 180,000+ titles—from best sellers to classics, and everything in-between.
David demonstrates previewing and purchasing a book from…
In this month's edition of the AppleVis Extra, Michael Hansen, Thomas Domville, and Alex Hall speak with Marty Schultz of Kid Friendly Software. Schultz is the developer behind the wildly popular Blindfold series of accessible audio games, with over 25 games currently in the App Store and many more exciting…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘FaceTime’ area of iOS Settings.
This Apple Support page provides more information on FaceTime and how it can be used to make video and audio calls from your iOS devices.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville continues his discussion and demonstration of how you can control your iOS device using a VoiceOver-specific gestures on the touch screen.
Whereas much of his previous podcast was spent in the VoiceOver Gesture Practice Area of the iOS Settings, he now moves to…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates how you can control your iOS device using a VoiceOver-specific gestures on the touch screen.
You can use these gestures to navigate and interact with items on the screen, and enter VoiceOver commands.
In this podcast, Thomas introduces us to these gestures using the area available within the iOS Settings where you can learn and practice…
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the background app refresh settings in iOS. These settings are used to control what apps are allowed to run in the background and carry out routine tasks (such as updating your Twitter timeline or retrieving weather data).
In this podcast, Amber shows us how to find and use the animated emoji available on the Apple Watch.
In this podcast, Tunmi introduces us to Pocket Pond 2, an iOS app that places a virtual pond filled with koi into the palm of your hand.
You can raise, feed, breed, play with, and sell thousands of different kinds of koi. Decorate your pond and make it beautiful. The interactive koi will bite your finger and swim around in response to your touch.
Note: Pocket Pond 2 is totally free to…
In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through the Dropbox app for iOS and demonstrates many of its features. The app and service are free, and it is a powerful solution to help bridge the gap between iOS devices and those devices on other platforms.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the VoiceOver Rotor.
The VoiceOver Rotor provides a quick and convenient way to navigate the screen, input and manipulate text, change VoiceOver settings, and more.
More information on the VoiceOver Rotor can be found in this AppleVis Tutorial.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the About section found in the iOS Settings.
In this episode of his introductory series, Thomas Domville discusses and explores the Personal Hotspot feature available on the iPhone or iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) which lets you share your cellular data connection with other devices.
In this podcast, Cruz1996 introduces us to Accounts 2 Checkbook, an iOS app that offers to replace your paper checkbook with a quicker and more convenient way to track your daily finances.
You can schedule transactions, transfer funds, capture photo receipts, reconcile, view reports, export data, print, and much more. All features of the Accounts 2 app are designed to be quick,…
In this podcast, Scott Davert walks us through [NatureSpace](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/naturespace-relax-meditate/id312618509?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS), an app providing soundtracks to many different types of sounds. This app is a free download in the App Store with in-app purchases. Headphones or a very good set of speakers are recommended to…
In this podcast. David Woodbridge gives us an overview and quick demonstration of Blindfold Vee Ball, a free audio game for iOS.
In Blindfold Vee Ball, using your finger, you roll a ball up a ramp, where it can land in one of several holes on the playing field. The harder-to-reach holes are worth more points, ranging from 10 points to 100 points. If you roll too fast, you will…
In this podcast. David Woodbridge gives us an overview and quick demonstration of Blindfold Pong, a free audio game for iOS.
In Blindfold Pong, you hear one or two balls, and you must move the phone left and right to hit the ball with your paddle. Using head phones or ear buds, you hear the ball heading towards you, and the ball will bounce off of your paddle when it's…
In this podcast. David Woodbridge gives us an overview and quick demonstration of Blindfold Breakout, a free audio game for iOS.
In Blindfold Breakout, you have a paddle, a ball, and a series of bricks. First, tap the screen to launch the ball from your paddle. When it hits a brick, the brick is shattered, and the ball bounces back to your paddle.
To move your paddle,…
In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us an overview and quick demonstration of Blindfold Air Hockey, a free audio game for iOS.
In Blindfold Air Hockey, you have a mallet or paddle, and there's a puck on the playing table. To start the game, hit the puck swiping your finger. The puck heads towards your opponent's goal, where they knock it back to you, bouncing off of the…
In this podcast, Shaun Williams gives us a walk-through and demonstration of OTR Streamer, a free iOS app that offers access to over 5000 episodes of your favorite Old Time Radio shows including:
In this podcast, David Woodbridge discusses and demonstrates the Music app on the fourth-generation Apple TV.
In this podcast, David Woodbridge walks us through the process of buying and watching movies and TV shows on the fourth-generation Apple TV.
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…