Podcasts

In this episode of his series of podcasts looking at the Apple Watch, David Woodbridge demonstrates how to make and receive calls on the Watch.

In this first of a series of podcasts dedicated to Apple Watch, David Woodbridge takes an in-depth look at the device. The demonstration includes:

• Unboxing both an Apple Watch Sport and an Apple Watch
• Setting up the Apple Watch using the iPhone app and the Watch itself.
• Using the Apple Watch iPhone app, including the various accessibility settings for VoiceOver users.
• Navigating and using the Apple Watch interface
• Customizing the Apple Watch…

In this podcast, Alex Hall gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Voice Dream Writer, an iOS app that is fully accessible and was designed with print disabilities in mind.

There are special tools for VoiceOver users to manage the cursor, select text, and find and correct misspelled words by stepping through them. Voice-based…

A number of apps offer the option to buy auto-renewing subscriptions from within the app, from the App Store, or from Apple TV (2nd or 3rd generation). After you buy, you can manage your auto-renewing subscriptions using your computer, iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher shows us how this is done on an iOS device.

In this podcast, Lulu Hartgen gives us a look at the Baby Adopter game from X2line.

Podcast notes from Lulu: Choose a baby to adopt, feed and care for it each day to earn points, save them to buy cool things for your baby's nursery, then go on to furnish and decorate it's surroundings. Follow your baby every day as it grows up. This kind of game is usually inaccessible but not this…

In this podcast, Nano Junky gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Voice Recorder HD.

Nano Junky explains why he chose this app over similar voice recorders, describes its interface and walks us through the settings and options it offers. He concludes with a test recording in which he demonstrates the Audio Boost feature of the app.

Voice Recorder HD…

In this episode, Alex Hall shows us how to change the default app for opening a certain type of file on macOS.

This may be useful if, for example, you'd rather RTF documents opened with Pages instead of TextEdit by default. To make this change:

1. In Finder, navigate to and select a file of the type you want opened with a different app, and choose File > Get info (or press Command-I.)
2. Press VO-Space to expand the "Open with" disclosure triangle if it isn't…

In this podcast, Carla gives us a demonstration of Flood Alert--an application which allows those in England and Wales to easily keep up-to-date with flood forecasts and alerts for their area and nationwide.

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a demonstration of Newsify: Your News, Blog & RSS Feed Reader, an app that lets you organize all your favorite news, blogs, and RSS feeds in one place.

You can download Newsify from the app store here. The app…

In this podcast, Jeff Young gives us a demonstration of NFB Connect, a free iOS app that provides access to the latest news from the National Federation of the Blind.

Download the NFB Connect app here.

In this podcast, Carla gives us a walk-through and demonstration of AmpKit, an iOS app that transforms your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch into a powerful guitar amp & effects studio.

Just attach your electric guitar or bass using an interface, and you will have the option of 30 guitar amps, 30 pedals, 25 cabinets and 8 mics, all based on real-world products.

The app offers…

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.

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Google Translate, a free iOS app that enables you to translate with your voice, camera, keyboard or handwriting.

In this podcast, Juan Alicea gives us a walk-through of Glide - Live Video Messaging, Chat & Text.

This free iOS app allows you to send and receive video messages. What makes Glide different to most other similar services, is that it offers the ability to watch videos live as they're being recorded, meaning that you can show people…

In this podcast, Juan Alicea gives us a demonstration of HeyTell, a cross-platform voice messenger that allows you to instantly talk with friends and family.

No account is needed -just start the app, choose a contact, and push the button to start talking.

HeyTell is…

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Blindfold Wildcard, an iOS variant of the game "UNO" that has been designed for rapid audio play.

Blindfold Wildcard includes several modes of play, such as discard or draw, and discard or draw until you can discard. Since there are many rule choices…

In this podcast, Juan Alicea gives us a short walk-through and demonstration of iCast 2, an iOS app that enables you to take your online radio talk show on the road.

iCast is used by both the seasoned broadcaster and those seeking an entry point into the world of online broadcasting; iCast is popular amongst field correspondents to stream live interviews and is also used in a variety of not…

In this podcast, Alex Hall gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Blindfold Solitaire for iOS.

Created by the authors of Blindfold Racer, Blindfold Blackjack and Blindfold Video Poker, this game is designed for rapid audio play and is fully accessible without need of VoiceOver.

Blindfold Solitaire includes Klondike 3, the…

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Blindfold Video Poker for iOS.

Created by the authors of Blindfold Racer, Blindfold Blackjack and Blindfold Solitaire, this game is designed for rapid audio play, and is fully accessible without need of VoiceOver.

Blindfold Video Poker is…

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Blindfold Crazy Eights, a fully accessible Crazy Eights card game for iOS which has been designed for rapid audio play.

Blindfold Crazy Eights includes several variants of Crazy Eights, such as discard or draw, and discard…

In this podcast, Alex Hall demonstrates the use of Audio Hijack. This Mac app allows you to record audio from individual apps, the entire system, or any internal or external microphones you have. Better still, it can mix them together, apply effects, adjust volumes, live monitor, and more. If you do podcasts or anything else that requires recording more than one audio source at once, you can't go wrong with this app. It's also fully accessible, as…

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra,  Michael Hansen and Thomas Domville talk with Hans Wiberg, creator of Be My Eyes.

Launched internationally on 15th January 2015, the Be My Eyes app allows blind iOS users to connect with sighted volunteers via live video chat to ask questions about objects or situations that they have encountered.

Hans provides some background to Be My Eyes, discusses the response to the app since its launch, and answers some of the questions which have…

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Be My Eyes - helping blind see.

This recently released iOS app offers to connect blind users with sighted volunteers over live video chat. Using the camera on the iOS device, the blind person can then ask questions about an object or situation that they need help identifying.

Be…

Voice Dream Reader was recently voted the Best Mainstream iOS App of 2014 in the AppleVis Golden Apple Awards.

With advanced text-to-speech and a highly configurable screen layout, this powerful reading tool can be tailored to suit every reading style from completely auditory to completely visual, plus a synchronized combination of…

Update: Since recordomg, the name of this app has been changed from Bored-At-Work Blackjack to Blindfold Blackjack.

In this podcast, AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Blindfold Blackjack for iOS.

Created by the authors of Blindfold Racer, Blindfold Sudoku and Blindfold Cryptogram, this game is designed for rapid audio play, and is fully accessible as it is self-voicing.

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