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A Guide to Accessible Imovie Production

Posted on Monday, March 11, 2019 by Eli

The task of making an I-movie production will most likely require some form of trouble shooting as some systems have minor changes in the ways that the program reacts. It is highly recommended that key commands for Apple’s VoiceOver have been well practiced. This guide pertains to iMovie version 10.1.10 running on MacOS Mojave 10.14.1. Users who are using earlier versions of the program will have different results though some information in this article could be useful. From this point…

7 comments : last update or comment 4 weeks ago

iOS 12 Shortcuts for the Beginner

Posted on Monday, February 11, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong
Creating Shortcuts A Narrative Guide for the Befuddled Beginner iOS 12 introduced shortcuts: a way for you to combine a set of steps to accomplish a task. People who program would call this a script. In fact an app or software program is nothing more than a very sophisticated set of steps designed to accomplish a task. If you ever wanted to learn programming, you can start right now to create shortcuts. It's a great way to get your feet wet and find out if computer programming is for you…
4 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

A Guide to Cleaning and Speeding up Your Slow Mac

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 by Tyler

For macOS Ventura

Intro

If you’re a Mac Voiceover user, there’s one thing you absolutely hate hearing, that an app is “Not responding.” This may happen occasionally and only last for a few seconds, causing only minor annoyance, or it can happen frequently and significantly disrupt your workflow.

If it happens frequently or for more than a few seconds at a time when performing basic tasks, there is likely an underlying problem with your Mac, either software or…

19 comments : last update or comment 3 weeks ago

Using iTunes to Restore your iOS Device

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2018 by tunmi13

This guide explains how to restore your iOS device using iTunes.

Requirements

You must have iTunes installed on your PC or Mac before you can follow this guide. You can download iTunes for Windows 64-bit here or download Windows 32-bit here.

You can also get the Mac version by using this link.…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

Guide for quentin c's playroom on iOs using Safari

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by Sabrina

Guide for quentin c playroom on iPad

Things you need:
1: an iOs device, preferably an iPad
2: a bluetooth keyboard,optional but reccomended

Quentin c's playroom is available as an app on Windows. I have found a way to make it work on iOs using Safari. It is very easy once you have learned it.
To get started, go to www.qcsalon.net. Navigate to the heading that says quick links and then browse to where it says play…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

How To Use Gestures Instead of Buttons for Home, Notifications, and More

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018 by mehgcap

Intro

When iPhone X was released, it introduced a few swipe gestures to replace the Home Button. In iOS 12, Apple brought similar gestures to iPad, even the models that still have a home button. It seems like this new way of doing things is here to stay, so I wanted to try to demystify it. The below applies to all iOS and iPadOS devices I know of, running version 12 or newer.

The Concept

The basic idea is this: you take one finger, place it on the very top or…

12 comments : last update or comment 3 years 2 months ago

how to add music to an IPhone

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2018 by maxi

In this guide, I will show you how to add music to an IPhone through ITunes on windows pc.
1. Add the music to the ITunes library. To do this, press ctrl+o and navigate to the location where you keep your music and then select the songs that you want to add.
2. close ITunes because then it opens automatically and detects your Iphone correctly.
3.. Plug in your IPhone.

4. Select the music from the ITunes library.
5. Right click and select "Add to device…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

Navigating, and using Tabata Stopwatch Pro

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 by Tristo

Tabata Stopwatch Pro is a great app, and it is easy to use.
When opening the app, it will sound something like this.
Tabata Stopwatch Pro
When swiping right, it will say Press play to start
After swiping right again, it will say Loaded Preset Tabata
After swiping right again, it will say Last workout x days ago
Swipe right, it has an inspirational quote. For example “Believe you can, and your half way there.” Theador Rusavelt.
Swipe right again,…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

A Guide to Creating or Selecting Vibrations for Alerts on the iPhone

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018 by tunmi13

Sometimes, a buzz buzz is better than a ding ding during say a meeting or at a conference. If you've ever forgotten to put your phone on silent during an important event, vibrations can help a lot.

?Vibration Explained

On the iPhone, you have options to create, select, and assign vibrations. This is done from the Sound settings on your phone. I'm going to be showing you how to do all of these things, so you can know when your bestie is messaging you, or your mom is…

2 comments : last update or comment 8 months 1 week ago

A Guide to Wifi Cheetah for iOS

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2018 by tunmi13

Introduction

Wifi Cheetah is a tool that allows you to speed up your wifi's connection. This is done by blocking annoying ads, removing unnecessary banners/unnec areas, and channeling it through their servers rather than the main one.

Wifi Cheetah is free to download from the app store. GET

Launching the App

When you launch the app, a welcome screen will…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

iCloud Explained

Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2018 by Tyler

For iOS 17, macOS Sonoma

Intro

If you have multiple Apple devices, you may know that there are many features that allow them to integrate with each other to keep content up-to-date across all of them. In this guide, I will give an overview of how iCloud, the service that facilitates this interconnection, can help you manage and sync your content, as well as how it can help protect your privacy and security. The good thing about it is once you have a few things set up,…

1 comments : last update or comment 2 months ago

A Guide to Touch ID and Passcode settings for iOS and iPadOS

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by tunmi13

In this guide, I'll be teaching you how to use Touch ID on your iPhone, if you have never used it.

Why Is This Guide Necessary?

It may seem like people who are reading this guide already are familiar with TOUCH ID and passcode settings, and it may seem like this guide isn't as necessary, since there is a "Getting Started with your First iOS device" link, but I want to help out people who are just starting with an iPhone.

Requirements

As far as I've heard,…

7 comments : last update or comment 8 months 1 week ago

Youtube-dl, download Youtube videos on the Mac

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Devin Prater
Youtube-dl, download any Youtube video or videos on the Mac for free

In this guide, I’ll be showing you how to use Youtube-dl, the Youtube-downloader, to download a single video, multiple videos, and how to customize Youtube-dl.

Introduction

Youtube-dl is a free tool which is run from the terminal, but I’ll try to make the mysterious Terminal as friendly as possible. First, let’s gather the software we need.

Homebrew: the Terminal’s App store

Homebrew,…

26 comments : last update or comment 1 year 3 months ago

A Guide to Files - A File Manager and Web Browser

Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2018 by tunmi13

Intro

Files was originally known as Downloads Lite. It is basically a file manager, with an in-app web browser kind of like Safari.

Uses of this app: • You can save articles or web pages to look at when you don't have a connection.

• Extract ZIP files and view documents such as the famous DOCX format, RTF (Rich Text Format), TXT, PDF, etc.

Quick Notes

This guide is split according to the app's tabs. For example, everything about the browsing tab is…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

A Guide to EveryCord: An iOS 11 Screen Recorder

Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018 by tunmi13

EveryCord is a new screen recorder for iOS 11 that allows you to record your device's screen. You used to have to jailbreak or get some app that allowed access to it, but now that iOS 11 supports screen Recording, it is now in the App Store.

Introduction

The first time you open EveryCord, make sure to read what it says right next to the Recordings button.

Other than the Recordings button, there is a Settings button which is unlabeled.

The settings button is…

10 comments : last update or comment 2 years 6 months ago

Why I'm still on a Mac: a guide for skeptics and those who feel that grass may be greener with Windows

Posted on Sunday, January 28, 2018 by Devin Prater

Introduction

This article will show you, the reader who uses a Mac with the Voiceover screen reader, exactly why I haven’t jumped ship and fled to Windows 10. I’ll compare the state of accessibility of Windows and Mac as operating systems, features of first-party apps, advancements in first-party screen readers, and the outlook of accessibility at both companies. I will attempt to be objective in this article, so as to present my arguments in a logical and useful way.

The…

17 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

Reading PDF documents on Mac with VoiceOver

Posted on Monday, December 4, 2017 by mestomba

I want to share my current knowledge on achieving this. There may be better ways but this is what I know right now and it works! Follow the recipe below. It may not give you great lasagna but it will give you voiceover on any pdf file you want or need to read on your Mac!
1) Use ‘Preview’ to view the pdf document
2) Make sure you have ‘Single Page’ selected on Preview’s ‘View’ drop-down menu – You may also choose to ‘View Thumbnails’ of the pdf pages
• Single Page view…

3 comments : last update or comment 8 months 1 week ago

The Lure of the Siren Song: Or How to do a Forced Restart on the iPhone 8

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 by sockhopsinger

Since the release of iOS11, one problem a lot of us are having is that the new Siri voices can cause our phone to go silent. Usually, the only way to get speech bak when this happens is to hit that trusty little home button and the lock screen button simultaneously for about eight slow seconds before the phone will be forced to restart. Or, that's how it was until the iPhone 8.

Last night, almost like clockwork, my new iPhone 8 Plus decided that it had been cooperative for far…

5 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

how to downgrade to signed ios versions

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 by Jessica Brown

First, check to see if the version you want to downgrade to is still being signed. Google should do the trick or else idownloadblog.com always posts when an ios version has stopped being signed. Second, go to ipsw.me and download the version you want to downgrade to and download it. Idownloadblog.com also has a downloads page where you can find ios versions. Third, go to your downloads folder and open the file you just downloaded. It should open in itunes. If not, use open in. Fourth, use…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

Getting started with Traveler's Quest

Posted on Saturday, September 23, 2017 by JLYN

As I don't know how to create podcasts yet here is a basic guide on how to use and enjoy Traveler's Quest.

First it may be a good idea to contact the developer of this app thanking them for such an accessible app so hopefully it stays that way.

Once you have downloaded and opened the app and followed all the intro messages it is probably a good idea to find settings on the main app screen and flick right on that screen untill you find the map settings. I turned 3d map…

7 comments : last update or comment 4 years 4 months ago

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