In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to Zuzanka, a recently released iOS app that scans for expiry dates on products.
Description from the App Store:
Having trouble finding the expiration date on the packaging? Can't see the small font that the date is written in? Do you want to check if the product in your fridge is still edible? The Zuzanka app is for you!
- Easily…
In this podcast, Wesley gives us a description and review of the DOQAUS Life3 over-ear wireless bluetooth headphones, which are available from Amazon for $30.
From the manufacturer:
- Up to 52 Hours of Playtime: With up to 52 Hours of listening time in Bluetooth mode, you'll always have music to inspire you. Regardless of whether you want to use the convenience of Wireless Headphones or the long-lasting properties of…
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Randy Rusnak are joined by Tim Schwartz from Life After Blindness to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:
In this podcast, Thomas Domville gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Menus4All, a recently released iOS app that provides access to 500,000 accessible menus in the United States and 250,000 accessible menus in Canada.
From the developer:
Wherever you are and whenever you want The Menus4All iPhone app is the largest network of restaurant menus in one place and all of the menus are fully…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to Matching games for kids Ploppy, A fun card matching game for everyone which lets you play with friends and family together via SharePlay.
Description from the App Store:
There are various theme-based levels with difficulties from 4 up to 70 cards, which makes the game a great fun way to train the memory skills for all ages!…
With the upcoming releases of iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and tvOS 16.2, Apple is introducing a new feature called Apple Music Sing that allows Apple Music subscribers to sing along to their favorite songs. In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to access this on an iPhone.
Key features of Apple Music Sing:
- Adjustable vocals: Users now have control over a song’s…
In this podcast, Tristan Bowen introduces us to Smart Virtual Girlfriend, an iOS app that allows you to chat with a virtual girl who will engage in casual conversations with you, and ask and answer questions.
In the slightly delayed November edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:
In the second episode of his two part mini series, Thomas Domville concludes his in-depth look at Mastodon and the MetaText app for iOS.
In the first episode of a two part mini series, Thomas Domville gives us an in-depth look at Mastodon and the MetaText app for iOS.
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In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to Evidence 111 for iOS.
Description from the App Store:
September 13, 1985, a small town of Farnham, England. Just like every Friday, Chief inspector Alice Wells is on duty. An ordinary night shift is suddenly interrupted by a mysterious phone call - an anonymous caller knows something about the chief inspector that none was supposed to find out…
By default, VoiceOver does not start automatically at the macOS login prompt. In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to change this. The steps to do so are as follows:
On some older Mac models, if FileVault disk encryption is turned on, which is the default, VoiceOver should start when the Mac…
In this podcast, Kushal Solanki introduces us to Vacayit, a free iOS app That aims to make locating travel opportunities accessible for everyone.
From the App Store:
Vacayit makes adventure accessible for everyone. Vacayit helps users easily locate travel opportunities near and far to engage in the world around them in a new and exciting way. Explore a growing collection of unique experiences and…
Welcome to our 1500th podcast. We would like to thank everybody who has helped us in reaching this landmark - everybody who has recorded and shared a podcast and everybody who has been a guest. Thank you all 🙇
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie are joined by Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:
…In this episode, Tyler demonstrates the VoiceOver Text Checker on macOS, a feature that identifies common errors in typed text such as misspellings, repeated spaces, and misplaced capital letters.
This feature can be accessed via Keyboard Commander, and by default is mapped to the letter D. When in a text field, pressing this command should present menus for the types of errors identified in the text, such as misspellings, white space, etc.
At the time of posting, this…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to enabled Low Power Mode on your Apple Watch.
Introduced with watchOS 9, Low Power Mode reduces the amount of power that your Apple Watch uses so that you can save battery life.
Low Power Mode turns off these features
In this podcast, Thomas Domville takes an in-depth look at Podcast Guru, an easy to use podcast player for iOS.
From the App Store:
You want an easy to use podcast player with simple settings and no fuss navigation? You've found your podcast app! We've designed Podcast Guru to install quickly, so you can find the shows you want to hear and start listening in 30 seconds or less.…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates a new feature in iOS 16 that provides a customisable time window during which you have the opportunity to change your mind after you send an email.
With iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 or later, you can schedule times to receive a summary of notifications each day so you can catch up when it's convenient for you. The summary is personalised to you and ordered by priority based on how you use your apps. The most relevant notifications will appear at the top.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville walks us through the process of setting up a notification summary and shows us how they appear in the Notifications Center.
To schedule a…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville demonstrates Parcel - Delivery Tracking, an iOS app that enables you to access tracking information for 300 delivery services, including UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL, TNT, LaserShip, Aramex, OnTrac, China Post, Amazon Logistics and many other carriers.
You can use its widgets to see your upcoming deliveries and the share extension to add a new delivery directly from any other…
With iOS 16, Apple added a new feature for AirPods users called Personalized Spatial Audio. According to Apple, “with Personalised Spatial Audio, the AirPods listening experience is even more immersive,” as you perceive sound individually, based on the size and shape of your head and ears.
Personalized Spatial Audio does this by using the TrueDepth camera on an ‌iPhone‌ to…
In this podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and demonstrates the relocation of the audio messages function in iOS 16. This is now accessed by a iMessage app in the Messages app dock, rather than a button next to the text field where you type your message.
In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to The Klaxo Radio Hour, a free audio-based interactive narrative experience for iOS set in a 1940s radio.
Description:
Pull up a chair and grab a friend for radio's newest detective: Sandra McCall as Kat Keene, Investigator! Kat is a woman with a knack for finding trouble... and she'll need your help to get out of it! You can navigate…
In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:
In this podcast, Thomas Domville takes us deep in to Focus, an iOS feature that helps you reduce distractions and set boundaries. When you want to concentrate on a specific activity, you can customize one of the provided Focus options—for example Work, Personal, or Sleep—or create a custom Focus. You can use Focus to temporarily silence all notifications, or allow only specific notifications—ones that apply to your task, for example—and let other people and apps know you’re busy.
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