AppleVis Podcast

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 is a US$1.99 download from the iTunes Ap...

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: 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.) Press VO-Spa...

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 offers both a free and paid version.

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 recording capabilitie...

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 exactly what you’re doing right now with videos up to 5 minut...

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 for the game, you can customize it for many of those rules. Created by the...

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 so ob...

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 typical game of solitaire where you build all four suits from ace to...

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 a free download from the iTunes App Store

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 or draw until you can discard. Since there are many rules choices for Crazy Eights, you can customize t...

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...

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 th...

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 My Eyes - helping blind see is a free download...

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 both. Voice Dream Reader supports reading PDF and Word documents,...

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. Blind...

In this podcast, Steve Sawczyn discusses the Direct Touch Typing input mode first introduced in iOS 8 and shows how it works with VoiceOver.

In this podcast, AnonyMouse walks us through the process of setting up your iPhone for use with Apple Pay, the recently launched mobile payment and digital wallet service by Apple that lets you make payments using your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. Note: at the time of posting, this service is only available to US users.

In this podcast, Harrison introduces us to Grail to the Thief , a new interactive audio adventure for Mac, Windows and Linux. The game has been designed with the needs of the blind and vision impaired in mind, but can be enjoyed by everyone. It stars Hank Krang, a dirty thief from the near future who recently had a self-aware time machine called the Time Excursion Digital Interface, or TEDI, fall...

In this podcast, Alex Hall takes a look at the Chess application which comes preloaded on all Mac computers. This is a companion to his guide to the Chess app. You can use the Chess application to play chess against the computer or another person, or watch the computer play against itself. You can choose the level of difficulty for each game, get hints from the computer, and make moves using spoke...

In this podcast, Crayton gives us a walk-through and demonstration of QCast, a podcast manager and player for Mac OS X. QCast gives you an accessible and intuitive interface to subscribe and listen to your favorite podcasts. It’s features include: Listen to thousands of podcasts from all over the internet, right from your desktop. Automatically receive new episodes as they are posted. Search for n...

In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher gives us a demonstration of Inquisitor's Heartbeat for iOS, an audio game that catapults the player right into the 1300s at the height of the brutal Inquisition. Accused of heresy for being in possession of a forbidden book, Nicholas Eymerich, the game’s main character is imprisoned in the dungeon of a castle: he must escape from his cell and retrieve the precio...