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Item Chooser: an iOS Feature that Offers Fast and Easy Searching of your iDevice Screen

Posted on Sunday 13 May 2012

In this podcast Victor Tsaran gives us a demonstration of Item Chooser, a tool that has been available in iOS since the release of version 5.
Activated by a 2-fingered triple tap, Item Chooser displays an alphabetical list of all the items on your iDevice's screen. You can search or browse this list, and when selecting an item VoiceOver will tell you where on the screen it is located. Double-tap, and you will be taken to that item.
Item Chooser is particularly useful with Safari, but works well with many other apps and also offers a quick and easy way to locate apps, folders and buttons.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

Notes: Quick and Easy Note-Taking and Sharing Using This Native iOS App

Posted on Friday 4 May 2012

In this podcast Eric Caron gives us a walk-through and demonstration of the Notes application that is pre-installed on iOS devices. The simplicity of this app is actually its strength, as it makes it extremely quick and easy to add new notes, edit old notes and delete what you no longer need. Eric demonstrates that Notes also offers a convenient way to transfer text to and from your iDevice using iCloud and Mail.

iOS, iOS Apps, New Users, Walk-through

3rd Generation iPad: More on How to Setup and Customize Your New iOS Device

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012

In this podcast Garth walks us through some of the things you may want to configure when you first setup a new iOS device. This includes changing the function of the side switch on an iPad from mute to rotation lock, enabling iTunes Match and home sharing, adding an auto text and adding a Twitter account.
This is a follow-on to Garth's earlier podcast, in which he talked us through the unboxing and initial setup of a 3rd Generation iPad.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

Enabling and Using the Emoticons Keyboard on Your iOS Device

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012

In this podcast Wild Man Joe walks us through the process of enabling and using the emoticons keyboard on your iOS device.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

3rd Generation iPad: Unboxing and Initial Setup of VoiceOver, the Rotor and Email

Posted on Tuesday 20 March 2012

In this podcast Garth talks us through the unboxing of a new, 3rd generation iPad. He shows us what comes in the box, and compares the look and feel of the new iPad with the original iPad 1. He then walks us through some of the initial setup, including the configuration settings for VoiceOver, the rotor and language selection. Finally, he demonstrates how to add an account to the native email app.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

An Introduction to Twitter Integration in iOS 5

Posted on Saturday 10 March 2012

In this podcast Kieran gives us an introduction to the Twitter integrated in iOS 5. He shows us how to add your Twitter account to your iDevice, and then demonstrates how this enables you to post tweets directly from iOS and a number of 3rd party applications. Finally, he gives us a quick walk-through of the official Twitter app, which can be used to post to Twitter and see what the people you follow are tweeting.

iOS, iOS Apps, New Users, Walk-through

App Roll-Backs: How to Reinstall the Previous Version of an iOS App

Posted on Thursday 8 March 2012

In this podcast Scott shows us how to roll-back to a previous version of an app. This is useful for those occasions when an app update introduces accessibility issues for VoiceOver users. To have this roll-back option available, it is good practice to update apps directly on your iDevice and check the usability of the new version before you sync with iTunes.
Our thanks go to RoosterLoop, who has kindly created some new audio effects for the AppleVis Podcast. We were very pleased to see the old ones retired!

iOS, iOS Apps, New Users, Walk-through

Exploring Some of the Advanced Features of the Reminders App

Posted on Monday 20 February 2012

In this podcast Eric Caron revisits the iOS Reminders app to show us some of its advanced features. These include:

iOS, iOS Apps, New Users, Walk-through

Using Reminders to Create and Manage Tasks and Lists

Posted on Sunday 12 February 2012

In this podcast Eric Caron gives us a demonstration of how to use the iOS Reminders app with VoiceOver.

The Reminders app was introduced in iOS 5, and offers basic functionality for managing tasks and to-dos. It also has support for geolocation alerts. Although not as feature-rich as some of the task manager apps that you will find in the App Store, Reminders has enough basic functionality to satisfy the needs of most iDevice users.

iOS, Walk-through

6 Steps For Keeping Your iDevice Safe and Secure

Posted on Sunday 12 February 2012

In this podcast AnonyMouse gives us 6 tips for safe and secure use of an iDevice.

Tip 1: Enable Auto-Lock
Tip 2: Enable Passcode Lock
Tip 3: Securely Access Mail, Corporate and Web mail
Tip 4: Browse the Web via Safari
Tip 5: Use Wi-Fi Safely on the iPhone
Tip 6: Set Device Usage Restrictionss

Information as promised within the podcast of options for web filtering by using your DNS:

OpenDNS Family Shield Resolver.
See below for Policy 1, and Policy 2, and this is what OpenDNS provides on the go.
208.67.222.123
208.67.220.123

Norton DNS:

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

How To: Recalibrate Your iDevice's Home Button

Posted on Thursday 29 December 2011

If the home button on your iDevice seems a little laggy or unresponsive, AnonyMouse shows you how to fix that problem in three easy steps.

Links mentioned in this podcast:
AppAdvice

iOS

How to disable Carrier IQ on your iPhone

Posted on Monday 5 December 2011

The presence of the Carrier IQ Logging Software in iOS has recently caused quite a stir among consumers, bloggers and privacy advocates because of its ability to track everything that you do on your iPhone.

In this podcast AnonyMouse shows you how to disable Carrier IQ with just 4 double-taps.

Read more about the Carrier IQ Logging Software on MacRumors

iOS, News, Walk-through

Sticking On Labels: Making the GetGlue iOS App Accessible

Posted on Monday 28 November 2011

This podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Blind Access Journal.

In this approximately 45-minute podcast, Allison Hilliker and Darrell Shandrow use the new iOS 5 VoiceOver custom-labeling feature to make the GetGlue social-entertainment iOS app accessible. Join us to learn about an exciting, useful iOS feature and have some fun along the way.

Custom Labeling Step-By-Step

iOS, iOS Apps, Walk-through

Enabling And Assigning Custom Vibration Alerts

Posted on Thursday 24 November 2011

In this podcast we take a look at custom vibration alerts, a new feature that was added to the iPhone in iOS 5.

We show you how to enable this feature and then assign a custom vibration alert to a contact.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

A Demonstration Of Over The Air Updates In iOS 5

Posted on Saturday 19 November 2011

In this podcast Jakob Rosin gives a demonstration of how to update to a newer version of iOS on your iDevice without needing to connect to a Mac or PC.

This uses the over-the-air capabilities that were introduced in iOS 5, which mean that you are no longer required to use iTunes.

iOS, Walk-through

Creating Custom Labels In iOS 5

Posted on Tuesday 15 November 2011

A short demonstration of how to create custom labels in iOS 5.

iOS, New Users, Walk-through

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