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Today on the show Steven and Shaun are joined by friend of the show Michael Babcok to help us answer some of our listeners’ burning questions in our ‘Ask Mickey Anything’ special.
Questions coming up include finding out which podcast app is the best, how to get ChatGPT to summarise and explain PowerPoint presentations to you, why audio description is on a show on one network but not the other, and where do you get those Table Coasters Steven keeps talking about?
During the episode Michael refers to an episode of Unmute Presents which he hosts and shared a particular episode on an app to tune your guitar. You can listen to that episode here.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
3:12 - Question - Camille is Looking For A Podcast App
8:59 - Question - Dave on Text Expanders
17:54 - Question - Jim on the Zeitgeist 2
18:57 - Question - Kerry on LIDAR
28:08 - Question - David on Getting A I Description for PowerPoint
35:32 - Question - Ronnie on Staying Together in a Crowd
41:02 - Question - Tracey Asks About Meta Ray-Ban Glasses & BlindShell
44:01 - Question - David on Audio Description
47:10 - Question - Larry Wants Table Coasters
48:54 - Question - Willy on Chat GPT
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today on the show Steven and Shaun grab a coffee and sit back to listen to your emails and voicemails which discuss various topics including the challenges of support services, community feedback, and upcoming Q&A sessions.
They begin with a special feature from friend and long-time listener Michael Babcock into the issues surrounding Siri's interruptions in iOS and how to resolve it in your iPhone’s settings.
Listener emails discuss personal user experiences with the iPhone 16 Pro, and the functionality of Meta Smart Glasses in conjunction with Aira. Also the challenges of integrating AI into everyday technology and the high costs associated with specialist tech for the blind community.
Note: Double Tap is off Monday 14th October as it is Thanksgiving in Canada. The show returns on Tuesday 15th October with a special AMA edition featuring Michael Babcock taking on your questions.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
5:16 - Michael Babcock on How To Stop Siri Interrupting Itself
10:14 - Voice Mail - Ronnie Is Looking for the Double Tap Gift Guide
12:21 - Voice Mail - CC on Audio Quality on Podcasts
16:20 - Voice Mail - Eden is Having Problems With the iPhone 16 Pro
24:17 - E-mail - Gayle on Recording Audio from the Meta Ray-Bans
27:40 - E-mail - Gordon on Using Aira on the Meta Ray-Ban Glasses
35:13 - Contact Us
35:31 - Voice Mail - Elenor on A New A I Skill for Alexa
47:41 - E-mail - Greg on Gratitude for Tech
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today on the show Steven and Shaun find out about some of the latest innovations on show at the VISTA Center Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, and we hear more of your emails and voicemails on a wide range of topics from keyboard monogamy to dancing plants.
The main conversation today focuses on the experiences of listener Kevin Chao who attended the VISTA Center Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneur Pitch Competition recently in San Diego, which gave him to the chance to discover a range of products, including wearable glasses, digital accessibility tools, and smart home devices. There was even a new magsafe-based braille device on show too called the Pocket Dot.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
4:30 - E-mail - Bryan on Steven's Love of Keyboards
12:10 - E-mail - Kirby on Assistive Tech Pricing
14:53 - Voice-Mail - Shazad on Double Tap WhatsApp
16:46 - E-mail - Tom on Bob The Plant
17:34 - Contact Us
17:46 - Talking New Tech with Kevin Chao
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today on the show Steven and Shaun learn about an event coming up from CNIB focused on teaching blind people on the best ways to ensure that we are all aware of cybersecurity and how to keep ourselves safe online.
Shaun speaks to David Kapper-Burch who is the lead for digital technology and training at the CNIB Smartlife Technology Program, and Wendy Hong who is an apprentice on the program. They both discuss the need for vigilance online and what accessible tools are out there that we can all use to keep our data and passwords safe. More details on the webinar and how to register are available on the CNIB website.
Next up, Shaun is back in the spotlight following a number of emails telling us that Meta AI is not in fact in the UK, despite Shaun’s insistence. We hear from various listeners who want to express their annoyance at him, but actually at Meta for not bringing the feature to the UK by now.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
2:19 - C N I B Interview on Cyber Security
31:50 - Contact Us
32:20 - E-mail - Paul on VPN for Meta Ray-Ban
32:35 - E-mail - John on Meta AI in the UK
33:14 - E-mail - Ryan on Meta AI & Ray-Ban Glasses
49:54 - E-mail - T Bone is excited About Meta Advances
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today on the show Steven and Shaun discuss the character limit explosion on social media these days, how Shaun felt after being called blind by a passer by, and we meet Google’s Product Manager for Android, Lisie Lillianfeld.
The guys open the show with their usual banter picking up on Shaun’s recent experience with a passer-by who tried to help him by yelling ‘Blind Guy” to a motorist who was reversing out of his drive. Why did this bother Shaun so much?
And since we’re on irritations, Steven shares his most recent after finding people on social media network Mastodon writing posts up to 10,000 characters long. Is it too much, or is this the path of new social media?
And later in the show the guys are joined by special guest Lisie Lilianfeld, Google’s Product Manager for Android, to discuss the recent implementation of Google’s AI called Gemini into the Android screenreader called Talkback, making it easier to get high quality image descriptions from photos on social media and online.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
11:02 - Steven's Unhappy with Social Media Posts Being Too Long
26:08 - Contact Us
26:20 - Image Description Using Google Gemini in TalkBack 15
49:24 - Get Well Callum
50:46 - E-mail - Stan Prefers Double Tap on YouTube
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today on the show Steven and Shaun dig into the mailbag to listen to and respond to your emails and voicemails.
They begin with a rather troubling admission from Steven about what he did with the remaining mince in his slow cooker, moving on rather quickly (thankfully) to discuss their use of Be My AI and Talkback 15’s new image description feature on supported Android devices.
In the inbox there’s emails from Jeff and Ian on using the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and a rather nice example of how Barri uses Be My AI at home. Plus our good friend and loyal listener Greg tries to calm his beating heart following Steven’s recent thoughts on the cost of specialist tech.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
13:14 - E-mail - Jeff on Meta Ray-Ban Glasses
26:36 - E-mail - Ian on Possible Apple Restrictions on 3rd Party Cameras
28:11 - Contact Us
28:34 - E-mail - Barrie With An Interesting Take On Using Be My AI
31:18 - E-mail - Tom on More Android Please
37:06 - E-mail - Greg on Specialist Tech Pricing
48:33 - E-mail - Jenny on Braille Learning
49:09 - E-mail - Ian on O&M Provision & Sight Loss Support
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
2:18 - E-mail - Kyler on All Terrain Cane, Clocks & More
14:57 - E-mail - John on Problems with the Rogers Ignite TV App
17:15 - E-mail - Will on iOS 18 Voice Problems
19:32 - E-mail - Tom Wants More Android
20:31 - Contact Us
20:43 - Good Maps Indoor Navigation Interview
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Details of the products mentioned and the companies who sell them in the UK and Canada:
Mini Guide: Seeing Solutions (UK) and LS&S (Canada)
Eye Beam Torch: Seeing Solutions, Aspire Consultancy (UK)
Activator Braille Display: VisionAid Technologies (UK) and CNIB Smartlife (Canada)
Voxi Vision: VisionAid Technologies (UK)
Svárovský Cane: Aspire Consultancy (UK)
WeWalk Smart Cane 2: Sight & Sound Technology (UK) and Direct from WeWalk (Worldwide)
Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us [email protected] or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada, on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube.
Chapter Markers:
0:00 - Intro
12:02 - The Mini Guide
21:13 - The iBeam Flashlight
27:43 - The Unpronounceable Cane
33:39 - The We Walk Smart Cane 2
46:55 - The Activator 2 in 1 Braille Display
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Hosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited.
"Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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