A Couple Of Recent Podcasts From Me And A New Podcast Feed

A few weeks ago I did episode 8 in my Windows 10 Narrator Series which was on using Narrator on the web.

I have also a new podbean.com podcast for the Vision Australia Vision Store where I will be posting tech demos from the Store.

For example, you’ll see a demo on how easy it is to use Apple Pay to pay for items from the Vision Store.

http://VACast.podbean.com

Or search for David Woodbridge in the iTunes Store and you’ll find this one and my personal iSee podcast.

Vision Australia is now Selling the Galaxy Bar Code Reader

For folks that have been waiting, the wait is over, you can now order the Galaxy Mate from Vision Australia.

Ring 1300 847 466 or email [email protected]

Last Week I Did a Talk On The Rivo 2 Keyboard on Accessible World Tech Talk

I still think the Rivo 2 keyboard is a great device and was glad to share the info with listeners.

http://accessibleworld.org

Ear Hockey Now Available In The Microsoft Store In Australia

The Microsoft Garage Project released a game late last year called Ear Hockey, and now you can download it from the Australian Microsoft Store on your Windows 10 PC and play it to your hearts content.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/profiles/ear-hockey/

Folks Have Been Asking Me Lately About My bluetooth App Driven Coffee Machine

I’ll explain how this works, but a few tips and warning about its functionality for VoiceOver or Talkback users.

HomePod And I Think the Apple Watch Siri Voice Has Now Been Improved

Next time if you use Siri on the HomePod or Apple Watch, you may notice that the Siri voice sounds a lot more yuan. Apple just updated it with no fuss or bother, which in itself is great to see these senseless updates plus we get a better sounding Siri voice.

In this weeks show.

Humanware Interview With Blake Ison

Catching up with Blake to see what is new from Humanware.

Some Not So Good News on the Orbit Reader 20

Due to Manufacturer issues, Vision Store can no longer provide the Orbit Reader 20 for sale, we currently have no stock, and are not even sure if we will get future units.

For the moment we are recommending the Brailliant 14 as a possible alternative.

Blind Bargains Audio Interviews from ATIA 2019

Quite a few of interesting product interviews to listen to.

Also remember that besides the website, you also have the app which can make getting to things a lot more easy.

http://www.blindbargains.com

FaceTime Group Calling Now Fixed

As I talked about a few weeks ago, this bug has been fixed with a recent iOS update, so be sure your device is up to date if you plan on using FaceTime Group calling.

Interview with Tony Burrett from Bindi Maps - Indoor Way Finding

In this show, David catch’s up with Tony from Bindi Maps to talk about indoor navigation via beacon technology.

https://www.bindimaps.com

Clew Indoor Navigation app

An interesting Augmentative Reality (AR) app running on an iPhone to allow people who are blind to find their way back from a destination to a starting point for indoor navigation.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clew/id1268077870?mt=8

Get 30 free minutes with Aira’s New Promo Seven Day Trial

This 30 minute promo trial allows users to take the Aira service for a spin by using the camera on their smart phone.

https://aira.io/free-trial

Apple Apologises for its Eavesdropping FaceTime Group calling Bug

In short, its fixed and an update version of iOS 12 coming out to fix the issue.

FaceTime calling group server down until fix, but FaceTime to FaceTime direct  calling not affected.

https://www.cultofmac.com/604180/apple-apologizes-for-its-eavesdropping-facetime-flaw/?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

From Macworld - 5 Things We Learned from the Apple Financial Report for the Last Quarter

Ok iPhone numbers we down, but given what is happening in the rest of the world it isn’t to surprising.  

https://www.macworld.com/article/3336140/apple/5-things-we-learned-from-apples-latest-quarterly-results.html

New Sessions At Apple Stores - Today At Apple

Via the Apple Store app it is easy to book in to these many free sessions across Apple Retail Stores and learn about the various things you can do with your Apple products.  I’m particularly excited about sessions on the Health app and getting the most out of the Apple Watch for fitness.

https://www.apple.com/au/today/?afid=p238%7Csu9u6uTvB-dc_mtid_18707vxu38484_pcrid_273646997652_&cid=aos-au-kwgo---slid--product-

Microsoft Office Now Available on the Mac App Store

At last, you can get Microsoft Office from the Mac App Store.  Makes it much easier to access Word, Outlook etc.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/24/18196087/microsoft-office-apple-mac-app-store-download

Yes It Is Now Here - Commonwealth Bank of Australia Has Apple Pay

Finally, another of the major banks in Australia is now supporting Apple Pay which is great for blind or low vision folks particularly with an iPhone or Apple Watch.

https://www.commbank.com.au/digital-banking/mobile-payments-wearables/apple-pay.html

Apple’s New Accessible Coding Resources for Swift Playgrounds

Whilst this is currently available in the UK and US, hopefully we will see the same material provided in Australia, watch this space.

http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/posts/apples-new-accessible-coding-resources-swift-playgrounds

The Just Completed ATIA 2019 conference

It’s been hard to track down much information on this years conference, but Blind Bargains has apparently a number of interviews coming out over the next few weeks.  Visit Blind barons website or download their app.

http://www.blindbargains.com

High Tech Batons Allow Blind Musicians to Follow the Conducter

This is what technology is all about for me, breaking down barriers, musicians who are blind can now play in an orchestra.

As I said on the program, I’m not sure if this product is available commercially yet.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/15/hi-tech-batons-allow-blind-musicians-follow-conductor-first/

In this weeks show amongst other tech news, David explains how he goes about producing his podcasts on his podcast feed which can be found at:

http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com