29 January, 2010 @ 5:10 pm by Lioncourt
In the seventh episode of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast, knights Cara Quinn, Eric Troup, Darcy Burnard, Holly Anderson, Steve Sawczyn, and Josh de Lioncourt discuss Apple’s big event to introduce the iPad slate computing device, its accessibility, speculation on how VoiceOver may differ from the iPhone, and what we think it means for the future.
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- Apple Unveils Their Long Rumored Slate Computing Device 27 January, 2010 @ 4:33 pm
After years of rumors, speculation, and legend, Apple has finally lifted the veil over its slate, (or tablet in you prefer), computing device. It’s called iPad, and it’s quite impressive.
The iPad runs an expanded version of the iPhone OS, and therefore includes the VoiceOver screen reader, according to its product page. It looks similar to [...]
- iPhone Quick Tip #6 19 January, 2010 @ 7:30 am
Did you know…
…you can copy an SMS message to the clipboard with VoiceOver. Simply touch the message in the list, whether it is a message you sent or received in a conversation, then use the VoiceOver rotor to choose "Edit". You will have one option if you flick up or down, which is "Copy". [...]
- Skype for iPhone Now Features Accessibility for VoiceOver Users 18 January, 2010 @ 1:00 pm
Skype, the popular VOIP client used by a vast number of visually impaired computer users, has been available on the iPhone and iPod touch for quite some time, but contained an inaccessible contacts list, rendering the app virtually useless. Skype has recently addressed this problem, and the application is now very accessible for both [...]
- Apple Event Scheduled for 27/January/2010 18 January, 2010 @ 11:52 am
After the usual year-end lull in news, things are revving up again in the Mac-cessibility world. Earlier today, Apple sent out official invitations to an event Apple is presenting at 10 a.m. PST on 27/January/2010 in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.
The invitations offer an opportunity to see Apple’s "latest [...]
- iPhone Quick Tip #4 6 December, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
Have you ever wished you could pause an app download on your iPhone or iPod Touch? Well guess what! You can!…
Simply locate the app that is being downloaded (whether it is waiting or loading) and double tap it. The message ‘paused’ will then be spoken after the app name, and the download will be paused.
To [...]