iPhone101/QuickByte: MagSafe Battery pack from Apple: Not the Fastest, nor the Juiciest, It Just Works… and Works Smart!

Podcast Summary: The MagSafe Battery Pack will not overheat your iPhone and will reverse charge with the iPhone when charging. The MagSafe Battery Pack may not be that mega charger that makes a hero out of itself when you forget to charge your iPhone the night before, however, using the MagSafe Battery Pack will ensure you have juice for an extended period of time. It just works and it works smart. In...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Pronunciation – Let Your VoiceOver Voices Pronounce Words and Names the Way You Want Them Pronounced. Is it Aira or Ira? Jeff or Jawff? You decide.

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101 QuickByte demonstration, Jeff Thompson shows us how to change how vvoiceover pronounces words that just don’t sound right. You can also change the word completely, the choice is yours. Do you have an App or particular word or name that gets mis-pronounced by your VoiceOver voice? You can change that in just a few quick steps. Pronunciation Replacement Go to the Settings icon and single finger...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Setting a sleep Focus for a good night sleep for all concerned, and Siri Announcing all Notifications

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101 QuickByte Jeff Thompson will show you how one can set up a Sleep Focus to ensure a peaceful night sleep and only Allowed Notifications will come through. And, setting up weekday and Weekend settings for the times of your choosing. Basic Settings: Open “Settings” with Siri or a Single finger double tap on the Settings icon.Single finger swipe right down to “Focus” and Single finger double tap...

iPhone101 – Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS – Part 6: Adding a Brand New Email Account To Your iDevice

Podcast Summary: Blind Abilities presents a new iPhone101 series entitled: "Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Adding, Retrieving and  Deleting, Oh My!” This new series provides various in depth demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. Pete Lane walks us through each step of these processes with snappy and thorough presentations.  Part 6...

iPhone101 – Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 4 and 5 – Deleting an Entire email Account, and Adding and Existing email Account to your iDevice

Podcast Summary: Blind Abilities presents a new iPhone101 Series entitled: "Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Adding, Retrieving and  Deleting, Oh My!”  This new series provides a series of in depth demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. Pete Lane walks us through each step of these processes with snappy and thorough...

iPhone101 – Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Part 3, The Mail Preview Feature – Taking a Peek with VoiceOver

Podcast Summary: Blind Abilities presents a new iPhone101 Series entitled: "Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Adding, Retrieving and  Deleting, Oh My!”  This new series provides five individual demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. Pete Lane walks us through each step of these processes in a snappy and thorough presentation.  Part...

iPhone101 – Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 1 and 2 – Deleting Single and Bulk emails and Retrieving the Deleted

Podcast Summary: This new iPhone101 series provides five individual demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. Pete Lane walks us through each step of these processes in a snappy and thorough presentation.  Parts 1 and 2  An Introduction to various ways to delete individual emails, one at a time or in bulk quantities and then the process of retrieving deleted...

Updated! iPhone101 QuickByte: How to Turn on Emergency Bypass on iPhone for Calls and Texts. Don’t Miss That Call!

Podcast Summary: Welcome to another iPhone101 QuickByte from Blind Abilities. In this QuickByte, Jeff Thompson shows how to turn on Emergency Bypass for those specific  contacts for specific moments when you need that call or text. Occasionally you might like to put your phone on silent or put it in do not disturb mode for those times you may be at the theatre or cinema, or you could be in an important meeting. But at...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Adding Locations to the Weather App. How’s Your Weather? How about Montreal, Jacksonville and Colorado Springs?

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101 QuickByte, Jeff Thompson takes us through the native Weather App and demonstrates how to add locations such as cities or airports to the location list. How to arrange the locations in a preferred order and how to change from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit. Join in and learn how to add family, friends and points of interests to your location list in the native Weather App. Adding and...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Banners, Badges and Sounds, Oh My! Notification Settings for Repeating Messages.

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101 Quickbyte, Jeff Thompson takes us through the Message Notification Repeat settings and Banners, Sounds, Badges and Announcements. The main serving in this QuickByte is the settings for repeat alerts. However, along the way, Jeff shows us what he has the settings set as and gives us a little insight on the reason behind his choices. Go to Settings on your home screen, single finger double tap.Single finger...