Tech Abilities: Oh Twitter, how have you grown. Jaws in the System Tray Alt Text is worth a thousand words, sorta. Air Pods 3? Yes, Really!

Podcast Summary: the crew gathered in the Blind Abilities studio and covered a lot of ground in the tech tidbits and news from around the accessibility community and more. Jeff does 3 demos on Twitter Blue, Twitter Alt Text and Twitter Shortcut keys. Callie changes her ID, or did she really? And working from home, or not? Join us for this episode of Tech Abilities and be sure to give us some feedback and suggestions by calling 612-367-6093 or...

iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where

Podcast Summary: iPhone101: Updating Apps Automatically or Take Control of What Apps Update When and Where Blind Abilities presents another episode in their iPhone101 Series. Today, Pete Lane walks us through the process used to arrange our iOS Settings to allow for the “manual" updates of apps in the App Store. Why manual updates you might ask? Every once in a while, we encounter an update that present some kind of a problem, either...

Tech Abilities: And then there was 2. Netflix says Stop it! State IDs, Rugged Cases for Air Tags, Apple says Drain is OK and Intervals Timer is High Intensity and so is Callie’s Pop Culture!

Podcast Summary: First of all, where is Serina? Hmm. Callie Gray and Jeff Thompson take over the Blind Abilities Studio to bring you another Tech Abilities show filled with news from around the World with that tech tidbit dose we all crave. Would you use a Memoji on Zoom? How’s your feed on Instagram? You can change that now. Yup. You can check out the topics and links below, follow the timeline and use the Chapters...

The New Technology Center at Lighthouse Guild is Open for Everybody! 

Podcast Summary: Lighthouse Guild President and CEO, Dr. Calvin Roberts, and Chief Operating Officer, Paul Misiti, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to share the great news about the new Technology Center at Lighthouse Guild. With the launch just behind them, Dr. Roberts and Paul explain why the Technology Center is so important to not only students and clients, but to developers as well. The Technology Center is for...

Discover NaviLens: The cutting-edge technology for the Visually Impaired that now navigates with 360 technology!

Podcast Summary: Our guest on Blind Abilities today is Javier Pita, CEO of NaviLens Corp. Today we bring Javier in to the Blind Abilities Studio to give us an update on the NaviLens App, available on iOS and Android. Join Jeff and Pete as they delve deeply into the latest updates of the NaviLens App with Javier, and chat about many of the other useful features of this remarkable App which could have a profound impact on how we...

Envision Glasses are at CSUN 2022! Check Them out and listen for breaking news coming out of CSUN from Team Envision and download the Envision AI App for iOS and Android.

Podcast Summary: Karthik Kannan joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio in this informative episode about the Envision Glasses and the Envision AI App. Team Envision is proudly demonstrating the Envision Glasses at CSUN at booth 1011 and you can schedule an appointment and get your personal demonstration with hands-on with the Envision Glasses. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements that...

Tech Abilities: Just a Peek Apple? Amazon Prime Price Hike, Accessible Comic Books, Uber Rating You, CSUN and More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective.

Podcast Summary: Serina Gilbert, Callie Gray and Jeff Thompson meet up in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk Tech Tidbits and news from around the Blindness community and some Pop Culture that enhances the daily grind. Is Apple’s Peek Performance just taking a peek at what performances are to come? Tricky little play on words there, Tim Cook.  Uber ratings that the drivers give you are now exposed. Check out the demo to see your ratings....

RealSAM Pocket Launching in the U.S. Soon! Voice Activated Smart Phone for Calls, Newspapers, Podcasts, Books, Messages, Assistance and Much More, Just by Using Your Voice!

Podcast Summary: Brendan Lewis joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio and gives an overview of the RealSAM Pocket.  The RealSAM Pocket is the easy to use Mobile Phone, especially designed for people with Sight Loss. RealSAM Pocket is able to Make Calls, Read Messages, listen to Books or Newspapers and get Assistance just by Using your Voice. No need...

iPhone101 QuickByte: Punctuation: Do You Want to Hear a Comma, a Period or a Question Mark? Proof Reading, Maybe, All the Time? Maybe Not. Math and Science Specific? Maybe So.  Choosing System Punctuation Groups and Creating Custom Groups.

Podcast Summary: In this iPhone101/QuickByte from Blind Abilities, Jeff Thompson takes us through the Punctuation System Groups and Creating Custom Groups. You can determine if Voiceover reads aloud Some, none or All punctuation. Imagine your email reading back like this: Hi comma Everybody comma How are you all question mark I am fine period  This can be annoying unless you are proofreading a paper, legal document or maybe...

Tech Abilities: Windows 11, Notifications Disappearing, New Gucci Bag, Getting a Pet Dog as a BVI and a Lot More Tech Tidbits and News from a Blindness Perspective

Podcast Summary: The Tech Abilities crew gathered in the Blind Abilities Studio to cover news and tech tidbits from a Blindness perspective. Serina, Callie and Jeff are joined with Jesse and they cover a lot of topics from the new Gucci Bag for the Air Pod Max Headphones for only $980 Microsoft 11, Aira and the Puppy Bowl Webcast, getting a pet dog as a Blind person, Instagram and Accessibility and much more.  Marlon and Tre make a...