The poorly communicated sale of Bartender has caused many people to seek alternatives to manage their menu bar apps. While Bartender is still being developed and works as well as it ever did, you might want to consider the open source donationware alternative called Ice for macOS Sonoma and above. That’s why I chose Ice […]
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Are You Baffled by iStat Menus 7’s Interface? Lee Garrett’s ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial Can Help
Whenever I do a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial video, I always tell you about it. I tell you how much fun I had creating the tutorial and what you’ll learn from it. I do this because I’m very proud of the work I do for ScreenCastsONLINE. What I rarely mention is that there are other terrific tutors […]
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How to Use Audio Hijack – Video for SVMUG
Last night I taught the Silicon Valley Mac Users Group how to use Audio Hijack. I’m not telling you that to make you sad you missed it – they recorded the session and produced a high-quality video of the session. It’s not as structured as my ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial but I think it’s still pretty darn […]
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CSUN 2024: Index Braille High-Speed Embossers
Allison interviews Mikael Vikman Sunna, CEO of Index Braille about their affordable braille printers. Index Braille offers a full line of braille printers ranging from small and portable to full-size and high-speed embossers for production use. The Basic-D V5 is a portable tractor-fed braille embosser weighing 16.7 lbs. It handles double-sided braille and prints at […]
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CSUN 2024: ReBokeh iOS App for People with Vision Impairment
Allison interviews Emerson Maggi from ReBokeh about their iOS app that helps people with low vision use their iPhone more easily. Rebokeh is working on a similar app for Android phones. The ReBokeh app makes use of the camera on your existing iOS device and enables adjustments to contrast, brightness, colors, and inversion filters. It […]
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Macstock 2024: Make the Mac Work for You
Allison Sheridan presents several methods to use your Mac faster and more efficiently to get the most out of it at the Macstock VIII Conference held in Crystal Lake, IL. Using a Screen Reader? click here
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Allison Sheridan presents several Tiny Tips to help improve your productivity using a Mac at the Macstock VIII Conference held in Crystal Lake, IL. Using a Screen Reader? click here
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CSUN 2024: XR Navigation Audiom Inclusive Digital Map
Allison interviews Chris Toth, CTO and Co-Founder of XR Navigation. His company provides the Audiom digital map service that is accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. Audiom pulls GeoJSON map data from standard digital maps and renders the information into 3D audio. This audio can be used to navigate to a desired […]
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Advanced Notability Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
Just a bit ago I told you that my ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial video on the foundations of using Notability had been posted, and I teased that the Advanced Notability tutorial would be hot on its heels. In this advanced tutorial, I’ll show you how you can take notes with Pencil or with a keyboard while recording […]
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Notability Foundation Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
One of the apps that I’m passionate about is Notability. Eight years ago I created a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial about Notability and we’ve done several little update and tip videos about this great software. Notability has only become more and more capable since 2016 so we decided it was time for a bottoms-up tutorial. But as […]
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