Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News, and Reviews

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to connect to the VA Video Connect through iOS. Be sure to check out how to connect to VA Video Connect via your computer by clicking this link. VA Video Connect provides VA providers and Veterans a great way to connect […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to connect to the VA Video Connect through a web browser. If you use iOS devices, learn how to connect to VA Video Connect through the iOS app. VA Video Connect provides VA providers and Veterans a great way to connect […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate and review the AfterShokz Trekz Air. The Trekz Air builds upon the evolution of the open ear revolution with their first bone conduction headsets. Since then, AfterShokz establish several bluetooth models that wavered in comfort and style. The Air attempts to resolve […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, Joe Quirk of Mental Vision provides a behind the scenes look at developing the audio game , Circus Masters Revenge and his other projects. Circus Masters Revenge is an immersive audio game in line with Audio Defense that fully captures your imagination through extremely […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, Steve Baskis from Baskis 360 joins us for a behind the scenes look at his studio. Baskis 360 is the latest endeavor from the founder of Blind Endeavors where he engages with hist guests on a variety of topics like research, politics, disability issues, […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate and review Cash Reader. Cash Reader is a basic yet powerful app to recognize currencies from around the world. The app provides a 14 day free trial upon first opening the app. After the trial ends, you will either be limited to […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we embark upon the new topic of health and fitness by discussing and demonstrating how to use Trainer Road. Indoor cycling is a fantastic method for all individuals to achieve their fitness goals. At the most basic level, an indoor bike, trainer with a […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate 3 amazing tricks to show off blind tech skills. A recent Twitter post brought the sighted community down on a visually impaired individual for using their iPhone. The reaction stems from ignorance related to the skills we possess as blind tech users. […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate Alexa’3 simple commands to change playback speed of Audible audiobooks. Audible’s recent announcement on how to alter playback speeds of audiobooks is a feature users clamored for years. After all Audible’s apps offered this option for a long time, and we welcome […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate and review the OCR capabilities of Microsoft Seeing AI and Aira’s Chloe. Seeing AI’s OCR ease of use and OCR efficiency makes it the gold standard which to compare other OCR solutions. I would even say that Seeing AI is more advance […]

Apple Music is coming to an Amazon Alexa device near you. Combining the two biggest names in the delivery of streaming music simply makes sense for both parties.Apple wins by retaining Apple Music customers who are not sold on the HomePod and enticing new subscribers who own Apple devices minus Alexa enabled smart speakers. For […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast we set up iOS 12.1.1 new heart monitoring features and the Apple Watch’s Electrocardiogram (ECG.) The ECG is a unique feature of the Apple Watch Series 4 that detects potential signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib). In order to set up your Apple Watch Series […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast we demonstrate how to preform some basic operations without the home button on an iPhone X. The Home Button acted as a security blanket for many blind and visually impaired individuals as its a semi-physical interface controlling so much. When the iPhone X surfaced, […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, Jesse from the Illegally Sighted Youtube channel joins us in a discussion about accessibility and universal design principals for blind computer users and video gamers. As mainstream companies integrate inclusive design strategies as a fundamental development principal, us blind consumers will actually have multiple […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to quickly check and correct misspelt words with the Voice Over Rotor. Voice Over’s Rotor allows one to edit apps on the Home Screen to selecting, copying, and pasting text with the edit option. The Voice Over Rotor’s Misspell Words feature […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News, and Reviews podcast learn about the different voting options available for us blind and visually impaired voters. We also demonstrate the Electoral Services and Software Express Vote. It is our hope that by knowing the available options and accommodations, more of our fellow blind and visually impaired […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review and demonstrate the Apple Watch Series 4 and WatchOS 5. The Apple Watch Series 4 is the first major update to the Watch product line. As an early adopter of the Generation 1/Series 0, I loved the universal design principals with Voice […]

Welcome to September’s News update. Bill Boules of BlindRehab.Com and the producer of the Field of Vision podcast joined Tim in discussing the latest news from Apple’s announcements during the Apple Event, our expectations related to operating system updates, and our thoughts on the future for tech in our lives. Blind Vet Tech Teleconferences If […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to use Aira’s Guest Access Program. Aira is a service that uses a combination of your smart phone, pair of smart glasses, or a computer to securely connect to a highly trained, professional agent to provide instant access to explore your […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review and describe the Sonos One smart speaker. The Sonos One combines the power of Alexa’s digital assistance with Airplay 2 integration for streaming audio from all Apple devices and sound quality rivaling the HomePod. Additionally one may pair Sonos speakers together for […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we describe and set up a new Amazon Echo. The Amazon Echo is a midrange smart speaker from Amazon. Its capable of providing a midsize room with halfway decent music quality and most importantly Alexa. To follow along, you will need to have installed […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review and rank the four most popular methods one may type on their iOS devices. The four we selected includes the new FlickType universal keyboard in beta, Voice Over’s Braille Onscreen input, Dictation, and touch typing. All options provide a fantastic way to […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how En-Vision America’s ScripTalk works. Reading the labels of most medications and prescriptions remains a very daunting task for us with visual impairments. OCR apps and devices often time struggle to extract the text or group text into segments that makes sense. […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to control our privacy and security settings through the Facebook iOS app. During our Blind Vet Tech News Update for April and Blind Vet Tech teleconferences, we discussed the issues around Facebook and how to secure and protect ourselves and our […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we start our My Healthy Vet demystification series to empower Veterans to manage their healthcare goals. The My Healthy Vet portal for Veterans is the primary method to keep track of your healthcare information, appointments, medications, communications, and much more. Over the last couple […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we continue our “getting Started with Narrator” series. This series enables one to learn the basics of Narrator by bringing the Get Started with Narrator by Microsoft’s Accessibility team support guide alive in a podcast. Our Getting Started with Narrator series is a companion […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we unbox, setup, demonstrate, and provide our initial review about AIRA’s Horizon glasses. We previously published an article on this amazing service that relies on a pair of smart glasses and an AIRA Agent to understand their environments, sort laundry, read a book, and […]

Welcome to April’s edition of the Blind Vet tech News Update. In this episode we announce the times and dates for our Blind Vet Tech teleconferences for May, Windows10 April update, iTunes on the Windows Store, and Microsoft and Apple declare peace. May Blind Vet Tech Teleconferences If you have any questions with life with […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we continue our “getting Started with Narrator” series. This series enables one to learn the basics of Narrator by following along by bringing the Get Started with Narrator by Microsoft’s Accessibility team support guide alive in a podcast. Our Getting Started with Narrator series […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we explore the changes to the Battery settings included in the iOS 11.3 update. In January’s News Update, we talked about the scandal after Apple admitted to throttling the performance of iPhones and iPads base on battery health. In the 11.3 update, apple included […]

Welcome to April’s edition of the Blind Vet tech News Update. In this episode my co-host of the Blind Vet Tech Monthly Tech Talks, Richard, and I announce the times and dates for our calls in March, our favorite features within iOS 11.3, the new Crayon for iPads, moving towards a computer-less world, and protecting […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to use your iPhone to achieve your health and fitness related goals. Whether you wish to count steps, learn new exercises, or find balance in your life, your iPhone with apps like Eyes Free Fitness, Move Sum, and 3 Minute Mindfulness […]

Welcome to the March madness edition of the Blind Vet tech News Update. In this episode my co-host of the Blind Vet Tech Monthly Tech Talks, Richard, and I announce the times and dates for our calls in March, using iOS with Microsoft apps to increase independence, and a review of smart speakers and digital […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate and review Microsoft’s Soundscape. If you are looking for a simple to use app to explore your surroundings, Soundscape is perfect. Its minimalistic design makes it a snap to quickly know where you are and nearby items. The Revolutionary aspect stems from […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we continue our “getting Started with Narrator” series. This series enables one to learn how to use Microsoft Narrator by following along with the “Get Started with Narrator,” located on the Microsoft Support Pages. This series is our companion series to our Monthly Narrator […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we review the three major iOS money reading apps for US bank notes, EyeNote, Money Reader, and SeeingAI. Wile many in the blindness community advocate for the US to adopt tactile bank notes, there is absolutely nothing stopping one from simply integrating one of […]

After the maelstrom of news and concerns we covered in January’s Blind Vet Tech News Update, we are happy to provide hope and optimism for February. First an administrative note. We will continue to post the Blind Vet Tech News update here on the main Blind Not Alone blog. Followers will now receive all of […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we embark upon our “getting Started with Narrator” series. This series enables one to learn how to use Microsoft Narrator by following along with the “Get Started with Narrator,” located on the Microsoft Support Pages. This series is our companion series to our Monthly […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to listen to the latest news through a simple Siri command. Apple recently rolled out a stealth update to Siri that enables you to quickly listen to a current news podcast from sources like NPR, CNN, Washington Post, and Fox. This […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we guide you through the basics of iOS’ 3D Touch. 3D Touch is a method to interact with iPhones and iPads by firmly pressing into the screen to bring up a contextual menu, preview of a linked item, and so much more. Voice Over […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and good fortune in the New Year. This past year has been incredible for us at Blind Not Alone, LLC and our ever growing number of listeners to the Blind Vet Tech podcasts and teleconferences. […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we provide our five favorite updates to Narrator from Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. These are a combination of new and updated features that makes Narrator much more powerful of a screen reader for Windows 10. Its our opinion that Narrator will become the […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate some options that becomes available when you place Voice Over’s focus on the Status Bar. The Status Bar is located at the top of an iPhone or iPad’s screen. While on the Status Bar, you can quickly check connectivity status, current time, […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate some fun ways to utilize Alexa and Siri on Halloween and other times. Both digital assistants offers an amazing array of daily to seasonal responses that allows you to have fun. Here are some of the commands we used: Alexa Good Morning, […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we recognize images on a website with Voice Over. iOS 11 introduced a simple way for the blind to identify what is happening in a picture through a three finger single tap. Voice Over will announce the number of faces, any clearly discernible expressions, […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to optimize your iPhone’s or iPad’s storage in iOS 11. Apple changed how information appears in the Storage settings in your Settings > General settings menu. Of note, you may quickly regain much storage by automatically deleting messages and large files […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to use the new QR Code reader in the Camera app, explore facial features in Photos, and recognize text in images through Voice Over. Apple continuously improves features for the blind and visually impaired with each update, and these three new […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to check for what iOS apps are not compatible with iOS 11. iOS 11 drops support for 32 bit apps, which increases performance and battery life of iOS devices. We have a simple way to check for what apps will no […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to listen to podcast through an Amazon Echo via TuneIn Radio. This episode continues to build upon our previous Amazon Echo and Alexa episodes by guiding one through a couple of new commands and further inspection of the Alexa iOS App. […]

In this Blind Vet Tech Quick Guides, News and Reviews podcast, we demonstrate how to optimize your iPhones and iPad’s battery life. Most iOS devices possess about 1000 charge cycles before you start to see battery life degradation. With these tips and tricks, you will be able to stave off charging your device, even if […]