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Voicemail Transcription In iOS 10: Do You See What I Hear?

In this brief episode, James Oates shows us the new voicemail transcription feature in iOS 10. He explains how to find and read the transcription and how to submit feedback to Apple so that the service can improve over time.

Do More With Siri: Siri Can Control Third Party Apps In iOS 10

In this episode, James Oates demonstrates new third party application integration with Siri in iOS 10. He shows us how to find out which applications are available for Siri integration, and how to activate them. He selects three applications to take on a test run. See how well Uber, Skype, and Roger work with Siri.

Windows Mail Using Narrator: Third Party Screen Reader Not Required!

In this episode, James Oates introduces us to the built in Windows Mail client, which is a part of Windows 10 Anniversary Update. He shows us how to configure multiple accounts, create a signature line for our outgoing mail, how to create and send a message, how to reply to a message, how to activate a link within a message, how to quickly navigate a webpage using Microsoft Edge, how to search for a message, how to find all of your mail folders, how to use mail filters, how to format text in a message, and how to create and send a message using Cortana. Throughout this podcast, James uses Narrator, the built-in screen reader from Microsoft. He also shows us most of the handy keyboard shortcuts for Windows Mail.

Supplemental: Superior Drummer and REAPER Part 2: Nerd Code for Good Tone!

Welcome back.
Here, Alex walks us through editing presets by hand using Notepad. Since basically everything that’s good isn’t accessible in the music world, you gotta do silly and time-consuming workarounds. Depending on what kind of tone maniac and audio aficionado you are, you might decide to go through this.

It’s time to Play with fire: Install the Play Store on the Amazon Fire Tablet

The amazon’s Fire tablet has a lot of content to offer via its app store including games, apps and more. The problem is that not all apps that are on other app stores make it to amazon’s ecosystem. Fortunately, since FireOS is based on Android, it’s possible to get the Google Play Store onto your Fire tablet. In this Podcast, Leo demonstrates how to install the play store using a script from Root Junky. Keep in mind that if you haven’t already, you will need to obtain the Google USB drivers for the tablet.

Have you found the Play store on the Fire tablet useful? Let us know what you think!

Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Mail Has Amazing New Features In iOS 10

In this episode, James Oates demonstrates the new features in the Mail app for iOS10. He shows us the new unsubscribe feature which allows us to quickly unsubscribe from unwanted mailing lists. He shows us how to arrange messages that appear in a thread, and how to easily navigate through those messages with a new feature that has been added to the rotor. He shows us how to filter mail which is an indispensable feature for those who have a large number of messages. Finally, he shows us how to use the new edit feature on the rotor which appears when composing an email. This allows for some basic formatting, and James shows us how to use this feature to add an email attachment to an outgoing email.

iOS 10 What’s new: Rock Your Clock

the clock app in iOS 10, alone with adding a new 3D Touch shortcut, has added a new feature called “Bed Time.” In this podcast, Justin goes over what this feature is and how to use it.

iOS 10 What’s new: It’s Time To Move It!

One of the biggest VoiceOver additions in iOS 10 is the ability to move applications around the home screen using the rotor. Justin shows us how to keep organized with this handy feature in this podcast, helping him keep his home screen clean in the process.

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