eSpeak-NG: A Compact TTS Solution for Apple Devices

In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to connect to a Windows computer using the Files app on iOS and iPadOS, in order to transfer files over your local network.To do this, you'll first need to make sure file and printer sharing is enabled on your computer by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Advanced sharing settings, and making sure "File and printer sharing" is on for your current connection type, either public or private. To view your computer's internal or "Private" IPV4 address, which you'll need to enter on your iPhone or iPad, either use the ipconfig command line tool as demonstrated in the episode, or locate it via the GUI by going to Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced network settings > Hardware and connection properties.To connect to the computer from your iPhone or iPad, open the Files app, double-tap the "More" button near the top right of the screen, and choose "Connect to server" from the resulting menu. Enter your computer's IP address in the "Server address" field, and double-tap Connect. You'll then be prompted to authenticate with the username and password you use to log into the computer, after which it should appear in the brows view of the Files app, under the "Shared" heading.Once connected, you can brows and modify the file and folder structure of the C Drive from the Files app, as well as transfer files from other apps on your device to this location. To disconnect your iPhone or iPad from your computer, focus on it in the brows view of the Files app and choose "eject" from the Actions rotor.Note: This feature was demonstrated on a computer running Windows 11. While it is available on prior versions of Windows, the process for configuring it may be slightly different.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Domville , also known as AnonyMouse.Now this podcast is going to be for my advanced users out there.Now I've been in this position for quite a while and I have been thinking about how could I streamline this process.So are you one of those people that tend to transfer files a lot back and forth from your iPhone or your iOS device to your computer?If you are, raise your hand.This might be something for you to think about.Yes, you do have the option to kind of transfer from your phone to your computer by using a third party service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or maybe Microsoft OneDrive.But the problem with that, it can be slow, right?Or I just don't want to store it up in those surfaces for whatever reason that is.In my case, I tend to have some very large files and can take some time, especially if you have a slow internet access.So in other words, anytime I need to transfer something, so I'm essentially sending it up through the internet, through the cloud, store it up there.So it takes that time to do it and then go on my phone, go through Microsoft OneDrive and go to the drive and pull it back down.And it's kind of tedious.I wish it would be more…

In this episode, MarkSarch provides a comprehensive review, shares his insights, and demonstrates the features of the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSES. He takes us from the initial unboxing through the exploration of their unique functions, detailing how they’re integrated into the glasses, and concludes with a live demonstration using the smart assistantTo learn more about the RAY-BAN META SMART GLASSEShttps://www.ray-ban.com/usa/ray-ban-meta-smart-glassestranscription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello everybody.My name is Marco and this audio I'm going to do unboxing, hardware description, demo and extra features of RayVan Meta Smart Glasses.Unboxing.Well, it looks like a classic recycle package, flat box, and I'm going to give you the package dimensions.It's about seven inches length, about three and a half inches width, and about two inches height.Okay.I don't feel that has any tape on it, so which means so I don't have to cut anything.So in order to open it and also I feel some something printed on it in highlights is on the top and on the sides, on the length sides and both sides.Okay.So I'm going to place the box with the length side closer to me in horizontal way.It's sitting down on my desk and the way how open the box is from the left and from the right sides, which means the width sides.So I'm going to start opening from the left side.Once again, I don't have to cut anything.Basically the only thing I need is use my fingernail in order to make some pressure.You know, like pushing out, yeah, pushing down first and then pushing out and I'm going to open.Here you go.I did.I'm going to open also the right side.Once again, I'm going to use my finger and nail, push down and push out and this one is easier.Okay.So what's on it?Well, the box has like a compartment in one of the sites and which is the, you know, the paper manuals, the user guide and everything in this case is on my right side.And on the left side is the microfiber cloth and I feel the case on it.Okay.So in order to take out the case from the package, that I do is with my right hand, I'm going to feel it and make some, and I'm going to push it so to my left side.So and with my left hand, I'm going to touch it and locate it and I'm going to twist it a little bit and the way, you know, how get out a little bit and here we go.I'm going to start pushing once again with my right fingers and here we go.I have it here.Well, this is the box and on my hands.Now I have the, the case and the glasses are inside.Now I am going to open the case and it has on the front, some kind of magnet, which allows to attach to the case with the lid, that's I can tell and the glasses are inside.On the middle, there is some plastic tape, which is in order to keep in place the glasses in the case.So I have to cut it or just, yeah, cut it or push up and down in order to take out the glasses…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:Wider Tech Discussions: AppleVis Forums Expand Beyond AppleWWDC 2024 will show off Apple's AI efforts on June 10Apple Developing New Accessibility Features for iOS 18 and macOS 15Apple reportedly considering using Google’s Gemini Ai engine into iPhones with iOS 18Apple Watch Series 10 could finally offer blood pressure monitoringMass production of two new AirPods models to start in May, targeting fall releaseUS DOJ takes on Apple in massive antitrust suit, after years of investigationsApple could be in trouble over DMA security warnings, as well as Core Technology FeeBe My Eyes Expands with Service DirectoryLinks:Wider Tech Discussions: AppleVis Forums Expand Beyond AppleWWDC 2024 will show off Apple's AI efforts on June 10Apple Developing New Accessibility Features for iOS 18 and macOS 15Apple reportedly considering using Google’s Gemini Ai engine into iPhones with iOS 18Sources: iOS 18 Lets Users Customize Layout of Home Screen App IconsApple Watch Series 10 could finally offer blood pressure monitoringMass production of two new AirPods models to start in May, targeting fall releaseiOS 18 rumored to bring hearing aid mode to AirPods ProUS DOJ takes on Apple in massive antitrust suit, after years of investigationsApple will crush the DoJ in court if Garland sticks with outdated argumentsThe lock-in problem at the heart of the DOJ’s case against AppleEU rejects Apple’s European App Store changes: Company could be fined 10% of global turnoverApple could be in trouble over DMA security warnings, as well as Core Technology FeeApple Fined $2 Billion by E.U. for Using App Store to Thwart Competition…

In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS.As you type on your Mac, macOS by default attempts to finish words and phrases it thinks you're trying to type. If you find that hearing these suggestions spoken by VoiceOver is more distracting than helpful, you can turn them off by going to System Settings > Keyboard, clicking the Edit button under the "Text input" heading, and toggling the "show inline predictive text" switch off.transcription:Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content.Hey, Apple vissers, Tyler here, with a quick tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS.By default, as you type on your Mac, macOS attempts to finish words and phrases that it thinks you're trying to type.While this may increase the speed of text entry for some, if you're a voiceover user, you may find that hearing these suggestions spoken while you're trying to type is more distracting than helpful, in which case you can turn them off.To do that, go into system settings, keyboard, hit the edit button under the text input heading, and turn the show inline predictive text switch off.And I'm going to demonstrate that now, I'm going to system settings on my Mac, k for keyboard, vio command h to get to the text input heading, vio right, edit, and at the leftmost of this dialog, k, that's what we want, vio right, scroll area, interact with vio shift down arrow, and vio right until I find the setting I want, show inline predictive text, if I vio right once more, show inline predictive text off switch, it's off for me because I turned it off.If it's on for you and you want to turn it off, just press vio space, then stop interacting with the scroll area, with vio shift up arrow, and vio right to done, hit it, and here we are back in keyboard settings.So now as you type, you will not hear text suggestions predicted by macOS, which could almost ironically increase your speed of text entry because this feature is off and is no longer giving you distracting or potentially distracting feedback.So that's a tip for how to disable predictive text suggestions on macOS, I hope you found it helpful.Peace.Thank you.

In this episode, Ida Grace introduces eSpeak-NG, a compact open-source software text-to-speech synthesizer available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Developed by Yury Popov, eSpeak-NG supports over 100 languages and accents. It is built upon the original eSpeak engine created by Jonathan Duddington. The app acts as a compatibility layer between the eSpeak NG library and Apple VoiceOver, enhancing accessibility for users with visual impairments.eSpeak-NG on the App Storehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/espeak-ng/id6444089174transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello AppleVis.This is Ida again and I'm back with another demonstration.This one is somewhat by request, so thank you for the person who requested this podcast.They said that they really wanted a demonstration of this app, so I hope that this is satisfactory.I am doing a demonstration today of the eSpeak NG app.This app will add the eSpeak synthesizer to VoiceOver for anybody who wants it.There are settings that you have to change within the app, or that you can change within the app if you want to, and then you can go into the actual VoiceOver settings to start using eSpeak.Right now I'm using Daniel, which is not an eSpeak voice, but I will select an eSpeak voice throughout this demonstration.So I am in the app right now, and the first thing you get...It says eSpeak NG.It's eSpeak NG, Daniel.Learn how to pronounce words, please.Anyway, so this is the name of the app.So the first button you come to, if I swipe to the right here, that button allows you to set up what languages you want VoiceOver to have available to you in the eSpeak app.So if I go in here...First thing you see is back, of course.You can search in that field for a specific voice and language.Okay, I deselected that one because that is not my user-preferred language.As you can tell by Daniel, he is English UK, not English US, so I deselected that.But in order to do that, I had to keep going to the right.Let me show you.So under user-preferred, the only thing that seems to be there is English United States.Whether it's selected or not, you can double-tap to select and deselect it.Under this system heading, it gives you all the languages.And the only one in here for English right now is English UK because I deselected the English United States.So that means that when we go into the VoiceOver settings, the eSpeak United States English voices will not be available because I deselected that one.Because I personally think that United States English eSpeak sounds very bad, which I will demonstrate in a moment.But you have all of these languages that you can, of course, choose what language is your preferred language in this languages listed below may be poorly supported by VoiceOver and might be broken at all.They are available in spoken content.Okay, so that's a little disclaimer about the eSpeak app and the VoiceOver languages that it supports.Okay, so then it's just going…

In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates the new Stolen Device Protection feature introduced in iOS 17.3. This feature is designed to protect against the rare instance when someone has stolen your iPhone and knows your passcode.Thomas begins by explaining the purpose of the Stolen Device Protection feature. It prevents unauthorized individuals from performing critical device and Apple ID account operations, like changing your device passcode or Apple ID password. This is achieved by requiring biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID, with no passcode fallback.He then moves on to the step-by-step guide on how to enable the Stolen Device Protection feature:Go to Settings. Depending on your iPhone model, do one of the following: On an iPhone with Face ID: double Tap Face ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. On an iPhone with a Home button: double Tap Touch ID & Passcode, then enter your passcode. Scroll down to the Stolen Device Protection section, then double tap Turn On Protection.Note: If you don't see the Stolen Device Protection section, you may need to set up Face ID or Touch ID first.The episode also covers the Security Delay feature, which requires a successful Face ID or Touch ID authentication, an hour wait, then an additional successful biometric authentication. This feature helps prevent someone from making changes to settings that can lock you out of your iPhone or Apple ID account.For further details about the Stolen Device Protection feature, you can refer to the following resource:Use Stolen Device Protection on iPhonehttps://support.apple.com/is-is/guide/iphone/iph17105538b/iostranscription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville, also known as AnonyMouse.I'm going to talk to you today about a feature called Stolen Device Protection.Now this will be ultimately up to you if you want to turn this feature on.This is a feature that will just kind of enhance your security protection for your iPhone and other settings.I'll explain a little more here.When this item is set to on, this will give you an additional protection when it comes to anytime that your phone is stolen or gets lost.In theory, the feature came about, unfortunately, because there have been some incidents where people will be watching other people gain access to their iPhone, whether that's using the passcode or using their biometric authentication to get into the phone and thus forth then gets stolen from that person.Or maybe perhaps you lost your phone and somebody somehow, someway gets onto your phone one form or another.Well this protection will defeat from that person being able to make changes to some critical areas on your device.So the first layer of protection when this is turned on, this will protect you from them being able to access to certain settings that will now require a biometric authentication.So it kind of bypass if there weren't any passcode to that area before, you will now have to be able to use authentication by a biometric…

In this episode, Ida Grace demonstrates VO Starter, an iOS app specifically designed to assist new blind and visually impaired users in learning how to navigate their devices using Apple’s built-in screen reader, VoiceOver. The app offers step-by-step guidance, teaching basic VoiceOver gestures and simplifying the learning process. VO Starter on the App Storehttps://apps.apple.com/ca/app/vo-starter/id6455786629transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. And good afternoon AppleViz.This is Ida and it is currently 2 o' 5 p.m.Central Time and I am here with a podcast tutorial on VoStarter.This app is an app that teaches voiceover for iOS users.It does assume some basic knowledge of voiceover, I've noticed.The first couple lessons start out pretty simple, but then it quickly jumps into more advanced things.So I will be demonstrating a few of the lessons and making some comments as I go.So here we go, open VoStarter.Ok. Welcome to VoStarter for iOS.After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device.To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger.This will begin the first lesson.Good luck on your journey.Ok that is the introduction.You can also, if you don't want voiceover to read it to you, you can swipe over to the continue, I mean the listen button, sorry.Welcome to Arctic to Gifts.Good luck toolbar.Listen.Button.Yeah this toolbar has a menu button which is where you go to select a lesson if you've completed this tutorial or if you want to skip ahead a little bit and later in the tutorial there is also a continue button that appears on this menu.But for now, if we double tap on listen.Welcome to VoStarter for iOS.After completion of these tutorials, you will have been introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device.To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger.This will begin the first lesson.Good luck on your journey.Ok here's what I don't like about this though.Even when you're on the listen button and it says simply double tap the screen with one finger, well if I do that now from the listen button, it's not going to continue.After completion of these tutorials, you will be introduced to nearly all of the concepts associated with using voiceover on your iOS device.To get started, simply double tap the screen with one finger.But not there.This will begin the first lesson.Good luck on your journey.So what you have to do is swipe back to the left.Now there's a lesson later in this tutorial on flicking which is also swiping but I'm sure most of you AppleVis users already know about swiping and double tapping.So we're going to flick back to the left.Menu.Good luck on your journey.Ok. Now, one thing I want to let you know is that because the continue button…

Tired of apps interrupting you with requests to rate and review? This episode with Thomas Domville will show you how to take control.This iOS feature lets app developers ask you to rate and review their apps directly within the app. While helpful for developers, these pop-ups can be a nuisance , especially if they appear frequently.How to Disable In-App Ratings & Reviews:Find the Native Settings app and Double Tap to Open Settings Now Swipe Right until you find the AppStore button and Double Tap to open Locate by swiping right until you get to the "In-App Ratings & Reviews" and toggle the switch to the off position (Remember: Disabling this feature only stops the in-app prompts. You can still search for apps in the App Store and leave ratings and reviews manually if you'd like to share your feedback.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse.Hey have you been in this position where like myself I keep opening up different apps and it just seems like one form or another is always popping up hey would you like to review this app and give the app some rating and you know I do this every so often and when I'm in a good mood or whatever not or if I feel like the app really deserved to have a rating I want to go ahead and give that rating but the thing I don't like is that it just keeps coming up every so often so I feel like that there needs to be a balance and I need to and I will vote and give you a rating when I am ready to do that so if you are one of those people you see these little pop-ups and it seems like it's popping up everywhere have no fear there is a nice little settings that we can just simply turn on and off to disable this pop-up so let me to show you where that's at and we're gonna head right over to settings settings double tap to open and let's do that one finger don't tap to open up settings settings and now we are going to to go to the right and she get to App Store App Store button yep it's way down there but once we find it go ahead and do one finger double tap on this allow App Store to access heading now you're gonna keep swiping to the right until you find a button for in app rating and review in app ratings and reviews switch button on double tap to toggle setting all we got to do is one finger double tap just to turn this off off and voila now you have this set off now of course when this is set off you'll never get that pop-up again however now in saying that and I want to make this pretty clear is that I know the developers out there are probably screaming at me for suggesting anything like this to you because I get it because what they want they want you to rate it as often as you can because that gives them more visibility and that leads to more downloads and more sales to them so I get that but I believe in a fair balance that I am able to do a few votes but I don't want to be pester all the time so that is the option why I can turn that on and off and keep in mind there's a lot of apps out there if you just go into the apps that you like and then go into into settings or about area they typically have a little…

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Mike Malarsie, and John Gassman discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this episode include:Let's Talk about the Apple Vision ProUpcoming Features in Apple iOS 17.4Understanding the Apple Compliance of the DMA for EU Users with iOS 17.4What Should We Expect from the Upcoming Apple's March EventSE Users Start Saving Your PenniesApple is Going All In for AI in the Upcoming iOS 18Heads Up All New Apple Apps for Windows UsersWhat's in this month AppleVis NewsLinks:Thoughts after Vision Pro demo: not really much for us yet, but that's okShelly Brisbane: 90: I Want to Pinch and Zoom the WorldThe Blind Life: Accessibility settings of the new Apple Vision ProiOS 17.4 Will Add These New Features to Your iPhoneApple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to iPhoneThese Are the Countries Where You Can Install Apps Outside of the iOS App Store - MacRumorsApple announces reduced commission structure for apps in EuropeApple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’Apple's EU Core Technology Fee Could Bankrupt Freemium App DevelopersThis is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App StoresApple opens iPhone tap-to-pay to third parties in EUBrowsers like Chrome and Firefox can abandon WebKit in EU with iOS 17.4iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and moreEU: Apple Can Keep iMessage Closed OffApple March event: Everything we know so farApple's iPhone SE 4 rumored to launch early in 2025…

In this episode, Thomas Domville demonstrates how to enable or disable predictive text and inline predictive text on iOS. Predictive text allows you to write entire sentences with just a few taps. As you type, suggested words, emoji, and information appear above the onscreen keyboard. You can double tap a suggestion to apply it. Inline predictions complete the word or phrase you’re currently typing, appearing in gray text. To accept an inline prediction, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing. You can manage predictive text settings in Keyboard settings on your iPhone 12 or newer models running iOS 17 or later versions.Open Settings on your iPhone. Scroll down and double tap on General. Double tap Keyboard. Double tap the Predictive switch to enable or disable predictive text. To manage inline predictive text, ensure that the Predictive switch is enabled or disabled. While typing, you’ll see inline predictions. To accept a suggestion, double tap the Space bar; to reject it, keep typing.transcription: Disclaimer: This transcript is generated by AIKO, an automated transcription service. It is not edited or formatted, and it may not accurately capture the speakers’ names, voices, or content. Hello and welcome.My name is Thomas Donville also known as AnonyMouse.Now every so often when I am composing an email or I'm trying to send off a text to a friend or family whatever that might be and I'm using the keyboard as I'm typing there is something called predictive text that will pop up so it tries to predict what you are going to spell out and this feature what this does it tries to help you shorten your typing that you have to do so you just find the various words on top of your keyboard tap on that and it selects that then they have this inline predictive text now which is a newer feature which takes it a next step that allows you to highlight within the text itself and allows you to choose those words but for me those are distracting I am trying to focus and I am NOT a multitasker as I would love to be but as I'm typing along I it just bothers me hearing these words pop up and they don't help me at all I want to kind of stay focused and type in what I want so I'm going to show you how you can turn those features off if you are interested in doing so and if you are distracted like I am when those things come up I'm also going to show you some pointers and advice some other things you can turn off as well what they call features and for some may be distracting to you as well or something that drives you bonkers so do in order to go and change this settings we are going to head over to the native settings itself settings double tap to open now that you located the settings let's do one finger double tap to open this up settings now you are going to need to swipe to the right until we get to something called general general button and we are going to do one finger double tap here about button and now we are looking for something called keyboard so swipe to the right until you get to keyboard keyboard button and at last we are here one finger double tap on keyboard keyboards to button now the easiest way to get to the area that we need to do is set your rotor to headings and go to the first heading all keyboards heading and now what we're looking for is predictive text so swipe to the right a couple times and…