Archive: iBUG Cafe

Here, you will find the audio archive of our previous iBUG Cafe trainings. They are sorted by year, and ordered reverse-chronologically. Are you interested in attending future iBUG Cafe trainings? If so, please click here.

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Episode 1: Physical layout of the iPhone.

- Exterior: Left side, Right side, Back and Underneath.

- Screen: Status Bar, Apps and Widgets, Search and Dock

Episode 2: Turning  on and off Voiceover.

- What is Voiceover?

- Different ways to turn on Voiceover.

Episode 3: Siri.

- How to setup Siri?

- Screen cover settings.

Episode 4: Unlock.

- Home Screen.

- App Switcher.

- Control Center.

- Notification Center.

Episode5: Things to turn on and off.

- Inside Settings.

- Inside Accessibility.

- Inside Voiceover.

Episode 6: 1 finger touch and explore.

Episode 7: 1 Finger Gestures.

- Swipe left and right

- Tap, Double Tap, and Triple Tap.. .

- Split Tap.

Episode 8: 2 Finger Gestures.

- Swipe Down and Up.

- Scrub.

- Tap, Double Tap,  Triple Tap and Quadruple Tap.. .

- Rotor.

Episode 9: 3 Finger Gestures.

- Swipe left, right, up and down.

- Tap, Double Tap,  Triple Tap and Quadruple Tap.. .

Episode 10: 4 Finger Gestures.

- Swipe.

- Single Tap near the top and bottom.

- Double Tap for the Help Menu.

Facilitator:  Sree    

Topics: Introduction - Sree

Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

Welcome - Sree:

 Icebreaker Question:

What is the main web browser app you use?

Quick overview - Sree

Safari app - Maria Kristic

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: Introduction - Sree

Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

Welcome - Sree:

Icebreaker Question: Do you use the the Camera app?

Presentation: Taking a photograph - Judy Dixon

Facilitator:  Sree    

Topics: Introduction - Sree

Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

Welcome - Sree:

 Icebreaker Question: What ap. Do you use to take a note?

Presentation: Voice Memos - Maria

Facilitator:  Sree    

Topics: Introduction - Sree

Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

Welcome - Sree:

 Icebreaker Question: What method do you use to edit text?

Presentation: Editing Text - Brad & Sree

Facilitator:  Sree    

Topics: Introduction - Sree

Weekly iBUG events - Michael

Welcome - Sree:

 Icebreaker Question: Do you use  Facebook?

Presentation: The Facebook app  - Sandhya and Michael.

iBUG Café #106 March 10, 2024

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Introduction - Sree

  • Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

  • Welcome - Sree:

  • Icebreaker Question: Do you use the Youtube app?

  • Presentation: The Youtube app - Sree and Pete.

iBUG Café #105 February 10, 2024

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Introduction - Sree

  • Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

  • Welcome - Sree:

  • Icebreaker Question: How do you watch TV??  Do you use a box for streaming like the Apple TV or do you use a traditional cable box?

  • Presentation: The Apple TV Box - Sree

iBUG Café #104 January 14, 2024

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Introduction - Sree

  • Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

  • Welcome - Sree:

  • Icebreaker Question: What is your favorite music app?

  • Presentation - The native Apple Music App - Herbie.

2023

iBUG Café #103 December 10, 2023

Facilitator: Sree    

Topics:

  • Introduction - Sree;

  • Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya;

  • Welcome - Sree;

  • Icebreaker Question: Have you ever used the Seeing AI or Vision apps?

  • Presentation:

    • Seeing AI app - Brad & Sandhya

    • Vision app - Sree

iBUG Café #102 November 12, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Introduction - Sree

  • Weekly iBUG events - Sandhya

  • Welcome - Sree:

  • Icebreaker Question: This past weekend, we all set our clocks by one hour. Do you like Daylight Savings Time?

  • Presentation:

    • Envision AI app - Sree

    • Envision Glasses - Brad

    • Orcam Glasses - Stan

iBUG Café #101 October 8, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Introduction

  • Sandhya: iBUG Weekly events

  • Sree: Welcome, Icebreaker Question: Have you used Voice Control or an external keyboard?

  • Presentation/Topics

  • Sree:

    • Voice Control

      • Setting up Voice Control

      • Navigating around Home Screen

      • Apps: iMessage and Camera

      • Dictation and editing 

  • Roy:

    • External Keyboard Part A

      • Pairing a bluetooth keyboard 

      • Basic keyboard configuration

      • Keyboard navigation

      • Using keyboard to change Calendar events

      • Safari navigation

    • External Keyboard Part B

      • Safari: iBUGToday Podcast

      • Safari: iBUGToday Zoom conference link

      • Navigating around the BARD App

      • Keyboard tips 

iBUG Café #100 September 10, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker  -  What app do you use to take notes?;

  • Maria Part 1:

    • Review the Notes Settings,

    • Siri and Search,

    • Notification,

    • Accounts,

    • Password,

    • Notes sorting,

    • Tags,

    • Camera,

    • Using Control Center with Notes App

  • Maria Part 2:

    • Note app screen layout,

    • What is inside a folder,

    • Account Actions,

    • How to create new Folder,

    • Pin Notes,

    • Setting up a password on a note

  • Sree

    • Layout of a blank note, The 5 Buttons inside a note, Create a new note, 4 Rules in editing a note, Edit a note, Format a note

    • Create a new Table, Create a Checklist, Camera, Insert a photo, Scan a document, Scan text, Quick Note with Control Center

    • Creating a Tag, Creating a Smart Folder (01:11:00 to 01:48:16).

iBUG Café #99 August 13, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker  -  What is your go to app to scan a document?; 

  • Interview with Shubh Mittal, Founder & CEO of Celeste;

  • Sree and Pete get answers to several questions about the Celeste Smart Glasses.

iBUG Café #98 July 9, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker - Have you ever used Ask Annie or the Chat GPT app?;

  • Ask Annie - Sree;

  • Chat GPT - Pete.

iBUG Café #97 June 11, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker  -  What is your email provider?;

  • Herbie

    • Mail Settings on the iPhone;

    • Threading;

    • Recall settings;

    • Blocking;

    • Auto Signature;

    • Mail Accounts;

    • Difference between the list view and being inside an email;

    • Recall an email; 

    • Adding a new email account;

    • Removing an email account.

  • Marian:

    • Creating a new folder;

    • Smart Folder;

    • Sending Attachments; 

    • Different actions by flicking up or down when in a list view;

    • How to save a draft and delete a draft;

    • Creating a group list;

    • Different ways to  delete;

    • Different filters and what they do;

    • Reply, reply all etc;

    • Email Home Screen layout;

    • Using Siri.

  • Sree:

    • Home Screen email widget;

    • Lock Screen mail widget;

    • Delay in sending an email;

    • Creating rules for e-mail messages;

  • Roy: 

    • Using the bluetooth keyboard on the Mail app;

    • Basic navigation; 

    • Long press;

    • Quick nav;

    • Select, copy and paste text; 

    • Using rotor;

    • Inserting an attachment;

    • Navigating list of e-mails, and deleting them efficiently. 

iBUG Café #96 May 13, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker - Do you use the Reminders or Messages app?;

  • Reminders app - Sree;

  • The Messages app - Pete.

iBUG Café #95 April 16, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker  - Do you use the native calendar app?; 

  • Launching the Calendar App for the first time - Sree;

  • Overview of the home screen including the Settings And sound alerts - Maria;

  • Enabling other calendars with the Calendar App - Maria;

  • Creating a calendar event, reoccurring event and Zoom calendar event - Brad;

  • Overview of the invite - Maria;

  • Using Siri to set and review a calendar event - Sree.

iBUG Café #94 March 12, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker  - Do you use a personal assistant app such as Be My Eyes, Aira, or Facetime? If so, which one?

  • Aira app  - Terry-Ann;

  • The FaceTime app - Herbie;

  • Be My Eyes app - Sree.

iBUG Café #93 February 11, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker - This is Super Bowl weekend. Which team are you cheering for, the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles?

  • The Audible app - Sree;

  • The BARD app - Pete.

iBUG Café #92 January 8, 2023

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker -  Do you have an Apple Watch? If so, which model;

  • Sree - different models and specs, gestures;

  • David - control center, notification center, 

  • Siri; Herbie - workout, typing on Apple Watch.

2022

iBUG Café #91 December 11, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • Icebreaker -  Have you upgraded to iOS 16.1?;

  • Duplicate contacts;

  • Medication tracking;

  • Weather tracking;

  • Bypass captcha - Marian;

  • Undo send delay in mail app;

  • Undo send for text messages;

  • Edit feature in Messages app;

  • Retrieving deleted text message conversations;

  • Marking a text message as unread;

  • Bypass confirmation by Siri;

  • Converting information within text message;

  • Photo app - sharing photo library;

  • Adding multiple stops in maps app - Sree.

iBUG Café #90 October 9, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker - Do you use an OCR app?;

  • Voice Dream Scanner - Sree;

  • Voice Dream Reader - Herbie.

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iBUG Café #89 September 11, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker - Following the recent Apple event, are you planning to buy a new iPhone, Apple Watch, or Air Pods?

  • Review of Apple's Far Out event on September 7, 2022 - Brad, Jenni, and Herbie.

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iBUG Café #87 Supplement July 10, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: This is a supplemental wordle demo to the one performed during the meeting.

iBUG Café #87 July 10, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker - what is your favorite tv game show? 

  • Ibug summer games 2022: 

    • lost cities - rebecca skipper, 

    • black box - sree roy, 

    • wordle - darcy bernard

iBUG Café #86 June 12, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: Icebreaker - What is your favorite social media app?

  1. Sree Introduction and privacy:

  2. Sandhya  Account Setup:

  3. Sandhya Creating a Post:

  4. Sandhya Shortcuts and Fundraising:

  5. Sree HomeTab:

  6. Sree Other Tabs:

  7. Sandhya Birthday:

  8. Sandhya Groups:

  9. Sree Settings and Your Profile:

iBUG Café #85 May 15, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • Do you use a cloud storage service? If so, which one?

  • Dropbox app - Herbie;

  • Files app - Sree.

iBUG Café #84 April 10, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • ibug announcements;

  • ice breaker -  do you listen to podcasts? If so, what is your favorite podcast?

  • Demos:

    • overcast app - greg;

    • downcast app - kushal;

    • apple podcast app - sree.

iBUG Café #83 March 13, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;

  • ice breaker -  What is your favorite travel destination?;

  • Travelocity - Sree;

  • Uber - Herbie;

  • Sound Scape - Marian.

iBUG Café #82 February 12, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics:

  • iBUG Announcements;

  • ice breaker - On which iOS did Apple introduce Braille Screen Input and touch typing? 

  • Sree: VoiceOver on/off, Learn More, VoiceOver Practice, Speaking Rate.

    Brad: Speech, Verbosity. 

  • Maria: Braille.

  • Nancy: Commands, Rotos, Typing.

  • Marian: Voice Over Recognition Quick Settings.

  • Herbie: Audio.

  • Sandhya: Rotor Actions, Navigation Style, Navigate Images, Large Cursors, Caption Panel, Double Tap Timeout.

  • Sree: Activity

iBUG Café #81 January 9, 2022

Facilitator: Sree

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker - How many minutes did the iBUG Café spend on Zoom for 2021? 

  • Zoom history and statistics - Sree; 

  • The Zoom invitation - Terry-ann;  

  • the Zoom app as a participant - Brad;

  • the Zoom app as a host - Michael.

2021

iBUG Café #80 December 12, 2021

Facilitator: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker - How long will it take  a hacker to break an 11 numeric digit code? 

  • Sree - two factor authentication;

  • Kelsey - iCloud Keychain;

  • Chanelle – One Password.

iBUG Café #79 November 14, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker – Do you prefer to shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?  

  • Ebay app  – Sree;

  • Amazon app – David;

  • Walmart app – Herbie.

iBUG Café #78 October 10, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics:  

  • extending battery life – Sree;

  • App Library – Herbie;

  • Widgets – Maria.

iBUG Café #77 September 12, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – What apps or tools do you use to label items?

  • Way Around – Liz;

  • NaviLens – Sree.

iBUG Café #76 August 8, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – What apps or tools do you use to label items?

  • Way Around – Liz;

  • NaviLens – Sree.

iBUG Café #75 July 11, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  ice breaker –  What is your favorite game on the iPhone? 

  • Blindfold Solitaire – Chanelle;

  • Farkle on RS Games  – George;

  • games on the Alexa app on the iPhone – Herbie.

iBUG Café #74 June 13, 2021

Facilitators: Sree & Sandhya

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – What item do you lose the most?

  • Tile – Sandhya;

  • AirTags – Sree.

iBUG Café #73 May 8, 2021

Facilitators: Sree and Sandhya

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – Do you use a streaming service?  If so, which one?

  • Amazon Prime – Sandhya;

  • Apple TV – Sree;

  • Netflix – Michael.

iBUG Café #72 April 11, 2021

Facilitators: Sandhya and Michael

Topics: 

  • Icebreaker: Do you use the Clubhouse app? If not, are you interested in joining Clubhouse?

  • iBUG announcements – Sandhya;

  • Clubhouse app – Sree Roy, George Battiste, and Marc Baillergent.

iBUG Café #71 March 14, 2021

Facilitators: Sandhya and Michael

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – In honor of Pie Day 3/14/21, what is your favorite pie?  

  • Calendar app – Jerrry Doody, 

  • VO Calendar – Marc Baillergent

iBUG Café #70 February 14, 2021

Facilitators: Sandhya and Michael

Topics:  

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • ice breaker – how do you navigate? Cane, guide dog? Or sighted guide? 

  • What is Lidar? - Sandhya; 

  • Apple’s People finder – Sree; 

  • Seeing AI World View – Sree; 

  • Super Lidar – Sandhya; 

  • Seeing AI People Finder – Sree; 

  • Clew – Michael

iBUG Café #69 January 10, 2021

Facilitator: Sandhya

Topics:

  • iBUG announcements;

  • icebreaker – Do you have an Apple Watch;

  • Apple Watch app and accessibility features – Brad;

  • health app features on Apple Watch – Kenny;

  • workout features on Apple Watch – Herbie.

2020

iBUG Café #68 December 13, 2020

Facilitator: Michael and Sandhya

Topics:

  • Ice breaker: Do you use a Bluetooth keyboard? If so, which one?

  • iBUG announcements;

  • Review of Bluetooth keyboards – Logitech 380 and Apple Magic Keyboard – Tamer;

  • review of Bluetooth foldable keyboard by Joyzy – Sandhya;

  • Bluetooth keyboard commands – Roy.

iBUG Café #67 November 8, 2020

Facilitator: Michael and Sandhya

Topics:

  • Icebreaker: Do you use a file management app like Voice Dream Reader or the Files app; 

  • iBUG announcements; 

  • Voice Dream Reader - Nancy; 

  • Files app – David & Sandhya. 

iBUG Café #66 October 11, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya and Stephen

Topics: 

  • iBUG announcements;  

  • icebreaker: Name a website that you visit on a daily or regular basis;

  • Safari – Sandhya Rao, Herbie Allen, and Jennie Facer;

  • Safari settings;

  • layout of the Safari app;

  • format features;

  • the address bar;

  • the reload button;

  • sharing a link;

  • adding items to the rotor;

  • navigating a website with the rotor;

  • creating, saving, and deleting bookmarks;

  • auto fill on website forms;

  • saving passwords;

  • downloading a podcast from a website.

iBUG Café #65 September 13, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya and Stephen

Topics: 

  • Ice breaker: What OCR or text recognition apps do you use?

  • Envision AI – Kenny;

  • Voice Dream Scanner – David;

  • Super Sense – Sandhya

iBUG Café #64 August 9, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya, Keith, Michael, and Kenny

Topics:

  • iBUG announcements;

  • icebreaker - what app or device do you use to take notes?

iBUG Café #63 July 12, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya

Topics:

  • Summer Games

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iBUG Café #62 June 14, 2020

Facilitators: Keith, Kelsey, Michael, and Wes

Topics:

  • Health App,

  • MyChart App

iBUG Café #61 May 10, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya and Linda

Topics:

  • Instant Pot and Roomba

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iBUG Café #59 March 8, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya and Herbie

Topics:

  • YouTube

iBUG Café #58 February 9, 2020

Facilitators: Sandhya and Herbie

Topics:

  • Calendar and reminders

iBUG Café #57 January 12, 2020

Facilitators: Michael, Sandhya, and Herbie

Topics:

  • Apple Pay, PayPal, and Cash App

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