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iPhone101/QuickByte: MagSafe Battery pack from Apple: Not the Fastest, nor the Juiciest, It Just Works… and Works Smart! Dec 13, 2021

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The MagSafe Battery Pack will not overheat your iPhone and will reverse charge with the iPhone when charging. The MagSafe Battery Pack may not be that mega charger that makes a hero out of itself when you forget to charge your iPhone the night before, however, using the MagSafe Battery Pack will ensure you have juice for an extended period of time. It just works and it works smart.

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Pronunciation – Let Your VoiceOver Voices Pronounce Words and Names the Way You Want Them Pronounced. Is it Aira or Ira? Jeff or Jawff? You decide. Dec 05, 2021

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In this iPhone101 QuickByte demonstration, Jeff Thompson shows us how to change how vvoiceover pronounces words that just don't sound right. You can also change the word completely, the choice is yours.

Do you have an App or particular word or name that gets mis-pronounced by your VoiceOver voice? You can change that in just a few quick steps.

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Setting a sleep Focus for a good night sleep for all concerned, and Siri Announcing all Notifications Dec 01, 2021

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In this iPhone101 QuickByte Jeff Thompson will show you how one can set up a Sleep Focus to ensure a peaceful night sleep and only Allowed Notifications will come through. And, setting up weekday and Weekend settings for the times of your choosing.

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS - Part 6: Adding a Brand New Email Account To Your iDevice Dec 01, 2021

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Part 6

Adding a brand new Gmail account to the iPhone, going into the Google.com web site, choosing an email address, and adding it to the phone.

Enjoy this peppy and informative presentation in which Blind Abilities offers another educational gem in its iPhone 101 library of demonstrations.

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 4 and 5 - Deleting an Entire email Account, and Adding and Existing email Account to your iDevice Nov 28, 2021

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Parts 4 and 5

introduction to the process of deleting an email account from an iOS device. Specifically, Part 4:

Using his Gmail accounts as an example, going into the Settings App and deleting it.

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Part 3, The Mail Preview Feature - Taking a Peek with VoiceOver Nov 27, 2021

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Part 3: The Mail Preview feature in iOS.

The Mail Preview allows us to preview - read - a portion of an email while it is unopened in your Inbox. The portion of the email that can be previewed can range from none and up to five lines and is set by you in your Settings App. This can save you time in processing your emails and make you more efficient in using your Mail App. In fact, you may even be able to scroll through the majority of your Inbox without even having to open a single email.

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iPhone101 - Managing Mail Messages and Accounts in iOS: Parts 1 and 2 – Deleting Single and Bulk emails and Retrieving the Deleted Nov 22, 2021

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This new iPhone101 series provides five individual demonstrations aimed at giving you the tools to effectively manage your email in an organized and efficient manner. Pete Lane walks us through each step of these processes in a snappy and thorough presentation.

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Updated! iPhone101 QuickByte: How to Turn on Emergency Bypass on iPhone for Calls and Texts. Don't Miss That Call! Nov 18, 2021

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Welcome to another iPhone101 QuickByte from Blind Abilities. In this QuickByte, Jeff Thompson shows how to turn on Emergency Bypass for those specific contacts for specific moments when you need that call or text.

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Adding Locations to the Weather App. How's Your Weather? How about Montreal, Jacksonville and Colorado Springs? Nov 18, 2021

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In this iPhone101 QuickByte, Jeff Thompson takes us through the native Weather App and demonstrates how to add locations such as cities or airports to the location list. How to arrange the locations in a preferred order and how to change from Fahrenheit to Celsius or Celsius to Fahrenheit. Join in and learn how to add family, friends and points of interests to your location list in the native Weather App.

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iPhone101 QuickByte: Banners, Badges and Sounds, Oh My! Notification Settings for Repeating Messages. Nov 17, 2021

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In this iPhone101 Quickbyte, Jeff Thompson takes us through the Message Notification Repeat settings and Banners, Sounds, Badges and Announcements. The main serving in this QuickByte is the settings for repeat alerts. However, along the way, Jeff shows us what he has the settings set as and gives us a little insight on the reason behind his choices.

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