dcm

dcm, 6 months ago to accessibility

Check out this video for Personal Voice and Live Speech that my team worked on. These #accessibility features on iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch let you continue to communicate in a voice that sounds like you if you ever lose your ability to speak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra9I0HScTDw&t=32s

dcm, 7 months ago to accessibility

The #accessibility team at Apple has two new full time software engineering positions available: one for systems engineering and one focusing on Apple Vision Pro. Feel free to introduce yourself via DM with a CV if interested!

note: These roles are in Cupertino, CA.

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200509489/accessibility-engineer-apple-vision-pro?team=SFTWR

https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/details/200509344/apple-accessibility-systems-engineer?team=SFTWR

dcm, 7 months ago to accessibility

I am looking for a talented rising senior to join me this summer on the Speech and Vision Accessibility team at Apple. If you are interested in #accessibility and enjoy solving challenging software engineering problems with creative solutions this role may be a good fit! If interested please introduce yourself with a DM.

Note: this position is in Cupertino CA. A right to work in the US is a requirement.

dcm, 8 months ago to random

Picked up this very cool coffee table book about the most influential video games.

dcm, 8 months ago to random

I was watching this video on C++ smart pointers and all I could think was that I'm so happy I spend most of my time in Swift these days where this type of programming just isn't required any more.

Wasting time fighting with C / fixing runtime bugs that the compiler should be able to catch is so un-fun. I just want to work on the cool shit I'm interested in and get it done quickly and correctly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSIBKys2eBQ

dcm, 9 months ago to random

Is anybody calling continuation "c10n" in their Swift code? Nobody? ok

dcm, 9 months ago to random

Roll credits on Tears of the Kingdom. Got my money’s worth out of this one.

dcm, 9 months ago to random

How can I get audio nearly latency-free, wirelessly to my noggen? I want to practice piano with wireless headphones but finding a solution is proving to be really difficult. I thought I could simply use bluetooth but the latency is terrible.

dcm, 9 months ago to random

Do you think a pay-as-you-go model for apps would work? My problem with monthly subscriptions is that for many apps I go several months without using them at all.

Maybe under the hood it could literally be monthly subscriptions but the UI would be such that the subscription starts when you need it (if you dont have it) and auto-cancels the following month.

dcm, 9 months ago to random

Going camping without a campfire is no fun. With this fire ban on, who is going to make the visionOS app to sit around a spatial campfire? 🔥

dcm, 9 months ago to random

I liked this article on Swift dependency injection a lot: https://www.cobeisfresh.com/blog/dependency-injection-in-swift-using-property-wrappers

BTyson, 10 months ago to iOS

#iOS 16.6 says the following: This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.
For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222
This is looking promising!

dcm, 10 months ago to random

One of the best parts about being back home in Canada are the super long summer nights.

TheQuinbox, 11 months ago to random

So… Um… I hit VO+SHift+L on Sonoma, and… Alert “VoiceOver” is using a deprecated API that will be removed in the future. Please contact the developer for an updated version.

dcm, 11 months ago to random

Business aside, the people who run Reddit sound rotten. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/17/the-talk-show-379

dcm, 11 months ago to accessibility

macOS Sonoma and iOS 17 have a great new interactive guide to learn how to use Voice Control.

Find it in Settings, under Accessibility > Voice Control

#accessibility

superbetsy, 11 months ago to random

How it started/how it’s going. @angelicaaa and I having too much fun at #WWDC year after year! ❤️

We are mimicking the same photo but this time from 2023, having so much fun jumping up into the air at Apple Park.

dcm, 11 months ago to random

Speech Synthesis session is live! Learn about Personal Voice, Live Speech, and how to create new voices for iOS and macOS: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10033/

dcm, 11 months ago to accessibility

#accessibility Zoom received a major upgrade in macOS Sonoma with multi-display support. You can now independently zoom in on each display and there are new commands to quickly move between them. #WWDC23

dcm, 11 months ago to accessibility

There are some great #accessibility sessions this year at #wwdc23.

Create accessible spatial experiences: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10034/

Extend Speech Synthesis with personal and custom voices: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10033/

Build accessible apps with SwiftUI and UIKit: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10036/

Perform accessibility audits for your app: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10035/

dcm, 1 year ago to accessibility

Check out some of #accessibility features the team has been working on this year including Live Speech, Personal Voice and Point and Speak in Magnifier. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/05/apple-previews-live-speech-personal-voice-and-more-new-accessibility-features/

sommer, 1 year ago to random

Me when I have friends over for dinner: “so we’ll start with this charcuterie plate and some cocktails and then we’ll have some seared tuna with seasoned quinoa and mixed roasted veggies. That’ll pair great with this wine! And for dessert I’ve made a homemade apple tart!”

Me on my own for dinner: “so we put the spoon in the jar of peanut butter and we dig”

dcm, 1 year ago to random

#Peloton clearly knows everyone who bought a bike. Why are they not reaching out to people to offer replacements? I have not heard anything from them at least. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/recall-alert/2-2-million-peloton-exercise-bikes-recalled-immediately-stop-using-govt-says/4324576/