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Ten station fitness course will keep Southampton feeling fit

A OUTDOOR trim trail to encourage Southampton residents to get fit has been launched at the city’s Sports Centre.




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Hundreds take up the sporting challenge

WITH 70 activities at 16 venues there was plenty of chance to burn off the calories during Southampton’s 30-Minute Sportathon.




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Don’t miss free health checks

FREE mini-health checks and a cycle challenge will take place in Southampton to boost fitness levels in the city.




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PHOTOS: Inside the £2 million period cottage set in eight acres on the market for the first time in over 40 years

THIS unique period property, set in rolling grounds and paddocks of nearly eight acres, is a rare find, having been owned by the same family for more than 40 years.




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Food wholesaler Harvest Fine Foods becomes home delivery service in lockdown

ONE of the largest independent food wholesalers in the south has rapidly turned itself into a home delivery service along the same lines as the supermarkets.




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Southampton is 'hub' in 3DCrowd drive to make face masks

SOUTHAMPTON has become the centre of a volunteer effort to provide medical and care staff with 3D-printed face protectors.




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Making HMRC a preferred creditor 'could hit small businesses'

MOVES to put HMRC near the head of the queue for money when businesses become insolvent could damage small businesses and the economy, it is claimed.




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TEDxSouthampton to take place in November

SOUTHAMPTON is set to get its own TEDx conference dedicated to “ideas worth spreading”.




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Jobs at risk at Lymington Precision Engineers

JOBS are at risk at a well-known Hampshire engineering company.




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Luxury yacht builder Sunseeker set to axe 460 jobs at Poole and Portland

SOUTH COAST-BASED luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International, is planning to axe a fifth of its workforce in a major blow to Dorset’s economy.




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Bar + Block steakhouse set to open Hampshire outlet

WORK is well underway on a new steak house which is set to create 40 jobs in a Hampshire precinct.




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PUB REVIEW: Historic Hampshire eatery has dramatic makeover

SET in the heart of Hampshire it is the historic pub that has had a dramatic makeover.




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Financial incentive scheme for smoking mums-to-be starts tomorrow - worth the money?

MAKING sure babies have the best life during pregnancy is the most important thing for mums-to-be.




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Food Fight: Is Westquay's food and drink extension killing Southampton's independent venues?

IT’S one of the biggest food and leisure developments in Europe, touted as new focal point for Southampton’s social scene but could it eat up all the opposition around it?




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Do message services like WhatsApp offer a 'secret place' for terrorists?

Two men remain in custody over the Westminster attack as encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp faced criticism for potentially allowing terrorists to communicate undetected.




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Daily Echo Christmas tree guide: Fake or real trees?

CHRISTMAS is typically a time for cheer and celebration, but with the festive season approaching, many of us are starting to think about buying a tree.




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Build-A-Bear Pay Your Age is back...but there's new rules this time

CUDDLY toy store Build-A-Bear has announced their Pay Your Age event is back for 2019 but this time there's new rules.




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Hampshire council considers new dog walking rules - will you be affected?

A Hampshire council is considering a rule change to lower the amount of dogs one person can walk in a public space.




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Travel: Why the French town of Saint-Nazaire is worth getting to know

LIKE Dorset many rush on past here to get somewhere else – but it’s an area well worth getting to know.





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A Broken Elder-Care System Crumbles Further Amid COVID-19

Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable community members, many of whom need personal care — things like help going to the bathroom or brushing teeth. As of Tuesday, the data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows that 48 nursing homes and 20 residential care facilities (which include adult and family care homes) have outbreaks .




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NC Lawmakers Meet For A Historic Pandemic Session

North Carolina lawmakers gaveled in Tuesday for a legislative session unlike any other — their first since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state.




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Sex Ed Is Already Sparse For NC Students — And COVID-19 Is Making It Worse

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this segment of Embodied, host Anita Rao talks with Elizabeth Finley about gaps in sex ed brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Is ‘The Food Supply Chain Breaking?’ Facing The Risks Of Industrial Meat Processing

The nation’s meat supply was declared ‘critical infrastructure’ by the White House Tuesday. The order detailed that ‘the closure of a single large beef processing facility can result in the loss of over 10 million individual servings of beef in a single day.’




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The Political Junkie: What Does #MeToo Mean For Democrats In 2020?

Former Vice President Joe Biden denies a sexual assault allegation by former Senate aide Tara Reade. The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke publicly about the allegation this morning for the first time.




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Meet NC’s Mayors — Bettie J. Parker Of Elizabeth City

She did not expect to be the only person of color in a classroom, and certainly not as the teacher. Before she was elected mayor of Elizabeth City, Bettie J. Parker taught math for 33 years at the local high school.




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How The Stimulus Package Leaves Out U.S. Citizens With Undocumented Spouses

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.




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Remembering Kenneth Edmonds, Publisher Of Durham’s Black Newspaper

The Carolina Times faces an uncertain future after its publisher Kenneth Edmonds died Saturday, May 2. His tenure at the historic black newspaper started when he was just 4 or 5 years old.




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How to Check a Battery Status of All of your iPhone Bluetooth Accessories

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to check a battery status of all of your iPhone bluetooth accessories.




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AppleVis Unleashed February 2019: Thick as a Brick

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com




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How to Find the Estimated Value of your Device with Apple GiveBack

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to find the estimated value of your device with Apple GiveBack.




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AppleVis Extra 65: It's Showtime! Round Table Discussion of the March 25th Keynote

In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason is joined by Scott Davert, Tyler Stephen and Club AppleVis Member Tate Luck to talk about Apple's service oriented March 25 event, titled "It's Showtime". At the event, Apple unveiled updates to the Apple News and TV apps, alongside new subscription services called Apple News+ and Apple TV+. In addition they introduced a gaming subscription service called Apple Arcade and a new Apple credit card.
You can also check out our blog post recapping the event.




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Quick Tip: How to Customize Contact Labels in iOS

In this podcast, Graham Langford gives us a quick tip of how to customize contact labels in iOS.




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Quick Tip: Using the New Features in Seeing AI for iOS

In this podcast, Robin Christopherson takes us through some nice new features recently added to Microsoft's popular Seeing AI app for iOS.




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Quick Tip: Using the Text Selection Rotor to Select Text on iOS

In this podcast, Tyler Stephen gives us a Quick Tip: Using the Text Selection Rotor to Select Text on iOS.





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Enjoy using Skills and Games with Amazon Alexa for iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to the skills that you can find on Amazon Alexa for iOS. With hundred's of thousands of skills to choose from, there is always something for you to use and play.

Amazon Alexa Skill Search:
https://www.amazon.com/alexa-skills/b?ie=UTF8&node=13727921011

Amazon Alexa on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-alexa/id944011620?mt=8




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Quick Tip: Three Examples of Where a Double-Tap and Hold can Make your use of iOS more Efficient and Productive

In this short podcast, Graham Langford shares three quick tips on where you can use a 1-finger double-tap and hold (also known as a “long-press”) to be more efficient and productive on iOS.

  1. Quickly access draft emails in the iOS Mail app with a “long-press” on the Compose button.
  2. Quickly archive an email message with a “long-press” on the Delete button.
  3. “Long-press” on the Delete key on the iOS keyboard to delete text faster - in some instances, the speed will increase incrementally with the amount of time you are holding the key.

Please post a comment to share your own tips on where “hidden” iOS features such as these make you more efficient and productive.




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Blow Up Your Way Through Wave After Wave of Enemies in Tank Battle Endless Gunner for iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us the Tank Battle Endless Gunner for iOS. Blow up or ram your way through wave after wave of enemies. Keep enough of fuel,armour and weapons to keep fighting on.

‎Tank Battle Endless Gunner on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/tt/app/tank-battle-endless-gunner/id1458091689




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AppleVis Extra 66: Recapping the WWDC 2019 Keynote

In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, Dave Nason, Thomas Domville, Scott Davert, and Tyler Stephen get together to discuss the announcements made at Apple's WWDC 2019 Keynote.

You can read our summary of the keynote here; where you are also encouraged to share your own opinions on what Apple did and did not announce.




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Take Command in Using Your Voice: OCR Document Reader for iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville revisit the Voice: OCR Document Reader for iOS. Take a picture of anything that has words on it, and Voice will read it to you! Updated with top notch technology, Voice will let you listen to all your books/words/documents/magazines in a matter of seconds.

‎Voice: OCR Document Reader on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?ign...




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How to Check Weather Information with Siri in iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to check the various weather information with Siri in iOS.

The various Siri commands used in this podcast:

get current weather
"What's the weather going to be like today?"

Get a weekly weather
"What is the forecast for the next week?"
"What is the forecast for this weekend?"

Get the Current Temperature
"What is the current temperature?"
"What is the Perceived Temperature"

Get the Current Conditions
"What is the Current Weather Condition?"
"Do I need an umbrella?"

check sunset and sunrise
"What time is sunrise tomorrow?"
"What time is sunset tonight?"

Get the Humidity Index
"What is the humidity Index?"

Get the Wind Speed
"What is the current wind Speed?"

Get the Atmospheric Pressure
"What is the atmospheric pressure?"

Get the Dew Point
"What is the dew point?"




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How to Make and Receive Phone Calls with your iPad

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to send and receive phone calls with your iPad.




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How to Check Battery Health and Optimize Battery Charging in iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville explores the battery health features of iOS 13, in particular the new “Optimized Battery Charging” feature which is designed to extend the total battery life of your iOS device.




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How to Customize VoiceOver Haptic Feedback on iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and explores how in iOS 13 users have the capability to customize the haptic feedback given when performing VoiceOver gestures.




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How to use the iOS QuickPath Swipe Keyboard with VoiceOver

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to use QuickPath, a native swipe keyboard new in iOS 13 that allows you to type by sliding your finger across the onscreen keyboard.




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How to Send Robocalls, Spammers, and Unknown Callers Directly to Voicemail on iOS

In this podcast, Thomas Domville introduces us to “silence unknown callers”, a new feature in iOS 13 that helps you block unwanted calls without having to block callers one by one.

With this feature enabled, unknown callers will automatically be sent to voicemail, meaning that robocalls, spam calls, and other unwanted distractions will no longer be able to bother you.




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How to Multitask in iPad OS

In this podcast, Dave Nason shows us how to multitask in iPad OS 13.