Techstravaganza

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music on the iPhone, Thursday, June 11, 2026

YouTube Premium Tutorial – Ad-Free Playback Siena demonstrated the ad-free playback feature of YouTube Premium using a Double Tap podcast video about the Mantis Q40. YouTube Premium Tutorial – Background Playback and Screen Lock Siena demonstrated the ability to lock the phone screen and switch to other apps while a YouTube video continues playing. YouTube […]

Adding Contacts from a Message to Contacts, and LibreOffice on the Mac, Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Adding a Phone Number to Contacts from a WhatsApp Message Ali demonstrated how to locate a phone number within a WhatsApp message and add it to the iOS Contacts app. Adding a Contact Card Shared via iMessage Ali demonstrated how to add a contact card received in the iOS Messages app to the Contacts app. […]

Word Processing and Spreadsheets with LibreOffice, Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Introduction to LibreOffice — Overview and Navigation Siena introduced LibreOffice as a free, open-source office suite comparable to OpenOffice but more accessible on both Mac and Windows (and Linux). She demonstrated the LibreOffice Start Center, navigating through its components using the Tab key. LibreOffice Writer — Document Creation and Formatting Siena opened LibreOffice Writer, typed […]

Customizing Voiceover Gestures on the iPhone, Wednesday, May 20, 2026

VoiceOver Touch Gesture Customization — Overview and Reset Ali demonstrated how to access VoiceOver touch gesture settings and reset all commands to defaults before reassigning them. VoiceOver Touch Gesture Customization — Assigning Specific Commands Ali walked through reassigning specific touch gestures to preferred system functions, demonstrating the process live. Q&A: Navigating to VoiceOver Command Settings […]

Ordering a Meal in The Uber App, Thursday, May 14, 2026

Workshop Name Changes Ali and Siena announced upcoming rebranding of the Textravaganza workshop series. Uber Eats Accessibility Tutorial (Main Session Content) Siena conducted a live, screen-shared VoiceOver demonstration of the Uber Eats ordering experience within the main Uber app on iPhone. The tutorial walked through the full ordering flow from browsing to checkout. Proposed Future […]