Podcast appearances and mentions of jamie pauls

In this episode, the Tech Doctors are joined by Jamie Pauls. We explore the current state of the Mac and conclude that most people are likely to have the optimal computing experience if they have both a Mac and a Windows computer. We examine some of the strength and weaknesses of each operating system. We […]

Apple filmed their annual keynote for WWDC in Apple Park, not in front of a live studio audience, where many upcoming changes were announced for software and hardware. J.J., taking time out from gathering requests for Orbit Writer Braille Keyboard Smartphone Companion Preorders, and Joe, trying to steal back the PS4 controller from Ricky so he can play the Blind friendly The Last Of Us 2 , asked Jamie Pauls, who was editing a new episode of the Eyes Free Sports Podcast , to join them in this summary of the event s big news. Expect there to be info dumps a plenty as this is a wrap up show after all. And be sure to learn more about what was discussed in the copious pile of links down below. Enjoy these additional resources from the internet on the subject of WWDC 2020. WWDC 2020 Apple TV page Apple WWDC 2020 keynote in 18 minutes WWDC 2020: New Software and Fresh Chips Apple's exceptional WWDC 2020 keynote should be a model for future shows After virtual WWDC, Apple should never go back to live keynotes Comment: I d like pre-recorded WWDC keynotes every year, but we won t get them IoT sensors, machine learning and chips were the real stars of Apple s WWDC 2020 Six ways the pandemic was on display at Apple s WWDC Boot Camp Is Dead on New Macs and 8 Other Things Apple Didn't Say at WWDC Here s everything Apple didn t announce at WWDC WWDC: VoiceOver Gains New Image Description Capabilities among other Changes New Apple accessibility features coming this fall make technology usable and more accessible to all Apple packs iOS 14 with new accessibility features, like AirPods Pro audio tweaks VoiceOver efficiency with custom rotors Creating an Accessible Reading Experience Create a seamless speech experience in your apps Make your app visually accessible App accessibility for Switch Control iOS and iPadOS 14: The MacStories Overview iOS 14 beta: It's complicated finally iOS 14 accessibility feature performs actions by tapping your iPhone Here's how to assign a shortcut to iOS 14's new Back Tap feature New iOS 14 feature lets the iPhone alert you if it hears sounds like a doorbell or fire alarm Sound Recognition is a powerful new Accessibility feature in iOS/iPadOS 14 Apple details hand and body pose detection in WWDC 2020 session iOS 14: Developers can now take advantage of the U1 chip thanks to new 'Nearby Interaction iOS 14 s new Home screen widgets aren t as powerful as you might think Phone Calls Will Finally Stop Taking Up the Entire Screen in iOS 14 Apple s new iOS 14 home screen brings Windows Phone Live Tiles back to life Several new iOS 14 features take inspiration from Samsung s One UI If iOS 14 was Android 11, it would be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S6 With iOS 14, Apple once again crushes Android makers on software update support App Library is here to help you sort through your app clutter Apple gives in: iPhone and iPad users can finally change their default mail app and web browser this fall iOS 14 will let you change your default email and web browser apps Someone, Please, Explain: WTF Are App Clips Exactly? App Clips could be a Trojan Horse for Sign In with Apple App Clips could be just the start of a new approach enabled by 5G iPhones First take: With iOS 14, Apple changes the very idea of an app Messages is so much better in iOS 14 and here's why Siri Suggestions might just be iOS 14's greatest widget Apple adds encrypted drive support to Files with iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 Apple gets it write with Scribble on iPadOS Why Apple still refuses to give the iPad a calculator iOS 14 protects your privacy in important new ways TikTok to stop reading user clipboards after being exposed by iOS 14 privacy feature TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data iOS 14 includes revamped Podcasts app with curated suggestions AirPods and AirPods Pro Updates Coming With iOS 14 iOS 14 and tvOS 14 bring all-new Game Center, expanded Xbox and Playstation controller capabilities iOS 14: HealthKit expands ECGs with new API, new symptom tracking and mobility types Video: 9to5Mac Watch Time 26: What s new in watchOS 7? Sleep tracking, face sharing, hand washing watchOS 7: Hands-on with native Apple Watch sleep tracking Apple is killing Force Touch on the Apple Watch with watchOS 7 watchOS 7 now supports DRM audio streaming, opening the door for music apps You can run Shortcuts locally without your iPhone in watchOS 7 macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Overview The Mac s iconic startup chime is back in macOS Big Sur macOS Big Sur improves battery insight, retires Network Utility tool macOS moving from skeuomorphism through flat design to neumorphism designer Apple Silicon Mac mini dev kit looks like a desktop iPad Pro How fast are Apple s new ARM Mac chips? It s hard to tell The Mac s future is on a collision course with the iPad WWDC 2020: the iPadification of the Mac is coming, no touchscreen required Accessibility design for Mac Catalyst If Catalyst Apps Are the Future of Mac Software, the Future Currently Doesn't Look Too Bright for Voiceover Developers must opt out if they don't want their iOS apps on Mac Messages looks different yet familiar in macOS Big Sur Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak Discuss Apple Silicon Transition, Lack of Boot Camp Support, and More Apple's Rosetta won't support virtualization software like Parallels Here s what s happening to Boot Camp amid the Apple silicon transition Apple s new ARM-based Macs won t support Windows through Boot Camp Tech Tent: Apple says goodbye to Intel Microsoft vague on the future of Windows virtualization on Mac following Apple Silicon transition Losing Boot Camp for Arm Macs is no great loss Intel promises to support two-year transition to Apple Silicon Former Intel Engineer Explains Why Apple Switched to ARM Intel s Skylake Processors Was The Tipping Point For Apple To Finally Transition Away From Intel Apple's new tools can help developers port Chrome extensions to Safari Apple is bringing Face ID and Touch ID to the web with Safari 14 Apple adds WebP, HDR support, and more to Safari with iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur What's new in HomeKit in iOS 14 DOJ 'taking the first steps towards' Apple antitrust probe in the U.S Department of Justice Takes Hard Look at Apple's 30% Tax Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight s not over Hey founder on Apple's app approval process following fee backlash Hey opens its email service to everyone as Apple approves its app for good The App Store is coming under increased scrutiny in U.S. antitrust probe Apple will soon let developers challenge App Store rules Comment: This week s keynote quietly tackled five of Apple s antitrust issues Apple Just Castrated The IDFA, Sending An $80 Billion Industry Into Upheaval Apple's new Find My accessory program goes beyond iPhones and tracking fobs Fleetsmith customers unhappy with loss of third-party app support after Apple acquisition Gaming on Apple platforms is set for some big changes here are a few Five of the best new features coming to Siri Launch Google Assistant on Your iPhone as Quickly as Siri You Can Saddle Up Your Mac Pro For $400 but You Still Can't Ride It Sound Off: Here is a couple of comments from Twitter captured from our BBQ feed during recording. @pitermach From the event itself? Home screen widgets are cool. Running iOS apps on a Mac might be if they give more care to the platform's accessibility as a hole. What excites me more is the stuff that was revealed later. Stereo recording on iPhones, the watch getting rotor and Braille... @ed_edwardson Not being able to run VM s on their new CPU s is going to be a major productivity killer for me. I hope Apple will finally put serious resources into improving Mac VoiceOver. It s way overdue. Last Word: Shout outs to our friends over at ACB Main Menu for turning 20 years old. Check out their earlier festivities commemorating this milestone over at the Main Menu Archive

The long road trip with no bathroom breaks that was 2019 has reached its destination in the form of our annual wrap up show. This year s panel included J.J., Joe, Shelly Brisbin, Scott Davert and Rookie of the Year Lisa Salinger. Read on, and tune into the podcast, to discover what trends and stories the group found to have the biggest impact on the year. Also, if you want a good laugh, see how right or wrong we were with our 2018 predictions Conventions At A Glance The entire panel attended at least one of the major Blindness and Low Vision A.T. events in 2019. You can hear what we thought were the big stories at CSUN And the Summer Conventions To gauge if those introduced products had an impact on our discussions for this episode. But we ll let you in on a little secret. What you, the readers and listeners of this site, peruse from our coverage often determines who we interview the following year. Therefore, behold the top 5 downloads of our various coverage in order of their event calendar appearances in our podcast feed. ATIA 2019 1 #ATIA19 Audio: Command Multiple Devices With The HIMS QBraille XL 2 #ATIA19 Audio: Humanware s New Braille Note Touch Plus Is One Tough Cookie 3 #ATIA19 Audio: Aces Are Hight For The Acesight And Zoomax 4 #ATIA19 Audio: IRIE-AT Is Totally Your Braille Buddy When It Comes To Phones And Video Magnifiers? 5 #ATIA19 Audio: Point Your Finger At The Books You Want To Read With BraiBook CSUN 2019 1 #CSUNATC19 Sponsored Audio: APH Is Bringing The Community Together To Impact The World At Large 2 #CSUNATC19 Audio: LS&S Would Like To Report A U.F.O. Sighting Over Anaheim 3 #CSUNATC19 Audio: A Deeper Dive Into The Process Of Updates And NV Access 4 #CSUNATC19 Audio: Feel Books And More With Feelif 5 #CSUNATC19 Audio: Row, Row, Row your Code Jumper Summer Conventions 2019 1 #NFB19 Audio: Humanware Flips The Card To Reveal Updates For Keysoft And Victor Reader Trek 2 #Sponsored Blind Bargains Convention Coverage: AIRA with Big Deals, Big Presence at #NFB19 and #ACB19 3 #Sponsored Convention Audio: APH Creates A Fun Pathway To STEM With Code Jumper 4 #NFB19 Audio: Seeing The World Wirelessly With OrCam 5 #ACB19 Audio: There Is Always Something New Over At Guidelights And Gadgets Our listeners landed on a story that we didn't cover during our look back at the past 365 days. With new products, and a new direction, APH had an abundance of announcements and our audience noticed. We additionally saw some new names make the list as well as a real interest in what Humanware brought to the Exhibit Hall tables. Off The Shelf Growing Pains A lot of the conversation that powered this discussion came from stories featured in our Mainstream Mayhem article. Of course, iOS 13 dominated the talk and Joe said with all sincerity that he admired Shelly for her work on iOS Access For All and the plight that comes along with so many updates to this year's version of the operating system. J.J. and Scott felt like Apple has too many operating systems these days to support and they should look to our friends at Apple Vis for a better understanding of what is and isn't working along all the various product lines. Even new features like Dark Mode are breaking on a system level when Smart Invert is active. And Scott noted that issues with Bluetooth audio, Switch Control and wireless Braille Displays made him glad he kept a device back on iOS 12 for employment access concerns. But Apple Park wasn't the only company with some setbacks in 2019. Joe and J.J. steered the group into the aspects of what disappointed them about Google this year. J.J. felt like Talkback regressed, Scott noted that if BrailleBack support was better he would have considered a serious switch to the Android platform and Joe talked about how Google's culture war seemed to be an underlying theme of the lack of focus for the company. Joe also stressed that the way Google releases features into the wild had him spending more time troubleshooting his Google services than enjoying them. Perhaps the easiest way to summarize the year in Google was how many in the tech press declared the Pixel 3a as their choice for Android phone of the year after the release of the 4 series of phones. Audio Description On The Rise On a much more positive note, as emphasized by our AD news article, 2019 was the year where we became Audio Described Couch Potato aficionados. A lot of titles that took flight in pop culture this year happened to have AD tracks. However, as Shelly stated, Amazon Prime Video has been steadily adding support for older titles that you might not have realized needed description. Lisa also said that it's surprising when a new movie or show isn't described these days. And she urged that we need to support these legal ways of obtaining the content we want in order to foster more content in the future or support Blind/Low Vision creators and actors with their projects. Here's an email from BBQ Crew Member Jamie Pauls that places the substantial jump for AD in context. Hello, all. JJ and I were talking last evening about adding the huge influx of audio-described content in 2019 to our end-of-year show. With JJ's blessing, I reached out to the AD project for some stats comparing the end of last year to now. They actually gave me some stats comparing the first of this year until now which is probably close enough. I am sharing the information with everyone. Copied tweets follow: 1/1/19 SUMMARY: 2418 unique described videos and TV Series. 985 videos were duplicated in more than one service. Titles From: 41 Current Movies; 1029 DVDs; 926 iTunes; 811 Netflix; 440 Prime-Video; and 197 TV Series, broken down as follows: 30 ABC, 13 CBS, 25 FOX, 20 NBC, 23 DISCOVERY, 10 HGTV, 25 HISTORY, 18 TBS, 11 TNT, 22 USA. 12/16/19 SUMMARY: 3534 unique described videos and TV Series. 1719 videos were duplicated in more than one service. 31 Current Movies; 1194 DVDs; 12 Apple TV+; 291 Disney+; 65 Hulu; 1178 iTunes; 1080 Netflix; 1508 Prime-Video; 5 Other; 228 TV Series: 35 ABC, 16 CBS, 2 CW, 24 FOX, 21 NBC, 25 DISCOVERY, 18 HGTV, 34 HISTORY, 18 TBS, 13 TNT, 22 USA. When Cameras Took More Than Pictures 2012 saw the splashy debut of Google Glass at Google i/o. So, it seems fitting that the Explorer Edition finds itself entering the Graveyard in 2020 just as others begin to really lean into smart glasses technology. AIRA and Be My Eyes both gained more partnerships and expansions into the services they provide. Seeing AI and Envision AI were joined by the addition of VoiceDream Scanner in the field of On Device OCR apps. We summarize many of these stories in our Visual Assistance article in the news section of the site. And Lisa gives us an idea of how helpful many of these tools were to her when adjusting to life in a new apartment. Scott lays out the pros and cons of using many of these tools as a Deaf Blind person. J.J. notes, as you can read below, that there are some things you must consider if you rely on these methods of viewing the world through a camera lens. Keeping Private Things Private As cool as many of these new ways to access the environment are, they do have some serious aspects to consider while using them. Lisa describes a situation she came across in a public area in her apartment building and Shelly talked about data storage and where it resides if a company is sold or acquired. J.J. illuminated upon some misgivings that could come about with public transportation adopting more open policies towards the Visual Interpreter services as seen in Boston and New York. And Joe mentioned about how some visual concepts are becoming more apparent to the community as they encounter these access options in more settings. Here are links to some of the specific items discussed during this portion of the show. Dark Patterns in Accessibility Tech The next Big Tech battleground is your ears Hey Alexa: How can we escape surveillance capitalism? An Update About Face Recognition on Facebook Stalker 'found Japanese singer through reflection in her eyes Oh, What A Tangled Web We Surf Our conversation about hacking our disabilities came about from each panel member noting a barrier to web access they met recently. Relying on one Screen Reader and one web browser seems like an illusion of the information superhighway s glory days as a combination of tools may work better for shopping, banking or even searching the web. Plus, don't even get us started on various mobile browsers on iOS or Android. J.J. noted that the latest Web Aim survey seemed to reflect the changing trends in web access and how players like NVDA are changing with the times. Lisa and Scott compare Windows Narrator to a gawky teenager growing into their own and that's a good thing for the built in technology moving forward. Joe thought it was interesting that JAWS was rapidly gaining more support for Google Chrome and G Suite products to stay relevant in the Enterprise sector. Additionally, Shelly and Scott mused how some have made the switch from mac back to Windows as a result to the modifications made to the Mac OS through the annual upgrade cycles. Pizza and music played a huge role in web access this year. Beyonce.com Lawsuit Reminds Us How Shitty the Web Is for Users With Visual Impairment BIG WIN FOR WEB ACCESSIBILITY IN DOMINO S PIZZA CASE Browser vendors win war with W3C over HTML and DOM standards The internet's accessibility reckoning Mozilla to release a new Firefox version every four weeks starting next year Here are the results of the latest Web Aim Survey The US Supreme Court Domino s Pizza delivery case rejection, dished out Accessibility, the future, and why Domino s matters What Domino s Pizza got wrong about internet accessibility Add Vimeo to the Growing List of Large Websites Taking Accessibility Seriously Miscellaneous Musings Just as some may not be aware of some of the technical aspects of using a camera for access, others are becoming more familiar with other disabilities outside of Blindness that come with aging. Lisa and Scott engage in a lively conversation about the cost of Hearing Aids and how many of their companion apps are not Screen Reader friendly. Joe expanded upon that and offered that this lack of access also falls onto apps that control the Smart Home and various appliances that tout their connectivity. Lisa found that there is a need for individual research for major purchases in that arena, over buying whatever everyone else in the community is snagging up. Tailoring your expectations, as well as concentrating on your specific needs for access, can possibly bring about a better solution than "following the herd". Joe added that apps are constantly being updated and that could break or fix access from month to month. Relying on reviews may not be the best course of action either because appliance makers are manufacturing products in smaller runs in order to offer new features at a faster rate. J.J. said that the push for outreach is still needed to bring about awareness and change with products that add Voice Assistant and app related features. And the group all noted how more televisions are coming with Speech on board, how the Instant Pot made their apps more Screen Reader friendly after Community advocacy and we do have more powerful technology on hand for navigating the gaps in access than we did in 2018. Shelly and Joe touch upon the rise in off-the-shelf tablets being used as the display on many portable Video Magnifiers. Shelly followed that up with how some in the press enforce the narrative on how well the big mainstream companies are doing with their access solutions and what impressions that can send to those who are unfamiliar with other Assistive Technology. Joe noted that some in the Community also misconstrued these messages to a point where they shun traditional technology that was designed by A.T. makers. He specifically noted discussions he heard at various events for the desire to not use something like AIRA's Horizon in favor of a possible future set of Apple created smart glasses. Finally, and ending on a high note, Lisa and Scott celebrate the fact that more people had the opportunity to compare the Braille me to the Orbit Reader in the battle of the low cost Braille Displays. Additionally, now that phones cost more and iOS is constantly influx, the traditional note taker may still have a place in being a more stable option for some tasks. Sound Off We asked trepidaciously on Twitter for ideas about what the big stories were and Jim Denham sent along his feelings in the below email. Hey guys: Just wanted to chime in with what I believe is the biggest news story of 2019. That would be, the Amazon Echo Show identifying products. This is a big deal b/c its not using the bar code, it is just identifying the product by visual appearance. Amazon is obviously using individuals who are blind or visually impaired to help develop this feature, with the long term goal to provide people the ability to reorder products just by holding them up to the Show. In this case, all involved win, as it is a great and really useful feature for individuals with an Echo Show. I also believe this is just the starting point. As machine learning continues to develop at a mind blowing pace, this will certainly grow much bigger in 2020 and beyond. Thanks for all the great audio and podcasts in 2019, you guys do an awesome job and your work is truly appreciated. Jim Last Word 2019 saw the BBQ Crew cross the 200th episode mark and place our 750th audio program into our vast archives. We have been thrilled, honored and humbled to bring you our brand of news and entertainment on a weeklyish basis for 5 years. This would not be at all possible if it weren t for our guests, interview subjects, sponsors, and most of all you, the listeners. We are not sure just what 2020 holds in store for us all in A.T. news. However, we look forward to bringing it all to you in the upcoming year! Thanks for listening!

Mel and Lisa answer your questions about BlindAlive’s closing, how to get the workouts, and so much more. Visit this link to get the free workout downloads.They also mention the song “I’m Not Lost, I’m Just Exploring.”If you want to keep up with Mel in the future, her email address will remain. You can also simply keep following BlindAlive on Social Media for now.You can remain in touch with Lisa by emailing her or following her on Twitter. She also has a website, which she plans to update starting in 2019.To reach Jamie Pauls, you can email him or follow him on Twitter.Check out our Eyes-Free Fitness iOS App for workouts, podcasts, and our blog. You can comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or subscribe to our informative chat list.

In this podcast, Jamie Pauls steps out of his chair as sound editor, and sits down to discuss the topic of self image and blindness for men.You can contact Joe via Twitter or email, and you can hear him on the Blind Bargains Qast. You can also contact Jamie on Twitter.Finally, Jamie closes out the podcast by directing listeners to Flirting with Balance, our featured workout, which is discounted for the month of October.Check out our Eyes-Free Fitness iOS App for workouts, podcasts, and our blog. You can comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or subscribe to our informative chat list.

Lisa kicks off Podcast 74 with some news and some congratulations to Jamie Pauls, our podcast editor, for receiving the Ned E. Freeman Award for excellence in writing. Read his article in The ACB E-Forum, April 2016 » Making the Transition from English Braille to UEB, by Jamie Pauls. Mel interviews Audrey Schading about the ease and benefits of using sprouted foods. One of Audrey’s favorite resources is The Sprout House, which is an accessible site with a newsletter and a wide variety of products. You can also contact them by phone: (800) 777-6887. In this BookIt segment, Lisa discusses Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy by Joseph Mercola. It is available in many accessible formats. You can comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, or subscribe to our informative chat list.

Jamie Pauls steps out of the editing booth to bring us some highlights of the previous year. If you've listened to every podcast, you may be interested to know what we found important. If you've missed a few, this might pique your curiosity. All of us at BlindAlive would like to wish our listeners the happiest of holidays, and a healthy, happy 2017! We welcome your feedback or questions! Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and our BlindAlive Community on Facebook. Be the first to know of new and exclusive promotions by Subscribing to our Newsletter. For more information on Eyes-Free Fitness® Workouts go to www.BlindAlive.com

Welcome to Podcast 41. After Mel gets things started, Jamie Pauls introduces the chapters feature, which is now a part of our podcasts. He demonstrates this feature in two iOS apps, and if yours is not one of those he covers, you might still be able to find it in your podcatcher of choice. Next, Lisa talks about how to play our workouts on the NLS Player and the Victor Reader Stream using a thumb drive. You can either transfer your downloaded workouts to your own thumb drive, or you can purchase one from us. To do this, you will need to order by phone. If you are interested or you have questions, please call (570) 212-9979, and leave a message. Mel rounds things out with another FitnessSpeak. This time she talks about saliva, a simple but under-appreciated body fluid. We welcome your feedback or questions! Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and our BlindAlive Community on Facebook. Be the first to know of new and exclusive promotions by Subscribing to our Newsletter. For more information on Eyes-Free Fitness™ Workouts go to www.BlindAlive.com

On this podcast Jamie Pauls sits down with Mel to talk to her about her vision for BlindAlive -- past, present, and future. You'll learn about what goes into producing a workout, and you'll find out what BlindAlive and the Dr. Pepper theme have in common. We welcome your feedback or questions via the contact form or by emailing support@BlindAlive.com You can also follow BlindAlive on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlindAlive Subscribe to the BlindAlive Community on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. Lastly be sure to check out the website www.BlindAlive.com to see all our products and subscribe to the newsletter.

Mel kicks off Podcast 22 by thanking various members of the BlindAlive Team http://www.blindalive.com/team-bios . Kudos also to BlindBargains www.BlindBargains.com whose podcast we are happy to sponsor, and who are responsible for our audio ad. Last, but hardly least, Mel thanks Jamie Pauls www.JamiePauls.com for his work editing this, as well as future podcasts. Lisa interviews Mike Lloyd, bringing sports of all kinds to the blind of New Zealand and the world with the Blind Sport Podcast. http://theblindsportpodcast.com They talk specifically about the 60-minute timer he has produced, http://blindsportpodcast.com/60-minute-audio-timer/ which many have found helpful. In FitnessSpeak, Mel talks about the difference between crunches and sit-ups, and how to do a proper crunch. Lisa is back to talk a little more about time, with two other solutions. She gives a brief demonstration of www.e.ggtimer.com , an easy way to time anything from the convenience of your computer. Nearly everyone who uses an iOS device is familiar with the built-in timer, but did you know there's a quick way to set hours and minutes? To round out the podcast, we continue in the "Did you know" category, and talk about the process of ordering and downloading workouts. You can now retrieve previous orders by visiting http://download.blindalive.com . For full details, please listen to the podcast. We welcome your feedback or questions via the contact form http://www.blindalive.com/support/ You can also follow BlindAlive on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlindAlive Subscribe to the BlindAlive Community on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1HQan16 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/blindalive YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSJCXbR__C7IztG4us-8Hjw and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blindalive

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 34: Nobody Likes the Ribbon The Triple-click Home team is back with another podcast full of talk about iOS, Yosemite and more. Jamie Pauls takes the host’s chair this time around, and Lisa Salinger drops by to talk about using Widgets in iOS 8. All that plus your feedback can […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 34: Nobody Likes the Ribbon The Triple-click Home team is back with another podcast full of talk about iOS, Yosemite and more. Jamie Pauls takes the host’s chair this time around, and Lisa Salinger drops by to talk about using Widgets in iOS 8. All that plus your feedback can […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 29: Eat Something To help remake accessibility training as we know it, visit http://www.a11y.tv/ to view training subscription options and make your contribution to EZFire's A11YTV funding campaign. Welcome to the post-April-Fools, pre-WWDC edition of the Triple-click Home Podcast. This month, Jamie Pauls takes the host’s chair and Lisa Salinger […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 29: Eat Something To help remake accessibility training as we know it, visit http://www.a11y.tv to view training subscription options and make your contribution to EZFire’s A11YTV funding campaign. Welcome to the post-April-Fools, pre-WWDC edition of the Triple-click Home Podcast. This month, Jamie Pauls takes the host’s chair and Lisa Salinger […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 28: Turn Right On “A” Street Welcome to another packed episode of Triple-click Home. Join JJ, Ana and Steve as they discuss all things Apple. Then, Jamie Pauls visits with David Ward about Braille Sonar Pro, an indispensable app for referencing Braille contractions. Because David is awesome and he thinks […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 28: Turn Right On “A” Street Welcome to another packed episode of Triple-click Home. Join JJ, Ana and Steve as they discuss all things Apple. Then, Jamie Pauls visits with David Ward about Braille Sonar Pro, an indispensable app for referencing Braille contractions. Because David is awesome and he thinks […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 26: The iCoffee Welcome to the first Triple-click Home podcast of 2014. This month, Jamie Pauls joins Alena and Buddy to discuss the Apple news stories of the past month. John was unable to be a part of the Triple-click Home team this time around, but we trust that he […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 26: The iCoffee Welcome to the first Triple-click Home podcast of 2014. This month, Jamie Pauls joins Alena and Buddy to discuss the Apple news stories of the past month. John was unable to be a part of the Triple-click Home team this time around, but we trust that he […]

Listen to Triple-click Home episode 24: Luxury Versus Necessity Help us turn two in this episode of the podcast as the Triple-click Home team discusses all things Mac and iOS includeing Mavericks, iWork and iOS 7. In addition to the news and possibly a rant or two, Jamie Pauls visits with Dmitriy Konopatskiy about the […]

Listen to Triple-click Home episode 24: Luxury Versus Necessity Help us turn two in this episode of the podcast as the Triple-click Home team discusses all things Mac and iOS includeing Mavericks, iWork and iOS 7. In addition to the news and possibly a rant or two, Jamie Pauls visits with Dmitriy Konopatskiy about the […]

MainMenu is packed with information you do not want to miss... MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin and MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge discuss the highlights of the new iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, and the new iOS7 operating system for iDevices to be released in the coming week. Thanks to the serotalk podcast network; Jamie Pauls interviews a representative from Enabling Technologies at the 2013 ACB Convention. And, thanks to Freedom Scientific MainMenu is rebroadcasting the FSCast August 2013 podcast from Freedom Scientific and hear Johnathan Mosen and Eric Damery start their review of the new features and changes coming in Jaws For Windows version 15. You will not want to miss the information and interesting content in this show for this week. So join us and be a part of what is going on on MainMenu.

MainMenu is packed with information you want to know all about... David Woodbridge from Vision Australia demonstrates playing Windows Media Audio on the Mac using VLC Media Player. Thanks to the serotalk podcast network Derek Lane Interviews a representative from NLS about the latest developments at the library. Earle Harrison demonstrates a easy to use app - Taxi Magic - that can make your next taxi ride a bit less complicated. Jamie Pauls from the SeroTalk Podcast Network interviews a representative from ETouch Sciences. You will not want to miss the information and interesting content in this show for this week. So join us and be a part of what is going on on MainMenu.

This week, Shane Davidson demonstrates the process to upgrade a Braille Note or Voice Note Apex to Keysoft 9.3. Shane also demonstrates some of the new features in this free upgrade to keysoft, including full .docx support. Patrick Perdue from the SeroTalk Podcast network at www.serotalk.com brings us an interview about the Project ray smartphone for the visually impaired from the ACB convention this year. Tim Cumings discusses the Audiotechnica BPHS-1 broadcast headset microphone, and Jamie Pauls from the SeroTalk Podcast Network speaks with a representative from Duxbury about some upcoming and exciting upgrades to the Duxbury Braille translation software. This show is full of info on all types of technology, so be sure to catch this program first on ACB Radio Mainstream!

MainMenu is packed with information you want to know all about... MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin demos the Orion T84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator Mary Emerson shows us the new features for the Braille Edge 40 latest update. And, thanks to the serotalk podcast network Jamie Pauls interviews a representative from Riar about their latest products. You will not want to miss the information and interesting content in this show for this week. So join us and be a part of what is going on on MainMenu.

This week on MainMenu we feature some of the latest technologies available today, and show you their accessibility. MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin interviews Jeremy Curry from GW Micro about Social Eyes. Complements of GWMicro.com MainMenu is airing the Gw Micro webiner training on Social Eyes. And, thanks to serotalk.com Jamie Pauls interviews a representative from Perkins Products about their newest products. You will not want to miss the information and interesting content in this show for this week. So join us and be a part of what is going on on MainMenu.

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 20: A Scary Space Odyssey Since Buddy Brannan was unable to join us for this month’s episode of Triple-click Home, Jamie Pauls joins Alena Roberts and John Panarese to discuss the top news stories of the month. The team has some app recommendations to share along the way, and Alena […]

Listen to Triple-click Home Episode 20: A Scary Space Odyssey Since Buddy Brannan was unable to join us for this month’s episode of Triple-click Home, Jamie Pauls joins Alena Roberts and John Panarese to discuss the top news stories of the month. The team has some app recommendations to share along the way, and Alena […]

This week, we begin by airing the first part of a podcast from Paul Warner of VICT Consultancy about the accessible OBI 2.0 software for creating DAISY books. Then, Jamie Pauls from the SeroTalk Podcast Network at the 2012 ACB convention interviews a representative from National Braille Press about some of their new books and products. Next, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia demonstrates accessing and writing text documents on iCloud using Voice Over and Text Edit in Mountain Lion. Jamie Pauls from the SeroTalk Podcast Network returns again with another interview from ACB 2012, this time he speaks with Dolphin computer access about some new updates and products coming soon from them. Finally, Shane Davidson continues his interview and demo of the Swamp audio game.

On this week's Main Menu after Chase Crispin's weekly Tech Update, Chase visits with Jamie Pauls, content director for Serotek and host of the SeroTalk podcast and Joe Steinkamp, operations director at Serotek and executive producer of the SeroTalk podcast network about all of the podcasts available from SPN. Coverage of the summer national conventions is also discussed. Finally, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to use the Remote Mic app for your iOS device that will let you use your iOS device as a microphone for your Mac. This is a show that you do not want to miss! Main Menu can be first heard on Fridays at 9:00 pm Eastern time. It airs throughout Saturday on ACB Radio Mainstream. http://www.acbradio.org/mainstream It is also available in the iTunes store, in the iBlink Radio app for IOS and Android devices, and is made available to Radio Reading Services around the world. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Visit the Main Menu website at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/ Follow MainMenu on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/mainmenu Subscribe to a list where you can interact with other Main Menu listeners and the Main Menu staff by sending a blank email message to: mm-friends-subscribe at acbradio.org

Have you ever dreamed of the day when blind people might be able to drive cars but thought that idea was nothing more than a daydream? What if some day nobody blind or sighted drove a car? Suppose the car could drive itself? On this week's edition of Main Menu, Harry Brown visits with Jamie Pauls for a second time to give us an update on the status of automated vehicle technology and to dream about the future. You don't want to miss Harry's insights into the subject. After that, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia demonstrates how to delete or copy nonsequential files using VoiceOver on the Mac. Finally, Chase Crispin demonstrates Linux Distro Chooser, a website that will help you pick the right Linux distribution.

This week after a very brief Tech Update, Tim Cumings, Jamie Pauls, and Chase Crispin talk about note takers. What are the options available to us today? What problems are there with the current devices out there? Can the market continue to support this many specialized note takers? What can and can't we do with the mainstream devices that are out there currently? Why are specialized devices still needed in today's market? Where do we see specialized devices and accessible mainstream devices going in the future? In this 51 minute segment, all these questions and more will be discussed in detail. This week, Chase Crispin filled in as host and producer of Main Menu while Jamie Pauls was on vacation.

This week, we catch up with Chase Crispin from Los Angeles, California where he is participating in this year's national Braille Challenge competition. Next, Jamie Pauls talks with Paul Bendun of Somethin' Else Audio about Papa Sangre and The Nightjar, two mainstream audio-based games for iOS devices. Finally, David Tanner sits down with Eric Damery of Freedom Scientific to talk about the latest offerings from the company.

After this week's Tech update from Chase Crispin, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to explore the keyboard on a Mac using VoiceOver. Finally, Darrell Shandrow shares his thoughts on CSUN 2011. Darrell and show host Jamie Pauls also talk about the current debate over mainstream vs. specialized technology for the blind.

On this week's show Chrissie Cochrane, Jeff Bishop, and Jamie Pauls join forces to talk about Window-Eyes scripting. After that, we hear more highlights from CSUN 2010 courtesy of Blind Bargains.

This week's edition of Main Menu begins with a new segment. TGIF or Tech Goods In Five is produced by Shane Ditmar of blind-geek.net and a member of the Main Menu team. On our Christmas show, we aired a demo of the iBill, a new talking bank note identifier from Orbit Research. This demo was presented courtesy of Ron Graham. This week we decided to take a closer look at the product, so we visited with Brian of Orbit Research and asked some of the questions you have been asking. Next we turn to gaming. We visit with Philip Bennefall of Blast Bay Studios about a new side-scrolling action adventure game entitled Q9. Jamie Pauls then gives a short demo of the game. Finally, we round out this week's show with discussion of a Monopoly game from RS Games that is quickly taking the blind community by storm. Mike Forzano, one of the game developers, talks to us about this new Monopoly game. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823 Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Greg Stilson of HumanWare gives us an in-depth tour of the newest generation of the BrailleNote family dubbed the Apex. Greg also tackles the question of why a blind person needs a dedicated notetaker instead of a mainstream product. Next, Ricky Enger of Serotek talks to us again about Accessible Event and she shares a special Serotek is offering on the use of the program until December 31. Next week we will visit with Ricky about iBlink Radio, Serotek's free application for the iPhone. Jamie Pauls and Ricky will compare notes on using touch screen devices running with Apple's VoiceOver and will talk briefly about Apple's commitment to accessibility. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823. Messages may be played on the program and may be edited due to time constraints. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php