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Coming this Thursday, SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for April, 2013

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jpauls

On this month’s SeroSpectives, our guests will discuss the technology that made headlines for the month of April. Please join us at 9:00 P.M. Eastern on Thursday May 6.

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SeroTalk Podcast 152: Muscles and Mousetraps

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 152: Muscles and Mousetraps This week, Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp to discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this podcast include: The @AP Twitter feed was hacked and … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 10: Its More Doorable

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to High Contrast Episode 10: Its More Doorable We are back and we are picking up right where we left off in the “this versus that” department. This episode we look at the smaller tablets and bring in mr. … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 151: Big Pains in the Glass

Posted on April 23, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 151: Big Pains in the Glass This week, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a discussion of the top news stories of the week. Topics covered include: Twitter Launches Twitter music App and … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 150: Sesquicentennial

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 150: Sesquicentennial Welcome to the 150th Episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. After Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week, Mike Calvo visits with Will Walsh who is the … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 149: Vinyl Resurgence

Posted on April 9, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 149: Vinyl Resurgence Welcome to this week’s episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Join Jamie, Ricky and Joe as they discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Facebook invades Android’s Home Report: Google Prepping … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2013

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March About Our Presenters Anna Dresner has written a number of publications for National Braille Press, and is perhaps best known for her work on the books about the iPhone. She also … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go? Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’ Wells Fargo’s website was hit by denial-of-service attack yesterday Thousands of accounts found to host unsecured passwords, photos, and other files … Continue reading →

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Coming This Thursday, SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2013

Posted on April 2, 2013 by jpauls

Join SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for March, 2013 aring this Thursday, April 4, beginning at 9 PM Eastern. As always, the SeroSpectives team will be joined by a pannel of special guests to discuss the top news stories of … Continue reading →

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Serotek Introduces TrikeTech For Tots

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jpauls

Serotek Introduces TrikeTech For Tots Minneapolis, Minnesota April 1, 2013 Serotek, the leading provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and services, announced its contribution to the ongoing push for the blind to drive independently with the TrikeTech … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to the SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013 In our very first SeroTalk podcast for the month of April, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Slammer worm slows … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 147: All-Encompassing Widget Widget

Posted on March 26, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 147: All-encompassing Widget Widget Welcome to this week’s jam-packed episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. After Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week, Ricky sits down with Sina Bahram to discuss the … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 9: The Chair to Keyboard Interface

Posted on March 22, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to High Contrast Episode 9: The Chair To Keyboard Interface The gang’s all here, well sort of, but you will have to listen to hear just how this all worked out. Just know up front, everyone gets a turn … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 146: Sing It Sister

Posted on March 19, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 146: Sing It Sister This week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe are reunited for yet another look at the top stories of the week. Topics discussed include: Dropbox 2.0 brings functional drop-down menus to Mac and Windows … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 in Review

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 In Review There are now hours and hours of reading, podcasts and videos online about CSUN 2013. And a few of those who were on the floor of the Exhibit Hall gathered to reflect on some … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future This week’s show presents yet another guycast with Jamie, Buddy and Joe. As you might expect, there is no shortage of opinions on all the stories discussed below. Send … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 5

Posted on March 12, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 5 Welcome to yet another in a series of interviews from this year’s CSUN conference. Be sure and visit the Web sites listed below in order to learn more about the various companies and … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February

Posted on March 11, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February About Our Guests Rick Harmon is currently working with Fedora Outlier, and manages various email lists related to blindness and technology. He also runs the Blind Geek Zone website and Podcast. … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 4

Posted on March 11, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 4 Welcome to the fourth in our series of SPN specials from CSUN 2013. Remember to visit the links in our show notes to learn more about the companies and products mentioned in the … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 3: Accessibility On a Budget

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 3: Accessibility on a Budget A look at low-cost assistive technology and training solutions for blind consumers The below talk was given by Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger at the CSUN 2013 conference … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 2

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 2 Welcome to the second in our series of CSUN 2013 interview specials featuring Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp. For your convenience, links to all the companies and products discussed in this special are … Continue reading →

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 1

Posted on March 8, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 1 As sure as flowers will bloom and birds will sing, one of the signs that spring isn’t too far away is SPN’s annual coverage of CSUN. This year as always, Ricky and Joe … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things While Ricky and Joe were scurrying around at this year’s CSUN conference, gathering excellent interviews for your listening pleasure, Jamie, Lisa and Buddy sat down together and did the podcast thing. We … Continue reading →

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Coming This Thursday, SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February, 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by jpauls

Join SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for February, 2013 aring this Thursday, March 5, beginning at 9 PM Eastern Presented by The SeroSpectives Team It may have been the shortest month of the year, but it certainly was long on … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 143: Cancel the Party

Posted on February 27, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 143: Cancel the Party Welcome to another SeroTalk Guycast. This time around, Jamie Pauls is joined by Rodney Edgar, Peter Bossley and Mike Calvo. Can anyone guess what story Mike wanted to talk about? Here’s a … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 142: The Web Always Remembers

Posted on February 20, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 142: The Web Always Remembers Welcome back to yet another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. As always, Jamie, Ricky and Joe have plenty to say about the stories covered in this week’s show, and your comments … Continue reading →

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“This one goes to 11” SeroTalk celebrates Serotek’s 11th Birthday with 3 new ringtones

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jpauls

Last year we started the trend of giving our listeners audio party favors from our birthday bash and this year we thought we would do it again with 3 new ringtones. Below you will find Smartphone friendly links to files … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 8: Nose To A Box

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to High Contrast Episode 8: Nose To A Box The holidays may be over; you might have already forgotten your New Year’s Resolution promises and all those gift receipts have become the gifts you asked for after waiting in … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 141: Throw Me Some Beads, Mister

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 141: Throw Me Some Beads, Mister In this episode, Jamie Pauls returns to the host’s chair and is joined by by Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp in a discussion of the week’s top stories. Screen-Less Mobile … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January

Posted on February 8, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January Replay the Accessible Event archive of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January About Our Presenters Jeff Bishop describes himself as a “Developer, technologist, Window-Eyes scripter, Broadcaster and family oriented guy” … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 140: Paradigm Shift

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 140: Paradigm Shift In Podcast 140, Ricky Enger, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered include: BlackBerry Z10 review: a new life, or life support? U.S. Carriers Rally … Continue reading →

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Coming This Thursday, SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for January, 2013

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jpauls

It’s a new year, and already there are many exciting stories to discuss. Join our guests as they discuss all that’s new in tech for January! Go here to participate in the live event this Thursday, February 7, beginning at … Continue reading →

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SPN Special: 2012 Outtakes

Posted on January 31, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to our SPN Special: 2012 Outtakes In 2012 the team at SPN brought you over 120 hours of audio. That’s right. News, reviews, interviews, convention coverage and more. More than 120 hours of stuff. And while we are very … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 139: Guilty As Charged

Posted on January 30, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 139: Guilty As Charged In Podcast 139, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a discussion of the week’s top stories. Topics covered include: Unlocking Cellphones Becomes Illegal Saturday in the U.S. Twitter Blog: … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp as they discuss this week’s crop of stories, including the big one that prompted the title of this podcast. Finally, Joe … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 7: A Sea of Mirrors

Posted on January 17, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to High Contrast Episode 7: A Sea of Mirrors Welcome back to the show! This episode finds Rodney and Jeremy teaming up with Joe on board [now batting for the absent Maurie]. Don’t worry, she’ll be back with us … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 137: Contacts All Over the Place

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 137: Contacts All Over the Place Welcome to this week’s edition of the podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. We also respond to your emails, … Continue reading →

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2013 Rose Parade with Audio Description Now Available for Download

Posted on January 14, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to the 2013 Rose Parade with audio description What could possibly be better than a parade? How about a parade with audio description? Can it get any better than that? As a matter of fact, it can. On January … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings

Posted on January 9, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings In our first podcast of the new year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe ring out the old year and bring in the new with a few surprises thrown in along the way. Stories … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012 Replay the Accessible Event archive of the show It took three hours and seven people putting their heads together, but we succeeded in counting down the top ten stories of … Continue reading →

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Coming This Thursday: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 by jpauls

Each year, there are lots of tech stories that make news for a week or two, and promptly fade in to oblivion. come join us, in conjunction with Blind Bargains, as we countdown the biggest stories in Assistive Technology for … Continue reading →

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SPN Feedback Special 2

Posted on January 2, 2013 by jpauls

Listen to SPN Feedback Special 2 Wow! You’ve done it again! We had so many iReports from you, our wonderful listeners, that we devoted an entire podcast to you. Although this podcast features iReports exclusively, we enjoy email as well. … Continue reading →

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Join us for the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade with Audio Description

Posted on December 31, 2012 by jpauls

The SeroTalk Podcast Network in conjunction with the Los Angeles Radio Reading Service is pleased to once again bring you the Tournament of Roses Parade with audio description. The event begins on January 1 at 11 AM Eastern, 8 AM … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer

Posted on December 19, 2012 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer On this, our final news-related episode of the year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe settle in to discuss the top stories of the week. Then, Jamie visits with Brian Fishler of … Continue reading →

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Serotek presents our 2012 Christmas Concert

Posted on December 18, 2012 by jpauls

Listen to our 2012 Christmas concert On Thursday, December 13, members of the Serotek team and our SAMNet community met in the music room on the System Access Mobile Network for our annual Christmas concert. What you are about to … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on December 13, 2012 by jpauls

Do you hear what I hear? Well, you will if you join us Thursday evening for the SAMNet annual Christmas concert. If you are performing, please join us in the music room on the System Access Mobile Network. If you … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone

Posted on December 11, 2012 by jpauls

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp have a lot to discuss this week, so let’s jump right into the stories covered … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for November

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jpauls

Listen to This Month in Tech for November Replay the Accessible Event archive of the program Microsoft Windows 8: 4 Million Sold in First 3 Days Windows 8/RT touch interface confuses, frustrates early users SPN Special: Windows 8 Microsoft confirms … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jpauls

Show Notes for High Contrast 6 Listen to High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate The gang returns with more iOS6 and iPhone 5 experience under their collective belts and they give their pre iOS 6.01 thoughts on the state … Continue reading →

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Coming This Thursday: This Month in Tech for November, 2012

Posted on December 5, 2012 by jpauls

Join the SeroSpectives team and their panel of experts for our November edition of This month in Tech beginning this Thursday, December 6, at 9 PM Eastern live on Accessible Event. If you are unable to participate in the show … Continue reading →

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