Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category

SeroTalk Podcast 35 – Lots of News, 5 Things for the iPhone, and 3 Radios Under $100

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

In Podcast 36, Michael Lauf and Ricky Enger discussed among other things:

Serotek Now Offers Paypal for All Software and Services

20,000 Downloads of iBlink Radio Since Being Posted on the Apps Page of the iTunes Store

HR4533 technology Bill of Rights for the Blind

Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010

APH 2GB Flash Cartridge for NLS players for $11.99, Cable Not Included

Blind Bargains ATIA 2010 coverage and other audio

Tech Chat 50 Show Notes for online Data Backup Solutions

Fideliphone allows stereo phone calls with the highest audio quality

Olympus to release recorder with text to speech, Voice Recognition, DAISY Playback, MicroSD, Wave, MP3 and WMA recording

RockBox 3.5

New Windows 7 antipiracy update to phone home regularly

Fans With Visual Impairments Gain Enhanced Access to MLB.COM and some team web sites

Bill Sparks and doug Hunsinger reviewed three radios. Get the links from the

All Things Radio Web Site.

Mike Calvo reviewed the

Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset for the iPhone and other devices.

Michael Lauf reviewed three apps for the iPhone:

Just do a search in iTunes for

Mobile Talk

TVU Player

and

RSS Player

And Mike Calvo finished the podcast by reviewing the

Live Speakr dock for the iPhone that can fit in your pocket.

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Tech Chat 50 – Online Backup solutions, and Unattended Windows Installations

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

In Tech chat 50, we spoke live with users of AmazonS3 JungleDis, Carbonite, Mozy, MobileMe and Drop Box. We showed how to back up software, music documents and other important files, before they are lost to some unexpected event, which will definitely happen if you do not take precautions in advance.

We also showed how to make an unattended installDisk to automatically install Microsoft Windows XP, without user intervention or sighted assistance. We covered how to insert all Windows updates, add the latest software like Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.6, CCleaner, Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3, Windows Media Player 11, FileZilla FTP, and more. And we discussed how to include drivers for sound, video and networking.

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December 17 Tech chat 45 – 2009 Highlights and Updates!

Friday, December 18th, 2009

In Tech Chat 45, we reviewed some 2009 Tech Chat highlights, offered links to some things we have learned since our original presentations, and gave participants the chance to put in their two cents. We shared some resources for Windows 7, finding books, music, movies, tv shows and radio stations.

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December 17 Tech chat 45 – 2009 Highlights and Updates!

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Join us tonight at 9PM Eastern, 8PM Central, or 6PM Pacific as we review some 2009 Tech Chat highlights, offer links to some things we have learned since our original presentations, and give you the chance to ask questions about any previous podcast. We’ll share some new tips on using Windows XP and Windows 7, finding books, music, movies, tv shows and radio stations; power searching the vast internet, and much more!

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SeroTalk Podcast 28 – Accessing Computers Remotely and Mobility Choices

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

In SeroTalk Podcast 28, Mike Calvo joins Michael Lauf and Ricky Enger to discuss mobility choices, portable MP3 players and hands-free computing. Plus Ricky enger shows us how to remote control computers regardless of what screen reading technology they are using.

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SeroTalk Podcast 27 – Open Source Software, Computer Back Ups, and Two Blind Pastors

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

In SeroTalk Podcast 27, Ricky Enger and Michael Lauf talked about Google’s release of the

Android 2.0 Operating System for Cell Phones.

We discussed a review of the

Notorola Droid.

Most exciting, is the inclusion of the free open source 

TalkBack Screen Reader.

Also discussed, was the ability to play WAV, 3GP and MP3 podcasts and stereo audio files on NLS Digital TalkingBook Players by creating a directory on a USB stick called “audio+podcasts”

Apple to launch smaller iPhone to support both Verizon and AT&T in Q3 2010,

and WhiteHouse.gov switches to open source Drupal web site creation software.

www.WhiteHouse.gov

Michael Lauf reviews

Casper 5.0 Software to Back Up windows Before Its Too Late!

And we finished with an interesting interview with two blind Pastors:

Richard Wells in Simpsonville Texas,

John Dietrich in Arnold California.

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Tech Chat 39 – Twitter 101

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Tech Chat 39 covered Twitter software for Windows, Macintosh, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. We also provided links to software and a few entities to follow to get you started. Find these links on

The SeroTalk Twitter Show Notes page.

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SeroTalk Podcast 26 – Upgrading to Windows 7 With Speech and Demo of NLS Digital Talkingbook Player

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

In SeroTalk Podcast 26, Michael Lauf and Ricky enger announce that users of System Access can purchase Eloquence speech for only $25, for use on their U3 Smart Drives as well as when logging on to

www.SaToGo.com

Michael Lauf demonstrates how to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7 with System Access talking you all the way through, from start to finish.

We give a 25 minute demo of the new NLS Digital Talkingbook Player.

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SeroTalk Tech Chat 38 -Upgrading to Windows 7

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

In Tech Chat 38, we discussed Microsoft’s  newly-released Windows 7.

SeroTalk gave away two copies of Windows 7 Ultimate, a $300 value.

We congratulate Israel Cazares and Matt Simpson.

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SeroTalk Tech Chat 36 – Latest Assistive Technology News as of October 8, 2009

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Tech Chat 36 discussed 20 assistive technology announcements.

Listen to SeroTalk Tech Chat 36 – iBlink Radio for the iPhone, Plus 20 Tech Stories

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i-Blink Radio for the iPhone Lets you Hear Radio Stations, Reading Services and Podcasts

AT&T changes policy to now allow VoIP over 3G for the iPhone

Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.2 with 3 bug fixes

Fusion 3.0 gains Snow Leopard and Windows 7 Aero support

Upcoming improvements and accessibility to Pro Tools

Flash 10.1 coming to just about every platform but the iPhone

Adobe Flash CS5 to allow creation of native iPhone apps

Microsoft Research demoes five multitouch mice

Windows Mobile 6.5 arrives with new marketplace and cloud sync

Kurzweil K1000 V12 to Ship in Mid-October

McTwit Standalone Twitter client for Windows Updated to Version 2.3

Double Twist, Amazon’s alternative to iTunes

Guide to Saving Your Smartphone’s Battery

NVDA 2009.1beta1 released

Listen to HR3200 Health Reform read by volunteer actors so we can make an informed decision. (407MB)

Bloggers could be fined Under New FTC Rules