Monthly Archives: November 2009

Travel Smart and Safe

Join us Thursday December 3 at 9PM Eastern for Tech Chat 43 – Travel Smart and Safe. We’ll cover tips for traveling through airports, using taxis and shuttles, navigating hotels and convention centers, your friend the concierge, useful web sites, … Continue reading

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Save With Serotek and win!!

The day after Thanksgiving, now known as “Black Friday”, has become an annual tradition, marking the beginning of the holiday season. Retailers slash prices on the year’s must-haves, and bargain hunters stampede the doors in a mad dash to get … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 28 – Accessing Computers Remotely and Mobility Choices

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 … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and Working From Home

Tech Chat 42 covered Self-employment and working From Home.We covered choosing a business, writing a business plan, creating a workspace, avoiding distractions, shopping the competition, startup costs, computer software, office supplies, mentoring, business loans, legitimate government grants, billing, record keeping, … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and Working From Home

Join us at 9PM Eastern for Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and working From Home. We’ll cover choosing a business, writing a business plan, creating a workspace, avoiding distractions, shopping the competition, startup costs, computer software, office supplies, mentoring, business … Continue reading

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SHINANO KENSHI CORPORATION-LLC (SKC) TEAMS WITH SEROTEK CORPORATION FOR PRODUCT COMPATIBILITY

PLEXTALK® Pocket (PTP1) Digital Talking Book Player now enables transfer of SAMNet™ content.Los Angeles, CA – November 17, 2009 –Shinano Kenshi Corporation-LLC (SKC) has aligned with Serotek Corporation, a leading provider of internet and digital information accessibility software and services, … Continue reading

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Tech Chat 41 – Assembling a Portable Computer, Screen Reader and Reading Solution for Under $1,000

While some companies would like you to believe you need to spend thousands of dollars to use the internet and scan and read documents, Tech Chat 41 showed you how to put together a system with more power, more features, more … Continue reading

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Mike Calvo’s thoughts about the Intel Reader

read Mike Calvo’s latest Serotek blog post about the latest overpriced under-performing product to make its way in to the blind ghetto from Intel and Humanware. What I Think About the Intel Reader  

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

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 … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Tech Chat 40 – Online Shopping Tips for First-Time and Seasoned Professionals

This SeroTalk Tech Chat 40, held live on November 5 at 9PM Eastern, covered Tips for first-time and seasoned online shoppers. Topics included: great websites mentioned by SAMNet users, online safety, coupon codes, tracking packages, using Paypal, resolvingdisputes and shipping … Continue reading

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