Serotalk Podcast 83: Losing Our Buttons

Listen to Serotalk Podcast 83: Losing Our Buttons

 

This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Mike Calvo, Jamie Pauls, Patrick Purdue, and Lisa Salinger discuss the pros and cons of the iPad and the Mac Book Air for productivity. This concludes our four-part series on the Mac Book Air.

 

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JAWS 13 has been officially released!

 

An Immersion into JAWS for Windows 12 Textbook is now available.

 

Download Cathyanne Murtha’s Windows 7 textbooks free of charge

 

Article by Thad McIlroy: Amazon’s Kindle Format 8 versus EPUB 3 [The Future of Publishing]

 

New post up where we talk about what went right/wrong with making Stem Stumper.

 

Nokia Screen Reader is based on @codefactory technology. Screenshots

 

 

Google

@codefactory Ice cream sandwich for Android is out! We are already working on its support with MA. Very exciting!

 

BrailleType helps visually impaired to type in Braille on Android phones:

 

Google Engineer Apologizes for “Great-Granddaddy of Reply-All Screwups”

 

Jobs Wanted To Destroy Android

 

 

Apple

‘Steve Jobs’ by Walter Isaacson – Review (Janet Maslin / New York Times)

 

60 Minutes on Steve Jobs: The full video

 

Apple designer says Jobs made things happen, but stole ideas in the process.  

 

10 years ago, Apple’s iPod changed how we listen to music. But is the iPod still relevant?

 

Apple quietly updates MacBook Pro lineup with faster CPUs, graphics

 

5 AppleVis Users have now recommended Focus for Facebook:

 

 

Siri Resources

Siri and iCloud Turn the iPhone’s Notes App into a Powerful Tool

 

Here’s how to correct Siri if she gets your dictations wrong.

 

Siri, Seriously: 10 Ways We’re Really Using Apple’s Voice Assistant [POLL]

 

 

Rumor Mill

Apple building prototype televisions for potential 2012 launch – report

 

Apple rumored to be building iPad 3 with new, smaller dock connector

 

 

General

Netflix says it lost 800,000 U.S. subscribers, but revenue hits record high

 

Ready for a Shortage of Hard Drives?

 

Massive 15-year study finds no link between cell phones, cancer:

 

Skype can be used to tie users to illegal download activity

 

 

Kickers

 

The US Labor Department goes social. They have created a Facebook page as a resource for job-seekers. Check it out:

 

Accessible Taxis Would Lead To Injuries, Lawsuits, Mayor Says

 

The Top Dumbest Reasons For Not Teaching Braille:

 

Why computer voices are mostly female:

 

 

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