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Author Archives: mcalvo
Sero: The Mother of All Updates
What the heck has the Serotek team been up to? Working hard in the basement for you of course! And what has all that resulted in? Well, one of our most comprehensive updates. In fact, you might call it the … Continue reading
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Happy Holidays From Your Friends at Serotek!
We want to take a moment to wish you and yours a very safe and relaxing holiday season. Wherever you may find yourself reading this note, we hope nothing but the best for you in these days of festivity and … Continue reading
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DocuScan Plus V3.0 is Here and It’s Brought Discounts!
After extensive development and excellent feedback from the community, we’re ready to unveil the final release of DocuScan Plus V3.0 for Windows and Mac! Already the most affordable assistive technology OCR package in the industry, we’re saving you even more … Continue reading
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Help friends and family with PC woes. It’s easy and cheap too!
Have you ever needed an easy way to remotely get someone out of a pickle with their PC? Do you wish it was possible to remotely access your friend’s PC regardless of their choice of screen reader? Or even, gasp, … Continue reading
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My Thoughts on Apple’s New iPad
Listen to My Thoughts on The New iPad I’m here today to talk to you about the New iPad, or the iPad III, or whatever Apple is calling it. I got it on Release Day, so I was camping out … Continue reading
Just Another Checkbox
Just another Checkbox Did you know that if a company built accessibility into its foundational methods of developing products and services, it would only be 2% of the total cost? Bolting on accessibility after the fact can easily cost … Continue reading
Road to CSUN Day 3
On Day three, we really put the Road in Road to CSUN. We traveled over 550 miles, and experienced the natural beauty and diversity of California. We passed towering redwood trees, and traveled curving roads and hairpin turns. Where else … Continue reading
Road to CSUN Day 2
Day two on the Road to CSUN found us experiencing assistive technology in the great state of Oregon. Our first stop took us to Lake Oswego, which is southeast of Portland, and Boundless AT. Their headquarters are in a storefront, … Continue reading
Road to CSUN, Day One
Yesterday, I set out on what promises to be a very memorable trip, called Road to CSUN. I’m traveling with Roger, who is my driver, videographer and friend. He and I met up with Daniel Hubbell and Gary Moulton from … Continue reading
a Review of The XPrint Server
Listen to a Review of The XPrint Server I’m Mike Calvo, and I’m back this week on the SeroTalk Podcast to discuss a product, simply because it works well, and it’s easy to use. The product we’re talking about today … Continue reading
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The Disney Standard
I first published the below blog post on February 2, 2012. However, I was so deeply affected by my Disney experience that I just couldn’t stop talking about it. Here is an audio discussion of my Disney experience, which first aired … Continue reading
Posted in Blindness and Low Vision, Serotek
Tagged Accessibility, Disney, rants, travel, universal design
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A Review of Four Bluetooth Devices by Mike calvo
Listen to a Review of Four Bluetooth Devices I have been asked on Twitter and in podcast emails about Bluetooth Earpieces or headsets. However, the ones I am going to talk about today are unlike devices I have reviewed in … Continue reading
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Coffee Charge: Christmas Gift Ideas from Mike calvo
Listen to Coffee Charge, Christmas Gift Ideas from Mike Calvo I wanted to take a moment and share some ideas for Christmas gifts you might want to get for yourself, or for others on your list. First, I’d like to … Continue reading
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Review: Bose SoundLink Mobile Wireless Speaker
Listen to Review: Bose SoundLink Mobile Wireless Speaker It’s well-known that I am constantly looking for high quality audio products, and today I want to talk about one that I initially had misgivings about, but later felt much more … Continue reading
MacBook air Review Part 4: Productivity, and iPad Comparison
Listen to MacBook Air Review Part 4: Productivity, and iPad Comparison In the fourth and final part of our MacBook Air review, I am joined by Jamie Pauls, Patrick Perdue, and Lisa Salinger. When I started evaluating portable … Continue reading
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Tagged accessible digital lifestyle, Apple
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MacBook Air Review Part 3: Storage and Power options
Listen to MacBook Air Review Part 3: Storage and Power Options Today, we continue our discussion of the MacBook Air. In Part One, we discussed choosing the right size and configuration, and talked about functional cases in Part Two. … Continue reading
Thank You Steve!
“If you live every day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right” Steve Jobs quoted an anonymous source in his speech to the Stanford graduating class in 2005. Yesterday was the day Steve was right … Continue reading
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Cases for the MacBook Air
In Part One of this series, I reviewed the 11-inch MacBook Air. This week, I’d like to talk about protecting and carrying that investment, and about the kinds of cases available to do this. By the way, I am … Continue reading
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MacBook Air Review Part 1: Specs and performance
I’m really pleased to bring you the first of a four-part audio review about the new MacBook Air, released in July of 2011. In this first part, we’ll discuss its features and specifications, along with what makes it stand out. … Continue reading
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AT&T Thinks We’re Stupid or Can’t Add!
AT&T is going large with their netbook plans, offering the Dell Mini 10, Acer Aspire One and Lenovo S10 at brick/mortar stores and online. But at a slightly subsidized $200 apiece on a two-year, minimum $40/mo contract, they’re comically expensive. … Continue reading
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Out of the Ghetto and in to the Digital Lifestyle
A ghetto is a portion of a city in which members of a minority group are coerced to live through social, cultural, legal, and/or economic pressure. Ghettos are often separated from the city at large by a wall or other … Continue reading
Great article )Web Working on the Road)
Hey all: I just wanted to share This great article about working on the road.> Enjoy!
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