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SPN Special: 2013 Convention Special 4

Posted on July 21, 2013 by renger

Listen to SPN Special: 2013 Summer Convention Number 4 Yep, you guessed it, this is our fourth of five specials sponsored by HIMS, Inc featuring the latest in things that beep, flash or talk from the NFB and ACB National … Continue reading →

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SPN Special: 2013 Convention Special Number 3

Posted on July 20, 2013 by renger

Listen to SPN Special: 2013 Summer Convention Number 3 We are only halfway through the audio goodness sponsored by HIMS, Inc that we captured from both the NFB and ACB Summer Conventions with this, our third of five SPN Specials. … Continue reading →

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SPN Special: 2013 Convention Special Number 2

Posted on July 19, 2013 by renger

Listen to SPN Special: 2013 Summer Convention Number 2 Welcome back to the second of five SPN Specials, sponsored by HIMS Inc, featuring interviews from the NFB and ACB 2013 summer Conventions. Jamie, Ricky, Joe, Patrick and Derek traveled to … Continue reading →

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SPN Special: 2013 Convention Special Number 1

Posted on July 18, 2013 by renger

Listen to SPN Special: 2013 Summer Convention Number 1 Welcome to the first of five specials from both the 2013 National Federation of The Blind convention from not so sunny Orlando, and the American Council For The blind Convention from … Continue reading →

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SPN Feedback Special 3

Posted on July 17, 2013 by renger

Listen to SPN Feedback Special 3 We get in so many emails, blog posts, tweets and of course iReports that we can’t always feature them all in each weekly episode. So, as our tradition dictates, we took some time to … Continue reading →

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sPN Special, State of Technology with Mike Calvo

Posted on July 10, 2013 by renger

Listen to our SPN Special: State of Technology, with Mike calvo In this special discussing the state of technology, Ricky Enger is joined by Mike Calvo and Joe Orozco to explore happenings in mainstream and assistive technology. The talk begins … Continue reading →

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An Exciting Opportunity for Blind Entrepreneurs

Posted on May 23, 2013 by renger

Are you a blind or low vision business owner? Do you want to promote your products on a multimedia network on a global scale? The SeroTalk Podcast Network (SPN) is launching a platform to empower new and established entrepreneurs, and … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Deals from Serotek

Posted on November 21, 2012 by renger

Thinking about going out to shop for good deals on the day after Thanksgiving? Why brave the crouds of obnoxious people, not to mention the obnoxious Christmas music blasting from every speaker, when you can shop at Serotek from the … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 108: Happy to Be Wrong

Posted on May 15, 2012 by renger

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 108: Happy to Be Wrong Despite various Internet woes, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp manage to discuss this week’s news stories. Smartphones RIM unveils BlackBerry Screen Reader for people with visual impairments HumanWare Announces … Continue reading →

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High Contrast Episode 1: Three iPads for Three Hosts

Posted on May 11, 2012 by renger

Listen To High Contrast Episode 1: Three iPads for Three Hosts Welcome to “High Contrast”, the newest offering on SPN, a show that features conversations on topics about living with Low Vision. In this show we introduce ourselves and give … Continue reading →

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serotek Introduces New Ivona Voices

Posted on April 19, 2012 by renger

Are you still looking for that perfect, natural-sounding voice to read your news, email, or even your favorite novel? The responsive, high-quality Ivona text-to-speech engine has added two more voices to it’s family of offerings, which are now available for … Continue reading →

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A Review of the Aftershockz Bone Conduction Headphones

Posted on February 21, 2012 by renger

Listen to a review of the Aftershockz Bone conduction Headphones Jamie Pauls interviews Mike Calvo and Buddy Brannan to talk about the Aftershokz Bone Conduction Wrap Around Headphones. Buddy begins the discussion by saying that when these came out, around … Continue reading →

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Jailbreaking Your iPhone 4S Or iPad 2: Not Nearly As Scary As It Might Sound

Posted on January 30, 2012 by renger

Jailbreaking Your iPhone 4S Or iPad 2: Not Nearly As Scary As It Might Sound By Allison Mervis Introduction Hi everyone. My name is Allison Mervis. I’m totally blind, and I absolutely love using and helping others to use … Continue reading →

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On The 13th Day of Christmas, A Vision Came to Me

Posted on December 12, 2011 by renger

Listen to the 13 days of Christmas, featuring Matt Campbell and the Robot Guide Dog Orchestra Yes, you heard right. we have 13 days of Christmas, and the 13th day is the luckiest day of all. Why? Because beginning at … Continue reading →

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On The Fifth day of Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2011 by renger

On the Fifthth Day of Christmas a Vision Came to Me 5 Podcast Feeds There are currently 5 podcasts on the Serotek Podcast Network. Here is a brief description of each show, along with links to subscribe and keep … Continue reading →

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Give the Gift of Accessibility Anywhere This Holiday Season

Posted on November 23, 2011 by renger

Are you still frantically searching for that perfect gift for a friend or family member, and you know that re-gifting Aunt Myrtle’s fruit cake just isn’t going to work again this year? Or maybe you have some holiday cash … Continue reading →

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SeroSpectives This Month in AT For October 2011

Posted on November 10, 2011 by renger

This Month In AT October Edition Join This Month in AT for October 2011 via Accessible Event This month, Lisa Salinger is joined by Wade Wingler of Easter Seals Crossroads and the Indata Project, Jamie Pauls of the SeroTalk … Continue reading →

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an Interview with Willie Hoos, Vanda Pharmaceuticals

Posted on October 20, 2011 by renger

Interview with Willie Hoos, Vanda Pharmaceuticals Listen to an interview with Willie Hoos of Vanda Pharmaceuticals In this interview, Jamie Pauls speaks with Willie Hoos, who discusses information about sleep disorders among the blind. Specifically, non-24-hour Sleep/Wake Disorder … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 81: AO Hoo?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by renger

SeroTalk Podcast 81: AO Hoo? Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 81: AO Hoo? This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss top news stories. Then, Pete Bossley of the Triple-click Home podcast gives us a quick demonstration of … Continue reading →

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SPN Special: A community Tribute to Steve Jobs

Posted on October 18, 2011 by renger

SPN Special: A community Tribute to Steve Jobs Listen to A Community Tribute to Steve Jobs The SeroTalk Podcast network asked our listeners to send us commentary on the passing of Steve Jobs. It is clear that Steve … Continue reading →

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SeroTalk Podcast 80: FaceFlix

Posted on October 11, 2011 by renger

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 80: FaceFlix In SeroTalk podcast 80, Mike calvo joins Michael Lauf, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp to talk about the week’s top story – the passing of Steve Jobs. Later in the show, Michael Ricky … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Steve Jobs

Posted on October 6, 2011 by renger

In Memory of Steve Jobs By Ricky Enger My life was first affected by Steve Jobs when I was nine years old, and got my hands on an Apple II-E. I had no real insight about the situation at … Continue reading →

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Kindle Fire: Down in Flames!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by renger

Kindle Fire: Down in Flames By Ricky Enger With Contributions from SeroTalk Staff The SeroTalk team had a recorded discussion about our thoughts on Amazon and its newest Kindle devices. This post is not … Continue reading →

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An Accessibility Review of The Amazon Kindle 3

Posted on September 28, 2010 by renger

An Accessibility Review of the Amazon Kindle 3 By Ricky Enger With contributions from Serotalk Staff The Serotalk team was quite excited to read that Amazon would be releasing the third generation of its popular Kindle EReader, and this time … Continue reading →

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Sour Apples?

Posted on June 11, 2009 by renger

Apple has certainly been the talk of the town this week, both in the sighted and blind communities. Everyone had something to say about Apple, and Serotek was no exception. Both Mike Calvo and Michael Lauf posted thought-provoking and heartfelt … Continue reading →

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