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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 2

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 2 Welcome to the second in our series of CSUN 2013 interview specials featuring Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp. For your convenience, links to all the companies and products discussed in this special are … Continue reading

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CSUN 2013 Convention Special 1

Listen to CSUN 2013 Convention Special 1 As sure as flowers will bloom and birds will sing, one of the signs that spring isn’t too far away is SPN’s annual coverage of CSUN. This year as always, Ricky and Joe … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 144: Words Mean Things While Ricky and Joe were scurrying around at this year’s CSUN conference, gathering excellent interviews for your listening pleasure, Jamie, Lisa and Buddy sat down together and did the podcast thing. We … Continue reading

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“This one goes to 11” SeroTalk celebrates Serotek’s 11th Birthday with 3 new ringtones

Last year we started the trend of giving our listeners audio party favors from our birthday bash and this year we thought we would do it again with 3 new ringtones. Below you will find Smartphone friendly links to files … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 140: Paradigm Shift

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 140: Paradigm Shift In Podcast 140, Ricky Enger, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered include: BlackBerry Z10 review: a new life, or life support? U.S. Carriers Rally … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 136: Pretty Bluetooth Earrings In our first podcast of the new year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe ring out the old year and bring in the new with a few surprises thrown in along the way. Stories … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Year in Assistive Tech for 2012 Replay the Accessible Event archive of the show It took three hours and seven people putting their heads together, but we succeeded in counting down the top ten stories of … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 135: Chock Full of Christmas Cheer On this, our final news-related episode of the year, Jamie, Ricky and Joe settle in to discuss the top stories of the week. Then, Jamie visits with Brian Fishler of … Continue reading

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Serotek presents our 2012 Christmas Concert

Listen to our 2012 Christmas concert On Thursday, December 13, members of the Serotek team and our SAMNet community met in the music room on the System Access Mobile Network for our annual Christmas concert. What you are about to … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate

Show Notes for High Contrast 6   Listen to High Contrast Episode 6: Recalculate   The gang returns with more iOS6 and iPhone 5 experience under their collective belts and they give their pre iOS 6.01 thoughts on the state … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 133: In Happier News

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 133: In Happier News After a bit of an absence, Jamie, Ricky and Joe are back with another podcast. Did you miss us? We decided to let the rest of the Serotek team have their say … Continue reading

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Black Friday Deals from Serotek

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 131: Little Swipey Places

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 131: Little Swipey Places Welcome back to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week. Here are the links to all … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 126: Superman Is Jealous

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 126: Superman Is Jealous This week, Ricky Enger takes the host’s chair where she is joined by Buddy Brannan and Lisa Salinger. After the news, Jamie Pauls visits with Marissa Slaughter, social Media Coordinator for Fred’s … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012 Replay the Accessible Event Archive of SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for August 2012 About Our Guests Rich Cavallaro is a computer information technology major at Hofstra University graduating in … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 121: All About Me

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 121: All About Me This week, Serotek’s own Matt Campbell takes a break from development and joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger on the podcast. Here are links to the stories discussed in this week’s episode: … Continue reading

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SPN Special: Accessibility Anywhere

Listen to the audio of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere View the Accessible Event archive of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere Here are the links that accompanied the Accessible Event presentation of our SPN special: Accessibility Anywhere: Our Story at … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Here are the stories that Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss on this week’s show: The cloud is still the safest place to … Continue reading

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Announcing our upcoming SPN Special: Accessibility Anywhere

join Mike Calvo, Ricky Enger and Lisa Salinger for a discussion of Accessibility Anywhere. We’ll take you back to our beginning, and forward to the future. Afterwards, come chat with Mike Calvo on the System Access Mobile Network. Join us … Continue reading

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High Contrast Episode 3: My Home Button Barely Works

Listen to High Contrast Episode 3: My Home Button Barely Works Welcome back to high Contrast the Summer Show Wrap up Extravaganza Edition! The crew sits down and discusses some of the bigger notables from both mainstream and the traditional … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for July View the Accessible Event archive of the show ABOUT OUR GUESTS     Byron Lee is a Ham Radio Operator (KC9EEK), Broadcast Personality, Audio Engineer, Voice Over Artist, Web Designer, IT Professional, … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 117: My Little Phony

SeroTalk Podcast 117 Show Notes Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 117: My Little Phony There was no shortage of topics for Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp to discuss on this week’s podcast. We look forward to your reactions to … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 116: Just Stupidly Different

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 116: Just Stupidly Different On this week’s podcast, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp reunite after a couple weeks of summer convention coverage to talk about the top news of the week. Stories covered in … Continue reading

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Anywhere, Everywhere: That’s Accessibility

Back in February Serotek celebrated its ten-year anniversary. We gathered staff to reflect on their time with the company, and a common thread from the discussion is that today’s landscape looks a lot different from where we were in 2002. … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville This week, Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Next, Jamie Pauls visits with Ben Vegiard of Active Information Systems … Continue reading

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Are you ready for a smoking hot summer contest?

Are you ready for a smokin’ hot summer? SeroTalk has everything you need to make your back yard barbecue bash a success. We’ll be giving away a package valued at over $700, and it could be yours if you share … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for May, 2012

Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for May, 2012 Take our podcast survey, and let your voice be heard. Maurie Hill lives in Vermont with her husband and eight-year-old daughter. She has Stargardt’s Disease, which only affects her central … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 110: I’m the Mayor of SeroTalk

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 110: I’m the Mayor of SeroTalk This week, Buddy Brannan sits in for Joe Steinkamp and joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger in a lively discussion of the week’s news. General Tech Jury verdict: Android doesn’t … Continue reading

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Mike Calvo’s Review of the Bradley Smoker

Listen to the Bradley Smoker interview with Jamie Pauls, Mike Calvo and Mark Miller I think everyone knows by now that I’m a gadget geek with an irrepressible enthusiasm for new technology. Still, I can’t be fed by electronics alone. … Continue reading

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Smoking with SeroSpectives

Listen to the audio presentation of Smoking with SeroSpectives. Bring on the barbecue! It’s summertime, and we’ve got a treat for you! Join us on SeroSpectives, where we’ll talk about grilling and smoking various types of meats, and maybe some … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 109: Cat-like State of Readiness

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 109: A Cat-like State of Readiness Welcome to this week’s SeroTalk podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp once again explore the top news stories of the week. Enjoy! Windows Avira Antivirus update wreaks … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 108: Happy to Be Wrong

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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SeroTalk Podcast 107: Dangerous Levels of Multitasking

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 107: Dangerous Levels of Multitasking Once again, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp settle in for a discussion of what was by all accounts a slow news week. Never fear, though. The gang found plenty … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 106: A Little Trip to Word Nerdville

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 106: A Little Trip to Word Nerdville With Ricky Enger enjoying a well-deserved week’s vacation, Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp as they explore the top news stories of the week. Privacy and Security … Continue reading

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serotek Introduces New Ivona Voices

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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SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for March, 2012

Listen to the audio presentation of This Month in Assistive Tech Replay the Accessible Event archive of the program  ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS:   Dr. Robert Carter is a 56-year-old psychologist at Texas A&M University. Before coming to Texas in 1989, … Continue reading

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SeroSpectives: This Month In Assistive Tech For February 2012 begins this evening at 9 PM Eastern!

From the fact that it’s a Leap Year, to CSUN, to the release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, it has been a history-making February, but there is more history yet to be made. On This Month in Technology, we’ll be … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives This week, while Ricky and Joe are off to CSUN, Jamie Pauls, Buddy Brannan and Lisa Salinger discuss the news of the week. Here are the stories they discuss: Privacy   Five ways Google’s … Continue reading

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All CSUN 2012 Interviews Now Available ON SPN Radio

Listen to our CSUN 2012 coverage on SPN Radio As with all good things, CSUN 2012 has come to an end—except that it doesn’t really have to end quite yet. Perhaps you attended this year’s CSUN conference and didn’t get … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 97: Bovine Booty Call

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 97: Bovine Booty Call   On this week’s podcast, Mike Calvo joins Jamie Pauls, Joe Steinkamp and Ricky Enger live from the Road To CSUN. Be sure and listen to all of our CSUN coverage on … Continue reading

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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

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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

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SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween Happy Tenth Birthday To Serotek! Wikipedia entry on the origins of the song “Happy Birthday” You asked and we delivered! Serotek makes DocuScan Plus available on a monthly installment plan. Egypt Revisited … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part Three

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews ON SPN Part Three In our final episode of ATIA 2012 interviews on SPN, Derek Lane visits with the developers of the Peewee PC. Jamie next visits with Mark of GW Micro. Joe shows us … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part Two

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews from SPN Part Two Welcome back to part two of our three-part series featuring SPN interviews from ATIA 2012. On this episode, Joe Steinkamp begins this round of interviews with Lary Lake of Low Vision … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Special Part One

Listen to ATIA 2012 Interviews On SPN Part One Welcome to part one of our three-part series featuring our interviews from ATIA 2012 in Orlando, Florida. After some initial greetings from Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp, we hear Jamie’s interview … Continue reading

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Celebrate The Power Of Ten With Serotek

Serotek is having a party to celebrate our 10th birthday, and you won’t believe the gifts that we are sharing! We wish we could invite you to come in, draw you into some zany games, give you some cool party … Continue reading

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SPN Ringtones Now Available

Do you sometimes find yourself humming the theme of your favorite podcast from the SeroTalk Podcast Network? Perhaps you have even wished that you could have some of our podcast themes to play whenever you like. Well, now you can … Continue reading

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Serotalk Podcast 95: Big Talking Piece Of Paper

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 95: Big Talking Piece Of Paper On this week’s SeroTalk Podcast, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp highlight the top news stories of the week. After the news, Mike Calvo joins Jamie Pauls to talk … Continue reading

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SeroTalk Podcast 94: Walk Without Sticks

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 94: Walk Without Sticks This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger, and Joe Steinkamp return with all the top news of the week. After the news, Jamie is joined by Mike Calvo who discusses his recent trip … Continue reading

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