Author Archives: John

Updates, 5/4/13

Posted on May 4, 2013 by John

I’m sure most folks know by now, but the Kindle application for the iPhone was updated by Amazon to now be accessible to VoiceOver. One cannot buy any books through the app, but books can be purchased through the Amazon … Continue reading →

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A Rough Review of the JetPack 5510

Posted on April 12, 2013 by John

Once again, with the kind permission of the author, Scott Granados, here is what he calls a “rough review” of the JetPack 5510. Per request, here’s a rough review of the JetPack 5510 MyFi device. First, what is it? It’s … Continue reading →

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Another Interesting Item

Posted on March 31, 2013 by John

I thought this might be something some folks might be interested in. I am posting this as I had received it. Please contact the author below if you want more details or have questions. —– Mac Mini as a note … Continue reading →

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Printing Braille from a Mac, Another Item that may be of Interest

Posted on March 13, 2013 by John

Courtesy of Keith Reedy: How to print braille from a Mac to an Index Embosser This information was compiled and tested by Keith Reedy Bibles for the Blind and Visually Handicapped International, Bibles for the Blind Special thanks to, Peter … Continue reading →

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Netatmo Urban Weather Station

Posted on March 13, 2013 by John

Again, this might be of interest to some folks. Please see below. Hello, Netatmo’s Urban Weather Station, the first Made for iPhone personal weather station with air quality sensors, is now compatible with Apple VoiceOver! The Netatmo Weather Station allows … Continue reading →

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Another Announcement That Might Be of Interest to Some

Posted on March 10, 2013 by John

This might be of interest to some folks. I just saw this on an email list. Announcing the Beatbox portable wireless bluetooth speaker! Small size: big sound; at an afordable price. The BeatBox bluetooth speaker will fill your room with … Continue reading →

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Voice Dream Reader

Posted on March 10, 2013 by John

I am not the kind of person who truly finds himself “raving” about an application. I have come across more than a few very good and impressive applications for both the Mac and iDevices over the years, but I don’t … Continue reading →

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For those who might be interested.

Posted on March 4, 2013 by John

I thought this might be of interest to some folks. Check it out. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATLANtA, Georgia (Feb. 27, 2013) – In conjunction with the release of the first ever multimedia ebook created for the blind, by the blind, … Continue reading →

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A few more things

Posted on March 2, 2013 by John

Just as a few other notes, I added the iPad user guide for iOS 6 to the Documentation section of the site. This, as usual, is an RTF version of the user guide provided by Apple. As an additional note, … Continue reading →

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Updates, 3/1/13

Posted on March 1, 2013 by John

I know it has been a while. Unfortunately, a combination of my father ending up in the hospital again for about a month and some other crazy things going on around here has diverted my attention. I was basically training … Continue reading →

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