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Another FYI

Posted on November 27, 2012 by John

Because of Hurricane Sandy, the Laugh For Sight event at the end of October had to be rescheduled. Below, is the updated information for those interested. Greetings all, Now that we have gotten past Thanksgiving, we are gearing up for … Continue reading →

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Spreadsheets and documents and presentations, oh my

Posted on September 2, 2011 by John

The following is an open letter that David Poehlman posted on several blind Mac users lists or was forwarded by other members. David was kind enough to give me permission to post it here. Whether you agree or disagree with … Continue reading →

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Updates, 7/26/11

Posted on July 26, 2011 by John

Just as a quick update, I have added some additional demonstrations to the Demonstrations Page. In addition, you will find a few more, “how to” information posts specifically regarding Lion on the, How to for the Mac and OS X … Continue reading →

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Mac OS X Lion; Is It Worth the Upgrade?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by John

This seems to be the question being asked on all of the various email list for blind users of the Mac. It’s presented in different ways, but when you get right down to it, most folks want to know if … Continue reading →

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Another Demonstration and some other information concerning Mac OS X Lion

Posted on July 22, 2011 by John

I have just put up a brief audio demonstration that talks about how Activities work in Lion. This is really an overview of the Activities feature, but, hopefully, it will give the listener a good idea of how Activities work … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Lion

Posted on July 13, 2011 by John

With Lion soon to be here, a useful link was posted on one of the Mac lists. I must apologize for not remembering from what list this came or by whom it was posted, as I was away for a … Continue reading →

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New Features in Lion

Posted on June 11, 2011 by John

With Mac OS X Lion announced to be released in July, many people are curious about what to expect. There are some 200 new features overall, and you can read about them here Note, in particular, the accessibility additions. Once … Continue reading →

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Updates, 6/4/11

Posted on June 5, 2011 by John

There have been a few uploads over the last couple of days. flac_import_0.5b1_p0.1.dmg and xiph-qt-0-1.1.9.dmg are components that will allow one to play FLAC audio files via QuickTime player. Please see the accompanying documentation for where to copy the appropriate … Continue reading →

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A quick note of apology

Posted on June 3, 2011 by John

I wanted to just make sure that there aren’t folks out there who have written to me through the email address on this site and have not gotten a response. For a few weeks, my ISP was blocking a lot … Continue reading →

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An Article of Interest

Posted on May 23, 2011 by John

This might be a bit off topic as far as directly relating to the use of the Mac or iOS devices, yet it is still quite important for both the blind and iOS devices overall. Josh de Lioncourt of the … Continue reading →

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