Monthly Archives: September 2011

updates, 9/22/11

The 11th installment of the Macfortheblind Audio Demonstration series is now up in the Demonstrations page. In this demonstration, I cover some iCal basics, including the interface, iCal preferences of note and setting up a new event. It is not … Continue reading

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updates, 9/20/11

The next episode in the Macfortheblind Audio Demonstration series is coming. It will be on some iCal basics. I was, unfortunately, sick for a bit and my voice was not exactly up to recording quality, not that it’s normally pleasant … Continue reading

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Updates, 9/11/11, and an Idea I am Kicking Around

The 10th episode in the Macfortheblind Audio Demonstration Series has been added to our Demonstrations page. This is not a comprehensive demonstration, but I tried to cover the aspects of IChat that I felt were the most important to mention. … Continue reading

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Thoughts on David’s Letter

I wanted to comment on two specific reactions of some members of the blind Mac users community I have read on various email lists. Obviously, everyone is entitled to their opinions and there is not necessarily a “right or wrong” … Continue reading

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Spreadsheets and documents and presentations, oh my

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, 9/2/11

The 9th episode in the Macfortheblind Audio Demonstration Series was uploaded and will be available in iTunes. It can, as usual, be found on our demonstrations page. The version history and the modern document model now found in Lion is … Continue reading

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