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Blind Cool Tech is a podcast that brings some fun and variety into your mp3 player. The show provides interviews, brings you along on sound seeing tours, and discusses life and cool technology that blind people can use.

  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    10/6/2009 Mary Emerson explains how she was able to replace several programs, some with difficult to use interfaces, with this free virus and spyware package from Microsoft that is very easy to install and use. 12.9 MB

    on Oct 06, 09 0 comments
  • Jargen Hansson Music

    9/18/2009 Jargen Hansson Continues his musical biography with some recordings from various performances. 26.4 MB

    on Sep 18, 09 0 comments
  • Daily Report Wizard

    9/17/2009 Bill Cox demonstrates a system he uses as a blind vending stand operator to independently create required reports. 47.9 MB

    on Sep 17, 09 0 comments
  • PenFriend Labeler

    9/10/2009 David Miles discovers this pen like device that lets you match labels with an audio recording, so you can economically identify items by affixing labels onto items for later identification and then playing back the recorded message with the pen. 24.1 MB

    on Sep 12, 09 0 comments
  • Remember 2XL Robot

    9/8/2009 Duyahn Walker remembers and demonstrates this toy robot from his happy childhood. 49.5 MB

    on Sep 08, 09 0 comments
  • Jargen Hansson Intro

    9/8/2009 Jargen Hansson introduces himself and shares some of his music. 26.7 MB

    on Sep 08, 09 0 comments
  • New Features In VoiceOver

    9/6/2009 Mike Arrigo discusses the new features in VoiceOver with the release of Snow Leopard. 21.7 MB

    on Sep 06, 09 0 comments
  • Vollbrecht Intro

    9/5/2009 Matt Vollbrecht introduces himself as an assistive technologist and begins this series of podcasts with an overview of Apple's accessibility features in both the Mac and on the iPhone. 43.8 MB

    on Sep 05, 09 0 comments
  • Install Snow Leopard

    9/1/2009 Mike Arrigo indepentendly installs the Snow Leopard operating system using Voice Over, the Mac's built-in screen reader and discusses some of its enhancements. 21.4 MB

    on Sep 01, 09 0 comments
  • African Steam Train Ride

    8/31/2009 Carl de Campos takes a trip on this refirvished steam train. 33.4 MB

    on Aug 31, 09 0 comments
  • Braille Sense Plus

    8/18/2009 Seth Leblond announces that this is the first episode of a series of podcasts that highlights some of the more technical products carried at www.beyondsight.com. He describes this new notetaker with a built-in braille display from HIMS and discusses the similarities and differences of usi …

    on Aug 18, 09 0 comments
  • Ebook Reading

    8/13/2009 Heiko Folkerts discusses the applicability of the new epub ebook format and its advantages over pdf, especially in complex books with tables and charts. He demonstrates an online epub reading service that is accessible and provides resources for obtaining books in epub format. 16.2 MB

    on Aug 13, 09 0 comments
  • Six Recordable Talking Alarm Clock

    8/12/2009 Gary Pearse demonstrates this talking alarm clock that lets you attach a recorded message to each 24 hour alarm. This makes it especially useful to one who must take multiple medications per day. 7.3 MB

    on Aug 12, 09 0 comments
  • Swim With Dolphins

    8/11/2009 Dave Uhlman mixes an interview with Kitty Hevener with the audio from her trip to Discovery Cove in Florida to present a compelling piece on dolphins in this episode from his Hear and There Audio Magazine at www.hearandthere.net. 25.6 MB

    on Aug 11, 09 0 comments
  • Update Typewriters And Change Ringing

    8/9/2009 Jay Williams aquires two new typewriters and describes the unique features of them. He also demonstrates his "live ringer" capabilities. 25.7 MB

    on Aug 09, 09 0 comments
  • Overdrive

    8/5/2009 Alberto Carreto demonstrates this software that retrieves and plays digital audio books from www.overdrive.com". 17.3 MB

    on Aug 05, 09 0 comments
  • Mac Demo 9

    7/24/2009 Mike Arrigo shows how Voice Over on the Mac interacts with three commercially available programs that were not written by Apple to emphasize the universal access to a wide variety of applications. 18.4 MB

    on Jul 24, 09 0 comments
  • iPhone Review

    7/21/2009 Darragh High answers the questions about using the touch screen, how the voice sounds, using the interface effectively, and more with Apple's accessible iPhone. 16.3 MB

    on Jul 21, 09 0 comments
  • Plextalk Pocket PTP1

    7/18/2009 Carl de Campos describes the layout and features of this portable, accessible mp3 and Digital Talking Book player. 49.0 MB

    on Jul 18, 09 0 comments
  • NFB Newsline Online

    7/16/2009 Scott White and Bob Watson demonstrate the features and benefits of this online news service at www.nfbnewslineonline.org that provide qualified blind users with unparellaled access to regional and local periodicals. 38.5 MB

    on Jul 16, 09 0 comments