Blind Cool Tech
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.
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Change Ringing
4/25/2009 Jay Williams describes the changing of the ringing of the bells. He takes you through the process of learning to be a ringer, what is involved, and some tips and tricks. 22.5 MB
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Braille Display Petition
4/24/2009 George McDermith invites Braille display users, friends and family of Braille display users, and teachers of the blind who: *: Believe that accessibility to information for the blind on a par with their sighted piers is a right. *: Believe that due to this right, and due to the cost of …
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Malware Bytes
4/23/2009 Geovanni Bahena introduces himself and demonstrates using this excellent anti spyware program with the JAWS cursor. 22.6 MB
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Predictive Texting
4/22/2009 Rachel Keyte explains she spent a lot of time writing text messages on her phone the old fashioned way. Since she discovered predictive texting and how fast it is and how well it works with the Talks screen reader, she uses it all the time. She explains how it works and how to add words t …
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Zoom H4N Overview
4/21/2009 Neal Ewers discusses the very interesting features of this new digital recorder. If one is willing to put up with some inaccessibility and some difficulty to use, this recorder could be a consideration. Neal will keep information about the menus and other features in a folder on his web s …
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Super Duper
4/20/2009 Dane Trethowan demonstrates this backup program for the Mac from www.shirtpocket.com that compliments Time Machine. Among the flexible setups, his is set so the Mac can boot from the external backup drive if necessary. 16.6 MB
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Introducing The Therimin
4/17/2009 Bryan Peterson provides background information and demonstrates one of the earliest electronic musical instruments and the only one that requires no physical contact. 40.1 MB
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Life Is Precious
4/16/2009 Tony Pitchford chronicals his mother's final journey after being diagnosed with brain cancer through a compilation of audio diary entries in an attempt to convey the message that life is precious and that there is always a way to go on. He emphasises that there is always help, and that we …
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Blind Parents Beware
4/15/2009 Reina Brown warns blind parents to be aware of misunderstanding on the part of social services. She stresses the need for a prospective blind mother to find a competent doctor. She accounts cituations where hospital workers question the ability of a blind parent to care for the child. 22 …
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GtracAndSR16
4/10/2009 Heiko Folkerts reviews the Samson G-Track USB Microphone and the Alesis SR16 Drum computer. Both devices are accessible for making music. 59.9 MB
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Xbox
4/7/2009 Liam's Land explains why he chose the Xbox over the Play Station, especially since he is a Sony fan. 42.6 MB
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All In Play Demo
4/5/2009 Tim Keenan demonstrates the five interactive online games from All in Play, including their newest, a guess the word game where you know the first letter and the number of letters. 32.6 MB
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My Dream Baby
4/2/2009 joseli Walter discusses this doll from MGA Entertainment that goes through four stages of development and learns to crawl, talk, and walk.. 31.4 MB
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Social Security Economic Recovery
3/30/2009 Bil Boules explains that nearly all SSI and SSDI beneficiaries will receive a check for $250 in May of 2009. 5.7 MB
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Vinux VM
3/29/2009 Josh Kennedy demonstrates using the GNOME desktop with the Orca screen reader with this version of Linux that is actually running under a virtual machine in Windows XP home edition. He encourages you to try multiple operating systems. 23.8 MB
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Talk Box
3/24/2009 Duyahn Walker reviews this effects device that has been made famous by musicians such as Peter Frampton, Joe Parry of Arrowsmith, Slash of Gunz 'N' Roses, Richie Samborah of Bon Jovi, Roger Troutman of Zapp, And Roger Troutman Jr. 32.7 MB
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Mac Demo 7
3/17/2009 Mike Arrigo looks at the software update feature on the mac, goes through most of the system preferences, and mentions things that blind users may want to change. He shows how to enable the option so you can see file extensions, shows how to change what programs are used to open different …
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Jibjib
3/13/2009 Simon Eigeldinger demonstrates this twitter client that runs on Symbian smartphones from www.jibjib.org. 24.4 MB
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Marantz PMD 671
3/10/2009 Benjamin Blatter reviews this flash recorder that uses up to 8 gb Compactflash cards. 48.1 MB
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GPS Comparison
3/9/2009 Mike Arrigo compares the two accessible GPS products that run on smartphones. Sendero runs on Windows Mobile, and Way Finder Access runs under Symbian phones. 13.3 MB
Blind Cool Tech
