I am reposting this tutorial. It demonstrates how to use Miranda with screen reader software. The link is from GW-Micro.com
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January 9, 2012
November 27, 2011
Classic Star Wars sound pack
Here is a collection of sounds I put together for the qwitter and The Qube accessible twitter clients. Just unzip the files in the sounds folder in the installation folder.
These are classic sounds from the classic three movies. You will hear r2d2 beep when you receive a new tweet. Luke Skywalker will say “I feel the force” when you receive a new mention etc.
Click here to download the file.
November 26, 2011
Mailing list for The Qube accessible twitter client
November 6, 2011
Talking Alarm clock and Desktop clock programs for Windows
I was looking for a novelty talking clock program to announce the time
on the hour or any time I chose.
I discovered two programs of interest.
One is called Talking Alarm clock, this is a talking alarm manager, you
can schedule tasks and reminders. It can speak through SAPI or
Microsoft Agent. The alarm clock is pretty simple to use.
The other is Talking Desktop clock. This is a clock that can announce
the time using sapi or ms agent if installed.
Both programs can be found at
http://www.cinnamonsoftware.com/
Both programs are free but they accept donations.
They also have a file copy utility I am thinking of checking out.
In the information on the page it says it works with MSAA and has been
tested with Window-eyes from GW-Micro.
October 24, 2011
WebDrive FTP client
In this podcast I demonstrate WebDrive. This FTP client allows you to mount FTP sites as if they are networked drives. You can open files in your favorite text editor and save them. Instantly the site is updated.
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October 22, 2011
Graphic Audio A movie in your mind.
For some time I have been purchasing audio books from Graphic Audio. They have a wide selection of titles. They have DC comics books and other fantasy, mystery, science fiction and westerns. I’m sure I left some out. What sets these audio books apart is the audio in the background. It sounds like you are listening to a movie complete with sounds, music and voice actors.
When someone is walking through a croude of people, you hear the croud along with the footsteps. If the character is in a cave, you hear the echo as if you are in the cave along with the character. I will be attaching a sample audio book to this post so you can hear the audio book come alive.
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Livedrive online backup service
For a month or so I have been using livedrive as an online backup and storage solution. It has a simple backup component that can backup your computers or network storage devices. It also has a briefcase option. The briefcase is online storage that you can use to synk files with all computers just by saving the file to an additional drive letter they assign. Copy your media to the briefcase. You can then stream your media from the internet or any of your connected computers. With the briefcase option, you can also share large files just by right clicking the file and select share.
In order to restore a backed up file or folder, you download a client, either Windows or mac. Once you run the client you are presented with a list of all computers attached to your account. Clicking with the mouse on any of the computers changes the files and folders to those selected for backup on the backed up computer. By default the current computer is selected. It is then possible to restore a file from the current computer or another computer.
The client is accessible however it does require some use of the mouse to locate your files and then restore. You can also restore an entire folder just by locating the folder and right clicking, then select restore. Using the restore client you can also check the status of backed up files on any of your computers.
October 16, 2011
Clone Wars Question and Answer Session 2011
On Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 3:00 PM I attended a Clone Wars Question and Answer session at Star Wars FanDays in Irving Texas. You can listen to the session with the clone wars voice actors. There is even a nice surprise at the end for one of the cast members.
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October 11, 2011
Questions and Answers with Billy D. Williams
In this podcast we hear a session where Billy D. Williams answers questions from the Star Wars fans. This podcast was recorded on October 08, 2011 at the Irving convention center.
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Walking Around Star Wars FanDays 2011
In this podcast I walk around the Irving convention center. I get assistance from passers by and people working the booths.
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