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On this week’s edition of Main Menu, after our weekly Tech Update from Chase Crispin, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to use an iPod Nano or Shuffle as a USB stick. Next, we hear a demonstration of Code Factory’s TVSpeak which allows one to watch TV from a computer. After that, we … Read more

After this week’s Tech Update from Chase Crispin, Shane Davidson begins a series on the popular blogging platform WordPress. Next, Mary Emerson tells us about Distance Learning via The Teaching Company. Finally, Chase Crispin tells us about Barcode Scanning with BCScan and DirectionsForMe.

This week, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia demonstrates inserting, opening, closing, and ejecting a USB stick or CD using a Mac. Then, Chase Crispin provides a thorough review of Drop Box on Windows. If you would like a review of Drop Box on other platforms, please e-mail mainmenu@acbradio.org and let us know.

This week, Chase Crispin shows us how to switch sound cards while using Jaws 10.0 and above. Then, Tiffany Black demonstrates VIP Mud for GMA Games.

This week, Christopher Gray of Bay Area Digital concludes his look at the Cobra screen reader.

After this week’s Tech Update from Chase Crispin, Christopher Gray of Bay Area Digital begins a two-part discussion of Cobra, a screen reader from Baum that may not be familiar to many of our listeners.

Have you ever dreamed of the day when blind people might be able to drive cars but thought that idea was nothing more than a daydream? What if some day nobody blind or sighted drove a car? Suppose the car could drive itself? On this week’s edition of Main Menu, Harry Brown visits with Jamie … Read more

This week after a very brief Tech Update, Tim Cumings, Jamie Pauls, and Chase Crispin talk about note takers. What are the options available to us today? What problems are there with the current devices out there? Can the market continue to support this many specialized note takers? What can and can’t we do with … Read more

This week, Mary Emerson tells us about SkyDrive and SD Explorer, a service from Microsoft that is similar to Drop Box. Then, Darrell Shandrow of Blind Access Journal demonstrates Viz Wiz, a remote assistance app for iOS devices such as the iPhone.

This week on Main Menu, we begin with a Tech Update. Next, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia shows us how to rename and create folders on the Mac using Voice Over. Then, Juan Alicea demonstrates Song Quiz, a game for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. After that, we hear from Gerry Chevalier from Humanware … Read more