Main Menu Podcast
This week Mike Calvo and Ricky Enger talk to us about Serotek’s new Build A Bundle subscription options. Next, Rick Harmon gives us the details of Windows 7. For those of you who have noticed a problem with the Main Menu RSS feed, it is now working properly again. Thanks to Larry Turnbull and Shane … Read more
This week’s edition of Main Menu begins with a new segment. TGIF or Tech Goods In Five is produced by Shane Ditmar of blind-geek.net and a member of the Main Menu team. On our Christmas show, we aired a demo of the iBill, a new talking bank note identifier from Orbit Research. This demo was … Read more
Main Menu begins 2010 with a bang! We first hear a greeting from ACB president Mitch Pomerantz. Next, your host is joined by J.J. Meddaugh of Blind Bargains and Rick Harmon of The Blind Geek Zone to discuss the top news stories of 2009 as published on Blind Bargains. The number one story of the … Read more
This week we bring you a very special Christmas edition of Main Menu. We begin with a greeting from David Tanner, a member of the Main Menu team and a frequent contributor to the show. Next, we visit with Raul Gallegos of GW Micro about version 2.0 of the BookSense which was released just this … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Caroline Ragot, marketing director of Code Factory, tells us about the many exciting features of Mobile Speak version 4. Code Factory says Mobile Speak 4 is multiplatform, multivoice, and ready for the next generation. What does that mean? It will work with touch screen devices. Which ones and … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Ricky Enger talks to us about iBlink Radio, Serotek’s accessible application for the iPhone. Next, Dr. Robert Carter compares how five portable players handle NLS content. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Greg Stilson of HumanWare gives us an in-depth tour of the newest generation of the BrailleNote family dubbed the Apex. Greg also tackles the question of why a blind person needs a dedicated notetaker instead of a mainstream product. Next, Ricky Enger of Serotek talks to us again … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: David Tanner gives us a demonstration of the new Intel Reader from HumanWare and Stephen Guerra talks to us about the Moshi talking alarm clock from Independent Living Aids. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Your host takes you on a tour of the LG enV3 from Verizon Wireless. The discussion includes a description of the physical layout of the phone, setting up speech on the phone, making calls, manipulating contacts, and sending and receiving text messages. Along the way we look at … Read more
On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We have a demonstration of NVDA which was previously heard on Blind Cool Tech. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823. Messages may be played on the program and … Read more