Shownotes PAC Mate 3.0.290 English Build – Optional Code Patch Download and install this upgrade for Minor bug fixes. Blogger: Name Your Blog Demonstration of exactly how Google’s Blogger service allows the sighted to create new blogs while completely locking out the blind through inaccessible visual verification. Download and Listen

The Bittorrent protocol is an excellent way to distribute large audio and video files in a manner that shares the load across many users. Many client applications exist to support this protocol, most of which are not very accessible to those of us who rely on screen reading software. One notable exception is Yet Another… Finish Reading Accessible Bittorrent Client

Shownotes Geek News Central Excellent, must listen podcast for techies. Access and Advocacy Issues – Seeing Eye Seeing Eye’s excellent resources on access and advocacy issues for guide dog owners. Here in the USA, they’re allowed everywhere by law, folks! Caroline’s Kitty Corner Caroline’s personal journal from a blindness perspective. Techpodcasts.com Network Check out the… Finish Reading JobCast: Requirements for Getting and Keeping a Job When You’re Blind

TypeKey is an authentication service for blogs and other similar web based services. As is the case with most Internet resources these days, the service requires the passing of an inaccessible visual verification test in order to be able to participate. After doing some research on their web site, I was able to request assistance… Finish Reading Inaccessible Visual verification at TypeKey: Instant Gratification Versus a Day and a Half!

Shownotes If you are a blind person living in the target zone for Hurricane Rita, it is absolutely critical that you be proactive about evacuation! If you are having trouble leaving, here are some ideas: Get a ride out of the area from a colleague, friend, neighbor or relative. Take a cab, city bus or… Finish Reading Hurricane Rita Is Coming: Get Out!

Shownotes Ancestor Action packed podcast novel by Scott Sigler. The CIA is racing against time to stop mad scientists from placing the world at risk through genetic engineering experimentation. Not child or work safe. EarthCore Action packed science fiction thriller by Scott Sigler. Amazing and deadly discoveries await as EarthCore begins to mine for platinum… Finish Reading Addicted to Podio Books – Join Me and Discover the World of Freely Available Audio Novels!

The Iriver IFP series players begin to exhibit some strange behaviors when battery voltage goes low, including an inability to record and failure to backlight the LCD while continuing to play MP3 files without difficulty. Download and Listen

I just received a desperate cry for help from a friend who lost access to her Outlook Express inbox after allowing the program to compact her mail. Check out this excellent article covering the issue and how it may be resolved.

Shownotes Help Blind Katrina Victims The National Federation of the Blind of Louisiana is accepting donations for use in assisting blind victims of the recent Hurricane Katrina disaster. Thanks to Don for this excellent information. Don’s Excellent Feedback Darrell. As a sighted individual with a special interest in accessibility, I’ve become a regular reader of… Finish Reading Listener Feedback as of 9/18/2005

You’ll be surprised and possibly shocked at everything that happens during this fun and interesting podcast as I visit the ATM and take a slightly different route to work while wondering aloud about the fate of the blind and others with disabilities in the areas affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Download and Listen