Freedom Scientific has released an updated technical support notice addressing a long standing vulnerability in the JAWS and Magic implementations by which speech would suddenly stop when encountering certain obscure strings of characters. We thank Freedom Scientific for resolving this issue, which has been recently impacting hundreds of blind users of e-mail discussion lists.
Shownotes Listen in as Nickie, Larry, Jeff and I sit in a room at the Marriott on Friday afternoon chatting about the conference and accessibility in general. Download and Listen
Shownotes Listen to a portion of a presentation by Apple and educators of the blind and visually impaired covering the accessibility features found in Macintosh OS 10.4. Download and Listen
Shownotes Having a great time at CSUN this year. Shortly after arriving, I spent a couple of hours with my good friend Allison who lives and works in the L.A. area. Check out her NosillaCast podcast. We met last November at the podcast expo. This morning, I attended the Firefox presentation conducted by Aaron Leventhal… Finish Reading CSUN: Hanging Out on the Beach
Shownotes We live in “interesting” times, indeed. Check out our latest podcast and, always, be very careful with your computers. Don’t accept software from complete strangers… Audio Magic is not a new accessible sound editing program. It is a trojan horse targeting blind computer users. Stay away from it! Wedding Dress Pictures Our Wedding Blog… Finish Reading Audio Magic Trojan Horse, Wedding Plans, CSUN Preparation and Woes with the JAWS 7.1 Public Beta
I would urge you all to be very careful when downloading and installing new software, especially if claims are being made that might sound too good to be true. It seems a direct threat to blind computer users may be “in the wild”. Please review the facts listed below and avoid this Audio Magic trojan… Finish Reading Red Alert: Don’t Let Audio Magic Cast An Evil Spell on Your Computer!
It is now possible for blind and visually impaired Internet users who are unable to pass visual verification to create a Google Account by completing a special form and replying to an e-mail. Turn around time is reported to be 24 hours or less. Though incomplete, this move represents Google’s first step in the right… Finish Reading Google Enables Manual Account Creation for the Blind, Takes First Step in the Right Direction Toward Visual Verification Accessibility
Shownotes In the 3rd Century B.C., much of the world’s knowledge was lost when the ancient library at Alexandria was almost entirely burned to the ground. Some experts say that civilization lost as much as a thousand years worth of potential advances due to this unfortunate event. Could something similar happen in today’s digital world?… Finish Reading The Burning of Alexandria and the Restriction of the Internet
Shownotes It is finally raining here in Arizona! Food Network Cooks.com – Recipe Search and More Infection – Scott Sigler’s Latest Podcast Novel! Download and Listen
We thank Chris Pirillo for urging everyone to sign the petition.