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Freedom Scientific Suing Serotek, Claim Trademark Infringement

May 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

We have just learned that Freedom Scientific filed suit against Serotek on May 14 claiming trademark infringement for use of the term “FreedomBox”. This development raises several potentially interesting, if speculative, questions: FreedomBox has existed as a product of Serotek Corporation for seven years. Why is Freedom Scientific making this move after all that time… Finish Reading Freedom Scientific Suing Serotek, Claim Trademark Infringement

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Visual Verification: CAPTCHA Prevents Blind People from Signing Up at CGISpy.com

May 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

I wrote the following note to Mike with CGISpy.com after learning that they are now using a visual only CAPTCHA (visual verification) that prevents blind people from signing up for their services. Dear Mike,   I am a blind user who is trying to create an account on CGISpy.com.  Unfortunately, your visual only CAPTCHA prevents… Finish Reading Visual Verification: CAPTCHA Prevents Blind People from Signing Up at CGISpy.com

Serotek Announces Remote Incident Manager (RIM) Pricing

May 17, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This is fantastic news! Serotek’s CEO, Mike Calvo, has just announced the pricing for Remote Incident Manager. This technology promises to totally revolutionize the business, employment and educational opportunities for any blind person requiring anytime, anywhere mobile and remote access to computers running modern Windows operating systems. Pricing for Remote Incident Manager will be $99… Finish Reading Serotek Announces Remote Incident Manager (RIM) Pricing

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Skype for Windows 3.2.0.148 Update Must be Manually Downloaded

May 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Many of you may be wondering why you are not able to obtain the version 3.2.148 update directly from the “Check for Updates” option in Skype’s Help menu. The reason appears to be that the Skype folks want you to manually download this release. It is highly recommended that you do this right away to… Finish Reading Skype for Windows 3.2.0.148 Update Must be Manually Downloaded

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Skype Version 3.2.0.148 is now Available

May 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Skype version 3.2.0.148 is now available and one place where you candownload it from is at www.skype.com. Here are the changes in this version: bugfix: Options has compatibility issues with screen readersbugfix: Upgrading from Skype did not workbugfix: No voice heard on some services

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Update Fixes Accessibility Issues in Skype 3.2

May 16, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Thanks to the folks at Skype for their quickly fixing a couple of significant accessibility issues in Skype 3.2. It is now possible to access the categories as well as the Save and Cancel buttons in the Options dialogue box by means of keyboard navigation. Way to go, Skype!

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Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of May 16

May 15, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

This week on Main Menu, Rick Harmon from the Blind Geek Zone web site reviews the use of gadgets and Ready Boost on Windows Vista with JAWS for Windows Public Beta 2. Darrell and Karen Shandrow from the Blind Access Journal demonstrate the use of Serotek’s Remote Incident Manager, a potentially revolutionary new technology that… Finish Reading Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of May 16

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Wafra Pulls Press Release on Freedom Scientific Acquisition

May 15, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Shortly after we posted the initial article pointing to Wafra’s press release on the Freedom Scientific acquisition, it disappeared.  Fortunately, we were able to locate the text of the release, which you may read below.   Wafra Partners Announces Acquisition of Freedom Scientific, Inc. April 25, 2007 Wafra Partners LLC and Wafra Investment Advisory Group,… Finish Reading Wafra Pulls Press Release on Freedom Scientific Acquisition

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Winamp Version 5.35 is now Available

May 15, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker

Winamp version 5.35 is now available and one place where you candownload it from is at www.majorgeeks.com/Winamp_5_Full_d2490.html. Here are the changes in this version: * Improved: Current translation support of core strings and dialogs* Improved: Correct theming of tabbed dialogs on WinXP+* Improved: Various misc tweaks/improvements* Fixed: More tabbing fixes in UI and Preferences* Fixed:… Finish Reading Winamp Version 5.35 is now Available

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