We thank Chris Pirillo for urging everyone to sign the petition.
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Carol and Daren Chat About CSUN, Credit Card Fraude, and Much More (grin)
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At some point, even people we know well end up calling us Carol and Daren. Listen to us mix it up on a number of different topics.
Walking at the Mall
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Karen, Douglas, George and I get our exercise by taking a walk around the mall early in the morning before the stores open. I do this almost every day now that I am telecommuting.
PDF2TXT: Access PDF Docs in a Flash
I urge all blind computer users to download, install and use Jamal Mazrui’s PDF2TXT utility whenever quick, effective access to PDF documents is required. My new position requires that I review and search a large quantity of documentation, most of which is only available in PDF. PDF2TXT has been an absolute Godsend in this area. The program quickly converts single PDF documents or a large batch of PDF files into plain text format that is extremely usable and understandable for those of us relying on screen readers. Though I have known about this handy software for quite some time now, I delayed giving it a try myself. Don’t make the same mistake. Get PDF2TXT today!
Persistence Pays Off – My Job Has Been Saved!
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Persistence really does pay off. The lesson here is the importance of taking action. A choice is made whether or not you decide to be proactive. Learn about how my job has been saved, take the Pessimist Optimist or Realist quiz and listen to Natalie Brown perform her inspirational song Wind At My Back. The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) will be giving away free short stacks between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM nationwide. All who take advantage of this free offer are asked to donate to a non-profit organization supporting greater literacy for low income children. Let’s all go out there, eat some breakfast and support an important cause.
Thank God It’s Monday!
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Great news. Tomorrow is not my last day of employment. I await further details with anticipation. Thank God It’s Monday! Check out Good Day by Natives of the new Dawn on the Podsafe Music Network.
Show #88: Happy Birthday Karen, Wedding Chat and More
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88 is the amateur radio code for love and kisses. Karen and I chat about her birthday, the Bishops’ visit, the marriage proposal show, our wedding plans, my impending unemployment and more. Thanks, Tina, for the flute rendition of Happy Birthday greetings to Karen at the beginning of the show. Please, everyone, tell us your thoughts on our audio quality. We were using the Giant Squid omnidirectional stereo binaural microphones clipped to our shirts and connected to the Edirol R1.
Google Accessibility Petition: Google Struggles with Accessibility as Services Expand (VoiceOfTheNationsBlind.org)
Christopher Danielson, editor of Voice of the Nation’s Blind, the online magazine of the National Federation of the Blind covers the struggle of the blind community to get Google to pay serious attention to accessibility issues in his article Google Struggles with Accessibility as Services Expand in the January – February issue. Despite the promise of an implementation of audio CAPTCHA by the end of April 2006, the petition effort continues. Google will be held to its July 2005 and January 2006 promises of equal access to its word verification scheme.
Google Accessibility Petition: Coverage on Digital Experience Podcast
We thank Lance Heath for covering the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition on show #108 of the Digital Experience Podcast.
Google Accessibility Petition: Interview On Senior Computer Talk
We thank John Gatch of WMKV for allowing me to discuss the Google Word Verification Accessibility Petition on his February 21 Senior Computer Talk radio show.