Windows 10 discussion part 1

This week, we were contacted by Lynette Tatum. She, along with Michael Doise, have created an app called MLWordTips. Did you ever want a plethora of useful tips and tricks for using Microsoft word right there on your phone? We had a delightful conversation with her as she informed us of how she got the idea to develop this app and describes what it offers. Next, we hear from our very own ACB Radio Main Menu Team member, Shannon Reece. She demonstrates the use of an iOS app which she uses to monitor the progress of her daughter in school. It is quite thorough and, well, all I can say is that I'm glad they didn't have this app around when I was in school. Heheheheheheh. Lastly, Randy and I come back and have some conversation to help round out some of the tangents off on which we went in that first interview. Thank you for your interest and enjoy the program!

This week on Main Menu, we invite Mike Calvo to speak with us about what has been happening at Serotek. You'll hear his thoughts on what has been developing with regard to how operating systems provide access to screen readers as well as what changes are coming to Serotek and how they plan to redefine how the user and their screen reader come together. Afterward, Randy and I will talk about our memories of the early days of System Access and, in the process, I slipped and went back a bit further than I realized. We furthermore touch on some ideas we have up our sleeves for future episodes.

On Main Menu this week, we are interviewing Eric Bridges, the newly-appointed Executive Director of ACB. He sheds a lot of great info including his background, his work out of college along with his affiliation with what is now ACBS, and the job opportunity which eventually led to his new position with ACB. You'll also hear about his accomplishments with regards to the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, the Pedestrian Safety and Enhancement Act, and Prescription Drug Labeling Act. There is more to his story, but you'll have to listen to find out the finer details. He has a lot going on, so it was a pleasure and honor to have him as our guest. Next, there's a new app about to hit the iOS App Store. Android users, I know how frustrating it may feel to be second on the list, but I assure you this app is coming to Android soon. We speak with Stephanie Cowper of BeSpecular, the company behind this so-named app. Given the competitive field in which this app hopes to captivate, you may feel the story is familiar, but wait, there are some intriguing details that may have your curiosity bubbling with anticipation. Wondering about the name? You'll learn about that, too! creativity with a scientific twist.

It is all about Android on this episode of Main Menu! Whether you are just getting started in the Android world or an advanced android user this show is for you! Listen as Randy and Jayson talk with Nimer Jaber about the ins and outs of the android platform.

Listen as we introduce a new Main Menu team! Also Randy Rusnak interviews Judy Dixon about new changes in the bard moble app.

This episode features the tech talk presentation on Jaws 17. Thanks to the folks at http://accessible.org for allowing us to air this presentation.

Hi Everyone, On MainMenu this week, it is all about what is soon to be new with the release of Jaws For Windows version 17. By the end of the month, it will be here! And wow, is this month already flying by! We are half way through. Can you believe it? Will you be ready for this new release? This week, we are pleased to bring you a presentation by Freedom Scientific, Director of Training, Dan Clark, who will once again, be with us, giving us a demonstration of the new features of this release. Many thanks to Dan for another excellent presentation on MainMenu! For Jaws users of version 16, there is an update which was released on October 14th, Jaws version 16.0.4463, available using the downloads link on the main webpage at www.freedomscientific.com.

On MainMenu this week we bring you several short demonstrations of features in iOS 9.0 presented by MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge. Presentations include: 1. Demonstration of the new text selection feature in iOS 9.0. 2. Demonstration of the VoiceOver practice area with selection of handwriting, and Braille screen writing enabled on the roter. 3. Setting the preference for the VoiceOver VO keys on a bluetooth keyboard. 4. A tutorial on setting the "Hey Siri" feature on your device. 5. A day in the use of "Hey Siri" on the iPhone 6S. Our second feature for this week will be a presentation by Greg Stilson Manager for Braille and GPS products at Humanware of writing and reading Unified English Braille UEB on the Apex note taker. This new feature was just added in Apex firmware release 9.5 this summer. Do not forget that we will be having a very special presentation next week with Dan Clark from Freedom Scientific introducing us to all the new features in Jaws for Windows version 17. This will be a very special presentation that you will not want to miss. We learn that there's an update for the Bard Mobile for Android. Any of you out there who love your Android devices and would like to come demo your use of this app, we'd love to include you in our MainMenu lineup of topics to cover!

The feature presentation on MainMenu this week is David Wilkinson from Hims Inc. with an overview of the new features in the recently released version 8.5 version of the Braille Sense firmware. Features include the ability to give a PowerPoint presentation including showing the slides on a projector to the people in the group right from your Braille Sense, downloading content from NLS Bard, and much more. In addition we will update you on the latest software releases in the tech world this week.