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Main Menu 16 Dec 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

December 16, 2011
We start this week's program with a Tech Update from Chase Crispin, followed by the completion of David Tanner's interview with Eric Damery from Freedom Scientific about Jaws For Windows version 13. Chase Crispin gives us a preview of what will be coming up on MainMenu for our two holiday shows on December 24th and December 31st. David Woodbridge demonstrates using keyboard shortcuts with IOS5 on his iPhone, and David Tanner winds up this week's program with a demonstration of the O'Moby app for IOS devices including iPhone and iPad.

Main Menu 09 Dec 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

December 9, 2011
David Tanner visits with Eric Damery - Vice President and Product Manager for Freedom Scientific about Jaws 13 and a new update to Jaws being released on December 9th. This interview is followed by John Gunn discussing and demonstrating dragging and dropping files on an Apple Mac using Apple Lion 10.7 with VoiceOver and compares the process to doing the same thing in Windows.

Main Menu 02 Dec 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

December 2, 2011
This week after our weekly Tech Update from Chase Crispin, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia brings us a follow up segment on using Siri with Voice Over on the iPhone 4s. Then, Shane Davidson interviews GW Micro about the release of Window Eyes 7.5.2 and the company's future plans for that screen reader. Finally, we hear from Handy Tech North America about the accessible Cash Manager software.

Main Menu 18 Nov 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

November 18, 2011
This week, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia shows us how to transfer books to the Read2Go IOS app for reading DAISY books using iTunes on Windows. Then, Shane Davidson tells us about a new accessible Twitter client called TwitMonger. Finally, Lisa Brooks, a Main Menu listener, tells us about Text Grabber, and OCR application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Main Menu 11 Nov 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

November 11, 2011
This week, David Woodbridge tells us all about the Read2Go app from Bookshare for reading DAISY books on IOS devices. Then, Tim Cumings reviews the Omnitronics EPF15A Pop Filter. Following that, Chase Crispin reviews the Twitter app for IOS devices. We complete the show with a review of a 3rd IOS app, this one for reading the Accessworld magazine from AFB.

Main Menu 04 Nov 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

November 4, 2011
This week, Chase Crispin brings us a Tech Update, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to use the calculator with VoiceOver in Apple OS 10.7 Lion, Tim Cummings reviews the Cad C-195 Microphone, and Chase Crispin shows us the various uses of Wi-fi on the Book Port Plus.

Main Menu 28 Oct 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

October 28, 2011
This week after a Tech Update from Chase Crispin, we hear brief intros from several members of the Main Menu Team. After that, David Woodbridge, a new member of the Main Menu team, demonstrates the Siri voice command system in the iPhone 4s. Finally, David Tanner concludes his look at Dolphin Guide. This is the first show of Main Menu's new series with David Tanner as host and Chase Crispin as executive producer.

Main Menu 21 Oct 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

October 21, 2011
Main Menu is in transition. What does that mean for you the listener? Find out on this week's show. Also, Robert Carter tells us about Jam Box, a speaker for iOS devices and David Tanner introduces us to the Dolphin Guide screen reading solution.

Main Menu 14 Oct 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

October 14, 2011
This week, we visit with David Woodbridge from Vision Australia about IOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. If you are interested in hearing demos of the most interesting features of IOS 5, you will not want to miss this show. Though David has not seen an iPhone 4S in person yet, we discuss what's new in the new iPhone, especially the benefits and drawbacks of the Siri voice command system that makes it's debut in the iPhone 4s.

Main Menu 07 Oct 2011

Main Menu for Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

October 7, 2011
On this week's edition of Main Menu, after our weekly Tech Update from Chase Crispin, David Woodbridge of Vision Australia shows us how to use the Mac app store with VoiceOver. Next, Chase continues his Drop Box series with a look at using the service on the iOS platform. Finally, Chase talks to us about Bootcamping a Mac which provides one way of using Windows on a Mac.