On this week's show we visit with David Greenwood of GMA Games about a new game currently in public beta entitled Time of Conflict. David tells us about the current game as well as the history of the company. Next we bring you more highlights of CSUN 2010 from Blind Bargains. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

Welcome to the first Main Menu show for April, 2010. This week, Chase Crispin concludes his demonstration of the Book Port Plus. Next, we begin bringing you highlights of CSUN 2010 courtesy of Blind Bargains. J.J. Meddaugh interviews James Gashel who demonstrates the forthcoming Blio Reader and discusses the newest version of the KNFB Reader. For anyone familiar with the original interview presented on blindbargains.com, the strong language present in the book being demonstrated has been removed for the Main Menu broadcast. Our sincere thanks to Blind Bargains for allowing us to use content from their CSUN coverage. You may hear more of their coverage over the next few weeks. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

This week Chase Crispin brings us part one of a two-part demonstration of the Book Port Plus from APH. Chase gives us a physical description of the unit, shows us how to navigate in audio and text files, and takes us through the menus.

This week we begin our show with a short technology roundup. Next, we present highlights of a podcast produced by Rick Harmon of The Blind Geek Zone

This week we begin our show with a short technology roundup. Next, we visit with Anna Dresner about her new book "Social Networking and You." After that, we visit with Dr. Robert Carter about the life of George Buys, founder of Talking Communities among many other projects who passed away this past week. Next, Tim Cumings shows us the power of The Levelator from Conversations Networks. Finally, Harry Brown talks about his dream that blind people might some day be able to drive a car. Is it just a dream? Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

We begin our show with a technology roundup. Next, tim Cumings shows us how to do tight editing in Gold Wave. After that, we hear an interview from ATIA courtesy of Serotek all about Click and Go Maps. Finally, Juan Carlos Alicea demonstrates the Moshi Interactive Voice Response (IVR) talking travel alarm. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

This week we present a Main Menu exclusive! Larry Skutchan of The American Printing House for the Blind discusses and demonstrates some features of Book Port Plus, a new product from APH due for release some time in March. Larry talks about the philosophy behind the design of the product, giving us a glimpse into the decision-making process. He talks about why some features are present in the unit, why some features are not yet present, and what we can expect to see in subsequent updates to the product. Why did APH choose Vocalizer as the text to speech engine of choice? Why not Eloquence? Is there a possibility that another text-to-speech engine might be used in the future? What does APH plan to do with the wireless capabilities of the unit? Could we actually be able to listen to Internet radio from a Book Port Plus? How does one navigate menus and change settings on the unit? There is no way to provide a tutorial on how to use Book Port Plus in just 53 minutes, but I think Main Menu listeners will find Larry's examples and insights most fascinating. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu

This week, your host gives you a demonstration of Studio Recorder, an audio editing program for Windows from The American Printing House for the Blind. He takes you on a tour of the menus and gives you a sneak peek at how a Main Menu program is produced. Finally, there will be an announcement of a very special show for next week. This will be a show that is talked about for some time; you won't want to miss this week's announcement or next week's show.

This week we visit with Brian Hartgen of T and T Consultancy about J-Tunes version 5. J-Tunes is a set of scripts for Jaws that improves the use of iTunes. Next, Michael Lauf of Serotek brings us an interview with Michel Pepin of HumanWare about Oratio for Blackberry phones. Finally, Rick Harmon continues his discussion of Windows 7. Main Menu first airs on Saturdays at 1 UTC which translates to Fridays at 8 Eastern in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/mainmenu

This week, we visit with two high school students, Tyler Juranek and Chase Crispin who talk to us about their use of assistive technology in school and at home. We discuss many other topics with them as well. Next, we hear part three of Rick Harmon's look at the details of Windows 7. To join his Windows 7 discussion list, send a blank message to: [email protected] Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Follow Main Menu on Twitter by visiting www.twitter.com/mainmenu