This is how we kill time until Apple’s next announcement. Actually, it was an interesting show. But we are waiting for the folks in Cupertino. Maccessibility Roundtable #91 Too. I occasionally write on this blog. Check it out if you would.
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The Face We Show the World
Posted in Access and Disability, and New Media and Tech
This morning, I retweeted a USA Today column by James Alan Fox, a legally blind professor. Because low-vision! Mainstream media outlet! Yay! He writes about the experience of using airports as a visually impaired person. As I read, I ticked off each point he made, recognizing them as my own travel frustrations. I felt much more connected to this guy’s experience than I do to the usual gripes about flight delays and TSA policies. The…
The One iPod Touch Fangirl
Posted in New Media and Tech, and Random Personal Nonsense
This week’s announcement of faster, more colorful versions of the iPod Touch was met with: a) rapture b) sophisticated market analysis c) indifference Actually, the answer is d) scorn. You see, the lowly (that one always hurts) iPod Touch is not perceived as an aperitif for those wishing to sample the iOS menu. Nor is it the logical landing place for someone who prizes small, elegant things. It is also not a cost-effective way to get…
Podcast Plethora, part 2
Posted in Pods and Presos
Audio just keeps coming. Blind Bargains posted the rest of my ACB coverage, along with Joe’s NFB interviews. You can also find me on Clockwise #95, talking about whether the updated iPod Touch (swoon) portends a small iPhone, plus Comcast, Reddit, and ibeacons. Speaking of beacons, please enjoy my interview and demo (audio) of the Lowviz Guide indoor navigation system from ACB.
Podcast Plethora, part 1
Posted in Pods and Presos
Last week and this shall be filled with podcasts. You have been warned. I covered the ACB convention for Blind Bargains, and those stories are starting to hit the feed today. For the moment, I commend you to the BB site and podcast feed. There’s one really cool episode I want to give special pimpage when it drops, so watch for it. In the meantime, please also enjoy a really long but interesting Maccessibility Roundtable, with…
The Roundtable Rides Again
Posted in Announcements
We can make a short show. Yes we can! Then I screw that up by including a 1 minute ad for my book in the middle. Behold and purchase! Download Maccessibility Roundtable #87: I’ve Lost My Analogy Brain
The Roundtable Dissects WWDC
Posted in Pods and Presos
After enduring (we actually liked a lot of it) a super-long WWDC keynote, the Maccessibility Roundtable crew held forth on all of Apple’s announcements and shiny gewgaws. Download Maccessibility Roundtable #86: Grandpa Fonzie
Maccessibility Roundtable #85
Posted in Pods and Presos
With WWDC approaching, we share our wish lists for the probable new versions iOS and OS X. Also, watch updates from those who have em. Download Maccessibility Roundtable #85: The Guys Only Name the Big Ones
Joe and J.J. over at the Blind Bargains BBQast invited me to join their panel of guest pundit-types to talk about the year (so far) in assistive technology (AT.) And it was fun, especially because I got to chat with Ricky Enger and Chancey Fleet. Blind Bargains Qast 16: Purrfect Hot Donuts
Podcast Catchup, WordPress Crackup
Posted in Announcements, and Pods and Presos
Ten days ago, I posted a podcast. Almost immediately, I broke the Shelly’s Podcast Web site. Well, I broke it because I was missing some essential WordPress knowledge. I spent a lot of last week acquiring the knowhow I needed to fix the site, and being grateful that DreamHost, a hosting service I understand some people have problems with, was so willing to walk me through making nitty gritty fixes to MySQL tables. It’s worthy…