tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137642402012-02-01T17:44:44.600-06:00Ramblings from some dude in the Assistive Technology industry.Ranger1138http://www.blogger.com/profile/07058875423154953052noreply@blogger.comBlogger5651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13764240.post-74939388365649780752012-01-08T02:45:00.001-06:002012-01-08T02:51:47.760-06:00

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Wow, has it ever been a long time since I wrote anything around here. Dust everywhere. Looks like I’ll need to do a bit of spring cleaning around this old blog for sure. Things have been crazy busy, and fun, for me over the last 6 months. To sum up… I have a Mac and an iPad and the world did not come to an end as a result of Ranger owning both. I’ll have to talk about them at some point however

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One of the nice things about my new job is that it allows me to talk more on TRS about a wide array of subjects. Of course, knowing me the way you all do now, I have to get some older topics out of the way first. However, the cool thing is that I’ve got some dynamite comments to reflect back on this time around. I actually do love the rant in this comment, from the last look back at 2009 post,

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No clear winner in our last poll. Unless you consider that many people are going to buy something Apple based in their future. In that case, Apple won the poll. Poll Question: The Next iOS Apple Do’hicky I must get Is.. iPhone 4   3 (15%) iPad   10 (52%) iPod   3 (15%) Mac Mini    1 (5%) I'll never buy an Apple anything   2 (10%) I’m actually surprised that the iPhone

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I want to preface this Ranger Rant by saying that the following opinion is firmly based in the part of my brain which looks at things from an Assistive Technology Training perspective. For those brave unsung heroes of the AT Community generally get the blunt end of things by unwillingly becoming Usability Testers for any new feature in a product. These guys and gals can tell you instantly when

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The countdown over the last 10 days was leding up to something. And here it is! http://blog.serotek.com/2010/07/establishing-new-orbit.html Greetings and salutations Serotekiens! I'm super awesome thrilled to be here and I am looking forward to meeting many members of the community. Wait a second, that is the end bit. I got a little ahead of myself. Must remember, introductions first. My name

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It is no secret that I’m a huge fan of Doctor Who. I was 7 when I first saw Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor, on the screen of KPRC-TV Channel 2 in Houston. Channel 2 was awesome for Sci Fi. They ran Space 1999, The Prisoner and other British shows including Monty Python right after Saturday Night Live. Doctor Who, however, was my favorite of the lot. It wasn’t Star Trek, which I also loved because I

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Thought I forgot eh? Well I haven’t, however, this is going to seem very anticlimactic some five months down the road from my original posts. And, thankfully, I sum these two bits up in a paragraph or two. This post has a few edits. I’ve left some anachronisms in place from my draft and added only a sentence here or there. Apple made a jump into the mobile space for the Blind in a big way last

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Should this really shock anyone? Really anyone?.. Buler .. Buler? Death, taxes and Windows. 3 constants of the universe. The question will move quickly from when and more to how. As in how will access be changed in Windows 8? The answer may come as early as 2011. but let me back up a second if you are just joining this program already in progress. The story broke this week about a leaked set of

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4 I’ve attended both ACB and NFB Conventions in the past. I’m not suggesting one is better than the other. And, I’m not suggesting you belong to both, either or neither group. What I am saying is that Convention can be a wonderful time where you can learn from others who are into the same things you find interesting. Networking, learning and dog gone it.. having fun with others. that is why I

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This historical look back has been somewhat interesting and sorta depressing for me. Interesting in that I’m amazed by what I thought was the big news at the time I was creating that particular post. Depressing in that I need to change up my writing style more often. But what’s done is done. I can’t go back and change things can I? Well, I did once. I actually went back and edited some posts

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I’ve been reading all the stories on the ups and downs of iPhone and iOS 4. I could go on and on about first generations, product design flaws and how it will all disappear in the mind of the press six months from now. but the funny thing is that I stumbled upon two older news stories that serve as better examples of how Apple has survived the company’s previous mistakes quite well. For example,

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I haven’t forgot about that box on the top right of the page. Honest! I just haven’t thought of any good questions lately. And I’m not sure that today’s question is good or not. Only time will tell I guess. Poll Question: If It Had The Features You Wanted, How Much Would You Pay for A Victor Reader Stream Update? Something close to $20 U.S.   2 (11%) Maybe around $30 U.S.   7 (38%)

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8 I’ve been roaming through some of my previous attempts at, hmm, writing lately. My reasons for being so introspective will be revealed soon, but lets just say I’m constantly amazed how all things in life happen for a reason. I’ve been lucky to have had my compass set on true North most of my years. And by that I mean one life experience seems to build upon itself in preparation for the

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9 I’ve had to travel a lot over the years for my various jobs. and the one thing I’ve learned, as mundane as this sounds, is to “expect the unexpected”. By this I mean you should be prepared at any time, any given moment, to take copious amounts of notes for an eventual letter to the manager or owner. Letters of praise and complaint have served me well in the past for getting a particular point

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  10! Alright, I’ll tell you a story. Hurry up and get ready for bed. Brush your teeth, wash your face and get comfy while I pull this dusty old book out to read from. Are you all tucked in now? Good.. A long time ago, in the mid 1990s, there once lived a young boy named Ranger1138. Ranger was a happy-go-lucky lad who worked very hard to fit in amongst the others in the court of the Tandy

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The joy, if one could call it that at times, about using a new Operating System is that you find out the most fascinating quirks and faults the longer you use the software. I’ve been using Windows 7 Ultimate on my trusty dusty Dell XPS 400, now more than four years old, for the main 7 testing rig since the retail copies were released to the public in October 2009. And in all that time I’ve been

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The number one question I get asked in person and online the most is “What happened?”. And I usually in a coy manner ask innocently “By what do you mean?” to those who ask it in the full knowledge that I know darn well what they mean. But I’d rather hear the question directly than jump to any conclusions of course. Well that and I’m avoiding the actual question that comes next naturally. “I mean,

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The rise in Blind Gadget Culture was one of the trends I discussed with many in the industry last year. There are a large number of options now available to us on what now seems like a monthly, or weekly, rate for alternatives to what we once considered traditional access. I’m going to stay away, for now, on merits of those claims or the dangers in selecting a standard for any access solution. I

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I grew up listening to the great Milo Hamilton and Larry Dirker call Houston Astros games. While I couldn’t see the ball, a pair of binoculars and the radio duo allowed me to focus the small fields of the glasses onto the right parts of the diamond. The older Astrodome was a wondrous place for a small boy. It was big, it was well lit and it was air conditioned. and in Houston that was a very

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Spring break is just around the corner. Many will be traveling all across our great land. But who will travel to where when it comes to AT conventions? Poll Question: What Event Will You Attend In 2010? ATIA   2 (18%) CSUN   4 (36%) ACB National Convention    2 (18%) NFB National Convention    2 (18%) Sight Village    1 (9%) It looks like a lot of those who voted are

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Ahem, is this thing on?..  I would like to thank everyone for coming here today and braving the cold weather to celebrate what was a tightly contested race. But, at the end of the month, we failed to gain enough support to cross the finish line as the winner of the Best Blindness Related Blog. I say to you gentle readers and followers of the site, no tears. For you did not let this blog down.

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My trusty main testing box is a Dell XPS 400 from 2006. It displays problems like no other computer I have ever owned. Not that this is a bad thing mind you. For testing, and work on beta programs, it has been a wonderful source of annoyance and joy in that it seems to attract bugs like a Roach Motel. So for what I do for a living, the system works well. But every now and then I wonder if my

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Here are two more stories from the year that was 2009. Windows 7 and same-day screen reader access As I said in the Blind Bargains Top 11, the fantastic ability for many players in AT to have launch day versions up and running is unto its self a great story. But in a way it is also a reflection of the times we live in now. Back when Vista was still in the 5 year gestation phase of

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Either this is a very small reflection of our changing desires or some out their just *love* the mPower they have already. I’ll hold off from making silly remarks and odd speculation. Poll Results: Braille Note Apex: Thumbs Up Or Thumbs Down Up 0 (0%) Down 3 (25%) I Want A Braille Sense Plus 1 (8%) I Want An Icon 0 (0%) I Use A Laptop Or A Netbook As My Note Taker

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I found out that if you semi abandon your blog, for whatever good reasons like life getting in the way or something, the thing you must do is lock down your comments. What a magnet this thing became while I was off doing.. stuff. While deleting ads, questionable links, more ads, odd random posts in languages I don’t speak and even some ads, I found that there were real comments from real nice

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I want to sincerely thank J.J. and the crew at Blind Bargains for asking me to participate with their Top Ten 2009 series of posts. He caught me right before I began the longest vacation I’ve taken in ten years, therefore, he got a down and dirty raw stream of consciousness on the events I selected from his list. And what a comprehensive list it was. There were stories in there that I completly

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  The simple truth is that I renamed the file in which I had these notes and then promptly archived it away for safe keeping.. from myself it appears. And in even a more embarrassing admission, gulp, it was in a fairly completed state of being postworthy. I was already in a reflexive kind of mood from my talks with Blind Bargains on the stories of 2009. So I figured I’d go ahead and post this

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At first glance one would think that converting such a stylized  futuristic and post apocalyptic comic book to audio would be a crazy notion that would get one locked up in an Iso-cube for many a year for even the Thought Crime needed to conceive the notion. But the style of 2000 A.D. lends its self well to this format and the masters of sound production at Big Finish actually paint a vary

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I realize it has been like forever since we last looked at a poll. So, to refresh everyone’s memory.. Poll Question: Which Upgrade Do You Want To Buy? Windows 7   6 (42%) Kurzweil 1000 Version 12   2 (14%) Apple 10.6 Snow Leopard    2 (14%) JAWS 11.0   4 (28%) Windows 7 has come roaring out of the gate in both sales and public perception, therefore, it isn’t surprising that

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Firstly, I want to wish all of you a happy new year. Next, I want to say that I’ve redesigned TRS a bit. Some things are still under construction, however, it was time for some kind of a refresh. This now makes version 3.0 by my count. I hope it looks and feels okay to one and all. I know it looks like I’ve somewhat abandoned the blog as of late. That wasn’t my intention. Things have been in a

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Today marks the first day that Windows 7 is now available to the general public. I’ve been running the final release for more than a week now, thank you Windows 7 Party Pack, and I’ve noticed a lot of improvements in response over Vista and XP on my older 3 and a half year old Dell. And on a newer system? What a dream.. But before you go out and get yourself a shiny new copy of 7, get the latest

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Let me first say “Sorry” for not blogging in over a month. It truly was not my intent to avoid, ignore or forget about posting. But real life tends to get in the way  and such is the case when it comes to finding time to blog. And again we can blame Mr.. Calvo for telling me to join Twitter and Facebook for two key reasons why I haven’t blogged in almost an ice age. If you follow me on Twitter

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There wasn't much of a doubt about who took the lead on this issue. Take a look at the mindshare a company seems to be cultivating amongst the Blind Community.July's Poll Question Of The Month: What Cell Phone Platform Do You Want To Buy For Your Next Accessible Phone?Windows Mobile with Mobile Speak or Talks 1 (4%) Synbian with Mobile Speak or Talks 7 (30%) Blackberry with Oraitor 0 (0%)

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I’ll say this upfront. There is nothing wrong with the Victor Reader Stream. It is a good unit, well designed and it has some great features. For me, however, I found that there were some things about the Book Sense that were more appealing to the type of user that I am. So if you choose to stay with a Stream, upgrade from a Stream or skip buying a Stream all together and buy a Book Sense .. it’s

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I suggest listening to the FSCast before downloading the public beta. FS goes over some key features that you might not realize are in this update. To find that podcast go to the following link.http://www.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/default.aspAnd for those who wish to just download the beta go to this link.http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-public-beta.asp

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I didn’t have the time to setup my laptop for this session. So forgive my brief descriptions on this post as I’m trying to quote from memory. And that memory can be faulty for sure. Take a bit of this with some “possible” as opposed to “going to happen”. In either case we will see version 12 in September.The new version of K1000 is written for the .net framework. This allows the programming team

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The room for Computer Science was kind of small this year and we were up against some other fantastic Division meetings. And a lot of people who wished they could attend my talks were working registration or they were in the Exhibits. Still we had a good crowd and a good time nevertheless.Due to some technical difficulties my prepared speech of some 14 pages got condensed down to 20 minutes plus

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This is just my opinion but man is this layout confusing. And the setting is really dark. And they put the Independence Store, the Braille Literacy and the Assistive Technology all in one big echodrome. The inner isles are hard to navigate when four people decide to just stop and do nothing. They aren’t listening to a demo, they aren’t talking and they all brought half their houses with them in

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Yeah, I skipped June. Sorry about that folks. But enough about that, lets look at the results of who wanted to go where this summer.May’s Poll Question: Which Summer Convention Are You Going To Attend?ACB 2 (16%)NFB 1 (8%)Sight Village 1 (8%)The Nearest Sci Fi Or Comic Convention 0 (0%)Travel? I've Got The Internet Thank You Very Much! 8 (66%)Many of you chose to stay at home and

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What you see below are excerpts from my 12 pages of notes. These are just some highlights of the meeting and they are written in Live Blog form. I cleaned them up a tiny bit in order to make them readable and not in my short hand decoder ring needed style from my original document. Some information has deliberately not been posted as Freedom Scientific talked candidly about a few issues and I

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It has been a year since Stargate Atlantis left the airwaves. and it has been a year now since the last Stargate SG-1 movie landed on DVD. Plus, we are still a few months out from the debut of the third series of the franchise from gracing our screens on the Sci Fi Channel this fall. Some Stargate fans may be feeling a bit lost without their regularly scheduled weekly Gate travel. But there is a

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If you follow me on Twitter then you already know my stance on the Book Sense. But if you don't you may figure it out by following the link below to the official news about the Book Sense launch.http://www.gwmicro.com/News_&_Events/Latest_News/?newsNo=125

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Out of beta and now right up to your door for Convention season.. say hello to Window Eyes 7.1.***Greetings,GW Micro is proud to announce the release of Window-Eyes 7.1. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the public beta cycle. Your feedback helps make Window-Eyes the best it can be.Window-Eyes 7.1 is packed with features, including support for Windows 7,

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It takes one odd link bait news story on Google feeds and one odd person to read it to ask this question of me recently “I saw like on Google or Digg or something that blogging isn’t as popular as like Twitter and stuff. So is that why you stopped writing on your blog?”. Thank goodness that person didn’t read the article about 90% of Twitter users quit within the first month. That may have been

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Patches usually come fast and furious right before CSUN, however, the same can be said in June as well. That is because we are two weeks away from the big U.S. national conventions for the Blind. So you can celebrate by downloading stuff while you grill your hot dogs and add ice cream to the apple pie while waiting for the fireworks to begin after the computer reboots!Zoom Text: the new patch

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If you have been wanting to have the phone that everyone talks about but you don’t have the ability to hear it.. well now here is your chance as Apple now has Voiceover included on the brand new iPhone 3Gs announced this morning at WWDC. Take a look at the link below to know more about how it works.http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.htmlAlso, to see all the Apple announcements,

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Microsoft has rewarded our long weekend by giving us a 348MB bundle of joy. Also known as Vista Service Pack 2. The Windows Super Site blog details how you can get the new update in both 32 and 64 bit flavors.http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/05/26/as-promised-windows-vista-and-server-2008-sp2-ships-in-may.aspx

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I have it on pretty reliable authority that this deal won’t be extended like the promotion was from last month. So if you have been wating.. this may be the deal for you.***Now through Memorial Day, Monday May 25 at Midnight Eastern U.S., save $200 off System Access Mobile. For just $299, normally $499, you get licenses for two computers, plus a third license for a U3-enabled USB key to take to

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***Dragon Dictation SolutionsThe Standard in Voice Recognition and Transcription ProcesingDragon NaturallySpeaking Demo 101Did you know: Most people speak over 120 words per minute but type less than 40 words per minute. What if you could create email, documents and fill in field reports simply by speaking? What if you could control your PC just by talking to it, starting programs, using menus,

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XPM Compatibility: I’m slow. Mark Taylor blogged what I’ve been meaning to blog or Tweet for a while. Steve Gibson, from GRC and the “Security Now” podcast, has a program called Securable which wasn’t intended to help you know if your computer can run XP Mode in 7, however, it does let you know if you can run XP Mode in 7 none the less. You may have to use your Virtual Cursors on some Screen

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The update contains some enhancements to support for Internet Explorer 8, Windows 7 and a lot for Access 2007. To learn more use the link below..http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS-whats-new.asp#Enhancements

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Dolphin Pen Gen 2: The new USB drive uses a partition to keep the bad things away from the Dolphin software. To learn more go to this link.http://yourdolphin.com/newsitem.asp?id=329Windows 7 Beta Support: This link will take you to the information page on v11 support for Windows 7.http://yourdolphin.com/newsitem.asp?id=331Easy To Learn: The Dolphin UI and a approach has been redesigned. The aim

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Kindle: I know a lot of people are on the bandwagon to make this device accessible. It is a messy situation from what I have read. Publishers don’t want to fall the way of the Recording Industry and Apple’s iTuens. And Amazon has Audible.com which means they have a good percentage of book sales in print and audio formats. And then the Publishers are just plain nuts and they want to keep the old

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This isn’t a rant. And it isn’t a complaint. I’m writing this so others don’t follow in my messy footsteps from years ago on something I did offline. And I am not addressing anyone in particular today in case someone thinks I’m throwing a big spotlight on this person or that person. I’m just trying to be a friendly Citizen of the Web!I’m reading a lot of what others have to say about Windows 7

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I know what you are thinking.. "Wow.. didn't they just release version 10?". Yep, but v11 isn't just an excuse for me to make a Spinal Tap joke like.. "This one goes to 11". No gentle reader. This version sports a new control panel, some new features in the Startup Wizzard and some other UI changes. Oh and some added functionality as well. Take a look at the Press Release and download a demo at

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I bet you can guess the answer to which answer won just by reading the question. April's Poll Question: Where Do You Get The Most News About Assistive Technology? Social Networks: Twitter, Facebook, Friend Feed, etc    3 (42%)   Surfing A Company's Website    2 (28%)   Email Lists    1 (14%)   Podcasts    1 (14%)   Word Of Mouth: Friends, CoWorkers, etc   0 (0%) No real surprise

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If you follow the feed you know already that I am up to my freaking neck with tons of Microsoft updates. And Microsoft info on upcoming updates. Oh and also a bit more on Technical Previews to even more updates that are coming two months sooner than I expected them to show up. Everywhere I turn I see a .exe or .msi or .zip. I’m hearing “20%.. 45%.. 70% completed” in my sleep. I don’t need to

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A good friend sent this to me knowing I was off to see "Star Trek" as I am a huge Simon Pegg fan. Love "Spaced" and recommend it highly for Geek entertainment. Anyway, I forget about MOPIX sometimes. Here is a PR letting everyone know that some hit movies are already described right out of the gate on the day of their release.***MOPIX UPDATE FROM WGBH- May 8FIVE WORDS: STAR TREK - CAPTIONED AND

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Microsoft has made available the new RC 7100 build of Windows 7 to the general masses. The RC build will be free to download until July and it will expire in June 2010. That date puts it past the official release date of Office 2010 by the way. So there is no hurry to download the RC.. but the servers went on line some hours ago and I'm doing it now. Therefore.. go download it at this link.http:/

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I’ve got too much going on with all the patches, updates and Win 7 RC at the moment. So forgive me for not being more verbose today. Vista RIP At 7 RTM? Vista could be gone from the public and the retail stores once 7 ships. This isn’t out of the realm of possibilities as Microsoft killed the original Xbox swiftly after the Xbox 360 hit the market.http://windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/

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Its here and it is like 290 MB. And you can get it at the link below.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=enWin Super Site has a bit of the changes listed on the Super Site Blog..http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/default.aspx

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I got a nice email asking if I could update the info so those who didn't get the eamil could take part in the program. I've edited the older post and I'm placing the same info here as well."How to sign up . . .1. Reply to this email (rproskin@aisquared.com) and send usyour name, phone number, and valid email address that you'd like your Amazonrewards emailed to.2. We'll reply with an email

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I’m brushing up on things before May 5th. Microsoft has confirmed that as RC Download Day this morning by the way..RC Review: Paul does a good job at comparing some of the surface changes from Beta to RC.http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_rc.aspXP Mode: Want to know more about the new XP Mode and and how it works? Put on your Propeller Hats because this one goes very much into the world of

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Here are some articles that all peeked my interest on today’s run through the net.Super Users: Companies are now relying on “Super Users” to aid their tech support calls. These unpaid people with a heart of gold aid others in their times of need. Just like we do for Assistive Technology in forums, lists and other arenas. But now we have a cool name to go along with it .. just don’t step on any

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I’ve been reading and talking with AT companies a lot on Win 7 for a while. And I have also been reading those blogs and Tweets and what have you about those of you who have bravely loaded your programs of choice and ran boldly with the Beta release. I admire all of the Blind Enthusiasts out there for running on the Razor’s Edge. But the main reason why I haven’t gone into too much detail on the

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When times get tough you will see companies get creative. Here are three offers which indicate some old and new trends are still alive and well. Even in a downward economy.***We're unveiling a new Refer-a-friend program - it's a chance for you to share ZoomText with friends, earn rewards for yourself, and give your friends a discount all at the same time. **How it works . . .• For every friend

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Fallout from the Sun and Oracle deal is still the top stories around the web. Below are some factual and some speculation about how things will shake out for Microsoft, SQL and even the Open Source Movement itself.To start take a look at the Win Super Site’s look on how this puts the new company on even footing, or even higher ground, with Microsoft.http://www.winsupersite.com/alt/

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It figures. I now sooner say something about my “Quick News” label and then a bunch of Quick News actually plops right down in my lap. Timing is everything I guess. Smart HAL: Back in the day Telesensory had two products called Vista, yes like the Microsoft Vista, and Vert. It was a very early form of Screen Magnification with a Screen Reader for the old 386 and up systems. When TSI abandoned the

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I’m going to take the old “random Goodness” and “Quick News” formats and roll them up into this new post. Twitter has become my default way of posting information for things I don’t want to expand on but feel like they should get some attention on the blog. I’ll go back over the week and summarize the best of the best each Monday. Mono vs. Stereo: A neat article on how some believe that the

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Bet you thought I forgot about the poll eh? Quite the opposite really. More on that in a second. When you see a delay in the poll results, and I know that happens more often than not, it is chiefly due to my inability to think up a good question for the following month. Sometimes they strike like lightning and sometimes they come to me like a snail going uphill. For April the snail won by a wide

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Ai Squared has relaunched their website and they also have a spiffy new version of Zoom Text to go with the new web look. See the press release below for more details.***ZoomText 9.18 Now Available!Improved performance, smooth panning, scripting and support for Vista 64-bitYup, this ones big! Its a ZoomText update thats packed with new features and enhancements that are too important to

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You can stop wearing out the F5 button on your computer keyboard and start downloading the new software now. chttp://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/vr_stream_software

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Darn you Mike Calvo! There I said it. I feel better. You see Mr. Calvo, in talking to me about the Socializer, made me feel like less of a Geek for not adopting this social media trend earlier. He is right of course, now he is going to save this page as a bookmark for sure, but my nature for most of my internet life has been to lurk rather than actively push the online thing. I don’t track the

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The usual conversations have started on the whys, ifs and other topics of updating to IE8. More or less the buzz has been good. However, I've seen a lot of luke warm or 50/50 viewpoints. I’m still playing with it as my default browser and I’ll save my opinion until we reach the end of the current running poll. Here are some links on the debate so far. Mary Jo Foley: IE8 uses a multi threaded

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Old names with new music. I’m going retro but not really. Here are some highlights on what rocks the Station’s orbit these days. DM: I’ve seen the band a few times, however, I never saw them in the keyboard glory days of the 80’s. Although I can imagine what those shows were like by watching “101”. I’m keen to see this tour as the new music is a throwback to the days of “Master and Servant” or “

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I have this joke that my wife can’t stand. My birthday is in June and I like to say that my birthday was strategically placed for me to receive gifts every six months. Her birthday is in February. So I can see how she might not find the joke to be very funny. In three more months I’ll still think it is hilarious though. But I do admit that the joke lost a little bit of the luster when I hit 40.

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Warning! The links below are NSFW, Not Safe For Work, based on vulgar language. They are funny but if you don’t want to hear foul language then skip this post all together.Fake Melinda Gates: Recently Mrs. Gates told a magazine about how Bill likes to keep things all in the family with Microsoft products in their home. The team at “Funny or Die” has a field day with this, as you can see from the

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I give up. I can’t seem to find the time to write the long pros I want to write. And I don’t have enough to say about the news I already know. Plus, gulp, the social scene is bustin’ out all over the Blind Community. So, as per so many requests, I bring you the age of the TRS tweet.http://twitter.com/RangerStationI’ve added a Twitter gadget to the right sidebar as well. It is just below the Poll

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This month’s poll question came about from the simple fact that five people I know at work have bought various types of Netbooks since the first of the year. All said that they had open keys for their AT programs of choice and it seemed stilly to them to go for a note taker without a Braille Display option for simple things like surfing the web or taking notes. And it looks like the worm has also

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It seems that not all the news this week is CSUN related. Microsoft has taken the beta and RC wraps off of their new version of IE. And you can download it now as long as your AT program of choice supports it that is. To get the new version of IE go to the link below. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx If you want to know more about what the new version holds in

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Last month I got to see a fantastic demonstration of the scripting community and their wears for Window Eyes 7. When they showed me that WE could run with JAVA without the Access Bridge.. I was floored. So if you get the chance to hear the seminars in LA this week then do so with all speed. If not then this blog post is good news as GW is planning to post the recordings online for all.http://

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My suggestion is to check out the v11 talk. It isn’t like the past versions at all. And I think Dolphin is really on the move.***Dolphin Computer Access will be exhibiting on booth 317 within the Marriott LAX Hotel (5855 West Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90045) throughout the whole of CSUN 24th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, 18th - 21st March, in

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Serotek’s CEO, Mike Calvo, will be presenting a session at the upcoming Center on Disabilities CSUN Conference held in Los Angeles. The session will take place on Thursday, March 19 at 12:00 PM PST, 3:00 PM EST, in the Pacific room of the Renaissance Montura Hotel.For those who are unable to attend the event on site, the session, including audio and PowerPoint presentation can still be accessed

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Victor Reader Stream, new Video Magnifiers and a co-branding deal with Code Factory? Wow….***HUMANWARE UNVEILS VICTOR READER STREAM 3.0[This announcement is displayed in text only for accessibility with Braille Notetakers. A web version with images is available at: http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/about_us/press_releases/2009_press_releases/humanware_unveils_victor_reader_stream_3]Los Angeles

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Some days I have nothing to write about. And then some days I find links that just click together. Today is one of those “click” days. Observe that I have a theme, and per the usual, something to rant on about. Bad coffee in the mornings may be my new muse!Steve Took Your Button: The new iPod shuffle talks but it has one of the oddest of interfaces.. well ever. It is nice that Apple finally has

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***Serotek is celebrating our seventh birthday, but you get the gifts.now thru Feb. 22, 2009, get 25% off any software purchase of $399 or more. Get licenses for two computers to run System Access, with free lifetime upgrades, starting at just $299.Try the System Access Mobile Network (SAMNet) for just $129 per year, and get the 13th month absolutely free.And for existing SAMNet members, for

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Dolphin 10,02 Released: Dolphin have updated their line of products to version 10.02. This is a free update for version 10 users. Learn more about the update at the link below.http://yourdolphin.com/newsitem.asp?id=309Freedom Scientific Webinars: FS added a link to their main page a few weeks ago that sports some nifty stuff on training opportunities.http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/

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Eye Pal Solo: Like the ABISee Eye Pal but you don’t want to drag a laptop around with you every where you go to read stuff? Want something a little less complicated than the KNFB Reader? Then the Eye Pal Solo may be for you..http://www.abisee.com/html/products_eyepalSOLO.htmDolphin 64: I seemed to have missed this PR blurb back when I was talking about programs in the x64 posts. But here is the

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Lets take a look at how Windows 7 did with last month’s poll. January’s Poll Question: Are You Excited About Windows 7? Yes, I’m there on launch day!   7 (38%)   No, I’m fine thanks.   6 (33%)   Yes! I’m running the Beta right now..    3 (16%)    What? I don’t use this Windows thing you speak of..   2 (11%) It looks like we are split down the middle again this month. That isn’t

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As a follow up to the poll question on the XM/Sirius merger, I found this post from the Derby Viewpoint interesting. I also thank this blogger for the links to Orbitcast as well. I’m adding that one to my lists for sure. http://wesderby.blogspot.com/2009/01/post-merger-state-of-satellite-radio.html  I have to say that not all my time post merger has been wasted. While I prefer the XM style of

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I have a friend who went to this year’s event, however, I had a work event of my own in the southern half of Texas that took my attention away from the news from Florida. And when I tried to check in to see what was going on towards the east.. I found that one of our laptops may have been hit by a “Man in the Middle” malware attack. So, I ended up doing a lot of reading over the weekend and this

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