Archive for August, 2007

So, it’s happened to you too, huh? You bought that amazing piece of software via download, (we all love instant gratification), got the email with your product key, (AKA registration key, unlock code, and others), and then zoomed off to plug it into your downloaded trial version. You worked happily for months…maybe even [...]

Darcy and Holly have been busy this week! They’ve already got a new episode of Screenless Switchers out. They discuss Holly’s experiences with her 30GB video iPod as well as future plans for the show and more. Download the episode or subscribe to the podcast feed over at www.ScreenlessSwitchers.com.

The popular line of Take Control Books allows you to vote for what new titles you’d like to see in their series that helps you take control of your technology. One proposal currently up for consideration is Take Control of VoiceOver. You can vote for this title if you’d like to see it [...]

Another new episode of Screenless Switchers was released today. Darcy and Holly interview Josh de Lioncourt about Apple accessibility, the ACB Apple resolution, the iPhone, the accessibility issues with iWork ‘08 and iLife ‘08, and more. You can download the episode from the web site or subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or [...]

Many visually impaired music-lovers have purchased and enjoyed using Apple’s iPod Shuffle. The iPod shuffle is a lower-cost model of the popular music player with limited storage space and no screen. H2O Audio announced that, starting 25/August/2007, they will be offering a new waterproof cover for the second generation iPod Shuffles. The [...]

It seems Apple wasn’t quite finished for the day. They’ve already added another eight John Lennon albums to the iTunes store, in addition to the ones we reported on earlier. The new additions are:

1969
Acoustic
Anthology
Double Fantasy
John Lennon Live in New York City
Live Peace in Toronto
Menlove Ave.
Milk and Honey

All are available, as we reported earlier, [...]

iTunes shoppers may still be waiting for the Beatles’ catalog to become available at the world’s third-largest music retailer, but a good portion of John Lennon’s solo offerings have just been added, joining the solo efforts of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The albums available are:

Imagine
Lennon Legend
Mind Games
Plastic Ono Band
Rock ‘n’ Roll
Sometime in New [...]

We contacted Apple Accessibility about the access issues with IWork and ILife ‘08. The response was brief but encouraging. Apple points out the dramatic improvements in accessibility with the IWork ‘08 suite in particular, but is aware of the problems and is working to improve access in these products. Garage Band accessibility, [...]

Greg Kearny of the Wyoming Medical Center released a new utility for VoiceOver users today. The application, called Xls2HTML, can convert Microsoft Excel documents to HTML files which can be viewed in Safari with VoiceOver, or translated into Braille for embossing or review on a Braille display with Louis for Mac Braille translation and [...]

On Tuesday, Apple released the latest versions of their IWork and ILife application suites.
IWork sports many new improvements to both Pages and Keynote, (the word processing and presentation apps respectively), and now also includes a new and impressive spreadsheet offering named Numbers. Initial reaction from the VoiceOver community of users has been somewhat mixed.
Pages, [...]

Recently, MacWorld reported that Microsoft was delaying the release of Office 2008 for Mac until January. One of the reasons given was Microsoft’s decision to move from developing the software in FreeScale’s CodeWarrior to Apple’s native XCode Tools. Potentially, this means a possibility of better accessibility with Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and [...]

Introducing Lioncourt.com, a resource for accessibility of the Macintosh platform and other Apple products by the blind and visually impaired.
This site is dedicated to offering information and links related to the use of Apple products by the blind and visually impaired. It’s content is free and may be shared with others. We ask, [...]