Archive for June, 2008

Assistiveware has released Keystrokes 4.1, an update to their onscreen keyboard application for Mac OS X. Keystrokes is intended to assist persons with physical impairments type using an onscreen keyboard with a mouse or stylus.
Keystrokes 4.1 is a Universal binary and includes support for Spaces, and automatic layout switching through the Input menu. [...]

The popular Opera web browser has been updated to version 9.5, and includes VoiceOver support. Our initial findings show some areas where Opera excels, but several problems as well
The first positives are the fact that Opera appears to be able to move focus to any item on the page, presumably eliminating the Safari issue [...]

Apple announced that they will be replacing their aging .Mac service with a shiny new MobileMe service, starting in July. This service includes an easy way to synch your address book, mail, calendar, and more across multiple devices, as well as 20GB of storage space online. The question is, of course, will it [...]

On Monday, APple took the wraps off of the longanticipated iPhone 3G. The phone sports a new design, better performance, 3G speeds, GPS, and a whole lot more. Most unfortunately, it does not seem to include any additional accessibility for blind or visually impaired users. It does, however, sport a cheaper price [...]

Apple announced this week that Mac OS X 10.6 is code named Snow Leopard, and will be shipping in about a year. Unlike the last several versions of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard ill focus on improving the operating system and fixing problems, instead of introducing tons of new features.
There’s very little information at [...]