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Archive for November, 2008

  • Comparing Accessibility of the Big Three Operating Systems> 21 November, 2008 @ 10:52 am

    The web site Marco’s Accessibility Blog has published a brief entry entitled "Mac OS X: A Success Story". In this commentary, they compare and contrast the accessibility of the big three operating system flavors, Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It’s encouraging to see that the word and truth is spreading about the [...]

  • iTunes 8.02 with Accessibility Enhancements> 20 November, 2008 @ 8:18 pm

    Tonight, Apple released iTunes version 8.02. The list of changes in Apple’s release notes includes improved accessibility with VoiceOver, as well as other stability improvements and bug fixes.
    What the accessibility improvements include is not yet apparent. If you spot any, let us know. You can download the update from the Apple menu’s [...]

  • Apple Releases Safari 3.2> 13 November, 2008 @ 4:46 pm

    Today, Apple released Safari version 3.2 for both Mac and Windows OS’s. The new version focuses on security enhancements and fixes, as well as better protection against fraudulent phishing web sites. Many of Safari 3.2’s enhancements focus specifically on the Windows OS.
    For more details, you can read Apple’s security information.
    At this time, we’ve [...]

  • AccessWorld Takes Another Look at VoiceOver> 13 November, 2008 @ 12:48 pm

    A couple of years ago, AccessWorld, a publication of the American Foundation for the Blind, published a review of VoiceOver full of inaccuracies, misleading statements, and inexplicable falsehoods, for which they’ve been widely criticized by the growing community of visually impaired Macintosh users.
    In the most recent issue, Mr. Jim Denham takes a fresh look at [...]

  • Apple Releases iPod Nano 4G Software Version 1.03> 12 November, 2008 @ 1:04 pm

    Apple has released an update to the iPod software on it’s latest iPod Nano 4G, which is the model that includes spoken menus. This update fixes a number of bugs and adds support for the new earbuds with microphones, which are expected from Apple in the coming weeks. It also provides the ability [...]

  • Splasm Software's Checkbook 2.0.2 Boasts VoiceOver Support> 11 November, 2008 @ 12:36 pm

    Splasm Software recently released version 2.0.2 of their Checkbook application. One of the new features listed is support for VoiceOver.
    Checkbook is a powerful, yet simple personal finance management tool for Mac OS X. It offers the features the average person needs, without the extraneous features that just get in the way in other [...]

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