23 June, 2009 @ 11:12 am by Lioncourt
In this special edition episode, the knights of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast gather to discuss the launch weekend of the newly accessible iPhone 3GS, give our thoughts on VoiceOver for the iPhone, and much more. Stay tuned at the end for a particularly substantial blooper reel as an added bonus! We were all a little giddy over the iPhone.
This episode features knights Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Josh de Lioncourt, Cara Quinn, Steve Sawczyn, and Eric Troup.
Posted in Apple Inc., Podcast, VoiceOver, iPhone | 2 Comments »
2 June, 2009 @ 11:50 am by Lioncourt
It’s time for this month’s edition of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast. This month’s episode is #3, entitled "A Visit From Steve-Megatron".
Topics covered:
- Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Steve Sawczyn, Eric Troup, and Josh de Lioncourt.
- Mac OS X 10.5.7 accessibility changes-"OMG!"
- MacSpeech Dictate.
- The upcoming World Wide Developer’s Conference and possible accessibility announcements
- The rumored Appled ultra-portable
- Rumors of text-to-speech and speech recognition in iPhone 3.0
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11 May, 2009 @ 2:25 pm by Lioncourt
It’s time for this month’s edition of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast. This month’s episode is #2, entitled "Sedated". Josh de Lioncourt’s sound quality is not quite on par this time, for which we apologize. He was travelling and away from his usual equipment.
Topics covered:
- Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Cara Quinn, Eric Troup, and Josh de Lioncourt.
- Accessibility of third-party products, and the response from developers to Apple’s approach to access.
- Front Row and what it offers the visually impaired in comparison to other home entertainment products.
- DRM-free music and variable pricing has come to iTunes.
- The new "Get a Mac" ads.
Other resources and show notes:
Posted in Apple Inc., Commentary, Gaming, Hardware, Mac OS X, Misc, Podcast, Third-Party Products, VoiceOver, Windows, iPods and iTunes | No Comments »
1 April, 2009 @ 5:12 pm by Lioncourt
The Mac-cessibility Podcast has been reborn as a round table discussion show, dealing with all things related to accessibility of Apple products. The show is planned to have a new episode once a month, starting with this week’s episode entitled "Reboot".
Topics covered:
- Introduce this month’s panelists, including Holly Anderson, Darcy Burnard, Cara Quinn, Steve Sawczyn, and Josh de Lioncourt.
- iPod Shuffle 3G, its multi-lingual support, and the possibility of more TTS languages coming in VoiceOver.
- iTunes 8.1 accessibility changes.
- iPhone software 3.0. Is accessibility coming? Are we getting closer?
- The Author’s GUild’s objection to text-to-speech in Amazon’s Kindle 2. What does that mean for TTS in other portable devices like iPods or a possible future accessible iPhone?
- Safari 4.0 public beta accessibility changes.
- General discussion of the state of accessibility on the Mac platform. How is the Mac perceived by non-Mac users of the visually impaired community? Is the perception improving? What myths are still persisting? Has Apple’s participation at CSUN helped?
Other resources and show notes:
Posted in Apple Inc., Commentary, Hardware, Mac OS X, Podcast, Safari, Text-to-Speech, Third-Party Products, VoiceOver, iPhone, iPods and iTunes, iWork | No Comments »
