22 June, 2011 @ 3:36 pm
On 23/June/2011 at 12:00 PM PDT, 3:00 PM EDT, the crew of the Mac-cessibility Round Table Podcast will dedicate a live show entirely to great hardware or software picks for VoiceOver users. Listeners to the live stream will be able to ask questions about the picks as we discuss them on Twitter by using the hashtag #VOLive. . As always, a podcast of the show will be available after the recording.
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