Chris

In episode 69 of the Mystic Access podcast, I demonstrate the VIP 3000 Talking thermostat from talkingthermostats.com. I purchased mine from speaktomecatalog.com

On January 19, 2014 I call The Tech Guy to talk about the partnership between GW Micro and Microsoft that gives Window-eyes to anyone using Microsoft Office 2010 or later.

In episode 66 I demonstrated the phases of the moon accessible Android app from Universe today.¬† In this podcast I demonstrate the same app but running on the ios platform.¬† I show how accessible the app is and applaud them for creating not one but two accessible apps on two different platforms.  

People are passionate about their devices. Whether you use iOS’ VoiceOver features or Android’s accessibility, this episode is for you. Four accessible tech experts debate the virtues and the failings of both phones. CCVIP’s instructors Lynne Tatum and Gus Chalkias take up the pro-iOS side, while Chris Nova from Mystic Access and Dutch computer science … Read more

In this episode I demonstrate phases of the moon.¬† This is an android app that works great with the talkback screen reader.¬† It is published by Universe today. I also mention the Astronomy Cast and the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. ¬†¬†Both great podcasts that I enjoy.  

In Episode 65 I walk through Tell Me The Time.¬† This is a speaking clock that is fully accessible with Talkback and has a couple unique features.¬† Wave your hand and have it announce the time.¬† Have it announce the time of day such as morning, afternoon, evening or night.    

In this podcast I demonstrate Talking Dialer.¬† This is a dialer used on Android.¬† You place your finger anywhere on the screen and that becomes the number 5.¬† To enter a 3 you would slide your finger up and to the right then lift.¬† To enter another number, start the sequence over again.¬† To dial … Read more

In this episode, I talk to Leo Laporte about Assistive Technology on his Tech Guy show.¬† A previous caller asked him if he could get Android phones to read selected text.¬† Leo turns on Talkback and doesn’t know how to turn it off.¬† So I assist him.   I have clipped out the conversation¬† between … Read more

In this podcast I demonstrate one hand answer.¬† This is an Android ap that you can use to answer the phone, silence the ringer and other things by performing a gesture.  

I recently wrote a blog post about Winarchiver.¬† You can read it here.¬† This podcast will demonstrate Winarchiver using Window-eyes under Windows 8.