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12/31/2005 Damian McMorrow
Damian bakes a turkey. 9.2 MB
12/30/2005 Michael Killian
Michael presents some interesting variations.
6.6 MB
12/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk to work while we reflect on the passing year and look forward to the next. 15.7 MB
12/30/2005 Riz Khan
Riz continues his popular series on getting started with HTML and includes some sample files.
18.1 MB
12/29/2005 Paul and Sally Hopkins
A tour of the German Christmas Market in the city centre of Birmingham England. 21.7 MB
12/29/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris discusses the exciting new features in the release of version 7 of HumanWare's Keysoft product for the BrailleNote.
9.3 MB
12/29/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Maria share some beautiful music and share memories.
35.5 MB
12/28/2005 Darren Duff
Darren takes us shopping for holliday dog collars for his guide dog. 32.6 MB
12/23/2005 Donna Slater
Join Donna and her family for an afternoon of school Christmas plays in the north of England. 86.1 MB
12/23/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Richard demonstrate this unique system for adding several layers of audio information to tactile graphics. 45.9 MB
12/22/2005 Dan Graham
Dan introduces himself and discusses the winter solstus. 8.7 MB
12/20/2005 Donna Slater
Donna discusses this creative toy as a Christmas idea for a blind child, and she discusses techniques for wrapping presents. 6.4 MB
12/19/2005 Neal Ewers
Another fantastic cast from Neal entertaining and demonstrating the capabilities of the Kurzweil keyboard. 49.9 MB
12/17/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary continues the braille writer Christmas card series with a beautiful angel picture.
28 MB
12/17/2005 Angie Matney
Angie describes and demonstrates Humanware's Maestro PDA.
19.9 MB
12/16/2005 Riz Khan
Riz gets down to the nitty gritty about html and how to get started writing it. 46.5 MB
12/15/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette describes and demonstrates this Leap toy.
12/15/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Maria assemble a Christmas tree they purchased from QVC. 53.0 MB
12/13/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry continues the accessible mp3 player as a Christmas present discussion. Check out Ray Kurzweil's interview on IT Conversations. We also discuss the accessibility issues raised by blindaccessjournal.com over the podsafe network and Slau's "If Everyday Were Christmas" song. 19.0 MB
12/13/2005 Hope Povenmire
Hope describes her young life and interest in the music theropy career as described by Jamie Pauls. She ends with a beautiful song from her CD. 15.2 MB
12/12/2005 Mary Emerson and Duncan Holms
Mary presents several interesting Christmas songs from Duncan Holms' CD, Not Your Average Christmas CD." She follows up with two songs on vocals and guitar. 20.5 MB
12/11/2005 Dick Wamser
Join Dick for part three of his autobiography. 19.4 MB
12/11/2005 Darren Duff
As Darren puts it, don't listen to this one while you're eating dinner! He brushes his dog's teeth, cleans ears, and more.
12/11/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary discusses the person CS Lewis. 26.5 MB
12/11/2005 Curt Tucker
Curt describes his education and career in the human resources field. 6.8 MB
12/11/2005 Donna Slater
Donna discusses and demonstrates this doll she wishes we had when she was a young blind child. 10.7 MB
12/10/2005 Darren Duff
Darren reviews the Roomba robotic floor vacume. 30.9 MB
12/10/2005 Dick Wamser
Dick describes his life in part 2 of 3.
20.6 MB
12/10/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob discusses the new sound mixing features in Studio Recorder beta.
9.8 MB
12/9/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary tells the story of this classic Christmas tale in her own words. 26.9 MB
12/8/2005 Riz Khan
Riz shows how you can use Cdex to record and talks about vidio gaming. 8.0 MB
12/7/2005 Clay Jeffcoat
Clay describes the hhm2a-ir talking multimeter which you may obtain at www.newportus.com.
13.5 MB
12/6/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob discusses the new compression and adjustable clip indicator features in the latest beta. 24.2 MB
12/5/2005 Jim Gammon
You are alone on the beach with this fantastic recording of Napili Bay in Hawaii. 101.4 MB
12/5/2005 Jim Gammon
Jim describes the next incredible recording. 2.4 MB
12/4/2005 Shane Jackson
Shane provides background on this literary treasure. 33.2 MB
12/2/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates this multi-purpose cassette/CD/DTB machine. 8.9 MB
12/1/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Maria share some real Thanksgiving. 27.6 MB
12/1/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary continues her Christmas card series with a much more elaborate Christmas tree card on the braille writer. This one has a teddy bear to the left of the tree and a doll house to the right. 23.1 MB
11/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry continues the discussion of what to look for with inexpensive mp3 players. 18.9 MB
11/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry discusses options for inexpensive mp3 players as Christmas gifts in part 1 of a multi-part series. 19.7 MB
11/27/2005 Mary Emerson
In this first installment of a multi-part series, Mary demonstrates making a simple Christmas tree with a braille writer for use on a card. 6.3 MB
11/25/2005 Chris Grabowski
Join Chris and Marla to kick off the Christmas season with decorations. 29.4 MB
11/25/2005 Adam Morris
Join Adam for a tour of this factory. 34.3 MB
11/25/2005 Jeff Armstrong
That cold rain turned to snow, and Jeff enjoys and shares it. 14 MB
11/24/2005 Jeff Armstrong
Jeff shares a cold Minnisota rain from the back room. 8.2 MB
11/24/2005 Neal Ewers
Neal shares a thoughtful Thanksgiving message and a story from his book, Touch the Stars. 7.1 MB
11/23/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary describes and demonstrates the Olympus WS-320 digital recorder. 26.7 MB
11/23/2005 Larry Skutchan
Check out this awesome intro from Kai Xiong. Also, in this issue: Mary Emerson bakes pumpkin pudding and/or pie, Daren Duff, smashes an AOL disc, Marvin Rush installs the DS-2 plus software, Larry shows how to install Andre Louis' sound scheme, sound seeing tours, and lots more. 100.3 MB
11/21/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Maria demonstrate the TADI electronic organizer. 32.1 MB
11/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk to work while he discusses dreams, perseptions, child sighted guides, and more. 30.7 MB
11/21/2005 Don Ball
Join Don with this incredible recording of the annual Raleigh NC Christmas Parade. 94.2 MB
11/21/2005 Chris Grabowski
Let Chris show you his extensive collection. 11.2 MB
11/20/2005 Daren Duff
Join Daren, and Kim for a tour of haunted old Savannah Georgia. 77.9 MB
11/20/2005 Robert Carter
Robert describes his ham radio addiction. 38.3 MB
11/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Feedback and articles from Steve Bauer, Kia Xiong, Chris Grabowski, Rob Meredith, and listener feedback. The issue rounds out with a mashup from www.ianbutlermusic.com 64 MB
11/19/2005 Kai Xiong
Kai explains and demonstrates how loops in sound production are used. 11.8 MB
11/19/2005 Fred Otto
Fred discusses projects as the Tactile Graphics Project Leader in the Department of Educational Research at American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. 41.2 MB
11/19/2005 Neal Ewers
Neal describes several examples of microphone placement with some incredible real-life recordings. 35.7 MB
11/18/2005 Dick Wamser
Dick describes his education and early interests. 20 MB
11/19/2005 Chris Grabowski
You'll get chilly as you join Chris and Marla on a cold Buffalo day to run some errands.
You'll love the cab driver. He digs the idea of a podcast, but the radio dispatcher isn't quite as impressed... 50 MB
11/17/2005 Jeramiah Rogers
Jeramiah discusses the software you may purchase that lets you control the options on the Olympus DS-2 from your PC. 18.4 MB
11/17/2005 Dana Niswonger
Dana describes his childhood, education, and various careers. 94.7 MB
11/16/2005 Rose Combs
Rose shares her life with a chat about her education, marriage, and career as a medical transcriber. 47.4 MB
11/14/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette and Maria will make you laugh, learn, and cry all in a few short minutes. This is real NYC attitude! 23.4 MB
11/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we continue with the discussion of the best digital recorder. You might want to get your rain coat, though, because we get caught in a rain storm! 39.8 MB
11/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
Christine Robbins shares experiences as an intern from Canadian National Institute for the Blind for American Printing House for the Blind. 15 MB
11/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk in while we talk about an email asking which is the best digital recorder. We're doing our first recording on the M-audio MicroTrack. 31.8 MB
11/14/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes and demonstrates the Braille Note mPower. 11.5 MB
11/13/2005 Mary Emerson
Join Mary while she does a few Saturday morning chores. 18.9 MB
11/13/2005 Donna Slater
Join Donna and her family for this unique British celebration. 48.1 MB
11/13/2005 Larry Skutchan
11/12/2005 Damian McMorrow
Damian cooks a Chili dish and shares some useful
cooking tips. He closes with a short comedy segment on cooking. 30 MB
11/11/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning walk while we talk a little more about guide dogs. 33 MB
11/10/2005 Jim Gammon
Jim shares some great information including a new aspect to a blind husband sighted wife relationnship that is possible through technology. 4.8 MB
11/10/2005 Donna Slater
Donna discusses relationships with her sighted husband and children as a blind wife and mother. 13.4 MB
11/8/2005 Johnny Zinniger
Join Rob and John, Studio Engineer, for a technical conversation about microphones, audio, and digital recorders. 48 MB
11/8/2005 Jim Gammond
You're going to laugh at this one. Jim shares an old an incredibly preserved recording of running over a guitar with a car. 4 MB
11/8/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry talks about another way to take podcasting to a new level and plays user feedback and mystery sound 8. There is also a good recording of a thunder storm. 43.7 MB
11/7/2005 Jamie Pauls
Jamie provides extensive information about the operation of the Olympus DS 2 digital recorder. 15 MB
11/7/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates this home theater system. 4 MB
11/6/2005 Larry Skutchan
In addition to the interview with the new director of the APH museum, this issue contains:
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Tim Cumings | Part 3: Keep the Noise Down | |
| Lynnette Tatum | Making the Point with Power Point | |
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Sky Taylor | Bopit Extreme 2 Demo | |
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Larry Skutchan | Blind Grandpa Sighted Grandchild Sound Seeing Tour
Rob Meredith | Mystery Sound 8 |
98.1 MB
11/2/2005 Larry Skutchan
Jerry Halatyn explains microphones.
Lynnette Tatum takes us with her in Harlum for some grocery shopping.
Jerry Halatyn explains kbps annd Khz.
Larry walks home with you while discussing topics on the list.
57.7 MB
11/1/2005 Larry Skutchan
Professional narrator and Studio Director Carroll Stewart chats about her experiences as a narrator.
Grant Hardy shares a Halloween prank with a tech twist.
Keith Creasy reviews the MyFi XM satelite receiver.
Steve Bauer and Kai Xiong strut some cool new sound works of art.
Users call in with thoughtful submissions and a correct guess for the mystery sound. 52.9 MB
11/1/2005 Robert Carter
Robert reviews the Laptalk LT portible computer. He also plays a song from the Lascivious, Biddies, a great independent band. 22.4 MB
11/1/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates the Victor Classic Plus DAISY Digital Talking Book Player. 5.5 MB
11/1/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary talks about her interests and hobbies and includes some great folk music. 11.1 MB
11/1/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes and demonstrates the Plextalk DAISY player. 5.4 MB
11/01/2005 Neal Ewers
We asked for it. Neal describes the ultimate. 26.3 MB
10/31/2005 Larry Skutchan
Several thoughtful comments about relationships.
Chris Grabowski and his wife Marla talk about how they do things as a blind couple, Edward Alonzo calls in with some great relationships suggestions by listening to his excellent podcast at feeds.feedburner.com/bdt .
Jeff Armstrong writes some powerful and interesting material. . 22.3 MB
10/31/2005 Larry Skutchan
Kenny and Larry tour a haunted house. User comments, and a guess to
the mystery sound round out this issue. Check out the cool intro by Kai Xiong.
47.2 MB
10/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Jim Fidler from Republic of Avalon Radio shares some music and a moving email.
Lynnette Tatum shares music and a snapshot of her week.
Larry proposes someone recording an audio guide to recorders and other appliances.
Lois Goodine found a terrific resource on digital audio at vibug.org/audio.htm. 39.1 MB
10/29/2005 Larry Skutchan
David Law demonstrates vPad software used to move content to your iPod.
Jamie Pauls demonstrates iPoddre using iTunes as its player with the Hartgen JAWS scripts to get content to the iPod.
Rob Meredith submitted mystery sound 7.
Larry answers voice mail.
31.2 MB
10/28/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob explains the difference between sample rate and KBPS.
9.1 MB
10/28/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Marley, Liz, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of a street in Louisville that goes way out for its Halloween decorations! 49 MB
10/27/2005 Larry Skutchan
Shelly, Liz, and Larry talk a little more about the ghost. 7.8 MB
10/27/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary shares a recording of the San Francisco earthquake of 1989.
1.9 MB
10/26/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we discuss a few things including a preview of the features in the next beta of Book Port firmware and software.
13.3 MB
10/26/2005 Darrell Shandrow
Darrell explains more about accessibility on digital recorders and other consumer products. 9.5 MB
10/25/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Lynnette demonstrates a slick technique for creating a desktop icon to open your email program with the To: field already filled out to a specific person. 8 MB
10/24/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob and Larry discuss various aspects of digital recorders including accessibility and useability. 24.3 MB
10/22/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Liz and Larry for a brief discussion of relationships between blind and sighted partners and a sound seeing tour of a visit to Sam's Club, a warehouse type grocery store.
20 MB
10/22/2005 Lynnette Tatum
Join Lynnette for a walk up Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, NY.
33.2 MB
10/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we discuss various topics including ghosts! 27 MB
10/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry describes and demonstrates Verbal View of Word, a new DAISY based tutorial from APH.
8.3 MB
10/20/2005 Jeff Armstrong
Jeff describes his early life, education, and career as a vender.
30 MB
10/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we explain why the quality of the recording on the Olympus ws200s is so much less dynamic than those recordings made on the Iriver IFP 899.
32.1 MB
10/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning commute while we visit, once again, the differences between the Iriver and the Olympus and discuss what is going on with the quality of the recordings on the Olympus.
26.8 MB
10/19/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary demonstrates making a chocolate snow cone with the Rival snow cone machine.
3.4 MB
10/19/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob discusses the latest features in Studio Recorder beta.
16.6 MB
10/18/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for one more behind the scenes while we appear on another local TV show.
29.9 MB
10/17/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Shelly, Marley, Liz, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of Huber Farms in Starlight Indiana for some good old fall fun.
41.8 MB
10/17/2005 Jeff Armstrong
(version 2) Jeff demonstrates another talking tape measure, this one from Cobolt Systems.
6 MB
10/16/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes and demonstrates this backup software.
6.5 MB
10/16/2005 Scott Howell
Scott demonstrates and describes another talking thermostat that appears very similar to the one Chris demonstrated.
10.5 MB
10/16/2005 Chris Grabowski
In part three of his imaging series, Chris demonstrates the techniques for creating a bootable image for your backups.
7.0 MB
10/16/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary blends a healthy drink to get the day started with a flair.
8.4 MB
10/16/2005 Scott Howell
Scott describes and demonstrates the Bosch Vox talking tape measure from Care Tech.
7.8 MB
10/15/2005 Dean Martineau
Dean describes and demonstrates a new search engine with a twist--designed for cell phones.
6 MB
10/15/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry responds to voicemail and email for the past two weeks.
54 MB
10/14/2005 Jeremiah Rogers
Jeremiah describes his background, hobbies, and career in the braille production industry.
11.4 MB
10/13/2005 Steve Bauer
Steve describes his career in the banking industry (part 2 of 3).
9.3 MB
10/12/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for a behind-the-scenes sound seeing tour of getting interviewed for a local morning news segment on TV.
33.3 MB
10/11/2005 Rob Meredith
Rob describes and demonstrates this high-end digital Wav/MP3 recorder.
36.4 MB
10/10/2005 Steve Bauer
In part one, Steve talks about his broadcasting career.
7.5 MB
10/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning commute while we talk about this and that.
28.6 MB
10/10/2005 Neal Euers
Neal reviews and demonstrates a high-end digital recorder.
43.7 MB
10/10/2005 Lynnette Tatums
Lynnette describes her career as a technology trainer.
22.5 MB
10/9/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris reviews and demonstrates Image For Windows, a backup and restore system. 4.1 MB
10/9/2005 Scott Howell
Scott describes his education, experiences, and career at NASA.
34.2 MB
10/9/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary demonstrates and reviews this binaural microphone.
4.94 MB
10/9/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes and demonstrates a programmable thermostat available from www.talkingthermostat.com.
3.3 MB
10/9/2005 Donna Slater
Join Donna and her family on a sound seeing tour of the Milky Way Theme Park in Cornwall England.
35.7 MB
10/8/2005 William Lomas
William Lomas describes his education and young career in the UK as a college student.
11.3 MB
10/7/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while he records on and describes the Olympus WS-200S digital recorder. 33 MB
10/6/2005 Tim Cross
Tim discusses his education and career in the programming and technology field.
38.6 MB
10/6/2005 Sky Taylor
Sky talks about his young life and career as a high school student in BC.
3.5 MB
10/5/2005 Robert Carter
Robert describes his career as a psychologist and gives us some musical entertainment from his past.
26.5 MB
10/3/2005 Adam Morris
Adam Morris describes his various career events.
13.5 MB
10/3/2005 Lisa Hall
Lisa hall describes her many careers as an operator to a transcriber.
19.6 MB
10/3/2005 Jim Fidler
Jim Fidler from the Republic of Avalon Radio show answers a couple of questions on the Iriver hard disced based players.
4.3 MB
10/3/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while he tells you about the Off Screen Model and a proposal about an approach to increase accessibility and innovation to Windows.
28.9 MB
10/3/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry answers email and voice mail.
64.6 MB
10/3/2005 Donna Slater
Donna provides information about her education and career in the UK as a lawyer and information about a new business she is starting.
33.8 MB
10/2/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry describes his career in the technology field.
36 MB
10/2/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes his career as a trainer and how he got started.
4 MB
10/1/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris reviews a wireless, totally accessible home security system.
5.2 MB
10/1/2005 Mary Emerson
Mary describes the Olympus ds2 digital recorder from which you have heard many recordings, but no real formal discription--until now.
11.5 MB
10/1/2005 Robert Carter
Robert demonstrates a bluetooth global positioning system (GPS) receiver with the BrailleNote PK in a trip around his neighborhood.
53.6 MB
9/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry and Brian have a chat about things going on at the Carroll center and other techy items.
37 MB
9/29/2005 Donald Ball
Don discusses the advantages and disadvantages of several digital recorders, earphones, and portible speaker systems.
17.6 MB
9/29/2005 Larry Skutchan
In the 5th installment of the Book Port training series, Larry introduces the concept of the Book Port's braille input capabilities.
12 MB
9/29/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris discusses and demonstrates this portible, talking bar code scanner.
4.7 MB
9/29/2005 Jonathan McCarty, Amanda Livers, Dustin Figg, Jonathan Cord,
and Shawn Holt
You'll love this rap song about braille. This was part of a project Tristan Pierce worked on. For more information, you may email her at tpierce@aph.org .
Lyrics by:
Lynn Horton, Helen Keller School, Alabama
Music by:
Tammy Whitten,
Helen Keller School, Alabama
Project Leader:
Tristan G. Pierce
Students' Vocals by:
Jonathan McCarty, Amanda Livers, Dustin Figg, Jonathan Cord,
and Shawn Holt,
Kentucky School for the Blind
Additional Vocals By:
Warren Killabrew
Produced by:
Aaron J. Frisbee
3.3 MB
9/28/2005 Donna Slater
Join Donna and her family for a sound seeing tour of a boat ride in York, UK.
40.5 MB
9/28/2005 Debee Norling
Debee describes the new RockBox 2.5 firmware and the Radio Shack Stereo Hands-free Tie-clip Electric Mic catalog number 33-3028. They are only $29.99.
7.2 MB
9/27/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning commute while he talks a little about all the fantastic submissions you, the listeners, are sending in and why this is so good for all of us.
27.4 MB
9/27/2005 Matt Campbell
This fourth installment of the Career Profiles series features Matt Campbell, a very young, very successful programmer.
5.9 MB
9/26/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates File Quest XP Gold, a file manager replacement for Windows Explorer.
3.4 MB
9/26/2005 Tim Cumings
In this second installment of a three part series, Tim discusses pops and crackles and demonstrates some inexpensive software to eliminate them.
5.3 MB
9/26/2005 Larry Skutchan
You don't think I'm going to suffer by myself do you? Join us for the first ever dental cast.
36.6 MB
9/25/2005 Debee Norling
Debee describes her many career moves and invites input from listeners who wish to hear more about any of them or how to effectively get a job.
52.6 MB
9/25/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry answers user feedback from email and voice mail and replays mystery sound 6.
Some of the urls mentioned in this episode are:
PodCasting 101
Creating RSS Feeds
Digital Mediacast Experiment. is at www.dmcex.com.
The program that claims to provide less irelivent information is at http://qtsaver.dynalias.com.
47.6 MB
9/24/2005 Stan Hendrix
Stan Hendrix postulates explanations to the question Jamie Pauls asked about how we perceive front to back or back to front sensations when there are only two microphones and 2 speakers on which to listen.
4.8 MB
9/24/2005 Debee Norling
Debee describes how to control your computer with a remote control device, the KeyRF from www.l3sys.com.
5 MB
9/24/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates Web Drive, an application that maps a remote ftp site to a local drive letter, very cool.
3.8 MB
9/24/2005 Jamie Pauls
In this 2nd sumbmission for the career profile series, Jamie Pauls describes his.
11.4 MB
9/23/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry demonstrates and discusses the beta of a new game from APH. Go to www.aph.org/beta to check it out.
14 MB
9/23/2005 Tim Cumings
In this first episode of a three part series, Tim Cumings describes hiss reduction in audio software.
7.3 MB
9/22/2005 Donna Slater
Join Donna Slater and her family for a sound seeing tour of the Jorvik Viking Museum in York England.
39.9 MB
9/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
Rob and Larry chat with Steve over lunch about Book Port, Book Courier, and other techy stuff.
30.6 MB
9/21/2005 Debee Norling
Debee explains how to use your cell phone as a modem in an expensive way.
15.3 MB
9/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join the 16 Fun Makers for the first game of their regular Tuesday night bowling league. Larry and Jo Ann explain how blind bowlers line themselves up and bowl.
35.9 MB
9/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we discuss how a blind person can maintain a point of reference.
31.8 MB
9/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry answers more email and voicemail and plays mystery sound 6.
25.2 MB
9/18/2005 Mary Emerson
In the first of what we hope will be a long and fascinating series, Mary Emerson describes her career from college through retirement from IBM.
19.6 MB
9/18/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris demonstrates this network based mp3 player from www.cd3o.com.
9/17/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 114, Larry answers email, plays voice mail feedback, and presents mystery sound #5.
37.3 MB
9/16/2005 Larry Skutchan
Skip Stall and Chuck Hitchcock of the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) explain the fundimentals of the new National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard.
13.4 MB
9/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Karen, Julia, and Larry for a carriage ride through the historic west end district of downtown Dallas.
28.3 MB
9/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Karen, Julia, and Larry for a little tourism fun through Dallas' historic West End. Especially check out Slim from the Fudgery. This man can sing, and he is garenteed to make you smile!
67.1 MB
9/13/2005 Debee Norling
Debee explains equipment and techniques for solar cooking. Go to www.solarcooking.org for more information.
12.2 MB
9/12/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 109, Larry answers email and voice mail and rreplays mystery sound 4.
Matt lets us know about another accessible media player called Foobar.
The source forge project we mentioned about drm was JHymn. 40 MB
9/11/2005 Chris Grabowski
Chris describes the Cobolt Systems talking timer.
3.8 MB
9/11/2005 Larry Skutchan
This presentation at the 2005 NFB Computer User's Division of the Kentucky state convention describes some ways podcasting may be used to benefit blind computer users.
26.4 MB
9/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
Sound seeing tour of a typical mall.
19.5 MB
9/10/2005 Karen Delzer and Curtis Delzer
Curtis and Karen Delzer demonstrate the Verizon LG VX-4650 cell phone.
They provide you tips to get you started using this phone. They describe the menus and buttons and show the accessibility features built into the phone.
20.4 MB
9/9/2005 larry Skutchan and Jonathan Mosen
Larry and Jonathon talk about their podcasts and technology.
20.3 MB
9/9/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry finishes up the conversation about the Notetab editor.
Shane Jackson's podcast is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/shaneslivejournal.
30.6 MB
9/8/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry provides first impressions of Itunes 5 and its accessibility.
25.4 MB
9/7/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we talk.
15.2 MB
9/6/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry and Shelly describe typical yard chores. We look at electric chainn saws.
7.9 MB
9/6/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry on the commute to, work while we discuss Digital Rights Management issues. 21.7 MB
9/6/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry responds to email and voice mail. We also hear mystery sound 4.
We also discuss the MosenExplosion podcast. 45.3 MB
9/5/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Liz, Shelly, Marley, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of the Frazier Arms Museum in Louisville.
56.1 MB
8/28/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry, Liz, Shelly, and Marley for this sound seeing tour of the 2005 Kentucky state fair. Especially check out the roller coaster ride!
117.6 MB
9/4/2005 Tim Cumings and Michael Lang
Tim Cumings interviews Michael Lang about his vast experience with digital audio and the variety of reviews he has done for the Main Menu program. 19 MB
9/2/2005 Mike Busboom and Peter Rand
Join Mike Busboom and Peter Rand for a fascinating sound seeing tour of the public transit system in Vienna.
42.9 MB
9/2/2005 larry Skutchan
Please consider offering a room in your house to help the victums of hurricane Katrina. Visit www.hurricanehousing.org.
Larry also answers email and voice mail.
25.9 MB
9/1/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry and Guido Corona for lunch and some tech talk. We discuss Home Page Reader, Guido's career, passions for audio, and scanning and reading ebooks. 80.3 MB
8/31/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry describes some tips and tricks for using the Windows desktop effectively with keyboard commands.
27.9 MB
8/30/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk home while we discuss the new way some libraries lend digital books.
26 MB
8/30/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry demonstrates the process of uploading multiple files to archive.org.
15.4 MB
8/28/2005 larry Skutchan
In episode 88, Larry answers email, responds to comments, plays mystery sound 3, and demonstrates the bookshare.org recent uploads browsing feature and downloads a well formatted DTB to Book Port. He then shows you how to move from section to section in the book just as if you were using the table of contents.
14.3 MB
8/26/2005 larry Skutchan
Rockbox announces the iminant release of Rockbox with voice support for the Iriver H1XX series of mp3 player/recorders. 34.2 MB
8/26/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry answers email, voice mail, and demonstrates the new version 2 Google Desktop Search tool.
The site that Dennis Brown manages is www.blindprogramming.com.
The Direct mp3 Splitter and Direct mp3 Joiner are at www.pistonsoft.com/.
24.8 MB
8/23/2005 larry Skutchan
29.8 mb.
Larry discusses some more about ourmedia.org.
8/22/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the walk to work while we talk about our first impressions of ourmedia.org, a storage and hosting service.
8/21/2005 larry Skutchan
Join us for some brief sound seeing tours and information about farming in Hope, Arkansas.
8/21/2005 larry Skutchan
Larry reviews email and voice comments to help catch up after the long absence.
8/15/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Shelly, Emil, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of the Clinton Library in Little Rock.
8/14/2005 larry Skutchan
Join Emil, Joey, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of the annual watermelon festival in Hope, AR.
8/12/2005 Larry Skutchan
28.1 mb.
Join Shelly and Larry for a road trip from Louisville Kentucky to Hope Arkansas.
8/11/2005 Edward Alonzo
7.3 mb.
Edward Alonzo explains and demonstrates how to use the voices from nextup.com with Jaws for Windows.
8/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
24.9mb.
Larry replays mystery sound number 2, answers listener feedback, and shows how to use and add new items to the Windows Send To menu.
The microphones that we have been using in recent episodes on the street are the SP-TFB-2 Sound Professionals In-Ear Binaural microphones.
8/9/2005 Larry Skutchan
27.2 mb.
Join Larry on the morning commute while he describes the new category system for filtering how much of Blind Cool Tech you want to get.
8/9/2005 Larry Skutchan
29.9 mb.
Rodger goes through the menues in the Iriver IFP 899 version 1.29 firmware. We also present mystery sound #2. Larry also answers user email and comments.
8/8/2005 Larry Skutchan
75 mb. Join Liz and Larry for a trip to buy a new PC.
8/8/2005 lskutchan
30.9 Join Larry for the walk home while he describes little known Google tips and tricks and checks out a cool new microphone.
8/5/2005 lskutchan
Larry describes the practise of phishing for personal information and how you can avoid getting caught up in this scam. 27.3 MB
8/4/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry corrects a mis-statement in the Using Ipodder episode and shows how to set up Ipodder's scheduler.
2.3 MB
8/4/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry demonstrates setting up and using Ipodder 2.1 to catch those podcasts.
21.5 MB
8/3/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry discusses why he selects the Iriver IFP 899 as the best all-around recording device.
The id3 tag editor we discuss is at www.softpointer.com .
The two opml files we talked about are at Blind Podcasters OPML and Best of the Best Podcasts opml . To use them, right click and select save target as. Finally, open Ipodder and go to File/Import and use the file you just downloaded.
51.7 MB
8/1/2005 Larry Skutchan
Keith, Rob, and Larry describe the differences between writing a program under an older system like DOS and writing modern applications in Windows.
10.4 MB
8/1/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry compares and contrasts the service and kinds of books available from RFBD, Bookshare, and Audible.com.
We also discuss the Republic of Avalon Radio podcast.
21.5 MB
7/31/2005 Larry Skutchan
Josh Mealy describes a research project that actually creates an embosser ready file of a map that you request. These maps are generated to your specifications--you just download it and emboss! 13.9 MB
7/31/2005 Larry Skutchan
Dick Wamzer reviews Win Catalog Light, an accessible disc cataloging program.
16.4 MB
7/30/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry shows some techniques for effective dog washing while discussing email.
7.8 MB
7/29/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Liz, Marley, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of Frankfort Avenue Trolley (FAT) Friday, an event that happens on the last Friday of each month on Frankfort Ave.
35.2 MB
7/29/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry describes and demonstrates the process of ordering and downloading a book from Audible.com then sending that book to Book Port for on-the-go reading. 15.2 MB
7/29/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning commute while we describe the differences between Book Port and Book Courier.
25.6 MB
7/28/2005 Larry Skutchan
Jamie Pauls describes Access Watch, a web site he created that lets users review products. Scott Rutkoskie also reviews the Sansio coffee maker in his Wormcast.
21.1 MB
7/27/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry demonstrates Talking Word Puzzles, an application that creates and lets the user solve accessible word puzzles. Crossword, hidden word, and hidden word with clue type puzzles are all supported.
16.9 MB
7/27/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for the morning walk to work while we discuss podcasts that should be. In addition, we share some good ones we've found.
Shane Jackson's web site is http://www.shanejackson.net .
The web site for the historical audio podcast we discussed is http://www.westfieldnetwork.com .
The list of blind podcasters is at http://www.whitestick.co.uk/podcasts.html
24.3 MB
7/26/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry guides you through the process of obtaining an RFBD key which enables you to read RFBD books on the Book Port.
12.3 MB
7/24/2005 Edward Alonzo
Edward Alonzo describes and demonstrates the Sony MZB-100 mini-disc recorder/player.27 MB
7/24/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Liz, Shelly, Marley, and Larry for a sound seeing tour of the Louisville zoo.
57.9 MB
7/24/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry Describes the process of composting kitchen waste with composting worms. 14.7 MB
7/23/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry discusses and demonstrates the Olympus DS-2. He then demonstrates the Iriver's internal microphone in a very harsh environment.
22.1 MB
7/22/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry talks about the Iriver IFP 899 and demonstrates its capabilities.
Here is the link to the Firmware update to let the device show up as a drive.
27.6 MB
7/19/2005 Larry Skutchan and Michael McCartey
Michael McCarty describes and demonstrates Fred's Head, a free database that gives tips, tricks, and techniques about blindness.
12.2 MB
7/17/2005 Larry Skutchan
Larry discusses and demonstrates the Archos Jukebox V2 Recorder mp3 player/recorder and walks you through the Rockbox accessible firmware.
9.7 MB
7/16/2005 Larry Skutchan
Linda, Shelly, and Larry are live at the Harry Potter release. Then follow along as we check out bookshare.org.
Next, Scott reports on bluebeat.com in his new podcast, Wormcast. Subscribe at feeds.feedburner.com/wormcast.
17.6 MB
7/15/2005 Larry Skutchan
Mike Tindell visits Louisville and demonstrates the new GPS package, Street Talk, for the Pacmate. 14 MB
7/15/2005 Larry Skutchan and Tristan Pierce
Tristan Pierce describes the accessible voting system she observed on her trip to Albainia. 10.2 MB
7/14/2005 Larry Skutchan and Don Barrett
Don Barrett discusses the topic of sleep apnea and some possible solutions for the problem.
11.6 MB
7/13/2005 Larry Skutchan and Mario Eiland
Mario Eiland discusses the features in the latest beta of Talking Word Puzzles. This program provides enhanced feedback for students who want to work with crossword and hidden word puzzles. It also lets you create puzzles from a list of words.
There is a discussion list for this program. Send a blank email to talkingpuzzles-subscribe@topica.com if you wish to subscribe. You may check out the beta at www.aph.org/beta.
The blind programming list Mario describes is at blindprogramming-subscribe@onelist.com .
12.2 MB
7/12/2005 Larry Skutchan and Terrie Terlau
In episode 44, Dr. Terrie Terlau demonstrates the K Sonar. This device provides feedback about the environment to help with mobility and orientation. 23 MB
7/10/2005 Robert Carter and Jonathan Mosen
In episode 43, Robert Carter interviews Jonathan Mosen about the new product lineup from Humanware, Inc. The interview actually takes place on July 7, but it took us a day or two to get things together. 17.2 MB
7/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
Liz and Larry provide a sound seeing tour of historic Frankfort Ave in the Crescent Hill neighborhood of Louisville KY. Liz describes some of the architecture of the houses and explains the buildings we walk by. Inn some cases, she knows a little bit of history about the building. 32.3 MB
7/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 41, Larry demonstrates the use and accessibility of Windows Media Center. Media Center is the home entertainment version of Microsoft Windows that integrates into your living room.
14.4 MB
7/9/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 40, Larry discusses accessible cell phones with particular emphasis on the Nokia series running the Symbian operating system. He demonstrates a Nokia 3650 with Talks software. 26,2 MB
7/8/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 39, Larry goes into more detail about the care and feeding of a guide dog. 11 MB
7/8/2005 Larry Skutchan and Keith Creasy
In episode 38, Keith Creasy describes the new features and functionality in Book Wizard Reader, the Digital Talking Book player software.
You may subscribe to the Book Wizard list by sending a blank email to bw-subscribe@topica.com .
8.4 MB
7/8/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 37, Larry answers some questions from email while he trims a path on the way to work.
5.6 MB
7/7/2005 Larry Skutchan and Rob Meredith
In episode 36, Rob Meredith returns to discuss Studio Recorder. He discusses the features in the latest release and gives a road map of where the product is going.
To subscribe to the Studio Recorder list, send a blank email to studiorecorder-subscribe@freelists.org and put subscribe in the subject.
9.1 MB
7/6/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 35, Liz and Larry demonstrate a way to read a menu to someone blind. We decide to let you join us for dinner, too, but the interest level is questionable. Delete if necessary! 18.5 MB
7/6/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 34, we learn about the differences between the new Humanware notetakers--the PK and the M Power. 13 MB
7/6/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 33, we attend a meeting at the NFB convention called Everything Digital where officials from the National Library Service answer consumer questions about the new Digital Talking Books. We hear for the first time, that the books will be offered online! 79.9 MB
7/3/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 32, Liz and Larry take you on a sound seeing tour of the accessible home showcase, the NFB store, and the exhibit hall at the 2005 annual convention in Louisville.
We were actually evacuated from the hall because of a fire scare, but unfortunately, the batteries on the recorder died before capturing that event! 52 MB
7/2/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 31, we look at the advantages and uses of the portible digital recorders. Larry also talks about the new Itunes 4.9 that supports podcasting, the fact that audible.com now offers podcasting as a means of receiving subscriptions, and the fact that Blind Cool Tech is looking at some alternatives to handle increased traffic.
The show now offers listeners a way to submit longer material. You may submit audio files to ftp://bct@skular.onlinestoragesolution.com . Use bct as your user name and submit as your password.
22.7 MB
7/1/2005 lskutchan
In episode 30, we present the audio material distributed by the museum at APH. This material describes the history of tactile printing and the history American Printing House for the Blind. 11.7 MB
6/30/2005 Larry Skutchan and Ann Rich
In episode 29, Anne Rich, Museum Associate, gives us a guided tour of the museum located on the premises at American Printing House for the Blind. 32.7 MB
6/28/2005 lskutchan
In issue 28, Larry talks abou the new Ipodder, Media Player 10, and a few other little tidbits. 28.2 MB
6/26/2005 lskutchan
In recognition of the convention of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), we take a sound seeing tour of the Galt House, site of the convention, to help you get oriented to the layout of the hotel and downtown Louisville.
In addition to the tour of the Galt House, we take a carriage ride through downtown Louisville and get some great history and background.
Joining Larry, this issue, are Liz, Joseph, Shelly, and Marley.
88.1 MB
6/24/2005 lskutchan
In issue 26, Roberta Williams completes an extensive, behind the scenes tour of the production area of American Printing House for the Blind.
You see braille transcription and proof reading, braille presses, educational aids, large print, slate making shop, the studio, and tape duplication. 88.5 MB
6/23/2005 lskutchan
In issue 25, we look at the impressive future of the Talking Book program from the National Library Service (NLS).
Larry provides a brief history of where the program has been and where it is going. He demonstrates some impressive capabilities of Digital Talking Books and explains the NLS plans for the books in this format.
Finally, the program concludes with a reading of an excellent article about NLS history found on the NLS web site at www.loc.gov/nls.
17.4 MB
6/22/2005 lskutchan
In issue 24, Larry walks you through the steps necessary to get started using the Money Talks application to manage your accounts. He discusses the initial balance, clearing transactions, projecting expenses, and splitting transactions.
The software is demonstrated using its self-voicing capability. 20.9 MB
6/21/2005 lskutchan
In episode 23, we look at a comprehensive tutorial about Windows XP.
Larry discusses the purpose of the tutorial and explains the formats available on the CD. He demonstrates how the presentation software works. 8.7 MB
6/20/2005 Larry Skutchan
In issue 22, Larry and Rob interview Mr. Wiraman Niyomphol. Wiraman Niyomphol is visiting the US from Thailand and tells of many interesting aspects of accessibility, attitudes, and education in Thailand. 50.4 MB
6/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for some lawn mowing tips. 13.8 MB
6/19/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join Larry for a look at the Roomba robotic floor vac. We discuss the pros and cons, accessibility, and reliability issues. 24.1 MB
6/18/2005 larsku
Larry clarifies a point or two about the grocery shopping tour that might not have been obvious to the listener. 1.2 MB
6/18/2005 larsku
Liz and Larry take a trip to Sam's. Come on this sound seeing tour with us to see the proper way to shop with a blind person. 35.9 MB
6/18/2005 larsku
Join Liz and Larry for some sports car fun. 3.1 MB
6/18/2005 larsku
In this issue join Larry for the walk home while he updates you about the podcast. 11.3 MB
6/17/2005 lskutchan
In episode 15, Larry interviews Dr. Bill Penrod from the University of Louisville and Dr. Jarosaf Wiacowj of Warsaw Poland. 31.8 MB
6/17/2005 lskutchan
In episode 14, Rob Meredith discusses the new Studio Recorder beta. He lets us know what is new with this version and what to expect in the next few weeks. 6.5 MB
6/16/2005 Larry Skutchan and Tristan Pierce
In episode 13, we interview Tristan Pierce, Multiple Handicap Project Leader in the Department of Educational Research at APH. She develops both physical fictness and multiple handicap products.
Tristan describes the projects she is working on.
23 MB
6/16/2005 Larry Skutchan and Steve Mullins
In episode 12, we take a tour with Steve Mullins, Special Projects Manager at APH. He describes the recording process and talks about how APH creates digital talking books.
24 MB
6/16/2005 Larry Skutchan
Join us for a friendly game of braille Scrabble. Is detoughen a work or not? What about trapezer?
If this is too boreing for you, use the delete command!
32 MB
6/21/2005 Larry Skutchan
(Remake)
In episode 10, Larry goes back and discusses all the new features in Book Port firmware release 2.0 and its accompanying software version 2.0. He also gives brief demonstrations of how these features are used.
Episode 9 looked at the 2.1 release, but Larry wanted to bring you up to date on all that was added to 2.0 as well.
27.2 MB
6/14/2005 Larry Skutchan
In epasode 9, we discuss the new features and bug fixes with Book Port Firmware version 2.1.
Larry goes through the process of updating the firmware over the internet and demonstrates the new features.
13.5 MB
6/13/2005 Larry Skutchan
In episode 8, Larry demonstrates Money Talks, a new financial management program that is totally accessible. It was written at APH to provide a means of managing your accounts while using screen readers or magnification products. The program also works as a self-voicing application. You may download a demo of Money Talks to evaluate for yourself.
22.9 MB
6/11/2005 Larry Skutchan
In show 7, Larry has an early morning talk with you about how to get started with podcasting. We discuss two podcatcher applications--Ipodder and PPR Prime Time Podcast Receiver-- and discuss accessibility, subscribing to new shows, finding shows, and more. We talk about what makes podcasting podcasting and how it is different from just downloading an mp3 file and listening to it.
We mention getting a more accessible version of Ipodder from Jeff Bishop's Web site. There are also links to subscribe to his show on the page.
17.6 MB
6/10/2005 Larry Skutchan
Issue 6 provides an overview of the kinds of projects we are working on in the Technology section of the Department of Educational Research. We introduce you to each of the developers and let them tell you a little about themselves and what they are working on.
Larry Skutchan, Mario Eiland, Rodger Smith, Mike McDonald, John Hedges, Keith Creasy, Mark Klarer, and Rob Meredith all talk for a few minutes.
12.9 MB
6/10/2005 Larry Skutchan and Roberta Williams
In show 5, we join Roberta Williams for the tour of APH. APH offers this tour daily (except Fridays and weekends) at 10:00 and 2:00.
We get an introduction to APH, examine some sample products in the display room, and start back into the production area to look at how tactile graphics are made.
Be sure to tune in for more in an upcoming show.
25 MB
6/9/2005 Larry Skutchan
In this issue, Jake and Larry take a 2 mile walk. Larry explains what Jake, the guide dog, is doing and how he conveys information to Larry. Larry also explains the training process and how to provide the dog with direction and commands.
They get the added benefit of an unscheduled detour, so you see the dog's reaction to an unexpected event.
35.7 MB
6/8/2005 Larry Skutchan
In this episode, we go bowling. 8.4 MB
6/3/2005 Larry Skutchan
We explore all the menu options and round out with the rest of the commands available on the Book Port. 14.8 MB
6/2/2005 Larry Skutchan
The software that is used to transfer files to Book Port is examined in detail. We explore the differences between music and spoken word audio content and take you through many of the software's functions. 20.8 MB
6/1/2005 Larry Skutchan
This eposode takes the user through unpacking, orientation, and beginning use of Book Port.
We set the time and date, explore the manual, connect to the PC, send files, and record a memo. 12.5 MB