2007
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New Apple Discussion Forum
Part of the support area on the Apple web site is the Apple Discussions area where users can write about problems and receive feedback from other users and occasionally Apple staff. Now there’s a new section specifically for Leopard’s Universal Access topics.
VoiceOver 2 – a WebDev’s guide
VoiceOver, the screen reader for Apple’s OS X, has undergone a major update [with the introduction of OS X 10.5 Leopard]. This article looks at the new functions, and what that means for people browsing websites. I am not looking at VoiceOver in general, just how different aspects of web pages affect the experience when using VoiceOver.
Dasher – A keyboard alternative for mouse users
Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used – for example, when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball, or mouse; when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by eyetracker); on a palmtop [...]
Warp – Use Spaces with the mouse
Warp is a preference pane that allows you to use the mouse to switch between Spaces rather than using the keyboard. I don’t use Spaces in Leopard, but for those who do this looks like a very configurable way to avoid needing the keyboard to move from one space to another. Website: Warp – Ricky [...]
Answering iChat calls automatically
Here’s a quick-and-easy OS X 10.5 iChat tip (with a bonus OS X 10.4 variant thrown in, along with a little iTunes/iChat tip) for your Thursday morning.
Apple laptop as a hearing aid?
How to turn your Apple laptop with built-in microphone and GarageBand into a functioning hearing aid Website: Using your Apple laptop as a hearing aid/sound enhancer ATMac Comment: This is certainly a cute idea, but it’s extremely basic in terms of hearing aids – I doubt whether it would have much functional use for anybody [...]
GhostReader – Christmas offer
AssistiveWare / ConvenienceWare today announced a special Christmas offer for GhostReader. GhostReader is a multilingual document and selection reader with naturally sounding voices. GhostReader allows users to listen to Word documents, PDFs and web pages on your Mac and convert these to iPod and iPhone-ready audiobooks. Anyone who purchases the monolingual boxed edition (sold in [...]
iListen
The software referred to here has been superseded by a newer product. Please read the article about the new MacSpeech Dictate software instead. SALEM, NH, November 30, 2007 – MacSpeech, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of iListen 1.8, an update to the Macintosh industry’s leading speech recognition solution, now compatible with Mac OS X [...]
MercuryMover
Move and resize any window on your Mac with your keyboard. Is that window that you’re working on in the way? Are your hands comfortable where they are on the Keyboard? Now you can move that window anywhere on your screen (or screens!), and still keep your hands where they belong. Resize your windows Simply [...]
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