July 2007
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Answering Skype Calls Automatically
For those who use Skype and have trouble answering calls quickly enough, you can set Skype to answer for you automatically. To do this, open the preferences (from the Skype menu) and select the “Calls” button from the top row. Check the box for “Auto-answer Calls”. To return to answering calls manually, just uncheck the [...]
Top Ten Myths About the Mac and Its Accessibility to the Blind
The following list is not all inclusive, but it does provide information on the most commonly held Mac myths in the VI community. I hope you find this list informative and helpful.
Subtitle Utilities
Some utilities for dealing with subtitles or captions: SubCleaner Blurb: SubCleaner can: remove unnecessary characters & formatting errors limit the number of chars per line & the number of lines per subtitle convert MicroDVD, SubViewer, SubViewer 2.0, and TMPlayer subtitle formats to SubRip (.srt) format. SubSync Blurb: You have encoded your favorite series, a friend [...]
Opera to support VoiceOver
The Opera web browser team today announced that the new version 9.5 of Opera will soon have weekly preview releases. Opera 9.5 will feature “good support” for VoiceOver, amongst other upgrades. – Ricky Buchanan
Remote control Macs
Most Macintoshes now come with a remote control for using with Front Row, but a remote can have many more uses than that and even Macs without a built in remote system can use a remote control. Did you know that you can even use the remote from your Nintendo Wii to control your Mac!
MaxiMice
MaxiMice takes the clicks out of scrolling views and dragging windows. Move the mouse pointer near the edge of a view and it scrolls. Move it closer to the edge and the scrolling speeds up. Or just hold down a modifier key to move or scroll the window under the cursor.
Quicksilver
Quicksilver allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts or sending e-mail.
MovCaptioner – Make QT Movies Accessible
MovCaptioner keeps repeating a segment of the movie until you are done typing what you hear. Just hit the Return key and it will save your caption and automatically advance to the next few seconds of the movie, allowing you to zip through your captioning tasks in no time flat. You don’t need to be [...]
GhostReader
AssistiveWare(R) / ConvenienceWare(tm) today announced the release of GhostReader(tm) text-to-speech software for Mac OS X.
Mail without the mouse
Brent posts about wishing that Mail.app was easier to use with the keyboard only, many possible solutions are offered by commenters. Website: Mail.app without the mouse – Ricky Buchanan
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