2007
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Simple: The Computer Tells You The Time
It’s easy for anybody to loose track of time when they’re using a computer, and if you have a neurological or attention problem then you may get even more lost than most. Here’s how to get your computer to regularly announce the time.
Leopaque
Note: Since the Leopard 10.5.2 Update this functionality is now built into Leopard so this program should no longer be needed. Leopaque allows users to disable translucency to get an opaque menu bar in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). The translucent menu bar in Leopard makes for nice eye-candy unless you have low vision or [...]
Ovolab Phlink
Ovolab Phlink turns your Mac into a powerful answering machine and telephone information center.
Simple Switch Scanning and Voice Output in MS Word 2004 for OS X
A simple and brilliant method for setting up MS Word 2004 for OS X to enable switch scanning and voice output.
Leopard Dock Color Changer
DockColor provides a simple interface to changing the color of the Mac OS X Leopard “shelf” Dock. With a simple color-picker interface, you can change the color of your Dock quickly and easily. DockColor automatically backs up the original files, and you can easily revert back to the original Dock from within DockColor as well. [...]
VisiSkin large print laptop skins
VisiKey, makers of large print keyboards, have introduced VisiSkin – keyboard skins for Mac and Windows laptops that feature extra large lettering for people who might have trouble seeing the printing on the keyboard. They cost US$24.95 each, and come in sizes designed to fit MacBooks, MacBook Pros and PowerBook G4s. Each VisiSkin is made [...]
Redux: VoiceOver in languages other than English
I posted a few days ago about VoiceOver in languages other than English for Leopard. When I realised I couldn’t find a document anywhere explaining what languages VoiceOver was localised in, I emailed Apple with the question. Here’s the response I received last night: VoiceOver is localized in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, [...]
A Visually Impaired User's Guide to iCal
Prior to the new Leopard version of OS X iCal wasn’t accessible to VoiceOver users, but it’s now mostly usable. Lioncourt have provided a guide to using iCal with VoiceOver.
Wacom Bamboo Tablets
Bamboo is a new category of pen tablets that help everyday people convey their ideas more clearly. With the natural feel of pen-on-paper, Bamboo and Bamboo Fun plug into your computer and make it quick and easy for you to get your point across. Whether you’re preparing a slide presentation or making a unique collage [...]
VoiceOver in languages other than English
The following description has been slighthly edited and put together, with permission, from several emails by Anne Robertson: To get VoiceOver to work in a non-English language, you need to create a user in that language. Assuming you already have VoiceOver working in English, you will need to create a second user, log in as [...]
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