February 2008
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Text-to-Speech in Languages other than English
OS X only offers US English text-to-speech voices, and they are not of a very high quality. Leopard’s “Alex” voice is a great improvement, but even that voice is jarring and mechanical to listen to for more than a few minutes and only offers American English. So what are your alternatives for text to speech?
OSCulator – Motion into music and more!
OSCulator is a “hub” program that lets you connect a variety of unusual input devices to regular music creation programs. You can use touch-screens, Wiimotes, 3D mice, and a host of other devices for input and OSCulator converts the signals from those devices to the desired output.
Protect Your MacBook
A handy list of some protective films and cases that will help to keep your MacBook and its keyboard safe from spills and other mishaps.
Braille Display Update 1.0
Apple have released Braille Display Update 1.0 which adds VoiceOver support for more braille displays. Reports are that it won’t show up in your automatic Software Updates but it can be downloaded from the Apple website.
AAC Intervention: Ten Terrific Reasons to Use iTunes
This document talks about how iTunes can be helpful for teachers and carers supporting AAC users. The details of the document mostly refer to the Windows version of iTunes, but all the same things (and more) can be done on the Mac OS X version with slight tweaking.
AssistiveGaming.com: About gaming for Mac users with disabilities
AssistiveWare today, at the ATIA tradeshow in Orlando, announced a new web site about gaming on Mac OS X: AssistiveGaming.com. This new site is created by and for Mac users with disabilities and provides information on how people with physical disabilities can enjoy the latest and greatest games on Mac OS X. I have never [...]
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