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Paul Natsch

Paul Natsch
My name is Paul Natsch and I’m a thirty-nine year-old C4—C5 Quadriplegic who’s been using Macs for over twenty years. I enjoy playing games, beta testing games, writing, composing music, chatting, and doing just about anything I can think of on my iMac.

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iPhone/iPod Touch: The Ultimate E-book Reader

iPhone/iPod Touch: The Ultimate E-book Reader

By Paul Natsch on October 17, 2008

Reading seems like a simple activity. One that is so simple that it’s probably taken for granted by most people. But if you’re somebody with severe physical limitations reading can become a chore. I’ve unexpectedly stumbled onto a device that I think is the best solution. Would you believe it’s the iPod touch?

Posted in Information, iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Switch Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged bookshare, e-book, ebook, features | 43 Responses

iPod Touch Ideas For Stylus, Mouth Stick, and Head Pointer Users

iPod Touch Ideas For Stylus, Mouth Stick, and Head Pointer Users

By Paul Natsch on October 8, 2008

Something as simple as tapping the screen of an iPhone or iPod Touch can be a big problem for people with physical disabilities. Here are some suggestions and alternative solutions that may help.

Posted in Information, iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, Mobility Impaired | Tagged features, head pointer, ipod touch, mouth stick, stylus, unusual input devices | 9 Responses

Hands-free phone calls with Skype and MacSpeech Dictate

Hands-free phone calls with Skype and MacSpeech Dictate

By Paul Natsch on July 21, 2008

If you use Skype and MacSpeech Dictate Paul has found a way to make hands-free phone calls with a little help from some simple AppleScript.

Posted in Environmental control, Information, Speech to Text, Users | Tagged audio chat, IM, instant message client, instant messages, instant messaging, phone call, telephone, text chat, text message client, video chat, voice dial | 4 Responses

Right-clicking with a one-button mouse?

Right-clicking with a one-button mouse?

By Paul Natsch on July 3, 2008

One of the numerous obstacles those of us with physical limitations face is how do we perform a right-click with a one-button mouse? Those that are able to use a physical keyboard can simply hold down the control key while clicking and that will emulate a right-click. But what about those of us who can’t use a physical keyboard or have trouble using one?

Posted in Information, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged features, mouse enhancement, right click | 8 Responses

MacSpeech Dictate is highly recommended

MacSpeech Dictate is highly recommended

By Paul Natsch on April 11, 2008

Speech dictation has been around for the Macintosh for years. There has been IBM’s ViaVoice and MacSpeech’s iListen. I never tried ViaVoice but I did purchase iListen when it initially came out back in 2000. In short, I hated it. The accuracy was so awful that it was such a chore to use it. I [...]

Posted in Information, Speech to Text, Users | Tagged dragon for mac, ilisten, mac speech, speech recognition, Speech to Text, voice recognition, voice to text | 4 Responses

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