Author: Ricky Buchanan

  • Website: http://notdoneliving.net/
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    Ricky Buchanan is 34 years old and the founder and main writer for ATMac. She's bedridden with severe CFS/ME or perhaps a primary mitochondrial disorder - the doctors are not sure. When she's not working on ATMac or her other websites she composes music, listens to audio books, does other disability advocacy, watches TV with her flatmate, and enjoys her cat.
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  • Posts by Ricky Buchanan:

    Reader Mailbag: Maintain Your Mac

    Reader Mailbag: Maintain Your Mac

    On Windows you defragment the drives and run anti-virus software to keep things running smoothly, but when you’re using OS X what are the recommended maintenance procedures?

    The Accessible iPhone 3GS

    The Accessible iPhone 3GS

    The iPhone 3GS has many new accessibility features, including a fully working screen reader. So what experiences are people having with this phone so far, and which applications are accessible?

    iPhone Voice Commands

    iPhone Voice Commands

    Speech commands are one of the great new features of the iPhone 3GS. Here’s a complete list of English speech commands for your iPhone, as well as instructions on how to find the command list if you use a different language.

    MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 and Dictate Medical Available

    MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 and Dictate Medical Available

    MacSpeech have released a major paid upgrade for Dictate users to MacSpeech Dictate 1.5, as well as a new product Dictate Medical for those using MacSpeech Dictate in medical and health-related fields.

    Back Home, Still Sick

    Back Home, Still Sick

    I’m back at home after the tests in hospital, but recovery is proving very slow.

    We'll Be Back Shortly ...

    We’ll Be Back Shortly …

    Ricky has to go to hospital for testing, so ATMac is on a short hiatus. I’ll be back writing as soon as I can manage it!

    Happy 2nd Birthday ATMac!

    Happy 2nd Birthday ATMac!

    It’s been two years since ATMac’s first post. That’s 731 days. So what has happened with ATMac during all of those days - here are some interesting statistics about what we’ve accomplished.

    Proloquo2Go Is A Go!

    Proloquo2Go Is A Go!

    Proloquq2Go, the groundbreaking Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) program for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch is now available at the iTunes App store.

    Weekend Round-Up: 2nd Birthday approaches

    Weekend Round-Up: 2nd Birthday approaches

    I looked at my calendar today and realised that ATMac’s first ever post was made almost 2 years ago, on the 23rd of April 2007.

    Creating Keyboard Shortcuts With Spark

    Creating Keyboard Shortcuts With Spark

    Spark is a powerful, and easy to use shortcuts manager. You can use it to set “hot keys” to open applications and documents, execute AppleScripts, control iTunes, trigger menu items, and more.