Category: Environmental control
For users of ECU – environmental control units – also known as EADL – electronic aids for daily living. Primarily for those who use their OS X machine for the purposes of environmental control to replace remote controls and perform functions such as turning lights on/off, changing TV channels, and so forth.
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Hands-free phone calls with Skype and MacSpeech Dictate
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.
Xmart Volume
Xmart Volume listens to the ambient sound level and turns down your headphone volume when there’s a louder-than-average sound outside – like somebody trying to get your attention.
Dialectic – A Versatile Telephony Tool for Mac
Dialectic – a versatile telephony tool for Macintosh – provides system-wide dialing of phone numbers using Bluetooth mobile phones, landlines, many VoIP services and more. It integrates with leading contact management applications including Marketcircle Daylite, Microsoft Entourage, Now Contact, Palm Desktop, FileMaker Pro & other databases as well as Apple’s iCal and Address Book.
More flexible startup scheduling
Macworld 911 explores ways to have your computer turn itself on when you want it on.
Did you know your Mac could do that?
If your computer already has the assistive technology you need, then accessing things via a computer means you don’t need to deal with yet another set of accessibility aids. So what amazing things might your Mac be able to do?
More about me
I have finally finished a long document describing my own assistive technology and technology set up – all the things I could think of that involved my Mac in some way and even some that don’t.
PhoneValet Home Edition
PhoneValet Home Edition simplifies life for busy households and families by announcing callers aloud and delivering personal voice mail by email. Amazingly easy to install and use, PhoneValet Home Edition helps the right person answer first, handles junk calls, plays ring tones, dials calls and gives each family member their own mailbox! Website: PhoneValet Home [...]
Ovolab Phlink
Ovolab Phlink turns your Mac into a powerful answering machine and telephone information center.
Leopard: 17 Universal Access Features or more
Apple says there are 17 new features in Leopard for people with disabilities, but are there really many more?
PhoneValet
PhoneValet Message Center turns your Mac into a powerful answering machine and telephone information center.
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