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Using GarageBand with VoiceOver
Using GarageBand with VoiceOver is now possible if you have iLife ‘08 and Leopard - here’s how.
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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?
Adapt KeyStrokes Keyboards with LayoutKitchen
Now that KeyStrokes and LayoutKitchen work together, I have adapted the stardard KeyStrokes keyboards to work more the way I want them to. Here’s how to do the same for yourself.
Accessibility and the iPad: First Impressions
As expected, at their press gathering this morning Apple announced their new product: the iPad. So what’s an iPad? Will the iPad be accessible, and what will it mean for accessibility in general?
Alternative Keyboard Layouts
Virtually all computer keyboards in English speaking countries are arranged so that the letter keys, if you read from the top-left, start of with QWERTY. What are the alternatives and why would you want to change anyway?
iPhone/iPod Touch Voice Commands Cheat Sheet
The iPhone and iPod Touch don’t have a lot of voice control commands, but they’re very picky about you getting the wording precisely right. We’ve compiled a printable cheat sheet you can store with your iPhone/iPod Touch while you’re learning them.
