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AudialHub: The Universal Audio Converter for Mac

By Ricky Buchanan on June 11, 2008

AudialHub: The Universal Audio Converter for Mac

AudialHub can convert audio files (and even the audio inside video files!) in as little as three steps.

Posted in Content producers, New Software, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged free, opensource, rip audio descriptions, rip dvd audio, ripping audio | Leave a response

Growl – Useful notifications that you control

By Ricky Buchanan on June 10, 2008

Growl – Useful notifications that you control

There’s a new version of the Growl notification system available. What is Growl anyway, and why might you want to use it?

Posted in Deaf, Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Text to Speech, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged audio alert, free, free download, growl notifications, growl style for low vision, opensource, system alerts, system messages, visual alert | 3 Responses

Accessible IRC Clients

By Ricky Buchanan on March 29, 2008

Accessible IRC Clients

What’s out there in terms of IRC clients for VoiceOver users?

Posted in New Software, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, IM, instant message client, instant messages, instant messaging, irc, irc for blind users, irc for voiceover users, opensource, text chat, text message client | Leave a response

Interactive Fiction Games

By Ricky Buchanan on March 26, 2008

Interactive Fiction Games

Interactive fiction games are interesting and accessible to users with a wide range of assistive technology needs.

Posted in Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Other Impairment, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, infocom, interactive fiction, opensource, text based game, turn based game, zoom | 1 Response

Touchpad Pro

By Ricky Buchanan on March 19, 2008

Touchpad Pro

It’s difficult to find a touchpad/trackpad for a desktop computer like an iMac or Mac Pro. Here’s a solution that lets you use an iPhone or iPod Touch as an external trackpad.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, free trial, ipod touch, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, opensource, shareware, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices, unusual input devices | Leave a response

Dasher – A keyboard alternative for mouse users

By Ricky Buchanan on December 25, 2007

Dasher – A keyboard alternative for mouse users

Dasher is an information-efficient text-entry interface, driven by natural continuous pointing gestures. Dasher is a competitive text-entry system wherever a full-size keyboard cannot be used – for example, when operating a computer one-handed, by joystick, touchscreen, trackball, or mouse; when operating a computer with zero hands (i.e., by head-mouse or by eyetracker); on a palmtop [...]

Posted in Geek, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, keyboard alternative, on screen keyboard, onscreen keyboard, opensource, unusual input devices, virtual keyboard | Leave a response

Mail Type Select

By Ricky Buchanan on September 19, 2007

Mail Type Select

Mail Type Select adds Finder-like keyboard navigation to the list of messages in Mail.

Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged free, opensource | Leave a response

One Finger Snap

By Ricky Buchanan on September 6, 2007

One Finger Snap

One Finger Snap is a Preference Pane that brings up the contextual menu whenever you click and hold down the mouse button. This means that you can do everything with a single-button mouse that you can do with a 2-button mouse. Apart from being helpful if you only have (or can only manage) one mouse [...]

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, mouse enhancement, opensource | Leave a response

Remote control Macs

By Ricky Buchanan on July 20, 2007

Remote control Macs

Most Macintoshes now come with a remote control for using with Front Row, but a remote can have many more uses than that and even Macs without a built in remote system can use a remote control. Did you know that you can even use the remote from your Nintendo Wii to control your Mac!

Posted in Educators, Environmental control, Mobility Impaired, New Software, OS X, Other Non-Apple Equipment, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Supporters, Users | Tagged commercial, free, free trial, opensource, remote control, third party remote control, wii remote control | Leave a response

Louis – New Macintosh Braille Translator

By Ricky Buchanan on June 14, 2007

Louis – New Macintosh Braille Translator

Greg Kearney has released Louis – The Macintosh Braille Translator, version 1.0. Louis is a full featured braille translator designed to produce braille in a wide range of formats and languages.

Posted in Content producers, New Software, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged braille conversion, braille output, braille translation, free, opensource | 6 Responses

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