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

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

An eSpeak installer for OS X is now available. eSpeak is an open source speech synthesiser that works in a large number of different languages.

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

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

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.

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 computer;
on a wearable [...]

Mail Type Select adds Finder-like keyboard navigation to the list of messages in Mail. When the list of messages has focus, typing a few characters selects a matching message, ^↓ and ^↑ select next and previous match, ESC and ⌘. cancel.
Website: Mail Type Select
ATMac comment: Looks like something useful for navigating Mail.app via the keyboard.
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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 button, [...]

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!