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Main Menu 21 Dec 2012 Dec 21, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you holiday greetings from Main Menu staff and listeners. MainMenu staff member Tim Cummings interviews Stephen Clower from GW Micro about the just released Window-Eyes 8.0 and all of its new features. David Woodbridge from Vision Australia Shows us how to purchase, download and run a new app all from the IOS app store on your iPhone or other IOS device. And, David also demonstrates using the Reminder app on your Mac and iPhone to help you keep track of appointments, and other details of your busy schedule. It is all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 14 Dec 2012 Dec 14, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin brings us a tech update with information on three assistive technology packages that had upgrades to their software during the past week. David Woodbridge from Vision Australia reviews and demonstrates the new iTunes version 11 for Apple Mac. He covers the new features, and shows us around most of the new layout of this powerful media software from Apple Computer. It is all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 07 Dec 2012 Dec 07, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: MainMenu Host: David Tanner brings us our third presentation on Windows 8 with a look at the Windows8 Narrator screen reader built into Windows 8. We take a look at the new more extensive set of settings available, a much richer list of reading commands, and even a way to add keyboard commands of your own to what is already provided in Narrator David Woodbridge from Vision Australia introduces us to iPhone 5 and takes us through a look at a number of new features and finishes with a look at the improvements in Siri. It is all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 30 Nov 2012 Nov 30, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin interviews John Martyn of DoItBlind.com about a number of new scripts for Jaws for Windows that will make many favorite software packages much more accessible to blind users. MainMenu Host: David Tanner brings us our second presentation on Windows 8 with a look at the WWindows Charms and a bit of a preview look at the improved Narator screen reader built into Windows 8. It's all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 23 Nov 2012 Nov 23, 2012

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This week on Main Menu, David Tanner speaks with Eric Damery, vice president of software at Freedom Scientific about the newest from Freedom Scientific including version 14 of the JAWS for Windows screen reader and version 12 of the Magic Screen Magnification software. Next, Mary Emerson gives us a brief demo of the Miniguide mobility aid. Finally, David Woodbridge from Vision Australia demonstrates how to add and switch between Apple ID's on an Apple TV using Voice Over.

Main Menu 16 Nov 2012 Nov 16, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: David Tanner interviews Harry Brown and we learn about the latest developments in the exciting field of the driverless vehicle. Yes, it really is coming, and it is already being driven on the highways in three states in the U. S. Then David Woodbridge from Vision Australia, and MainMenu staff member, introduces us to the 7th generation of the iPod Nano, and shows us how to setup VoiceOver and get your unit all setup with iTunes. It is all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 09 Nov 2012 Nov 09, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: Chase Crispin, Executive Producer for MainMenu interviews Larry Skutchan about the latest tech products from American Printing House for the Blind. Then MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge from Vision Australia brings us two features: The first introduces to new features in the September 2012 release of software for Apple TV. and the second demonstrates the use of Airplay in Mountain Lion for the Mac. It's all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 02 Nov 2012 Nov 02, 2012

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This week on MainMenu we bring you features that include: MainMenu staff member Rich Cavallaro brings us an interview and demonstrationof the RockBox firmware upgrade usable on many MP3 players to make use of those devices possible Then David Woodbridge from Vision Australia discusses the changes in the on screen keyboard for VoiceOver in iOS6. It's all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 26 Oct 2012 Oct 26, 2012

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This week has been a very exciting week of new technology announcements and new releases in the technology and assistive technology field. And MainMenu is on top of the stories. MainMenu host David Tanner interviews Michael Curran and they discuss the upcoming release of NVDA version 2012 Release 3 and support for Windows 8 both with keyboard access and touch screen access. David then gives us a brief demo of Windows 8 access to some of the new features in Windows 8. We see how accessible much of Windows 8 is, and a few features that have not changed from Windows 7. And, a few tips on using the new Windows 8 environment. It's all on MainMenu this week just for you!!!

Main Menu 19 Oct 2012 Oct 19, 2012

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This week on MainMenu MainMenu staff member Mary Emerson introduces us to Flexable Web, a new feature in Jaws for Windows version 14. MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin introduces us to the Braille Plus 18 notetaker from American Printinghouse for the Blind. MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge demonstrates using the Twitter integration in Mountain Lion.

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