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Artificial Intelligence and Text Recognition unite in Microsoft’s Seeing Ai iPhone App from 2017-07-12T23:05:12
Not a month has gone by since We posted an article on Narrator including AI-driven image tags and Microsoft is back at it yet again, though with an older project which finally has made public fru...
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Now Available In Narrator! AI-tagged Image Descriptions from 2017-06-26T17:51:41
If there was a word which is to define the era that dominates this early 21st century, it no doubt would be the cloud. Everything has moved to incorporating some cloud-based feature or another. Whi...
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Introduction to TWBlue from 2017-06-23T15:29
There are many twitter clients that are available for Windows, but very few are designed to work with screen readers. In this podcast, Leonid demonstrates the interface, as well as several useful f...
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Cool Tip: How to: Make an iPhone Ringtone Using Reaper with Help from GoldWave from 2017-06-07T19:20:31
In this podcast, I demonstrate how to use Reaper to import a piece of audio, select a portion of it, and export it to GoldWave in order to make a ringtone for the iPhone. Those wishing to make tone...
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Windows 10 Insiders Build 15025: Using a Braille Display with Narrator and New Mono-Audio Feature. from 2017-02-12T02:13:07
In November of 2016, Jenny Lay-Flurrie revealed to Cool Blind Tech, in an exclusive announcement, that braille support was coming to Narrator. Now the feature has rolled out in Windows 10 insiders ...
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Windows Calendar: Using Narrator with ETI Eloquence for Windows from 2016-12-17T14:20:35
In this episode, James Oates demonstrates how to setup Windows Calendar on a PC running Windows 10 Anniversary Update. He shows us how to create an event and send out a calendar invite. He reviews ...
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Can you master all the manamon? from 2016-10-30T13:17:15
We're always excited to see good quality audio games, particularly ones with high bars in sound and game play hit the market. One fault many games suffer from is replay-ability - can I still do coo...
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REAPER on Windows Part 5: Mixing, Takes and Automation from 2016-10-29T14:08:05
In this episode of the REAPER series, Alex shows you how to switch and combine takes in an audio track to make one cohesive track. We listen to some seriously underwhelming takes, and some really c...
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Windows Mail Using Narrator: Third Party Screen Reader Not Required! from 2016-10-16T08:36:39
In this episode, James Oates introduces us to the built in Windows Mail client, which is a part of Windows 10 Anniversary Update. He shows us how to configure multiple accounts, create a signature ...
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Supplemental: Superior Drummer and REAPER Part 2: Nerd Code for Good Tone! from 2016-10-10T02:43:55
Welcome back. Here, Alex walks us through editing presets by hand using Notepad. Since basically everything that's good isn't accessible in the music world, you gotta do silly and time-consuming w...
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Groove Music For Windows: It’s Time To Put On Your Boogie Shoes And Dance The Night Away! from 2016-09-03T18:07:17
In this podcast, James Oates shows us how to use the Groove Music app. Groove Music is a built in application that comes with Windows10. He provides us with all of the key strokes that are availabl...
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Audacity for Windows Part 2: Usage and Pink Feathers from 2016-08-28T13:25:54
In this episode of the Audacity for Windows series, we go through some every-day edit commands. Sprinkled with humor and sarcasm, Alex brings you to the wonderful world of checking general loudness...
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Supplemental: Superior Drummer and REAPER Part 1: The Plugin Interface Walkthrough from 2016-08-13T18:11:17
This supplemental series is for those who have the Superior Drummer plugin from Toontrack. We already assume you have the plug installed, and move into navigating the interface, which is actually q...
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Windows 10 Anniversary Update: A Complete and Concise Overview. from 2016-08-10T13:14:22
In this podcast, James Oates tells you everything you need to know about the latest update to Windows 10. He explains the Task Viewer, virtual desktops, the new Start Menu, Cortana’s enhanced perf...
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Audacity for Windows Part 1: Introduction and Interface Navigation from 2016-05-29T13:39:14
Alex begins a little tutorial on Audacity for Windows using NVDA. He goes through some preferences that are useful and then shows off the interface a bit.Future episodes in this series will cover r...
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REAPER On Windows Part 4: Tracking Your Next Single from 2016-05-14T18:52:45
In part 4 of REAPER, we record a simple multi-track music project using VST plugins, MIDI drums, guitar amp simulators and some equalizers. Remember that in Part 3, we created our tracks and mad...
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REAPER On Windows Part 3 : Configure To Play from 2016-05-04T21:21:51
Part 3 is finally here. Alex shows some preliminary configuration options for setting up REAPER to record music on Windows. This includes per-project media folders and using the metronome. He also ...
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NVDA Remote: A Fast and Free Remote Access Tool from 2016-03-24T12:55:21
In this podcast, Alex demonstrates NVDA Remote, a free add-on for NVDA that makes it possible to control another computer using speech and Braille. This lends itself to many uses: tech support, acc...
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All About Viewing and Changing NVDA Keyboard Commands from 2016-03-13T13:40:57
In this podcast, Alex describes the NVDA gestures dialog and remapping or adding keystrokes for NVDA's commands. Visit the NVDA HomepageeSight enables people with legal blindness to actually see. ...
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Reaper Part 2: Rudimentary Recording for Windows from 2016-02-22T20:19:15
In this episode, Alex quickly shows you how to start recording with REAPER. He then edits out a burp and explains the various ripple modes used for splitting and removing items. ESight enables p...
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Reaper on Windows Part 1: General Introduction, Why Reaper is Awesome from 2016-01-25T13:49:34
Welcome to the Reaper on Windows series. In this series, Alex will show you how to start using Reaper for your audio needs. Reaper is a full-featured digital audio workstation (DAW) with tons of ca...
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Virtualize This: Install Windows 10 On a Virtual Machine from 2015-12-04T13:28:49
If you have always wanted to try out an operating system but you don’t want to risk losing your files, one good solution is to install it on a virtual machine. A virtual machine allows you to insta...
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Windows 10 Start Menu is Traditional and Trendy from 2015-08-19T14:38:48
Was your most favorite part of Windows 7 the handy search box that you first landed in when you opened it? Were you fighting against upgrading to Windows 8.1 because you could not be parted with yo...
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NVDA Is Living On The Edge from 2015-07-28T08:58:58
Just when we thought Microsoft’s new modern browser Edge would not be accessible, the folks over at NV Access had to show everyone that NVDA is literally on the Edge. While the functionality demon...
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Windows 10 Rises from 2015-07-28T06:51:10
We are back to tell you the latest and greatest when it comes to Windows 10. Join us to hear our take on it and how you can best have an enjoyable experience with this revolutionary new version of...
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An Initial Look At Speech In Windows 10 – A Comparison of Windows 10 to Windows 7 and 8.1 from 2015-04-23T11:00:49
In this episode Quentin gives a demonstration of the currant version of Microsoft’s Windows 10. He looks at the differences in TTS and other features in Windows 10 as compared to previous versions ...
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Unravel the enigma of NVDA Object Nav. from 2015-02-27T12:00:31
In this latest episode, Cory Martin takes a look at the latest NVDA 2015.1 and gives an explanation of NVDA Object navigation and how one can use it in a variety of ways. Cory shows using object na...
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It’s Alive! Windows Setup Speaks. from 2015-02-20T16:09:42
We have shown you that Levtec Winstaller works with the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926 from Microsoft, however that demonstration used the Winstaller driver to deploy the Windows ...
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NPR One: a New Universal App for Windows. from 2015-02-18T13:16:38
In this episode, James Oates demonstrates “NPR One”, a universal app from National Public Radio, available on all Windows devices. He shows how to start playing NPR with just a simple key stroke on...
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Hey Cortana: Welcome to the PC. from 2015-02-13T13:41:17
In this episode, James Oates updates us on the status of Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926. In this build, Microsoft has added Cortana, an interactive personal assistant, to their operating s...
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An Introduction to NVDA: Basic Navigation from 2015-02-07T19:38:30
In this edition of CBT, Brandon Cross shows new users of the NVDA screen reader how to navigate the basic elements of a web page. He describes the different ways one can move around, and demonstrat...
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Levtec Winstaller makes Windows 10 Chatty from 2015-02-07T00:02:42
With a piece of software called Winstaller from Levtec, one no longer needs to use an answer file for unattended deployment of Windows operating system. This opens up huge opportunities for those ...
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The official Microsoft Outlook App Designed For iPhone and iPad. from 2015-01-31T05:36:22
In this episode, James Oates reviews Microsoft Outlook for iPhone and iPad. He demonstrates the email client and calendar features. He shows us how to access files on cloud services, open them with...
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Windows Phone8.1 (Part III): Music, Netflix, and Tweetium: from 2015-01-30T10:39:04
In this episode, James Oates demonstrates how to stream music and play a radio station using an Xbox Music Pass subscription. He shows us how to play a movie on Netflix and pin a favorite TV show t...
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Breaking in Windows Premiere–Windows 10 and a piece of Star Trek? from 2015-01-23T21:40:13
The new year is also a fresh look for us! With that we are launching Breaking in Windows, a show dedicated to the discussion, review and demonstration of all things Microsoft and Windows related. ...
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Windows Phone 8.1–Part 2–Staying Connected. from 2014-11-03T00:35:46
In this episode, James Oates shows us how to add a Skype contact and make a Skype call using Cortana. He shows us how to compose a Tweet and check our timeline on Twitter. Finally, he demonstrates ...
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Windows10 Technical Preview–Peering into the future. from 2014-10-17T11:43:06
In this episode, James Oates tells us about Microsoft's new operating system coming in 2015. He shows us the new Start Menu, Task Viewer, and the Virtual Desktop Viewer contained in the current ve...
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Exploring Windows8.1 Part 4–Reading In The Dark. from 2014-10-09T12:39:26
In episode four, James Oates introduces us to Tweet Free,a fully accessible Twitter client for Windows8.1. He walks us through version eleven of Adobe Readerfor reading PDF files. He demonstrat...
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Exploring Windows 8.1 Part 3–Staying connected and having fun. from 2014-09-22T11:20:04
In episode 3 of James Oates Exploring Windows 8.1 series, James switches from JAWS15to NVDA2014.3and shows us four free popular applications from the Windows Store. He walks us threw how to use ...
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Hands On With The phone we all have been waiting for! from 2014-09-10T15:44:36
In this first episode of a series, James Oates gives us an overview of accessibility options on Windows Phone8.1. Using an entry level Nokia Lumia 635, he demonstrates the built in screen reader Na...
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Exploring Windows 8.1 Part 2–My God, Its Full Of Apps! from 2014-08-31T21:53:34
In part two of Exploring Windows 8.1, James Oates takes us on a tour of all of the applications that are pre-installed on the start screen. The following applications are included in the demonstra...
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Exploring Windows 8.1–I’m At The Start Screen. Now What! from 2014-07-23T22:21:11
In this podcast, James Oates walks you through the layout of Windows 8.1. He explains live tiles, and how to change the appearance of the start screen. He shows you how to find your applications, a...
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