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On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We have a short technology roundup and then we hear part one of a demonstration of the iPod Touch produced by Darcy Bernard and Holly Anderson which was done jointly for the Screenless Switchers podcast and Main Menu. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823. Messages may be played on the program and may be edited due to time constraints. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: First, we have a short technology roundup and then we bring you an in-depth interview with Stephen Baum about the new features in K 1000 version 12. Finally, Stephen gives us his perspective on K 1000 for the Mac. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: First, we hear about version 3.0 of the Skype scripts for Window Eyes that work with Skype version 4.1. Next, Pat Ferguson of Ferguson Enterprises concludes her two-part series demonstrating the Olympus DM-420 and DM-520 digital recorders with talking menus. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: First, Stephen Guerra of Independent Living Aids tells us about PenFriend, a voice labeling device from RNIB. Next, Pat Ferguson of Ferguson Enterprises begins a two-part series demonstrating the Olympus DM-420 and DM-520 digital recorders with talking menus. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We speak with Anna Dresner, author of Using the Accessible iPod about iTunes version 9 and her experiences using the Mac with VoiceOver. Next, we conclude our five-part series on Window-Eyes scripting. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We hear part four of a five-part series on Window-Eyes scripting. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We hear a brief review of the Samsung Renown from a member of the Blind Users Verizon Phones list, then we bring you part 3 of our Window-Eyes scripting class. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Fiona Dunn Talks to us about Tweets60, a Twitter application for Symbian phones. Next we hear part 2 of our Window-Eyes scripting class.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We hear highlights from an episode of the Blind World Blog and Podcast where Shane Jackson engages in a round-table discussion about using Syrinx, a Twitter client for the Mac. Continuing our “highlights” theme, we hear the first installment of what promises to be a multipart series on scripting with Window-Eyes which was taken from a training class held in March of this year.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We take a look at the technology news of the week and then we review Qwitter and McTwit, two popular Twitter clients designed especially for blind computer users.

This week we learn about Serotek's Accessible Event, Reginald George tells us about Magic Jack, and ACB Radio managing director Larry Turnbull visits with HumanWare about the upcoming Orator screen reader for the Blackberry.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We begin with a short technology roundup. Next, Erin Edgar concludes her two-part series on Facebook. Finally, Reginald George demonstrates jango.com, a site where you can create your own radio station based on your music preferences. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Erin Edgar begins a two-part series on using Facebook. Main Menu first airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. The show repeats on Wednesdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Tuesdays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We have a short technology roundup and then David Tanner demonstrates the RFB&D download service, including a brief discussion about how to transfer books to devices such as the Victor Reader Stream. Main Menu first airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S. The show repeats on Wednesdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Tuesdays at 9:00 Eastern time in the U.S.

This week we briefly discuss the Book Sense and then we conclude our interview with Mike Arrigo about the Mac.

We begin part 1 of a two-part interview with Mike Arrigo regarding his experiences using VoiceOver on the Mac.

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We devote the entire show to an interview with Bernard Maldonado and Steve Sawczyn about the Captcha solving service Solona.net and a discussion of Captcha in general.

First, we take a quick look at public beta 1 of Window-Eyes version 7.1. Next, we visit with Tom Voss of Optasia Ministry regarding the many translations of the Bible and various other Christian books available in electronic format from the ministry. Lastly, we visit with Larry Skutchan about his life and work as well as what we can expect in the future from the technology department at APH and Blind Cool Tech.

Jamie Pauls interviews Anna Dresner about her new book Using The Accessible iPod available from National Braille Press. Jamie Pauls presents part 2 of Using iTunes From the Keyboard, using Window-Eyes with iTunes 8.2. Finally, Jamie Pauls takes a tour of the Main Menu Web site.

We have a short technology roundup and then Erin Edgar talks to us about Twitter from a blindness perspective.