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On this week's show, Raul Gallegos begins a series on using Thunderbird, an e-mail client that continues to increase in popularity. Next, Main Menu staff member Tim Cumings reviews the Rode VideoMic. Finally, Juan Carlos Alicea gives us a quick review of the T-Mobile Dash running Mobile Speak version 4.

On this week's show Chrissie Cochrane, Jeff Bishop, and Jamie Pauls join forces to talk about Window-Eyes scripting. After that, we hear more highlights from CSUN 2010 courtesy of Blind Bargains.

On this week's show we visit with David Greenwood of GMA Games about a new game currently in public beta entitled Time of Conflict. David tells us about the current game as well as the history of the company. Next we bring you more highlights of CSUN 2010 from Blind Bargains. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 9:00 Eastern in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed...

Welcome to the first Main Menu show for April, 2010. This week, Chase Crispin concludes his demonstration of the Book Port Plus. Next, we begin bringing you highlights of CSUN 2010 courtesy of Blind Bargains. J.J. Meddaugh interviews James Gashel who demonstrates the forthcoming Blio Reader and discusses the newest version of the KNFB Reader. For anyone familiar with the original interview present...

This week Chase Crispin brings us part one of a two-part demonstration of the Book Port Plus from APH. Chase gives us a physical description of the unit, shows us how to navigate in audio and text files, and takes us through the menus.

This week we begin our show with a short technology roundup. Next, we present highlights of a podcast produced by Rick Harmon of The Blind Geek Zone

This week we begin our show with a short technology roundup. Next, we visit with Anna Dresner about her new book "Social Networking and You." After that, we visit with Dr. Robert Carter about the life of George Buys, founder of Talking Communities among many other projects who passed away this past week. Next, Tim Cumings shows us the power of The Levelator from Conversations Networks. Finally, Ha...

We begin our show with a technology roundup. Next, tim Cumings shows us how to do tight editing in Gold Wave. After that, we hear an interview from ATIA courtesy of Serotek all about Click and Go Maps. Finally, Juan Carlos Alicea demonstrates the Moshi Interactive Voice Response (IVR) talking travel alarm. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Sub...

This week we present a Main Menu exclusive! Larry Skutchan of The American Printing House for the Blind discusses and demonstrates some features of Book Port Plus, a new product from APH due for release some time in March. Larry talks about the philosophy behind the design of the product, giving us a glimpse into the decision-making process. He talks about why some features are present in the unit...

This week, your host gives you a demonstration of Studio Recorder, an audio editing program for Windows from The American Printing House for the Blind. He takes you on a tour of the menus and gives you a sneak peek at how a Main Menu program is produced. Finally, there will be an announcement of a very special show for next week. This will be a show that is talked about for some time; you won't wa...

This week we visit with Brian Hartgen of T and T Consultancy about J-Tunes version 5. J-Tunes is a set of scripts for Jaws that improves the use of iTunes. Next, Michael Lauf of Serotek brings us an interview with Michel Pepin of HumanWare about Oratio for Blackberry phones. Finally, Rick Harmon continues his discussion of Windows 7. Main Menu first airs on Saturdays at 1 UTC which translates to F...

This week, we visit with two high school students, Tyler Juranek and Chase Crispin who talk to us about their use of assistive technology in school and at home. We discuss many other topics with them as well. Next, we hear part three of Rick Harmon's look at the details of Windows 7. To join his Windows 7 discussion list, send a blank message to: blindwindows7-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Main Menu a...

This week, we devote the entire show to an interview with Shane Jackson of the Blind World Blog and Podcast. Shane talks to us about his job as an Apple Specialist, his thoughts on the iPhone, the soon-to-be-released iPad, and much more. Anyone who is a fan of The Blind World Blog and Podcast will enjoy this interview. It is classic Shane! Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at...

On this week's program, Rick Harmon continues his discussion of Windows 7. If you would like to join a mailing list of other blind Windows 7 users, send a blank message to: blindwindows7-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php Call the Main Men...

This week Mike Calvo and Ricky Enger talk to us about Serotek's new Build A Bundle subscription options. Next, Rick Harmon gives us the details of Windows 7. For those of you who have noticed a problem with the Main Menu RSS feed, it is now working properly again. Thanks to Larry Turnbull and Shane Ditmar for fixing the problem. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 Easte...

This week's edition of Main Menu begins with a new segment. TGIF or Tech Goods In Five is produced by Shane Ditmar of blind-geek.net and a member of the Main Menu team. On our Christmas show, we aired a demo of the iBill, a new talking bank note identifier from Orbit Research. This demo was presented courtesy of Ron Graham. This week we decided to take a closer look at the product, so we visited w...

Main Menu begins 2010 with a bang! We first hear a greeting from ACB president Mitch Pomerantz. Next, your host is joined by J.J. Meddaugh of Blind Bargains and Rick Harmon of The Blind Geek Zone to discuss the top news stories of 2009 as published on Blind Bargains. The number one story of the year will be posted on the site just hours before the panel discussion airs on Main Menu. Finally, the t...

This week we bring you a very special Christmas edition of Main Menu. We begin with a greeting from David Tanner, a member of the Main Menu team and a frequent contributor to the show. Next, we visit with Raul Gallegos of GW Micro about version 2.0 of the BookSense which was released just this week. Following that, we bring you a demo of the iBill, a new talking money identifier priced at just $99...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Caroline Ragot, marketing director of Code Factory, tells us about the many exciting features of Mobile Speak version 4. Code Factory says Mobile Speak 4 is multiplatform, multivoice, and ready for the next generation. What does that mean? It will work with touch screen devices. Which ones and how is this accomplished? There are so many new features in Mobile S...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Ricky Enger talks to us about iBlink Radio, Serotek's accessible application for the iPhone. Next, Dr. Robert Carter compares how five portable players handle NLS content. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 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 ed...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Greg Stilson of HumanWare gives us an in-depth tour of the newest generation of the BrailleNote family dubbed the Apex. Greg also tackles the question of why a blind person needs a dedicated notetaker instead of a mainstream product. Next, Ricky Enger of Serotek talks to us again about Accessible Event and she shares a special Serotek is offering on the use of...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: David Tanner gives us a demonstration of the new Intel Reader from HumanWare and Stephen Guerra talks to us about the Moshi talking alarm clock from Independent Living Aids. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 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...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: Your host takes you on a tour of the LG enV3 from Verizon Wireless. The discussion includes a description of the physical layout of the phone, setting up speech on the phone, making calls, manipulating contacts, and sending and receiving text messages. Along the way we look at resources for learning more about this phone, the host shares his personal journey do...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: We have a demonstration of NVDA which was previously heard on Blind Cool Tech. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 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.acb...

On this week’s edition of Main Menu: David Tanner talks to us about the Book Sense from GW Micro. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that’s Fridays at 8:00 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