Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, February 11, 2024, and this is show number 979. mp3 download Articles Image Descriptions for Social Media – ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial Dumb Question Corner – Magnetic vs. MagSafe vs. […]
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George from Tulsa on Display Settings and Why He Went With a 45″ Curved LG Display
iBook Snow on Wikipedia Hi, I’m George from Tulsa and I started this piece thinking it would be a simple report about my new monitor and how it answers Allison’s great framing question, “What’s the problem to be solved?” Answering that required context – I could have begun with the 5″ screen in my first […]
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ShadeMAGIC Fluorescent Light Diffusers and KOPJIPPOM Large Print Backlit Keyboard — by George from Tulsa
Hi, I’m George from Tulsa – a long-time listener and once upon a time frequent contributor. As regular listeners know, Allison is an effective and passionate advocate for assistive technologies that enable those with visual, auditory, and physical challenges to enrich their lives through computing. She’s also geek-famous for her “What’s the problem to be […]
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CSUN Assistive Tech Conference 2021 – Section 508 is More Interesting Than You Think
CSUN AT with Sign Language Interpreter One of my favorite conferences of the year is the CSUN Assistive Tech Conference. Steve and I were really on the fence whether to attend last year in person, and pulled out at the last minute as all of our friends’ companies had canceled their trips. In retrospect of […]
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QD Laser’s Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear
We have three video/audio interviews from CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference, but there was one product where we didn’t do an interview and yet it was a pretty interesting product. The product is the Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear from QD Laser. This is a glasses-type piece of eyewear that projects the outside world directly onto your […]
Continue readingNC #718 Ring of Security, EyeQue, Votion, Axis Gear, GUNNAR Optiks, Security Bits
In this week’s show I’ll start out with the tale of how I got instantly improved vision by cataract surgery. Then we’ll get into more tradition tech with a CES interview of EyeQue, an in-home vision testing system that is supposed to get your prescription and your pupillary distance, eliminating the need to have a […]
Continue readingCES 2017: ThinOPTICS Compact Reading Glasses
Allison interviews Darren Lancaster from ThinOPTICS about their new compact reading glasses. ThinOPTICS glasses are small enough to fit in your wallet, purse, pocket or even stick to your phone. Their unique design does not require the typical temples that most glasses have but instead fit snuggly on the bridge of your nose. They are […]
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