Hello Everyone,
The following article by PC Magazine’s Lance Ulanoff serves as an excellent primer on what not to buy this Christmas season.
Mark
WHAT NOT TO BUY IN 2010
If you’re like me, you probably haven’t even started your holiday shopping (please don’t tell my wife!). Which means it’s the perfect time for a story like this, one that helps you avoid bad holiday buying decisions. Read, learn, and then you should be safe to go shopping.
Click Here to go to full article.
Hello All,
The following article by PC Magazine will help those of you needing more battery life for your iPhone 4:
The Best iPhone 4 Battery Cases
Sure, you can get that cute, hot pink bumper band for your new iPhone, but why not get something that does more than just look good. These handy cases will not only protect your iPhone 4, they’ll provide extra juice to supplement your phone’s battery. Read Article.
Mark
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All I can say about the following is, “read it and wweep, as I did.” (Smile)
Mark
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I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
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Nothing stinks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Hello Everyone,
Here is a “must-read” article from PC Magazine:
THE EBOOK GO-TO GUIDE
Once upon a time—like two years ago—electronic books (ebooks) were strictly for die-hard bibliophiles, those dedicated enough to spend extra time in front of a computer screen to read a book on the cheap, or to make an investment in an over-priced ebook reader. In the last year, apps for mobile phones and an explosion of ever-cheaper ebook hardware has changed all that, creating a hugely competitive ebook market. In the first eight months of 2010, ebooks made up 9 percent of total consumer book sales, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and Amazon … Read The Rest of This Article:
Mark
Hello All,
In this approximately 13 minute episode of the Candle Shore Podcast, I demonstrate the Nike+ heart monitor, with VoiceOver (Apple’s software screen reading solution for the blind and low vision) on the iPod Nano 6th Generation.
Enjoy,
Mark
Episode: A Demonstration of the Nike+ Heart Monitor With VoiceOver On The iPod Nano 6th Generation
Hello All,
While I will be releasing an audio demonstration shortly, I just want to confirm that the Nike+ WearLink Heart-Rate Monitor does, in fact, work perfectly on the iPod Nano 6th generation which features VoiceOver, Apple’s software screen reading solution for the blind and low vision.
My compliments to Apple, Nike, and Polar, the makers of the WearLink Heart Monitor.
Within minutes, without any sighted assistance or visual magnification, I was able to assemble, link, and configure the Nike+ system with my Nano 6.
Oh! In case your curious, the Nike+ and VoiceOver combination provide more feedback than I would have ever dreamed possible. Bravo!!
Nano 6 users will needs the following hardware in order to Get Started: Read the rest of this entry »
Hello All,
In this approximately 50 minute episode of the Candle Shore Podcast, I offer some personal thoughts that are for your ears, only, that may change the shape of all your Decembers to come.
Enjoy,
Hello All,
The following comes to us courtesy of Fred’s Head Companion:
Mark
A TEXT-TO-SPEECH READER FOR PUBLIC DOMAIN CLASSICS ON THE IPAD
As far as iPad ebook readers go, iBooks is probably the most beautiful one, and in terms of design there are far worse looks an aspiring reader app could ape. And that’s just what vBookz did: it took iBooks’ look, adding a few flourishes like ribbon bookmarks, and gave it the gift of text-to-speech.
For those who didn’t follow Kindle text-to-speech saga, here’s the jist: authors didn’t think that buying the rights to read their ebooks necessarily gave readers the right to listen to those ebooks. It got messy. But vBookz sidesteps that whole business by including books from the Gutenberg Project, which are public domaine. Click Here for Full Article.
Hello Everyone,
Search the web and you will discover that many people who use Apple’s Mail program as an iMap client to a gMail account soon discover that they cannot see their own replies sent to mailing lists such as those hosted on Google Groups. In fact, if they try to send a message to themselves, they will not see it in the Apple Mail Inbox.
Maddening, to say the least!!!!
The following steps, discovered by Yours Truly, will resolve this seemingly inexplicable conundrum. Read the rest of this entry »
