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A chance remark by a friend of mine a few weeks ago saw me embarking on quite a journey. He asked me if I had one of the Synology NAS (network attached storage) devices. When I indicated that not only …
My new Synology NAS. Great product, NASty accessibility Read more »
As I write this, we’re around 10 days away from the big reveal of iOS 8, which will occur at the keynote that kicks off apple’s Worldwide Developer’s conference. I have everything crossed that Apple will stream the event, due …
As reported last week on the blog of our sister site, Appcessible.net, the location discovery service and social network Foursquare was split into two apps. For now at least, the new app, Swarm, is a difficult experience with VoiceOver, the …
There have been some welcome developments today with Fleksy, the ingenious little smart keyboard that dramatically speeds up text entry on your smartphone.In January, Fleksy announced they were releasing a separate, VoiceOver-friendly, version of their app while they made significant …
As I’ve said before on my blog and in some of my books, growing up when I did has given me an appreciation of how much change today’s assistive technology had delivered. I well remember having to memorise how many …
Input on your Touch Screen: Is it Under your Thumbs, or at your Fingertips? Read more »
Earlier in the week, it was a pleasure to chat with people who participated in the Fedora Outlier Access Chat on Twitter. This is an excellent use of Twitter hashtags and demonstrates what a great job Twitter can do as …
My Interview for Fedora Outlier’s Follow Friday Series Read more »
Each week, Fedora Outlier hosts a chat on Twitter, using the hashtag #AccessChat. They’ve asked me to be the guest this week, and I’m delighted to do it. Brie will be asking some questions, and you can join in with your …
On Tuesday at 8 PM Eastern, I’m Participating in #AccessChat Read more »
It ages me to admit that I can remember when telephone service was provided by the New Zealand Post Office. I feel like I’m sounding like a granddad when I write that there was a waiting list to get a …
Thoughts on Telecom new Zealand’s Name Change from a Disability Perspective Read more »
My previous post in this Blog, discussing recent decisions surrounding Fleksy for iOS, generated a great deal of discussion, both on and off the Blog.While I felt moved to write my previous post because of what I concluded was an …
Since its release, I’ve been using Fleksy, an app for iOS. Long, long ago, when I used a Nokia device with a number pad, over time I became very fast with text input, thanks to T9 predictive texting. The more …
I Uninstalled Fleksy Today, and Want to Tell you Why Read more »