June 2010 - Fred's Head - The Network of Care

Burn CD Images with ISOBuddy

Ever download a file with a really weird disc image extension (MDF? PDI? B6I?) and no clue how to get at it? ISOBuddy is there for you. It burns or converts nearly any image file, even the Mac-specific DMG. ISOBuddy is as simple to use as it is wide-ranging...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 5:03 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Computer software, Free stuff, Windows, DVD, CD

Video: How to Quickly Change Accessibility Settings on the iPad

Replay Music from Applian Technologies

The Applian Technologies for Blind Users site was created by an enthusiastic user of these recording products for Windows-based computers. Here's a quote from the page that sums up why people like this software. "Does your streaming leave you...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 2:25 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Accessible media, Internet, Audio, MP3, Computer software, Streaming audio, Audio recording, Windows, Music, Radio, Organizing, Time management

Use GOOG-411 and Skype to Call Any U.S. or Canadian Business for Free

So you're talking to a friend on Skype and you suddenly remember that you need to call a business to get something done. You are disappointed to find that you're out of calling credits and can't make that call. Don't give up! There might...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 2:10 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Household hints, Adaptation, Communication, Computer software, Free stuff, Phone numbers, Telephones

Internet Broadcasting Audio Tutorial

Jonathan Mosen and Brian Hartgen have developed The Mushroom FM Fun guys Guide to Internet Broadcasting . This is an audio tutorial that will help get you up and running in the world of internet broadcasting. The tutorial runs for 3 hours 20 minutes,...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 3:21 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Employment, Audio books, Accessible media, Tutorials, Internet, MP3, Streaming audio, Recreation, Radio

Marking Your Mail

One of the hardest tasks for a blind or visually impaired person to do is keeping track of their old mail. At least for me it is. I can have somebody read to me my new mail, but if later I want to read the mail that I left for later reading, I would have...

Published Thu, Jun 17 2010 6:00 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Reading, Braille, Tutorials, Household hints, Housekeeping, Mail, Organizing, Labeling, Note-taking

Digit-Eyes Converts Your iPhone into a Barcode Reader

Digit-Eyes is a cost-effective and powerful software application (app) that works on the iPhone 3Gs. It is set up so you can use it no matter how much sight you do or do not have. It lets you make text or audio labels you can read with your iPhone. It...

Published Tue, Jun 29 2010 6:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Reading, Internet, Speech products, Household hints, Web sites, Cell phones, Kitchen hints, Audio, Computer software, Audio recording, Macintosh, Labeling

Personalized Books

Here's a sweet site I just ran into called MeeGenius. The site contains a library with books for kids that can be read on the site itself, over the iPhone, or through the iPad. The books come with audio playback and word highlighting, and can be personalized...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 6:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Teaching aids, Low vision, Reading, Parents, Books, Speech products, Web sites, Cell phones, Audio, Computer software, Macintosh, Relationships

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...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2010 5:18 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Educational aids, Low vision, Reading, Accessible media, Ebooks, Speech products, Cell phones, Homework helpers, Computer software, Students, Macintosh

be-B: Braille Education Ball

Danielle Pecora has created the be-B (Braille Education Ball) that allows users (both blind and sighted) to learn Braille letters in a fun and playful way! The ball has 26 magnetically attaching pegs on it (one for each letter of the alphabet). One side...

Published Tue, Jun 15 2010 10:52 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, Braille, Parents, Tactile aids, Audio, Games

BLIND, Inc., Goes to the Dogs

by Harry Hogue From the Editor: Last spring we received the following article from the staff of BLIND, Incorporated, the Minnesota affiliate’s adult training center for the blind. It seemed appropriate to squirrel it away till cooler weather. Here it...

Published Mon, Jun 28 2010 10:46 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Newly blind, Exercise, Sports, Blindness organizations, Recreation, Travel, Dog guides

On the Way to Literacy: Early Experiences for Visually Impaired Children

This newly revised handbook and series of 18 storybooks contain vital information and activities to enhance the development of literacy in young blind or visually impaired children. Handbook Handbook for parents and teachers addresses communication, hand...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 3:36 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, Special education, APH products, Preschool, Large type books, Braille books, Reading, Audio books, Parents, Accessible media, Tactile aids

Kiddie Records Weekly

Welcome to Kiddie Records Weekly, Classics from the Golden Age. Their purpose is to share those classic stories with you and your children, or your grandchildren. Come here to listen to these classics with them. All the past weeks are archived so you...

Published Wed, Jun 23 2010 2:42 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Low vision, Audio books, Parents, Web sites, Audio, MP3, Children's publications, Podcast, Recreational reading, Entertainment, RSS

Storing Ice Cream and Using the Containers

Monica Turner's daughter takes a snowcone break while helping mom at an APH exhibit In our family, we seem to go through cycles of eating ice cream. We may consume mass quantities every day for weeks and then not touch it again for a month. As a result...

Published Fri, Jun 11 2010 3:11 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Home maintenance, Adaptation, Kitchen hints, Eating, Storage, Crafts, Art, Sewing

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