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

How to Make Ramen Noodle Chicken Casserole

How to Make Ramen Noodle Chicken Casserole from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Nothing but ramen noodles and a few loose ingredients in your cupboard? Try this recipe and turn your college student-style dinner into a home-cooked meal. Ingredients...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 10:54 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Recipes

Everyone Likes to Play Games Including the Blind

by Alena Roberts When you think of video games, you likely don’t think of the blind playing them, but this isn’t the case. From games that have been adapted to be playable by the blind, to mainstream games that the blind figure out how to play without...

Published Tue, Aug 31 2010 4:17 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Accessibility, Computer games, Web sites, Interaction, Audio, Blindness resources, Free stuff, Newly blind, Blindness organizations, Teenagers

Windows Mail with JAWS

This guide, written by David Bailes explains Windows Mail, the email program for Windows Vista and 7. Windows Mail is similar in many ways to Outlook Express, which runs under Windows XP. Two of the main changes are: There are now Junk E-mail and Phishing...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 6:04 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Assistive technology, Windows, Email, Screen readers

Money Handling and Budgeting

Resource guide with an adapted practice checkbook that helps students learn vital money handling skills. Recommended ages: 11 years and up. Addresses These Topics: Coin and bill identification Counting money and making change Budgeting Basic employment...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 5:01 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Education, Educational aids, Teaching, Teaching aids, APH products, Parents, Banking, Students, Family life, Organizing, Time management, Job searching

Share Files Over Miles

FilesOverMiles is a direct file sharing tool for quickly and securely sending files over the internet. There is no installation or sign up and transferred files are not stored anywhere. To start, simply choose the file on your computer and FilesOverMiles...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 4:08 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Internet, Technology, Web sites, Free stuff

Windows Explorer 7 Guide for JAWS

This guide, written by David Bailes, explains Windows Explorer on Windows 7. Its uses include browsing or searching the contents of disks, folders and libraries, opening files, deleting files and folders, renaming them, copying and moving them around...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 3:54 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Assistive technology, Windows, Computers, Screen readers

The Pooch Power Shovel

If your backyard is starting to look like a minefield of dog poop, you’re going to need something a little stronger than a shovel. Something with power. Something like the Pooch Power Shovel. This device is basically a dog poop sucking vacuum on a stick...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 2:06 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Disability resources, Family life, Pets, Dog guides

Taskbar (7) Guide for Users of JAWS

This is a guide to the taskbar on Windows 7 written by David Bailes. The taskbar is a thin bar that normally runs across the bottom of the screen, and contains: The Start button, which opens the Start menu. From this menu you can open programs, Control...

Published Mon, Aug 30 2010 1:09 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Assistive technology, Windows, Screen readers

Technology Assistance Available from the Chicago Lighthouse National Help Desk

The Chicago Lighthouse’s National HelpDesk is an assistive technology support line that helps visually impaired people successfully resolve computer problems. The Help Desk, operated by Ray Campbell, who is totally blind, has served people in 48 states...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 1:43 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Electronics, Technology, Assistive technology, Computer software, Blindness resources, Magnification devices, Windows, Macintosh, Computers, Screen readers, Phone numbers

Prius Offers Optional Noise to Alert Pedestrians

Most consumers want a car that's quiet on the road. But Toyota's Prius is too quiet at times, and an optional speaker system will help give the car some of the noise it's lacking. According to the Associated Press, Toyota will start selling...

Published Fri, Aug 27 2010 12:52 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Safety, Audio, Orientation and mobility, Drivers

How to Activate High Contrast on Windows

How to Activate High Contrast on Windows from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit Are you sick of your old, dull looking computer? Pimp it out! By changing to High Contrast you can give your computer a fresh new look. Steps Windows Go to "Start"...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 11:06 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Aging, Low vision, Tutorials, Computer software, Magnification devices, Windows, Macintosh, Computers

World's Largest Braille Library

The largest Braille library in the world sits at the end of a cul-de-sac, down the road from a Motel 6, in a city with only an average number of blind people. It's mostly an accident of geography that Salt Lake City is home to the world's biggest...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 10:56 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Adjusting to blindness, Braille books, Braille, Accessible media, Blindness resources, Disability resources, Newly blind, Blindness organizations, History, APH museum

Blind Soccer

What blind soccer players lack in sight, they more than make up for in footwork. In blind soccer, there are five on each side, a goalie and four outfield players. The goalie can be sighted or visually impaired and must stay in his designated goalie box...

Published Thu, Aug 26 2010 2:44 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Web sites, Exercise, Sports, Blindness organizations, Recreation

Amazon's Clearence Bin

Once again, our friends at BlindBargains.com have found a great resource for saving money. I checked out the site and was amazed at the items available. Here's what they had to say! "Like many other grocery stores, Amazon inevitably ends up with...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 11:03 PM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Household hints, Web sites, Family life, Shopping, Groceries

How to Add Your Facebook Stream to Windows Live Messenger

You can now add your Facebook updates directly to Windows Live Messenger and share your Facebook updates with anyone you choose. The following steps will get you up and running! Select “Add (Manage Services)” in the right bottom side of the Messenger...

Published Wed, Aug 25 2010 3:32 AM by Fred's Head from APH

Filed under: Tutorials, Accessibility, Interaction, Computer software, Information services, Windows, Relationships, Social media

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