“Text on the Run”

**Special Note** We will be taking the week of May 21st off to relax and revive the minds. We should be back May 30th!

This week we discuss listener mail, Microsoft Patch Tuesday, Kindle Fire Parental Controls, MPAA Claims Censorship is Good, IP Addresses Can’t Even Identify a State, Flashback Malware Could Mean Big Money For Developers, Kaspersky Joins Apple Security, Safari 5.1.7 Released, Apple Update 2012-002 for Snow Leopard, Apple Update 2012-003, Mac OS 10.7.4 Breaks Bluetooth But FileVault Issue, iOS 5.1.1 Released, MacBook Pro Rumors, Apple Will Support MobileMe E-Mail After June 30th, Yahoo’s Scott Thompson Is Out, New York City Imposes Social Media Rules For Schools, High School Principal Resigns Due to Spying, Facebook App Center, Verizon LTE Expands by 28 Cities, RIM Releases Screenreader for Blackberry, Davinci All-In-One HD CCTV, BC Scan 2.0, The Accelerated Dynamic Content API on Kickstarter, New Jersey Ruling in Favor of Blind Student Need to Read Braille, TVonics, RNIB and Ivona Partner For Accessible TV DVR (RNIB Arcticle, Benetech Releases Image Description Tool, Disability Awareness Month This October, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

If you are a low vision listener make sure to check out High Contrast, Episode 1 “Three iPads for 3 Hosts” on the Serotalk Podcasting Network (SPN) by clicking here. This pilot episode can also be found on iBlink Radio for Android and iOS devices.

Please check out our other podcasts Tech Access Democast and Book Hoarders Anonymous.

You may also want to follow us on Twitter: @RodneyEdgar, @ErinEdgar, and @TA_Weekly.

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:04:12 — 59.3MB)

“22 Slurpies”

This week we discuss Microsoft Security Essentials 4, ISP’s Must Block Pirate Bay, Skype Reveals Your IP Address, Facebook Announces Antivirus Marketplace, Facebook Support Dashboard, Congress Wants To Stop Facebook Snooping By Employers, Flashback Searches Twitter, Mac Security Behind Microsoft In Security by 10 Years, Apple Plans To Build A Restaurant, iPavement, Cellphone User Falls In Sinkhole, Hulu Is Thinking About Authentication, Tor Books Going DRM Free, Swiss Company Wants To Improve Product Identifications, EyeRing, NavPal, WebAIM Screenreader Survey #4, VoiceOver Support For Firefox For Mac, Desktop Alert Releases Text-To-Speech Screen Reader for PC Notifications, Tiny Mic Could Improve Cochlear Implants, Sip and Puff iOS Dock on Kickstarter, Make Images Accessible With Tobi Version 1, ISci Voice Access Software For Students, Saturn Snagged Pluto’s Cousin and Turned It Into A Moon, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.
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“Soda or Pop”

This week we discuss listener mail, New Java Exploit & Microsoft Word Issues for Mac, Flashback Holds Steady, Macs Have Windows Malware, FBI Warns About DNSChanger, Twitter Spam Spreads Anti-Virus Malware, 15 Year Old Hacker Arrested, Apple Gets Personal With Security Questions, Free Snow Leopard, Office 2011 SP 2 for Mac Pulled, e-Book Price-Fixing Spreads to Canada, Microsoft Updates SkyDrive, Google Drive is Finally Here!, Hulu Expands Original Catalog, Intel’s Ivy Bridge, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Updated, AT&T To Release Watson Voice, Serotek Adds Ivona Voices, Windows Eyes 7.5.4.1 Released, AI Squared Spring Discount, Walmart’s Mail Order Pharmacy, Publishers Call for Industry Cohesion on Accessible e-Books,
Disney and Visually Impaired Guest Propose Class Settlement, FCC Fines T-Mobile $819,000 Over Accessibility Issues, Ruling on Implant Maintenance For Hearing Impaired, Brain-machine Interface Helps Move Paralyzed Hand, Virtual World Offers New Approach To Tackling Autism, Internet Hall of Fame Announced, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, WWYT #3, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:02:40 — 52.0MB)

“Metropolitan”

This week we discuss the passing of Dick Clark at age 82 (video auto-plays), listener comments (sort of), Mac OS Flashback.K Declining, Cybersecurity Bill Angers Hackers, Microsoft Patches Office ActiveX Controls, LeNa Malware Strikes Android, Facebook Users Giving Over Debit, Credit and ID Information to Ice IX, Facebook, Dropbox and More Vulnerable to Malware on Jailbroken Devices; Twitter Spam Leads to Legal Action, Judge Preserves Megaupload Evidence For Now, While Gov’t Tries To Pin Blame On Hosting Company, Facebook-Instagram Deal Raises New Privacy Worries, AOL Sells Its Patents To Microsoft For $1 Billion: Microsoft Now Owns Netscape IP, Three Flavors of Windows 8, Raspberry Pi $35 Mini System Starts Shipping, Apple Investigates iPad WiFi Issues, Paramount Renting Movies on YouTube, New Federal Agency Gives Boost To Disability Issues, New Low-Cost Handheld Device Offers Independence for Millions of Visually Impaired Americans, Brain Chips Could Help the Blind See, Audio App for – Learning Ally, Deaf-Blind Glove, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

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“Wings & Things”

This week we discuss Erin’s upcoming appearance on SeroSpectives, listener mail, Flashback.K, Apple Security Fixes for Flashback.K & more, Adobe Flash Auto-Update while promoting “Scareware”, Global Payments Credit Card Fraud and an Update to the Credit Card Fraud, VISA Fails During System Update, Resetting XBOX 360 Doesn’t Remove Your Credit Card Data, White House Seeks to Have Search Engines Play Copyright Cops, April Fool’s Day Roundup, ‘Girls Around Me’ Shows a Dark Side of Social Networks, Facebook Timeline Rolls Out to All Brand Pages, Spotify’s Facebook Timeline Chronicles Over 1,000 Years of Music, School Orders Students To Delete Facebook Accounts Or Face Expulsion, Boys’ Diplomas Withheld For Facebook Kissing Photos, Teacher’s Aide Refuses to Share Facebook Access, Is Suspended, Path Starts Encrypting User Contact Data, Arizona Law Amendment Would Criminalize “Lewd Or Profane” Language On The Internet”, North Carolina Town Bans All Cell Use While Driving, Hulu Plus For Android, MPAA Wants More Criminal Cases Brought Against ‘Rogue’ Sites, MPAA Withholds MegaUpload Data, FCC Pushing New Closed-Captioning Rules, Panasonic Talking TVs Hitting Stores, AFB 2012 Access Awards, Justice Department Intervenes in Lawsuit Involving New Hampshire’s Mental Health System, iPad App That Lets Mute Kids Speak Menaced By Patent Lawsuit, Hearing Aid Can Stream Wireless Audio, Flying Cars, WWYT, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:09:18 — 38.3MB)

“3, 2, 1, Rant!”

This week we discuss listener mail, Draw Something Twitter Scam, FCC Code of Conduct for ISPs, Fake Law Firm Scams MegaUpload, Give Us Your Facebgook Logon, Single Sign-On Flaw Hits Facebook & Google, Mobile Safari Spoofing, Mac OS Trojan and ESET’s Findings, Apple UDID’s Are Off-Limits to Developers, Safari 5.1.5 Update Released, iTunes 10.6.1 Released, Siri Lawsuit, Again, Apple’s nanoSIM Licensing, Apple iPad Not So Fast, iPad Complaints Rise, AT&T Incorrectly Collected Federal Funds For Relay Services, AT&T Wants to Keep Customers, Comcast Going to XBox 360 and Net Neutrality, Blind Man Drives Courtesy of Google, UsersFirst Mobility Map, AppWriter for iPad, Deque System Upgraded Products, Never Too Old to Learn Braille, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:08:36 — 37.4MB)

“The New iPad”

This democast will discuss our impressions of the new Apple iPad or iPad (3rd Generation) in terms of use and accessibility. We would like to point out that the iPad does get warm to the touch in the bottom left in portrait mode after using intense graphic apps, but nothing outrageous or concerning.

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Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:35 — 19.6MB)

“Not So Hot”

This week we discuss listener mail, Vinux and Linux Updates; 18 Companies Sued Over Privacy Issues, Ad-Supported Apps Drain Your Battery, Apple Software Installer Update, Mountain Lion Preview 2 Gets Twitter & more, New iPad Accessibility, New iPads Feel Hot, Record iPad Sales, Apple Stock Option Changes, RIAA & ISP’s Start Watching Your Downloads, Maybe, Google is Changing Optimized Site Rankings, Facebook Success Might Lead to Charging Developers, Facebook Integrates with Dropbox, Paypal Dislikes College Basketball Pools but Relaxes Over Erotic e-Books, India Launches Braille Library for the Blind, Wisconsin Governor Wants to Improve Accessible Books For Blind Students, Justice Department’s Accessibility Standards Go Into Effect, Australia Offers Accessibility Certification Course, Young Australian of the Year Wants Funding for NVDA, Blind Bargains Goes Mobile, Nokia Maps Update Misses the Mark, Braille Sense U2 Trade-In Program, EasyJet Sued Again for Discrimination, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:05:35 — 36.7MB)

“Cult of PI”

This week we discuss Book Hoarders Anonymous, listener mail, Critical Microsoft Patches, Firefox 11 is Released, OnLive Licensing of Windows & Office, Virtual Box 4.1.10, Dropbox URL Hacking, Catholic Vatican Hacked, Digital Playground Hacked Because It Was Too Easy, Safari 5.1.4, iOS 5.1 Unannounced Changes, iOS 5.1 Released Changes, & Apple Configurator; Sprint iPad Coming [Rumor], iPhoto for iOS Review, iTunes 10.6 Update, iWork.com is No More, Siri Sued For Being Misleading & Deceptive, Wal-Mart Helping People Move to Digital UltraViolet by Vudu, Twitter Buys Posterous, Facebook Creates Interest Lists, 12-year-old Sues School Over Facebook Privacy, Bank of America Helps Seattle Man Embezzle Millions, Police Do Not Need Warrant to Search Cell Phones, Microsoft Vocal Translation, Portable Sign-Language Translator, Accessibility Seminar at London Book Fair 2012, 6th Annual e-Accessibility Forum, Book Sense Master by HIMS, Chinese Work On Cure For Spinal Cord Injuries, WWYT #1, WWYT #2, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:07:54 — 40.7MB)

“CSUN & the iPad”

This week we discuss listener mail, Book Hoarders Anonymous, Adobe Updates via Ninite/Accessible, Flashback Malware by Twitter, Amazon Drop Cloud Prices, Facebook Messenger for Desktop, Nuance Buys Transcend, Accessible Google+ Hangouts, Dolphin SaySo for Dyslexia, Ambutech Premium Canes, Eurobraille’s EasyTime Braille Computer, Braille Plus 18 (APH) with Android, Desktop Bookport (APH), B2G Braille Notetaker (National Braille Press), 6-Dot Braille Labels by Sighted, Baum Folding Desktop Magnifier, Capti for iOS, Vision Assist for iOS Revisited, Apple OS 7.3.5 Supplemental Update for Time Machine, iOS & HTML5 Rendering, New iPad Specs & Accessibility, iOS 5.1 Update, WWYT, and much more! To view these stories and other considerations, please visit our Delicious bookmarks page.

To find the audio interviews from CSUN visit BlindBargains.com and Serotalk.com,

Podcast: Download (Duration: 1:11:01 — 39.2MB)