On tonight's show, we discuss computer security: what do you need to know and what threats are real VS hype? And with new security related terms popping up all the time, what does it all mean? Of course most importantly, we'll discuss what can be done about it all, what solutions exist and just how accessible are they? Computer security is an issue that effects us all whether we're heavy Internet users, or just whether we just send the occasional Email. Fortunately, solutions exist for us to protect our computers, solutions that require merely a basic understanding of the types of threats out there.

Tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we discuss: windows 7 Apple geniuses VS Microsoft gurus Why everyone should have a cheap USB sound device. VmWare's new Fusion 3 and just what are virtual machines anyway? And much much more.

Whether it's headline, political, sports, or financial, there are a wealth of accessible news sources just waiting to be accessed. Unfortunately, accessing these sources often come with unique challenges due to site design, etc… Tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we discuss ways to find and access whatever news interests you and how to access these vast resources efficiently.

"A penny saved is a penny earned" and tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we discuss possible and accessible ways to do just that. Whether it's shopping online, accessibly, printing coupons, or just sharing money saving ideas with others, technology makes it all possible.

Last week, Apple released Snow Leopard, its newest operating system. In addition to numerous performance enhancements, Snow Leopard contains many improvements to VoiceOver. Tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we discuss Snow Leopard and take a look at these enhancements.

With its built in universal access features, Apple's recently released iPhone 3GS is causing quite a stir throughout the blindness community. Regardless of how one might feel toward Apple or its iPhone product, the fact that this mainstream device can be purchased and fully accessed right out of the box is simply amazing. This week, on the Assistive Technology show, we not only look at the iPhone and its universal access features, but will do our best to answer any questions you may have about the device. Perhaps you're curious how effective a blind person can be using a strictly touch screen interface, or maybe you're wondering about how one accomplishes a specific task? for these answers and much much more, come join me, this Wednesday for the Assistive Technology show.

Something messed up with the feed when originally posting this show, so am republishing. In this evening's show, we discuss sources of audio books. audible.com: http://www.audible.com Overdrive: http://www.overdrive.com BARD: http://www.nlsbard.loc.gov The NLS digital player. RFB&D: http://www.rfbd.org Librivox: http://www.librivox.org http://www.booksshouldbefree.com The Talking book store: http://www.talking-book-store.com Truly Free: http://www.trulyfree.org Podiobooks: http://www.podiaobooks.com Emusic: http://www.emusic.com Daily Lit: http://www.dailylit.com And much much more.

In this evening's show, we discuss sources of audio books. audible.com: http://www.audible.com Overdrive: http://www.overdrive.com BARD: http://www.nlsbard.loc.gov The NLS digital player. RFB&D: http://www.rfbd.org Librivox: http://www.librivox.org http://www.booksshouldbefree.com The Talking book store: http://www.talking-book-store.com Truly Free: http://www.trulyfree.org Podiobooks: http://www.podiaobooks.com Emusic: http://www.emusic.com Daily Lit: http://www.dailylit.com And much much more.

This week, on the Assistive Technology show, we look at CAPTCHAs, those blurry graphics often found on web forms and which often prove to be huge barriers to web site accessibility. In addition to Webvisum, we look at Solona, a new, highly innovative tool already helping many overcome the barriers imposed by CAPTCHA. Solona, in my opinion, Solona is one of the most innovative and useful services to come along in quite a while.

This week, on the Assistive Technology show, we demonstrate MacSpeech Dictate, the premier speech recognition package for the Mac. We also discuss Windows based speech recognition options, types of hardware that can improve your speech recognition experience and much much more.