Although there was no official topic for tonight's show, the following topics were discussed: Shoutcast, what is it and hosting options from http://www.gwhosting.net. Programs that help you of all things sleep better? http://www.pzizz.com and http://www.soundsolutions.com. The new Plextalk player, anyone have info on it? zoomlink, a possible great solution for folks who are blind and hearing impaired. Hearing aids and the cost of assistive tech. Accessibility of distance education systems such as Blackboard and others. What life is like with a Victor Stream an 16 GB SD card. irti makes a utility to help fix volume control and other sound issues. Windows updates and temp folders, what and where are they? Can they be deleted? And much much more.

Tonight, on the Assistive Technology show, we introduce you to the world of blogs. Blogs, or web logs are an ever increasing way to receive information. In their simplest form, blogs are a journal, a journal in which news might be printed, or on-going development efforts to a product, or service documented. The art of Blogging, or publishing ones own blog is not restricted to the ultra geeky, however, leading to millions of blogs written by folks just like you and I. You can blog about anything whether it's your own life, your attempts at gardening, a trip you're taking -- anything you can imagine. And even for those things you can't imagine, like rowing solo across the pacific, or hiking the world's highest mountains, someone has blogged about it. On tonight's show, we'll talk more about blogs, what they are, how they're created and where one can find them. we'll also look at different ways to read and manage blogs in addition to answering any questions you may have. So, whether you're interested in blogging, already blogging and want to share what you've done, interested in finding blogs to read, or just want to learn something new, come join me for this week's edition of the Assistive Technology Show. When? The Assistive Technology show takes place Wednesday evening's between 7:00-9:00 PM, EDT (2300-0100, UTC). For more information, or to join the show, please visit the Assistive Technology SHow home page at: http://www.atmaine.com/atshow . If you're unable to attend, but want to listen after the fact, feel free to check out the Assistive Technology Show archives/podcast also available from http://www.atmaine.com/atshow . I look forward to seeing you tonight, on the Assistive Technology Show, Steve

Tonight, on the Assistive Technology Show, we introduce you to the ever growing world of podcasts. For those unaware, podcasts are audio programs that can be listened to on demand. Basically, you subscribe to programs of interest and with the help of some additional software, the programs are downloaded to your computer. You then have the ability to listen at your convenience, either on your computer, or on a portable audio device such as an MP3 player. Tonight, we'll explore just what a podcast is, how you can go about finding podcasts of interest and what you'll need to do in order to listen. There are literally thousands and thousands of podcasts out there on just about every topic, so no matter what your area of interest, there's a podcast for you.

Although there was no specific topic for tonight's show, the following topics were discussed: itunes, Online television programming Webbie applications, klango.net, Screamer Radio: http://www.screamer-radio.com legitimacy of MP3sparks, Safety when buying online banking and bill pay, and much much more.