Easter is on the horizon and with the extra long bank holiday weekend I'm sure you're going to want to find a way to relax and unwind in between eating chocolate eggs...
Read more about iOS apps for blind and partially sighted gamers, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 5/04/2012 4:30 PM by Steve Griffiths
What is built in magnification? Screen magnification is a type of assistive technology for people with sight loss who have useful vision. It increases the size of the content on the screen to make it easier to read...
Read more about Windows Vs Mac in Built Magnification. By Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 3/04/2012 4:00 PM by Moderator
Our App of the Month for April is Prizmo. Prizmo is a scanning and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) app that has specific features for text documents, bills and receipts and business cards...
Read more about Prizmo - App of the Month April 2012.
Tag: App of the month
Posted at: 2/04/2012 4:30 PM by Andrew Ronksley
You might have heard already that Facebook are in the process of updating the style of all profiles on the site. Using a 'Timeline' profile has been an optional thing, but unfortunately this won't be the case for much longer...
Read more about Facebook Timeline, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 2/04/2012 2:15 PM by Steve Griffiths
The fact that Siri's location search services on the iPhone 4s do not currently work in the UK is somewhat old news...
Read more about Siri Vs Evi… Are they friends or foes? By Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 22/03/2012 7:00 PM by Moderator
Do you have an iPhone 4s? Are you are thinking about purchasing one? Or are you curious as to what this new technology can achieve? If yes, then this might just be the article for you. Siri: Your wish is its command...
Read more about Getting Started with Siri - a short guide for iPhone 4s users, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 22/03/2012 4:00 PM by Moderator
The main emphasis is on improving support for braille users, but there are also changes for browsing, Microsoft Word and Open Book, among others. Lots of bugs are squashed, too...
Read more about NVDA 2012.1 has been released.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 21/03/2012 7:00 AM by Steve Griffiths
With over 30 million UK registered users, Facebook is by far the most popular social networking site on the World Wide Web. I and many of my friends who are blind or partially sighted access Facebook on a day to day basis...
Read more about Top Tips for Facebook, by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 12/03/2012 3:30 PM by Moderator
Are you in need of a computer? Or know someone who desires access to the internet at home? If this is the case you might be interested in a scheme called "get online @ home" designed to make computer systems available and accessible...
Read more about Get online at home with the £99 computer - by Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology news
Posted at: 9/03/2012 3:15 PM by Steve Griffiths
If you use the internet then this advert might have caught your eye. "Skip the waiting. Forget the set-up. Leave the manuals behind. Go straight online to creating, sharing and enjoying because everything is faster and easier on a Chromebook...
Read more about A Google Chromebook Review - By Sarah Higgins.
Tag: Technology reviews
Posted at: 5/03/2012 3:00 PM by Steve Griffiths