Michael Lauf and Ricky Enger tell us about two cool software programs:
Radio? Sure! Lets you listen to, and Record over Twelve Thousand Radio Stations
While the buttons do not have text labels, you can right click to perform all functions. You can record and optionally have it create a new audio file every time the song changes, as long as the titles change as well. A normalizer keeps all stations at
the same volume level. this program is a must for any radio enthusiast.
Jamal Mazrui’s Latest PDF2TXT 3.3
With Jamal Mazrui’s release of version 3.3 of pdf2txt, the program is the most powerful free way under Windows to turn pdf files into easily-readable text. It now incorporates three different text conversion methods, an html converter and a means to turn those annoying pictures-of-text into readable text.
They also discuss and play sound bytes from the april 7 protest at the Authors Guild in New York.
Petition to Authors Guild and Amazon for Full Text-To-speech Access
U.S. Government May Bann Guide Horses
The U.S. government may soon tighten the definition of a guide animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act to exclude farm creatures such as horses. The new ADA regulations are under review and final language will be issued later this year. While most Muslims
believe dogs can violate ritual purity, horses are seen as regal animals. Still,
“there would be concerns about bringing a horse into certain establishments and areas of worship. There are only a handful of the miniature animals trained as guides for the blind.
Conficker Making the Rounds
Researchers discovered a new variant of the Conficker worm Thursday. Security companies are warning that the variant is attempting to download malicious code onto victims’ systems, possibly including copies of the Waledac Trojan, a spam-oriented application
propagated through bogus e-mail messages. After a false start on April 1. US-CERT said it’s aware of reports indicating a widespread infection of the Conficker Downadup worm, which can infect a Microsoft Windows system from a thumb drive, a network share, or across corporate network servers without the MS08-067 patch from Microsoft.
They concluded by welcoming three podcasts who are cross-promoting with SeroTalk.
Bill Boules Friday Morning Podcast
Cooking IN the Dark With Dale and Cheryl
and we interviewed and played segments from the
All Things Radio Podcast with Bill and Jennifer Sparks, Gary Stephens, Jeff Bennett and More!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
For podcast show #12, better recording software for internet radio is
Replay AV 8.52
http://www.applian.com
For music recordings use Replay Music 3. It can be found at the above link also. They are made by Applian Technologies.
To hear blind how to tutorials on how to use these products and others by Applian go to
http://www.applian.com/support-blind.php
I will be releasing discount codes for these products in May. I do not work for Applian and makes no money. I been a beta tester for Applian for over 4 years now. I know the CEO and developers there. The company listens to us. I will be releasing two recordings I did with this company via Skype.
Want the discount codes then email me.
Questions then email me at
petrakigianos-technical@yahoo.com