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Tag Archives: Security
Why killing net nutrality will hurt the disabled
In a matter of days the FCC will determine our freedom on the internet. I know that sounds really drastic but it is true. Why should we care though? Because, fact is, disabled people need the internet. There are a … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, SeroSpectives, Serotek
Tagged Accessibility, Apps, AT&T, Audio-described Events, blindness, Braille, canes, cellphone, Digital Lifestyle, eBook, Facebook, Games, Google, guide dogs, Internet, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Low-vision, Microsoft, Security, technology
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A month off the grid. Living blindly without Internet
Usually, once in our lives, if not more than once, there’s a sentence that flutters out of our mouths without a hesitation. People have uttered this sentence in all cases of need, where they wanted something really badly but they … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, SeroSpectives
Tagged blindness, eBook, Internet, Low-vision, Security, Serotek, technology, travel, Windows
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SPN Special: 100 Years of Amateur Radio
Listen to our SPN Special: 100 Years of Amateur Radio Buddy Brannan recently had the opportunity to attend the 100-year celebration of the existence of ARRL–the American Radio Relay League–in Hartford, Connecticut. He brought back back a lot of great … Continue reading
Posted in Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts, SPN Special
Tagged Amateur Radio, Hobbies, Security, technology
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SeroTalk Podcast 196: The Jamie Dilemma
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 196: The Jamie Dilemma Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie visits with Hope Paulos of Fedora … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Android, Apple, Apps, canes, cellphone, Food, iPhone, Security, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 195: Information Wants to be Free
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 195: Information Wants to be Free There is a lot to talk about on this week’s podcast. Jamie, Ricky and Joe break it all down for you. Then, Lisa interviews one of the developers of the … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, CSUN 2014, HIMS Inc., Interviews, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, Apps, Google, Internet, Microsoft, Security, Serotek, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 185: Get a Job, Hippie
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 185: Get a Job, Hippie! Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. In addition to the news, Jamie visits with the … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts
Tagged Apple, Apps, cellphone, Microsoft, Security
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SeroTalk Podcast 184: Jumping At Shadows
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 184: Jumping At Shadows Join us for this week’s edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie talks with Jeremy Curry of … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts
Tagged Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Screen Reader, Security, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 183: Audio Selfie
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 183: Audio Selfie Welcome to this week’s edition of the SeroTalk podcast where Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this episode include: News in A T SeroSpectives: … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Android, Apple, Apps, canes, iPad, Security, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 174: There’s Gold in Them Thar App Stores
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 174: There’s Gold in Them Thar App Stores Jamie, Ricky and Joe have a lot to discuss in this week’s SeroTalk podcast. Topics covered include: Blind Bargains: President Obama Declares October 15 Blind Americans Equality Day … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Uncategorized
Tagged Accessibility, Android, Apple, blindness, Google, Kindle, Microsoft, Security, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 172: The Sarah Tech
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 172: The Sarah Tech In this podcast, Serotek’s own Matt Campbell drops by for his regular visit to the show. Did you know there was a pattern to his appearances? You’ll have to listen to the … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Presentations, Serotek
Tagged eBook, Facebook, Games, Low-vision, Microsoft, RIP, Security, Serotek
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SeroTalk Podcast 169: Space Gray Is the New Black
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 169: Space Gray Is the New Black This week, Jamie, Ricky and Joe return to their familiar places on the podcast. Topics discussed in this week’s episode include: Extra Extra, Read all About it: the NLS … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, HIMS Inc., Podcasts, Serotek, Uncategorized
Tagged Amazon, Android, Apple, Apps, blindness, Braille, eBook, Facebook, Google, iPhone, Kindle, Microsoft, SAMNet Socializer, Screen Readers, Security, Serotek, Siri, veterans
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SeroTalk Podcast 159: There Is a Hole in Your Roof
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 159: There Is a Hole in Your Roof In this podcast, Jamie pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week including Apple’s WWDC keynote. Reddit, Mozilla Join Coalition Demanding End … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Serotek
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, blindness, cellphone, Facebook, Google, Low-vision, Microsoft, rants, Security
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SeroTalk Podcast 152: Muscles and Mousetraps
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 152: Muscles and Mousetraps This week, Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp to discuss the top news stories of the week. Topics covered in this podcast include: The @AP Twitter feed was hacked and … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go?
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 148: Where Did All My Successories Go? Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’ Wells Fargo’s website was hit by denial-of-service attack yesterday Thousands of accounts found to host unsecured passwords, photos, and other files … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Android, Apple, blindness, Games, Google, hero, Internet, iPhone, Low-vision, RIP, Security, travel, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013
Listen to the SeroTalk Podcast for April 1, 2013 In our very first SeroTalk podcast for the month of April, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss the top news stories of the week which include: Slammer worm slows … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Serotek, SPN Special
Tagged Accessibility, Apple, blindness, cellphone, Internet, Security, Serotek
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SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 145: The Phone Booth of the Future This week’s show presents yet another guycast with Jamie, Buddy and Joe. As you might expect, there is no shortage of opinions on all the stories discussed below. Send … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 138: Facebook In Need of a Fist Lisa Salinger joins Jamie Pauls and Joe Steinkamp as they discuss this week’s crop of stories, including the big one that prompted the title of this podcast. Finally, Joe … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts
Tagged Amazon, Apple, Audio-described Events, Braille, cellphone, Security, Verizon, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 134: The Cheese Stands Alone Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp have a lot to discuss this week, so let’s jump right into the stories covered … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Android, Apple, eBook, iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone, Kindle, Security, Siri, T-Mobile, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 132: When Braille Strikes Back
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 132: When Braille Strikes Back Welcome to yet another edition of the SeroTalk Podcast where Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Buddy Brannan sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Items covered in … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 129: It’s Complicated
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 129: It’s Complicated Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. This week, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp once again discuss the top news stories of the week. Then, Jamie Pauls visits with … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Interviews, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Android, Apple, Apps, blindness, Braille, canes, Fashion, guide dogs, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Security, Steve Jobs, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 124: Big Ol’ Crunch
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 124: Big Ol’ Crunch This week, Buddy Brannan joins Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger to discuss the news of the week. Stories discussed in this week’s podcast include: Go Daddy: Sorry about the outage. And no, … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Android, Apple, AT&T, blindness, cooking, iPhone, Kindle, Security
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SeroTalk Podcast 123: Bing It On
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 123: Bing It On Join us for another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast as Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp tackle the top news stories of the week. After the news, Jamie Pauls and Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, reviews
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Android, Apple, AT&T, blindness, cellphone, iPhone, Kindle, Security
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SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 120: A Slow News Week Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk Podcast. Here are the stories that Jamie, Ricky and Joe discuss on this week’s show: The cloud is still the safest place to … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Serotek
Tagged Amazon, Android, Apple, Apps, blindness, cellphone, eBook, iPhone, Kindle, Low-vision, privacy, Security, Serotek, Sports, Steve Jobs, technology
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SeroTalk Podcast 119: Posterior Print
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 119: Posterior Print Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Buddy Brannan sit down together and discuss this week’s top news stories. Among other things, here are the main stories covered: Apple 132-page internal document shows how Samsung … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Apple, Apps, blindness, cooking, Games, iPhone, Low-vision, Mountain Lion, privacy, Security, technology, travel, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 118: Twitigation
SeroTalk 118 Show Notes Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 118: Twitigation A helping of analysis, a smidge of prognostication, a dash of humor and a pinch of sarcasm are all a part of the recipe for this week’s SeroTalk Podcast with … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessibility, Apple, Apps, blindness, Food, Kindle, Security, travel, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 113: Roadtrain Platoon
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 113: Roadtrain Platoon Welcome back to another episode of the SeroTalk podcast. In this week’s episode, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp discuss all the news of the week. Following the news, Lisa Salinger demonstrates … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 112: Fairy Dust and Farmville This week, Jamie Pauls, Lisa Salinger and Joe Steinkamp sit down to discuss the top news stories of the week. Next, Jamie Pauls visits with Ben Vegiard of Active Information Systems … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 109: Cat-like State of Readiness
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 109: A Cat-like State of Readiness Welcome to this week’s SeroTalk podcast where Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp once again explore the top news stories of the week. Enjoy! Windows Avira Antivirus update wreaks … Continue reading
SeroSpectives: This Month in Technology for April, 2012
Listen to SeroSpectives: This Month in Tech for April ABOUT OUR GUESTS Rick Harmon manages various email lists related to blindness and technology. He also runs the Blind Geek Zone website and Podcast. Since their launch in 2006, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, blindness, kids, privacy, Security, social media, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 105: The Watched Phone Never Updates
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 105: The Watched Phone Never Updates In this week’s podcast, Jamie Pauls, Ricky Enger and Joe Steinkamp must do battle with a thunderstorm and a really loud lawn mower. There is one casualty as a result … Continue reading
SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 98: TripleSpectives This week, while Ricky and Joe are off to CSUN, Jamie Pauls, Buddy Brannan and Lisa Salinger discuss the news of the week. Here are the stories they discuss: Privacy Five ways Google’s … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Serotek
Tagged Accessibility, Amazon, Apple, blindness, Braille, cellphone, eBook, iPhone, Kindle, Security, Serotek, Siri, Steve Jobs, Windows
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SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 96: We’re A Tween Happy Tenth Birthday To Serotek! Wikipedia entry on the origins of the song “Happy Birthday” You asked and we delivered! Serotek makes DocuScan Plus available on a monthly installment plan. Egypt Revisited … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Blindness and Low Vision, Podcasts, Serotek
Tagged Amazon, Android, Antivirus, Apple, blindness, Braille, headphones, Security, Siri, Steve Jobs, travel
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SeroTalk Podcast 93: A Promise Ring and a Password
Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 93: A Promise Ring and a Password This week, Jamie Pauls and Ricky Enger welcome Joe Steinkamp back from his cruise. After Joe and Jamie compare cruise notes, Jamie, Ricky and Joe get down to business … Continue reading