In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison Meloy, David Woodbridge and Robert Carter summarize everything that Apple announced at their WWDC 2022 Keynote event.
The Tech Doctors are excited to bring you their perspective on where Apple is headed. Sit back and enjoy the ride.
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This is an unedited Tech Doctor podcast that was recorded shortly after the March Apple Event called “Peek Performance.”
You get to hear the Tech Doctors react to what Apple announced. We do it this way to get you the information as quickly as possible.
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In this episode, the Tech Doctors are joined by Jamie Pauls.
We explore the current state of the Mac and conclude that most people are likely to have the optimal computing experience if they have both a Mac and a Windows computer.
We examine some of the strength and weaknesses of each operating system. We acknowledge that having to use a screen reader makes things more complicated but are grateful to have so many choices. There is a lot to unpack from this podcast. Take your time and figure out what works for you in your particular situation.
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In this Tech Doctor podcast, we explore Apple’s October event. It focused on music and new MacBook Pros with two new pro versions of Apple’s M1 chip.
As you can tell, we love talking about the Mac.
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This is the annual unedited and unscripted hot off the press Tech Doctor podcast where we react to everything that just happened at Apple’s September event.
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The Tech Doctors are back with their unedited examination of Apple’s 2021 World Wide Developers Conference Keynote presentation. There is lots of good information in this one.
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In this podcast, the Tech Doctors have the pleasure of speaking with Tim Cumings who is onboard to help us thoroughly examine the Zoom PodTrak P4. This is a small digital recorder, smartphone audio interface, and a USB interface for Mac or PC all in one portable device that weighs less than a pound.
Tim and the Tech Doctors are confident that the PodTrak is a great choice for anyone who wants to record a podcast any time any place.
The Tech Doctor known as David Woodbridge got so excited he bought a PodTrak during the recording of the podcast.
If after listening to us you are wanting to learn more, the Tech Doctors encourage you to listen to the excellent podcast that Tim Cumings recorded for Jonathan Mosen. This podcast can be found
Here.
Thanks for listening.
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In this podcast, the Tech Doctors tell you all about the Apple event that took place on April 20, 2021. It is always exciting to see how Apple keeps moving forward by constantly improving the products.
The Tech Doctors do apologize for the unwanted guest called a leaf blower. Sorry for the background noise.
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In this podcast, the tech doctors compare and contrast four forty cell Braille displays. All four are known as “hybrid” Braille displays. The term hybrid is used because these displays have some basic capabilities when not connected to another device but the built-in functions are not as robust as you might find in a standard Braille notetaker. For example, these devices have a basic text editor but if you need to do sophisticated word processing in Braille, you will need to connect the display to a computer, smartphone, or tablet to make use of that devices word processing capabilities.
The tech doctors are excited about this hybrid approach because computers and smartphones are much more capable of doing the heavy lifting than are traditional notetakers. They are also excited because the interface between Braille displays and other devices is improving.
Allison and David share their experiences and perceptions of the
Mantis
Which is available from
The
American Printing House.
The Mantis is the only one of the four displays that has a QWERTY keyboard rather than a Perkins style Braille keyboard.
Robert and David are experienced users of the
QBraille
from
Hims Inc.
The QBraille is unique in that it as a Braille keyboard for data entry along with QWERTY function and navigation keys. Therefore, the QBraille can act as both a Braille display and a QWERTY keyboard when connected to a computer.
Robert discusses the
Orbit Reader 40
from
Orbit Research.
Thanks to new and more affordable Braille Display technology that was developed by Orbit Research, the Orbit Reader 40 is an excellent hybrid display but at half the cost of the other three.
Robert expresses appreciation to Roger Behm of
Adaptive Information Systems Inc.
for loaning him a Brailliant BI 40X which is a major player in the current generation of hybrid Braille displays. The Brailliant BI 40X is manufactured by
HumanWare.
It can be purchased either from Adaptive Information Systems or directly from HumanWare. I have had excellent experiences purchasing from Roger at Adaptive Information Systems.
The tech doctors hope you enjoy this rather fast paced and lively comparison. These new displays have much to offer and they are all unique making it likely that at least one of them will meet your particular needs.
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In this Tech Doctor episode, the tech doctors have the pleasure of sitting down with Venkatesh Chari, the CEO of Orbit Research.
Venkatesh explains how he found the right career for himself by combining his engineering talents with his desire to develop products that really help people.
It was wonderful to learn about Orbit Research’s approach to developing affordable, high quality refreshable Braille displays.
To learn more about the complete line of products from Orbit Research, go
Here.
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