AT Banter Episode 74 – This is Halloween (Again)

October 31, 2017Leave a comment

Happy Halloween! This week it’s our annual Halloween show, and Ryan has dressed up the Guitar Dungeon to be even spookier than it is normally! Rick Chant from Chaos Technical Services sits in as we answer from Listener emails, talk about a few recent Assistive Technology items in the news, and then launch into bantering about all things Halloween while eating way too much candy.

Show Notes

Don’t Blame Batteries for Every Lithium Ion Explosion
https://www.wired.com/2017/03/dont-blame-batteries-every-lithium-ion-explosion/

Most Popular Halloween Candy by State
http://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/halloween/g4584/most-popular-halloween-candy-america/

Best and Worst Halloween candy
http://www.eatthis.com/halloween-candies-ranked/

2017 Most Popular Halloween costumes
http://time.com/4989367/most-popular-halloween-costumes-2017/

8 Super Weird Things You Didn’t Know About Halloween
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/halloween-weird-facts_n_5948456

AT Banter Episode 73 – Dave Wilkinson and HIMS

October 27, 2017Leave a comment

This week we welcome Dave Wilkinson into the Guitar Dungeon, where we discuss some of the products that HIMS manufactures, what the development cycle is like, and the state of Braille hardware in general. BONUS: Keep listening after the show to listen to Ryan unbox his brand spanking new Google Home Mini.

Show Notes:
HIMS
https://hims-inc.com

BrailleSense Polaris
https://hims-inc.com/products/braillesense-polaris/

AT Banter Episode 72 – Peter Tucic and Victor Reader Trek

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017Leave a comment

This week we’re bantering with Peter Tucic, Blackhawks fan and Blindness Product Specialist, about Humanware’s line of forthcoming new products — as well as a bit of hockey smack talk for good measure.

Show Notes
Humanware
http://www.humanware.com/

Canadian Assistive Technology
http://canasstech.com

How To Get Your Apps and Ringtones Back on Your Mac and PC with iTunes 12.6.3
https://coolblindtech.com/how-to-get-your-apps-and-ringtones-back-on-your-mac-and-pc-with-itunes-12-6-3/

AT Banter Episode 70 – Tom Dekker

October 6, 20171 Comment

This week we welcome Tom Dekker, founder of iHabilitation Canada, blogger and Blindness advocate into the Guitar Dungeon where he discusses his early days of Phone Phreaking, some current trends in AT, and the fight against a new set of standards being introduced for Canadian Guide Dogs.

Show Notes

Hands off Our Harnesses

https://handsoffourharnesses.wordpress.com/

https://www.facebook.com/handsoffourharnesses/

iHabilitation

http://www.ihabilitation.com/