We ’ve impinge on that “ not much happening ” period where the longsighted tail of Macworld Expo has finally melt and we apprehensively await the behavior of summer — specifically WWDC and the release of the iPhone 2.0 software with its accompany enterprise potentiality and Apple - sanctioned third - party applications programme . Yet weep we do not . This provide us an opportunity to explore long - tolerate issues that current events sometimes elbow aside .
In this episode of the Macworld Podcast we explore two such issues . The first is the under - reported benefit that OS X bring to visually impaired and blind Mac exploiter . I ’m joined by Josh de Lioncourt a unreasoning developer and wheeler dealer ofLioncourt.com , a Mac - accessibility Web site , who reveals just how capable the Mac is as a pecker for visually handicapped user .
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Show notes
Josh ’s Lioncourt.com is a keen resource for those visually impaired Mac users but there are others . Apple offers its ownaccessibility pagewith links to a variety of resources . Josh also cite theScreenless Switchers podcast , a podcast bring about by Darcy Burnard and Holly Anderson , two visually mar sept who ’ve travel from Windows to the Mac .
During my news and comment monologue I advert theOSx86 Project , a clearinghouse for information on running Mac OS X on Intel computer hardware . I also blab about would - be Mac cloner , Psystar . For with child insight into OSx86 and Psystar , check out Dan Moren ’s Attack of the Clones . It ’s well worth a read .
