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Home Automation (Home Theatre, Lights, Alarms, Environmental) 19 Jun 2013 | 07:57 pm
Home Theatre Remote and Home Automation via a Windows Laptop Introduction In this blog I will describe how to turn your Windows laptop/PC into a fully featured remote control that can control any dev...
MP3 Players 29 Feb 2012 | 04:55 am
Speaking menus on Ipod Nano iPods that speak, everything! You must have the latest generation Nano (4th gen.) and the latest 8.x iTunes software. When connected, you’ll find a new option in iTunes to...
Environmental Control 29 Feb 2012 | 01:22 am
Switching devices and independence of disabled people An environmental control system is a switching device that allows a disabled person to control many aspects of his or her home environment from a...
Physical Needs 29 Feb 2012 | 01:11 am
Mouse A computer mouse, has as it's most common standard features: two buttons and a scroll wheel. However, not everyone can use a 'standard' mouse comfortably. Everyone has their own pre...
Mobile Phones 28 Feb 2012 | 11:49 pm
Mobile phone access for people with low vision Video playlist of mobile phones and accessibility from www.youtube.com/abilitynet Voice Controlled iPod DirectVoxx Voice Controlled iPod and iPhone ...
Learning Disability 25 Feb 2012 | 06:26 am
Definitions The term learning disability has been used to describe a variety of problems in acquiring, storing, and/or retrieving information. People with learning disabilities have difficulty taking...
touch typing 18 Feb 2012 | 12:53 am
Touch typing is a very useful skill to have, but for some people it is really hard to learn. Here are some really useful ways of learning the best ways to touch type. Touch typing for children Child...
Apple (and Mac OS X) 17 Feb 2012 | 11:35 pm
What's the difference between a Mac and a MicroSoft Windows based PC? According to a review by LASA Knowledgebase, the gap between Macs and PCs is shrinking, but they still have areas where each ...
Accessibility in Operating Systems 17 Feb 2012 | 11:24 pm
Within every operating system available there is the potential to make adjustments to suit personal needs Windows Since the release of Windows95 there has always been an integrated set of accessibil...
PDA 17 Feb 2012 | 05:11 am
What is a PDA? A PDA is a Personal Digital Assistant and is generally a handheld device designed to facilitate organisational ability from amobile platform. While the original PDAs were somewhat limi...
