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Ok firstly I wanna tell everyone about the new book on how to create a podcast from the man who does the geek news central podcast.
An excellent buy at $13.50 us dollars.
The link below wil take you to the amazon.com page where you can buy the pdf electronic version of the book good for us blind guys.

click the below link to purchase this fine podcasting treasure.

Podcasting e-text link

Check it out and for god sake just buy a book. The author has done an excellent job on this book and I don’t wanna see blind folks or anyone for that matter rip this author off.

It’s only 13 dollars so put your hands in to your miserable pockets and when funds allow, buy it today.

Not fucking next week 2 weeks from now or a year later?

Thanks.

Ok I’ve recieved a reply from a skhype moderator regarding access to the call menu in skype.

The more blind people who post there annoyances in the skype support forum, the better for all concerned.
Here’s the reply.

Hi there!
Chris Westbrook (a blind Skype user who recently made a post here about this issue),
an unnamed Skype staffer and I recently had a discussion about this. This issue is
definitely known and I’m sure Skype will recognize and fix it. Again, this is a BETA
and the Skype staff appreciate any and all feedback to try to make it better.
My suggestion to them was to make an “Accessible Mode” where the API as well as the
Skype client does everything without the eye-candy and better strings for text readers
such as Jaws to be able to read properly and maximize usability for disabled users.
–

Ok all.

I’ve taken it apon myself to write to the skype develpers expressing my sincere dissatisfaction with the newest skype beta and how the call menu has been taken away from us blind folks.

Here’s the email I posted to them below and i’ll keep you all informed on the progress of this very important issue.

Hi There.

Firstly i’d like to express my dissatisfaction with the latest beta 1.3.29 of skype.

I’m extreemly disappointed at the fact you have removed access to calling online contacts via the callmenu under alt c in skype.

Why are you guys taking away important functionality for blind users who use your produtt on a daily basis?
I know the eye candy is pretty and looks good for those with sight but taking away important features such as calling people via the call menu in my oppinion is a step backward.

Please can I urge you to put back the call menu as it is currently in version 1.2.48 and don’t make changes like these without consulting with us first?
I can’t understand why you would even think of removing the call menu and make your product harder for us blind folks to use.

I would appreciate a reply to my concerns listed above and I look forward to hearing from you asap.

Thanks for your time.

Ok it’s been a while since i’ve written here in the fucker.
Basically i’m so pissed cause a new version of skype came out yesterday and the fuck wits have removed the call menu so you now have to doubleclick on a person on your contact list to ccall them.
This is so fucked cause it’s hard enough now to use the mouse pointer and in my oppionion skype have gone backwards since they have done what they have done.

Absolutely fucked.

I’m enraged and i’m so pissed off i’m writing them a nasty letter tonight just to see what they will say.