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When to use an iPad and when a note taker is the best choice is just part of the discussion this week on MainMenu... Thanks to the SeroTalk Podcast Network we are airing a Hims Inc. presentation from CSUN 2014 on when an iPad is the better choice, and when a note taker is a better choice. It is good information, and may help you answer the question for you as to which is best for you and when. and, David woodbridge brings us a Demonstration of Using OSX Maps for Route Step Information. We bring you the help you need when making those important decisions about which technology is the best for you.

Keeping you informed... Managing Director of ACB Radio, Larry Turnbull brings us an interview about GW Micro and their murger with AI Squared. MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge brings us a Demo of using the Rivo Bluetooth Keyboard with Voice Over with iOS devices. And, MainMenu Executive Producer Chase Crispin brings us Tips on submitting a segment to Main Menu.

On Main Menu for this week we conclude our coverage of new products released at the CSUN 2014 conference thanks to coverage from the SeroTalk Podcast Network. This week, we hear about the latest from Code Factory, GW Micro, Bookshare, Freedom Scientific, AI Squared, The American Printing House for the Blind, and Dolphin. We hope these interviews conducted at the CSUN conference this year will bring you up-to-date on the latest assistive technology news, and Main Menu would like to thank the SeroTalk Podcast Network for allowing us to rebroadcast some of their excellent CSUN coverage.

Learn how to record audio on your computer and customize it to your likeing. And, a simple process for making print documents completely accessible on your iDevice. MainMenu host David Tanner takes us through the basics of recording audio on our Windows computer using the free and very accessible audio editing software Audacity. And, Jenine Stanley demonstrates using the Voiceye app to make it easy to label and read print documents so they can be read on your iDevice. This is a show you may want to keep a copy of for future reference. So, be sure you do not miss this one.

From around the world MainMenu brings you the latest news on the newest assistive tech releases for 2014. We start with an interview with Michael Curran, one of the primary developers of NVDA, and hear all about the new NVDA 2014 R1 release of NVDA. And, that is followed up with an interview with the fine folks from Duxberry Systems from the recent CSUN conference. We thank the fine folks at Blind Bargains for allowing us to rebroadcast this excellent interview.

Microsoft has ended support for Windows XP. So, now what... We present a user panel discussion on some possible solutions if you are still using Windows XP. And, for more information you will want to check out the information at the End of windows XP support page.

News, information, and CSUN coverage are all here on MainMenu just for you... MainMenu staff member Mary Emerson brings us information on the latest firmware release for the Hims line of note takers. and we hear two interviews from the 2014 CSUN Technology and Persons With Disabilities Conference presented on MainMenu thanks to the fine folks at Blind Bargains. The first is an interview with folks from Intuit discussing the accessibility of their Quick Books accounting software. And, the second is an interview with the president of Baum USA discussing the recent opening of their first office in the U.S. and, we find out about some of their products and services.

This week, MainMenu Host David Tanner interviews Greg Stilson from Humanware about all the great new features in the latest BrailleNote/VoiceNote firmware release, Keysoft version 9.4.1. Thanks to the fine folks at Blind Bargains we present their interview with a representative from Envision America recorded at the recent CSUN Technology and Persons With Disabilities conference held in March 2014. Envision America announces talking perscriptions are now available from another large Drug Store chain. And thanks again to Blind Bargains we present their interview with Abisee about the latest products to make your life easier. Remember that MainMenu will be bringing you additional coverage from the CSUN conference over the coming weeks. So do not miss our coverage of CSUN 2014 here on MainMenu.

We bring you the most up-to-date information on iOS and BrailleNote new software releases here on Main Menu this week to keep you current and completely informed. MainMenu staff member David Woodbridge introduces us to the new features in the new iOS 7.1 release for your iDevice. And, Greg Stilson, Blindness Product Manager for Humanware, brings us three presentations about the new KeyMaps application in the new 9.4.1 upgrade for the BrailleNote Apex. We thank the fine folks at Humanware for allowing us to air these presentations on MainMenu. They are also available for download at the Humanware website. Keeping you up-to-date with the very latest news and information on technologies that enrich the lives of blind and visually impaired persons is our business here at MainMenu.

New inovations from Hims Inc. and NV Access are just part of the news this week on MainMenu. Thanks To Hims Inc. we present a recent webinar on the new E-bot device from Hims. David Woodbridge demonstrates using iTunes Radio on the Apple TV. And, we learn that the latest release of the free screen reader NVDA is available. It is the latest tech for you right here on Main Menu.