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  • 3: The One with Sal Soghoian (Bonus Show)

    Sal Soghoian is the man behind Apple automation. For almost 20 years, Sal made sure automation was a part of the Mac, whether advocating personally with Steve Jobs, or building tools like Automator that allow users to customize their Macs.

    Guest Starring:

    Sal Soghoian

    Links and Show Notes: Sal, profiled in Wired Mac Automation Dictation Commands Omni Automation CMD-D, Masters of Automation Down Home Scripting Boot Camp CMD-D 2017 Conference Videos MacTech Conference
    1 hr 4 min
  • 2: I Mix Like a Human

    We're describing audio description with audio. How do movies or TV shows acquire audio description? Which streaming services are heroes, and which fall short? Who describes, and how does description work? And how can you find described content?

    Guest Starring:

    Valerie Hunter

    Links and Show Notes: Movies For the Blind The Audio Description Project (ADP) Accessible Media Inc. | Media Accessibility for all Canadians WGBH - Media Access Group - DVS® Services The Described and Captioned Media Program Audio-Described Programs from Netflix ‎CBC TV on the App Store BBC iPlayer - Audio Described
    1 hr 23 min
  • 1: I Wish All Computers Were Orange

    Personal computers have been around long enough that many of us have fond memories of a formative device, a technology, or an operating system. Some of us collect obsolete hardware; others recall the history because they were a part of making it.

    Guest Starring:

    Stephen Hackett and Larry Skutchan

    Links and Show Notes: 512 Pixels YouTube Channel American Printing House for the Blind History Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects APH — Graphiti Graphics Display APH — Orbit Reader 20

    Affordable refreshable Braille display

    Crossings with No Traffic Control

    APH software to assist blind travelers navigate uncontrolled street crossings.

    Apple Lisa - Wikipedia IBM System/370 - Wikipedia Robotic Dogs Guide the Blind: The Future of Fetching

    This link didn't come up on the show, but it appeared in response to a search, so I've included it for your futuristic pleasure.

    Parallel Archives

    Pre-Relay episodes of Parallel

    57 min
  • 0: Introducing Parallel

    Parallel is a tech podcast with accessibility sprinkles. It's new on Relay FM. Meet the show, meet the host, and find out what comes next.

    Links and Show Notes: Parallel Archives

    The first 14 episodes of Parallel. produced before the show came to Relay.

    Shelly's Web of Wonder iOS Access for All
    7 min
  • #14.5: A Change of Address for Parallel

    I have exciting news. Parallel has joined the Rely.fm network of podcasts. I’m really looking forward to bringing the tech podcast with accessibility sprinkles to the Relay family – a group of excellent podcasts with worldwide reach. The episode attached to this post is a short introduction to the show for Relay listeners. The first full Relay-hosted show drops August 7, and will be labeled episode #1.
    My show will go on as before, but with a few minor changes; all of them awesome.

    * Most importantly, the show has a new home on the web, and there are new links for subscribing to the show in your podcast app of choice. Please update your subscription information, and spread the word that we’ve moved to a new home at Relay.fm. No more shows will be posted to the old feed!
    * The show formerly called The Parallel will go minimalist, and is now simply called Parallel. It’s been really hard to stop saying the “The,” but I’m getting there.
    * Thanks to Relay’s own @forgottentowel, the show has a brand-new logo. And an upcoming episode will feature a professional audio description of the logo. Do you know of any other podcast that has one of those? You do not!
    * Keep up with new episodes by following the show’s Twitter feed, @parallelpods. Of course, you can still follow me at @shelly, the world’s best Twitter handle.
    * Relay.fm is a commercial podcast network, and many of its shows include sponsorship messages. With your support, Parallel too, will attract sponsors. And when it does, I’ll share my personal ethical guidelines for talking about products and services with listeners. I’ve given it lots of thought.

    7 min
  • #14: Sal Soghoian on Automation
    The Parallel breaks format for a special episode with the man behind Mac automation at Apple, Sal Soghoian. For almost 20 years, Sal made sure automation was a part of the Mac, whether it meant advocating personally with Steve Jobs, or building tools like Automator that allow users to customize their machines, and make them do exactly what they want them to do. Sal continues to develop and advocate for automation on Apple platforms, including work on a new automation platform with The Omni Group. We talk about this an so much more on this episode.
    And of course there’s One More Thing
    Guests

    Sal Soghoian

    Links from the Show

    * Sal, profiled in Wired
    * Macosautomation.com
    * DictationCommands.com
    * Omni Automation
    * CMD-D, Masters of Automation Down Home Scripting Boot Camp
    * CMD-D 2017 Conference Videos
    * MacTech Conference

    1 hr 3 min
  • #13: Machines of Loving Grace
    Apple’s WWDC Keynote generated the usual quantity of live blogs and immediate podcasts, followed by lists of new features for all of the companies’ platforms. With a couple of days between the event and this conversation, my guests and I search for some context. And we don’t allow ourselves to be constrained by the need to count down the hits. And even with so broad a mandate, we veer off-topic at a few points, which is all to the good.
    And of course there’s One More Thing
    Guests

    John Panarese, (Mac for the Blind)
    Ken Ray, (Mac OS Ken, Mission Log, The Checklist)

    Links from the Show

    * Apple WWDC Keynote
    * Pre-WWDC macOS dark mode leak
    * Daring Fireball
    * Michael Geoghegen
    * Maccessibility Roundtable Podcast
    * The Talk Show Live from WWDC
    * Apple USB Braille display standard
    * Drafts 5 for iOS
    * K-NFB Reader
    * Voice Dream Reader

    59 min
  • #12: The Full Duplex Experience
    Google I/O is the company’s annual developer conference. It was held last week in Mountain View, CA, and my guests both attended. We talked about what Google I/O is like, learn a bit about what to expect from the forthcoming Android P, debate the merits and missteps of Google Duplex, and try to work out how Google is positioned relative to several big tech rivals.
    And of course One More Thing
    Guests

    Florence Ion, (web site, Material, All About Android, @ohthatflo)
    J. J. Meddaugh, (Blind Bargains Qast, @blindbargains)

    Links from the Show

    * Google I/O
    * Android Authority on material theming
    * Cool Blind Tech on Android P accessibility features
    * Android One
    * Essential Phone
    * Lookout, which we compared to Seeing AI
    * Google Duplex blog post, with examples
    * Google’s Project Treble
    * Funny or Die on Google Duplex (NSFW)

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Parallel Returns
    After a hiatus caused by way too many other projects, I’m producing new episodes of The Parallel, with great guests from around the world of technology. I hope you’ll come along for the ride, and tell your friends, too.
    3 min
  • #11: I Wasn’t Raised to be a Freelancer
    How do you manage a working life when you make your living as a freelance creative person? My guests and I have all had to answer that question. We also have a common interest in diversity and accessibility In tech. In fact, our conversation moves between those topics quite a bit. We talk about finding your niche in a creative field, and the role of luck and hustle in keeping a freelance life going.
    And of course One More Thing
    Guests

    Aleen Sims, (Aleen Mean, Less Than or Equal podcast archives, @Aleen)
    Steven Aquino, (Steven’s Blog, @steven_aquino)

    Links from the Show

    App Camp for Girls
    The Magazine (no longer being published, though archives remain available), and Steven Aquino’s feature, “Re-Enabled”
    Daring Fireball (John Gruber)
    Accidental Tech (ATP)

    54 min

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Why don’t the worlds of mainstream tech and accessibility tech ever seem to collide? Shelly Brisbin, who keeps one foot in each, wants to know. She and her guests from both worlds chew over the news…