@DavidGoldfield@tweesecake.social

DavidGoldfield

@DavidGoldfield@tweesecake.social

Pro-life, practicing Catholic. Providing marketing and social media management for Blazie Technologies. Opinions from this account are my own.
Over 30 years of experience working in the blindness assistive technology field including providing product support and training to blind children and adults. I've been a JAWS for Windows user since v1.0 and have used NVDA since 2009. Using Windows since V3.1 with DOS before that in the early 1990s. Enjoy science fiction and reading Catholic apologetics. Favorite SF shows are Doctor Who and Babylon 5. I love puns. This account posts about all of the above topics.

This profile is from a federated server and may be incomplete. Browse more on the original instance.

DavidGoldfield, to random

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024: On-Demand Webinars and Videos https://www.tpgi.com/global-accessibility-awareness-day-2024-on-demand-webinars-and-videos/

DavidGoldfield, to random

For users of Voice Dream Reader: I found an extremely serious bug in v4.34.4 of VDR. I have reported the following bug to the VDR mailing list. I'm very confident that it will be fixed and so my intent in posting this on Mastodon is not to start a VDR bashing session but just to make other users aware of this bug. Here is what I sent to the list.

Hello. In this latest version of VDR I am no longer able to successfully import any files from OneDrive via the file browser.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. With VoiceOver enabled, double-tap the Add button.
  2. Choose File Browser.
  3. Choose a file with a recognized file format: audio, text, Word document, etc. You will hear that your file has been added.
  4. Select the Done button.
  5. In the VDR library, move focus to the file that you tried to import. VDR sees the file but reports it as being “unavailable.”

If this bug is reproducible, I consider it to be an extremely high-priority issue as I am no longer able to import any new files into VDR.

DavidGoldfield, to random

Winamp is not going open source. Here's what it is doing - and why https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/winamp-is-not-going-open-source-heres-what-it-is-doing-and-why/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

DavidGoldfield, to random

AI Narrators and Audible: Boon or Bane for Storytelling https://goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/ai-narrators-and-audible-boon-or-bane-for-storytelling

DavidGoldfield, to random

Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology but still face barriers to the digital world - Yahoo! Voices https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6957

DavidGoldfield, to random

ElevenLabs API support in reader apps: The ultimate reading experience can now be possible! https://accessibleandroid.com/elevenlabs-api-support-in-reader-apps-the-ultimate-reading-experience-can-now-be-possible/

DavidGoldfield, to random

Google TalkBack will use Gemini to describe images for blind people https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6953

DavidGoldfield,

@Rich If the rumors about AI capabilities in Apple products are correct, I predict we'll see AI make its way into VoiceOver's image descriptions.

DavidGoldfield,

@pixelate @Rich I'm curious as to which extra voices will be available for VoiceOver.

DavidGoldfield, to random

The On-Demand iPhone Password Generator You Didn't Know You Needed - CNET https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/the-on-demand-iphone-password-generator-you-didnt-know-you-needed/#ftag=CAD590a51e

DavidGoldfield, to random

Dell Reports Data Breach Involving Customer Information https://www.pcmag.com/news/dell-reports-data-breach-involving-customer-information

evilcookies98, to random
@evilcookies98@dragonscave.space avatar

Oh yay, riders block, on chapter 1

DavidGoldfield,

@cordova5029 @mckensie @evilcookies98 Pretend Chapter 1 has already been written and just start on Chapter 2. 😀

DavidGoldfield, to random

Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/05/watch-out-for-tech-support-scams-lurking-in-sponsored-search-results

mckensie, to random

Hey everyone! I've got some very good news! So did you guys think that the natural voices would be exclusive to narrator? Did you guys think the natural voices wouldn't even make it to other screen readers? Well, you all thought wrong! Because guess what? Thanks to a video on YouTube, I found out there is an NVDA addon for these voices! And it even works on windows 10! You can get this addon at datajake.braillescreen.net, TTS, synthesizers for NVDA, and titled neural voices. The rest of you guys can thank me later! Feel free to boost this post! It deserves one!

DavidGoldfield,

@mckensie Would you please provide a URL for this? @datajake1999 can you confirm this and is this legal?

DavidGoldfield, to random

Many Thanks to Tiflotecnia and Access Mind For the New Vocalizer NVDA Addon https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6892

DavidGoldfield, to random

Insights from a Blind User: Online Banking Accessibility https://blog.usablenet.com/banking-online-while-blind-3-best-practices-for-web-accessibility

DavidGoldfield, to random

A Lot of People Are Falling for Those 'Your Package Cannot Be Delivered' Texts https://www.pcmag.com/news/usps-phishing-scam-package-cannot-be-delivered-texts

DavidGoldfield, to DoctorWho

I'm speechless. Bookshare recently added hundreds of Doctor Who novels. Looks like the bulk of them were added on April 12. I submitted a support request in February asking them if they could work with BBC Books to import their back catalog. I don't know if my request contributed to what I'm seeing but it sure looks as though this has happened. It's amazing to finally have a legal source for obtaining these books, at least for those with qualifying print disabilities. For some this may not seem like a big deal but I've wanted to have access to this collection since the mid-90s and it's finally available. I almost have tears in my eyes going through the list.

DavidGoldfield, to random

Results of the survey “Braille Display Usage” https://www.livingbraille.eu/results-of-the-survey-braille-display-usage/

DavidGoldfield, to random

Open- source braille embosser | HackSpace https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/open-source-braille-embosser-hackspace-78/

DavidGoldfield, to random

How to Turn on Detailed Voice Guidance for Vision Impaired Users in Google Maps https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6838

DavidGoldfield, to random

3 Things I Learned at CSUN 2024 as a User with Vision Impairment https://allyant.com/3-things-i-learned-at-csun-2024-as-a-user-with-vision-impairment/

DavidGoldfield, to random

For NVDA Users: Test Version: Tiflotecnia Vocalizer Voices for NVDA https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6830

DavidGoldfield, to random

Corrected Announcement: Code Factory Discontinues Their NVDA Eloquence and Vocalizer Addon https://groups.io/g/tech-vi/message/6833

DavidGoldfield, to random

Shure MV7+ Review | PCMag https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/shure-mv7-plus

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • JUstTest
  • tacticalgear
  • DreamBathrooms
  • cisconetworking
  • osvaldo12
  • ngwrru68w68
  • magazineikmin
  • thenastyranch
  • Youngstown
  • ethstaker
  • rosin
  • slotface
  • mdbf
  • kavyap
  • anitta
  • InstantRegret
  • Durango
  • tester
  • everett
  • cubers
  • GTA5RPClips
  • khanakhh
  • provamag3
  • modclub
  • Leos
  • normalnudes
  • megavids
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •