That Real Blind Tech Show

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy

A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.

  1. há 22 h

    Episode 209 - Half Burp, Half Laugh For the Blind

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine gather around the campfire to discuss some tech and the resolutions from this year's National Federation of the Blind or For the Blind conference.   We kick the show off with a little homage to the village People, because what blind tech show wouldn't?   Brian then tells a bizarre encounter he had on the streets of New York City.   Brian then gets in to his latest travel adventures and a couple of fun stories from the cruise he just got back from. Everybody then discusses their Fourth of July celebrations.   And a quick round of that Real Blind Feud pops up. Question, What is New York State the first to ban?   Be My eyes announced they are finally coming to the Mac Desktop, but as our man on the ground at the NFB Conference David tells us, the announcement of all this went a little off the rails.   Meta is rumored to be working on a pair of Smart Glasses that will be recording all the time.   We then discuss our latest work with our Claude projects. Brian discusses where he is at with his Baseball SIM game and That Real Movie quiz. Jeanine then discusses the Eleven Labs project she has been working on.   Chat GPT has debuted their new work agent, GPT 5.6, and a new voice mode.   Our man on the ground David, then gives us his recap of this year's NFB conference.   And finally we dive in to the NFB 2026 Resolutions as only That Real Blind Tech show can.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 58min

  2. 19 de jun.

    Episode 208 - Demo of Claude in Action, xCode, and Terminal Making the Baseball SIM and That Real Movie Quiz iOS Game

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Brian once again flying solo as he walks you through VibeCoding. Even if you think VibeCoding is not for you, stick around and give it a listen, as you will be amazed at how simple it really is.   Brian will walk you through working with Claude to build actual real life web based and iOS apps, Xcode, Terminal, and demo part of his web based Baseball SIM and iOS That Real Movie Quiz game.   The first thing Brian walks you through is some of his work in Claude with his Baseball SIM. You will see how he talks to Claude and the responses he receives.   After walking you through some prompting to Claude and its responses on fixes to his project, Brian then walks you through the main menu structure of his Baseball SIM game. Then he walks you through the Dashboard to the game. This is where a lot of the fun is located. Brian SIMS a game and shows you the box score for that game, where the Yankees win, Yankees win!   Then you will get to see or hear some real gameplay with the announcer in action.   After the Baseball SIM demo, Brian begins discussing the Movie Jeopardy game now called That Real Movie Quiz game he is creating. The game is in very early Test Flight stage with a working prototype.   First thing Brian walks you through is some more prompting with Claude, but this time he is recording all of his work in real time. Claude leads Brian through some file replacements which then leads him in to Xcode.   Brian then fires up That Real Movie quiz on his iPhone, but runs in to an issue where there are only two categories on the Board. Not to worry, as running in to issues is part of working, designing, and developing with Claude.   Brian then takes a break, and gets back in to it all the next day and describes what went wrong with his That Real Movie Quiz iOS game.       Then it is back to Claude to find out what caused this issue in the latest build of the game.   Off the air, Brian made the necessary fixes to That Real Movie Quiz, and he then demos the current final product on his iPhone.                       That Real Movie Quiz is now in early beta testing, and if you would like to test out the app through Test flight on your iPhone, shoot us in an email to ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, and we will get back to you, or Brian will get back to you, or an unfired intern will get back to you. Basically someone will get back to you.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 12min

  3. 13 de jun.

    Episode 207 - Special Report: The VibeCoding episode

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and a different kind of episode as Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together for a Special Report on VibeCoding. What's the old saying? If you can't beat them, join them.   We kick the conversation off discussing when we first learned about VibeCoding.   We discuss our first experiences with VibeCoding when we sat down at the computer and typed that first prompt to Claude.   We go in to the difference between a chat and a project on Claude, and why you may choose to use a project.   We then discuss issues we have had when working on a project and how we got around the issues.   We then dive in to some of the projects we are working on and some of the upcoming projects we would like to begin working on. Don't steal our ideas, unless they will turn out better than our ideas!   And off of our ideas we give you breaking news of a possible new website page coming to you pretty soon.   And like anything worth doing we then discuss the possibility of people stealing or copying your ideas and trying to make something you create their own.   And because if That Real Blind Tech show is one thing, it is educational, face falling on the floor laughing emoji, but we do talk about what we have learned since we started VibeCoding.   We then answer the question can anyone quickly get started with VibeCoding.     And of course with anything now a days, we dive in to the possible dangers of VibeCoding.   We then venture in to how Allison built an app for iOS and tested it on her phone.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 23min

  4. 9 de jun.

    Episode 206 - WWDC26 Recap, See What You see and Introducing StudHub

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, and David are here to discuss this year's WWDC in a way that no other Blind Tech Show can.   The show kicks off discussing some of the crazy happenings in New York City and it is only going to get crazier as the 250th comes the weekend of July 4th. Strange things have been afoot in the New York City sewer system!   We then give you a quick preview about our next episode which will be all about VibeCoding.   All of the FIFA World Cup games will air with an audio described track through the Fifa app.   We then dive in to our WWDC26 recap and no big surprise as the keynote was almost entirely about Apple Intelligence. Take two for Apple as they introduce Siri A.I. A stand alone Siri app will be coming to your devices. Siri mode will be coming to the camera app giving us a whole new visual intelligence experience.   Unfortunately for our friends in the EU do not expect any of these smarter Siri features any time soon.   Additionally, if you want to run the newest Apple Intelligence features for some of them you will need to be on a newer device.   Safari is getting a big makeover, but will you actually use any of the new features?   iCloud Plus subscribers will get new additional benefits for apple Intelligence.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 10min

  5. 30 de mai.

    Episode 205 - Demo of amazon Web Mac Improved Accessibility and New Innosearch Fees

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show super cool Brian demo, as Brian noticed a few things going on on the Innosearch and a long over due accessibility web improvement to amazon on the Mac.   Brian starts off discussing the newly implemented under $25 fees that are appearing on Innosearch. He walks you through a demo of searching for Men's Boxers, adding to the cart, and then the new under $25 handling fee Innosearch has implemented. Next he demos the bizarre behavior on Innosearch after you decide to look for a second product. These demos are done on the Mac using Safari. You may experience different behavior on the PC or in Chrome or other browsers on the Mac.   Brian then goes over to Amazon to demo the very positive and long over due heading and screen reader navigation improvements  in safari on the Mac. We now have keyboard shortcuts on the Mac that actually work in most places. Brian walks you through navigating search results in Amazon which still leave much to be desired, and then he shows you how searching directly for a product in Google might get you to the product page directly faster.   Brian attempts to use the keyboard shortcut built in to Amazon to get a product description, and when it fails to work, he then demos the fantastic new heading structure on amazon.com. He then demos how quick and simple it is to add a product to your cart with the keyboard shortcut.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    32 min

  6. 24 de mai.

    Episode 204 - #GAAD, Google IO, and Walrus Penis Bone

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show and since we have a new intro for our show we got the entire gang here of Allison, Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine.       We kick the show off discussing a Little Rock and roll and Billy Idol of all things. Which then leads to our first That Real Blind Tech show firing in quite awhile.   Brian discusses seeing Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden. And the talk of the Boss then leads to us discussing our new theme song.   Eventually we get in to the news with a story for the ages as a beloved Walrus Penis Bone has gone missing from a bar in South Jersey. And we finally have an answer to the age old question, is it safe to use a laptop on your lap?        Will Privacy workers ruin Smart Glasses for people with disabilities?   Boston Logan Airport is launching a pilot  program of people getting to the airport 25 miles away and going through TSA there, what could go wrong with this?   We then discuss #GAAD and what has it accomplished over the past 15 years. Ed discusses the #GAAD event he participated in with Meta Labs.   In recognition of #GAAD Apple unveiled the new accessibility features coming in the next operating system.   We then touch on all the sink holes popping up in New York City.   We then dive in to Google Io, and start out discussing Vibe Coding apps and will this lead to further inaccessibility.   Google has multiple pairs of Glasses coming later this year, the first pair we discuss is the Project Aura Glasses which are more VR glasses.   Google will also be releasing an Audio only Gemini Glasses, but do not call them Glasses, they are Intelligent Eyewear.   Get ready to do everything in Google in the search box.   Google Gemini Agents will become more personalized.   At the end of the day all of these A.I. features and the usability of it all will come down to two things, the accessibility of it all, and more importantly, will you actually trust using it.   We then dive in to some new products we have gotten recently. Brian kicks it off discussing the DOT digital Business Card which you can buy on amazon. Brian then mentions he bought the Anker Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Buds that just were released on May 21st, however, as they did not arrive until after we recorded, and the app and touch screen have several accessibility issues. The app and touch screen are pretty much unusable by someone who is blind. We will discuss this further on our next show. David then discusses the Pocket A.I. Recorder he just ordered. And while it is not a typical Allison return, she is gifting her current Mac Book Air and replacing it with the latest Mac Book Pro. Jeanine then discusses the Hapware Band she has ordered, so expect a lot of product discussions on the next few shows as we receive these products.   And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    2h9min

  7. 11 de mai.

    Episode 203 - GPT Smackdown Demo for Mac Usability

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show long awaited new demo, as Brian woke up early and decided to do something about his frustration with the state of navigation and usability of ChatGPT on the Mac with VoiceOver.   Welcome to the first ever GPT smack off!   Brian will run you through ChatGPT, ChatGPT Desktop, Google Gemini, Gemini Desktop for Mac, and Claude and compare all of them for ease of use, navigation, and usability with VoiceOver on the Mac.   So grab a beverage, kick back and enjoy.   Brian starts off walking you through the current navigation issues in both the web based and desktop ChatGPT apps. They end up getting a D minus for his usability score.   Next up is Gemini web based and desktop apps. Brian gives web based Gemini an A for its ease of navigation and great heading structure. It blows the doors off the current state of navigation on ChatGPT. Remember this demo was done on the Mac in Safari, you may experience different behavior in chrome on the Mac, and of course on the PC.     Brian ends up giving the Mac Gemini Desktop app a C, so if you are going to use Gemini on the Mac stick to the browser version, it is a much smoother navigation experience.   Brian is using Claude for the first time and like web based Gemini, he gives web based Claude an A as well, so se la vie to ChatGPT and their continuing downward spiral with screen reader usability.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    37 min

  8. 3 de mai.

    Episode 202 - Mother Tucker it's A Sloppy Enis

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine are back together again to discuss all the latest tech news with of course some other nonsense.   A few episodes ago Ed educated us all that it is no longer a crime to urinate in public in New York City. Who knew Ed actually knew what he was talking about!       According to a recent Web Aim report, the web's accessibility has gotten worse over the past year. In other bad accessibility news, the government has extended the deadline for state and local websites to be accessible to everyone for another year until April 2027.   And in our new segment, It Could Only Happen in Florida, the Florida Attorney General is looking in to going after ChatGPT for its assistance with murders!   Why no mention of security? Why is it always privacy, privacy, privacy?   Just when we thought Claude was the responsible A.I., it goes and deletes a companies entire database. Whoops.   We then dive in to discussing OpenClaw, is it the most useful piece of software ever created as some claim, or a disaster waiting to happen?   We then get a review of the Rocked Glasses and compare them against the Meta Glasses.   You may have heard by now that Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple's CEO, we discuss what his legacy will be. We then discuss the five best products launched during the Tim Cook era.   A recent rumor claims that iOS 27 will make our Air Pods a lot more powerful. Yeah, but do you believe a single thing coming out of apple anymore?   As we continue on the Apple rumor front, is the Vision Pro already Sleeping with the fishes? And yet another Apple rumor has Apple potentially ditching MagSafe.   And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 50min
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A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy
  • Anos de atividade
    2020 - 2026
  • Episódios
    100
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Site do podcast
    That Real Blind Tech Show

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