Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of March 28

This week, we present two hours of Main Menu Live. Join Jeff Bishop, Darrell Shandrow, Randy Knapp, Don Barrett and possibly additional guests as we talk about the announcements, exhibits, presentations and other happenings at the just-concluded CSUN conference all from a blindness perspective. So, do join us on ACB Radio Mainstream at http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14 between 01:00 and 03:00 Universal Time, Wednesday, March 28, that's Tuesday the 27th starting at 6:00 PM Pacific, 9:00 Eastern. We will take your comments and questions about CSUN or any other blindness technology related topic live on the show by telephone or MSN Windows Live Messenger.

All the best,

Darrell Shandrow

Co-Host

Main Menu Production Team

Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of March 14th

Hello Everyone,

Before we get into this weeks announcement, we want to remind you of the times for Main Menu and Main Menu Live (due to the Daylight Saving Time changes here in the United States this week). Main Menu starts at 1 universal on Wednesday mornings, 9:00 Eastern and 6:00 Pacific on Tuesday evenings and is two hours in length.

This week we bring you someone who has tended to be very popular when he comes on, that being LARRY SKUTCHAN from the American Printing House for the Blind. Here are the items we will cover:

• Icon Braille+


• Book Port II


• Book Wizard Producer


• The Verbal View series of tutorials


• Money Talks Update

Due to the popularity and new times for Main Menu we will actually be starting the show with Main Menu Live and Larry has agreed to stay with us as long as he can in the second hour.

We will take the first 20 to 30 minutes of the first hour to discuss with Larry the new features and products that APH is announcing. After that, we will open the phones for you to call in and ask any questions you have. The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333. You can also email your questions to mainmenu@acbradio.org. You can also interact with the show via MSN Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is mainmenu@acbradio.org.

Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining
the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com. Come join an already lively group of users.

Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:

• Main Menu: http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu


• Main Menu Live: http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive

Main Menu and Main Menu Live can be heard on Tuesday evening at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal on Wednesday morning on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Don't forget that this will be a 2 hour show.

Jeff Bishop

Main Menu Producer

Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of March 7th, 2007

Hello Everyone,

This week on Main Menu we hear all about a brand-new free open source screen reader called NonVisual Desktop Access. During the first hour on Main Menu we hear from the developer of NonVisual Desktop Access, Michael Curran. He gives us a demonstration of NVDA.

During the second hour on Main Menu Live we bring Michael Curran on to talk with us further all about his screen reader. Have you ever wanted to find out what makes a screen reader work? What are the future plans for NVDA? We learn all of this and more on Main Menu Live.

We will open the phone lines at the top of the hour to allow you to call in and ask any questions you have for our guest. The number to call into the
show is 866-400-5333. You can email your questions to mainmenu@acbradio.org. You can also interact with the show via MSN Messenger. The MSN Messenger ID to add is mainmenu@acbradio.org.

Would you like to interact with a group of Main Menu listeners about the topics heard on Main Menu and Main Menu Live? You can do this by joining
the Main Menu Friends email list. The address to subscribe is main-menu-subscribe@googlegroups.com. Come join an already lively group of users.

Would you like to subscribe to podcast feeds for Main Menu and Main Menu Live? The RSS feeds to add to your podcatching application are:

• Main Menu: http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenu


• Main Menu Live: http://www.acbradio.org/podcasts/mainmenulive

Coming up on Main Menu Live on March 14th we will have Larry SKUTCHAN from the American Printing House for the Blind. One of the things he will discuss is the new Bookport II. Get the word out on this one, it is sure to be a big show.

Main Menu and Main Menu Live can be heard on Tuesday evening at 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal on Wednesday morning on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. Don't forget that this will be a 2 hour show.

Jeff Bishop

Main Menu Producer