You Could Win a VictorReader Stream from Humanware and ACB Radio!

Hello ACB Radio Friends and listeners,

 
I just want to take this opportunity to give you all of the details on a cool contest we at ACB Radio are running right now in partnership with Humanware who is providing the cool prize.

 
It’s ACB Radio Interactive’s birthday next weekend, but you could get the gift.  Get into the stream of things and win the Victor Reader Stream from Humanware and ACB Radio. So many features in such a small package you’ve never seen before. 

• Take your computer book and music libraries with you anywhere on a device that fits in the palm of your hand.


• Easily Access daisy and book share books using Stream’s built in text to speech and standard daisy navigation levels.


• Play and record audio files with Stream’s built in voice recorder.


• Store and access as many files as your removable SD flash card can hold.


• Enjoy the stream for 15 hours continuously using the rechargeable and user replaceable battery.


• Easily move files between the Stream and your computer.


• Easily access all stream functions with highly contrasted tactile keys and audio feedback.

 
All this can be yours thanks to the generosity of HumanWare, manufacturers of the Victor Reader Stream.  send an email message to contest@acbradio.org telling us in 75 words or less, why having a Victor Reader Stream would benefit you at work, at school, at home or at play.  Be sure to include your name, address and telephone number along with your e-mail address.  The winner will be called on the Marlaina program on September 10, just after 1UTC; that's September 9 just after 9 PM Eastern in North America.  You must be available to receive the call in order to win.

Employees of Humanware and ACB Radio volunteers are ineligible to win. General ACB Radio contest rules also apply.

You may learn more about the VictorReader Stream by visiting HumanWare's web site. Again the email address to send entries is contest@acbradio.org. Tell us how you would benefit from a Victor Reader stream, be available for that call from Marlaina  on September 10th and you may just be celebrating ACB Radio Interactives birthday in a big way by winning the Victor Reader Stream for yourself.  , from Humanware and ACB Radio.  Good luck.

 
Rachel Bader

Promotions Coordinator

ACB Radio Interactive

Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of August 29

This week, during the first hour of Main Menu, we hear a demonstration from Brian Hartgen of T&T Consultancy covering the company's new J-Vist product delivering support for the speech recognition component of Windows Vista to JAWS users. Immediately after Brian's presentation, we hear a demonstration of System Access working with voice input on Windows Vista from Matt Campbell of Serotek.

During the second hour of Main Menu Live, join our panel of experts (Jeff Bishop, Darrell Shandrow, Don Barrett, Randy Knapp and Rick Harmon) and get answers to all of your burning technology questions!

Here is how to participate in the show:

• The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.


• You may email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org


• You may also interact with the show via MSN (Windows Live) 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 evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal (GMT) on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel.

Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow

The Main Menu Production Team

Coming up on Main Menu for the week of August 22

This week on Main Menu, we bring you Rick Harmon's demonstration of the accessible CallBurner Skype call recording software by Netralia.  Due to an unforeseen issue outside our control, there will be no Main Menu Live program this week.

 

 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 evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal/GMT on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. To listen to the show, just click this link: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14

 

Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow
The Main Menu Production Team

Tuner Updated for Alternate ACB Radio Interactive Broadband Stream

The ACB Radio Tuner has now been updated to version 6.7, making the alternate ACB Radio Interactive broadband stream available. This update may be obtained by visiting the ACB Radio Tuner page. After it has been installed, the alternate stream may be chosen in the Listen menu, or the stream may be switched by pressing F11 for the primary or F12 for the secondary stream.

Alternate ACB Radio Interactive Broadband Listening Stream Now Available

ACB Radio Interactive listeners now have an alternate listening option, thanks to additional streaming bandwidth provided by Paul Merrell. Please feel free to utilize this option at any time in cases where you experience any breakup, buffering or outage of the primary broadband stream.

• Listen to ACB Radio Interactive's Alternate Broad Band Stream with Windows Media Player 7 or higher.


• Listen to ACB Radio Interactives Alternate Broad Band Streamwith Winamp or compatible MP3 player.


• Listen to ACB Radio Interactive's Alternate Broad Band Stream with RealPlayer.


• Listen to ACB Radio Interactive's Alternate Broad Band Stream with the Mac's Itunes player.

Once again, we at ACB Radio thank Paul for his generous donation!

We're Cookin' on the Next Marlaina

That's right, on the next marlaina, we're going to be doing some mighty fine
cooking under the direction of our own ACB chefs Dale Campbell and Cheryl
Cummings, all of course being supervised by the Cooking in the Dark
Production King, Tim Cummings. We may cook up an eggplant parmigiana, do
something with eggs and bacon, or who knows what, but it'll be happening
live on your electric computin' machine tonight on Marlaina. And oh yah,
we'll take all your cooking questions, how-to's, and even hear what's up
with those sweet little mice at the Blind Mice mart, that place where weekly
it is proven that you don't need sight to cook dinner tonight!

The Marlaina show is heard on ACB Radio Mainstream. It all starts on Sunday
night at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, which is Monday morning at 1 Universal.
The program will replay for 24 hours, and of course, is available via
podcast from the ACB Radio replay page. As always, we'll take your calls at
our toll-free number, 866 666 7926.

To listen to the show, just click this link:
http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14

As always, thank you so much for your continued support of my ACB Radio
work!

Marlaina

Coming up on Main Menu and Main Menu Live for the week of August 15

Main Menu and Main Menu Live return!

This week on Main Menu and Main Menu Live, we focus on Humanware's Victor Reader Stream.  In the first hour, we hear an in-depth review of the Victor Reader Stream.  In the second hour we bring on Gerry Chevalier from Humanware live to talk to all of us about the Victor Reader Stream. This will give you an opportunity to find out the latest information all about this new portable device.

Here is how to participate on the show.

• The number to call into the show is 866-400-5333.


• You can email your questions to: mainmenu@acbradio.org


• You may 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 evenings at 9:00 Eastern, 6:00 Pacific, and at 1 universal/GMT on Wednesday mornings on the ACB Radio Main Stream channel. To listen to the show, just click this link: http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=8&MMN_position=14:14

Jeff Bishop and Darrell Shandrow

The Main Menu Production Team