Mastodawn

I got super tired of Microsoft seemingly being determined to make the app you turn to when your computer locks up and is laggy laggy itself with screen readers, so I wrote my own task manager. It's pure C ,not even linking against a CRT, meaning the current binary is around 20 KB including a complete, sortable process list. You can also customize what columns the list shows and how often you want it to refresh, if at all. I personally keep auto refresh off and just manually refresh with f5, and the list keeps your exact place whenever it refreshes. Pressing escape minimizes it to the system tray, while alt+f4 closes it. I want to do much more with this, such as binding it to a hotkey, but I think it's good enough for a first release. Source code: https://github.com/trypsynth/taskmon , 0.1.0 release: https://github.com/trypsynth/taskmon/releases/download/0.1.0/taskmon.exe , Enjoy!
Edit since this is blowing up: if you like all the hacking I do in my downtime, please consider donating on PayPal or GitHub sponsors so I can keep making teeny pieces of software that just work exactly as they should. GitHub: https://github.com/sponsors/trypsynth PayPal: https://paypal.me/tygillespie05 Thanks everyone!

GitHub - trypsynth/taskmon: Lightweight task manager replacement for Windows.

Lightweight task manager replacement for Windows. Contribute to trypsynth/taskmon development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Diego 13h ago

So, Subtitle Edit updated. The program wasn't 100% accessible before, but it was perfectly usable. Now, NVDA doesn't focus on the subtitles, Tab and the arrow keys do nothing, and it just reads 'Avalonia.Controls.StackPanel' in the settings menu. So sad.

Diego 22h ago

Devin Prater :blind:23h ago

Well y'all, iOS now has a PS2 emulator!

https://pocket-gaming.org/2026/03/22/how-to-play-ps2-games-on-ios-the-ultimate-ipsx2-setup-guide/

#emulation #ps2 #iOS

How to Play PS2 Games on iOS: The Ultimate iPSX2 Setup Guide - Pocketgaming

PS2 emulation on iOS has officially arrived, and it was dropped on Reddit randomly with absolutely no warning. It comes with a major caveat: you cannot simply download it from the App Store. Because PlayStation 2 emulation requires complex dynamic recompilation, you will need to jump through some technical hoops to bypass Apple’s security restrictions.

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Diego 1d ago

aaron 1d ago

I made a keyboard because I needed one and nothing on Android was built for blind users. I put it on GitHub because someone else might need one. Then I woke up this morning and Mastodon had eaten it.

New blog post — what overnight virality actually looks like from the inside, the TalkBack problem nobody else bothered solving, Flexy, and why I spent the day building instead of panicking.

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-made-a-keyboard-nobody-asked-for-my-experience-making-taptype/

#TapType #Android #Accessibility #BlindTech

I Made a Keyboard Nobody Asked For: My Experience Making TapType — fireborn

Diego 1d ago

NV Access 1d ago

NVDA 2026.1 Beta 8 is now avaialble from https://www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2026-1beta8/

Changes since Beta 7:
- Fixed the “Speech style” setting in Math settings being empty when using languages other than English.
- Updates to translations.

See the release announcement for the full highlights of NVDA 2026.1

#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #NewVersion #Update #PreRelease #FOSS #FLOSS #Free #News

Diego 2d ago

aaron 2d ago

TapType is out. It's a keyboard for blind Android users.
There are no visible keys. You tap where QWERTY keys would be from muscle memory, and a spatial prediction algorithm figures out what you meant. It scores nearby keys using a Gaussian proximity model and runs a beam search against an 80,000 word dictionary. You don't need to be precise. That's the whole point.
Swipe right to commit a word. Swipe down or up to cycle through suggestions. Swipe left to delete. It learns what words you use most and ranks them higher over time, and you can add your own words to a personal dictionary.
Every letter has its own unique sound, from Andre Louis's keyboard sound recordings, so you can learn to identify keys by ear without relying on speech. Each swipe direction has a distinct sound too. TTS is there when you want it, adjustable speed, and you can turn it off entirely if you prefer sounds only.
It has emoji search with skin tone selection and favourites, a number pad mode, an upper case mode, and full punctuation support with a customizable quick list. Two-finger gestures handle things like send, close keyboard, switch keyboard, and voice input.
Everything works with TalkBack. I built this because FlickType was a fantastic keyboard for blind iOS users and then it was gone. Nothing like it existed on Android, so I made one.
It's free, no ads, no tracking, no metrics. I'm not evil.

Edit: Now on 2.0 with multiple languages supported.

If you find TapType useful, consider supporting its development:
https://paypal.me/aaronhewitt
https://github.com/sponsors/aaron-gh
https://liberapay.com/fireborn/

Download: https://github.com/aaron-gh/taptype-releases/releases/latest
#TapType #Accessibility #A11y #Android #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #TalkBack #Keyboard #AssistiveTech

Diego 4d ago

André Polykanine 4d ago

#Claude presented channels, an absolute megacool stuff! Basically, you run Claude Code in your terminal and talk to it via Telegram wherever you are. I'd build a #Slack integration, but I guess someone will be first. https://code.claude.com/docs/en/channels?utm_content=inline_link&utm_source=it&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2026_Q1_RET_MKTG_Claude_Code_Newsletter_March_2026_CC_Only_CAI_Activity&utm_term=claude_code&utm_campaignId=17278723 #AI

Push events into a running session with channels - Claude Code Docs

Use channels to push messages, alerts, and webhooks into your Claude Code session from an MCP server. Forward CI results, chat messages, and monitoring events so Claude can react while you're away.

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Diego 4d ago

Devin Prater :blind:4d ago

So I've been all kinds of critical of AI all week. Now I'm gonna show you what I love about it, thanks to Android and TalkBack. I got a Razer headphones with haptic vibration so I'll feel every bang in games, and feel the beat in music, and:

An Amazon package sits on a concrete porch to the left of a dark green front door. The package is wrapped in brown paper and has an Amazon logo sticker on it. To the left of the package is a doormat that says "Welcome" in the center. Further to the left is a wicker chair with a green cushion. On the wall to the left of the door, there is a doorbell and a small gray box.

Hey, that sounds like my apartment! So now I know right where to not step when I go home. I don't wanna squish my brand new headphones.

#AI

Diego 4d ago

Tamas G 4d ago

Pull request successfully merged and closed in Espeak-NG repository. Wow. First upstream contribution back to Espeak, feels good for a Friday. Now every TTS engine that uses Espeak's TextToPhonemes API gets Emoji for free. Score.

Diego 5d ago

Mishaal Rahman 5d ago

📢 Important update on sideloading on Android

It’s of course here to stay. The team’s been listening carefully to feedback from power users who want a way (apart from ADB) to install apps that don’t go through developer verification.

Today, we have more details on the advanced flow that gives you this option.

Read the post👇 for more info

https://goo.gle/advance-flow

Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety

News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.

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