Mastodawn

A conversation started with:
“Is there an AirDrop for Windows?”
My answer was Tailscale, though that undersells it a bit.
What I like most is that it replaced several annoying parts of remote access for me:
• less messing with port forwarding
• less dealing with unreliable sync tools
• less thinking about network setup in general
Now I mostly just connect to the machine I need, by name, and keep moving.
I wrote up how I use it here:
https://taylorarndt.substack.com/p/you-should-be-using-tailscale
#Tailscale #Networking #SelfHosting

You Should Be Using Tailscale

Taylor’s Substack

Rachel Ramos 4d ago

Joe Steinkamp 4d ago

Well, @blindbargains might not be covering the Anaheim event. But there's no shortage of the BBQ crew doing podcasts. @Jage Was on Raising The Dots, @ChanceyFleet and @zeppelin.flights were on Access On and Double Tap respectively. Then long time guest David Wilkinson, or as you might know him as Speedy Turtle or Smart Beagle, was on the See Things Differently podcast episode 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=SOnlshAH7__4mJ2-&v=gQ5JwVaCpqc&feature=youtu.be

S1E15 - Adrenaline & Accessibility with Dave Wilkinson

YouTube

Rachel Ramos 4d ago

NV Access 5d ago

News from #Microsoft:

More logical navigation through Word documents for screen readers

There is a new setting (now in Office 365) which "allows you to use the up and down arrow keys to move through all the content in your document based on the logical reading order." - this will be a big improvement for situations including:
- Multi-column pages
- Text wrapped around images
- multi-page view

#News #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #Keyboard

More logical navigation through Word documents for screen readers

With this new setting, you can confidently use the up and down arrow keys to more intuitively navigate columns of text, tables, text wrapped around an image,...

TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM

Rachel Ramos 5d ago

Joe Steinkamp 5d ago

Slow in the exhibit Hall booth. Must not play Dawncaster. Don't think about Dawncaster. Oh, there's free electricity I didn't know about. Do not charge phone from playing Dawncaster in the booth. These are things that can happen during slow exhibit hall moments. This will be much worse when I have a braille note evolve and my Xbox Games library just a download away.

Rachel Ramos Mar 14

For those I got to interact with at the CSUN Conference this past week. Thank you! You all were incredible! For those who spent time in my presentations, thank you, because you were also incredible! For those who presented at the Evolve launch party, you rock! It is now time to head home and sleep for the next 3 days. On an unrelated note, it's Pi day today. Let the tech and math celebrations continue!

Rachel Ramos Mar 10

Maria Reyes Mar 7

I just published a new piece on Access Interrupted and I’m incredibly proud of this one. It’s about how I work as a blind host at Applebee’s, and the tactile system I use to run the front of house. After my original seating chart disappeared, a teacher at Michigan’s Training Center for the Blind 3D printed a brand new tactile map for me with Braille table numbers and pegs for my jump rings. I call it the Dragon’s Command Board . This piece is about accessibility, teamwork, and the creative systems blind people build to do our jobs well. And yes… sometimes it even involves listening for chairs sliding back to know a table might be leaving. If you’ve ever wondered what restaurant work is like from a blind perspective, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
🔗 Read it here:
https://accessinterrupted.substack.com/p/the-dragons-command-board
#Accessibility
#BlindLife
#Blindness
#AssistiveTechnology
#WorkplaceAccessibility
#DisabilityInTech

The Dragon's Command Board

How I Run the Applebee's Host Stand as a Blind Host

Access Interrupted

Rachel Ramos Feb 24

aaron Feb 24

The tech industry spent twenty years turning users into consumers, instruments into appliances, and technical literacy into a niche hobby for weirdos. They succeeded.

New post: The Slow Death of the Power User
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

#technology #opensource #linux #poweruser #techliteracy #foss

The Slow Death of the Power User — fireborn

Rachel Ramos Feb 24

An eloquently written post, and is why I self-host as much as I can. Makes such a difference to understand how the tools work, not just how to use them. The Slow Death of the Power User — fireborn https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/the-slow-death-of-the-power-user/

The Slow Death of the Power User — fireborn

Rachel Ramos Feb 5

Jage Feb 5

RE: https://stranger.social/@sclower/116020423654641224

That's amazing and a long time coming. Can't wait to try this out. GO Doug!

Rachel Ramos Jan 26

Aira Jan 26

We are excited to be partnering with Meta to build a direct integration for Meta smart glasses using their new Wearables Device Access Toolkit.

This upcoming integration is designed to support a more seamless Explorer experience, with features like GPS continuity, photo capture, and more comprehensive in-call support.

This integration will be available for both IOS and Android, and we are working hard to ensure it functions as expected before rolling it out to the full Explorer community. Internal testing is underway, with a closed beta test to follow.

More updates to come, stay tuned!