Jr hits the blog! Wow! What an accomplishment!

Hello all!
Oh my, we've really got something to talk about today!
No joke at all!
Most of the time, we try to stay on-topic about technology on this blog, but today, we needed to take some time to write a funny article about this really funny guy.
The funny guy that we will be talking about today is a guy from Denison, Ia.
Jr Paully!
Folks, if you don't know who Jr Paully is, you will soon learn!
Trust me!
hahaha!
Anyway, this guy is sooooooooo funny!
Let me tell ya why!
First, you go to an auction, and basically, it's just sun-burned serious stuff.
Oh no, not when you walk into this place.
First, you get the pleasant smell of Jr's air freshner, also known as manure!
hahahahahahahahaha!
lol!
Then, there's the jokes!
Who knows what you'll hear him joking about in there during the sale.
Let's cover some of the stuff I heard today, when selling my cattle.
Jr: "Are you gunna keep all this money for yourself, or give some of it to your mom?"
Me: "Well, I think I'll keep it for myself!"
Jr: "ahh, your gunna keep it for yourself, I figured that."
Jr: "Yah, he said mom, if I make money off these calvs I am keeping it for myself. If I lose mony, then these are your cattle."
hahahahahahahahaha!
Ok, so after they sell my steers and all that, there was a steer in the ring that was blind.
I saw them trying to help him, and that's excellent!
As a result, I'm posting this here for Jr.
Guess what?
Remember when the Americans with Disibilities act, ADA, was written in 1990?
Well guess what?
The Cattle with Disibilities Act, CDA, was written in 2010!
Here is what it says
Rule number 1.
Be sure to try to help them in any way.
Rule number 2.
Give there trailer guide a bell if a calf is blind.
Rule number 3.
If blind, give them a cc, otherwise known as a cattle cane!
If unable to walk, give them a cattle chair, to stear themselves around with at least one of there hooves.
So there you go, the CDA is now complete!
Ok!
Here we go!
The moment we've all ben waiting for!
To listen to Jr!
To download a recording of him selling my calvs,
Click here!
If you liked this article, please be sure to
Send me an email!
or call the comment line at 206-337-4505!
And, make sure you check out
The official Denison Livestock home page!
See ya later, joking Jr!
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Techy Tidbits Announces Brand New Podcast!

Hello, and greetings to all!
I am pleased to make yet another announcement!
Techy Tidbits is continueing to grow rapidly, and that's excellent!
I'm proud to announce the birth of The Techy Tidbits podcast!
First, though, why am I producing a podcast when I already have the tidbits on
A C B radio
The reason is that I feel that people who are blind and visually impaired should know the most current, up-to-date information about assistive technology.
And, of course, never fear, techy tidbits is here!
Because that is just what this podcast does!
It informs people about the latest and greatest assistive technology out there in today's complex technological world.
Whether you're at work or at play, this podcast is bound to brighten your day!
Ok, so enough of my rambling.
You all want the podcast!
To download it,
Click here!
I hope you like it, and if you do, be sure to
Send me an email!
or call the comment line at 206-337-4505
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Enjoy!

Some helpful tutorials now available!

Hello all!
Today, I will be talking about good resources for finding good and helpful blindness related tutorials.
First,
Techy Tidbits
has a good tutorial all about navigating and using the Samsung Intensity cell phone from Verizon Wireless.
You can download it by
Clicking Here
It is a zip archive consisting of 8 mp3 files that you can play with windows media player, or your favorite program such as
Gold Wave
Access Watch
has two free tutorials available, one on using the popular
Rapsity music service
and one on using Nerrow 8.
Even though these tutorials may be abit out of date, they are still a good resource.
Access watch also lists several resources for finding blindness related tutorials and podcasts.
Also, some assistive technology that we buy, also may come with a few cd's.
Depending on what kind of piece of equipment this piece of assistive technology is, one may consist of software, and one may consist of a tutorial.
99.9% of the time, these cd's will usually be brailled.
Also,
Gw Micro
has some tutorials on using there screen reader,
Window-eyes
There are many other blindness related tutorials out on the net these days, some text, some audio.
Another good source for finding tutorials is
The Empowerment Zone
I hope you have found this article helpful, and remember to subscribe to our
Rss feed
Please be sure to call our comment line and leave us your feedback at 206-337-4505
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Until next time, America...

Jeff Bishop Returns to A C B radio!

Hey all!
Guess who returns to
A C B Radio Interactive
tonight?
I suppose it's
Jeff Bishop!
if your lucky.
That's right, folks, he's back!
The wonderful programmer, tweeter, facebook man, scripter, radio brodcaster, etc, etc is back on
A C B radio interactive!
The show airs on Friday nights.
To find the correct time in your time zone, please go to the homepage of
A C B radio interactive
by clicking the link above.
Also, don't forget to
Subscribe to our rss feed
And also, please call the comment line at
206-337-4505
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Until next time, America...

Techy Tidbits stay!

Hello all!
I will not take the time to write a fancy announcement, but I will just say, the tidbits I do for
A C B radio's
Main Menu
are not going away.
I will say, though, there may not be one that airs every week.
Again, they are not going away, and I will even attempt to take them in a new direction.
Please leave me feedback by
Sending me an email
leaving comments on this post, or calling the comment line at
206-337-4505.
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See you on the next tidbit!

Finding Email Lists

Greetings!
In today's article, we will be talking about good sources for finding email lists.
First, though, what is an email list?
An email list is a service that people will post messages to, and the server, then has a full database of email addresses, and the server then tells the list, ok, send the message that was just posted by John to all of these email addresses.
As a result, everyone that has subscribed to the list, gets that message.
Ok, now that we know what an email list is, how do we find them?
Well, there are several email lists out there on the net these days.
A good source for finding thousands of lists is
Free Lists
Another good source for finding email lists is
Yahoo Groups
And, yet another good source is
Google Groups
Whether you're blind or sighted, there is an email list out there for you!
I hope you have found this article helpful, and you are encouraged to call are comment line at 206-337-4505 and leave us your feedback!
Please note: The comment line is just a voicemail box, so you may call anytime.
Also be sure to subscribe to our
Rss Feed
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Until next time, America...

Techy tidbits comment line now available!

Greetings to all!
I am pleased to anounce that Techy Tidbits now has a comment line!
Are you a person who can not solve captias?
Call the comment line, and leave us your feedback!
To reach it, call
206-337-4505
Enjoy!

Is choosing a screen reader that hard of a decision?

Hi all!
Today, I will tell you how you can decide if a screen reader is right for you.
First, I would suggest asking yourself, "Ok, what is it that I am going to be using the computer for?"
If you say, word processing, and writing emails, then the built in screen reader in windows called narator should be the one that would save you money.
This screen reader uses sappy, a speech engine made by
Microsoft corperation
However, if you tell yourself, "I want to do heavy web browsing, programming, etc, etc", then you may want to consider a screen reader with higher functionality such as
Window-eyes
a screen reader made by
Gw Micro, Inc
Another screen reader you might want to consider is
Jaws for Windows
made by
Freedom Scientific, Inc
A free, open source, screen reader is
N V D A
They all have there pros and cons, but you can download demos of each screen reader at there respective websites.
Also, there are several email lists out there that discuss screen readers.
A good source for finding email lists is
Free Lists
I hope that you have found this article helpful, and I am verry open to any feedback you have on this subject.
You can either leave a comment on this post, or you can
Send me an email
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Until next time, America...

Elevator! Oh know! Where's your guide dog, dude?

Greetings all!
Uhhhhhhhhh! Those evil elevators!
Ok, so here's the story on this deal.
I was going to the guiding eyes reception, and my mom was going somewhere, I don't remember where.
So, here I am, I'm thinking, "Oh, I'll get up there just fine!"
Good gravy over mashed potatoes!
Was that ever an out of range estimate!
I hit the button to go down to the 2nd floor, you know.
So I get there, and oops!
I took the wrong turn!
So, I get up on the elevator that I just got off, and the guy was like,
"So what floor do you need, sir?"
I said, "30th, please."
The guy responds and says
"three, ok."
So we get up to the third floor and the doors open.
I said
"Oh great! I got on the wrong elevator, sir."
The guy laughed!
So then this other guy gets in, and says,
"What floor you need?"
I replied,
"Two, please."
So instead of that button, what does he push?
"The fire alarm button!"
Uhhhhhhhhh!
He even pushed it a seccond time!
hahahahahahaha!
So anyway, we get down to two, and this lady comes up and says,
"Sir, do you need help?"
"Yes, mam, where is the elevator that takes me up to the 30th floor?"
To make a long story short, I get off on the 30th floor, and am on the wrong side of the hall.
Ug!
So when I finally found the room I was looking for, I told the guide dog users in there
"I sure had a hard time finding the elevator to get up here, and maybe the dogs would find the right one, as they might be more inteligent!"
No, no... "Not necessarily!"
When they asked down on the 2nd floor if I needed help, I should of said,
"Yes, mam, Where's my intelligent guide dog?"
hahahahahahaha!
Stay tuned for more storys!
Until next time, America...

E.J makes the news! Funny call on cell phone!

Greetings all!
Tonight, I'm having quite the night!
E.J, my great uncle, called me on my cell phone.
I picked it up.
"Hello?"
E.J: "Hello, is this Sweeny's?"
T.J: "Nope!"
E.J: "Oh, this is E from the J residence."
E.J: "Who am I speaking to?"
T.J: "Ty."
So he thought that I was a cattle buyer!
Poor guy! He was hoping to make a sale today.
My mom and I sat on our beds and died, laughing hysterically!
Poor E.J. must've had a hard time catching up to what we were laughing about!
Sorry E.J, I'm sure you were wanting another sale for the day!
Until next time, Ammerica...

Attending the last guiding eyes reception made up my mind

Hello all!
This will be my last post from Az, or at least one of them.
I would like to tell each and every person that reads this post, that attending the last guiding eyes reception made up my mind, and told me what I wanted to do.
I am planning to apply for a dog at
Guiding eyes
when I am 15, and getting a dog at 16, if I'm accepted.
My thanks to Melinda from
Guiding eyes
for inviting me to the reception!
It was soooooooooooooooooo fun!
Please be sure to
Drop me a line!
and be sure to listen to what's left of the convention on
A C B radio main stream
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Until next time, America...

Tylers fun filled day!

Hi all!
Boy!
Did I have a busy day at convention today!
Here's what I all did.
1. Got up, and got ready.
2. Went straight down to the exhibit hall to spin the wheel to try to win a stream at the
R F B and D booth
and missed it by two notches.
3. Saw some other exhibits.
4. Went to have lunch with Mike Honig.
We went to burger king, and I had some chicken fries.
5. Went to the
Guiding eyes
reception, and guess what?
I found the way there all by myself!
woohoo!
I talked with some of the most friendlyest people about there guide dogs that they got from guiding eyes.
It was sooooooooooooo much fun, and the food was soooooooooooooooo good!
I asked them if I could come back tomorrow, and they said,
"Sure! We'd love to have ya!"
And, that was my day.
Be sure to
Drop me a line!
and also listen to the A C B convention coverage on
A C B radio interactive
and on
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy listening!
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Guide dogs mean a whole new world!

Hello all!
Today in the exhibit hall, I visited the booth for
Guiding eyes for the blind
which is a guide dog school for the blind.
They were telling me that I can apply for a dog when I'm 15, but they will not accept me until I'm 16.
So Tyler, is there something you have to go through to get the dogs?
Yes.
A 26 day course.
You live in a room, with just you and your dog.
You learn how to put on the harness, clean up its feces if you are on the street, etc, etc.
For more info about guide dogs, visit
The guiding eyes home page!
be sure to
Drop me a line!
Also be sure to continue to listen to the a c b convention coverage on
A C B radio interactive
and on
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy listening!
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Simon says Meet new people!

Greetings!
Today was more of a lay back, chill out kind of day.
Here's what I all did.
1. Lugged my laptop down to the lobby to fix the nasty blog problem! Ug!
Lucky for me, everything went well.
2. Went to the exhibit hall, and spun the wheel at the
R F B and D booth
and tried to Win the plex talk pocket.
Unfortunately, I missed it by two notches!
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Things happen, I guess.
lolololololololol!
3. Walked around and saw many other exhibits.
4. Met Chriss Park from
G W Micro
Then I went up to the
A C B
cafe and had a burger, chips, and a diet doctor pepper.
Then I went to the pool with kimmy.
and, basically, that was my day!
Please feel free to
Drop me a line!
and of course, please continue to listen to the A C B convention coverage on
A C B radio interactive
and also on
A C B radio main stream
Happy listening!
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Is it true that Tyler Juranek could be the next host of Main Menu Live?

Greetings all!
Great news for you A C B radio listeners!
To answer the question in the title of this post, yes, it is verry much a possibility.
I was talking to
A C B radios
managing director, Larry Turnbull last night.
I said,
"Larry, I would like to step up to the plate and start hosting Main Menu live."
He wants me to partner up with someone to do the show.
Larry and I think that
Jeff Bishop
and I would be a good team to work together on the prodject.
However, you all need to understand that reading only this post doesn't mean that this is final.
Larry and I still need to talk with
Jeff Bishop
to see what he thinks.
If it is final, though, that will mean that I Tyler Juranek, will be the youngest brodcaster in
The history of A C B radio
Stay tuned for more updates on the subject.
Also, please be sure to
Drop me a line!
And be sure to listen to the convention coverage on
A C B radio Interactive
and on
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy listening!
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Playing darts!

Greetings all!
Did you know I played darts last night?
Let me tell ya all about it.
First, I went to ask Jeff if he was coming to play.
He said,
"No, I'm going to another training."
He might've been scared that he would get beaten by a kid named Tyler.
lol, lol!
So we first played count up, and we all just threw darts, just to practice.
Then we played got ya.
It was quite fun, and guess who won?
Tyler Juranek!
lolololololol!
Jeff would've got beaten!
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Just kidding!
lol!
Please be sure to
Drop me a line!
Also, be sure to continue to listen to the coverage of the 49th anual A C B convention on
A C B radio interactive
and on
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy listening!
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Today in the exhibit hall!

Hi all,
Do to some rather nasty tech problems, I am keeping this post rather short.
Here's what we did in the exhibit hall.
1. Visited
The bookshare booth
2. talked with jeff bishop.
3. Played darts tonight.
4. many other things.
Sorry for the short post, but I will post more in the morning.
Please
Drop me a line!
Also, be sure to listen to the convention coverage on
A C B radio interactive
and
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy Listening!
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Jeff Bishop rocks the house!

Hey all!
Wow!
I have to tell ya,
Jeff Bishop
really knows how to rock the house in that exhibit hall!
Man!
I mean, man!
He was up there today streaming the exhibit hall coverage, and he knows what's going on!
He's a good comeedian along with that, that is.
And, if you ask him any question, about the streaming, and how it works, he comes right out and tells ya!
Jeff, your hart is in the right place.
Be shure to check out his wonderful website and blog by
Clicking here!
Also, don't forget to
Drop me a line!
And make sure you continue to listen to the convention coverage on
A C B radio interactive
and,
A C B radio Main Stream
Happy listening!
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General session and new stuff!

Greetings!
I'd like to tell ya all about the first
A C B
genral session.
First it started with Mich Pomerances speech.
After that we heard from another blind guy, who believed that we should have equal accessibility to software, just like the sighted.
His main focus was on the kindle book reader available from

New technology! New accessibility! A whole new world!

Greetings all!
Today was a wonderful day!
Here's what I all did.
Went to the exhibit hall.
Some of the booths I stopped at were
G W Micro
Human ware
Serotek
A C B radio
Digit eyes
and so many more.
Some of the people I met were
Jeff Bishop
and Kimberly Cline from
Gw Micro
and she showed me the new
Book sense d s
and also the
New braille sense 18
and I saw so much more.
That does it for the exhibit hall article!
If you liked it, be sure to
drop me a line!
Don't forget to listen to the coverage of the convention on
A C B radio interactive
and
A C B radio main stream
See you at convention!
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It's time for convention!

Greetings all, from Phoenix!
As you may know already, today, we are getting ready for the big convention, well I guess we are, anyway.
Along with the convention, there's the hot weather! Lol!
Tomorrow, the Exhibit hall coverage will start on
A C B radio interactive
To see when it starts in your time zone, follow the link provided above.
If you need to get a hold of the brodcasters,
Drop them a line by clicking here!
Also, there will be some coverage of the general sessions starting tomorrow on
A C B radio Main Stream
To find out when this starts in your time zone, click the link above.
For more information on the convention
Visit the official A C B home page!
If you have any questions, about anything at all
Please feel free to drop me a line!
See you at convention!
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A C B Convention! Here we come!

Greetings all!
Today is a great day!
Today is when I fly out to Pheenix, Az, for the A C B convention!
I'm sure you're all wondering, what in the world is he talking about?
The A C B, stands for the American Council of the Blind.
This is the first time I'm going.
I mustn't forget to thank Mike Honig, from Davinport, Iowa, who nominated me for the first timers award!
Thank you so much, mike!
This is the 49th anual convention, witch means, more stuff, more everything!
Here are some things that will be happening at the convention.
A full exhibit hall.
The A C B cafe, whare they will have sandwitches, and all kinds of snacks, pop, etc etc!
Tours, that will go to different places around Pheenix.
And, I can't forget, Larry turnbull, the
A C B Radio
managing director.
He will be streaming the elections, and all the other a c b sessions.
So Tyler, maybe I'm not going to the convention. Is there a way I can participate as well?
Sure! As I stated before, Larry Turnbull will be streaming the sessions, and monti, another
A C B
rep will be streaming the exhibit hall coverage.
Ok, Tyler, your saying that people will be streaming the sessions and all that, but how do we listen?
Well, starting on Sunday Night, there will be the roll calling on
A C B radio interactive
And, if you need to get a hold of them anytime,
Send them an email!
Then, all the rest of the streaming will happen on
A C B radio main stream
If you have any further questions about convention, visit
The A C B home page
Also, be sure to subscribe to our
rss feed
You can also
Send me an email
or
Follow me on twitter
For more A C B radio announcements, you may decide you want to
subscribe to the A C B radio announce list
See you at convention!
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Tutorials and podcasts

Are you a beginning computer user who needs help?
Check out this blog post all about tutorials and podcasting.
Two good tutorials can be found on access watch at this link.

You can also download my free podcast on twitter and the qwitter client at this link.

Another good source for tutorials is a c b radios main menu.
For that web page, follow the link.

For some speech friendly games, check out the Jim Kitchen web site at

And, if you just want to brows the internet for fun, check out blind bargains at

Stay tuned for more exciting stuff!
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Techy tidbit Main menu segments out of production

Hey all,
I will not take the time to ramble on and on in this blog post.
I am here to tell you, that as of today, Friday, July 9th, 2010, the main menu techy tidbit segments are now out of production, and will no longer be recorded.
The remaining ones, will still air on the program, however, there will be no more segments recorded.
This is because of a lack of user feedback, and a lack of items to review.
I may record a few in the future, so you'll hear from me, but just not every show.
I thoroughly enjoyed doing this, for the last 4 or five weeks.
But I've decided my time has come to take my foot off the gas peddle and step back.
I would like to here your feedback, and if it indicates I should change my mind, I will certainly do so.
To email me, follow the link.

Also, a sincere thanks to Jamie Pauls, host of the Main Menu show, for running the tidbits.
And lastly, thank you to all of you listeners who took the time to listen to the tidbits each week.
It's truely been fun!

The techy tidbits blog is here!

Hello all!
It's a good feeling to know that the techy tidbits blog is finally here!
Not only will you get the weekly tidbit on main menu, but you will get the twitter, and the blog!
Woohoo!
I can't wait.
Be sure to follow us on twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/techytidbits:/
Bye for now!