Rockbox To Be Featured on AccessibleWorld.Rog's "Tek Talk"

[wesderby]

If this is the wrong forum to post this in, I apologize...Feel free to move it to the appropriate place.

eceived an announcement at work the other day through a newsletter I subscribe to, stating that Rockbox will be the featured topic on the show "Tek Talk". I can't remember the presenter's name, but he will be discussing Rockbox and its use on MP3 players, and how it works for blind/visually impaired users. The live airing will take place tomorrow (Monday, August 27) at 5:00 PM pacific time...I THINK that's 1:00 GMT Tuesday Morning. It will take place at www.accessibleworld.org. You'll need to install the latest version of the "Talking Communities" software to participate/listen live. It's a free download; arrive early and you'll be prompted to download it. There's no maximum number of people who can attend, and it's free.

If you can't attend live, which is my case since I'll be heading home from work at that time, all the Tek Talk shows are archived for download as MP3 files...So, if you miss it, you can download it later.

I post this for any blind users who access these forums, and for any developers who may want to sit in and, if you have a microphone, comment and ask questions if time allows. If you don't have a microphone, I know the TC software has a box for people to type questions; since I've never caught one of the shows live, I don't know if they take typed questions, but give it a shot.

[Llorean]

Unfortunately the software is windows only, ruling out the possibility that some of the developers can participate at all.

[wesderby]

Unfortunately the software is windows only, ruling out the possibility that some of the developers can participate at all.

That certainly sucks...Though, I suppose it makes sense. Talking Communities was designed, to the best of my knowledge, as an accessible application for users of screenreaders to be able to participate in online meetings/lectures and things of that nature...As most blind people using screenreaders are Windows users, that's probably why they did it that way.

Does it appear that the downloads of past programs are accessible to non-Windows users?  If so, they post the archives within a day or two, so you'll be able to check it out mid-week. They also list the email address of the presenter in case you need to contact that person.