Twitter - What is it, and Why Should We Make It A Part of Our Life?
the October 29 topic was Twitter; the programs we can use with Windows, Mac, iPhone and Windows Mobile phones. Why should you bother? Twitter has become the method to stay up on the latest news and information, stay in touch with family and friends, make new friends and acquaintances, and yes, even find employment.
- Twitter.com Website<
- Follow SeroTalk on Twitter by Going to Twitter.com/SeroTalk
Our panel of guests included Randy Rusnak, Assistive Technology Trainer in Duluth Minnesota, and producer of
- Accessible Devices Blog and Podcast
and we were also joined by Dr. robert Carter, Psychologist and tech guy, located in College Station Texas.
Getting Signed Up!
Some people are getting hung up on the capcha required to sign up.
- Solona lets you submit capchas for a human to read, and then sends you the text on the page.
- Webvisum plugin for Firefox allowing capchas to be read and sent back to your clipboard
Software for Windows
- Qwitter Lets You Send and Receive Tweets From anywhere In Windows, is Well-documented, and Offers Sound Packs for Different Events
- Download McTwit by jamal Mazrui With Many Features and Hotkeys for Each Function
- TwInbox add-in for Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 with powerful searching capabilities
Twitter Apps for the iPhone
- Updated list of accessible apps for the iPhone From Maccessibility.net
Nine different applications were reviewed in a 111 minute podcast of the
- Screenless Switchers Blog and Podcast
Note: the next five links are direct links to iPhone apps and will take you to the iTunes store:
- Download Boxcar, an application that pushes direct messages from Twitter plus keyword searches at a one-time fee of $1.99 per query
- Download Tweetero free app with time stamping of messages
- Download Twittelator Pro - the first app adopted by users of the VoiceOver Screen Reader for the iPhone
- Download TwitVid, allowing you to send video tweets with the iPhone's built-in camera
- Download VoiceTweety, allowing you to send voice tweets up to 10MB or about 20 minutes of audio
Number One Twitter App for Mac Users
- Syrinx Twitter client offering the greatest accessibility for the Mac
App for Windows Mobile Users
- Twikini, for users of Windows Mobile devices
Choosing People, Organizations and Businesses to Folow
The best part of Twitter, is that it's always your choice to follow the people and organizations that interest you. Here's just a few entities:
Blindness and Low Vision
- RSS feed of SeroTalk's tweets
- blind Bargains
- Blind cool Tech
- FredsHead From APH
U.S. News Organizations
- ABC News
- CBS News
- CNN - Cable News Network
- fox News
- NBC News
- NPR News From National Public Radio
Miscelaneous
- ARS Technica - Technology News
- CoastToCoastAM
- U.s. Product Recalls From Recalls.gov
This doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the thousands of interesting organizations, and milllions of interesting people using Twitter. We hope you will see the benefit in adding this most valuable service to your life, to keep you informed, and in touch with those you care about.
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