Tech Scheming

So, I'm not sure that anyone has read or will read this blog, and I'm thinking about putting a stats counter to measure the hits that I get. Also, the ads aren't generating any hits, so I'm wondering at this point how to atract hits. I'm also looking for a way to obtain a domain for a low price or free. I've got the web space, but I want to put up my website again. Once I do, this blog will redirect to a subdomain on that TLD. I'm thinking about doing tech support via phone, skype or email to people all around the country, starting out with blind but expanding. As this probably won't generate much income to begin with because connections have to be established first, I am also thinking of building customized desktops and selling those to anyone with Linux on them. I would sell to blind with screen reader and magnification support enabled by default, and probably a standard version of Ubuntu for nonblinks. If anyone reads this, can you please let me know what ideas you have about how to go about getting this implemented? It is going to take some funding to advertise, maintain the site, purchase hardware, etc etc but maybe there are some grants that I can apply for? I haven't done much research into all this yet. I also wouldn't need to advertise too much because word of mouth would get me enough clients. As long as I got my site search engine optimized, I should be OK. This is just an idea of mine that I'm throwing around, I don't know yet how it's going to take off. I don't see myself finding a job in this tight economy in the arena of assistive tech, although God always has his plans. If I do, then I'll be happy. But if I don't, then I have to have some plan for generating a cash flow, and this might be a way to do it. Unfrotunately all this is long-term ...

Check out thunderbolt!!

Check out thunderbolt!! This is a port going on the new macbook pro. As I understand it, it will allow you to connect existing devices via available adapters and achieve speeds of 10.00 GB of throughput in both directions. In addition, it will allow you to connect multiple devices simultaneously without the use of a hub or a switch, without sacrificing performance. Personally, I can't wait to see this out in all notebooks!! Please check this out!!

Vinux 3.01 has been released!!

Vinux, an accessible version of Linux for the visually impaired based off of the Ubuntu distrobution, has been released with added stability and an extensive feature list. New in this release are 78 new voice variants, an audio book converter, addition of emacs and emacspeak as an alternate navigation tool, and many other new apps. Also, many bug fixes have been implemented making this version of Vinux one of the most responsive to date. Distrowatch has mentioned Vinux in its weekly list of updated distros. If you want an alternative operating system to windows that is accessible out of the box, fast and most importantly free, check out Vinux!!

NVDA 2011.1 has been released!!

The latest version of NVDA has been released!! New features include automatic announcement support in Mirc, CRT, color announcements in some apps, as well as bullet and number announcements in microsoft office. Also included is support for several models of braille displays. Please check this out by clicking here!!