To try and give myself some structure in learning German I downloaded Dual Lingo. The first time I tried downloading it the other day I couldn’t figure out how to get it to start the download. Today, though, I was persistent and got the app installed on my iPhone. Here’s where it gets interesting, or… Continue reading Adventure with Dual Lingo
Victor Reader Stream 3, Problem Already
This morning, I tried to get the time on my fairly new VR Stream 3. Nothing happened. I reset the Stream thinking it was a software problem. Still nothing. Then I got to noticing that the button that tells time, sets the sleep timer and gives info about the characters on each number when writing… Continue reading Victor Reader Stream 3, Problem Already
My Eulogy to Skype
It seems most folks in the blind community, or in this community at least, are rejoicing the demise of Skype, but I’m definitely not in that camp. A distant cousin of mine told me about Skype, and I thought, nah, why Skype? For quite awhile I didn’t do anything about her recommendation but at some… Continue reading My Eulogy to Skype
Coming up on Number 10
Hi, loyal blog followers, if I still have any. This coming Monday, March 3, 2025, is our 10th wedding anniversary. There’s not much to say, but it has been very nice, quite stable. She has been more stable than I, but I will say that the mistake I made wasn’t sexual or romantic. She still… Continue reading Coming up on Number 10
My Heartbreaking Experience Trying to Get an Auto Harp
I used to have an auto harp that was traded back and forth between my younger brother and me. One of those times I modified it so that the lowest G string would be open in the C and C seventh chords. It made those chords sound much fuller, even though only one note was… Continue reading My Heartbreaking Experience Trying to Get an Auto Harp
Goodbye to Facebook
When Facebook got rid of their basic and mobile sites, I really thought I could hang in there. The main site was a bit clunky but it was doable. But, as time went on I found that every time I tried to comment on someone’s post, or when I tried to make my own, I’d… Continue reading Goodbye to Facebook
Subscribing to In Process and Other Stuff on NVAccess
I had been seeing emails from a friend who was receiving In Process by email. In other words, this friend was forwarding his to me. After scratching my head a few times for luck, I decided, today, to go poke around on the NVAccess website and see if I could get myself subscribed as well.… Continue reading Subscribing to In Process and Other Stuff on NVAccess
Blinded Guide
Here’s another free game from L-Works. I’ve done better but here’s the recording I just made.
Sharing My Early Christmas Present
I’m still rather a child at heart. I love battery and electric trains, though I have no room for such here. I love things that spin. I love gyroscopes, not only for the spin but feeling the gyroscopic force at work while it is spinning. I have a couple of the fidget spinners. This year,… Continue reading Sharing My Early Christmas Present
Another German Book, Possibly
First off, Behind the Wheel, both 1 and 2 in Braille, are finally being proofread by a German speaker. Book 2 of the audio edition is corrupted and my library isn’t going to do anything about it. The overseas librarian, or someone working closely with her, is trying to get another book imported into BARD.… Continue reading Another German Book, Possibly