I’ve seen that some folks like fireworks. I haven’t been to many fireworks shows but I have a few recordings from when I lived in the states. These are from Monroe, Louisiana, a street on the east side, rather in the suburbs. I’ll just post the first one here. I don’t know if time will… Continue reading Fireworks
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A Note on the Audio and Braille German Courses
When I was in high school and took a year of French, I had tapes and a book that went right along with those tapes. I could listen to the pronunciation and read how it was spelled at the same time. I’m finding the Braille and audio German courses to be a bit of a… Continue reading A Note on the Audio and Braille German Courses
At Long Last
Well, this is a short post. Last night I saw that the Braille material was finally available on BARD for the two German courses, so I’ve downloaded it at long last. It does remain to be seen if I can learn anything significant from this method.
Braille Display Woes Continue
I really thought I’d done it, paired my Braille display with my iPhone as it was using iOS 15. Back in those days, I was able to turn on the display, and anytime the iPhone came up with some kind of activity, the display would instantly react. Now, when I pair them together, the next… Continue reading Braille Display Woes Continue
Update Failure, Orbit Reader 20
The last firmware update I had on my Orbit Reader 20 Braille display was b0.00.00.69r18. Having seen version b0.00.00.69r22 on Orbit Research’s site, I decided to update. After the update I immediately noticed the display, when powered on, showed, not the file I had open last, but one I’d never opened, a file called Welcome… Continue reading Update Failure, Orbit Reader 20
Ah, Progress
Yesterday, I finally downloaded both Behind the Wheel German 1 and 2. The audio books are now available on BARD, but not the supplementary Braille material. I’m, of course, keeping a vigilant eye out for these to become available.
Still in Process
I’ve really tried to be patient. Before Christmas I was told by my librarian that the German courses would be up in a few weeks. Yesterday I finally bit the bullet and wrote her again. This morning I got an answer from her saying they’re still in process. Now I’m wondering what can take so… Continue reading Still in Process
Twitter Shmitter, and Mastodon
I’ve been using Twitter for many years. I actually thought I could ride out the recent changes its owner has decided to bring about. Last night, with the cutoff date looming, I deleted two third-party apps I was using and opened the Windows Twitter app. I was getting some help with an issue, then suddenly… Continue reading Twitter Shmitter, and Mastodon
Mist World, a Short Story
After having heard about Mist World from Elten and other places, I got sent a link to the portable version by a friend. I joined up and found I was having a bit of fun, at least till I got to level six, where I’m now stymied and can’t get past the rats in the… Continue reading Mist World, a Short Story
A New Fruitpot
The other night when I noticed there was an update to Fruitpot, there was a message saying if I liked Fruitpot to be sure and check out Fruitpot 2. So I did and I’m enjoying this one as well, though, at the moment, I’m rather at a standstill. I’m trying to get enough money, not… Continue reading A New Fruitpot