Accessibility lost in the mobile app race Managers in information and communications technology need to combat the ‘gold rush mentality’ that has caused mobile app developers to release products that are unusable for people with a disability, a report argues. Released by the OneVoice for Accessible ICT Coalition, the report Moving together: mobile apps for inclusion and assistance presents a number of key issues facing the growing populations of older people and people with a disability when using mobile apps. Apps or applications are pieces of software that can be downloaded and installed on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Some mobile devices contain accessibility features that help older users perform tasks such as reading, typing and browsing the web. The assistive technologies included in the device will depend on what operating system it runs on, such as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
iTim World | iPod and iPad Texting | Send and Receive Free Text Messages Online Secure Calling Tutorial So you'd like to make some secure calls. Here's how to do it, using Blink, a SIP soft client for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. You can find some brief instructions for installing Blink on Ubuntu on the wiki. These instructions assume that you're running as the root user (sudo su -). Transport Layer Security (TLS) provides encryption for call signaling. Keys First, let's make a place for our keys. Next, use the "ast_tls_cert" script in the "contrib/scripts" Asterisk source directory to make a self-signed certificate authority and an Asterisk certificate. . Next, we generate a client certificate for our SIP device. . Now, let's check the keys directory to see if all of the files we've built are there. asterisk.crt asterisk.csr asterisk.key asterisk.pem malcolm.crt malcolm.csr malcolm.key malcolm.pem ca.cfg ca.crt ca.key tmp.cfg Next, copy the malcolm.pem and ca.crt files to the computer running the Blink soft client. The Asterisk SIP configuration Now, let's configure Asterisk to use TLS.
The 12 Best Free Entertainment Services and Apps of 2012 Whether you consume it or create it, entertainment is likely a huge part of the reason you love tech. You probably already have a subscription to big names such as Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, or Netflix, and those are all good services, but they’re not free. Crackle, on the other hand, is totally free, and you can stream its offerings from just about every desktop computer, phone, tablet, Internet video streaming box, or modern game console. Crackle doesn’t have a huge selection of films and TV shows, but it does have some heavy-hitting movies and series such as Talladega Nights, The Professional, and Seinfeld. Not sure what you want to watch? Sign up for MovieLens, an ad-free recommendation service set up by the University of Minnesota that uses your own ratings of flicks to predict new movies that you’ll enjoy. Then there’s Stitcher Radio, an iOS and Android app that allows you to listen to thousands of podcasts and live radio channels from your phone.
TU Me iOS app combines VOIP, text and social for free There's a lot of alternatives to traditional voice communication these days, but part of the problem with them is that they're all in addition to your standard phone calls and text messages. The new TU Me app for iOS attempts to combine all your communications into a single hub, for free. It's an admirable goal, and one that's certain to get the attention of Skype and similar services, since calling other TU Me users over VOIP is free for the time being. TU Me essentially replaces (or more accurately duplicates) the iPhone's call center, instant message client and social network functions in a single app. It keeps you VOIP call log, instant messages, shared photos and location messages and the like in a single timeline view. It's not unlike Facebook's timeline or the news feed on Google+, just limited to your own personal contact. The app is developed by Telefónica Digital, who says that the app and its features will remain free for the time being.
Chapter 6: How IPSec Complements MPLS More Cisco Press book chapters from new and classic Cisco Press books. Rate your favorite Cisco Press books. In this chapter, you learn about the following: Where IPsec can be used in an MPLS VPN environment and what the benefits are Where PE-PE IPsec is applicable How IPsec remote access works When the idea of MPLS VPNs was first discussed, there was a strong notion of competition between MPLS VPNs and IPsec VPNs. Today, there is at least a strong market perception that MPLS VPNs are useful. We will not engage here in an argument about which of the VPN technologies is better or more suitable for a given network. The first section of this chapter gives an overview of various deployment scenarios of IPsec together with MPLS. All Free Thank You Notes and Thank You Cards
Twistori Tool Roundups I’ve been curious about tracking physical activity since I was an undergraduate. I remember traveling to a local middle school with a researcher interested in how physical activity was taught in low-income Native American communities. Back then, the best we could do was have the children wear simple electromechanical pedometers to count their steps during their physical education classes. Below are some of the notable Quantified Self tools recently announced at CES. Fitbit Flex The Flex appears to be Fitbit’s answer to the growing trend of wrist worn wearable activity monitors. Withings Smart Activity Tracker In 2013 Withings is stepping in to the activity tracking space with their Smart Activity Tracker. Omron Activity Monitor Omron has long been a staple in the low-cost pedometer market. Omron Heart Rate Monitor Integration of pulse tracking into activity monitors is a current trend, and we’re very curious about what we’ll learn from having continuous heart rate data. Wearability.
Quantified Self | Self Knowledge Through Numbers Wakerupper - The Web's Easiest Telephone Reminder Experts meet to review next round of #newschallenge apps Photo Credit: Jose Zamora Today in Miami, 19 experts are reading and voting on the projects moving on to the next round of the News Challenge on Networks. We’d like to thank the following people who are dedicating their time and energy to helping us with this process: Hannah Eaves/LinkTV Cody Elmore/University of Nebraska Seth Flaxman/TurboVote Brooke Gladstone/WNYC Daniel Greene/Gates Foundation Hilary Hoeber/IDEO Elise Hu/NPR Raina Kumra/Agency for Holistic Branding / Juggernaut Melinda Lee/Uncensored Interview Scott Lewis /voiceofsandiego.org Olivia Ma/YouTube Colin Maclay/Berkman Center Aron Pilhofer/NYTimes David Porter/Video Journalist Nick Reville/Participatory Culture Foundation David Rosenberg/Foursquare Dan Sinker/Mozilla
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