This podcast episode is sponsored by Blind Alive. In this episode Chris and Kim discuss some cases they have from Executive Products Inc. The cases are for The Book Sense, Victor Reader Stream New Generation, BrailleNote touch, Braille Sense Onhand and finally the Trekker Breeze. Chris and Kim share some quick tips for navigating Windows, such as Windows-Tab, Windows-T and Windows-B. They also remind us on phone etiquette when calling businesses. Sometimes it is helpful to leave your email addre...
Aug 11, 20160
This episode of the Mystic Access podcast is brought to you by Blind Alive. We have two demonstrations for you today. First Chris talks about the [amazon text=Skybell HD video doorbell&asin=B01DLLU1AI] and why you might want one. He walks us through the app on his iPad to show how it works with VoiceOver. Kim takes us through the Sling TV app on the fourth generation Apple TV and shows us the progress in accessibility. She notes it isn’t perfect but is usable. She also asks a question at the...
Jul 25, 20160
In this episode Chris and Kim thank those that took the time to stop by the Humanware booth at ACB to meet with Chris. Kim also talks about the success of her three classes she held on the 4th of July weekend and makes an announcement. Kim then talks about her new [amazon text=Affiliate Link Hibermate Sleep Headphones with Sleeping Mask.&asin=B01D5QLP0E] She gives her first impressions. Chris closes out the podcast with a discussion of the BackTpack© he purchased from Blind Alive at the conv...
Jul 17, 20160
In this episode Chris and Kim update us on the accessibility/usability of the Sling TV service. Kim will dive deeper into the Sling service and give us an update at a later time. Chris and Kim share the news that the update to the Mystic Access Humanware Victor Reader Stream tutorial is available. Existing Victor Stream tutorial customers can login to their accounts and download the update for free. They remind listeners that Chris will be at the ACB convention working with Humanware.. They also...
Jun 30, 20160
In this episode Lisa Salinger joins us once again. We announce our new sponsor BlindAlive. Chris updates us on the Abode home security system and its accessibility. Chris and Kim have a short discussion on the Sling TV service and Chris’s’ difficulty in trying to sign in using his Apple TV 4th Generation. Chris reminds us he will be at the ACB convention at the Humanware booth with some Mystic Access goodies. Kim and Lisa tell us about three free classes they are holding the first weekend in Jul...
Jun 21, 20160
In this episode Chris talks about the Abode home security system and does a quick demonstration of arming and disarming it using the Amazon Echo and the iOS app. Next we share the news that Chris will be at the ACB convention and he looks forward to meeting participants there. Chris will be at the Humanware booth demonstrating the BrailleNote Touch and discussing the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial. We announce that updates to the Amazon Echo tutorial are complete. Echo tutorial customers shoul...
Jun 07, 20160
In this episode Chris demonstrates the ios ap for his Yamaha YHT-5920UBL MusicCast Home Theater in a Box stereo system. They mention it has been a year for the Stream Tutorial. On its birthday tomorrow (May 18) they are offering a discount of $20 on the stream tutorial. They give an update on the BrailleNote Touch audio tutorial as well as other goodies. At the end of the episode you’ll find the introduction to the soon to be released touch tutorial.
May 18, 20160
Kim and Chris Join Greg Stilson of Humanware to discuss the BrailleNote Touch and the audio tutorial for the device. The presentation was on May 09, 2016 hosted by Accessible World.
May 11, 20160
Lisa Salinger joins us once again to talk about the Voice Dream Reader for iOS audio tutorial. She talks about the creation process. Click here to go to the product details page and read the full description and listen to a sample. This tutorial is just under 2 hours in duration and walks the listener through Voice Dream Reader and its various settings.
Apr 17, 20160
In this episode Chris and Kim respond to listener feedback. Ray is curious about the type of recording equipment we use for the podcast and tutorials. We discuss G-recorder for Skype to record the MP3 files. Chris uses Studio recorder for editing audio, Kim uses Goldwave for her editing tasks. We talk about the Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone for creating tutorials. The Hosa CMP153 Y Cable 1/8 Inch TRS to Dual 1/4 Inch TS Cable – 3 Ffoot (also available in 10 Foot)...
Apr 11, 20160
In this episode Chris demonstrates the new Amazon Tap. The Amazon Tap is a Bluetooth and WIFI enabled speaker. The Tap uses the Alexa voice service and can do the same things that can be done with the original Amazon Echo. You can listen to music, use Alexa skills, and read Audible books. Chris and Kim touch on the Echo Dot as well as discuss the relevance of the Mystic Access Echo Tutorial with the introduction of these new devices.
Apr 03, 20160
In this episode of the Mystic Access Podcast, we are joined by Greg Stilson, Blindness Products Manager at Humanware. Greg is excited to tell us about the new BrailleNote Touch. This is the next generation BrailleNote tablet. It has the familiarity of both Keysoft and mainstream Android applications. Yes, you can install and use third party Android apps on the BrailleNote Touch. Greg explains all. What makes the Touch so innovative? Why would you want one if you already own an Android device and...
Mar 23, 20160
Lisa Salinger returns to the Mystic Access Podcast for another episode. In this episode we briefly touch on the progress of the TWBlue tutorial currently in production. We devote the majority of the episode to Lisa’s’ new Logitech H800 wireless headset. Lisa describes them and talks about why she ended up purchasing this headset, and also the fact they can work with your mobile phone over Bluetooth and with your computer using the included wireless adapter. When the wireless adapter is not in us...
Feb 27, 20160
In this episode, Lisa Salinger joins Chris and Kim for a presentation on Accessible Worlds’ Tek Talk. First Kim talks about the Amazon Echo audio tutorial that Mystic Access produced. Next Lisa talks about the Twitter client TWBlue audio tutorial currently in production. Finally they talk about other tutorials in the pipeline. This presentation was recorded on February 22, 2016.
Feb 23, 20160
In this podcast episode Chris first discusses the Webdrive FTP client and talks about the screen reader menu item he found that enables accessibility in the WebDrive client. Next Chris talks about the Bop It! games and plays with the Star Wars R2D2 Bop It! he got for Christmas. Chris and Kim talk about the latest books they are reading through Audible as they sponsored this episode. Chris is reading a dramatized version of Treasure Island By Robert Louis Stevenson, Barnaby Edwards. Kim is readin...
Feb 06, 20160
This is the first Mystic Access encouragement corner. Kim familiarizes us with the concept of an encouragement corner and introduces the first topic. She also shares a coupon code good for 16% off of downloadable audio tutorials from mysticaccess.com.
Jan 19, 20160
In this episode Chris and Kim announce the winner of the Twitter contest announced in the previous episode. Chris touches briefly on the VeraCrypt utility and gives an example of what you may wish to encrypt. Kim takes us on a tour of the three new features of the just released update to the Victor Reader Stream. We also include a new coupon good until January 4, 2016. We conclude by wishing everyone a happy holiday season and a happy new year.
Dec 16, 20150
In today’s episode, Chris and Kim begin by publicly retracting their contest. We wish to apologize, and are excited to share that we are beginning a new and improved contest whose winner will receive the Sharkk Bluetooth speaker and audio tutorial. This contest is accessible to many people, as we are running it via Twitter. To enter, mention us in a tweet (our Twitter user name is mysticaccess), and tell us why you want to be the winner of the Sharkk speaker. We’ll pick a winner on Tuesday, Dece...
Dec 02, 20150
In today’s episode (we’re celebrating episode #100.) Chris and Kim begin by sharing about some new devices they’re using to make their lives more comfortable and convenient. First, we talk about our great-sounding Logitech headphones that we’re now using to conduct our podcasts. For their price point, they’re very impressive. Next, Chris talks about his new Gate House keyless entry lock. Easily programmable by sighted and blind alike, it offers a number of features to make you feel more secure, ...
Nov 25, 20150
In this episode Lynne Tatum from malynworks.com joins Chris and Kim to talk about her new iOS app, MLWordTips. This app is designed to give users simple easy to use keystrokes to get most tasks done in Microsoft Word 2010 and 2013 for Windows. The app encourages users to put the mouse away and navigate by using just the keyboard. Lynne shares what it was like for her personally to develop such an app.
Nov 20, 20150
On November 9, 2015 Mystic Access was invited to Stocking Stuffers. This presentation was in conjunction with Accessible World and Tek Talk. We just wanted to share our portion of the presentation. We even snuck in a coupon along the way. Enjoy.
Nov 11, 20150
Chris gave a presentation on the amazon echo. He demonstrates and talks about the features and functionality of the device. Talks about the accessibility of the iPad and android app. Even demonstrates some third party skills. The presentation was given in conjunction with accessibleworld.org
Oct 27, 20150
In this episode, Chris and Kim share several noteworthy Mystic Access-related news items, and then have a bit of fun. First up, Chris and Kim share that four new tutorials are currently in pre-production, including one on the Chicken Nugget accessible Twitter client. Kim talks a bit about some of the challenges that go into creating a tutorial. To be the first to learn when the Chicken Nugget tutorial is released, please email: info@mysticaccess.com with “Chicken Nugget Tutorial” in the subject ...
Oct 10, 20150
This is the second podcast in our accessible house cleaning gadgets series. Please click here for Part 1. In this episode, Chris describes and demonstrates another accessible vacuum, the iRobot Roomba 630. You will hear the vacuum’s text to speech voice, and experience the sounds of the vacuum performing a quick spot cleaning. After a brief in-house ad (yes, Kim has some of those done, finally!), Chris shares a bit about an accessible robotic mop, the Scooba 450, also an iRobot product. Kim play...
Sep 12, 20150
In this episode Chris describes the LG Roboking VR6371LVM. He demonstrates its speech capabilities and also discusses the fact the main unit doesn’t have physical buttons and seems to be a touch screen to start and stop. Chris’ preference is to use the remote to start and stop cleaning.
Sep 03, 20150
In this episode Chris talks about the “Provide Feedback With Sound” option in Microsoft Office for Windows. He installs the sound pack in Office 2013, demonstrates how to activate it in the office products as well as shows where to assign different sounds to these events should you wish to do so. You can download the sound pack direct from us as it is not available from Microsoft any longer by clicking here.
Aug 09, 20150
Chris and Kim of Mystic Access have been enjoying utilizing VOIP phone services for work and home use for years.  In this presentation, they are excited to introduce you to the power, affordability and rich feature-sets of their favorite VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) services.  Topics of discussion will  include: What is VOIP and why should you even consider it? What is required to get started using VOIP? The accessibility of setting up and managing a VOIP service independent of sight. ...
Jul 14, 20150
Chris and Kim remember the Type Lite and share some experiences with early assistive technology.¬† Chris turns on a Type Lite so you can hear what it sounds like. They also announce an upcoming Tek Talk presentation as well as give the answer to the contest,¬† the question asked in episode 88.Unfortunately they didn’t have a winner.
Jul 11, 20150
In this podcast Chris gives a short demo of the Vox-2 Talking Kitchen Scale.  He comments on the scale and its voice quality.
Jun 24, 20150
It this episode, Kim gives a tour of the BirdTunes app for IOS. There are three apps in the BirdTunes family; BirtTunes Lite which is free and includes songs, calls and photos of 24 bird species, BirdTunes Basic which is $1.99 and includes 135 bird species from the eastern U.S., and what Kim calls the “Big Brother version”, BirdTunes, which is $9.99, and includes 674 species of birds from across the U.S. All versions of this app are completely accessible with Voiceover. More to Explore Visit Lan...
Jun 18, 20150
