Welcome to the Flying on Instruments” blog, a kind of “catch all” for all the things that interest me from the perspective of music, technology, audio production and more. In this blog, I hope to post my thoughts, reactions and perhaps some inspiration to those who are looking for information on topics ranging from, but not limited to: accessibility technology, music and sound recording, radio production, community radio, computing for the blind and perhaps a few surprises along the way. Here’s to good blogging.
My first entry after this will be about a new arrival, a Mac Book Pro. It arrives tomorrow and I am excited to report my experiences with switching from PC-based screen reader software to the Mac running Voiceover, OS X’s built-in screen reader for the blind.
Why Flying on Instruments? When airline pilots fly a plane, they can do so in two ways—by visually looking out of the cockpit window or by reading their instruments and gauges on the instrument panel in front of them. The first method is called VFR, short for visual flight rules. IFR stands for instrument flight rules, or flying on instruments in colloquial airline language.
Since I use many technological solutions in my every day life to work, study and play, I thought the name was fitting.
Until next time….
Tags: Apple, Mac Book Pro, screen reader, technology, Voiceover
