Audio Tutorials
Specializing in audio tutorials for people who use talking computers
Your Personal Instructor
The Windows 98 and Windows 95 operating environments and many Windows applications are presented in the relaxed, personable style that CrissCross Technologies' listeners say they love. You'll get one-on-one instruction without the usual expense and scheduling problems.
Speaking of Windows Second Edition
The new, updated version of this very popular six-tape set begins with the basics of using the start menu and dialog boxes and opening and closing programs. It presents more advanced features of Windows such as assigning sounds to events, changing color schemes, creating shortcuts and hot keys, and turning off the active desktop in Windows 98. You'll be taught how to use the keyboard to get around in Windows, but you'll learn basic mouse terminology and techniques so you'll know what to do when you run across a less-than-friendly program.
Speaking of Microsoft Word
If you're a user of Microsoft Word, you'll find this 6-tape set essential. "Speaking of Microsoft Word" builds on the general skills you learned in the first half of "Speaking of Windows." You'll learn basic word-processing concepts and then move to more advanced features of Word such as using mail merge to fill out a pre-printed form and creating and editing footnotes.
Speaking of the Internet Second Edition
with Eudora
This 6-tape set guides the speech user through the basics of browsing, searching, and downloading files using a screen reader with Microsoft Internet Explorer5.X and Netscape Navigator. It explains tricks for accessing hard-to-navigate sites in order to get the most out of the Internet. The last two tapes start with the essential uses of Eudora Mail, including sending and reading e-mail messages and move on to filtering incoming messages and using the Eudora address book.
Speaking of the Internet Second Edition
with Outlook Express
This 6-tape set guides the speech user through the basics of browsing, searching, and downloading files using a screen reader with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.X and Netscape Navigator. It explains tricks for accessing hard-to-navigate sites in order to get the most out of the Internet. The last two tapes start with the essential uses of Outlook Express, including sending and reading e-mail messages and move on to organizing incoming messages into folders with rules and using the Outlook Express address book.
Speaking of Outlook Express
This 4-tape set begins with the basics of e-mail with Outlook Express. The first two tapes of this set are the same as those that accompany "Speaking of the Internet with Outlook Express." The last two tapes cover intermediate and advanced topics of e-mail and newsgroup reading, including setting up an account, selecting a newsgroup, and using identities.
Speaking of Corel WordPerfect
Speech users who have upgraded from the world's most popular DOS word processor to the Windows version will find the transition smoother with this 6-tape tutorial. Beginners in word processing will find it essential. After the basics of word processing, you'll learn to work with newspaper columns, change fonts and font sizes, insert footnotes, print labels, and much more.
Speaking of Microsoft Access
Meet the challenge of this powerful database with this 6-tape tutorial. Learn to set up a database, create tables, queries, and forms, and enter data. The first two tapes give the basics of table creation and navigation using the keyboard in Access 2000. The last four tapes give you the skills you need to get going with this powerful, small business database program.
Speaking of Microsoft Excel
If bookkeeping and number crunching are in your job description, this 4-tape set will get you started with the basics of this essential business spreadsheet. You'll format and enter data and learn to create formulas for business and home bookkeeping.
Listening In
This bi-monthly series, available on cassette or CD, is for users who aren't beginners anymore. Short tutorials discuss a wide variety of topics. Listen to radio stations on the Internet, print mailing labels, set up your anti-virus software, and more. Back issues are available.
Listening In Special Edition
The February 2001 issue of Listening In was for people who don't use assistive technology but who want to know how screen-reader-users work with the Internet. It provides a fun, informative way to see the power and the frustration of the Web.
Braille Boss
Tired of remembering all the commands to get your Juliet, Romeo, or Thomas brailler to work right? Or worse, are you stuck always using the same kind of paper so that you don't have to change the brailler's settings and later change them back? Do you have to get someone to help you send a document to the brailler because you can't find it and don't know how to "print" it?
Now there's Braille Boss, an easy-to-use Windows program that lets you organize your Braille documents and keeps track of the margins and other settings so that you don't have to. No more running across the room to the Juliet, punching in a series of easy-to-forget commands on the numeric keypad, and then back to the computer. No more frustration from finding that you forgot to put the settings back after the last job you did and now your labels are embossed on both sides.
Braille Boss is especially great when you have more than one user who might send documents to the Brailler. Braille Boss will manage the jobs and works with your networked Brailler!
Do you use a screen reader? Braille Boss is, of course, made to be speech-friendly. And, it comes with its own audio tutorial on CD.
A Growing Library
Ask CrissCross Technologies or one of our dealers about more titles for your audio library. Have you considered learning Microsoft Visual Basic? E-mail programs and more database programs are coming. And, as always, Listening In is a great place to look for short tutorials.
