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Video Words - Closed Captioning on the Web »

Editor Notes: Sorry, had to remove the playback…
AOL and CNN have a few news videos that offer closed captioning.  Strangely enough, CNN.com doesn’t have caption options on any of its videos and I was unable to find any other news feeds with the CC box on AOL.  
You know what to do:  Go to AOL’s support central, click on Rate This […]

Read your Voicemail »

Every hard of hearing person struggles on the phone at some point.  Some phones are better than others, some people speak better than others.  My most frustrating moments on the phone are usually voicemail related.  My family members are regularly called to assist me in deciphering a message.  “What did she say?  Did she say anything else?  Are you sure?  Did […]

Take Back the Movies! »

I love going to the movies.  Adventure flicks, foreign films, love stories, you name it.  I’ve never met a movie I couldn’t enjoy in some fashion, either by admiring the sets, the costumes, the beauty of the actors or the ridiculousness of it all.  I love the movies.  Even on the first day of spring, […]

Amazon Unbox more like a Huh?box »

When Amazon announced Unbox, I was tickled silly.  I am a devoted TiVo subscriber and this new Amazon product makes it possible to download a rental movie (you can buy movies too) from the Unbox site and watch it on your TV.   You can also download a movie via their Unbox Video Player and watch on your computer, […]