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Al Puzzuoli

@alpuzz@mastodon.social
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An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Joined July 06, 2019

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Jul 30, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @matt@toot.cafe
@matt@toot.cafe I think the best analog I can give for this is something like Suno. I love music but I'm only a fair musician. At this point in my life, that's not likely to change. that said, I have strong opinions about what sounds good to me. Same goes for coding. I've used computers for 40 years and I know what I like, what UI's work for me. I have great respect for people who can code well. At this point, I know realistically I'll never be one of them. So I'll vibe code.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Jul 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @ricky_enger@mindly.social
@ricky_enger@mindly.social @alpuzz@mastodon.social LOL. I will have to try that and let you know. :P
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Jul 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @BorrisInABox@fwoof.space
@BorrisInABox@fwoof.space @alpuzz@mastodon.social True, though that would be an amazingly long range protocol.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Jul 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social
So according to eloquence on iOS 27, my hotspot apparently has a new feature. I can now connect using Wisconsin fi. Who knew! 😀
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · May 25, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Testing.

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · May 09, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

I want to have a play with Claude Code, but I understand that there are some a11y issues around accessibility to the terminal in Windows. That said, I know screen reader users are working with this successfully. Has anyone posted a write-up or FAQ? Also, Codex or Claude Code? I'm just starting, so not married to either. I want to create windows binaries or simple web apps. Thanks! #A11Y #claudeCode #Codex

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · May 04, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

So I'm starting to realize that I'm generally disappointed in the new generation of smart speaker voice assistants. Gemini for home is nowhere near as competant as the full Gemini. It often mishears me or even when it does hear me correctly, gives inaccurate information, and don't even get me started on Alexa Plus. oh well, maybe some day.

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · May 03, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

Does anyone have recommendations for a good accessible countertop microwave? Looking for something that is 1.4 cubic feet, and at least 1000 watts. Real buttons would be amazing but I know we don't live in a fantasy world, so I'll take one where I can easily get an overlay. Alexa integration would also be a nice bonus. Thanks.

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · May 02, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

I've been in this faze lately of knitpicking nonsensical error messages. The latest one, when Windows 11 blocks a file from running: "This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer." Um, so this file was blocked, because it came from another computer? IN that case, shouldn't we just be blocking all the things? I mean, what percentage of files on your computer actually originated on that computer? Sigh ...

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @ricky_enger@mindly.social
@ricky_enger@mindly.social LOL yes. I'm getting that on my personal machine. I'm not sure though if that message is coming from Chrome or JAWS or what. It's in the virtual buffer but I wonder if it's even visible on screen.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @amy0223@mindly.social
@amy0223@mindly.social What? So trying again later actually works sometimes? ROTFL.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 29, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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So what's with the message JAWS reads in Chrome when you try to open an inaccessible PDF? "This PDF is inaccessible. Couldn’t download text extraction files. Please try again later." "Please try again later"? What?! So, like, if I wait 10 minutes and try again, this PDF might magically become accessible? Wow! Who knew? #A11Y

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 28, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

Does anyone know how to get JAWS to stop reading Remote Content warnings in Thunderbird as you arrow through the message list? I guess I could set it to always allow remote content, but that's obviously not ideal. Thanks.

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @technocounselor@caneandable.social
@technocounselor@caneandable.social I know. I was really surprised. It wasn't like I was asking it where I could go by beer as an underage person or something. It's like it heard the word beer and just totally froze up.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @ricky_enger@mindly.social
@ricky_enger@mindly.social LOL good point. The part I found most amusing was that Gemini pro pretty much agrees with you and said the same thing. Said it's a known issue that the age restrictive behavior on gemini for home has been cranked too high.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @baxaphobia@caneandable.social
@baxaphobia@caneandable.social LOL Thanks. I think I'll point out to Google that Alexa answers the question, for all the good it will do. At least it might be satisfying, or something. :P
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @janerationx@mas.to
@janerationx@mas.to Yeah. I wanted to kick the thing out the window. LOL.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @cub80_appleby@mastodon.stickbear.me
@cub80_appleby@mastodon.stickbear.me Ugg I know. The funny thing is then I asked Gemini on my phone and it answered the question no problem. Go figure.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 20, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social

What is this world coming to? I just asked my Google Home a very simple question, "How long does beer last in the fridge". it refused to answer, citing age restriction policies. What the actual hell?

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof No idea how accessible that browser is but if it's Chromeum based, it should be fine.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

mastodon.social
Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof But the one that may work best for you is Chat GPT's Browser, Atlas: https://chatgpt.com/atlas/
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof That's unfortunate. If you're still interested in something like this though, there are a few other options. The Guide AI Assistant is purpose built to tackle accessibility issues. It's subscription based. In the US, the lowest level sub is $8 a month. I tried this and it worked quite well: https://www.guideinteraction.com/
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com

@FreakyFwoof it's not letting me paste the whole thing, but the first thing is: * Age and Region: The user must be 18 or older and located in a supported region (like the US, Canada, India, or New Zealand).

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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof It's not an extension. I just asked Gemini itself why it might not be working and it came back with this:
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof Once it has done what you needed it to do, press alt+g again to close the Gemini pannel. All that said, I subscribe to gemini Pro for $20 a month. Not sure how much of this functionality is freely available and how much is tied to the subscription.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof Press alt g on the webpage in question That will open a Gemini in Chrome pannel. You can then just type a prompt, something like, "Click the I agree check box", or whatever. it may ask you to confir permission for it to take action. You may either need to find and press a start button, or type "yes".
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 19, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @FreakyFwoof@universeodon.com
@FreakyFwoof I know it's of little comfort right now and it's definitely not a cure all, but I'm finding that AI can sometimes come to the rescue in these situations. If you need to check an inaccessible checkbox, etc, Gemini in Chrome works surprisingly well for that sort of thing.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Apr 16, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @TiciaVerveer@mastodon.social
@mjibrower@social.vivaldi.net Wow, that's sure a lot of bees! I know one thing. If I were a grave digger at that place I'd be asking for a raise. :P
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Mar 22, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @TheQuinbox@dragonscave.space
@TheQuinbox@dragonscave.space @cubic@vee.seedy.cc LOL okay thanks.
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Al Puzzuoli @alpuzz@mastodon.social · Mar 22, 2026
Al Puzzuoli
@alpuzz@mastodon.social

An Information and assistive Technologist. interests include accessibility, good friends and cool tech.

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Replying to @cubic@vee.seedy.cc
@cubic@vee.seedy.cc @TheQuinbox@dragonscave.space I just downloaded this and my Windows Defender flagged it as a threat. Not sure why: Detected: Trojan:Win32/Ulthar.A!ml Status: Quarantined Quarantined files are in a restricted area where they can’t harm your device. They will be removed automatically. Date: 3/22/2026 6:20 PM Details: This program is dangerous and executes commands from an attacker. Affected items: Affected items: List box file: C:\Users\Al\Downloads\taskmon.exe
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