Revisiting MLB Opening Day Pennant races are heating up for MLB but I want to step back to opening day for the 2026 season for a minute. For the last several years I’ve made last-minute purchases for tickets to the opening day game for the Brewers. Not so this year. When I went to search for tickets, I discovered that the Brewers, like a lot of MLB teams as far as I can tell, made…
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I recently gave a talk to some staff from the University of Wisconsin’s ophthalmology clinic. Although it wasn’t the main focus of my talk, I had an opportunity to show a little bit about two of the iOS apps I’ve been working on. To do so, I made a short video and thought I would share it here. A video transcript is also available. The video shows a bit about my WeatherFast and Sports Scores…
One CommentI’ve been dabbling further with AI-driven development and have another app for exploration. This time it is a basic RSS Reader for Windows I’m calling RSS Quick. Get the full details and program from Release RSS Quick 1.0 – Initial Release · kellylford/rssquick or my alternative download location. The name RSS Quick reflects the intent of the app to be a simple and fast way to quickly browse RSS feeds. The program does not handle…
Leave a CommentI’ve gone back to the AI workbench, much like I did with my Image Description Toolkit, to create another app. This time it is to address the goal to make sports scores and play-by-play information easier to read and avoid some of the long-standing accessibility challenges on leading sports web sites. I’m calling this app a preview release because not everything is working yet but I have enough functionality available that I wanted to share…
Leave a CommentTuning into a bit of the Olympics this morning, within two minutes the reality of accessibility in 2024 is on display. Audio description for a channel showing multiple sports is impressive but the schedule view of the Olympics iOS app not so much. The progress is appreciated here but the gaps are still far too many. NBC has taken a page from the NFL’s Red Zone and introduced a channel called Olympic Gold Zone. It…
Leave a CommentI’ve written previously about tracking a fantasy football draft and have an updated spreadsheet to track a fantasy football draft for 2023. I wrote about how to use this in an earlier blog post. My original description is also available. My podcast, The Podcast to be Named Later, has a fantasy football primer if you want to learn more about fantasy football. I have made no changes other than updating player data for 2023. If…
Leave a CommentAfter a 17-year run of providing the industry leading and in many cases only example of an accessible NCAA tourney bracket, Terrill Thompson announced his retirement from the bracket business in a thoughtful blog post yesterday. Thompson has pointed bracket enthusiasts to Yahoo’s Fantasy Tourney Pick’em and indicates having ongoing discussions with Yahoo staff about accessibility. In announcing his retirement, Thompson has directed users to groups for both the Men’s and Woman’s tournaments on Yahoo’s…
Leave a CommentOn Friday, the University of Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the COVID-19-influenced 2020 football campaign with a resounding 45-7 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini. Like much in this year of change, Camp Randall was empty of the typical 80,000 fans. To bring some of the gameday experience into the home, Wisconsin social media touted a new Badgers Live gameday experience. Unfortunately, what Wisconsin Athletics clearly failed to do was ensure this experience was open to…
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Leave a Comment Although it took a structured negotiation and settlement, at one point MLB seemed like it was turning the corner on improving and sustaining accessibility. Sadly that time seems to have passed, much like a favorite star of yesterday. Most recently, MLB added a simple game to their AT Bat app with a bracket challenge to pick winners in the upcoming Home Run Derby. The problem is for accessibility purposes, MLB used “Player Name” as the…
2 CommentsIf you are a user of the TuneIn audio services and in particular a subscriber to their premium TuneIn Live service, TuneIn Live on Alexa might be worth exploring. The service is available at a discounted rate of $2.99 for Amazon Prime members or $3.99 without a Prime subscription. This is lower than the standard $7.99 monthly subscription price. One benefit I enjoy in TuneIn Live is the fact that audio for the NFL, NBA,…
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