My name is Ricky Buchanan. I’m the woman behind ATMac, No Pity City, Four Walls No Limits, and this Not Done Living! website.
Let me take a moment to give you a bit of glimpse at my life, at who I am and what I do. I’m a 34 year old Australian, born and living in Melbourne. I’m not able to do “regular” work due to disability, but I can – and do – do plenty of other things both on and off the internet. I love mint choc-chip ice cream, Australian musk flavoured lifesavers, and foods from the India/Pakistan/Sri Lankan cultures. I could be said to be a bit obsessed with my cat!
Blogging
I’ve been blogging since January 1997 when I started a personal blog, Journeying/Journalling, which was one of the first 25 blogs on the internet. The blog has changed locations several times since then but it’s still my personal online journal.
I now also have other blogs on specific topics:
- ATMac covers disability and assistive technology for Apple products such as Mac computers, iPods, and iPhones.
- Four Walls No Limits is for information, links, and resources for people who are bedridden, housebound, or mostly housebound.
- No Pity City is part blog, part regular website, and has T-shirts and other gear I’ve designed; most with in-your-face slogans related to disability.
Read About Me
You’ll find more about me on ATMac where I’ve written about my disabilities and the technology I use to overcome some of the limitations the disabilities cause.
Connect With Me
If you’d like to interact more you can contact me or find me on other sites such as:
I really enjoy hearing from people – feel free to drop me a line!
Cheers,
Ricky
Hi Ricky,
I am an 86 yr old gal living in a fabulous retirement community (for 70 yrs+ seniors) in Vermont, USA. I am considered to be the in-house expert (?) on Mac computers. There has just been a new group formed here of residents with limited vision and our library has acquired a 27″ iMac for their use. So I am trying to get up-to-speed on Mac options for those with limited vision and have been looking particularly at the APHont. But I am having trouble getting it up. I have the aphont.exe file and the latest version of StuffitExpander but can’t make the last leap to get translated. All I get is the garbage .exec file. I am using Mac OS 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
What am I doing wrong?