[ktvt] Fw: Top Tech tidbits for Thursday, April 27, 2006

"Vy Pham" <missyguide@xxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 3 May 2006 16:32:06 -0400

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April 27, 2006

Top Tech tidbits for Thursday, April 27, 2006
1) Access reviews of Skype Answering Machine version 2.0, Replay Radio AV
version 7.12, Light Cars version V1.0.6, Webbie version 3.0, and Mozilla
Firefox have been added to the AccessWatch database.
http://www.accesswatch.info/
2) Accessible World Tek Talk Training and Discussion will be a weekly free
online event every Tuesday at 00:00 GMT. the first hour will be a tutorial
and the second will be for questions and answers. the schedule of events
will be posted to the Tektalkannounce list. To join the list, send a blank
message to tektalkannounce-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx A discussion
list has also been formed; to join it, send a blank message to
tektalkdiscussion-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx finally, to take part in
the online chat, go to this address at the appropriate time and put your
name; no password is required: http://www.talkingcommunities.com/pat
3) Another mailing list out there is the blind_geez_zone. To join, send a
blank message to blind_geek_zone-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
4) Portal Tutoring offers for-fee online adaptive technology training. For
information and prices, visit http://home.eznet.net/~akp/portal.html
5) Microsoft has made widely available a beta version of Internet Explorer
version 7. An article about this can be read here
http://www.betanews.com/article/print/Internet_Explorer_7_Beta_2_Released/1145950438
6) Another BetaNews article discusses the features to come, particularly
for media enthusiasts in windows Vista, the new operating system due out in
2007:
http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft_Details_Vistas_Media_Features/1145896498
7) Jamal Mazrui has released a beta version of a free text editor designed
to be accessible and powerful. The program is called TextPal; get it and
try it here: http://www.empowermentzone.com/palsetup.exe
8) Jonathan Mosen has released a 4-hour audio tutorial on using the popular
chat program Skype, called Speaking of Skype. The course as is costs US
$14.95, and for an additional $5.00 buyers will receive free updates to the
course for a year, since Skype and accessibility to it change frequently.
http://www.mosenexplosion.com/sos
9) Samuel Proulx is gathering information for an article on the audio
gaming situation. He invites interested parties to take a survey at
http://fastfinge.livejournal.com/7642.html He also wants to speak
particularly to audio game developers, who can write to him at
samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxx

10) This site is a free collection of old-time radio programs intended for
the blind, though not limited to access by the blind. Free registration is
required. http://www.fearyoucanhear.com/
11) ending on a positive note: There's lots of worldwide access to British
and worldwide cricket for matches from now until the end of September. A
good place to get schedules is
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/4923160.stm
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