[ktvt] Fw: top tech tidbits for Thursday, March 30, 2006
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Top Tech tidbits for Thursday, March 30, 2006
1) Various organizations are producing audio books as podcasts, either for
free or for a small contribution to the author. Here are four sites, with
the first having the most material at present http://www.podiobooks.com/
http://www.bmw-audiobooks.com/ http://www.silentuniverse.com/
http://www.darkerprojects.com/
2) Kathy Ann Murtha is offering a two-hour, $50 online course on using the
firefox web browser, suitable for both JAWS and window-Eyes users
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/catalog/courses/firefox.html
3) Gw Micro has posted a new article to its KnowledgeBase: the Path from
JAWS to wndow-Eyes Made Easy:
http://gwmicro.com/Support/Knowledge_Base/?kbnumber=GWKB1045
4) A user has set out to simplify the process of locating blindness-related
items on the large auction site eBay. He has created a page of popular
searches, and promises to expand the scope. http://www.bestmidi.com/ebay.php
5) In the category of somebody generating a useful item using technology,
Enid O'Leary, with both home economics and rehabilitation teaching degrees,
has produced a cookbook on cd in Word format containing over 1,100 recipes.
Recipes are formatted for clarity and ease of reading, and the cd sells for
$25 including shipping. http://www.creativecookingclassics.com/
6) Freedom Scientific announces the release of Pac Mate 4.0, featuring an
improved help system, the much-sought-after ability to have two word
processing documents open at once, and other improvements.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/DL_PACmate_40_Update.asp
7) At the CSUN Conference, a new Linux-based pda for the blind was shown in
prototype. the Icon from a new company called LevelStar aspires to feature
one-touch recording, audio file playback, word processing, calendar, Firefox
web browsing, and gsm phone among others. Two podcasts from the
BlindCoolTech series discuss the product:
http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct481BreakfastWithMarc.mp3
http://blindcooltech.xplorations.net/bct482IconDemo.mp3
8) duxbury Systems announces version 2.3 of the braille translation program
MegaDots, featuring integration with windows, free beginner Braille and
MegaMath modules and improved printer support.
http://www.duxburysystems.com/news.asp
9) An accessibility review of Talking Typer for Windows has been added to
the AccessWatch database http://www.accesswatch.info/
10) Here are the subscription links to four podcasts dealing with language
and words: A Way with Words http://kpbs.org/words/podcast podictionary
http://www.podictionary.com/rss Just Vocabulary's Podcast
http://feeds.feedburner.com/JustVocabulary The Word Nerds
http://thewordnerds.libsyn.com/rss
11) Fred Langa http:/langa.com has demonstrated the ability to build a
computer with a Terabyte,
1,000 gigabytes, of storage for around $500.
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=183702383
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