[SaoMai] Fw: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 30, 2009 - Volume 219
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Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 219
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Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 219
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Greetings!
1) The iPhone, the first mobile phone to be accessible to the blind out of the
box, is the topic for Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 4 August.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
2) Owners of the Pac Mate Omni can now purchase StreetTalk GPS VIP, a
tailor-made GPS system using technology from Sendero Group. In the US, the
software with one country map costs $1,499.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/streettalk-gps-product-page.asp
3) The July, 2009 issue of AccessWorld is available, featuring a review of the
Mobile Geo GPS program for Windows Mobile cell phones, a review of a lower-cost
braille display, a more optimistic update on the accessibility of household
appliances, reviews of Twitter and Google Voice, the latest on the National
Library Service conversion to digital books, and more.
http://www.afb.org/accessworld
4) T and T Consultancy announces the availability of J-Say Pro, the JAWS-user
addon to make Dragon Naturally Speaking accessible, version 7 in the UK, soon
elsewhere. This paid upgrade gives more control over speech feedback and
correction while dictating, and access to Firefox, Twitter and Skype.
http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/pages/whats_new_in_jsay.php
5) The Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired will offer an IT Essentials course
for $75 starting August 6. This course will provide training in computer
maintenance skills and initial helpdesk technique. For more information, e-mail
caviinfo@xxxxxxxxx
6) This Fred's Head post is entitled Guidelines on Presenting Accessible
Powerpoint Presentations
http://www.fredshead.info/2007/07/guidelines-on-presenting-accessible.html
7) Fred's Head points us to a resource from the National Clearinghouse on
Disability and Exchange: Blind Visitors to the United States: What you need to
know:
http://www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/blindvisitorstousa
<http://www.miusa.org/ncde/tipsheets/blindvisitorstousa>.
8) this Fred's Head posting has several resources, and is called Create a
Catalog of Your Wardrobe
http://www.fredshead.info/2005/10/what-do-you-do-when-cataloging-your.html
9) Keysoft Version8 is available for the Braille Note mPower and the PK. This
paid upgrade includes support for Audible books, the ability to use some chat
services like Google Chat, WPA support for wireless connections, and everybody
gets a 90-day demo of Sendero GPS.
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/support/braillenote/software/keysoft_8.0_upg
10) If you want a plain-language description of what DAISY is, visit this blog:
http://blog.blackspheretech.com/?p=16
11) The Innovations show being aired this week has lots of discussions about
mobile phones, and we also learn what is new at Cobalt Systems.
http://www.theglobalvoice.info
12) A new article has been added to the Gw Micro knowledgebase: Window-Eyes and
Mail Merge with Word 2007
http://gwmicro.com/kb1106
13) The title of SeroTalk Tech chat 26 is Managing Files With SAMNet Media
Library and Nero 9.0
http://serotalk.com/2009/07/26/serotalk-tech-chat-26-managing-files-with-samnet-media-library-and-nero-9-0/
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