Fw: BlindNews: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2005


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Top Dot Enterprises
Thursday, September 29, 2005

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2005

By Dean Martineau

The second article describing the current state of affairs regarding
portable computing devices for the blind is now available to Sound
Computing subscribers.  With this article in place, subscribers can access
an hour of discussion designed to help potential buyers of devices like
Braille Note, PAC Mate or some of the newer options coming onto the market
make wise decisions.  Subscribers get this article and 49 others for the
total of only $9.00.
www.topdotenterprises.com/scinfo.htm

Last week, we finished the third quarter of Tidbits issues, issues 27-39. The handy text file containing all thirteen issues is now available on the web site or via auto-responder; send a blank message to
q3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

to get it.

Accessibility reviews of Synchromagic version 4.3.0.7, WinRAR version 3.50,
and Winamp version 5.1 have been added to the AccessWatch database,
http://www.accesswatch.info/

The Blind Citizens Australia National Convention will be held this coming
Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Perth, Western Australia.
Convention activities will be streamed online.  For the program and links
to listen, go to
http://www.bca.org.au/

Jim Noseworthy has made JAWS scripts available for the contacts editor of
the Nokia Pc Suite software package.  You can download them from
ftp://ftp.compuconference.com/JFWNokia.exe

Many computer users have fond memories of WordPerfect for DOS.  It seems
the program is being updated for use on Windows machines, and can still be
acquired.  Read all about the developments at
http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/wpdos/

Sean Randall's Technicalish podcast offers software reviews from a
blindness perspective. Read about it, download individual programs or find
the link to subscribe to the podcast at
http://randylaptop.com/technicalish/index.php

In a great development for braille readers with portable braille displays,
National Braille Press is now set up so you can buy books and download them
immediately. Find out about it at
http://www.braille.com/

Alan Cantor will be teaching a four-part, $1t50 course entitled Wormholes
through Windows: Enhancing the Usability and Accessibility of Microsoft
Windows and Microsoft Office.  Read the syllabus at
http://easi.cc/forms/cantor-series.htm

Freedom Scientific has announced the feature list for JAWS version 7.0
which may be released this week.  Among the many new features are support
for MSN Messenger 7.0 and 7.5, the ability to append items to the
clipboard, quick access keys for reading Word documents, improved support
for pdf documents, the ability to install JAWS from a jump drive, and many
others.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws70fea.asp

The Hadley School for the Blind, a well-known correspondence school for
blind students worldwide, now has a set of message boards for staff,
students and others to use for sharing.
http://www.hadley.edu/

Visit the Tidbits page at www.topdotenterprises.com/tidbits.htm where you
can subscribe to the rss feed and grab back issues. All that welcome
information for future issues can come to me at dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

That's the news for this week.

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Dean Martineau
Top Dot Enterprises
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Everett WA 98201
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