[the-facts-machine] Fw: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 25, 2014 - Volume 476
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- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:34:36 -0400
Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 25, 2014 - Volume 476
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Dear Steve,
1) With all the iOS8 uproar last week we managed to leave out information
about the September 2014 issue of AccessWorld. The issue contains a
continuation of the series about the Smith-Kettlewell Institute, reviews of
the Focus 40 Blue, the iOS podcast app Overcast, and reviews of the Songza
and Spotify free music apps as well as an article on running Windows on a
VoiceOver-enabled Mac:
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp
2) The KNFB Reader iOS app continues to generate a lot of positive
demonstrations. Here is a short post demonstrating the results of the same
scan performed with the new app and with the established OCR app Prizmo,
under identical conditions:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/34719098/PrizmoKnfb.txt
Turning to audio demonstrations of the KNFB reading app:
3A) We have an AudioBoom (the new name for AudioBoos):
http://audioboom.com/boos/2496091-some-hopefully-helpful-remarks-about-knfb-reader
3B) Here is a download link to Part 1 of a 2 Part Demo:
http://t.co/kbGneXQl0i
3C) And here is a link to Part 2:
http://t.co/NtTKjWYKpo
3D) And here's a YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19yuo2oE6U&feature=youtu.be
3E) Here, we are able to get an answer to the question, What Kind of Pancake
Mix is This?
https://audioboom.com/boos/2490597-what-kind-of-pancake-mix-is-this-knfbreader-demo
3F) And finally, we'll put SeroTalk Podcast 212 here, because even though it
contains lots of iOS8 and other tech news, it also contains an interview
regarding the KNFB Reader:
http://serotalk.com/2014/09/24/serotalk-podcast-212-throw-darts-at-a-bug/
Moving on to information about iOS8 and the new iphones, here are some
mainstream articles (note that gestures mentioned will not be the same as
are used when VoiceOver is running):
4A) 25 iOS 8 Tips and Tricks
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/09/ios-8-tips-and-tricks.html
4B) How to use iOS 8, the complete guide
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/the-complete-guide-to-ios-8/
4C) The list of all the new gestures in iOS 8
http://www.iphonehacks.com/2014/09/list-new-gestures-ios-8.html
4D) 25 Things You Can Do On iOS 8 That You Couldn't Do On iOS 7
http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/25-things-you-can-do-on-ios-8-that-you-couldnt-do-on-io-1636303912
5) We mentioned the Voiceover Easy Page with its clear and free tutorials a
while back. The site has been updated with sections for users of iOS8 and
owners of the two new iphones:
http://www.voiceover-easy.net/default.aspx?utm_content=buffer7e68b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#About
Needless to say, plenty more audio content has been created concerning the
recent Apple developments:
6A) This overview comes from Cool Blind Tech:
http://coolblindtech.com/podcast/ios-8-a-bite-sized-overview
6B) Episode 33 from Triple Click Home is all over it:
http://tripleclickhome.com/2014/09/23/triple-click-home-episode-33-wheres-the-braille/
6C) And from AppleVis: A Quick Look at the "Reachability" One-Hand Mode
Available on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus:
http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/quick-look-%E2%80%98reachability%E2%80%99-one-hand-mode-available-iphone-6-and-6-plus
6D) How to Use iOS 8 Continuity Between Your iPhone & iPad for Calls, Email,
Browsing & More
http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/how-use-ios-8-continuity-between-your-iphone-ipad-calls-email-browsing-more
6E) iPhone 6 Plus: Unboxing, Description, Initial Setup & Making the Most of
the Larger Display
http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/iphone-6-plus-unboxing-description-initial-setup-making-most-larger-display
6F) And A Demonstration of the Social Links Feature in the Safari Browser
for iOS:
http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-social-links-feature-safari-browser-ios
7) A lot of people will want to know: How to add the NFL schedule to your
iPhone and iPad calendar
http://www.imore.com/how-add-nfl-schedule-your-iphone-and-ipad-calendar?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
8) Not sure this Linux access package is for everybody, but apparently it's
still alive and kicking: Read Emacspeak At Twenty: Looking Back, Looking
Forward:
http://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2014/09/emacspeak-at-twenty-looking-back.html
9) The public demo for MAGic version 13 is available:
http://www2.freedomscientific.com/downloads/magic/magic-beta.asp?utm_content=bufferc2eef&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
10) From the VisionAware blog comes "Low Cost Computing for People Who are
Blind or Visually Impaired":
http://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/essential-skills/reading-and-writing/using-a-computer/low-cost-computing/12345
11) Hear about the newest innovations in JAWS version 16 on Tek Talk on GMT
Tuesday, 30 September at 00:00:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
12) Users of the just-released version 4.4 of the Victor Reader Stream
firmware can now download BARD books and subscribe to and download podcasts
on the device:
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/home
13) CAVI will hold a $60 three-session course in October on how to
successfully upgrade to and use Windows 8:
http://wiki.cucat.org/index.php?n=Main.W8U
14) Sitecues, a package from AI Squared that enables web developers to make
their sites accessible to large numbers of people, has undergone an update:
https://sitecues.com/
15) EASI offers a four-part, $225 seminar on "Creating Accessible ePub3
Documents," on Tuesdays throughout October starting at 18:00 GMT:
http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#october
We'll end with a number of podcasts that don't fit into other sections:
16A) The latest Tech Doctor podcast features a blind physics major, with
minors in astronomy and math, from Virginia Tech:
http://www.dr-carter.com/
16B) The BlindSquare app can now interface with the Uber service, and here
is a demo of how it works:
https://audioboom.com/boos/2501176-ubersquare-how-blindsquare-and-uber-make-traveling-as-easy-as-a-breeze
16C) SeroTalk podcast 211 featured an interview about Windows Phone
Accessibility after the regular program:
http://serotalk.com/2014/09/18/serotalk-podcast-211-the-sound-of-silence/
16D) The latest AccessTalk podcast, number 28, covers a number of topics:
http://accesstalk.co.uk/podcast-28/
16E) From AppleVis, learn about "Call Recorder: Record Skype Audio and Video
Calls Directly to Your Mac":
http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/call-recorder-record-skype-audio-and-video-calls-directly-your-mac
16F) FSCast 98 discusses more new aspects of JAWS version 16:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/About/FSCast/FullListing#Episode98
16G) And episode 1439 of Eyes on Success focuses on AFB Career Connect:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/
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