[accesscomp] Dan's tip for Friday
- From: "Bob Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tektalk discussion" <tektalkdiscussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:28:03 -0700
*1. World Wide Science) Updated 19. May 2012 - 23:32 by rhiannon
WorldWideScience is a one stop science gateway to national and international
databases and portals around the world, making this site a superb research
tool. WorldWideScience accesses both small and large academic sources that
are not usually found by major search engines, bringing you real-time
searching and multilingual translations of scientific data from around the
world.
Information from over 70 countries is currently available in fields such as
energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, basic sciences and more.
Here are some of the features that make this site stand out:
Main results are displayed as Papers and Multimedia with search terms
highlighted in each result.
Results are ranked by relevance, indicated by the number of stars next to
the document title.
Results can be sorted by rank, date, title, author.
Results can be limited to all collections or specific collections.
Result topics and sub topics are displayed on the left side of the page and
are listed by author, publication, publisher and date, with results from
Wikipedia and EurekAlert along the right side.
You can create collections easily; anything you want to keep is added by
clicking on the "select article" button on the left of each search result.
Selections (collections) are accessed via a menu at the top right of the
page and include your selections, clear selections, email or print results,
and collection status. This is by far my favorite feature - one click access
to all the results I checked in one place? Awesome. My next favorite is the
ability to download, print, or email any citations for later use.
An advanced search option is available.
Updates and alerts can be created by signing up for a free Alerts account
(providing a name and password are all that is needed).
http://educationassistance.org/?t202id=64613&t202kw=signing up
Spelling suggestions are provided for search terms.
Most of the information is freely available and open domain. I didn't find
any paid results, but I didn't check all of the thousand or so results. =)
WorldWideScience
http://worldwidescience.org/
*2. (refdesk.com)
refdesk.com is a site that defies an easy description. It has a little of
everything: news of all kinds from all over, search engines, a dictionary
and encyclopedia, weather, facts at a glance, several items of the day (such
as word of the day), reference tools, and more.
The site is a basic three column layout with very few graphics. Some may
find that a little odd in these days of heavy graphic and flash use, but the
site loads quickly and is ideal for anyone on a slow connection. The site
automatically refreshes itself so you get current data.
With 28,860,038 visits since September 2011 it's clear they are doing
something right. :-)
The site is ad supported with a paid version that is ad-free.
Wander on over and have a look, though you might find yourself losing track
of time when you visit.
Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-friendly Resources - Refdesk.com
http://www.refdesk.com/
From Topdot Enterprises
*3. Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired is taking enrollments to their
courses to improve computer skills. Enrollment deadline is July 21. These
are high-level courses, and with scholarship, they cost $150.
http://www.ciscovision.org
4. Viewpoints has posted Part 1 of a two-part series on Android
accessibility; the second part comes next week.
http://www.ViewPointsPlus.net
*5. The National Research & Training Center (NRTC) on Blindness and Low
Vision at Mississippi State University maintains an online participant
registry for those interested in participating in research that seeks to
enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals who are
blind or visually impaired. If you would like to sign up or read more about
it, please visit this link:
http://tiny.cc/participant-registry
*6. IRTI has produced three videos demonstrating their line of
eClipseReader and eClipseWriter DAISY products.
http://www.eclipsereader.com/eClipseWriter/
*7. Rick Harmon gave a thorough demonstration on Tek Talk on using an
iPhone to scan barcodes and thereby gain much useful information. Here is
the recording:
http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/Audio/BGZ056.mp3
*8. Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (x64) 4.10 has been released.
This free program, available in a 32-bit version as well, removes some
high-profile malware.
http://t.co/iqEPXm73
*9. The iPhone App for Learning Ally, formerly Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic, which enables you to play and navigate books on your bookshelf,
formerly cost $19.95, but now it is free.
http://www.applevis.com/app-deals/ios-apps-gone-free/learning-ally-audio
*10. From the HowToGeek site, comes the answer to the question: Do You
Really Need to Safely Remove USB Sticks?
http://www.howtogeek.com/118546/htg-explains-do-you-really-need-to-safely-remove-usb-sticks/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100712
From Gizmo Website:
*11. Finds of the Week from the Gizmo site are a collection of some
interesting web sites, technical, reference and otherwise.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/finds-week-9-amazing-photoblogs-password-security-usb-drive-hacks-six-best-firefox-alterna-0?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GizmosDailyTechTreats+%28Gizmo%27s+Daily+Tech+Treats%29
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