[accesscomp] Fw: Dan's Tip for Friday Feb. 1st 2013, (Dan's site picks of 2012)

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Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 19:08:55 -0800
Dan's Tip for Friday Feb. 1st 2013, (Dan's site picks of 2012)
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From: dan thompson 
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Subject: Dan's Tip for Friday Feb. 1st 2013, (Dan's site picks of 2012)


Greatest Sites of 2012

1)  180 Technology Tips dot com

This site will send you one tip a day with an activity to practice the tip.  
One must sign up to get a daily tip by providing an email address.  However, 
you do not need to sign up to take advantage of the cool information provided.

But if one wishes a daily tip emailed, signing up is necessary.

The direct link to 180 Tech Tips is on the next line.

http://www.180techtips.com/thanks.htm

There is also an indext link with many more tips from  this  site.  In order to 
reach the index link:

If you are using a screenreader, place it into link list mode.

For window-eyes, insert plus tab.

Jaws and System Access, insert plus f7

Next,  press the letter I for index.  Then press enter.

You are sent to a page with an indext of topics covered and several very useful 
tech tips.

The direct link to the indext page is below.

http://www.180techtips.com/index2.htm

2)  100 Excellent Hints and Tips for every Computer User

This is an awesome list of very useful tips for Windows-xp, Vista, Seven and 
Face book.  

Once reaching the page using a screen reader, press the letter h  once.  You 
are placed on the main heading.  If you continue pressing h the following 
headings are found:

a.  Windows 7, XP, and Vista tips

b.  Microsoft Word Tips

c.  Microsoft Excel tips

d.  Email Tips

e.  Miscellaneous tips

I will be covering several of these during the next few weeks for those not 
wishing to go through all the 100 tips.

Here is the main link.

http://savedelete.com/100-excellent-hints-and-tips-for-every-computer-user.html


3)   AppleVis

A community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of 
Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. And more.

http://www.applevis.com/


4.  spoonbille.com

To order a game or games, send an email with a list of the games you require, 
together with your full name and country of residence, to:

games@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 The home page  URL is 

http://www.omninet.net.au/~irhumph/index.htm

Ian has done a superior job at making these games accessible and bring lots of 
opportunities for fun in to the lives of visually impaired gamers/computer 
users.  

THANKS A BUNCH Ian! 

5)  Blind Geek Zone

http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/

Check out this website if you have not heard about it already. It is

full of technology information, training, software updates and podcasts

to listen to.

Set up by a blind man with computer experience for those of us who want

to use the technology to its fullest.


6)  Here is a link to a List of Siri Commands:
http://www.mactalk.com.au/31/104774-list-siri-commands.html

7.  Instructables is a site where you can find, and share, tutorials on just 
about anything. If you want to learn something new or share what you know, this 
is the place to be.

http://www.instructables.com/


8)  Hardware Secrets: Uncomplicating the Complicated 

Updated 25. January 2013 - 1:27 by rhiannon 


Hardware Secrets "provides tutorials, news, and reviews about computer hardware 
in very easy to follow language. It's structured and written to entry level PC 
enthusiasts.
Its primary editorial goal is to address the lack of refined technical 
information on the Internet."

There is so much great information on this site that I don't know where to 
start telling you about it. The are hardware reviews, tutorials, news and 
articles covering all aspects of computer hardware.
Don't miss the dictionary, it's full of hardware terms and definitions, while 
the Links section some awesome hardware resources. Mac users aren't forgotten - 
the site focuses on PC hardware but there are little gems tucked here and 
there. If you need to generate floppy disks for old Macintosh computers you're 
in the right place.
The forums are active and a good place to ask questions. Veteran and advanced 
PC builders will get as much as entry level builders from the site. The Test 
Your Skills section can be a humbling experience for experienced builders - do 
you know the name of the screw that fastens your motherboard to the case? Not 
me. I had no idea all those screws I've been using all these years had names. I 
can grab the right ones out of my box full of screws, risers and other parts, 
but names? Nope.

The site is well worth a visit (and a bookmark) if you have even a passing 
interest in computer hardware.

Hardware Secrets

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/


9)  You can now listen to described versions of popular television shows on 
your computer or mobile device. Taking the vision out of television, a new 
project called Blindy.TV has just launched a free audio-only virtual television 
network that offers several channels of described television shows.
http://blindy.tv


10)  The Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology houses a scientific 
archive of biodiversity audio and video recordings. Previously in analog 
format, the recordings, "which go back to 1929" are now completely digitized, 
and can be heard at:
http://macaulaylibrary.org/


11)  A lot of podcasts on NVDA can be found at:
http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~hurrikenny/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html


12) I Blind Tech:

Here Garth post outstanding tips on how to access and use I Devices in mp3 
format that can be downloaded.

http://www.iblindtech.com/12.  

13)  Serotalk.com

This site and the next have been on the tech seene for awhile.  However, these 
would be valuable in anyone's resource list for obtaining accessability 
information.   This podcast and interactive blog is all about the accessible 
digital lifestyle, produced by Serotek, the Accessibility Anywhere people

http://serotalk.com/

14) Blind cool tech:

Individuals can post tutorials and/or  podcasts of hands on demonstrations with 
technology.

These podcasts can be downloaded and moved to any audio player capable of 
accessing mp3 files.

http://www.blindcooltech.com/


15.  Helping Hands for the Blind

A non-profit organization whose goal is to promote social, economic and 
educational opportunities for the blind .

http://www.helpinghands4theblind.org/index.html
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