[vip_students] Fw: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Volume 342
- From: "tony sweeney" <deirton711@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "the students list" <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:43:23 -0000
Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 342Hi folk,
Came across the below and thought that it would be helpful here.
You should be able to find in the document the way to sign up for those regular
Tidbits posts if you wantt; first link is to Google tips.
Tony
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Dear tony,
1) Here are some tantalizing items from the How-To Geek Newsletter:
How to Search Google Like a Pro: 11 Tricks You Have to Know
http://www.howtogeek.com/106718/how-to-search-google-like-a-pro-11-tricks-you-have-to-know/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=270212
How To Access Your Ebook Library on Your iPad via Dropbox
http://www.howtogeek.com/106521/how-to-access-your-ebook-library-on-your-ipad-via-dropbox/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=270212&utm_content=emailsidebar
How To Combine All Your Email Addresses into One Gmail Inbox
http://www.howtogeek.com/106034/how-to-combine-all-your-email-addresses-into-one-gmail-inbox/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=270212&utm_content=emailsidebar
2) The JAWS-users page has alot of useful information and tutorials, much of
which is useful for users of other screen readers. Items have recently been
added to the Tips and Tricks and Audio sections.
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
3) The next quarter's schedule of free and paid webinars has been posted to the
Freedom Scientific page.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/e-LearningEntrance.asp
4) Learn about BrailleTouch, a forthcoming Android and iOS app that will let
users write on their smartphone using a simulated braille keyboard, on Tek Talk
for GMT Tuesday, 6 March at 01:00.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
5) Here is a guide to Android Accessibility for a prospective user of android
phones.
http://eyes-free.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/documentation/android_access/index.html
6) The latest tech doctor podcast is entitled Screenless Audio Editing With
Sound Studio.
http://www.dr-carter.com/?p=99
7) Listen to episode 4 of Triple Click Home, the iDevices-related podcast from
the Serotek Podcast Network.
http://tripleclickhome.com/2012/02/27/triple-click-home-episode-4-beefed-up-book-reader-thing/
8) This page is entitled Web Accessibility and Older People: Meeting the Needs
of Aging Web Users.
http://www.w3.org/WAI/older-users/
9) The American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults (AAF) is making its
free Braille books for blind children available online as downloadable BRF
files.
http://www.actionfund.org/actionfund/default.asp
10) A partnership between Sprint and Code Factory now brings a free version of
the Mobile Accessibility suite for Android devices, called Wireless
Accessibility, to the Android Market. This is the complete version of Mobile
Accessibility including the screen reader component and is compatible with
Sprint, Boost, and Virgin Mobile handsets.
http://www.blindbargains.com/link/6506
11) The shortcut world site lists keyboard shortcuts for Linux, Mac OS,
Windows, web applications and an extensive list of other software applications.
This wiki-style reference database for keyboard shortcuts is constantly under
development.
http://shortcutworld.com/
12) HIMS announces the release of BookSense Master, free, downloadable
companion software for the PC, created to assist with the location and transfer
of files to BookSense.
http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/SenseMaster/BookSense_Master_Install_1_0_20120202.zip
13) Here are some of the latest additions to the Gizmo site:
All The Figures You'll Need To Prune Your Hard Drive
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/all-figures-youll-need-prune-your-hard-drive.htm
How to Manage Your USB Devices Better
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-manage-your-usb-devices-better.htm
Improve Your Privacy On Twitter
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/improve-your-privacy-twitter.htm
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: A Fresh Start for Microsoft, by Ed Bott
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/windows-8-consumer-preview-a-fresh-start-for-microsoft/4540
14) Gerardo Corripio has started a blog in Spanish, Tuimagina, related to
adaptive technology, podcasting, social networking, and the like.
http://tuimagina.wordpress.com/
15) Check the BlindBargains site for podcasts coming from the CSUN conference
which is currently under way.
http://blindbargains.com/
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