Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2005
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 [log in to unmask] 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/
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