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They can be found in the Windows 8.1 section of this page, which contains lots of other useful guides. http://vip.chowo.co.uk/jaws-guides/ 3) Calc 12E RPN Financial Calculator is a $5.95 iOS app whose developer, Stone Meadow, has made the commitment to make the app VoiceOver compatible. Read a review of the app from Horizons for the Blind: http://www.horizons-blind.org/?p=2080 4) Web developers who use the Bootstrap 3 web development framework may well want to use the free Bootstrap Accessibility Plugin to make their sites or applications much more accessible: https://www.paypal-engineering.com/2014/01/28/bootstrap-accessibility-plugin-making-the-popular-web-development-framework-better/#author 5) The application deadline is 7 February for the next semester of CAVI courses. Here is information about their Raspberry Pie (Linux) course: http://www.wiki.cucat.org/index.php?n=Main.IntroductionToTheLinuxPi 6) The Swype keyboard for Android offers new accessibility features: http://whatsnext.nuance.com/swype-keyboard-accessibility-features/ 7) Tap Tap See is Fedora Outlier's Number One App Of 2013, and this post contains a couple of brief stories outlining ways the app has been beneficial: http://www.fedoraoutlier.com/fedora-outliers-number-one-app-of-2013-brought-to-you-by-how-to-be-blind-coming-in-at-number-2-is/ 8) From Audiobook History comes a sizeable listing of audiobooks which the readers of the blog considered to give better experiences than physically reading the books: http://audiobookhistory.wordpress.com/ 9) Microsoft is pleased to announce the launch of the Microsoft DisAbility Scholarship for college-bound high school students: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/microsoftdisabilityscholarship.aspx 10) Here are some informative posts from HowToGeek: A) How to Avoid Junkware Offers with Unchecky: http://www.howtogeek.com/179758/how-to-avoid-junkware-offers-with-unchecky/ B) What is the Malicious Software Removal Tool and Do I Need It? http://www.howtogeek.com/180773/what-is-the-malicious-software-removal-tool-and-do-i-need-it/ C) Should I Store My Batteries in the Fridge? http://www.howtogeek.com/179486/ask-htg-should-i-store-my-batteries-in-the-fridge/ D) How to Troubleshoot Wireless Router Problems: http://www.howtogeek.com/180235/how-to-troubleshoot-wireless-router-problems/ 11A) Tipa PDF is a $2.95 iOS app that purports to offer accessible acess to PDF documents with powerful features. This is the iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tipa-pdf/id794488998 11B) Tipa Reader for Android allows you to read files in various formats: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiflotecnia.tipa.reader 12) Turning to audio, podcasts, and the like: AppleVis offers us: A) Ear Monsters: Kill As Many Monsters As You Can, As Fast As You Can In This Audio Game For iOS: http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/ear-monsters-kill-many-monsters-you-can-fast-you-can-audio-game-ios B) AppleVis Extra #19: Kwasi Mensah, Developer of Stem Stumper & SpellStack: http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/applevis-extra-19-kwasi-mensah-developer-stem-stumper-spellstack C) LibriVox Audio Books: Free Access to Thousands of Audiobooks and Radio Dramas on your iOS Device: http://applevis.com/podcast/episodes/librivox-audio-books-free-access-thousands-audiobooks-and-radio-dramas-your-ios >From BGZ come: D) Roland TRI-CAPTURE Part1: http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/rolandtri-capture-part1/ E) Playing the Wii From a Blind Person's Point of View: http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/playing-the-wii-from-a-blind-persons-point-of-view/ F) Create MP3 File using iTunes and Jaws: http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/create-mp3-file-using-itunes-and-jaws/ G) Roland TRI-CAPTURE Part 2: http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/roland-tri-capture-part2/ H) AccessTalk Podcast 22 Covers Window Eyes, Google contact lenses, connected toothbrushes & the Fitbit Flex: http://accesstalk.co.uk/podcast-22/ I) Episode 26 of Triple Click Home is out: http://tripleclickhome.com/2014/01/23/triple-click-home-episode-26-the-icoffee/ J) Here is a Screencast Demo Video of VoiceOver Accessibility Settings iOS 7, Rotor & VoiceOver Practice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjgUb3bTug&feature=youtu.be K) Eyes on Success #1405 deals with Windows 8 Smartphone Accessibility: http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/ *************************************** Are you on Facebook? 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