News Wire: On Tek Talk this week Rick Harmon will tell us all about the program Qwitter used by blind individuals that use the micro blogging service Twitter.
Rick will walk us through using Qwitter to do several things with the twitter service as well as discussing other services that Qwitter has to offer such as searching with the Bing search session. He will also discuss many of the great things this program can do on your PC from inside any program as Qwitter has no program window that you have to Alt - Tab to in order to use. Ease of use is what has drawn so many blind PC users to this wonderful program that continues to be developed. The current version of Qwitter is 4.5.1 and can be downloaded via: http://www.qwitter-client.net Qwitter runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 with all major screen readers. Rick Presenter: Rick Harmon Email: [email protected] Date: Monday, November 15, 2010 Time: 5:00 PM PST, 6:00 PM MST, 7:00 PM CST, and 8:00 PM EST and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 01:00 GMT Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2 Or, alternatively. Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen. All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at www.accessibleworld.org If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms. All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen. Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same page and completing the form. Accessible World Contacts: Robert Acosta, Chair Accessible World 818-998-0044 Email: [email protected] Web: www.helpinghands4theblind.org Marcia Moses, Events Coordinator Accessible World 734-495-1496 Email: [email protected] Steve Hoffman, President Talking Communities Email: [email protected] The Accessible World, a division of Helping Hands For The Blind, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, seeks to educate the general public, the disabled community and the professionals who serve them by providing highly relevant information about new products, services, and training opportunities designed specifically to eliminate geographic and access barriers that adversely affect them Robert Acosta, President Helping Hands for the Blind Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.helpinghands4theblind.org You can assist Helping Hands for the Blind by donating your used computers to us. If you have a blind friend in need of a computer, please mail us at the above address. _______________________________________________ ATI (Adaptive Technology Inc.) A special interest affiliate of the Missouri Council of the Blind http://moblind.org/membership/affiliates/adaptive_technology
