I don't think I have mentioned this before but even not a computer geek
and of course I am not...LOL... this email update is helpful to get every
week so see the end of the message you if are not already signed up to get
this informative information weekly.
See below. have a Great Day today everyone!
Anne
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Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:02 AM
Subject: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2011 - Volume 320
Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 320
The Week's News in Adaptive Technology
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Dear anneAnne,
1) Procedural Note: In order to deal with the occasional unexpected Internet
outage at my home, I am going to prepare the newsletter on Tuesdays, at
least mostly. Hence, if you want an item to appear, I need to have it by
18:00 GMT on Tuesday. If I get it later, it still may appear, but chances
are less.
2) Learn about the accessibility features of the Kindle 3 on Tek Talk on GMT
Tuesday, 4 October at 00:00.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
3) The next Lighthouse Technology Seminar will compare and contrast the
various cell phones that are available for use by the blind. This takes
place Thursday, 6 October, at20:00 GMT. To take part by phone or by audio
stream, RSVP to
[email protected]
4) The September 27, 2011 post to the NFB Access Technology Blog discusses
two very handy resources for dealing with software updates in general and
updating Adobe Flash player in particular.
http://www.nfb.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=852&SnID=885484973
5) This Fred's Head post is called To-Do List on Twitter
http://www.fredshead.info/2011/09/to-do-list-on-twitter.html
6) Thanks to Fred's Head, we learn that here, you can download a PDF of the
Counselors & Mentors Handbook on Federal Student Aid
http://ifap.ed.gov/chandbooks/attachments/0910CounselorsHandbookAttach-10.pdf
7) Kathy Ann Murtha offers An Immersion into Window-Eyes 7.5, a downloadable
textbook for $75.
http://www.blindtraining.com/shop/Window-Eyes75.htm
8) On 19 September, 2011, the National Federation of the Blind and the
Maryland Technology Assistance Program held a Web Accessibility Day, an
in-depth look at how accessible Web content that complies with federal and
state regulations is created. The handouts from the event are available
here:
http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/zip/Resource%20CD.zip
9) Here are the latest nuggets from the Gizmo site. Note that these articles
are updated frequently, and I don't list them anywhere near as often as they
are updated, so if you want to always get the latest version of an article,
you might want to keep up with the RSS feed or monitor the site. For this
week: Study The Origin Of Words With This Etymology Dictionary
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/study-origin-words-etymology-dictionary.htm
Best Free Microsoft Downloads
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-microsoft-downloads.htm
Best Free Dictionary / Thesaurus Utility
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-dictionary-thesaurus-utility.htm
Best Free Antivirus Software
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm
Best Free Outlook Express Backup
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-outlook-express-backup.htm
Best Free DVD Ripper
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-dvd-ripper.htm
Best Free PC Tune-up Utility
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-pc-tune-up-utility.htm
10) Humanware is looking to hire a sales representative to cover the
southwest region of the US. D-mail resume and copies of diplomas by 21
October to
[email protected]
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