Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 11, 2012 - Volume 374
The Week's News in Access Technology

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Greetings,

1) With Public Beta #2 of JAWS for Windows Version 14, the company introduces Flexible Web, a wizard that helps you hide unwanted web content on particular pages, such as advertisements, or start particular pages reading from a specific point. Hear about it on FSCast 70:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/default.asp

Take the free webinar, "New in JAWS 14: Part Two, Flexible Web," on Wednesday, 24 October at 16:00 GMT:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/training/Free-Webinars.asp

Or hear all about JFW14 on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 16 October at 00:00:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

2) The October, 2012 issue of Accessworld includes What's on this Page: A Review of the SayText, Prizmo, and TextDetective iOS Reading Apps, ZoomText Reinventing Itself: A Review of ZoomText 10 and Its New Features, An Evaluation of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Using the Nexus 7, Accessible Television for the Visually Impaired: Is It Only for the United Kingdom? and more at:
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp

3) A reader recommends the Blue Letter Bible homepage as a powerful site containing different Bible versions, dictionaries, concordances, commentaries and audio material:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/

4) AI Squared will hold two free webinars, one on the ZoomText camera and the other on troubleshooting ZoomText.
http://www.aisquared.com/training

5) The October, 2012 issue of the Braille Monitor contains an article entitled Braille Edge 40: The Newest Offering by HIMS Inc:
https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm12/bm1209/bm120908.htm

6) GW Micro now sells an approximately $2,600.00 USD portable reading machine, the ReadEasy Move:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Reading_Systems/ReadEasy_Move/

7) The US Department of Education now offers a free Android App for identifying US currency:
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-new-app-identify-us-currency

8) In the podcast department, from Applevis, we have:

A Walk-Through and Demonstration of the Official Twitter App for iOS:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/walk-through-and-demonstration-official-twitter-app-ios

Apple TV: Rearranging Icons and Using the Accessibility Menu:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/apple-tv-rearranging-icons-and-using-accessibility-menu

And A Guide to Using the Netflix iOS App with VoiceOver:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/guide-using-netflix-ios-app-voiceover

And Serotalk Podcast #127 is also out:
http://serotalk.com/2012/10/10/serotalk-podcast-127-chicken-fingers-on-the-buffet-of-life/

9) From HowToGeek, we can choose from:

How To Get a Better Wireless Signal and Reduce Wireless Network Interference:
http://www.howtogeek.com/126327/how-to-get-a-better-wireless-signal-and-reduce-wireless-network-interference/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101012

How To Troubleshoot Internet Connection Problems:
http://www.howtogeek.com/126265/how-to-troubleshoot-internet-connection-problems/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101012

7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows:
http://www.howtogeek.com/125923/7-ways-to-free-up-hard-disk-space-on-windows/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=101012&utm_content=emailsidebar

How System Restore Works in Windows:
http://www.howtogeek.com/125852/htg-explains-how-system-restore-works-in-windows/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=041012

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