Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 28, 2013 - Volume 398
The Week's News in Access Technology

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1) Picking up where we left off last week, here are some new podcasts:

First from AppleVis:

Audiobus: An app allowing you to record multiple apps at once on your iOS Device:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/audiobus-app-allowing-you-record-multiple-apps-once-your-ios-device

A demonstration of Dice World: A free and mostly accessible good time waster:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-dice-world-free-and-mostly-accessible-good-time-waster

Create and Share Ice Cream Cones and Sundaes on Your iDevice, with More Sundaes!
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/create-and-share-ice-cream-cones-and-sundaes-your-idevice-more-sundaes

A Demonstration of Twitterrific 5 for iOS:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-twitterrific-5-ios

Setup and Use of the Companion iOS App for the Re Universal Infrared Remote Control Accessory:
http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/setup-and-use-companion-ios-app-re-universal-infrared-remote-control-accessory

Elsewhere:

J-Tools will be re-released and will be free!
http://t.co/4l2UxzAtxU

New Tech Doctor Podcast "Accessibility Out Of The Closet In To The Mainstream" featuring Shelly Brisbin:
http://www.dr-carter.co

The my Charge Peak 6000 Rechargeable Power Bank with speech:
http://www.mysticplacepodcast.com/audio/mp52mycharge.mp3

Eyes on Success 1311 Highlights from CSUN 2013 Part 1:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/eos_1311_podcast.mp3

Eyes on Success 1312 Highlights from CSUN 2013 Part 2:
http://www.eyesonsuccess.net/eos_1312_podcast.mp3

Registering a domain, with tips for finding good deals and gathering needed information:
http://www.cucat.org/cavicasts/2012/20121028_domains.mp3

A short look at internet shortcuts:
http://www.tffppodcast.com/a-short-look-at-internet-shortcuts/

High Contrast, Episode 9
http://serotalk.com/2013/03/22/high-contrast-episode-9-the-chair-to-keyboard-interface/

Serotalk Podcast 146
http://serotalk.com/2013/03/19/serotalk-podcast-146-sing-it-sister/

CSUN 2013 Review
http://serotalk.com/2013/03/17/csun-2013-in-review/

NVDA Tutorial #5 Part 1:
http://www.blind-geek-zone.net/?p=1063

2) The Braille Plus 18 has received an upgrade:
http://tech.aph.org/plus_new.htm

3) Learn about AppleTV, an accessible modern TV interface, on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 2 April at 00:00:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

4) Access Technology Institute announces that a new textbook, "An Immersion into Internet Explorer 10 with JAWS for Windows 14" is now available for $80:
http://www.blindtraining.com/shop/MSIE10-JFW14.htm

A $100 seminar on Internet Explorer 10 will take place on 6 April at 23:00 GMT. Participants get a break on the price of the textbook if purchased in conjunction with the seminar.
http://www.blindtraining.com/Seminars/

5) Microsoft says that users of adaptive technology can get phone support in North America for Microsoft products by calling 1-800-936-5900. Here is a page for sending email support requests:
https://enable.microsoft.com/eform.aspx?productKey=enablefeedback&ct=eformts&scrx=1

6) This video is entitled "Unlocking the power of the iPad for the Blind":
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/unlocking-the-power-of-the-ipad-for-the-blind-~cj884a7S92Nn5qTInjfBg.html

7) A user reports that the Mobile Speed Test app is now accessible:
http://speedtest.net

8) This RNIB page provides links to Shortcuts for popular programs and is mostly current:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/livingwithsightloss/computersphones/pc/Pages/shortcuts.aspx#H2Heading2

9) From Marco's Accessibility Blog comes "How to use NVDA and Firefox to test your Web Pages for Accessibility":
http://www.marcozehe.de/articles/how-to-use-nvda-and-firefox-to-test-your-web-pages-for-accessibility/

10) The Carroll Center for the Blind has several affordable online courses and also several free VoiceOver-related video tutorials:
http://carroll.org/online-courses/

11) Here is a direct link to a beta of QFeed, an accessible RSS feed reader, from the maker of QCast:
http://t.co/IxSsiVCT0S

An update to QCast is also available:
http://q-continuum.net/

12) This page contains a link to a video, "ZoomText Mac Tips & Tricks, Using Hotkeys":
http://www.aisquared.com/blog/2013/03/zoomtext-mac-tips-tricks-using-hotkeys/

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