Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 10, 2013 - Volume 426
The Week's News in Access Technology
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Greetings,
1) Learn about the current capabilities of the increasingly-popular free screen reader NVDA, as well as the add-ons that add to its feature set, on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday 15 October:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
2) This new AppleVis Guide is entitled "Importing BRF files to the BARD Mobile App using Dropbox":
http://t.co/lGrpXfSMqDhttp://applevis.com/guides/braille/importing-brf-files-bard-mobile-app-using-dropbox
3) The VHA Section 508 training team has developed a series of innovative tutorials that explain accessibility barriers of Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and provide solutions that address them:
http://www.ehealth.va.gov/508/tutorials/powerpoint/index.asp
4) Microsoft has publicly stated that its Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus program is not as robust as it was once claimed to be:
http://www.howtogeek.com/173291/goodbye-microsoft-security-essentials-microsoft-now-recommends-you-use-a-third-party-antivirus/
5) This is a tutorial on YouTube, walking you through the various functionalities of the service:
http://mobilizer.instapaper.com/m?u=http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/VD_IOrz88t0/
6. From Digital Trends, we learn "How to Record Calls on an iPhone":
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-record-calls-iphone/
7) Here are "7 Skype Tips for Power Users":
http://www.howtogeek.com/173448/7-skype-tips-for-power-users/
A recording of the recent CAVICast on Skype is now available here:
http://www.cucat.org/cavicasts/2013/
And development continues on the JAWS scripts for Skype with the release of scripts for Skype 6.9 and some ongoing troubleshooting:
http://www.dlee.org/skype/
8) Progress continues on development of JFW version 15, with some enhancements in web and Braille access and considerable access to Windows 8:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/jaws-public-beta.asp
9) Mailing lists concerning two popular Twitter clients are now hosted on the Freelists site.
The list for discussing The Qube:
http://www.freelists.org/list/theqube
And Chicken Nugget
http://www.freelists.org/list/chickennugget
10) Ever wondered, "How Can I Download an Entire Web Site?":
http://www.howtogeek.com/171948/how-can-i-download-an-entire-web-site/
11) A free Webinar on ZoomText Mac's WebReader will take place, with sessions on Wednesday 16 and 30 October at 16:00 GMT. A video demonstration is also available:
http://www.aisquared.com/blog/2013/10/free-webinar-zoomtext-macs-webreader/?utm__content=buffer5ed3a&utm__source=buffer&utm__medium=twitter&utm__campaign=_buffer_
12) The October 2013 issue of AccessWorld gives us more information about Smith-Kettlewell Institute, reviews of some newly updated OCR programs, an article about employment resources for people with vision loss, and more:
http://www.afb.org/aw/main.asp
13) Moving to audio content, there are a lot of podcasts this week on the AppleVis site. Use heading navigation in most browsers to peruse the list at:
http://applevis.com/podcasts
Jonathan Mosen appears on Eyes on Success
http://eyesonsuccess.net
AccessTalk Podcast 19 Addresses the Surface Pro 2, Kindle HDX, Google, And the Digital Divide:
http://accesstalk.co.uk/podcast-19/
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