Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 22, 2015 - Volume 531
The Week's News in Access Technology

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Greetings,

1A) To get in on this event live, you will have to act fast: the free webinar, "Accessing Facebook using Window-Eyes" will take place on Thursday, 22 August at 18:00 GMT. The webinar will be recorded, and handouts available, if you can't make the live session:
http://www.aisquared.com/meeting

1B) Along these same lines, the Facebook Monthly Accessibility Update for September is out:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-accessibility/september-2015-accessibility-update/984806701563055

2) Learn about the Amazon Echo and how to use it on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 26 October at 00:00:
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

3) Visit Hadley’s YouTube Channel to find the new iFocus “How to Peek and Pop" Instructional Video at:
https://youtu.be/4ELA-Ki52cc

4) Tripmode is a Mac app that allows you to control the data that your Mac uses whilst it’s connected to a mobile hotspot, or for that matter, any specific WiFi network. Hear about why you might be interested in it in iBlindTech Episode 68:
http://iblindtech.squarespace.com/democast/tripmode-ibt-68.html

5A) Win10 is another mailing list for discussing Windows 10 for blind users. Its archives are visible to all. To join, send a blank message to:
win10+subscribe@groups.io

5B) And to read about it and see the archive, check out:
https://groups.io/g/win10

6) This podcast covers unboxing, physical description, and connecting the newly-released Magic Keyboard 2 to the Mac and the iPhone:
http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/mf/web/znxigj/MagicKeyboard2.mp3

7) Two new add-ons to NVDA have been placed on the NVDA Community Add-ons Website: The first, for Day of the Week, and the second, for VLC Media Player:
http://addons.nvda-project.org/index.en.html

8) If you would like to learn more about iDevices, AppleVis has a growing series of podcasts entitled "Beginners' Guide to the iPhone:"
http://www.applevis.com/podcasts

9) iPhone and Mac users can take advantage of this post, "How to Create Shopping Lists, To-Dos and Other Interactive Checklists in the Notes App:"
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/10/17/how-to-ios-9-notes-checklists/

10) "Gil's Guide to Home Repairs" gives ideas for conducting a variety of repairs with limited vision:
http://www.visionaware.org/info/everyday-living/home-repairs/gils-guide-to-home-repairs/123

11) EASI offers a month-long, fee-based course during November titled, "Barrier-Free E-Learning." Find the syllabus and online registration information here:
http://easi.cc/workshops/bfel.htm

12) A reader has created a disability-related reading list of the Goodreads Site:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/20753717-jessie-lorenz?shelf=disability-power-and-pride-reading

13) This article purports to teach you "How to Use Your iPhone EarPods Like a Pro:"
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/10/16/earpods-tips/

14) Olympus has made some effrort to build accessibility into some of their digital recorders. Here is an interview with an Olympus spokesperson:
http://blindabilities.com/bapresents/blind-abilities-presents-olympus-digital-recorders-an-interview-with-olympus-america/

15) Here is a link to the KNFBReader App in the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sensotec.knfbreader

16) We have missed announcing at least one BlindBargains Qast; likely another will appear not long after we publish:
http://blindbargains.com/b/13605

17) Apple has released a new version of the iWork suite of products for iPhone and iPad, and the release includes accessibility improvements:
http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-ios-apps-mac-apps-news/apple-updates-iwork-suite-major-accessibility-improvements

18) American Printing House for the Blind has made physical alterations to the Refresh-a-Braille display, particularly switching to a micro-USB port for charging and interfacing with the computer:
http://blindbargains.com/b/13599

Two fairly late-breaking AppleVis blog posts are worthy of note:

19A) "Apple Releases iOS 9.1 with New Features, Enhancements and Some Bug Fixes for Blind and Low Vision Users:"
http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-ios-news/apple-releases-ios-91-new-features-enhancements-and-some-bug-fixes-blind-and-low

19B) "My Apple Watch Diary: 6 Months In and Starting to Become More than a Useful Luxury:"
http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-watch-opinion/my-apple-watch-diary-6-months-and-starting-become-more-useful-luxury

20) Hear about Distance Learning at the Hadley School in Eyes on Success Episode 1543:
http://eyesonsuccess.net

21) T-Base Communications, a full service accessible communications company, is looking for feedback from the blind, deaf-blind or partially sighted community on experiences receiving accessible information in brochures, statements and bills from various service providers:
http://www.tbase/survey

22) In a development that may yield useful fruit, Scientists from IBM Research and Carnegie Mellon University announced a first of a kind open platform designed to support the creation of smartphone apps that can enable the blind to better navigate their surroundings:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/47867.wss

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