Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, February 20, 2020 - Volume 743
The Week's News in Access Technology
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1) About NVDA 2019.3.1
In Process gives updates on the new version, and about the security of open source software:
https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-19th-february-2020/
2) New Features in NVDA
Web Friendly Help runs through what's new in version 2019.3.1:
https://webfriendlyhelp.com/nvdaupdates/
3) Updated Guide to Accessibility of iOS 13 on Eyes on Success
Episode 2008 features an interview with Shelly Brisbin about her greatly enhanced book:
http://eyesonsuccess.net
4) Interviews from ATIA
Blind Bargains has nine interviews so far recorded with vendors at the ATIA conference:
https://blindbargains.com/audio/
5) Ringtones on Mosen at Large
Among other content, Episode 22 of Mosen at Large offers instruction on transferring ringtones to an iPhone without iTunes:
https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/0/3/9/039be0f87826764b/malp0022_How_to_make_and_transfer_ringtones_to_your_iPhone_without_ever_touching_iTunes_and_we_give_away_five_copies_of_Cash_Reader_for_iOS.mp3?c_id=64987724&cs_id=64987724&destination_id=655755&expiration=1582129742&hwt=1b5d71929d5d2961c981b3d6f5df6ffb
6) Commentary Screen Reader and More on Antad
Episode 23 gives the latest Android news, some favorite apps and the Commentary screen reader.
https://www.podcasts.com/antad-podcast-af07e6cf1/episode/A-Heros-Departure-a67c
7) BARD App Update
Version 1.3 brings new features such as series and magazine subscriptions, Braille auto-scrolling, simultaneous downloads, and a lot more:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bard-mobile/id705229586
8) What's New in iOS 13: A Guide for Blind Users
This latest book by Anna Dresner is available in various media from National Braille Press for $18-25:
https://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/IOS13-NEW.html
9) ) iOS 13 Battery Drain: 15+ Tips to Make Your Battery Last Longer
Courtesy of Mac Rumors
https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-battery-tips/
10) MRTP #189
Topics from Episode 189 of the venerable Maccessibility Round Table Podcast include Voice Dream Reader, Ferrite, Envision AI and their new glasses, and more:
http://maccessibility.net/2020/02/15/mrtp-189-clever-hinge-mechanism
11) WordPress Web Design with JAWS for Windows Textbook
Access Technology Institute offers this $95 textbook:
http://www.blind.training/downloads/wordpress-web-design-with-jaws-for-windows/
12) Playback Magazine Archive
Playback was an amazine cassette magazine produced monthly from 1979 to 2007. This downloadable and listenable 385-hour collection lets you hear lots of influential voices from the blind audio and tech world of the time, and lets you follow the evolution of all the technologies involved:
https://archive.org/details/playbackmagazine
13) Canute on Tek Talk
Another chance to hear about the new multi-line Braille device comes on GMT 25 February 2020 at 01:00:
https://zoom.us/j/839935813
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