[SCCCB] Fw: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2011 - Volume 320

Thu Sep 29 06:06:09 CDT 2011

    I don't think I have mentioned this before but even not a computer geek 
and of course I am not...LOL... this email update is helpful to get every 
week so see the end of the message you if are not already signed up to get 
this informative information weekly.
See below.  have a Great Day today everyone!
Anne
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Subject: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 29, 2011 - Volume 320

Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 320
The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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Dear anneAnne,

1) Procedural Note: In order to deal with the occasional unexpected Internet 
outage at my home, I am going to prepare the newsletter on Tuesdays, at 
least mostly. Hence, if you want an item to appear, I need to have it by 
18:00 GMT on Tuesday. If I get it later, it still may appear, but chances 
are less.

2) Learn about the accessibility features of the Kindle 3 on Tek Talk on GMT 
Tuesday, 4 October at 00:00.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

3) The next Lighthouse Technology Seminar will compare and contrast the 
various cell phones that are available for use by the blind. This takes 
place Thursday, 6 October, at20:00 GMT. To take part by phone or by audio 
stream, RSVP to
rsvp at lighthouse-sf.org

4) The September 27, 2011 post to the NFB Access Technology Blog discusses 
two very handy resources for dealing with software updates in general and 
updating Adobe Flash player in particular.
http://www.nfb.org/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=852&SnID=885484973

5) This Fred's Head post is called To-Do List on Twitter
http://www.fredshead.info/2011/09/to-do-list-on-twitter.html

6) Thanks to Fred's Head, we learn that here, you can download a PDF of the 
Counselors & Mentors Handbook on Federal Student Aid
http://ifap.ed.gov/chandbooks/attachments/0910CounselorsHandbookAttach-10.pdf

7) Kathy Ann Murtha offers An Immersion into Window-Eyes 7.5, a downloadable 
textbook for $75.
http://www.blindtraining.com/shop/Window-Eyes75.htm

8) On 19 September, 2011, the National Federation of the Blind and the 
Maryland Technology Assistance Program held a Web Accessibility Day, an 
in-depth look at how accessible Web content that complies with federal and 
state regulations is created. The handouts from the event are available 
here:
http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/zip/Resource%20CD.zip

9) Here are the latest nuggets from the Gizmo site. Note that these articles 
are updated frequently, and I don't list them anywhere near as often as they 
are updated, so if you want to always get the latest version of an article, 
you might want to keep up with the RSS feed or monitor the site. For this 
week: Study The Origin Of Words With This Etymology Dictionary
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/study-origin-words-etymology-dictionary.htm
Best Free Microsoft Downloads
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/best-free-microsoft-downloads.htm
Best Free Dictionary / Thesaurus Utility
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-dictionary-thesaurus-utility.htm
Best Free Antivirus Software
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-anti-virus-software.htm
Best Free Outlook Express Backup
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-outlook-express-backup.htm
Best Free DVD Ripper
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-dvd-ripper.htm
Best Free PC Tune-up Utility
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-pc-tune-up-utility.htm

10) Humanware is looking to hire a sales representative to cover the 
southwest region of the US. D-mail resume and copies of diplomas by 21 
October to
us-rh at humanware.com

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