[nabs] FW: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 4, 2011 - Volume 314

Sat Aug 6 12:33:09 EDT 2011

I don't know if there's a link there already, but we might want 
to make a Resources link on our site if we haven't already and 
add this in.

 Chris

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From: "Yvonne" <yvonne625 at verizon.net
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Students.'"<nabs at acb.org
Date sent: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:33:37 -0400
Subject: [nabs] FW: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 4,2011 
- Volume 314

Hi everyone,

Is there a way to put some of these tips, like 5 & 6 on the NABS 
website?
Could we have, or maybe there already a place to put helpful 
links.  Maybe
something like Helpful links from Top Tech Tidbits, so then we 
are giving
credit for where we are getting the links.

Just an idea,

Yvonne

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aspect of
this that interests you.
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2) The August 1, 2011 post to the NFB Access Technology Blog is 
entitled An
Initial Reaction to OS X Lion, and includes several links for 
sources for
information about Lion in particular and about using the Mac in 
general.
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3) Another post to the same blog on the same day discusses Adobe 
Digital
Editions
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4) A series of four webinars, entitled Braille Transcriber and 
Teacher
Training, is available on the American Printing House webinar 
site.
http://www.aph.org/training/index.html
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5) LouisPlus from APH apparently allows people to look for 
school-related
instructional materials easily from one site
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6) This Fred's Head post is called Chat with Your Facebook 
Contacts through
AIM Instant Messenger
http://www.fredshead.info/2011/07/chat-with-your-facebook-contact
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7) Another post discusses Braille Institute's VisionSim FREE App 
for iPhone,
iPad and Android Devices
http://www.fredshead.info/2011/07/braille-institutes-visionsim-fr
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8) SpeedDots, makers of tactile screen protectors for i-devices, 
now has a
web site.
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9) Learn about Leader Dogs for the Blind, and more especially 
about the
Kapten GPS system and their program to incorporate it into guide 
dog
training, on Tek Talk on gMT Tuesday, August 9 at 00:00.
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10) The Serotalk team continues rhythmically cranking out update 
podcasts
that cover a wide range of topics, keeping up with all the news 
and
providing useful links so we don't have to do it.
http://serotalk.com/2011/08/01/serotalk-podcast-73-victor-in-the-
tub/
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11) They also bring us Tech Chat 111: This Month in Access Tech, 
July 2011
http://serotalk.com/2011/07/25/tech-chat-111-this-month-in-access
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2011/
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12) FSCast 56 for July 2011 features demonstrations of the 
recording and
playbac capabilities of the Plextalk Pocket.
http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast056-ju
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13) Among the new and updated articles on the gizmo site, we find 
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Editors' Choice List: Our Selection of the Best PC Freeware
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14) As a back-to-school promotion, you can buy Zoom-Twix for 
$2,495, saving
$400.
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