[Blindvet-talk] Top Tech Tidbits

Sat Apr 19 15:00:49 CDT 2008

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <NABlindVets at aol.com>
To: <blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:46 PM
Subject: [Blindvet-talk] Top Tech Tidbits

>
Good info, but making  a slight link adjustment as per below to a web link 
format gets you there quicker.

Top Tech Tidbits - Volume 156

Distributed by Flying Blind, LLC            http://www.flying-blind.com/

http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkQR_976C1jSVUamcWRMvslU5khk_caOGC-xAHpMJ24GJFmrVmXN44wvK8-TjmLXNcPKoWtrk3_NLEPzOm_juIYT1
syPkwmoMDp1D213-UBQAQ==

For questions and comments regarding Tidbits, please e-mail Dean Martineau
at _dean at topdotenterprises.com_ (mailto:dean at topdotenterprises.com) .

Dean Martineau provides adaptive technology training by phone, online, and
in person, with flexible arrangements, and at affordable prices.

To make certain you receive each Volume of Top Tech Tidbits,
please add enews at flying-blind.com to your address book.

If you experience any problems viewing this E-Newsletter,
please view this Volume of Top Tech Tidbits on the web at:

                        http://www.flying-blind.com/tttenews/04172008/index.html

(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkSTJXMNRhWO2dgEOEmx07AyBJu8mLyIHokvxGO7Cvt4YuJlDYCM5UcY6sTC_
gUYS3EdqTflVS5OUIBihi8N24dRLEeOx5QRILyxoKAdd_ifPrbMFcGSDfaULEtGQBphsU0pxzqt4EC7uj3TwmpcE1na)

Dear Dawn,

1) The Optacon was the first portable reading device that was widely used by
the blind, and many people still swear by it. Efforts are being made to keep
it alive. You can find documentation and other information about it here:

http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/optacon.asp

(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkSbst-mIC7Vx2r9oysPbTcQDJuxxh4vOu22_4M3vaZw1nDhdFJY-QjnvFR7
-Sut8KQEt0plyWPw1qcgeW5h4355ka8IFE7cY_3zmrG3SZtrvqsOV7GqJa25CVaU4bT525-0k7m_Ro 
KtCr7oXCduDf6H)

2) Tek Talk will present "Anyone For A Game of Chess?" on GMT Tuesday, 22
April at 00:00.
_http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkShSCObw3uNxTJ9TOEqZISCccqOBLXM4TBkq3n_xuQ9nW8imbl03R
T_O3Vq3ic2RDjkwrWEhGZd-wI_ZsAMZaNpGKnWKb3QfpZSL9x4lHVKEEibAmYnHP4fJdwR5TtX4tyO
CbeA_iLCBGcbMkT-vPJE5qHKb0kZVxQ=)
3) If you want a comprehensive listing of Radio Reading Services, here is
the listing. Some of them don't broadcast online, and others require a 
username
and password to access them:
_http://www.iaais.org/locateservice.html_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkQVWyNFnHXHkZGqJd_BOBuFzKyVxtWlHPXZw5ZX4c0mohBi50U9hHu6A-H6aeO_xWqFQrwErT5iUT
f3fJ0TlBvrgogrbzR18zEL_eW-MbaOxPkxNa-I5LvCmgv3iXaXV4o=)
4) Thunder has been available as a low-cost screen-reader alternative for
some time, but it is now totally free:
_http://www.screenreader.net/_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkRNA2tIbvfBKfVhy1bXQ0Pn0lSzVy-UFUxE3bFKof6KbBAthWczoBmx019SrW9hY7U1oV2MLidmdBn5b2BG3EU4L
E2_pADRzG1kmp0WlhkOiw==)
5) Our friend at The Ranger Station saved me a lot of investigative research
by finding these: Here is a link for the latest update of MAGic, including
the USB version:
_http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/magic/magic11-downloads.asp_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkRwduCUf1ZB4kGwud_Qw3o8spZ4rCDVOJgPoa3iy7enNeY
1C2CZIHvdgWOXcx05_7cZseCC0GDdmAwCuTCXEnlmGq5n2QGIc5TrEJw89p0lpL88_DYOuQO1loU1G
w8-W_Wdh-yKMh_GRVXZr_HJXTU-vGzMWAx9ZKbQ6G12BurtWQ==)
6) And here is the place to find the different versions of the Daisy player
FSReader:
_http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/FSReader_Update.asp_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkTAIFj2gvVpSBYdhUfKe3pDshT2KZGtvylyFUSmRukKjub-1hl1
TMZDyDwV1cDWuaj3BN5nAknkybqAi9vxUwB1GDMSZJYe2JF0Mv_kBJOuJHkmsheDY_wIiILnt0EoeS
qRkCHPXmyt2sIIASYrDLzwg9b3V2S9rLs=)
7) One reader reports that the newest version of Nokia PC Suite, used to
move programs and data to and from Nokia phones, is much more accessible 
than
previous versions:
_http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/software/Nokia_PC_Suite_rel
_6_86_9_0_eng_us_web.exe_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkTmCbtcXkT5cna4gKYZsOTkZsFiq9QYL0JooSyzcy9lf2yang5-6uRRceQPhKQ0RJ6_YpHhnVGGFzMytCyUFejOXpDY1F
6fJhgUtK509BpczTlVFooMtN56-0HzcSyA1gVs929otfro-6aHfFOb-7oVE3TqBTlT9hoej-w6vqBZ
fqhllHOFXfklef2t85hO5OU4UBU4jO_gyE8rfrGpZqih3BN25vYo-uk=)
8) The Daisy Planet is the monthly newsletter concerning this accessible
information format:
_http://www.daisy.org/news/newsletters/subscribe.shtml_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkQVZFTRRxZ3dYl5A_20QSfsziX2UoeKeL_7PpsYtl5boLjsMyd5-ulpw1kyCYV9
_5lKIGl0RN2fG9okVZyVYfi3Be1rDW4KieUT8j3fffaNH97I6v65p993y_KATDlXgaepE_WmiUA9Os
4OL3aqdgGK)
There are also rss feeds to keep up on news regarding the Daisy format:
_http://www.daisy.org/support/rss/_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkT4OEVKPF0J7XdbjGwiptasAjd5n6jhBDdDu9je6MEfAamVFNAGtd0Kx7dbuFXxXflgHM1QEWVF2S4xkR0z
-akNHtxx-UPJ6HIDVvfGmsfX4hl-gjISjhlz)
9) Here are links to several recorded presentations offered by EASI on
various aspects of Daisy:
_http://easi.cc/archive/etext.htm_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkR4a0GGbgMTg9GrXz-Qvfb85xTa421Igf-ON3DrBfEVsjUbFIPd1LebXIB92Sdj36bSi0QlENLUJ_PPfPEh3
GuJpwLgKi_79F-ZWxcr7znSEWnZ1qQ8k_Vj)
10) EASI is offering a four-part webinar, free to subscribers of their
annual package, $195 for the rest, on creating Daisy content:
_http://easi.cc/clinic.htm_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkSuic9Lhw5Rqf_PJsLZEFK-SoLQSrbKXX0BzsItfVMwXnZyZCWZnb3F3D2Jxp5b7XgrKZHpUyFv_vPmKGoc3lmIpdtF
hvHU8Gjp3zzr398nEw==)
11) Fred's Head Companion tells us about yet another way to get audio books:
On the Go Books, which lets you receive books by mail on CD in much the same
way that services like NetFlix let you order videos.
_http://www.onthegobooks.com/_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkQVZhKMMjhsF44oaIaqO-hKpNmFiUgmruCejd-JKWnzffbhp7ukkrzPWsUyMBCIr80sSWIJMl1P99AKFPGfXLa2I
StegUe1LyV0nUJdroLd0A==)
12) They also tell us that the National Archives has made hundreds of useful
and interesting videos available through Google Video, most of them being
downloadable.
_http://video.google.com/nara.html _
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkQtiOM3dO_ObiU9w9eBJhcpLVj3EHsB6lWNMNds7XJEMQE2Elh2kgfMIPhg0ByC2kBLSHacFQ-borbhbt
KIsIVAK7m8jCXeItsRJmoMNh7YNFIDEYREY3uC)
13) Bookshare is hiring some programmers and engineers, and some of these
are contract positions which can be performed without relocation.
_http://www.benetech.org/join_us/position_postings.shtml#ssetdg_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkSJoFK9NzrBn11bIhGA82Pkoxm_mUOJA0JzXE8zPhGrV6g8xD79iue
0VZk4RoK_SVubxl6OP7db6Jq5dAoaSjx7m-ur0IsihYone_3d-4vKHoI3SA2MtWQtEsBqFGouyMyZm
Fx1ZXOur0xidjVyuoft2jayKkP1LXY=)
Would you like to receive text-only versions of the Tidbits and Flying
Blind, LLC E-Newsletters? If so, find the link at the bottom of every E-News
titled "Update Profile/E-Mail Address", and check this newly-available 
option.
Feel free to forward individual Tidbits, or the entire tidbits issue, to
interested people (but make sure they don't already receive it; a lot do!) 
When
doing this, please have the courtesy to cite your source, perhaps directing
them to the tidbits website (see below.)
Tidbits is intentionally concise, but I know a lot of people don't
understand many of the items because little explanation is given. If a 
Tidbit brings
up a question in your mind, feel free to ask, and I'll answer as time,
knowledge and inclination permit.
Visit the Tidbits page at _http://www.topdotenterprises.com/tidbits.htm_
(http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0011S-R1pRZmkS97u6W6wd85hgTeGrP6tFVgtFjct_hMXmHS9COOaYPEy
ojU1s94Z7K6X-xTK5gyetUkmXNK8wBxUpiYwa-DLePONy080ve-XVHObYVonfOYUfH_F1--IvnNLGD
31TrudQ=) where you can subscribe to the RSS feed and grab back issues. All
that welcome information for future issues can come to me at
_dean at topdotenterprises.com_ (mailto:dean at topdotenterprises.com) .
People can subscribe to Tidbits via e-mail:
_tttt-join at topdotenterprises.com_ (mailto:tttt-join at topdotenterprises.com) 
(Make sure to get all 4 T's into
the address!)

| Flying Blind, LLC | 955 Pembrook Road | Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44121 |

Please take a few minutes to provide feedback on the quality of service you
received from our staff. The Department of Education values your feedback as
a customer. Commissioner of Education Dr. Eric J. Smith is committed to
continuously assessing and improving the level and quality of services 
provided
to you. Simply click on the link to the "DOE Customer Survey". Thank you in
advance for completing the survey.

_DOE Customer Survey_
(http://data.fldoe.org/cs/default.cfm?staff=Phyllis.Dill@dbs.fldoe.org|09:18:49 
Thu 17 Apr 2008)

____________________________________
Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at
_AOL Autos_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) .

**************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car
listings at AOL Autos.
(http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_______________________________________________
Blindvet-talk mailing list
Blindvet-talk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindvet-talk

> 