Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, January 19, 2012 – Volume 336

The Week’s News in Access Technology

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News

1.) Podcasts Hosted on Applevis

Among the podcasts hosted on Applevis recently are:
A Walk-through of NewsFolio, an Accessible RSS Reader with Google Reader Synchronization
http://www.applevis.com/node/2146
A Walk-through and Review of Vokul, a Powerful New Voice Control App and Siri Alternative
http://www.applevis.com/node/2145
A Walk-through of Ski & Snow Report, a Must Have app for all Skiers
http://www.applevis.com/node/2154
A Walk-thru of NextBuses: Departure Information for 370,000 Bus Stops Across England, Wales and Scotland
http://www.applevis.com/node/2171

2.) Jim Fruchterman on SOPA

This post by Jim Fruchterman, with its associated comments, gives some enlightenment about the much-discussed SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act.)
http://benetech.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-im-scared-of-sopa-bill.html

3.) NFB on Consumer Electronics Show Discoveries

The NFB Access Technology Blog features several posts describing discoveries made at the recent Consumer Electronics show.
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Access_Technology_Blog.asp

4.) Mike Calvo Reviews Four Bluetooth Devices

Serotek’s Mike Calvo reviews four Bluetooth devices.
http://serotalk.com/2012/01/18/a-review-of-four-bluetooth-devices-by-mike-calvo/

5.) Hadley Seminar on Reading and Producing Music

Seminars Hadley will present an elaboration of how blind people read and produce music, on Thursday, 19 January at 16:00 GMT. Chances are you’ll miss the live event, but it will be available for download later:
http://www.hadley.edu/PastSeminars.asp

6.) Tek Talk on GW Micro’s Accessible Skype

Learn about the extremely accessible version of skype produced by Gw Micro on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday, 24 January at 01:00
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2

7.) Free Games from Rich De Steno

Two free computer games for Windows are available from Rich De Steno. Atlantic City Blackjack is a realistic blackjack game and Destination Mars is a challenging space travel game. Send your request for either or both games by email to
ironrock@verizon.net.

8.) Office 2007 Shortcut Keys Tutorial

Even though we have left Office 2007 behind, this tutorial regarding shortcut kehys could be of interest if you’re looking to move from Office 2003:
http://goo.gl/6bZdE

9.) How to Structure an Accessibility Review

From Joe Dolson Accessible Web Design comes this post on How to structure an accessibility review.
http://bit.ly/xFQW95 #a11y

10.) A Guide to Create an Accessible Work Environment

You can read Understanding WebAccessibilty – A Guide to create Accessible Work environment or download a pdf version of it.
http://t.co/qUdBcmT4 #web #a11y #axs

11.) Watch a Youtube video introducing STEPP – The Student E-Rent Pilot Project

http://lnkd.in/JJbzHt

12.) JAWS Scripts for the TeamTalk Chat System

There are now JAWS scripts for the chat system TeamTalk at:
http://t.co/j1QNmnCS

13.) An Update on Google Apps Accessibility

Here is An update, not entirely favorable, on Google Apps accessibility.
http://t.co/njivWp7S HT @Jennison #highered #a11y #Google

14.) YouTube with a Screen Reader

From YouTube help site, we can read how to work with YouTube with a screen reader.
http://t.co/BOkoQ20Z

15.) Ways to Make and Remember Strong Passwords

This article, written in the wake of a security breach, concerns ways to make, and remember strong passwords.
http://t.co/VZsldwaa

16.) New AccessWatch Accessibility Reviews

Accessibility reviews for stella version 2.1,Fix WU version 1.0, Dectalk version 4.4, final burn alpha, kega fusion version 3.64, and blue msx version 2.8 have been added to the AccessWatch system.
http://www.accesswatch.info

17.) Updates from the Gizmo Site

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