The Week’s News in Access Technology
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News
1.) Rail Facer Audio Game
From Fred’s Head, learn about a new audio game, Rail Facer.
http://www.blindadrenaline.com/
2.) Cast Roller for Finding Podcasts
Cast Roller is one of several services for finding podcasts online, and this one includes some social networking features.
http://www.castroller.com/
3.) This Fred’s Head post concerns the QuickLook Basic Portable Video Magnifier
http://www.fredshead.info/2009/04/quicklook-basic-portable-video.html
4.) Buttercupreader Web-Based DAISY Book Reader
Buttercupreader is a Daisy book reader from New Zealand. It is web-based, and is currently in beta test.
http://www.buttercupreader.net/
5.) Sacred Texts in Alternate Media
This Fred’s Head post is called Sacred Texts: Where to Get Them in Alternate Media
http://www.fredshead.info/2007/03/sacred-texts-where-to-get-them-in.html
6.) Finding Out What Services and Activities Cost
Finally, out prolific blog tells about an informative and entertaining site for finding out how much different services and activities cost.
http://www.whatitcosts.com/
7.) Using Technology to Pursue Our Faith
Back on the spirituality theme, SeroTalk Tech Chat 11 is entitled Using Technology to Pursue Our Faith
http://serotalk.com/2009/04/10/serotalk-tech-chat-11-using-technology-to-pursue-our-faith/
8.) Serotek Promotion for Expired Software Maintenance Agreements
In its latest promotion, Serotek is offering $200 off its System Access Mobile if your Software Maintenance Agreement from a major screen reader has expired.
http://serotalk.com/2009/04/15/200-reasons-not-to-purchase-an-sma/
9.) SeroTalk Podcast 12 on All Things Radio
SeroTalk Podcast 12 describes itself as the Latest News and All Things Radio Podcast
http://serotalk.com/2009/04/14/serotalk-podcast-12-with-the-latest-news-and-all-things-radio-podcast/
10.) NFB Interviews from the CSUN Conference
The NFB Access Technology blog now hosts several interviews conducted at the CSUN conference as well as accounts of some of their team’s activities there.
http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Access_Technology_Blog.asp?SnID=1332588961
11.) Tek Talk on HumanWare’s Classmate Reader
Humanware’s Classmate Reader will be the topic of discussion and demonstration for Tek Talk on GMT Tuesdeay 21 April at 00:00.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
12.) Jamal Mazrui has developd a command-line Twitter client called McTwitt,
http://EmpowermentZone.com/McTwit.zip
13.) Cooking with Ken and Cindy Online Program
Cooking with Ken and Cindy will be a regular online cooking program providing tips and recipes for bind cooks. The first episode will take place on GMT Sunday, 26 April at 23:00.
http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs5affc3cfa191
14.) Friday Morning Podcast on Text Messaging and Talks 4
The edition of Bill Boules’ Friday Morning podcast for this week will provide a minicourse on text mesaging and will also cover version 4 of the Talks and Zooms screen reader and magnifier for Symbian phones.
http://www.gcast.com/u/billboules/main.xml
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