top Tech tidbits for Thursday, April 12, 2007

1)  Yet another option for free directory assistance for obtaining US phone numbers, from a familiar source: Google.  800-goog-411 (800-4664411.)  It only lets you search for businesses, but offers to connect you to the business when it finds it.

2)  Cricket fans can hear live comnentary from Lords this summer, at the park and apparently sometimes online.
http://www.lords.org/latest-news/news-archive/live-ball-by-ball-commentary-at-lords-for-blind-and-partially-sighted-cricket-fans,838,NS.html


3)  an interesting place to find online radio and television streams from the US as well as information about other stations is:
http://streamingradioguide.com/radio-station-list-by-state.php?state=


4)  Pranav Lal has created a tutorial on the use of the vOICe, the software allowing blind folks to "see" graphical images using a pc camera.
http://www.theemptyvessel.info/index.php/2007/04/05/129/


5)  HumanWare invites you to join its new on-line audio chat room for a web based presentation of its innovative line of wireless, bluetooth braille displays.  On Friday, 13 April at 18:00 GMT.
http://67.19.90.10/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs5794715a0cfa


6)  sony has released version 9 of its powerful audio editor Sound Forge.  they offer a $99 upgrade for an introductory period.  The Snowman, who produces JAWS scripts for Sound Forge, is working on adapting those scripts to the more complex interface of this version, and one report is that the version is less accessible with Window-Eyes than were previous versions.


7.  Residents of the US can download or listen to the audio-described version of The wind in the Willows as aired on Masterpiece Theatre.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/willows/audio.html


8)  Alan Cantor, consultant who specializes in macro use to improve accessibility, was interviewed for a podcast while at CSUN.
http://www.connsensebulletin.com/csb011.mp3


9)  EASI has updated all three of its podcast series, including one with a presentation from CSUN on the latest news on disability and IT law.
http://easi.cc/podcasts


10)  An accessibility review of NOD32 version 2.7 has been added to the AccessWatch database.
http://www.accesswatch.info


11)  If you want to find US radio stations that are or soon will be broadcasting in HD radio, try this:
http://www.ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdradio_find_a_station


12)  Bookshare For You In 2007 is the topic for the Accessible World training on 17 April at 00:00 GMT.
http://www.accessibleworld.org


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