Top Tech tidbits for Thursday, August 30, 2007
There was no newsletter last week.  I'm going to try another distribution experiment this week.
1)  Download an accessibility review of the graphical user interface of Linux, using the Gnome desktop, the Firefox browser, and Open Office using the Orca screen reader.
http://www.digitaldarragh.com/linux-and-orca-review.mp3

2)  Archives for the Tek Talk training on Rockbox, the open source firmware system that makes many off-the-shelf mp3 players accessible, on podcasting, on Windows Vista and many others are now available.
http://accessibleworld.org/show.php?contentid=43

3)  Friends of Bookshare will launch two online book clubs in September.  the Mystery Book Cloub will have its first meeting on GMT Wednesday, 5 September at 00:30.  the Harry Potter Book Club will hold its inaugural session on GMT thursday 13 Sepbember at 00:30.  Both clubs will choose their eventual meeting times as they get organized.  Bookshare.org membership is not required.  To take part, drop into the community room at
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org

4)  Jamie Pauls at AccessWatch has produced the first AccessWatch tutorial.  For $9.95, you can download an audio tutorial on using the Rhapsody Music Service and receive free updates as they become available.
http://www.accesswatch.info

5)  A user recommends Magic Lens Max as a small, efficient and configurable screen magnification program.  You can magnify any part of the screen, lighten or darken parts as needed, sharpen blurred content, view in different colors or split color channels.  Download a 30-day trial version at
http://www.visionsuit.com/MagicLensMaxSetup.exe

 6)  the people who are working on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 2.0, are seeking people to test some web pages.  You don't have to know anything about web accessibility, the process is straightforward, and for each block of pages you test, you get a $15 Amazon gift certificate.  Screen reader and screen magnification users are among the populations being sought.  You first register here:
http://bentoweb.org/amfortas/register.html
and then find the questionnaires here:
http://bentoweb.org/amfortas/sign-in.html

7  The World Series final of the Beep Baseball championship will air on the ACB World channel on GMT Saturday, 1 September, with airings at 00:00, 12:00 and 23:00.
http://www.acbradio.org

8)  A user recommends a free (for personal use) program at this site as being more powerful than the windows System Restore feature, good for those who like to install, uninstall and test programs.
http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/

9)  Gw Micro has posted a Knowledge Base article about a patch that fixes some problems for some users of window-Eyes version 6.1.
http://www.gwmicro.com/Support/Knowledge_Base/?kbnumber=GWKB1081

10)  If you're ever listening to ACBRadio Interactive and you encounter breakups or other listening difficulties, here is an alternate page to try:
http://acbradio.org/blog/2007/08/alternate-acb-radio-interactive.html

11)  Serotek will hire a marketing assistant.
http://www.serotek.com/JobOpenings.html

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