2) Doug Lee has released a free tool to help those who write JAWS scripts. It is called BX
http://www.dlee.org/bx/
3) Meanwhile, Jim Snowbarger has updated his free set of JAWS scripting tools, JLS Utilities, to version 4.2.
http://personal.adiis.net/snowman/jls_utilities.html
4) Daniel Dalton has updated his JAWS scripts for the Thunderbird e-mail client.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/jaws/scripts/thunderbird/DownloadScriptsForThunderbird.html
5) Ian Humphreys of Spoonbill Software has released another free high-quality card game for the blind. this time, it's Uno. You play against three computer-generated opponents. To get the game, send a message with your name and country to Ian at
irhumph@omninet.net.au
6) If you own or will soon own a Victor Reader Stream, live in the US, have high-speed Internet access and are an active user of one of the network of regional libraries under the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, you can apply to test digital download of NLS audio books. These books will play in the Stream once you install a key provided by HumanWare. Watch over the next few months as other players capable of playing the new NLS digital audio books will doubtless be announced.
https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/dtb
7. GUIDE: All-in One Software for people with Low Vision or who are blind is the topic for the Tek Talk training to take place on GMT Tuesday, 18 September at 00:00. (Monday evening stateside.) this simplified integrated package allows for writing, web browsing, e-mail and document scanning.
http://www.accessibleworld.org.
8) the Audio Network will be broadcasting the Goalball championships from the Paralympics in China next year. To test and warm up, they're broadcasting this weekend from China in what's called the Good Luck Tournament. Read about this and more on the sports page
http://sports.pressakey.net/
9) this Fred's Head Companion piece provides some online recipe and cooking links I've not seen before.
http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2005/12/bachelor-cooking-made-easy.html
10) the same blog informs us of the Bibliovault Repository, a portal which contains a growing collection of older, recently published, and new books from participating scholarly presses. These are not text books; you can order print copies, and the organization offers to help university disabled student specialists obtain text copies of books from some publishers for qualifying students.
http://www.bibliovault.org/BV.index.epl
11) the Blind Bargains page tells us that if you want to find cooking directions for many packaged items, a place to look is on Amazon Grocery, as many pages contain directions, nutritional information and recipes.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html/?node=52129011
12) the same page points us to a very simple and clear way to get tv program listings: the tVGuide Wireless page:
http://wireless.tvguide.com/
13) In case you want or need to find a spell checker for Outlook Express, here is a download link to a free one:
http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlspelloe.html
14) A user recommends this database manager for cataloguing cd's and other media. It's called Where Is It, and the user claims it is quite accessible.
http://www.whereisit-soft.com/
15) Archive: new product reviews and audio tutorials are always being added to the large collection already available at BlindCoolTech
http://www.blindcooltech.com/
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