[Electronics-Talk] {Disarmed} Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 16, 2017 - Volume 602

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 16, 2017 - Volume 602

The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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Dear Rolando,

1) A new course from Hartgen Consultancy covers StationPlaylist, for those current and wannabe Internet broadcasters:
http://www.hartgen.org/splworkshop

2) This CNet post is called "Untangling The Mesh: Everything You Need to Know About Wi-Fi Systems:"
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/untangling-the-mesh-everything-you-need-to-know-about-wi-fi-systems/#ftag=CADf328eec

3A) We have a few recaps from CSUN to report. Here is a review:
http://www.webaxe.org/csun17-review/

3B) Here, we have the "CSUN 2017 Megalist of Presentation Resources for Digital Professionals," courtesy of Dennis Deacon:
http://www.dennisdeacon.com/web-design/accessibility/csun-2017-megalist-presentation-resources-digital-professionals/

3C) Next, "SUN 2017 Conference Recap" from the Microsoft Accessibility Blog:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/accessibility/2017/03/10/csun-2017-conference-recap/

3D) And finally, Cool Blind Tech takes its turn at "Riding the Highlights of CSUN 2017:"
https://coolblindtech.com/riding-the-highlights-of-csun-2017/

4) Microsoft Introduces Project Torino, a way for kids to physically create code by connecting 'pods,' and it's accessible:
https://blogs.microsoft.com/next/2017/03/15/project-torino-microsoft-creates-physical-programming-language-inclusive-visually-impaired-children/#5PpTvPWwVkCrU3he.99

5) If you would like help producing high-quality podcasts or YouTube videos, Linson Productions might be a good resource for you to consider:
http://www.linsonproductions.com

6) The eSight 3 are high-tech glasses that claim to correct for a variety of visual impairments, allowing their wearers to see near and far without latency and to perform normal life tasks visually:
https://www.esighteyewear.com/

7) Its March Madness in the US, when 68 college basketball teams fight for supremacy. Again this year, we have an accessible tournament bracket form:
http://terrillthompson.com/ncaa/

8) This is a cause for some celebration: "Google Has Finally Killed the CAPTCHA:"
http://gizmodo.com/google-has-finally-killed-the-captcha-1793190374

9) Access Technology Institute will offer a free one-hour workshop, "How to Access Ribbons," on Saturday, 18 May 2017 at 23:00 GMT:
http://www.blind.training/free-training/how-to-use-ribbons-workshop/

10) Another experience/opinion piece: "Why I left Android And Came Back to iOS:"
http://www.applevis.com/forum/general-chat/why-i-left-android-and-came-back-ios

11) A new "WordPress Add-On for Google Docs Lets You Post Directly to WordPress From Google Docs:"
https://coolblindtech.com/wordpress-add-on-for-google-docs-lets-you-post-directly-to-wordpress-from-google-docs/

12) Amy Bovaird has written a Book, "Cane Confessions: The Lighter Side to Mobility," and it is available through Amazon, the author's site and elsewhere:
http://www.visionaware.org/blog/visually-impaired-now-what/amy-bovaird-interviewed-about-her-book-cane-confessions-the-lighter-side-to-mobility/12

13) As Blind Bargains approaches their 500th audio post, check out one of the first, with Larry Lewis in 2008 on Bluetooth Braille displays:
http://www.blindbargains.com/b/2615

14) The SAS Graphics Accelerator makes graphical data accessible to the visually impaired by dynamically producing alternative presentations in the form of verbal description, sonification, and tabular data. Ed Summers, a blind engineer and head of the accessibility team at SAS, demos the tools and discusses their use in Eyes on Success Episode #1712:
http://eyesonsuccess.net

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