[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Volume 717

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, August 8, 2019 - Volume 717

The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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1) Useful Blog and Training Services
WebFriendlyHelp is an adaptive tech training business. The blog receives weekly posts that are informative:
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2) August, 2019 Accessworld
The Latest AccessWorld includes discussion of FreshBooks, an accessible accounting software package, an introduction to the team and workplace chat app Slack, and a comparison of Android text and object recognition apps Speak! and Envision AI, among other articles:
http://bit.ly/31odkST 

3) Why I carry an iPhone and an Android phone
This article with comments attached comes from Android Central
http://bit.ly/2Te7Ib6 

4) Free Introduction to Accessibility Course
For a bit longer, Microassist is offering its very basic accessibility course for free:
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5) JAWS and Zoom
Freedom Scientific has a short webinar on the Zoom Conferencing client with JAWS:
http://bit.ly/2YyiAGN 

6) Zoom JAWS Scripts from Hartgen Consultancy
Hartgen Consultancy sells JAWS scripts to enhance performance with Zoom:
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7) Complete List of Google Home and Google Assistant Commands
This list from 1 August comes from CNET:
https://cnet.co/2yJnTDJ 

8) The A11Y Project
This is a large list of resources on accessibility:
http://bit.ly/2ZHk3XI 

9) Interview with Jim Fruchterman
The Making Better podcast provides transcripts, and this is a transcript of their interview with Jim Fruchterman:
http://bit.ly/2KxwbUX 

10) Guide Connect. Simplified Computing
Guide Connect from Dolphin Computer Access is an $895 download that lets people who find learning standard computer operation difficult to enjoy the benefits of the computer. A 30-day trial, videos and webinars are available to explore further:
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11) ACBRadio Mainstream Schedule
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12) HIMS on Tek Talk
Get the latest news from HIMS on Tak Talk on GMT 13 August at 00:00:
http://bit.ly/2M464U2 

13A) Thunderbird Mailing List Website
This is a mailing list for discussing all things regarding the Windows program. The official list web site is:
http://bit.ly/2ZIddkH 

13B) Thunderbird Mailing List Subscription
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thunderbird+subscribe at groups.io 

14) Freelance Journalism on Eyes on Success
Program #1932 is an interview with a freelance journalist:
http://bit.ly/2p6t5h5 

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