[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 17, 2019 - Volume 727

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The webinar will take place on GMT Thursday 17 October 2019 at 23:00 GMT: http://bit.ly/32yEEPa 7) Lucia Easy-to-Use Big-Button Cell Phone for the Blind and Visually Impaired This phone has voice guidance in English and Spanish and is aimed at those wanting a simpler phone: http://bit.ly/2VXwVrP 8) JAWS 2020 on Tek Talk Hear about the final release of JAWS 2020 and what comes next on Tek Talk on GMT Tuesday 22 October 2019 at 00:00: http://bit.ly/2M464U2 9) AccessU 2019 Class Presentation Materials Knowbility provides a full listing of presentation materials available to download from the AccessU 2019 conference website. http://bit.ly/2BiDRWJ 10) How to Fix Sound Problems in Windows 10 This HowToGeek article offers useful resources: http://bit.ly/2MQQH3O 11) Blind Bargains Qast #195 Lots of Google information, with more to come next time as they summarize the Google event in the next episode: http://bit.ly/33BIh7i 12) Accessible Voting on Eyes on Success Accessible voting technology and voting rights on Episode #1942: http://bit.ly/2p6t5h5 ****************************************************** Flying Blind, LLC Highlights: ****************************************************** 1.) 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