[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, May 7, 2020 - Volume 754

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Rolando, 1) ElBraille Now Shipping in US The portable Windows computer designed to work with JAWS is now shipping: https://bit.ly/2W9l2jV 2) Braillle Displays Vs Notetakers This Zoom meeting, Friday, 8 May 2020 at 19:00 GMT offers ideas for choosing a Braille device. For security, we provide the Zoom information this way. The meeting ID is 830 7928 0969. The password is 012142. The link for Zoom is: https://bit.ly/35Cu4t3 3) Tech-related Zoom Meetings from Federation Chapters Here is information about technology-related Zoom meetings, all times are GMT, and each title is followed by the meeting ID, and password if one is being used: Thursday, 7 May 2020, 19:00, Braille Note Touch, 215 988 0888; 23:00, Apps, Apps, Apps for iOS, 215 988 0888; Friday, 8 May 2020: 00:00, NVDA Training, 215 988 0888; 16:00, Advanced JAWS Training, 215 988 0888; Monday, 11 May 2020, 23:30, Tech Talk, ID 510 839 253, Password 009343. Zoom link: https://bit.ly/35Cu4t3 4) Opinion: The Blind iPhone Is Back This editorial from Steven Scott explains why he downgraded from an iPhone 11 Pro to the new SE: https://bit.ly/3b9Xlwl 5) 11 Best Zoom Tricks You'll Wish You Knew Sooner These come from Kim Komando: https://fxn.ws/2WyDh1l 6) Getting Started with Zoom Meetings: A Guide for JAWS, NVDA, and iPhone VoiceOver Users: This book costs $18 in Word format: https://bit.ly/2L4SFgr 7) Title: Using Microsoft Edge with JAWS for Windows on Tek Talk Brian Hartgen discusses this useful browser on GMT Tuesday 12 May 2020 at 00:00: http://bit.ly/2M464U2 8) My Review Of the iPad Seventh Generation 'They've Done It Again' This review comes from the Tech Juggernaut blog: https://bit.ly/3bcBpAL 9) TTJ Virtual Help Sessions to Continue Through At Least June 4, 2020 The Tech Juggernaut Team has been providing free Q&A sessions via Zoom during the pandemic, and will continue doing so until at least June 4, 2020. 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