[Njtechdiv] Fwd: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 19, 2018 - Volume 667

Fri Jul 20 16:29:11 UTC 2018

if anyone is interested in episode 16, David Woodbridge's demo on 
Narrator, the link that works is:

https://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/mf/download/3xa3m9/Narrator_Windows_Insider_Quick_Start_for_Narrator.mp3

or if that's too long for your browser:

https://bit.ly/2mxSEpm

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, July 19, 2018 - Volume 667

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review of LVI's MagniLink Zip Video Magnifier, an examination of 
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