Isaac Lidsky to Become First Blind Supreme Court Law Clerk

Isaac Lidsky to Become First Blind Supreme Court Law Clerk

By Susan Logue Washington 16 June 2008
On July 14, Isaac Lidsky, 28, will begin a new job, working as a law clerk in the U.S. Supreme Court. Read the rest of this entry »

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Guide To Accessing PDF Documents Using A Screen Reader

Guide To Accessing PDF Documents Using A Screen Reader

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Microsoft Unveils New IE8 Security Features

Microsoft Unveils New IE8 Security Features

By J. Nicholas Hoover Wed Jul 2, 12:20 PM ET

Internet Explorer’s getting a little bit safer. Microsoft Wednesday unveiled significant new security features that will be in the next version of the company’s Web browser, Internet Explorer 8, currently in public beta testing. Read the rest of this entry »

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Online Service Lets The Blind Surf The Internet From Any Computer

Online Service Lets The Blind Surf The Internet From Any Computer

Visions of future technology don’t involve being chained to a desktop machine. People move from home computers to work computers to mobile devices; public kiosks pop up in libraries, schools and hotels; and people increasingly store everything from e-mail to spreadsheets on the Web. Read the rest of this entry »

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Some Key Dates In The History of Microsoft (A Timeline)

Some Key Dates In The History of Microsoft (A Timeline)

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First True Computer Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday

First True Computer Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday

BBC NEWS
One ton ‘Baby’ marks its birth
By Jonathan Fildes Science and technology reporter, BBC News

Sixty years ago the “modern computer” was born in a lab in Manchester. The Small Scale Experimental Machine, or “Baby”, was the first to contain memory which could store a program. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mobile Speak V3.60

Mobile Speak V3.60
Version 3.60 of Mobile Speak For Symbian Phones Released
New version supports third edition web browser, is compatible with the newest mobile phones (including some yet to be released), and contains many other features and enhancements.
Terrassa (Barcelona), July 8th, 2008

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