What’s New in JAWS 10 Public Beta

Note: The following information provides details about the upcoming JAWS 10 public beta release. It is scheduled to be posted for download during the week of August 24, 2008.

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Are We About To Say Goodbye To The Computer Mouse?

BBC NEWS Say goodbye to the computer mouse
By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley

It’s nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered. A Gartner analyst predicts the demise of the computer mouse in the next three to five years. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Sees End of Windows Era

BBC NEWS Microsoft sees end of Windows era

Microsoft has kicked off a research project to create software that will take over when it retires Windows. Called Midori, the cut-down operating system is radically different to Microsoft’s older programs. Read the rest of this entry »

Major Internet Security Flaw Also Affects E Mail

By JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Technology Writer Thu Aug 7, 6:46 AM ET

LAS VEGAS – A newly discovered flaw in the Internet’s core infrastructure not only permits hackers to force people to visit Web sites they didn’t want to, it also allows them to intercept e-mail messages, the researcher who discovered the bug said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Project To Rebuild Internet Receives 12 Million in Initial Funds

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer Wed Jul 30, 4:23 PM ET

NEW YORK – A massive project to redesign and rebuild the Internet from scratch is inching along with $12 million in government funding and donations of network capacity by two major research organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

The Conversion To Digital Television And The Blind and Hard of Hearing User

The following article is worth reading as it provides information and resources useful in making the conversion to digital television by those of us with disability issues. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft Demos Touch Windows

BBC NEWS Microsoft demos ‘touch Windows’
By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, in Silicon Valley

Microsoft demos touch control in Windows 7 Microsoft’s next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse. It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last year. Read the rest of this entry »