----- Original Message ----- From: "News Wire" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:40 AM Subject: Accessible World presents An Introduction To Audible.com, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010 This may be off topic, but anna Dresner will be discussing iTunes and Audible monday evening. Bob Acosta
News Wire: Tek Talk wants to acquaint you with the latest in products you can use. Developments of new products are difficult for even the most dedicated follower to remain up to date. Accessible World wants to change that. Chase Crispen has a broad knowledge of new technology. He wants to share that with us. Each week before the scheduled Tek Talk begins; he will give us a glimpse of products on the horizon through his Technology Updates. If you come 15 minutes before the Tek Talk presentation, you will hear what is on the cutting edge. A vast array of books and magazines are available today. Audible.com is a magnificent resource for those looking for more options in audio format. Often available as quickly as books in print, audible.com produces books beautifully narrated and of fine production quality. In the past, subscribers have found downloading from them difficult--some have chosen to give up. Anna Dresner will unravel the complications in a presentation that will make audible.com easy to use. Many books are unabridged; there are dramas, lectures, radio shows, and periodicals. Anna Dresner will walk us through the process of downloading a book on the PC and on an iPhone. Want more? She will discuss burning Audible books to CDs using iTunes and downloading repeating programs as podcasts. Date: Monday, September 27, 2010 Time: 5:00 PM PDT, 6:00 PM MDT, 7:00 PM CDT, and 8:00 PM EDT and elsewhere in the world Tuesday 00:00 GMT Approximately 15 minutes prior to the event start time; go to The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2 Or, alternatively. Select The Pat Price Tek Talk Training Room at: www.accessibleworld.org Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen. All Tek Talk training events are recorded so if you are unable to participate live at the above times then you may download the presentation or podcast from the Tek Talk archives on our website at www.accessibleworld.org If you are a first-time user of the Talking Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software program that you need to download and then run. A link to the software is available on every entry screen to the Accessible World online rooms. All online interactive programs are free of charge, and open to anyone worldwide having an Internet connection, a computer, speakers, and a sound card. Those with microphones can interact audibly with the presenters and others in the virtual audience or text chat with the attendees. To speak to us, hold down the control key and talk; then let up to listen. Accessible World uses News Wires, like this one, to inform people of the topic and times for the many Discussion Groups on Accessible World. The lists are announce only to keep the traffic to a minimum. You can join the Accessible World Announce List, the Tek Talk Announce List or the Sports Talk Announce List by completing the form at: www.accessibleworld.org/mailinglists Accessible World also provides a Tek Talk Discussion List. This list is intended to give you an opportunity to ask computer related questions, suggest topics to be used in the weekly Monday training programs, or just to interact with others interested in using assistive devices to access computers. You may sign up for this list by selecting the Tek Talk Discussion link on the same page and completing the form. 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