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Buy Now - One Refurbished BrailleNote Apex QT 18-Cell Notetaker with QWERTY-Style Keyboard Plus Concise Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus for $2,100.00 USD - Flying Blind, LLC Online Store http://www.flying-blind.com/store/refurbished-sale-items/braillenote-apex-qt-18-cell-notetaker-qwerty-keyboard.html 1) You can now pay $99 for the chance to take a certification test in Window-Eyes: http://www.gwmicro.com/WECertified 2) VICT Consultancy's two applications for NVDA, vTurbo and vMouse, are now available as free downloads: http://www.vict-consultancy.co.uk/ 3) EASI will present a Free Webinar: Opportunities in Computing and IT Fields for People with Disabilities, on GMT Thursday 13 February at 19:00: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm#february 4) The out-of-the-box experience for deaf-blind Android users is apparently not too good: http://chrishofstader.com/testing-android-a-deaf-blind-perspective/ 5) The Serotek CEO offers A Toast to GW Micro: http://www.serotek.com/blog_a_toast_to_gw_micro 6) In case you're curious or pondering making the pilgrimage to the annual CSUN conference 19-21 March, 2014, here is the schedule of sessions: http://www.csun.edu/cod/conference/2014/sessions/index.php/public/conf_sessions/ 7) Microsoft has published in PDF format a new expert guide to mastering Windows 8.1: http://betanews.com/2014/01/21/microsoft-publishes-a-new-expert-guide-to-mastering-windows-8-1/ 8) MacWorld UK answers the question: "Which iPad should you buy: What's the difference between an iPad mini and a full sized iPad?": http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/ipad/difference-between-ipad-mini-full-size-ipad-3484325/ 9) Find out what apps and device were voted the the AppleVis Golden Apples of 2013: http://www.applevis.com/blog/accessories/announcing-applevis-golden-apples-2013#comment-20750 10) GW Micro is offering two free webinars to introduce new users to Window-Eyes, on GMT Wednesday, 22 January, at 16:30 and 19:00. 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