Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, Autism, PDD) often creates a serious communication barrier of limited communication between children and adults diagnosed with autism and their caregivers, families, peers, teachers and therapists. A personal computer is a powerful tool that builds a bridge that connects both sides, however the keyboards may play a role of an additional distraction factor that may be an obstacle.
Teachers with Project Blue Skies are giving children with autism the ability to communicate and to explore the virtual reality of Online World by using a unique keyboard with only two "keys" and a novel curriculum.

The device is called the OrbiTouch. Human-factors engineer Pete McAlindon of BlueOrb in Maitland, Fl., conceived of the concept behind the OrbiTouch more than ten years ago as a way to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and provide computer access to people with limited or no use of their fingers.Developed with the support of two National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research awards (9661259 and 9801506), the concept of representing keyboard strokes with paired movements was critical to the design

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Finally Google relaesed its long time awaiting browser called CHROME that looks slightly cartoonish, but at the same time is extremely light weighted and fast to start, load and naviagte. This browser has lots of features that may make it a big player in the world of Internet if not a killer of FireFox or even Internet Explorer 8 that is coming soon. Does it look like Google attempts to conquor Internet?

Download links are:

from google http://tools.google.com/chrome/?hl=en-US and from download.com website.

It's interesting to watch battle of the giants Microsoft and Mozilla (IE6, IE7 and IE8 vs FireFox 2 and FireFox 3). Read More for Chrome Security issues and valnurability.

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Mozilla Foundation officially released FireFox 3.0 which should set a new record for number of downloads.

With more than 15,000 improvements, Firefox 3 is claimed to be faster, safer and smarter than ever before. It will compete with IE7 and IE8. Also it will be a great competitor for recently released Opera 9.5 by Norway's Opera Software ASA

New improved features include: password Manager, On-Click Bookmarking, Improved Performance, Smart Location Bar, Instant Web Site ID, Full Zoom, Platform native look and feel.

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