Cearbhall
A fantastic job as always.
All The Best,
Ken
On 17 Apr 2021, at 18:22, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx>===========================================================
wrote:
In attendance: (12 participants)
Martin Kelly, Derry Walsh, Jackie McBrearty, Sean Kavanagh, Dominique
Farrell, Noreen Meagher, Martha Parkinson, Des Keaney, Ken Walsh, Pat
McCarthy, Chris Egan, Cearbhall O'Meadhra.
Apologies: Pat Walsh
Martha downloaded the Signal messaging app. She tried to hold a conference
call on Signal without success. She was able to make a one to one call but,
as soon as she invited a third person to join in, all control of the app was
lost to the non-visual user. This was disappointing since both she and Ken
have found the messaging side to be fully accessible and even better than
WhatsApp for messaging. Jackie shared this view. So, Jackie, Martha Ken and
Chris agreed to hold a test conferencing session later this afternoon and
compare what a sighted person can see and what Voiceover can access. We look
forward to a thrilling report next week.
Surprisingly, Signal Messaging is not with text but with recorded audio. Ken
and Jackie confirmed that this audio is better than anything else they have
used. Pat wondered whether a weak phone signal would affect the quality.
However, it was noted that this depended on whether the message was an audio
file or an audio stream. If an audio file, then the recording should be
safely contained in the message and not affected by streaming issues. If, on
the other hand, it was held on the Signal server and streamed to the
recipient, then a weakening signal could be critical for a better sound
quality. This is another aspect that needs a bit more research by our
intrepid investigators.
Des found that his phone behaves oddly when he presses the power button. The
screen flashes but fails to turn off. A major discussion took place about the
power button and its various settings. Des found that turning the phone off
and on again resolved the immediate problem but this seemed a bit drastic to
the meeting as a permanent solution. It was suggested that "Raise to wake"
might be active and Des set about checking this and other possibilities.
Battery Health became an absorbing topic. Some wondered if 99% was always
necessary or if 95% was good enough. Jackie found that her phone had to b
replaced when the battery level reached 88%. Ken found out that there is a
known fault in the battery level reader and Apple have recommended that the
phone be restarted to get the accurate reading of the battery level every
time. It appears that this is on the long finger for an Apple fix in the
future.
Des reported an alarming explosion of sound during the night when his phone
suddenly erupted with a blast of sound for no apparent reason! He could not
reduce the volume with the side-mounted volume controls and had to turn off
the phone. It was recommended that he take the precaution of double tapping
with three fingers before going to sleep to prevent such excitement from
recurring.
NCBI is making its Labs podcasts available on Alexa and Hey Google.
NCBI is to be congratulated for taking on a new project. They are taking in
redundant computer equipment, including laptops and PCs, from industry,
cleaning them and removing all the old software, and making them available to
members for 50 euros. Availability is going to be random as supplies depend
on the kind of equipment that is released to the NCBI at any time. The
procedure is to ask for the desired type of computer, pay up, and then wait
for it to become available.
Sean wondered if he could remove his old Eircom email address from his phone.
It appears that his contacts are linked to the old address and so the meeting
advised him to leave it in place in order to retain his contacts.
Chris found that his microphone was not available when he tried to access
Microsoft Teams during the week. On the advice of the NCBI, he restarted the
phone and then found that the Microphone was available. Others had similar
experiences with teams but Dominique found that the microphone button was
visible on the screen after she had also been without sound as the app
started. When she clicked the button, her microphone did connect
successfully.
The meeting ended
All the best,
Cearbhall
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