Welcome to the Cork Tech club. Today 11 people joined and participated.
Jackie started us off today telling us about her new phone which is a samsung
galaxy S20 FE. This will be her work phone and she will keep us updated on her
progress on learning to use this android phone. I believe she is hoping she'll
become proficient in using android, she can't see herself leaving apple any
time soon but she's looking forward to the challenge.
Then she also took possession of a olympus digital voice recorder DM-770.
This digital recorder has speech Jackie has learned the basics of this and
she'll report back on it when she learns more as at the moment her focus is the
phone and learning all about that.
Jackie continued with the update to the AIB app. This app now enables a person
transfer money into another AIB account using a mobile number. Jackie has
tested this and its a brilliant feature. It takes a little set up but its
accessible. One only needs to confirm the account and mobile number and walla
its done. Its a much easier way to transfer money rather than using the IBAN.
one thinks they are copying the likes of Revolut but if it makes transferring
money easier we're onboard with that.
Jackie on a roll asked has anyone downloaded windows11 yet. The conversation
continued with her saying her laptop is saying windows11 is ready for
downloading. It will be avoided for as long as possible as she believes if it
ain't broken then don't fix it. Cearbhall advised to not download windows11 at
the moment. A discussion ensued about the best operating system and it was
decided XP ruled all. Windows7 and windows98 were mentioned as good systems
and vista was classed as the mistake.
We discussed different ways of getting virtual support and we all spoke about
jaws Tandem, team viewer, screen sharing and quick assist.
Clare spoke about an issue with not getting a phone call from a person not in
her contacts.
It was suggested to go to settings and phone and ensure this option is off:
Silence Unknown Callers, Off.
Martin asked has anyone loaded Alexa onto their PC. Jackie actually hasn't done
this as she is bad enough. We all talked about what we do with her and this is
what came up: listening to audio books, music, podcasts and radio stations. We
also play games, set reminders, set timers and ask for weather information. We
all love Alexa in the Cork tech club.
Ken spoke about this device, its an air fryer that works with Alexa. Currently
its out of stock on Amazon,but have a look via this link:
Proscenic T22 Air Fryer with 13 Presets & Shake Reminder, Oil Free Air Fryer
5L, Low-Noise, Compatible with APP & Alexa, 100+ Online Recipes, LED Touch
Screen, Non-Stick Basket, 1700W
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Z6WWMCB/refÿ_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_V1ZF6QVSGXKCZPDW3347
Sean was asking about getting Alexa to play The SeaScapes podcast from RTE. We
tried many different ways and asking for the SeaScapes podcast from either tune
in or apple worked. We believe Sean got this to work. Dominique told Sean how
to add this as a bookmark. On the computer do
control shift and O and control D to add it to book marks.
Chris asked had Sean heard of maritime radio, This can also be gotten on
Alexa. I'm just unsure if its the actual radio station or a podcast.
Martin demonstrated his IDMate and we were all impressed. This device
identified items of food. Perhaps Martin can give more details.
The meeting ended with discussions about Ferrero Rocher Chocolate bars, trying
to figure out how to switch Identities in outlook and apple watch straps.
Lady W had stopped typing at this point.
All have a super Saturday
Lady W
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