Great notes.
My Samosas came out lovely.
Jackie
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On 5 Aug 2023, at 2:41 p.m., Stuart Haxell <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>===========================================================
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Cork Technology Notes, 5th August 2023
Good morning, everyone. I can't believe it's already August. It's nearly time
to begin Christmas shopping, I reckon. Not today though; you have my notes
from the Cork Technology Club to read through first. So sit back and enjoy
the read.
There were 10 participants.
The meeting started with four eager participants joining early. They
discussed the weather around the country; some places have suffered from
extreme gusts, particularly Cork, this morning. This weather discussion
lasted a while, with topics including the accuracy of yellow and orange
warnings. The conversation concluded that Irish people are never content with
the weather.
Jackie informed the group that she was able to fix the problem she was having
with her apple watch, which she reported last week, when she joined a Zoom
meeting. To fix the issue, she opened settings, went to general, and turned
off auto-launch.
There will be no Dublin Tech Club meeting on Monday this week.
Jackie told the group that she persuaded someone else to purchase the Hable
One. This is a small Braille keyboard sold by Sight and Sound technology
,that can be used to control your iPhone. It's a small plastic device that
looks like a child's toy, leading to discussions from those in the group
familiar with Braille.
The group then moved onto discussing glucose sensors. The one being discussed
can be connected to your phone. Dexcom was a brand mentioned. This sensor can
have three devices connected to it and is the size of a coin, according to
Pat. You stick it on your arm, and a small needle tests your blood. The
note-taker apologizes for any inaccuracies here, as he briefly lost his notes
and missed the beginning of this topic. Joanne mentioned that there are dogs
trained to assist diabetic children. Jackie mentioned that the sister of one
of her dogs was trained as one of these.
Paul raised a problem with Microsoft Edge. He thought it could read PDFs and
image files. He tried it on a restaurant menu online but found that it did
not work for him, both on his phone and desktop. Martin suggested pressing
the spacebar and Jaws key to engage the Jaws OCR feature. Jackie also
suggested using Seeing AI as a method. Cearbhall opined that Microsoft Edge
cannot convert image files, though it can display them. Most PDFs are
available in text formats that screen readers can read. He also suggested
that the OCR feature is his best option. Pat mentioned that his iPhone camera
recently acted as an OCR option. Jackie explained that this was because he
had enabled the "Describe Images" feature on his iPhone. This led to a
discussion about why settings are turned off to save memory. This feature can
be added to the rotor; you go to accessibility settings and rotor to add it.
Annemarie demonstrated the iPhone camera reading text on its own, without
using any other apps. Paul a
sked if screen recognition would work; Jackie said no. Image descriptions
have been a feature for a long time. You can also use the camera to scan QR
codes, as Jackie mentioned. This feature has been around for a long time.
Stuart used this to add a Wi-Fi network to his phone in the past.
The group then engaged in a small discussion about Voice Dream Reader. A
discussion on how the group does their shopping was started by Annemarie.
Jackie mentioned that she uses the Tesco app as she finds it easier than
Dunnes Stores. She primarily shops online. Ger asked if Jackie's phone
identifies chocolate bunnies, to which she replied, unfortunately, it doesn’t.
Martin brought up the write-up that Vision Sports did on the Blind Tennis
World Games in August. It is in their most recent monthly letter. This is the
piece:
"Ireland to be represented at the IBSA World Games
The International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) World Games are being held
in Birmingham from 18th – 27th August. The IBSA World Games are the largest
high-level international event for athletes with visual impairments, with
more than 1000 competitors from more than 70 nations competing in ten sports.
For the first time, tennis will be included in the IBSA Games.
The 8-person team that will represent Ireland is; Lisa & Stuart (B1), Barb &
Vincent (B2), Marguerite & Ariadna (B3), Doris & Rya (B4).
The team will be supported by Team Manager, Wesley and a coaching team of
Simon and Ann-Marie from Tennis Ireland.
Vision Sports Ireland would like to say congratulations to those selected and
wish the team the best of luck in the upcoming games."
Jackie mentioned a new Vodafone scam going around, telling users that they
did not agree to the terms and conditions and their SIM card will be deleted.
They include a link to click. This led to a discussion about the various
scams currently prevalent. They have become very insidious; Facebook has many
of them currently. Ken asked if Stuart's Alexa has still been acting up. He
said no. Joanne mentioned she is experiencing the same issues that Ken and
Stuart were having in the past. The group was not sure why this was
happening. Ken is still occasionally experiencing the issue. Ken tested it
during the meeting. The group discussed the "Find My" feature and how it can
be used by Siri to locate any other Apple device. Ken tried to swap his
living room device with his bedroom one but was unsuccessful. The group
suggested trying the "Now Playing" feature in the Alexa app to determine what
Alexa is playing. He went through them one by one to figure it out. Jackie
suggested he try an audiob
ook to be sure, instead of the radio. Ken gave this a go for a while. Jackie
brought up the new Echo Pop that Amazon is selling. They are between 40 and
60 Euros, according to Jackie.
Joanne mentioned that there is a mini USB port at the back of the Echo Show.
Cearbhall brought up that there are multiple voices in Voice Dream Reader and
according to him, all the voices are currently free.
The group briefly discussed the occasional emails that are messing up when
they are sent to the list. A lot of people found it annoying that this keeps
happening.
Ger asked about how to reduce the mouse size on an old Mac laptop he had. The
group suggested getting a bigger cat.. Cearbhall suggested turning the zoom
down. Stuart said he would look into it. Cearbhall found a video that should
fix his problem. Go to Preferences, Accessibility, and Pointer.
Ger asked about the best iPad to get. The group suggested getting an iPad
with 128 GB. Pat suggested the refurbished option in the Apple Store as a
cheaper alternative to buying new.
Ken asked if moving Alexa from his bedroom to his living room would cause
problems. Jackie said he will need to rename it if he moved it to the living
room to avoid confusion.
The meeting ended with people discussing food, for example, putting eggs in
air fryers. The note-taker presumes that the participants were feeling quite
hungry at this point.
The meeting ended with all the participants going off for some lunch. The
note-taker hopes you enjoyed the read this evening.
Regards,
The Note-taker.
Sent from my iPhone
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