Well done, Stuart, a great story!
All the best,
Cearbhall
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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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