Cearbhall,
Thanks for the minutes as always and too those very helpful links, nice one.
Tony
On 06/02/2022 12:25, Cearbhall O'Meadhra wrote:
Meeting: Cork FB-Exchange Club===========================================================
Date: Saturday 5th. February 2022
Venue: Zoom
The Covid Certificate is still creating problems. Dominique tried to
install
the latest copy of the Covid Certificate. She deleted the old one, but
when
she used the QR code reader to bring in the new one, she found that
the old
one had been reinstated. After several attempts she uninstalled the
app and
reinstalled it but, the same happened again. The group had no clear answer
for her but it was suggested that the old data might have been
restored from
the cloud. Further research needed!
Next, Ken, our trusted chairman, was prevented from attending due to
insomnia
and a profound lack of WIFI! Dominique, sympathising, reported that she ,
too, had a problem with her WIFI connection. She had Virgin media out
who did
a great job of setting up everything. They warned her that the router
should
be placed as near to the centre of the house as possible and far away from
external walls to prevent interference with the WIFI signal. This was done
and now she has unbroken WIFI. Despite these improvements, the Echo
Show is
still not picking up the good vibes. The meeting recommended that she
delete
the connection from within Show settings and restart. She was advised that
she could turn on Voice View by giving a command to the Echo Show so
that she
could monitor the device without sighted assistance.
A number of members agreed that the default name for the modem is
awkward for
most users. However, the simplest way to rename the modem is to ask the
service provider to do it as the alternative is too elaborate and fraught
with difficulties for the non-visual user.
In the course of the previous discussion 2 types of TP-Link were
mentioned:
one for internal and one for outside. Chris revealed that, as an outside
consumer, he has the external version. Others, who are more comfortable
inside, have the internal version. All agreed that when in doubt, ask
Harvey
Norman!
Work related support for improvements are still lagging for both
Martha and
Chris. In Martha's case, the company has decided to ask Blazie Engineering
for support since they wrote the scripts for her use of JAWS. Chris is
still
waiting for any meaningful progress relating to asking anyone to assist.
Road works can cause a major obstacle for walkers with poor or no
sight. It
appears that the law requires that there be an attendant 24 hours a day to
prevent accidents when a road has been opened up but frequently this
is not
provided. In Sligo, it appears that the council are prepared to
respond to a
personal enquiry for help as a work-around. This is not available
everywhere.
Derry asked our legal expert if earphones are recognised as assistive
devices
by Revenue for VAT relief. The response was that the aid needs to allow
functional aid to a person's disability to qualify. Pat very kindly,
recently
posted the email address of a particularly helpful Access officer
within the
VAT section of revenue for anyone who is trying to sort out this issue.
Access to excel was raised but needed further exploration to define the
problem and find a solution. This will be followed up by the participating
members.
Paul likes to use Microsoft Edge for searches on the internet. This raised
the question of default programs in windows for various tasks. The
trick is
to press the Windows key and type "default". this brings up the prompt:
"Default apps, System settings, Press right to switch preview",
which enables various apps to be defined as the default for related
functions. He noted that the most popular search topic within
Microsoft Edge
is "Google"!
In Firefox, the default search engine is set in Options under the
files menu
Martha delivered an announcement from Pat W that Ember is now up and
running
in his house and is very accessibly controlled by the ember app with
Voiceover on the iPhone.
Jackie drew attention to the difficulty with editing comments in Facebook
using Voiceover on the iPhone. This appears to be a long-standing bug that
has not yet been addressed by Apple.
She also asked how to set up An email signature that shows up at the
bottom
of outgoing emails. It might include a name and title, a quote, or
information such as a website URL or phone number.
A search showed that Email signatures are set up on the iPhone and iPad in
the Settings app. The iPhone's default signature line is "Sent from my
iPhone," but you can change this signature to anything you want (or
use none
at all). You can even make an email signature that differs for each of
your
connected email accounts. Here's a link to show how to set up a basic
signature:
https://www.lifewire.com/set-up-your-ios-mail-signature-on-iphone-and-ipad-11
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Email signatures are set up in Outlook as follows:
1. Press control + n to start a new email message and press down arrow on
Messages on the ribbon;
2. When you reach "Signatures", Press right arrow to open the list of
signatures if any are already present;
3. Press up-arrow to the word "Signatures and press enter to open
"Signatures and Stationery";
4. Select "Mew" and type your signature;
5. Select Save when you're done.
GDPR raises its ugly head again! Fighting blindness has asked us to stop
displaying the names of participants in our minutes because Freelists
is an
open list that is accessible by anyone. After a lengthy discussion, the
members agreed that the attendance list be withheld but that first names
might be used in the minutes since the identity of members is not then
exposed.
All comments welcome!
The meeting ended.
All the best,
Cearbhall
m +353 (0)833323487 Ph: _353 (0)1-2864623 e: cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
