In this weeks Talking Tech, Stephen and David have some suggestions for entertaining yourself over the Christmas and new period, plus some suggestions for getting help with your Apple, Microsoft, and Google products.

 

David’s Last Tech Friday for 2019 in Newcastle Was a Great Day

 

With more than 25 attending, we had a great chat about my current tech toys.

Just an item that I did show was the Dot Smart Watch.

Plans for the new year for Tech Fridays - cycling through Newcastle, Gosford, Parramatta, Ashfield, Carringbah, and perhaps Wollongong VA offices as well.

 

A note - Aira Free Shopping (either online or physically) Offer Until the 10th of Jan 2020

 

Great Numbers to Have Over the Christmas and New Years Period

 

Apple Accessibility 1300 365 083

 

Microsoft Disability Help Desk 1800 283 300

 

Google Accessibility Help Desk available via the free Be My eyes app.

 

Apps You May Want to Try Out

 

The free Be My Eyes app, and the Aira app.

 

Remember that besides catching up with Talking Tech, you can always catch Vision Australia Radio on your Smart Speaker:

Just say “Magic Words: and then “Play Vision Australia Radio Melbourne” or “Play Vision Australia Radio Adelaide”.

 

 

Recommended Entertainment from Me for the Holiday Period

 

Audible Books

 

Alison Brownstone series

By Judith Berens

10 books in series

 

The Last Survivors  Box Set: The Complete Apocalyptic Series (books 1 to 6)  

By Bobby Adair 

https://www.audible.com.au/series/The-Last-Survivors-Apocalypse-Series-Audiobooks/B01483ITDO

 

The Chronicles of William Wilde

By Davis Ashura

5 books in series

https://www.audible.com.au/series/The-Chronicles-of-William-Wilde-Audiobooks/B079ZKNVLX

 

Demon Accords series

By John Conroe

18 books in series

https://www.audible.com.au/lib?pf_rd_p=97152ab0-a847-4ced-8025-bcfb28b34396&pf_rd_r=9HMCQEX5PDDR97AWD54E&ref=a_hp_t1_navTop_pl0cg0c0r0

 

Monster Hunter series

By Larry Correia

10 books in series

https://www.audible.com.au/series/Monster-Hunter-Audiobooks/B00FS3V1OI

 

The Revelations of Oriceran

by Martha Carr and Michael Anderle

24 books in series

https://www.audible.com.au/series/The-Revelations-of-Oriceran-Audiobooks/B078H26JZ6

 

The Temeraire Series

By Naomi Novik

9 books in series

https://www.audible.com.au/series/The-Temeraire-Series-Audiobooks/B07NHLPCSX

 

 

Most if not all of the Audible books have Kindle versions as well where you can either save on the purchase of the Audible book if you buy it first or just by the Kindle book which most of the time is cheaper than the Audible book version.

 

Remember you can always access books, magazines, and Newspapers from the Vision Australia online library.

 

The best author I can suggest on Apple Books is Terry Brooks, he has written some amazing series.  Check out for example the Black Elfstone: Book one of the Fall of Shannara.

 

Podcasts

 

Applevis Podcasts

Dot To Dot

iSee Using Various Technology’s from a Blind Persons Perspective

RNIB Tech Talk

Talking Tech

Talking Vision

 

Daily Tech News Show

iOS Today

MacBreak Weekly

TWiT News

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