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Did You Know

You can add up to 15 items on the dock on the iPad: just move the apps you wish or a folder of apps in the usual way to the Dock - rather than just the default 6.

Some Added Touch Controls to the Google Home Mini

Google has been slowly adding back in more touch controls on the Google Mini.  For us in Australia:

Long press on either side - stop/play music or

Long press on either side: stop a timer or alarm.

Some More Google Home Tips

Restarting your Google Home at least once a week seems to clear things so for example you can get the latest episode of your favourite podcast.

If you have a Google Home and its not responding to your voice, try and blow in to the mic holes to clear the dust out of them: this worked for me (David).

There seems to be a bug in the Google Home Mini, if you set a reminder, whilst the mini says it has done it, it hasn’t.

Screen Protecters for the Apple Watch

I finally have a solid plastic screen protecter for my Apple Watch which clips on underneath each side.  The only issue is that I can not do a 2 finger double tap to answer a call, but flicking left or right and 1 finger double tapping is fine.  The screen protecters that I have used where the protecter gets stuck on to the actual glass of the watch, never seem to stick and fall off.

Google Home and Chromecast  May be affecting your wifi network

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-keep-google-home-chromecast-from-killing-your-wi-fi/

VA Connect app for iOs and Android has Now been Updated

Links follow for the Play and iOS Stores.

Android

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.visionaustralia.connect&hl=en

iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/kw/app/vision-australia-connect/id1051618020?mt=8

Bluetooth Device to change a Speaker in to a BT Speaker

https://www.wired.com/2014/08/bluetooth-audio-adapters/