The Windows 10 Spring Update rolling Out

Microsoft is rolling out the Spring (or in our case Autumn) Windows 10 RS5 update.

For the latest JAWS, Zoomtext, and Fusion users there doesn’t seem to be an issue with the latest update to Windows if your running the latest versions of these packages.

Listen to FSCast 152 concerning the update, may still be an issue for Dongle users.

As far asNVDA goes, doesn’t seem to be an issue if your running (again) the latest version of NVDA.

As always, if your not sure, don’t update until you have spoken to your assistive tech person.

Mothers day Gift Ideas

As usual, here are a number of tech ideas for Mothers Day.

Samsung range of Smart TVS that include accessibility including Voice Guide (screen reader)

Samsung Powerbot Vacuum Cleaner (can run stand alone or from your Smart Phone/app)

Apple TV (will need an Apple and iTunes account)

Google Home

Apple Watch (for existing iPhone users otherwise need to purchase an iPhone)

Tile Tag Tracking Device (needs smart phone app to track/play sound on items in your house)

Olitech Large Print Mobile Phone

Explore 8 Portable Video Magnifier

Talking microwave

Hope you find some of these suggestions useful.

The Windows 10 Spring Update rolling Out

Microsoft is rolling out the Spring (or in our case Autumn) Windows 10 RS5 update.

For the latest JAWS, Zoomtext, and Fusion users there doesn’t seem to be an issue with the latest update to Windows if your running the latest versions of these packages.

Listen to FSCast 152 concerning the update, may still be an issue for Dongle users.

As far asNVDA goes, doesn’t seem to be an issue if your running (again) the latest version of NVDA.

As always, if your not sure, don’t update until you have spoken to your assistive tech person.

Mothers day Gift Ideas

As usual, here are a number of tech ideas for Mothers Day.

Samsung range of Smart TVS that include accessibility including Voice Guide (screen reader)

Samsung Powerbot Vacuum Cleaner (can run stand alone or from your Smart Phone/app)

Apple TV (will need an Apple and iTunes account)

Google Home

Apple Watch (for existing iPhone users otherwise need to purchase an iPhone)

Tile Tag Tracking Device (needs smart phone app to track/play sound on items in your house)

Olitech Large Print Mobile Phone

Explore 8 Portable Video Magnifier

In this weeks show, in acknowledging ANZAC day, we speak with Tony Wu on how Vision Australia can support DVA customers with technology to assist in everyday activities.

Please contact your local Vision Australia office or Vision Australia main customer number 1300 847 466 for more information.

David and Stephen were contemplating the other day if we had to lay out on a table how many gadgets an iPhone or smart phone in general has replaced, what would those devices be? 

Here is the list they arrived at:

AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) devices.

Bar code reader.

Books, newspapers, and magazines.

Calculator.

Camera.

Clock (plus alarm).

CD or other music player.

Compass.

Computer for mail, web browsing, word processing, and other activities.

Daisy player.

Deaf communication.

Digital recorder.

DVDS (movies (audio described or closed Captioned).

Electronic hand held magnifier.

EFTPOS (Apple Pay).

Games.

GPS device.

Kitchen (or general) timer.

Keyboard (Braille, QWERTY, hand writing or other input method).

Level.

Light detecter.

Note currency identifier.

Pedometer.

Phone.

Note taker.

Radio.

Reading machine.

Reference works (dictionary, encyclopaedia, recipes etc).

Remote control.

Smart speaker.

Stop watch.

Switch.

Torch.

TV.

Video camera.

Weather station.

Would make a fantastic picture smile.

In this weeks show, in acknowledging ANZAC day, we speak with Tony Wu on how Vision Australia can support DVA customers with technology to assist in everyday activities.

Please contact your local Vision Australia office or Vision Australia main customer number 1300 847 466 for more information.

David and Stephen were contemplating the other day if we had to lay out on a table how many gadgets an iPhone or smart phone in general has replaced, what would those devices be? 

Here is the list they arrived at:

AAC (Augmentative Alternative Communication) devices.

Bar code reader.

Books, newspapers, and magazines.

Calculator.

Camera.

Clock (plus alarm).

CD or other music player.

Compass.

Computer for mail, web browsing, word processing, and other activities.

Daisy player.

Deaf communication.

Digital recorder.

DVDS (movies (audio described or closed Captioned).

Electronic hand held magnifier.

EFTPOS (Apple Pay).

Games.

GPS device.

Kitchen (or general) timer.

Keyboard (Braille, QWERTY, hand writing or other input method).

Level.

Light detecter.

Note currency identifier.

Pedometer.

Phone.

Note taker.

In this weeks show, Stephen and David catch up with Michelle Eunson (Strategic Business Development Manager) Vision Australia about the Vision Store, and her recent trip to the CSUN Technology conference earlier this year and what this means to Vision Australia and the products sold through the store.

The store can be accessed by:

http://shop.visionaustralia.org 

1300 847 466.

David catch’s us up on his experience with his new partners iMac and comments upon how easy it was to use the Migration Assistant to transfer content from the older iMac to the new system.

In this weeks show, Stephen and David catch up with Michelle Eunson (Strategic Business Development Manager) Vision Australia about the Vision Store, and her recent trip to the CSUN Technology conference earlier this year and what this means to Vision Australia and the products sold through the store.

The store can be accessed by:

http://shop.visionaustralia.org 

1300 847 466.

David catch’s us up on his experience with his new partners iMac and comments upon how easy it was to use the Migration Assistant to transfer content from the older iMac to the new system.

We finish off a discussion from last week concerning the Os updates across Apple devices.

Aira - sighted support through a smart phone/smart glass’s via a subscription service in the US, starts pilot trial from May 1 in Australia, New Zealand, and Uk.  The pilot will not include the smart glass’s (will be using the smart phones camera), and will cost $89 for 200 minutes per month for the length of the pilot (6 months).

For Further information or to sign up for the pilot commencing from May 1 2018 use the following link (NB spots will be limited so you may not get in):

https://go.aira.io/globalexpansion

David talks about Sam, is named Samsung Powerbot robot vacuum cleaner that he has had now for several months.

A great way of keeping the house clean, particularly when you have a dog inside.

For further information on the Samsung Powerbot vacuum cleaner, use the following link:

http://www.samsung.com/au/vacuum-cleaners/samsung-powerbot-vr7000m/

Speaking of recent or new gadgets, this week David talks about his soon to arrive iMac which is quite nicely spec’d out.

Finally for this weeks show, David and Stephen talk about the Autour GPS app for giving meaningful information on what is around you: very similar to the Sound Scape app which is currently available in the US.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/autour/id887476373?mt=8

We finish off a discussion from last week concerning the Os updates across Apple devices.

Aira - sighted support through a smart phone/smart glass’s via a subscription service in the US, starts pilot trial from May 1 in Australia, New Zealand, and Uk.  The pilot will not include the smart glass’s (will be using the smart phones camera), and will cost $89 for 200 minutes per month for the length of the pilot (6 months).

For Further information or to sign up for the pilot commencing from May 1 2018 use the following link (NB spots will be limited so you may not get in):

https://go.aira.io/globalexpansion

David talks about Sam, is named Samsung Powerbot robot vacuum cleaner that he has had now for several months.

A great way of keeping the house clean, particularly when you have a dog inside.

For further information on the Samsung Powerbot vacuum cleaner, use the following link:

http://www.samsung.com/au/vacuum-cleaners/samsung-powerbot-vr7000m/

Speaking of recent or new gadgets, this week David talks about his soon to arrive iMac which is quite nicely spec’d out.

Finally for this weeks show, David and Stephen talk about the Autour GPS app for giving meaningful information on what is around you: very similar to the Sound Scape app which is currently available in the US.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/autour/id887476373?mt=8