Talking Tech 11th April 2023

Published: April 11, 2023, 4:51 a.m.

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Firstly in this episode, some news as always, and then what David and Stephen have on their desk.

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News

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Gentler Streak fitness App Now fully Accessible

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https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/06/gentler-streak-ios-accessibility-features/

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Remote Incident Manager for Mac Request Beta page

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https://pneumasolutions.com/remote-incident-manager-comes-to-the-mac-platform/

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Klack\\xa0 for Mac brings Mechanical Keyboard Sounds to Mac

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https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/05/klack-app-mechanical-keyboard-sound-effects-for-mac/

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Mosen At Large Changes to Living Blindfully\\xa0

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https://mosen.org/episode-223-the-future-of-mosen-at-large-is-living-blindfully/e

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Google Warning Nest Hub Owners that Games are Going Away

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https://9to5google.com/2023/04/09/nest-hub-games/

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White, Pink, Blue or Brown Noise, Which is Better for Sleep

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https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/white-pink-blue-or-brown-noise-which-is-best-for-your-sleep/

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What is on David\\u2019s and\\xa0

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Stephen\\u2019s Desks.

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David

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I personally like to know what folks use in the way of assistive and Main Stream Technology on their desks to work, study or play.

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Every school holidays I drag all my stuff back together and see if I still have all the bits and bobs, for the next school term as it were.

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So here are mine.

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MacBook Air.

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iPad.

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iPhone.

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Zoom Podtrak P4 for use with Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

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Microphone with floor stand for use with Mac, iPad, and iPhone via Zoom Podtrak P4.

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Head set for monitoring sound output and input from Zoom Podtrak P4 with Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Mic stand for iPad, and iPhone.

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BT keyboard to connect with Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

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Braille display to connect with Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

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AirPods Pro 3 to connect with MacBook, iPad, and iPhone.

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Samsung phone, and watch.

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Windows 11 Surface Pro.

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Accessible Power bank for iPad, and iPhone.

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Power bank for MacBook air.

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Port hub replicator.

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Power cube, and extension cable.

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And it may not sound like it, but all of this fits in my computer bag.

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Stephen has:

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  • Studio mike with desk stand;
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  • Vocaster audio interface;
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  • Mac Book air which is used to record and process TT;
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  • The trusted and loyal Windows 10 desktop computer;
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  • A windows 11 laptop;
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  • The Brailliant BI 20 X braille display from Humanware.
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Then there is the Epson printer / scanner which talks easily with the desktop or the app on my or Vicki\\u2019s iphone.

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The latest acquisition is the Hims SensePlayer. It\\u2019s a game changer with the flexibility and convenience.

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