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
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
Vector with Rene Ritchie