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Technology Newsletter
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Welcome to the 2nd NCBI Labs Technology Newsletter.=20 This is a weekly
newsletter to keep you up to date with all things = technology related.
NCBI Labs is the technology department within NCBI and offers a number = of
services to people with sight loss:=20
* Technology Support Line=20
* Technology Sales for Mainstream & Assistive Technology=20
* Technology Training=20
* Technology Live Events=20
* Virtual Technology Clubs=20
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Technology Quick Tips of The Week
Each week we will be doing some quick Tech. Tips and this week we will = start
with some tips for beginners.
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Jaws keystroke:
Pressing Insert+1 turns the keyboard help on. If you are not familiar = with
the full keyboard this allows you to try every key on the keyboard = and find
out what it does. Pressing Insert+1 again to turn this feature = off.
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VoiceOver Gesture:
If you are an iPhone or iPad user double tap the screen twice with four =
fingers. This brings up the help screen then you can practice all the =
gestures on iPhone and VoiceOver will give you feedback to let you know = what
each gesture does.
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Siri Tip:
You can ask Siri to help find an App in the App Store.
Hold down the Home Key or say "Hey Siri, search for Microsoft Teams in = the
App Store".
When the search is performed swipe right and double tap on the Get = button and
then enter your Apple ID and Password or use Touch ID to = install the App.
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Smart Home Technology
Smart Home technology is quickly becoming a part of everyday life. = Nowadays
most TVs will be a smart TV as standard. Many domestic = appliances will have
Smart Home features built in and this is becoming =
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People living with Sight Loss can take advantage of many of these Smart = Home
technologies by using devices such as voice controlled Smart = Speakers and
Smart Phones.
The easiest and most affordable way to start your journey into Smart = Home
technology is using a voice controlled Smart Speaker such as the = Google Nest
Home Mini or the Amazon Echo Dot.
The biggest difference between the Google Home Mini and Amazon Echo is = the
platforms they use to work their magic. The Amazon Alexa runs on the = Amazon
Platform and the Google Home Mini runs on the Google Assistant.
These voice activated Smart Speakers allow you to do many things to help = you
in your everyday life such as: set reminders, timers, listen to = music, radio,
podcasts and audio books plus much more. An overview of = how Alexa works can
be heard in our first Live Event by accessing the = following link:
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Quick Tips
Some quick tips to try on your smart speakers.
This week we will try something fun. On your smart speaker there is a = vast
selection of games available. Two games we have tried and are great = fun to
have on your own or with all the family:
Try saying the Wake Word "Alexa", or "Hey Google".
Then say "Play song quiz". Your Smart Speaker will talk you through the = setup
and you can play against your family or against someone online.
Another great tip is to ask your Smart Speaker to play "Akinator" .
This game attempts to read your mind and guess what you are thinking by =
asking you a series of question. Try it - it=E2=80=99s great fun!
If you don=E2=80=99t currently have a smart speaker you can download the =
Alexa or the Google Assistant app on your smart phone and practice the = above
tips.=20
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App in Focus:=20
Be My Eyes
This is an App that is available for many years now. The app describes = itself
as =E2=80=9Cbe my eyes bringing sight to blind and vision = impaired
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Be My Eyes is a free app that connects people with Sight Loss with = sighted
volunteers and company representatives for visual assistance = through a live
video call. It is available on iPhone and Android. This = app can be very
useful in situations when other apps won=E2=80=99t do = such as OCR scanners.
An interview with the apps founder Hans J=C3=B8rgen Wiberg and a Demo of = the
app can be found at the following link.
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* Reading my computer screen when speech goes mute
Another great feature of Be My Eyes is they have teamed up with big = companies
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Technology Live Events=20
During the Covid 19 Crisis we are running a weekly Technology Live event = on
topics that will support you. All events are recorded and added to = YouTube
for you to listen in afterwards.=20
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On Thursday the 7th of may we will be holding our 5th live event at =
14:30 / 2:30pm.
We are delighted to interview our Library and Media Centre manager Lina = Kouzi
on accessing and listening to audio books through NCBI BookShare = and
OverDrive.
This will be followed by an overview of the Google Home Smart Speaker = and the
way it can be integrated into your smart home.
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The Technology Support Helpdesk is operated between 09:00 to 17:00 = Monday to
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