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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Joseph and Wayne discuss and explain how they do their taxes as low-vision/blind persons. They give out lots of information relevant to persons with disabilities including tax credits.
This podcast was recorded on January 13 2021. This information may no longer be relevant depending on when you our listening.
To find out more, visit CRA at https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency.html
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Samantha Moore gives us a walk-through Facebook privacy settings. In the previous week's show Samantha gave a presentation on Facebook. Everyone agreed it would be prudent to go through the privacy settings more in-depth.
if anyone is interested in having individual or small group support in learning and using facebook, please e-mailgtt@ccbnational.net
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Samantha gives us an overview of Facebook using the iOS app. She discusses Facebook conceptually as well as taking us through some of the more commonly used features and options.
Coming in a follow-up presentation will be a discussion and a walk-through of Facebook's privacy settings to complement Sam's introduction to a few key SETTINGS.
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Show Notes:
December 16, 2020
Theme: Excel from the Keyboard Intro
Presenter: Gerry Chevalier
GTT.Edmonton@gmail.com
In this 18 minute presentation, Gerry demonstrates the experience of using Excel from the keyboard . Gerry demonstrates building a simple grocery shopping list to show basic keyboard navigation and screen reader commands to operate Excel. It is not an instructional Excel podcast but just a demo of what it's like to use Excel with a screen reader and no mouse.
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Kim Kilpatrick gives us a thorough overview of the Apple Store application. She discusses uber eats as well as some of the recent changes in the application. Nolan jenikov gives a quick overview of uber eats newist option, grocery delivery.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
KIM KILPATRICK walks us through each 1 of the rotor options explaining the function of each option. Following her presentation we have a great discussion on how people prefer to do the rotor action and what options individuals prefer most on their rotor.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Get Together with Technology (GTT)
Sponsored by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the voice of the blind in Canada.
Show Notes:
October 29, 2020
Theme: Victor Reader Stream Bookshelves Part 2 of 2
Presenter: Gerry Chevalier
In this 68 minute second of two presentations, Gerry demonstrates how to use the Victor Reader Stream online bookshelves to organize and play different types of Internet media. The Victor Stream is a popular digital talking book player for blind people manufactured by HumanWare. This second presentation focuses on managing online content including CELA Library Direct to Player books, Podcasts, Internet radio, and Wikipedia and Wiktionary articles.
You will learn how to:
- Connect your Stream to a Wi-Fi network.
- Configure your Stream to use the CELA Library Direct to Player service.
- Perform Stream multi-tap text entry.
- Download CELA Library Direct to Player Books comparing the Stream’s automatic or manual download modes.
- Use your computer to search the CELA Library for Direct to Player books.
- Navigate the Stream Direct to Player bookshelf.
- Return a Direct to Player book to CELA.
- Navigate the Stream’s Podcast bookshelf and play podcasts.
- Download new podcast episodes and delete episodes.
- Configure the Stream for manual or automatic episode download.
- Move an episode to the SD card.
- Add or remove podcast feeds.
- Backup your list of feeds to the SD card.
- Change the HumanWare suggested podcast feeds.
- Use the Stream’s Internet radio bookshelf to listen to radio stations.
Add stations to your favorites and delete stations you no longer want.
- Select different HumanWare suggested playlists.
- Create your own playlists.
- Backup your playlists to the SD card.
- Use the Stream’s References bookshelf to find articles on Wikipedia and
- Save articles or move them to the SD card.
For more information about the GTT Program including one on one tech training contact:
Phone: (613)567-0311 or 1-877-304-0968
Email: ccb@ccbnational.net
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Get Together with Technology (GTT)
Sponsored by the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the voice of the blind in Canada.
Show Notes:
October 22, 2020
Theme: Victor Reader Stream Bookshelves Part 1 of 2
Presenter: Gerry Chevalier
In this 67 minute first of two presentations, Gerry demonstrates how to use the Victor Reader Stream SD card bookshelves to organize and play different types of content. The Victor Stream is a popular digital talking book player for blind people manufactured by HumanWare.
The Stream uses a bookshelf paradigm to manage content. Gerry explains the SD card bookshelves and what kind of content to place on each bookshelf folder of the SD card including DAISY books, Audible books, MP3 books, Podcasts, text files, and voice notes recorded by the Stream. You will learn how to:
- Use Windows File Explorer to create folders .
- Rename folders and place files into them.
- Extract book folders from Zip files that you download from CELA Library and other content providers.
- Unprotect a file downloaded from the Internet.
- Transfer DAISY books and other types of files from your computer to the Stream SD card bookshelf folders.
- Transfer an Access Technology Institute text book to the Stream.
- Organize songs by genre, artist, and album using subfolders on the Stream’s music bookshelf folder.
- Archive Stream recorded notes by moving them to the Other Books and Podcasts bookshelves.
- Navigate different book types on the Stream including Microsoft Word documents and DAISY Text books and use the Stream to search within these text books.
- Search Wiktionary and Wikipedia using the Stream.
- Safely remove SD card media from your computer.
For more information about the GTT Program including one on one tech training contact:
Phone: (613)567-0311 or 1-877-304-0968
Email: ccb@ccbnational.net
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Peter gives a presentation on the latest in Humanware products and updates.
Lots of discussion on braille displays and the Victor trek.
Lots of great questions and discussion following the presentation