Talking Tech for June 7 2016

WWDC 2016 June 13-17

 

Apple’s developer conference is coming yup on June 13. A number of possible things that may be announced besides the fact that it’s a developers conference, the same as Google iO may include:

Developer previews of: iOS V10, OS X 10.12 with Siri integration, Siri SDK for iOs allowing Siri to be integrated into 3rd party apps, new Apple watch and TV os.  

Along with these software releases, we could expect new MacBooks to be announced.

 

Albert (Accessible) EFTPOS Terminal from the Commonwealth Bank

 

The following is a link to a demo I did of the Android training tutorial on how to use the accessible pin entry function on the Albert EFTPOS terminal.

Note - you will have to get the merchant to turn the accessible mode on.

 

http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/mf/web/enbg75/Albert.mp3

 

BrailleNote Touch from Humanware Now Available

 

A free tutorial from Mystic Access on the BrailleNote Touch

 

http://www.mysticaccess.com/index.php?sc_page=108 

 

Go to the Humanware home page for info and price ($7.495):

 

http://www.humanware.com/en-australia/home 

 

Sonosthesia The Guide to Setting up Sonos from a Blind Persons Perspective

 

An excellent guide on how to setup and use the Sonos speaker system.

 

http://mosen.org/sonos/ 

 

Top Ten Mac Apps 

 

My most used Mac apps.

 

AirFoil,

Amadeus Pro,

Audio Hijack,

iTunes,

Docuscan,

Mars Edit,

Messages,

Music Healing,

Skype,

Twitter,

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