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7 Things that Android Users can Do That iOS Users Can’t   Get more Choice in their device. Personalise their device. Use widgets. Add more and flexible storage. Multitasking via multiwindow. Smoother notifications. Free up space quickly.   http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/702034/Android-Vs-iOS-7-Things-Can-Do-Apple-iPhone-Only-Dream-Of?utm_source=applenews&utm_term=Life%20&%20Style&utm_content=Life%20&%20Style&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=applenews     And just for the record: 7 Things that iPhone Users Can Do that Android Users Can’t   iOS apps are usually released first and better looking. Instant Os updates for all. Simple easy to use system wide search. iPhones are more secure. Better support for new technologies. Works great with all your devices. Lightening is miles better than micro usb.   http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/702037/Apple-iPhone-iOS-Things-Better-vs-Android?utm_source=applenew...

July and August AccessWorld Catch Up   July:    The article that stood out for me the most in the July edition of AccessWorld was the item relating to Amazon bringing speech output to the Amazon Kindle Paper White version 7 with the Audio Adapter..   http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw170703     August:    BrailleNote Touch, The I.D. Mate Galaxy, sonar Glasses, and Low Vision Access Technology part 2.   http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw1708toc     Sound Cloud demo of the Samsung Ultra HD TV Voice Guide Feature   A bit of a unprepared  demo, but this demo gives you some idea of the capabilities of Voice Guidance in the Samsung TV.   https://twitter.com/dwoodbridge/status/761673854754271233     Two Blog Articles from Holly Bonner re OrCam Part 1 and 2   Part 1: Journey to OrCam:   http://blindmotherhood.com/blind-motherhood-path-orcam/     Part 2: experiencing OrCam:   http://blindmotherhood.com/experiencing-orcam/     Google Duo: simple video calling app for Android ...

Last few weeks have been very busy, just catching up now.  Here are the notes for Talking Tech for August 9 and August 16 2016.   My Adventures with Getting the NBN on   The wait from Telstra to get connected (fibre to the node), buying an actual modem to speed up the process didn’t work (still had to wait for the official modem to turn up), several appointment changes, but now it’s on: just over 3 weeks.   Everything is now faster: downloading movies on the Apple TV, uploading podcasts, everyone can stream in the house at the same time, downloading Audible books is faster etc etc.   Now have two Wi-Fi networks coming off the NBN modem: a 2.4 and a 5g network: 5g better for Phones, laptops, and tablets.   App News   Olympics on 7   Olympics On 7 to watch highlights of the Olympics sort of accessible: unlabelled buttons but you can listen to the highlights.  Youtube Kids   Youtube Kids: if you have children and are worried about the content they are watching on Youtube, Youtube Kids tri...

My favourite Assistive Technology and General Technology Podcasts   Under each of the podcasts titles you’ll find a straight text version of the podcasts hyper link which you can paste in to your pod catcher of choice such as Downcast for Mac OS and iOS.   Assistive Technology Related Podcasts   AppleVis Podcast   http://www.applevis.com/podcasts/feed   Assistive Technology Podcast with Wade Wingler   http://feeds.feedburner.com/AssistiveTechnologyUpdate   Blind Abilities   https://blindabilities.com/feed/podcast/?mt=2&ls=1   Blind Access Journal   http://feeds.feedburner.com/blindaccessjournal   Blind Bargains   http://www.blindbargains.com/rss/audionoads.xml   The Blind Side with Jonathan Mosen   http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:140299254/sounds.rss   iBlind Tech (accessible work flows with Apple)   http://www.iblindtech.com/democast/rss.xml   iSee with David Woodbridge   http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/feed   Main Menu   http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php   Ta...