NCBI is delighted to announce details of its next virtual technology club, which will be taking place on Thursday May 25th at 7:00 pm. On the night, we’ll be demonstrating the new BrailleNote Touch from Humanware, discussing the recently released Amazon Echo with its voice assistant Alexa, and of course we’ll have an open session …Read More about NCBI VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGY CLUB THURSDAY 25TH MAY
Technology Podcast Episode 60: May 2017
This month: We begin with a reminder about our Virtual technology Club sessions and tell you how you can hear the audio from our first session. There’s also a shout-out for our friends at the RNIB Tech Talk podcast, which issues every week. Our chief Tech Support Officer Paul Traynor is on the line to …Read More about Technology Podcast Episode 60: May 2017
Using ITunes on a Computer to Play Radio
This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. Here are some useful instructions for using ITunes on your computer to play radio: Go to your desktop using keys, “Windows key + M”. Now press the letter “I” till you hear your screen reader announce, “ITunes” and then press the “Enter key” …Read More about Using ITunes on a Computer to Play Radio
Virtual Technology Club Podcast: Welcomes, introductions and thoughts for future development
Welcome to our very first Virtual Technology Club audio recording. Our first meeting took place on Thursday April 20th, and, as you’ll hear, there was some lively discussion. As well as giving some background to this new initiative, we discuss how a virtual space could be maximised for the benefit of as many …Read More about Virtual Technology Club Podcast: Welcomes, introductions and thoughts for future development
Technology Newsletter Launching 19th May
NCBI is excited to be launching its first ‘Technology News’ e-newsletter on Friday 19th May. This quarterly newsletter will allow readers to keep up to date with the latest trends in technology for people living with sight loss, listen to technology podcasts from NCBI’s Rehabilitation Training Centre Manager Stuart Lawler, stay informed of upcoming technology …Read More about Technology Newsletter Launching 19th May
NCBI Virtual Technology Club Thursday 20th April
NCBI is looking forward to hosting its next Virtual Technology Club session on Thursday April 20th at 7:00 pm. Our first Virtual Technology Club test session took place on Thursday April 6th and we will be making several key improvements to the next one in order to make it a much better and enjoyable experience for participants. To …Read More about NCBI Virtual Technology Club Thursday 20th April
Technology Podcast Episode 59: April 2017
This month: We announce details of our first ever Virtual Technology Club, which is having its inaugural meeting on Thursday April 6th. Sharon Lyons is back to introduce us to a little-known feature in the Microsoft Office suite called ‘Speak’. Stuart meets Jackie Brown, who has recently written a book entitled ‘Braille on Display’ and …Read More about Technology Podcast Episode 59: April 2017
Installing NVDA Add Ons
This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. In these instructions we will look at what an NVDA add-on is and how to install such add-ons. To begin I would suggest anyone interested in checking out some of the excellent NVDA add-ons from the “the NVDA Community Add-ons website” which can …Read More about Installing NVDA Add Ons
Removing NVDA Add Ons
This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. 1. While on your desktop with no other applications open except NVDA press keys, “NVDA + N”. 2. From the resulting menu, press the “Down arrow” till you are on “Manage Add-Ons” and press “Enter key”. Notes: Now you are positioned on a …Read More about Removing NVDA Add Ons
Outlook 2016 Attaching Files To An EMail
This tutorial has been written by our Technical Support Officer Paul Traynor. 1. While in the email where you wish to attach a file, press keys, “Left alt + n followed by A then F then B”. Notes: If you didn’t include the letter “B” in the above key combination then you would only get …Read More about Outlook 2016 Attaching Files To An EMail