Tech It Out to feature Everyday productivity tools for the visually impaired

[kestrell]

Remembering what you need to do and when to do it can be a challenge. Creating a shopping or to-do list, storing your recipes, and setting reminders are just a few examples of ways to stay organized. Join us this month to discuss apps and services for managing productivity.
Date: Tuesday, June 23
Time: 7:00 PM Central Time (8 PM Eastern time)

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Go here to join
https://hadley.edu/discussions/TechItOut.asp
This page also allows you to listen past shows, such as last month's episode, "Let's Talk Tablet Computers," and the previous month's show, "A Deep Dive in Amazon Echo and Alexa Smart Assistant."
Hadley also has instructional videos on accessibility features in various computer systems, including iOS, Android, and MS Windoes.
Go here to find the list of videos
https://www.hadley.edu/instructionalvideos/

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

HOLY MOLY!

Hadley has tons of free resources! Are they particularly good for beginners, or more experienced users, or experts?

[kestrell]

I would recommend Hadley as one of the best resources for beginner iOS users, and they also have an excellend training video on how to set up a Windows computer for a visually impaired user. They are also great for intermediate users: I'm always finding useful resources for apps that I am only passingly familiar with.
Even when an app or OS is accessible, there is so much to remember, and always more shortcuts and tricks to learn, that resources such as Hadley never stop being useful. For example, I have listened to the traning vide on using the Apple store on my iPhone more than once, because I don't use it that often, and I keep forgetting how to navigate it.
Btw, did you ask me a question about the Kindle that was something like, can you read non-Kindle ebooks on the Kindle? And did I say no? Because I haven't done it in a while, but the anser is yes. There are two ways to do this: copy it into the appropriate directory--which I have never gotten to work for me--or email it to your Kindle, using your Kindle email address, though this only works on plaintext.