Tech Tips: Assistive Podcast

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Specialist

If you wish to learn more about assistive technology, ask Alexa, Siri or the Google assistant to play one of the following podcasts:

• 13 Letters
• 9 to 5 Google Daily
• 9 to 5 Mac Daily
• All Cool Blind Tech Shows
• Assistive Technology Update
• Applevis
• Blind Bargains Audio
• Blind Abilities
• Blind Like Me
• Blind Spot
• Blind Tech Guys
• BrailleCast
• Double Tap Canada
• Dot to Dot
• Freedom Scientific FS Cast
• Freedom Scientific Training Podcast
• Hadley Presents
• InFocus Low Vision and Blindness Technologies
• Inform and Connect
• ISee
• Life after Blindness
• Life after Sight Loss
• Mozen at Large
• Note to Self
• Parallel
• Perkins E-learning To Go
• RNIB Tech Connect
• Talking Tech Vision Australia
• That Real Blind Tech Show
• The Blind Geek Zone
• The Tommy Edison Experience

 

Tech Tips: iOS 15 Makes Changes to Siri

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Specialist

iOS is the operating system for Apple devices. Throughout the year, Apple continuously makes changes to this system adding improvements and fixing bugs. In September of each year, a major update is released with many changes and fixes affecting your devices. You can expect many of the apps on your iPhone and iPad to change or offer other options. Apple Wallet, Apple Maps, Safari, and Notifications will all have new features.

iOS 15 will allow Siri, Apple’s digital voice assistant, to work without an Internet connection. The

artificial intelligence (AI) will be able to open apps, set timers and reminders, and tell you the time. Informational queries will still require Wi-Fi or a grid connection. Unfortunately, as of this printing, Siri has lost support for email and voicemail. Hopefully, this is an oversight on Apple’s part that will be corrected with the release of iOS 15.1.

Collection Highlights: Spooky Reads!

Collection Highlights: Spooky Reads!

Contributed by Ashley Biggs, Marketing & Outreach Librarian

Frankenstein

•     DB 25835

•     DB 25706 (Spanish)

Dracula

•     DB 31689

•     DB 40864 (Spanish)

The Haunting of Hill House

•     DB 21679

The Shining

•     DB 10563

The Exorcist

•     DB 12688

•     DB 18790

Interview with the Vampire

•     DB 61222

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

•     DB 26427

Rosemary’s Baby

•     DB 61169

Coraline

•     DB 54845

Mexican Gothic

•     DB 99404

Her Body and other parties

•     DB 86967

Certain Dark Things

•     DB 86300

Best Ghost Stories

•     DB 10708

The Island of Dr. Moreau

•     DB 50527

Something Wicked This Way Come

•     DB 50233

Hell House

•     DB 68106

The Amityville Horror

•     DB 11121