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Shelly Kane
Hi Group:
I heard about this device that can help people with disabilities go out on walks by themselves. Supposedly, you wear this thing around your neck and it's a camera and you can push a button and get someone live and these people do this for a living by giving people directions. It can probably be used for something else as well but I am very intrigued and was wondering if any of you have heard about it? I have no idea what it's called but my friend told me about it. I do know of an app on the phone that is similar but this is a device that goes around your neck so the person can see where you are going. Thanks in advance and if none of you heard of this, I will tell my friend she is totally off. Shelly
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
heather albright
Yes, it changed when they did away with google play music and now it is all YouTube music and it lets you listen to samples till you obtain a paid YouTube account, 17 last time I was signed up for it. It may have gone up now. I know I have 3 google speakers in my home and 4 alexa speakers. You can play it with say google on your iPhone threw the YouTube app but you will get all the adds. Also, you can use YouTube off the web with adds too. But not with the speakers. I think if you have a chrome cast, you might be able to play YouTube shows. I cant berify this as I do not have a chrome cast. However, if you have a firestick tv, you can get it to play YouTube in their YouTube app off the firestick tv; with adds unless you have a paid subscription.I figured after they got rid of google play music, they were going to make you pay; so greedy. Cheers Heather
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From: Gene
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 9:29 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
I can listen to Youtube free using the Google assistant on my phone. It is illogical that Google would allow those using web browsers to listen to Youtube for free but not users of their own smart speaker. I don't know what the situation is in countries other than The United States but I'm very skeptical that Google Voice Assistant users can't listen to Youtube for free, that is the unrestricted content, which is a great deal.
Gene -----Original Message----- From: heather albright Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 8:19 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
Yes they changed this and they got rid of google play music. So one has to have a free pandora account to get free music off their google speaker. Alexa is the only one that has free music listening with amazon music if you are a prim member. Cheers Heather
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From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:04 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io
Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM
To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home
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From: "Gene" <gsasner@...>
To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
> You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on
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> To: main@TechTalk.groups.io
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> Well I will start with google. Pros, she spells slower than alexa with
> pauses. She plays podcast better too my opinion. She handles smart plugs
> better that are not amazon based like the smart life and wemo. She has
> more information on certain subjects. She can have several voices not just
> one voice. Her language data base is more extensive. Cons, it is hard to
> pare smart items with google and she has to apps to control the speaker
> instead of just one like alexa. She does not have as many apps that work
> or connect with the speaker. You cant drop in on other speakers.
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> Alexa, pros, you have a wide range of connected devices to connect with on
> the speaker. She always has more skills to use; you can change her wake
> word; you can drop in to different rooms and locations with your contacts;
> you can listen to music for free with amazon if you have prime; you can
> order using the speaker or put something in the cart; if you have the
> show, you can have face to face conversations across the country. Cons,
> alexa has not have the spelling feature to spell slow if you are trying
> to do dictation; her data base for information is not as good; amazon has
> some issues with their smart plugs that do not always work wich means your
> plugs do not work especially with their outages; not all their stuff is
> fullally accessible for example, you cant turn on the feature that allows
> you to tell the speaker to delete everything that you said as the app does
> not allow vo users to access that on the app; you have to have prime to
> make the nost out of the speaker.
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> Both speakers will: tell the time and temp, give directions, tell jokes;
> give sports scores; play games; tell stories; give the news. OH, forgot ,
> it easyer to make routines with alexa as you only have one app to deal
> with while google makes you use 2 apps.
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> and my mom has both in her room. They both have qualities to like and
> dislike. It is good have both say if you are trying to get your smart
> plugs to work, some times google does a better job than alexa. Sometimes
> if you want music, alexa is better at that than google. Find that google
> does a better job of spelling words than alexa, she actually pauses
> between letters alexa does not always do this. So it is good to have both
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Gene
I can listen to Youtube free using the Google assistant on my phone. It is illogical that Google would allow those using web browsers to listen to Youtube for free but not users of their own smart speaker. I don't know what the situation is in countries other than The United States but I'm very skeptical that Google Voice Assistant users can't listen to Youtube for free, that is the unrestricted content, which is a great deal.
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From: heather albright Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 8:19 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Yes they changed this and they got rid of google play music. So one has to have a free pandora account to get free music off their google speaker. Alexa is the only one that has free music listening with amazon music if you are a prim member. Cheers Heather Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:04 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on Youtube. I don't know if it works with other music services. I also don't know if The Echo can play music on Youtube. -----Original Message----- From: heather albright Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 3:10 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Well I will start with google. Pros, she spells slower than alexa with pauses. She plays podcast better too my opinion. She handles smart plugs better that are not amazon based like the smart life and wemo. She has more information on certain subjects. She can have several voices not just one voice. Her language data base is more extensive. Cons, it is hard to pare smart items with google and she has to apps to control the speaker instead of just one like alexa. She does not have as many apps that work or connect with the speaker. You cant drop in on other speakers. Alexa, pros, you have a wide range of connected devices to connect with on the speaker. She always has more skills to use; you can change her wake word; you can drop in to different rooms and locations with your contacts; you can listen to music for free with amazon if you have prime; you can order using the speaker or put something in the cart; if you have the show, you can have face to face conversations across the country. Cons, alexa has not have the spelling feature to spell slow if you are trying to do dictation; her data base for information is not as good; amazon has some issues with their smart plugs that do not always work wich means your plugs do not work especially with their outages; not all their stuff is fullally accessible for example, you cant turn on the feature that allows you to tell the speaker to delete everything that you said as the app does not allow vo users to access that on the app; you have to have prime to make the nost out of the speaker. Both speakers will: tell the time and temp, give directions, tell jokes; give sports scores; play games; tell stories; give the news. OH, forgot , it easyer to make routines with alexa as you only have one app to deal with while google makes you use 2 apps. This is just off the top of my head. Cheers Heather Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Carolyn Arnold Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 11:19 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Heather, what are the pros and cons of Alexa and Google? -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of heather albright Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 11:22 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? I personally have both speakers. I have them in my room and in the office and my mom has both in her room. They both have qualities to like and dislike. It is good have both say if you are trying to get your smart plugs to work, some times google does a better job than alexa. Sometimes if you want music, alexa is better at that than google. Find that google does a better job of spelling words than alexa, she actually pauses between letters alexa does not always do this. So it is good to have both if you can. Cheers Heather Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986>; for Windows 10 From: Ashley Breger via groups.io <mailto:ashbreger=yahoo.com@groups.io> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 11:21 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io <mailto:main@techtalk.groups.io> Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? All right chat with you then. Ashley On Jan 15, 2021, at 10:27 PM, Vicky Vaughan <vrvaughan63@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks, so much and I will contact you on Saturday! Sincerely, Vicky V From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ashley Breger via groups.io Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 11:25 PM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Hi Vicki, I would be more than happy to assist you with connecting your email to either of these devices. I am most familiar with the Amazon Alexa but I know Google home will also read your emails. If you want email me back privately and I can give you my contact information. I mostly assist people over the phone. Ashley On Jan 15, 2021, at 10:21 PM, Vicky Vaughan <vrvaughan63@gmail.com <mailto:vrvaughan63@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi List, Is there a way to get either of these devices to work with email messages? That is to: read them, respond to them, delete them or store them in a folder? Many thanks for any help! Sincerely, Vicky V <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&;utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&;utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient>
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
heather albright
Yes they changed this and they got rid of google play music. So one has to have a free pandora account to get free music off their google speaker. Alexa is the only one that has free music listening with amazon music if you are a prim member. Cheers Heather
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
From: Monte Single
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:04 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube.
-----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@...> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device?
> You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on > Youtube. I don't know if it works with other music services. > > I also don't know if The Echo can play music on Youtube. > > -----Original Message----- > From: heather albright > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 3:10 PM > To: main@TechTalk.groups.io > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? > > > > Well I will start with google. Pros, she spells slower than alexa with > pauses. She plays podcast better too my opinion. She handles smart plugs > better that are not amazon based like the smart life and wemo. She has > more information on certain subjects. She can have several voices not just > one voice. Her language data base is more extensive. Cons, it is hard to > pare smart items with google and she has to apps to control the speaker > instead of just one like alexa. She does not have as many apps that work > or connect with the speaker. You cant drop in on other speakers. > > Alexa, pros, you have a wide range of connected devices to connect with on > the speaker. She always has more skills to use; you can change her wake > word; you can drop in to different rooms and locations with your contacts; > you can listen to music for free with amazon if you have prime; you can > order using the speaker or put something in the cart; if you have the > show, you can have face to face conversations across the country. Cons, > alexa has not have the spelling feature to spell slow if you are trying > to do dictation; her data base for information is not as good; amazon has > some issues with their smart plugs that do not always work wich means your > plugs do not work especially with their outages; not all their stuff is > fullally accessible for example, you cant turn on the feature that allows > you to tell the speaker to delete everything that you said as the app does > not allow vo users to access that on the app; you have to have prime to > make the nost out of the speaker. > > Both speakers will: tell the time and temp, give directions, tell jokes; > give sports scores; play games; tell stories; give the news. OH, forgot , > it easyer to make routines with alexa as you only have one app to deal > with while google makes you use 2 apps. > > This is just off the top of my head. > > Cheers Heather > > > > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > > > > > From: Carolyn Arnold > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 11:19 AM > To: main@TechTalk.groups.io > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? > > > > > > Heather, what are the pros and cons of Alexa and Google? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf > Of heather albright > > Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 11:22 AM > > To: main@TechTalk.groups.io > > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? > > > > I personally have both speakers. I have them in my room and in the office > and my mom has both in her room. They both have qualities to like and > dislike. It is good have both say if you are trying to get your smart > plugs to work, some times google does a better job than alexa. Sometimes > if you want music, alexa is better at that than google. Find that google > does a better job of spelling words than alexa, she actually pauses > between letters alexa does not always do this. So it is good to have both > if you can. Cheers Heather > > > > > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > > > > > > > From: Ashley Breger via groups.io <mailto:ashbreger@...> > > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 11:21 PM > > To: main@techtalk.groups.io <mailto:main@techtalk.groups.io> > > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? > > > > > > > > All right chat with you then. > > > > Ashley > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2021, at 10:27 PM, Vicky Vaughan > <vrvaughan63@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, so much and I will contact you on Saturday! > > > > > > > > Sincerely, Vicky V > > > > From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On > Behalf Of Ashley Breger via groups.io > > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 11:25 PM > > To: main@techtalk.groups.io > > Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? > > > > > > > > Hi Vicki, > > > > I would be more than happy to assist you with connecting > your email to either of these devices. I am most familiar with the Amazon > Alexa but I know Google home will also read your emails. If you want email > me back privately and I can give you my contact information. I mostly > assist people over the phone. > > > > > > > > Ashley > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jan 15, 2021, at 10:21 PM, Vicky Vaughan > <vrvaughan63@... <mailto:vrvaughan63@...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi List, Is there a way to get either of > these devices to work with email messages? That is to: read them, respond > to them, delete them or store them in a folder? > > > > > > > > Many thanks for any help! > > > > > > > > Sincerely, Vicky V > > > > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > > Virus-free. www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Gene
It would be interesting to find out why. You can evidently play content but not select sspecific content. It sounds more like a radio feature where you select a genre and the music service plays songs in that genre more or less like Pandora..
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From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 7:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Hi Gene, OK, for example, I just asked google to play Puff the Magic Dragon. Google said; "choosing songs is only available to u-tube premium members." It continued by saying, "you may like this song instead." Then, John Denver started singing Country Roads. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 6:52 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? I didn't find anything on the subject. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Gene Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:37 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Perhaps a search on the subject will disclose some interesting information. You would think that, since Youtube is a free service unless you want more content and subscribe, that it would be free in digital assistants where it is free for browsers. Evidently that isn't necessarily true. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:17 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Yes, sometimes, people send me links to u-tube things. Sometimes there are adds before the file plays, but it does play. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 5:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread. Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
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Hi Gene,
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OK, for example, I just asked google to play Puff the Magic Dragon. Google said; "choosing songs is only available to u-tube premium members." It continued by saying, "you may like this song instead." Then, John Denver started singing Country Roads.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 6:52 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? I didn't find anything on the subject. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Gene Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:37 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Perhaps a search on the subject will disclose some interesting information. You would think that, since Youtube is a free service unless you want more content and subscribe, that it would be free in digital assistants where it is free for browsers. Evidently that isn't necessarily true. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:17 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Yes, sometimes, people send me links to u-tube things. Sometimes there are adds before the file plays, but it does play. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 5:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread. Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
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I didn't find anything on the subject.
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Gene
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From: Gene Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:37 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Perhaps a search on the subject will disclose some interesting information. You would think that, since Youtube is a free service unless you want more content and subscribe, that it would be free in digital assistants where it is free for browsers. Evidently that isn't necessarily true. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:17 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Yes, sometimes, people send me links to u-tube things. Sometimes there are adds before the file plays, but it does play. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 5:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread. Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Gene
Perhaps a search on the subject will disclose some interesting information. You would think that, since Youtube is a free service unless you want more content and subscribe, that it would be free in digital assistants where it is free for browsers. Evidently that isn't necessarily true.
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Gene
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From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 6:17 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Yes, sometimes, people send me links to u-tube things. Sometimes there are adds before the file plays, but it does play. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 5:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread. Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Monte Single
Yes, sometimes, people send me links to u-tube things. Sometimes there are adds before the file plays, but it does play.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: January 17, 2021 5:28 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread. Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene -----Original Message----- From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Gene
My e-mail program had a problem and I lost my place in the message list. My first reply was to the wrong thread.
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Can you listen to Youtube videos for free on a computer? Gene
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From: Monte Single Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 3:02 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube. -----Original Message----- From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on
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Re: longevity of braille printers?
Pat Seed
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Hi,
Well, Then, you might be able to make your own
colouring books.
I remember colouring in thermoform colouring books
as a kid. Some of them even had numbers in
Braille in the empty spaces, where the colouring
would go. The numbers in those spaces were matched to colours in a box of
crayons.
Blessings and All the Very Best,
Pat Seed
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Monte Single
Here in Canada, my google home mini tells me that I have to have a paid subscription to play music from u-tube.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kerryn Gunness via groups.io Sent: January 17, 2021 1:12 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on
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Re: accessible budget-friendly color laser printers
heather albright
I think someone suggested brother but their accessible tec support is not existent. SO you will have to have sighted assistance to set up and everytime it goes off line. They do not have a lazyer print that is truly accessible for someone who is blind or lowvision. I am sure the first question tec support is “I am sorry, do you have someone sighted there to assist you” cheers Heather !
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From: David Mehler
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 9:55 AM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] accessible budget-friendly color laser printers
Hello,
Does anyone have a recommendation for an accessible color laserjet printer that is budget friendly?
Thanks. Dave.
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Re: I am trying NVDA for the first time. Is it hard to learn? and are there tutorials I can get? I am running windows ten. Jim
Jim Rawls
Thanks Steve. Jim
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 4:50 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] I am trying NVDA for the first time. Is it hard to learn? and are there tutorials I can get? I am running windows ten. Jim
No, it's not hard to learn. Yes, there are tutorials made by Joseph Lee himself. I highly recommend this course, available for $52 U.S., all of which goes to support the very worthwhile NVDA project and will teach you everything you need to know about using NVDA, and then some.
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Re: my computer will not update, causing all kinds of problems.
Jim Rawls
Sounds like a plan. Jim
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 4:44 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] my computer will not update, causing all kinds of problems.
I think his use of the word abacus was to indicate that he perceives it to be an outdated dinosaur. What I'd recommend is to back up the system drive and try a clean install of 20H2. If that doesn't work, just restore the old one and think of something else to try.
On 1/16/2021 3:01 PM, Gerald Levy via groups.io wrote:
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Re: I am trying NVDA for the first time. Is it hard to learn? and are there tutorials I can get? I am running windows ten. Jim
Jim Rawls
Thanks Gene.
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of Gene Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 1:30 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] I am trying NVDA for the first time. Is it hard to learn? and are there tutorials I can get? I am running windows ten. Jim I don't know how you use your computer. A lot of what you do will be the same because a lot of what you do is using program and Windows commands. Some commands, such as read title bar, are the same. Web page navigation commands are just about identical. There is a page for those beginning to use NVDA who now use JAWS. https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-community/wiki/SwitchingFromJawsToNVDA There is training material available from NVDA that you can pay for. There is other material done by users. I don't follow that subject enough to discuss it much. I suspect, though I don't know this, that some training material is discussed on the transition page I'm sending the link for. Whatever the case, if you do a Google search for NVDA training material, you will find resources. Gene -----Original Message----- From: Jim Rawls Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 1:33 PM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] I am trying NVDA for the first time. Is it hard to learn? and are there tutorials I can get? I am running windows ten. Jim
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Re: Google device or Alexa device?
Kerryn Gunness
while the info below is true for persons in the US and canada, in the caribbean for example trinidad, where i live, playing music from you tube is not free, you have to pay for a subscription for you tube to use with a google home
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From: "Gene" <gsasner@gmail.com> To: <main@TechTalk.groups.io> Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2021 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [TechTalk] Google device or Alexa device? You can listen to music free with the Google assistant. It plays music on Youtube. I don't know if it works with other music services.
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Re: longevity of braille printers?
Monte Single
Hi, Glad to hear your new buddy is working well for you. What is the print speed?
Cheers,
Monte
From: main@TechTalk.groups.io <main@TechTalk.groups.io> On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy
Sent: January 17, 2021 9:43 AM To: main@TechTalk.groups.io Subject: Re: [TechTalk] longevity of braille printers?
I payed $1495 for my braille buddy embosser from www.irie-at.com
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Re: accessible budget-friendly color laser printers
David Mehler
Hello,
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Thanks, that works for me. Do you have a URL of the specific one your refering to? Thanks. Dave.
On 1/17/21, Angelo Sonnesso <asonnesso@gmail.com> wrote:
You can get a Brothers color printer for under $100.00.
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Re: accessible budget-friendly color laser printers
You can get a Brothers color printer for under $100.00.
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They work very well. 73 N2DYN Angelo
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From: main@TechTalk.groups.io [mailto:main@TechTalk.groups.io] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 10:56 AM To: main@techtalk.groups.io Subject: [TechTalk] accessible budget-friendly color laser printers Hello, Does anyone have a recommendation for an accessible color laserjet printer that is budget friendly? Thanks. Dave.
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