Category Archives: Science and Technology

BSL and Grampian Health Board’s Consultation

By: A.C. I cannot even imagine what a sensory deprivation is like. To be deprived of one’s sight or hearing and having to live in world which is operating for those who have little or no sensory impairment or deprivation, … Continue reading

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iPlayer Changes

By: A.C. I would guess that many of our readers watch TV through tablets, iPads,  mobile phones, or other devices, using the BBC iPlayer. Catch–Up TV is very popular as a serial can now be watched at any time after broadcast. … Continue reading

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Windows 10

By: A.C. Has anybody taken up the free upgrade to Windows 10? I did, and I lasted a day and then reverted back to Windows 8.1 Even though I dislike its annoying features. I then did a bit of digging … Continue reading

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Motor Neurone Disease Communications Campaign

By: A.C. Motor Neurone Disease is a name given to group of similar conditions. These illnesses cause damage to the nerves called Motor Neurones, and the disease is increasingly debilitating until organs or muscles that support life no longer work. … Continue reading

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New Malware Warning

By: A.C. How many of us go a little glassy –eyed when some new computer malware is announced? This week, the National Crime Agency’s Cyber Crime Unit scored a very large victory when, along with Police Agencies in Europe, it … Continue reading

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Sight-impairment Friendly Bank-Cards

By: A.C. ATM ( Automated Teller Machines) machines at banks & supermarkets, are not always the easiest of machines for disabled people or indeed the blind & sight impaired community to access. In the UK there are over 2million people … Continue reading

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Changes to BBC radio streaming

By: A.C. There are a number of blind & sight-impaired users of various devices who listen to BBC Radio on the Internet that are angry and upset with Aunty this week. Windows Media Audio files are how Windows computers and … Continue reading

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3D Printing

By: A.C. On our Facebook Page recently, we have featured articles that show how 3D printing can be used to make practical and fun ‘superhero’ or ‘beastie’ hands for youngsters as well as other prosthetic and medical equipment. ( Our … Continue reading

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Neatebox

By: A.C. The other day, I was watching BBC Reporting Scotland at Lunchtime, when they showed a news item about an application for a Smartphone that “ talks” to pedestrian crossings and “ presses the button” electronically for the disabled … Continue reading

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After XP

By:A.C. Those of you who have read the post about the end of Windows XP might be wondering what happened after I was forced to change my computer in April. Remember what I wrote in the previous post? Check what … Continue reading

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