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Regular bulletin about technology. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting elderly and disabled people, are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

Dave Goldsbrough


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    Series 5 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 10:32


    Continuing with secrecy, privacy and avoiding being scammed this episode concentrates on managing cookies. Remember,if youare either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 5 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 10:46


    This episode covers secrecy, privacy and avoiding being scammed whilst using our devices Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 5 Eposode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 9:35


    Computing Fundamentals - Operating Systems and Features

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    Series 5 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 11:37


    TechNews covering Windows365, Chrome92, Windpws96, Amazon Matter. And Google Takeout. Links mentioned in the episode. www.windows96.net/system/apps/wiki96 https://takeout.google.com/ Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 5 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 11:05


    All about transferring files between devices with special mention of Warpinator.

    Series 5 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2021 9:42


    Potential errors creating Linux on a stick, including RUFUS. CHROME OS updates now fixed. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 5 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 12:22


    5 simple steps to running Linux from a USB stick.

    Series 5 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 10:29


    Android, call and messaging over wifi. Google Voice Access app allows you to answer and initiate calls using your voice. Windows 365. Could Windows in the cloud be the way ahead?

    Series 5 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 11:12


    Windows11 install in Virtual Box. Linux Mint Uma now available. Chromebooks - Google acquires Neverware - your old PC is saved!

    Series 5 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 9:56


    Covering Windows11 Compatibility Checkers and Linux Mint Uma

    Series 5 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 12:14


    What the Windows 11 announcement means for you. To check now whether your existing device will be able to upgrade to Windows 11 search for “windows 11 requirements checker” in your search engine and there are many websites that include links but for safety and security reasons you are best going to the Microsoft site itself https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11and then scroll down until you see check for comparability and download app which will download WindowsPCHealthCheckSetup.msi Check here for the Windows 11 requirements https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-11-requirements? To establish what chip is in your device currently navigate to Settings > System > About. Look under “Device specifications.” The name of your computer's processor and its speed are displayed to the right of “Processor." Once you know your fitted processor check to see if it is on either of these lists. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-intel-processors? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/supported/windows-11-supported-amd-processors? Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 4 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 6:08


    Final episode in the Introduction to Linux Commands. Episode 1 introduced you to the Linux terminal, how to open it configure it and close it. In fact, our first Linux command was exit and we then used uname largely to learn about options to commands and how we could use the man command to learn more about Linux commands. Episode 2 was all about navigating around the Linux filesystem, introducing the pwd and ls commands. Mention was also made of using the double-hyphen option of help when issuing commands and how that differed between the man command. Episode 3 introduced you to environmental variables such as $HOME and $PWD. The cd command was introduced and mention made of relevant and absolute paths to folders. Episode 4 was all about making folders and files, using the mkdir, rmdir and the echo command. You were introduced to the concept of standard output and how to redirect that. Episode 5 introduced the cat, file, mv and cp commands so we could tell what type a file was and to display the contents and copy or move the file to elsewhere. We explored the world of relevant and absolute paths a little more. Episode 6 started to consolidate the learning to date and the introduction of the more command along with the concept of pipes. Along the way we learnt how to append output to a file. Episode 7 was all about grep – the search facility. The ps command was introduced and combined with pipes and grep. Episode 8 built upon the previous episode and now started into the world of systems admin using what we had learnt to date. We learnt how to run commands in the background simply to learn about process IDs and how we could use the kill command to halt processes. In episode 9 we built upon our systems knowledge by learning how to install and remove applications or as Linux prefers them to be known – packages. The sudo and apt commands were introduced. Episode 10 used sudo and apt again but this time to learn how to update and upgrade systems. Episode 11 of course was the penultimate episode and simply covered other options to apt that had not been previously covered due to time pressures. I also teased in episode 11 about the the next series of TechBull – Season 5 which should be available now. Season 5 will cover tech news across the platforms but I fancy Windows 11 will take prominence! Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 4 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 8:27


    A further exploration of the apt command. Before there was apt there was the apt-get command. There is also Synaptic Package Manager. sudo apt purge sudo apt show sudo apt list sudo apt list --installed sudo apt list --upgradeable Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 4 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 8:25


    This episode explores apt a little further with an emphasis on using it to keep our systems up to date. sudo apt update sudo apt list –upgradeable (double hyphen) sudo apt upgrade sudo apt full-upgrade sudo apt autoremove Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 4 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 10:09


    Installing and removing software applications using apt - Advanced Package Tool. Next episode we will learn more about apt. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 4 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2021 9:59


    A start to exploring the world of general systems admin. Further exploration of the ps command and how to kill processes.

    Series 4 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 8:38


    This episode covers the grep command and combines it with a pipe. The episode also covers the ps command and combines it with grep and a pipe. grep "day" hello.txt | more grep -w "Hello" hello.txt | more grep -w -n "Hello" hello.txt | more ps -ef | grep 17142

    Series 4 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 12:10


    In this episode, which will be a little over our ten minute length, we will consolidate what we have learnt to date and introduce the more command and about pipes. Adding or appending to a file:- echo “Today is Sunday” >> ./TEST/hello.txt more ./Test/hello.txt cat ./Test/hello.txt | more

    Series 4 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 10:34


    This episode covers how to see what is inside a file and how to copy files from one folder to another and how to move files from one folder to another The podcast mentions the following commands that are typed in at a command prompt inside a terminal. They are here just for ease of reference. mkdir foldername echo "Hello World" > filename cat filename file filename cp filename newfilename mv filename ../folder (moves the filename to a different folder from its parent) Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 4 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 11:30


    In this episode we show how to create new files and folders in Linux. We show how to use the mkdir command to make a folder and the rmdir command to remove a folder. We mention the -v option to these commands meaning "verbose" to provide more positive responses on the screen. We explain the echo command and mention what standard output is and also how to display quotation marks. Finally, we build on this echo command by showing how we divert the standard output into the creation of a file.

    Series 4 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 10:43


    This episode introduces Linux navigation commands. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 4 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 12:43


    In this episode we introduce the Linux pwd and ls commands and note the differences between the man command and the - -help option to commands. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 4 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 11:20


    My theme in this season is going to be Linux commands, or the Command Line Interface. The series is pitched at the Linux beginner and intermediate level of user. This episode includes opening and closing the terminal. Three commands are covered; exit, uname and man. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 3 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 7:30


    This last episode in the series will provide a brief statement of what each of the other 7 episodes covered and also cover what linux and SSD technology means from a systems admin point of view. If you want to see how fstrim has worked on your SSD simply type in a terminal journalctl and pipe its output to grep searching for fstrim.service. e.g $> journalctl | grep fstrim.service It will list all the dates and times that fstrim has run. https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/ssd.html#ID6 Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 9:49


    The third part of the triangle to adjust the display for those with Low Vision. After a re-install of the Operating System there will be things you need to do to get your system as much as the same before you did the re-install. Catering for your vision needs is just one. If you have not done so aleay you should also consider synchronising your browser settings. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 3 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 9:25


    Just some of the things to do after a fresh install of Linux. Lessons to be learnt - you did remember ALL your passwords? A few tweaks for users with Low Vision. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 3 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 12:57


    In this episode, after all our preparation we finally get into the physical installation of the Solid State Drive SSD). Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 3 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 10:46


    Continuing the series of preparing to install an SSD we turn to browsers, browser extensions and dictionaries. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council. Stay safe

    Series 3 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 9:00


    This episode continues the story of installing a Solid State Drive into an old Lenovo Thinkpad T410. In particular, this episode covers the some of the preparation, especially GNOME extensions. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 3 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 10:03


    Episode 2 deals with some preparation needed before installing a Solid State Drive (SSD) into a laptop that is running Linux Ubuntu 20.4. Mention is made of using the linux command of dpkg -l which is used to produce a list of packages installed in the system. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 3 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 10:23


    I'm back with a brand new series! This series will start with installing a Solid State Drive(SSD) in my Linux Lenovo T410. Each episode will cover a few things, basically the lessons I learn which hopefully you will also learn from. A brief mention is made in this episode of my experience installing an SSD in Windows 10; TrueImage; and CloneZilla. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 6:35


    Welcome to the twelfth and final episode in Series 2 of TechBull. This episode is just a simple guide to all the previous episodes in Series 2. Series 2 of TechBull has all been about Linux from a Windows perspective, encouraging Windows users to try Linux by dipping their toes in the Linux waters. The series also took into account accessibility and how Linux compared with Windows in this regard. Episode 1 started with a brief history of Linux and mentioned also the Internet of Things. Episode 2 started talking about Graphical User Interfaces, Linux Desktop Environments, and Linux Distributions. There was also the first mention of ORCA – the Linux screen reader function. Episodes 3 and 4 started to get into detail about how to download Linux distributions, burn the resultant ISO files to magnetic media where they could be booted from into a “live” session without harming in any way your existing device. The thorny subject of UEFI was also covered. There was also some mention of the more popular Linux distributions. Episode 5 introduced one of the accessibility features of Linux, namely MOUSE KEYS which works just like the Windows equivalent, but you need to listen to the episode to hear the difficulties I had with some laptop keyboards. Episode 6 covered the BOUNCE, SLOW and STICKY accessibility features, collectively known in Linux as Typing Assist or AccessX tools. These are just the same as in Windows. Episode 7 continued to cover accessibility features of Linux mentioning Visual Alerts, On Screen Keyboard, Large Text, High Contrast and Magnifier. Episode 8 covered ORCA which is a screen reader and equivalent of the Windows Narrator functionality. A few examples of ORCA in action were included in the podcast. Episode 9 was all about browsers and Office products and the built-in accessibility features. Of course it compared with similar products and functions available in Windows. Episode 10 covered how I had managed to install Google Voice Assistant into Linux and gave real examples of it in action within the podcast. The episode also covered photography cataloguing and editing applications – how some popular ones worked in Linux also. Music playing apps were covered. The penultimate episode in series 2 – number 11 covered audio and video recording software and then briefly mentioned some of the many 100s of games and thousands of other applications all waiting in the Linux store ready to be installed for free or if necessary downloaded and installed for free. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 10:31


    This episode mentions Linux audio recording video recording apps; games, chat, educational and scientific software. A big shout-out to Columbus, OHIO USA who it would seem are my biggest listeners to this podcast. It turns out that this city holds a Linux festival every year. This year, 2020, of course it is virtual for the first time. I'm sure all podcast listeners wish them well for the festival on November 5th to the 7th – check out their website www.ohiolinux.org/or just search for OHIO Linux festival – I'm sure you will find it. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 10:14


    Be prepared to be wowed! This episode covers just voice assist functionality, photography and music applications. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 10:06


    This episode covers just 2 applications many of us use regularly; browsers and office tools. Some of the many accessibility features available in browsers and office functions are mentioned. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 9:17


    We continue the accessibility theme in Linux and how it compares with MS Windows. This episode covers Text-to-Speech, otherwise known as Screen Reader or ORCA - the equivalent of Windows Narrator. Remember, if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UK charity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 8:33


    We continue the accessibility theme in Linux and how it compares with MS Windows. This episode covers Visual Alerts, On Screen Keyboard, Large Text, Magnification and High Contrast. Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 8:43


    This episode continues the theme of the accessibility features within many Linux distributions. This episode covers BOUNCE, STICKY and SLOW keys - they are just the same as Windows! Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 8:05


    This episode starts the investigation into Linux Accessibility features to demonstrate how Linux can do accessibility just like Windows can. We start with MOUSE KEYS - the ability to control the on-screen cursor/pointer by using the keyboard. You will need to listen to hear my embarrassment! Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 10:53


    Following Episode 3 this episode answers some of the feedback received regarding ISO files. This link makes a similar point that I have made https://www.maketecheasier.com/how-to-move-from-windows-to-linux that you can use any Desktop Environment you wish for each Linux Distribution. Here Are links to the distros mentioned where you can download, burn, boot, and try. Linux Mint - https://www.linuxmint.com/ Linux Ubuntu - https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop Feron OS - https://ferenos.weebly.com/get-feren-os.html Zorin - https://zorinos.com/ Ubuntu Certified Hardware List - https://certification.ubuntu.com/desktop Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Series 2 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 12:39


    Episode 3 is all about downloading Linux ISOs, burning them to media and subsequently booting the live linux. The following notes expand upon the commentary. The latest version of RUFUS ISO burning software can be found here https://rufus.ie/ At the time of broadcast the latest version of Linux Mint is 20 codename Ulyana. Linux Mint give their versions a codename – the next version will be with a codename beginning with the letter V. To download the Linux Mint ISO go to www.linuxmint.com/download.php Once you have burnt your ISO to a USB stick or DVD, we need to try and boot from it. The best article to read on boot up sequences is https://www.groovypost.com/howto/bios-uefi-setup-guide-boot-from-cd-dvd-usb-drive-sd-card/ Remember,if you are either disabled or elderly you can ring AbiltyNet, a UKcharity, who can make visits to your home, if necessary, or ring you to help you. Their free-phone telephone number is 0800 048 7642. Their email address is enquiries@abilitynet.org.ukand their web address is www.abilitynet.org.uk. And it is all free-of-charge! You may also find in the area where you live a friendly computer club with people who are willing to help – talk to your local council.

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 9:18


    Season 2 is all about Linux from a Windows user perspective and covering accessibility features. This episode expands on the first episode, introducing GUI (pronounced GOOEY), WIMPS, and Desktop Environments. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 8:42


    Season 2 is going to be all about Linux from a Windows user perspective and covering accessibility features. This episode is just a general introduction, Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 7:54


    Episode 12 this week is the final one in the "Disaster Recovery" series. There is a brief summary of what we mean by "Disaster Recovery" and a quick run through of what each prior episode covers. After a short break, the next series will begin covering Linux. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 8:04


    This week, I provide a summary of Episodes 9 and 10. The whole subject of creating Windows 10 images and using Repair Discs or Recovery Drives can be confusing - so hopefully this episode removes some of the confusion. And finally I have mastered just having the music at the beginning and end, so hopefully you can hear better! Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 6:46


    This week, in effect is Part 2 of Episode 9 but I have called it Episode 10! This episode explains how to recover your Windows 10 System from an image you created in Episode 9. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 10:58


    This week we are continuing the theme of disaster recovery with an explanation of how to create an image of your Windows 10 system and creating Repair Discs and Recovery Drives. An image of your system can be used to recover your system to the point when the image was created. If you have the very latest copy of Windows 10 - the 2004 May 2020 published edition, you can now create your image in the cloud! Next week, the recovery process itself will be covered. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 12:43


    This week we are continuing to talk about backups from a disaster recovery point of view and we go into detail regarding Windows 10 File History Backups. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2020 9:14


    This week we are talking about backups, a bit of theory from a disaster recovery point of view and some detail on using OneDrive on a Windows 10 environment. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 10:21


    This episode is all about emails again from a diaster recovery point of view. The things you can do to mitigate against disasters; what email systems need to be backed and those that don't. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

    Season1 Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 10:24


    Following on from Episode 4, this episode is about Windows 10 updates. Details of AbilityNet, a UK wide charity assisting such people are now included in every episode. Call them on 0800 048 7642 during UK office hours if you need help. Email them at enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

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