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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, December 22, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• How to set up Windows 11 for a user with impaired vision
• Scam alert: Beware fraudulent income tax-related emails
• How to view a photo’s EXIF data on (almost) any device
• Video: “Over the Moon” by Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives
• My Monthly Tech Giveaway is back – Brother DCPL2550DW Multifunction Laser Printer
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Today’s featured tech tip….
How to set up Windows 11 for a user with impaired vision
If you know someone with a vision impairment, chances are they struggle with using a computer in the usual way.
Luckily, Windows 11 comes with some handy accessibility features that can make it easier for many vision impaired users to more better control and use their PCs.
In a nutshell, these features allow the user to complete common tasks by speaking and listening, while minimizing, and even potentially eliminating the need to use the mouse and keyboard.
Here’s how to enable these special features:
1 – Click the Start button to open the Start menu.
2 – Type the words control panel and click on Control Panel after that option appears in the list of search results.
3 – Click Ease of Access.
4 – Click Ease of Access Center.
5 – Scroll down and click Use the computer without a display.
6 – Check the boxes beside Turn on Narrator and Turn on Audio Description.
7 – Click the Apply button.
8 – Click the Set up Text to Speech link.
9 – Select the Text to Speech tab and make any changes that you need to make, then click the Apply button.
10 – Select the Speech Recognition tab and check all the boxes in the “User Settings” section.
11 – Make any other changes that you need to make, then click the Apply and OK buttons.
12 – Click the OK button to exit the main Settings dialog.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Scam alert: Beware fraudulent income tax-related emails
It’s that time of year again…
• How to view a photo’s EXIF data on (almost) any device
Instructions for Windows and Apple devices.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
Gotega External USB 3.0 DVD +/-RW Drive
Do you wish your new laptop was equipped with a DVD drive? Well, it will be if you plug this little gem into it.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: “Over the Moon” by Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives
Awesome (as always).
Tech news that caught my eye…
• FTC moves to update rules that govern how tech companies can track your kids
• You’ll soon be paying a lot more for your HP Instant Ink subscription
• Android malware Chameleon disables Fingerprint Unlock to steal PINs
• GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start
• Comcast Xfinity hack steals personal data of 36 million customers
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