This is what a WHO spokesperson said, in reply to a question about whether banknotes could be spreading the new coronavirus: “Yes it’s possible and it’s a good question. We know that money changes hands frequently and can pick up all sorts of bacteria and viruses … when possible it’s a good idea to use… Continue reading
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How Dragon ate my keyboard
I try out Dragon Anywhere, Nuance’s latest professional grade dictation software, on my Android smartphone… Nuance Dragon has been on my computers for 10 years, on my desktop, and then my Apple MacBook in successive versions. Now I am trialling the first version of Dragon Anywhere, “professional grade dictation for Android and iOS devices”, on my Android… Continue reading →
How my Motorola Moto G is most useful item I’ve ever owned
If you wondered about how our personal worlds may change through technological advance in the not very distant future, consider this. I bought my first computer in 1983. It didn’t have an operating system. The Internet was a shadowy technology few people had heard of outside the military and academia. On my computer all… Continue reading →
My journey from Commodore 64 to Motorola Moto G supercomputer
Oh dear. My Motorola smartphone is trying to set me tougher New Year challenges. “You’ve been very active over the last two weeks” (referring to my several times exceeding my one-hour walking or running target on Fit.) “Ready to take your goal to the next level?” I have been quite happy with one hour, and… Continue reading →
My year with a smart phone I actually own – the Motorola G
It has been an interesting tech year for me. I’ve had a mobile phone or a smartphone since the mid-90s. But since last September I’ve been doing something quite unusual – owning a smartphone, Motorola’s Moto G, as opposed to effectively renting one from Carphone Warehouse, and it only becoming my property after I’ve paid… Continue reading →
Dragon Dictate 4 – Speech recognition’s mature years
Several things have transformed my way of working during my career as a journalist. The first, naturally, was a computer. Then came the Internet. Then the mobile phone, developing into the smartphone, with its multiplicity of uses. So it is now also my camera, my tape recorder, my computer and my information provider. After that… Continue reading →