Technology

[Anonymous]

How do you access this AARP Community Board?

[MsStretch]

I'm with @fffred .  I prefer my desktop with keyboard, mouse, and much larger screen (monitor) than my 8" Android tablet or iPhone.  Since I don't haul my desktop with me, the tablet and phone work when traveling or away from home, but 2-finger/thumb typing on a small touchscreen is a PITA. Much easier (and faster for me) to type with both hands.

[Anonymous]

Lol @MsStretch I am 100% with you and @fffred . I spend way too much time hitting the wrong keys on my Android 🤣😂

[aruzinsky]

A desktop computer connected to a 46" television.  I sit on a recliner 10' from the screen and use a wireless mouse on the arm rest.  I sometimes use a small wireless keyboard that I rest on my lap.

[Anonymous]

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@aruzinsky wrote:

A desktop computer connected to a 46" television.  I sit on a recliner 10' from the screen and use a wireless mouse on the arm rest.  I sometimes use a small wireless keyboard that I rest on my lap.

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💥Hi @aruzinsky thank you for stopping by to join our discussion! 😁💥

[DeahWA]

Mostly  on my laptop as that's the device I open first in the mornings, and close last at night, when I do social media. Once in a while I have used my phone and its dictation feature instead of typing, but the dictation doesn't always get my pronunciations and it's annoying to have to correct the wrong words.

[Anonymous]

💥Lol @DeahWA I have never used it but I have received texts where it was obvious it was used. 🤣😂 Hugs.💥

[fffred]

@Anonymous 

@DeahWA 

The "dictation" functions are really great, especially on the small screens (keyboards) of smartphones. Yes, I do often have to go back and tidy up stuff. But for some of my long-winded dissertations it's worthwhile. And for some instant messages it's not important, the gist of the point gets through.

25 years ago I used "Dragon" speech-to-text software on a pc. "it...was...very...difficult...to...dictate...like...that". But based on my phone's capabilities I'm tempted to try that software again.

Some of my contacts use iMessage on their iPads and iPhones. I don't care for that system myself, I find it unreliable. But I am forced to use it at times on my iPad. Sometimes I just draft an email in gmail on my computer, then go to the iPad and copy/paste from the draft email into iMessage. Again, this wouldn't be necessary except for my long-windedness (LOL)

[Anonymous]

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@fffred wrote:

@Anonymous 

@DeahWA 

The "dictation" functions are really great, especially on the small screens (keyboards) of smartphones. Yes, I do often have to go back and tidy up stuff. But for some of my long-winded dissertations it's worthwhile. And for some instant messages it's not important, the gist of the point gets through.

25 years ago I used "Dragon" speech-to-text software on a pc. "it...was...very...difficult...to...dictate...like...that". But based on my phone's capabilities I'm tempted to try that software again.

Some of my contacts use iMessage on their iPads and iPhones. I don't care for that system myself, I find it unreliable. But I am forced to use it at times on my iPad. Sometimes I just draft an email in gmail on my computer, then go to the iPad and copy/paste from the draft email into iMessage. Again, this wouldn't be necessary except for my long-windedness (LOL)

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💥Lol @fffred so you are one those 🤣😂 I have something on my Android called text-to-speech which I have not looked into 🙄 💥

[fffred]

@Anonymous 

Ahoy, AngelaVA!

I access the board via:

1 - my laptop/desktop computer (Win 10) with a web browser (generally use Chrome).. This is my preferred medium for "serious posting"

2 - my iPad Mini with web browser. This is nice if I'm lounging on sofa and surfing/reading. The tablet form is nice for reading forums, newspapers, magazines, etc. (still though, for serious research I prefer using my laptop)

3 - I sometimes use my Android phone with web browser. Generally, this mode is for late at night in bed and I will just read. Although sometimes I just have to reply to a post and I really hate doing this on the phone (and the iPad) because it is so tedious to type with one finger and invariably things get messed up. Which is unfortunate because I would only be responding to some urgent/serious post in this scenario!

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@fffred wrote:

@Anonymous 

Ahoy, AngelaVA!

I access the board via:

1 - my laptop/desktop computer (Win 10) with a web browser (generally use Chrome).. This is my preferred medium for "serious posting"

2 - my iPad Mini with web browser. This is nice if I'm lounging on sofa and surfing/reading. The tablet form is nice for reading forums, newspapers, magazines, etc. (still though, for serious research I prefer using my laptop)

3 - I sometimes use my Android phone with web browser. Generally, this mode is for late at night in bed and I will just read. Although sometimes I just have to reply to a post and I really hate doing this on the phone (and the iPad) because it is so tedious to type with one finger and invariably things get messed up. Which is unfortunate because I would only be responding to some urgent/serious post in this scenario!

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💥That is awesome you have so many choices @fffred 😉💥

[fffred]

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💥That is awesome you have so many choices @fffred 😉💥

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@Anonymous 

I have been known to use smoke signals sometimes when my other systems are down.    <wink>

[LindaB671]

@Anonymous iPhone 

[Anonymous]

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@LindaB671 wrote:

@Anonymous iPhone 

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💥@LindaB671  thank you for stopping by to join our discussion. 😁 No pressure to answer the following. What are the pros and cons of using your device on the AARP Community Board? Thanks, Angela 💥

[LindaB671]

I like the convenience and ease of using my iPhone. Sometimes the screen is a little small though.

[Anonymous]

Android

[Anonymous]

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Android

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💥Pros are, convenience. I can access the board when I am out and about. Had to have a funeral for my old Dell Laptop. Cons, lol, my finger always hit the wrong letters and screen too tiny. Thanks, Angela 💥

[nctarheel]

Desk Top.

[Anonymous]

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@nctarheel wrote:

Desk Top.

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💥@nctarheel thank you for stopping by to join our discussion. 😁 No pressure to answer the following. What are the pros and cons of using your device on the AARP Community Board? Thanks.💥

[Frozenoem]

OK I have a question has anyone used the newer Windows 10 software for dictation.

Have two friends that want to try dictation software, about all I’ve used has been my iPhone after rotator cuff surgery and Dragon for Doctors back in the 90’s.

Has pause, dragon pause, improved pause, or pause, is pause, it pause, still pause. Messed up.

Has anyone tried Microsoft voice recognition software it’s part of windows 10. And can be opened with Windows Key and H?

Back to my friends they have strong accents, Scottish and Joisey. Want to try free before jumping fully into software.

No smartphones and only own Windows 10 at the moment.

thanx

Froze

[fffred]

@Frozenoem   bit of a delay in my reply. I used to have Dragon software 25 years ago. It. was. painful.

My iPad and my Pixel phone both have speech-to-text transcription.

The iPad is not very great. It's okay but would require a lot of manual editing to clean it up (if I'm going to use the iPad for some long-winded thing I will just type it in an editor and copy/paste into iMessage ...which is about the only thing on the iPad that I would create new sourcwe material).

But the Pixel phone... its "dictation" function is awesome! It works for email, for Telegram, etc. I send new messages or dictate notes to myself, shopping lists, To Do lists, etc. It works so well that I'm tempted to try Dragon again. Or try the built-in Win 10 functions