Category: Reminders

Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday!

This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, August 6, 2025) from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. Techstravaganza is an ongoing weekly workshop, so you will not need to register every week. Please note that all sessions will be recorded for your reference and your listening enjoyment.

Special Announcement:

We would like to take this opportunity to announce that Techstravaganza 2.0 will be changing date and time. We are excited to announce that Techstravaganza 2.0 will be moving from the second Saturday of each month to the second Thursday evening of the month, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern. This will allow for everyone to enjoy weekend time with friends and loved ones,and for those who are unable to attend Wednesday workshops to spend an evening with us and explore the world of assistive and mainstream technology. Please stay tuned to the newsletter on Wednesday, August 13, as it will contain the conference information as well as the agenda.

In order to join in tomorrow’s workshop, please use the following conference information.

Techstravaganza

Wednesday, August 6 · 1:00 – 3:00pm

Time zone: America/Toronto

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vzg-quyh-ift

Or dial: ‪(CA) +1 604-774-8372‬ PIN: ‪555 092 140‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vzg-quyh-ift?pin=3720966462936

On this week’s Techstravaganza, we will continue our in depth tutorial on InnoSearch. It can be used on a computer on their official website, or as part of the BeMyEyes app for iPhone and Android. Last week, we took a look at InnoSearch on the Web. On tomorrow’s workshop, Amanda Cape will show us how to access InnoSearch as part of the BeMyEyes app. Time permitting after our InnoSearch tutorial, we will take a look at the Control Centre on the iPhone.

Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this session will be carried over to the next workshop, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team:

Siena Trigiani: sienatradio@gmail.com

Ali Moosa: alimoosa19@gmail.com

Amanda Cape: cape.amanda@gmail.com

Samantha Ash: samanthaash1993@icloud.com

Take care Friends, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon!

Kind regards,

Siena Trigiani

Co-Facilitator, Techstravaganza

sienatradio@gmail.com

Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday!

This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,July 30, 2025) from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. Techstravaganza is an ongoing weekly workshop, so you will not need to register every week. Please note that all sessions will be recorded for your reference and your listening enjoyment.

In order to join in the workshop, please use the following conference information.

Techstravaganza

Wednesday, July 30 · 1:00 – 3:00pm

Time zone: America/Toronto

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vzg-quyh-ift

Or dial: ‪(CA) +1 604-774-8372‬ PIN: ‪555 092 140‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vzg-quyh-ift?pin=3720966462936

On this week’s Techstravaganza, as per participants’ request, we will take a look at an online shopping site called InnoSearch, which is accessibly designed with blind and low vision users in mind. It can be used on a computer on their official website, or as part of the BeMyEyes app for iPhone and Android. We will look at InnoSearch on both platforms

Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this session will be carried over to the next workshop, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team:

Siena Trigiani: sienatradio@gmail.com

Ali Moosa: alimoosa19@gmail.com

Amanda Cape: cape.amanda@gmail.com

Samantha Ash: samanthaash1993@icloud.com

Take care Friends, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon!

Kind regards,

Siena Trigiani

Co-Facilitator, Techstravaganza

sienatradio@gmail.com

Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

Here is the recording for our Techstravaganza workshop for Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in which we looked at the Notification Centre on the iPhone and the iPad. As per participants’ request, we also took a look at Shared Lists in the Reminders app, which allows for two or more people to collaborate on a shared reminders list.

As always, if you run into any difficulty accessing the recording, please don’t hesitate to reach out, and I’ll be happy to troubleshoot.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead, and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, July 30, 2025!

Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

This is just a friendly heads up of our upcoming Techstravaganza workshop which will take place this afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30 PM Eastern. Please note that the time change will be in effect for this week only, and we will be back to our regular time schedule on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Come join us as we take an indepth dive into the Notification Centre and the Control Centre on the iPhone and iPad. Please see the link below for the conference information:

Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The studio is now open, in order for everyone to get set up and settled in, and the workshop will begin promptly at 12:30 PM.

I hope you have a wonderful day ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all shortly!

Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday!

This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,July 23, 2025) from 12:30 to 2:30 PM Eastern, for this week only. Techstravaganza is an ongoing weekly workshop, so you will not need to register every week. Please note that all sessions will be recorded for your reference and your listening enjoyment.

In order to join in the workshop, please use the following conference information.

Techstravaganza

Wednesday, July 23 · 12:30 – 2:30pm

Time zone: America/Toronto

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vzg-quyh-ift

Or dial: ‪(CA) +1 604-774-8372‬ PIN: ‪555 092 140‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vzg-quyh-ift?pin=3720966462936

On this week’s Techstravaganza, we will take an indepth dive into how to navigate the Notification Centre and the Control Centre on the iPhone and iPad. Next week, we will look at an online shopping site called InnoSearch, which is accessibly designed with blind and low vision users in mind.

Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this session will be carried over to the next workshop, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team:

Siena Trigiani: sienatradio@gmail.com

Ali Moosa: alimoosa19@gmail.com

Amanda Cape: cape.amanda@gmail.com

Samantha Ash: samanthaash1993@icloud.com

Take care Friends, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon!

Kind regards,

Siena Trigiani

Co-Facilitator, Techstravaganza

sienatradio@gmail.com

Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

I hope you’re keeping well and having a wonderful start to your week!

Here is the recording for last week’s Techstravaganza for Wednesday, July 16, in which we took an indepth look at how to rearrange the home screen on the iphone and iPad to your liking. We looked at how to move apps to other locations on the home screen, such as on the dock or in a folder. We also took a look at how to delete apps and remove them from the home screen into the app library without deleting them.

As always, if you have any difficulty accessing the recording, please do not hesitate to reach out, and I’ll be more than happy to help you troubleshoot.

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday, July 23, 2025!

Hello Techstravaganza Friends!

I hope you’re all having a wonderful week so far, and that you’re staying safe and cool in this heat wave.

This is just a friendly heads up that this week’s Techstravaganza workshop will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. The studio is now open to allow for everyone to get set up and settled in, and the workshop will commence promptly at 1:00 PM. Come join us as we take a look at how to arrange apps on the home Screen on your iPhone and ipad. Time permitting, we will also dive into the Notification Centre and the Control Centre.

Please see the link below for the conference information:

Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday, July 16, 2025

I look forward to seeing you shortly!

Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday!

This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,July 16, 2025) from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. Techstravaganza is an ongoing weekly workshop, so you will not need to register every week. Please note that all sessions will be recorded for your reference and your listening enjoyment.

In order to join in the workshop, please use the following conference information.

Techstravaganza

Wednesday, July 16 · 1:00 – 3:00pm

Time zone: America/Toronto

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/vzg-quyh-ift

Or dial: ‪(CA) +1 604-774-8372‬ PIN: ‪555 092 140‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vzg-quyh-ift?pin=3720966462936

On this week’s Techstravaganza, as per participants’ request, we will take a look at how to rearrange apps on the Home Screen on the iPhone and ipad. We will take a look at how to move apps to different pages, as well as organize them into folders. Time permitting, we will also dive into the Notification Centre and the Control Centre.

Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this session will be carried over to the next workshop, on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. If you have any questions or topic suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team:

Siena Trigiani: sienatradio@gmail.com

Ali Moosa: alimoosa19@gmail.com

Amanda Cape: cape.amanda@gmail.com

Samantha Ash: samanthaash1993@icloud.com

Take care Friends, I hope you have a wonderful day ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon!

Kind regards,

Siena Trigiani

Co-Facilitator, Techstravaganza

sienatradio@gmail.com

Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

This is just a friendly heads up of our Techstravaganza 2.0 workshop which will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. The studio is now open, and the session will begin promptly at 1:00 PM. Please come and join us as we take a deep dive into Discord, a popular cross-platform, feature rich messaging and video/voice chat application.

Please see the below link for the conference information:

Techstravaganza 2.0 Reminder forSaturday, July 12, 2025 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern

I look forward to seeing you all shortly!

Hello Techstravaganza Friends,Happy Friday!

I hope you’ve been keeping well and having a wonderful week so far!

This is just a friendly note to remind you of our upcoming Techstravaganza 2.0 workshop which will take place tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, July 12, 2025) from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. Please note that Techstravaganza 2.0 is a monthly workshop which takes place on the second Saturday of each month, and there is no need to register each month as you are already registered. Please note that all of our sessions are recorded and uploaded to the website for future reference and for your listening pleasure.

In order to join in the discussion, please use the following conference information:

Techstravaganza 2.0

Saturday, July 12 · 1:00 – 3:00pm

Time zone: America/Toronto

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/xtx-dadg-dzd

Or dial: ‪(CA) +1 647-734-6944‬ PIN: ‪533 420 578‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/xtx-dadg-dzd?pin=2761328905192

On tomorrow’s Techstravaganza 2.0, we will explore a feature rich messaging and video/voice calling app called Discord, which apart from allowing you to privately call and message individual or multiple friends, allows you to create public servers in order to interact with your organization/fans etc. As a matter of fact, we at Techstravaganza have our very own Discord server, where we post upcoming reminders and announcements and where you can also interact with us. Here is the link to join the server:

https://discord.gg/DqzSeH5x

Please note that any topics that we do not cover on this month’s Techstravaganza 2.0 will be covered in the next workshop which will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025. If you have any questions or future topic suggestions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the team:

Ali Moosa: alimoosa19@gmail.com

Amanda Cape: cape.amanda@gmail.com

Samantha Ash: samanthaash1993@icloud.com

Siena Trigiani: sienatradio@gmail.com

Take care everyone, I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow afternoon!

All the best,

Siena Trigiani

Co-Facilitator, techstravaganza

sienatradio@gmail.com