Category: Reminders

  • Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday, September 10, 2025 

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday everyone!

    This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,September 10, 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 pleasure.

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

    Siena Trigiani is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Techstravaganza

    Time: Sep 10, 2025 01:00 PM America/Toronto

            Every week on Wed, 107 occurrence(s)

    Changed occurrence(s):

            Oct 8, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

            Dec 3, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

    Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

    Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMoc-ipqzkiG9fKRSbogUhhQ1MPGsL5oa4K/ics?icsToken=DGIneeJzURAF98hruQAALAAAAK0t_RdXPQodyYdPc0BKx1dwzRoJSf14C9x1fX0Tucl2z_wtMsTJ7a2YG-j55N-uQiFBnJqS4DdJGGFUuzAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=fqcK21TfROOHi_LJzrpQ-g

    Join Zoom Meeting

    Meeting ID: 875 4115 2813

    Passcode: 751106

    One tap mobile

    +17789072071,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    +17806660144,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    Join instructions

    Last Wednesday, September 3, Ali kicked off our three part series on calendar apps with a look at Fantastical, by Flexibits, a third party calendar app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC. This week, yours truly, Siena, will take us on a tour of Google Calendar on both the web and the iPhone. Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this coming session will be carried over to Wednesday,September 17, 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

  • Techstravaganza is now in session!

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

    This is just a quick heads up of our upcoming Techstravaganza, which will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern! Please come join us as Ali takes you on a deep dive into Fantastical, a third party calendar app on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, and now available for Windows. This will be part 1 of a three part series on calendar apps. Please note that I will be absent from this week’s workshop due to a prior commitment, however I’m looking forward to being back once again next week, on Wednesday, September 10! Also, please be advised that the session will open promptly at 12;45 PM Eastern, in order to allow for everyone to set up and settle in. It is recommended that you please come in at 12:45 PM to ensure everything is working correctly. Finally, please be advised that my Zoom account is set so that everyone is muted upon entry. As such, when you join the meeting, you will need to manually unmute by clicking the “Unmute” button or by pressing Alt+A on the PC and Command+Shift+A on the Mac.

    In order to join in the workshop, please see the below link for the conference information:

    I hope you have an enjoyable and exciting workshop, and I look forward to seeing you all soon!

  • Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday,September 3, 2025 

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Labour Day long weekend!

    This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday,September 3, 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 pleasure.

    Please be advised that, due to prior commitments, I will be absent from this week’s session, and will return on Wednesday, August 10, 2025. Fear not, you will be in the capable hands of Ali Moosa, who will be leading this week’s tutorial. I look forward to being back with you all next Wednesday!

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

    Siena Trigiani is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Techstravaganza

    Time: Sep 3, 2025 01:00 PM America/Toronto

            Every week on Wed, 108 occurrence(s)

    Changed occurrence(s):

            Oct 8, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

            Dec 3, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

    Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

    Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMoc-ipqzkiG9fKRSbogUhhQ1MPGsL5oa4K/ics?icsToken=DOcfD3QGUv4mFvh7OwAALAAAABdFDo4sATQzBppiJL5CogTXBrofX5yBiiRpfC89hHpWjsncUVbGjMRSukOrkXqw3CsKTO3RFWWBwq6OcjAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=qLNF2eRuQESq-l29ttMKYA

    Join Zoom Meeting

    Meeting ID: 875 4115 2813

    Passcode: 751106

    One tap mobile

    +17789072071,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    +17806660144,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    Join instructions

    Over the next three workshops, we will have a three part series on three different calendar apps: Fantastical, Google Calendar, and Apple’s built-in calendar on the iPhone and iPad. On this week’s Techstravaganza, Ali will provide an in depth tutorial on Fantastical to start off the series. Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this coming session will be carried over to Wednesday,September 10, 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

  • Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday, August 27, 2025 

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday everyone!

    This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, August 27, 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 pleasure.

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

    Siena Trigiani is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Techstravaganza

    Time: Aug 27, 2025 01:00 PM America/Toronto

            Every week on Wed, 109 occurrence(s)

    Changed occurrence(s):

            Aug 27, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

            Oct 8, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

    Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

    Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMoc-ipqzkiG9fKRSbogUhhQ1MPGsL5oa4K/ics?icsToken=DAeo3YVFoH1hkaDPXgAALAAAAFEghjhi65oKqmkbNaw8sfqmWyfIoQpl9M2_u0tnw38gm-LWR_IXmu9udEwoAAOIKjD93zvMK2cMw2d8UTAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=qLNF2eRuQESq-l29ttMKYA

    Join Zoom Meeting

    Meeting ID: 875 4115 2813

    Passcode: 751106

    One tap mobile

    +17789072071,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    +17806660144,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    Join instructions

    On this week’s Techstravaganza, we will take a look at how to save a link as an icon on the home screen on the iPhone and iPad, as well as on the Desktop on the Mac. Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this coming session will be carried over to Wednesday,September 3, 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

  • Techstravaganza is now in session!

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

    I hope that you’re having a wonderful week so far, and enjoying some nice warm summer weather!

    This is just a friendly heads up of our upcoming Techstravaganza, which will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern. The studio will open promptly at 12:45 PM, and the workshop will begin promptly at 1:00. We recommend that you please come in right 12:45 PM, in order to test your setup and ensure that everything is working properly. Please come join us as Amanda takes you on a tour of InnoSearch from within the BeMyEyes app.

    Please note that as of today, we have made the permanent switch back over to Zoom. In order to join in the workshop, please see the below link for the conference information:

    I look forward to seeing you all shortly!

  • Techstravaganza Reminder for Wednesday, August20, 2025, plus a special announcement regarding change of platform

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends! Happy Tuesday everyone!

    This is just a friendly reminder that our upcoming Techstravaganza will take place tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, August 20, 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:

    As Google Meet is experiencing ongoing issues preventing many iPhone and iPad users from being able to join in the meetings using the Google Meet app, we have sent in countless bug reports to Google, however the issue has yet to be addressed. As such, we have made a permanent switch back to Zoom which will take effect starting this Wednesday, August 20, and will no longer be returning to Google Meet after this switch.

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

    Siena Trigiani is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Techstravaganza

    Time: Aug 20, 2025 01:00 PM America/Toronto

            Every week on Wed, 110 occurrence(s)

    Changed occurrence(s):

            Aug 20, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

            Aug 27, 2025 01:00 PM (updated)

    Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

    Weekly: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZMoc-ipqzkiG9fKRSbogUhhQ1MPGsL5oa4K/ics?icsToken=DFW8uiWOtCbIUW7tewAALAAAAG5aYADztcgh6N8tLcF3AuEuMmrfp2oUwbESWMvnp7SY75JUmcIxpcP7Zgc3WGyl0CnjKkGPWrgoUbQIejAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=qLNF2eRuQESq-l29ttMKYA

    Join Zoom Meeting

    Meeting ID: 875 4115 2813

    Passcode: 751106

    One tap mobile

    +17789072071,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    +17806660144,,87541152813#,,,,*751106# Canada

    Join instructions

    On this week’s Techstravaganza, Amanda will provide an indepth look at how to use InnoSearch from within the BeMyEyes app.

    Please note that any topic that we do not cover during this coming session will be carried over to Wednesday, August 27, 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

  • Techstravaganza 2.0 is now in session!

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

    I hope you’ve had a fantastic Thursday so far!

    This is just a friendly reminder of our upcoming Techstravaganza 2.0 which will take place this evening (Thursday, August 14, 2025) from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern!) Please come and join us as we take a deep dive into the features of WhatsApp, i.e. calling, messaging, groups, and even communities!

    Please note that the studio is now open, and the workshop will commence promptly at 7:00 PM. I look forward to seeing you shortly!

    For information on how to join in the discussion, please visit the below link:

  • Techstravaganza 2.0 Reminder for Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,Happy Wednesday!

    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 evening (Thursday, August 14, 2025) from 7:00 to 9:00 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

    Thursday, August 14 · 7:00 – 9:00pm

    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 this month’s Techstravaganza 2.0, we will take a look at all of the features of WhatsApp, from calling to messaging, individual and group chats, and how to create a WhatsApp community. Speaking of WhatsApp, here at Techstravaganza, we also have our own WhatsApp community, which is an additional way for participants to receive reminders and interact with other participants as well as with the Techstravaganza staff. If you would like to be added to the WhatsApp community, please let us know, and we will be happy to add you in. Also, please note that the WhatsApp community will not impact or replace our newsletter and email reminders.

    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 onThursday, September 11, 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 rest of your week, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow evening!

    All the best,

    Siena Trigiani

    Co-Facilitator, techstravaganza

    sienatradio@gmail.com

  • Techstravaganza is now in session!

    Techstravaganza is now in session!

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

    I hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday so far!

    This is just a friendly heads up of our Techstravaganza  workshop which will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern! Please come join us as we dive into the process of customizing the VoiceOver commands to access the Home Screen, App Switcher, Notification Centre, Control Centre etc. The studio will open promptly at 12:45 PM Eastern, in order for everyone to settle in. The tutorial will begin promptly at 1:00 PM.

    Information on how to join can be found by clicking the link below:

    https://techstravaganza.ca/2025/08/12/techstravaganza-reminder-for-wednesday-august-13-2025-plus-a-reminder-regarding-techstravaganza-2-0/

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

    Hello Techstravaganza Friends,

    I hope you’re having a wonderful Wednesday so far!

    This is just a friendly heads up of our Techstravaganza  workshop which will take place this afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern! Please come join us as we dive into the process of customizing the VoiceOver commands to access the Home Screen, App Switcher, Notification Centre, Control Centre etc. The studio will open promptly at 12:45 PM Eastern, in order for everyone to settle in. The tutorial will begin promptly at 1:00 PM.

    Information on how to join can be found by clicking the link below:

    https://techstravaganza.ca/2025/08/12/techstravaganza-reminder-for-wednesday-august-13-2025-plus-a-reminder-regarding-techstravaganza-2-0/

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