4: Gremlins, guitars and lawn mowers

What’s Up Docs Take Two. The gremlins are mostly gone. One remains. He lives here now. He's weird throwing water at him didn't work. Jackie — 145 books in. Debating whether Mr. Bump was actually visually impaired. Ken — Three books into The Grey Man series. Up until 1am. No regrets. Pat — Live from the States at 31 degrees, ice cream in hand, scouting tech. Stuart — Retained Irish blind tennis number one. 5th singles, 3rd doubles at UK regionals in Loughborough. Also reading God is Disappointed in You. Jade — Huge congratulations to her sister Taylor. Leaving Cert survivor. She’s free. Listener Emails Jackie Coyle named the Andrea Mara book. It Should Have Been You. All Jackies know books. Pat answers a listener question on spoken content with screen magnification: Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Speak Screen → Control Actions → set Double Tap to Speak on Touch. ScribeMe Interview Stuart and Jackie talked to Mark Morad, founder of ScribeMe. Fascinating story. The app is back on the App Store. A pair of Meta glasses may have been ordered as a result by somebody. Main Topic: Tech Toys Jade — Fisher Price radio. Cassette tapes. Microphone. Mother suffered greatly. Jackie — Franklin Language Master. Recently deceased, Moment of silence observed. baby doll she shuck by the neck. Ken — Atari. Sat on it. R.I.P. Stuart — The talking watch. Cock-a-doodle-doo. Banned from school. Stuart (from the control room) — Toy lawnmower used as a proto-cane on Rosses Point Beach. Click, click, click. An origin story. Jackie — Inflatable guitar as mobility aid in hospital. Why? Still unclear. Pat - watch with red light up digits turned him into Super Pat when used Tech Doc Tip Customise your VoiceOver gestures. Settings → Accessibility → VoiceOver → Commands → Touch Gestures. Change what you can’t do to something you can. There is a reset button. Blame Jackie if needed. Listener Challenges What was your first tech toy? Name Stuart’s lawnmower. Name our gremlin. Is the outro music Stuart Lawler or AI? Get in Touch Email: thetechdocpod@outlook.com Website: thetechdocpod.com — now with 90-second voice notes. Links ScribeMe Out of Sight with Joe G Gremlin Pest control Disclaimer: The Tech Docs are not responsible for gremlins multiplying, the Franklin Language Master’s passing, concerned motorists on the Rosses Point Road, or VoiceOver gestures gone rogue.