Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.
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Really needs to be as simple as opening a laptop and touching a screen to call as we are dealing with failing mental capability.
Planning to use Duo to start with but look to write some scripts to access FB Messenger functions as that interface is simple and easy to use.
Thanks.
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@Victor-Meldrew might be some chrome extensions that sit on those messenger webpages to simplify the UI, worth a look
I’ve used ones that allow you to remove HTML to declutter some sites too that might help.
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We used to use Skype with our pet, using a special account that only we knew, that only accepted calls from us, which we then set up to answer automatically:
I'm not sure how easy it would be to get them to make calls with it, but paired with Alexa for example, I could see it working even if they forget the 'Alexa, pick up' or Alexa 'answer' or for whatever reason don't recognize the call.
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@gt12 said in Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.:
We used to use Skype with our pet, using a special account that only we knew, that only accepted calls from us, which we then set up to answer automatically:
I'm not sure how easy it would be to get them to make calls with it, but paired with Alexa for example, I could see it working even if they forget the 'Alexa, pick up' or Alexa 'answer' or for whatever reason don't recognize the call.
I barely know what you're talking about but it sounds awesome!
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@Rembrandt said in Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.:
@Bones said in Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.:
@Hooroo until you find out it's a goldfish.
Or some bloke with a rubber mask.
"Some bloke"
Yuh huh.
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@Kirwan said in Coronavirus & Messaging Apps - Help wanted.:
@Victor-Meldrew might be some chrome extensions that sit on those messenger webpages to simplify the UI, worth a look
I’ve used ones that allow you to remove HTML to declutter some sites too that might help.
Cheers mate,
I'm going down the Duo route for now to get this up and running and shipped today.
Dogmeat's Alexa idea is a def. possibility. An Echo Show could solve a lot of issues.
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Hey, thanks for all the input on this. All set up and working reasonably well, which is great.
For the geeks, decided to use Google Duo for simplicity and it runs on start-up. as does Teamviewer which I use to remotely control everything with a back-up comms link via 4G if they lose Wifi. (they have difficulty connecting anything like WiFi).
Shipping them an Echo Show next week to keep an eye on them when they are in their lounge.
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Has anyone been using Syncplay or similar apps to watch movies or listen to music with friends?
I've been using https://www.airtime.pro/ to stream music to friends.
Any app or service suggestions? Would love to be able to stream music to friends easily from my desktop.