![]() Buying an inexpensive telescope (see item number 4) will run one an additional $140 or so, however, the mount is an inexpensive way to start capturing pictures immediately. This is by far the easiest and best way to get started. This simple mount allows one to attach their smartphone to a telescope. If you’re serious about astrophotography and want to take pictures like this: The last two items on our list are the most expensive and those are cameras that are specialized for astrophotography. This will allow you to take great pictures of the moon and some of the planets. The most affordable option is number one (the cell phone adapter mount) and a telescope. It’s not the most affordable option, but the footage speaks for itself. If you want the simplest possible solution for pictures of the moon and planets (but not pictures of stars), head straight to item number six, the P900 from Nikon. The list is sorted from lowest to highest price by each item, but here’s a quick mini guide. In this list we’ve also included a cell phone adapter. However, most telescopes can be fairly easily adapted to fit onto a DSLR using something called a T Ring adapter (see item number two). We called this list, “Best telescopes,” but in fact, there are other ways to do it. Quickcam VC and Peltier Cooled Greyscale Quickcam Imager:įor my Quickcam VC results and Cooled Greyscale Project select Quickcam.So you want to take pictures of space, huh? Fortunately, in today’s day and age, one can take amazing photos of space and other celestial objects using affordable and available technology. įor an 8 part series on digital camera imaging along with planetary and deep sky images taken with Olympus C2000Z and C2020Z digital cameras select C2020Z.Īstrophotographs - Olympus OM-1 and OM-4T Cameras: Mars images & animation taken with Olympus C2020Z, Canon 10D and Philips Toucam Pro and 20 Inch Starmaster can be seen HERE.Ĭlick here for gallery of Olympus digital camera deep sky images. Gary's Motorized Big Binochair- Detailed instructions for buidling a drill-powered binocular observing chair.īuild a 3-Channel Dew Controller- Detailed instructions for buidling a 12 V 3-Channel Dew Controller.Ĭlick here for gallery of Canon 10D Digital SLR astro images.ĭeep sky images taken with Canon 10D and 20 inch Starmaster,10 inch LX200 and Orion ED80 scopes can be seen HERE. Peltier Cooling System for 44 degree Fahrenhiet cooling of Modified Canon Rebel XSi (450D) CLICK HEREĭetailed Procedure for Modifying Microsoft Lifecam Cinema HD Webcam for Telescope Use & Infrared Imagingĭetailed procedure for Modifying Canon Digital Rebel (300D) for astro-imaging by IR Filter Replacement and Peltier Cooling CLICK HERE.Ĭlick here for gallery of Modified Canon 300D Digital Rebel astro images.ĭetailed Procedure for modifying Logitech Pro 9000 Webcam for Astro Imagin g- Modified Pro 9000 for planets, Moon and Sun.ĭetailed Procedure for modifying Logitech Fusion Webcam modified for Astro Imaging- Modified Fusion compared to Philips Toucam for planets, Moon and Sun. NEW Click here for gallery of Full Spectrum Canon 6D DSLR astro images.Ĭlick here for gallery of Modified Canon 450D (XSi) DSLR astro images. ![]() Wireless Remote Control System for Starmaster Telescopes with GOTO Skytracker CLICK HERE CLICK HEREĭetailed procedure for Modifying Canon Rebel XSi (450D), XS (1000D), T1i (500D), T2i (550D), T3 (1100D), T3i (600D), T4i (650D), T5i (700D) & 6D ( NEW ) for astro-imaging or infrared photography by IR Filter Replacement CLICK HERE I provide a DSLR Modification service and can convert your Canon XSi (450D), XS (1000D), T1i (500D), T2i (550D), T3 (1100D), T3i (600D), T4i (650D), T5i (700D) for astro-imaging or infrared photography. ![]() If you are an amateur astronomer, please get involved by becoming a member of the International Dark Sky Association (IDA). Astrophotography and amateur astronomy are adversely affected by light pollution. CLICK HERE for a free 2016 Moon Phase Calendar. Presently I am imaging with later models of the Canon Digital Rebel camera that I have also modified for astro-imaging using a 5" Triplet Refractor, 20" Starmaster Dob and a 6" and 12" Ritche圜hrétien. In 2003, I began imaging with a Canon 10D digital SLR camera and in 2004 with a 300D Canon Digital Rebel that I modified for astro-imaging. I also experimented with a Quickcam VC, a cooled Greyscale Quickcam that I built and the Olympus C2000Z and C2020Z digital cameras for astro imaging that I also used with my 20 inch Starmaster. Film Cameras I used were the Olympus OM-4T and OM-1. This was later replaced by a Meade 10 inch LX-200 telescope. The first telescope I used was an 8 inch Meade LX-3 Schmidt-Cassegrain. My attempts at astrophotography began in 1989 from a desire to capture colors of celestial objects not seen visually at the eyepiece. ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY & DIGITAL IMAGING by Gary Honis
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Cmake add library5/1/2023 ![]() Let’s keep in mind, that those are not the only possible targets that can be defined in CMake. ![]() For now we know, that in order to build myExecutable we have to link with libA, for building libA we have to link with libB and for building libB we have to link with libC. Here we have an executable called myExecutable and three libraries libA, libB and libC. This is a classic way of creating targets. Let’s see the syntax for creating and using them: add_executable(myExecutable Most commonly used targets are executables and libraries. It generally represents one “job” of the building process. Target is a fundamental concept in CMake.
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Tad williams books5/1/2023 ![]() If you're new to Osten Ard, though, how well does Heart work? Memory's rich, intricate backdrop of geography and history is part of the fun, after all, and in the new book, Williams doles out his detail much more efficiently. Heart's brevity quickens the pace and condenses Williams' wordier tendencies, making for a brisk, bracing war story packed with political intrigue, haunting magic, and heartstring-yanking buddy moments. It also helps that, for once, he's written an Osten Ard novel that's short. Balancing warmth with grimness, and gentle bits of humor with violence and vengeance, Williams has tapped back into the dynamic that made Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn so absorbing - despite its lack of originality. Wisely, The Heart of What Was Lost aims to do the same. Instead, Williams lovingly crafted a traditional fantasy epic that sprawled and soared. Without giving too much away to those who haven't had the pleasure of steeping themselves in Williams' work, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn took many of the tropes so common to fantasy - up to and including prophecies, legendary swords, elf- and dwarf-like races of beings, and an orphaned young kitchen servant named Simon Mooncalf who is destined for much grander things - and simply did them better than almost anyone. Struggling for survival amid atrocities and a downward spiral of revenge, each side is portrayed with sympathy and complexity, even as an ancient relic called The Heart of What Was Lost throws a perilous new variable into the age-old conflict.īalancing warmth with grimness, and gentle bits of humor with violence and vengeance, Williams has tapped back into the dynamic that made 'Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn' so absorbing. ![]() Two of the best characters from Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn - Isgrimnur, the noble Duke of Rimmergard, and his stalwart lieutenant, Sludig - are at the center of the story, but Williams introduces a pair of new, compelling main characters: Porto, a soldier and family man from the South who's taken a younger fighter named Endri under his wing, and Viyeki, a military engineer for the Norns, the race that Isgrimnur and Porto fought in To Green Angel Tower. A battle for the fate of creation has been fought in the aftermath, remnants of two warring armies marshal their forces in the frozen North. Nearly a quarter of a century has passed in our world since that book was published, but back in the roughly Tolkien-esque domain of Osten Ard, only a few weeks have transpired. His new novel, The Heart of What Was Lost, picks up almost precisely where the final chapter (but not the epilogue) of its predecessor, To Green Angel Tower, left off. Martin's equally ambitious fantasy opus, A Song of Ice and Fire.Īt last, Williams has returned to Osten Ard, the quasi-Medieval realm in which Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is set. Shockingly, it became a bestseller, and along with Robert Jordan's vast Wheel of Time series, Williams' books helped pave the way in the '90s for George R. Originally planned as a trilogy, it eventually grew to comprise four huge novels and - by Williams' own count - a total of a million words. It's been 23 years since Tad Williams wrapped up his staggering fantasy saga, Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Heart of What Was Lost Author Tad Williams J line skip stop5/1/2023 ![]() ![]() The fact is that I need to know how to skip a line. Where the output displays well as desired excpet that it doesn't skip a line.(Forget about the actual line of code since there is a loop so multiple values are expected in a new line each). On the BMT Jamaica Line, the lines J and Z operate in rush hour east of Myrtle Avenue station with alternating holding and off-peak time, only the line J, which then stops everywhere.Does anyone have an idea of how to skip a line in a JTextField? In, I would normally type n but it didn't work for me when I used it in a textfield: An example of skip- stop with different lines, the New York City Subway.In the Chicago 'L' almost all the lines were operated with skip -stop between 1948 and the early 1990s, because the travel times by the high number of transit stops along the routes in conjunction with poorly motorized rolling in normal operation would have been too long.ĭue to the closure of many stations and better vehicles that journey times could be significantly reduced over time, so skip- stop was abolished in the 1990s.The marking of trains and hold is effected here by the letters A and B. This is one line of textThis is also one line of text The next line happens to be empty And. If you literally need to skip a line, that is, have a empty line with nothing on it in your text, then by all means use two elements. On the Market - Frankford Line in Philadelphia Skip -stop is used since 1956, especially on the stretch north of downtown. Semantically, it depends on your purpose.The cumbersome handling also leads to orientation problems among the passengers.įurthermore, the fact that each unserved holding be passed partly at full speed poses significant risks to passengers waiting on the platforms. So it is impossible to relevant times to get from an A to a B - stop - stop, without changing trains at an intermediate AB Stop with waiting time.Įspecially in heavy traffic between adjacent neighborhoods considerable traffic problems can occur due to transfer passengers between the two train groups. The disadvantages include that at certain times certain objectives can not be approached. Thus skip- stop is often the only way to increase the transport capacity. Here, not only financial, but sometimes technical reasons are decisive.įor example, the elevated tracks of the New York Subway always have to make do with only three tracks, because the clearance between the fronts of the houses leaves no room for a fourth track. ![]() This is just on such routes advantageous where it comes to rush hour capacity bottlenecks that can not be solved by the construction of additional tracks. The advantages of skip- stop are increasing the travel speed by a reduced number of intermediate stops and a larger transport performance by a dense sequence of moves. Express 15 trains served 'A' stations, while the morning 14 became the Jamaica Local, running between Jamaica and Canal Street, and stopped at stations marked 'B'. Instead of letters Skip -stop can also be accomplished by higher-level operation of two different lines. Manhattan-bound rush hour skip-stop service between Jamaica and East New York was implemented on June 18, 1959, with trains leaving 168th Street on weekdays between 7 a.m. Outside the rush hours usually only rates are driven, which hold everywhere and are accordingly labeled with both A and B. The same direction transfers between train groups are along the route at regular intervals inserted " AB- holding " (AB stops ), where keeping both groups. In this case, switch "A- holding " (A stops ) and "B - hold" (B stops ) from The support along the route concerned are marked in the same way, so that it can be seen that hold classes there, and what not. ![]() This is done mostly by marking the car by the letters A and B. Last stop: Embarcadero Station.Outbound to Balboa Park StationFrom Embarcadero Station, west in Market Street Subway to Duboce, left on Church, to Muni separated trackway from. In Skip -stop courses ( "traits " ) are scheduled on a given line into two groups and received a mark to distinguish them. Inbound to Embarcadero StationFrom San Jose & Geneva, north on San Jose, left on 30th St, right on Church, right onto Muni separated trackway from 22nd to 18th sts, to Church, right on Duboce to the Market Street Subway. In the subways Skip -stop was not introduced until after the Second World War. It was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century, when the cities grew strongly outward and thus to bridging distances have been getting bigger. Originally skip- stop was widespread at the trams in the United States over a long period of time far. She is now best known for their use in some of the older of the United States subway systems and there is especially during rush hours to increase travel speed and transport capacity over longer distances away for use. The skip- stop or skip- stop ( German literally stop skipping, mutatis mutandis operating with alternating Hold) is a form of operation for public transport with regular service, in which the stops are operated at a range of consecutive courses in rotation. Alphabet radio international otan5/1/2023 ![]() ![]() He set them the task of figuring out the most successful word for each letter when using “military interphones in the intense noise encountered in modern warfare”. Major FD Handy, director of the communications branch of the army, asked for the help of Harvard University’s Psycho-Acoustic Laboratory. It was the need to effectively communicate during joint operations between the US, UK and Australia that prompted the Combined Communications Board to change the US military’s Joint Army/Navy alphabet so it could be used by all three nations.Īround this time, the US military began to study spelling alphabets. It’s now a universal language that has travelled a long road since the Second World War, when many nations used their own versions of a spelling alphabet. The alphabet was settled on only once it had been scientifically tested. They included: the International Commission for Air Navigation, predecessor to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) the International Radio Consultative Committee, predecessor to the International Telecommunication Union the International Maritime Organization the United States Federal Government the Federal Aviation Administration the International Amateur Radio Union the American Radio Relay League the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International and military organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the now-defunct Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. The war against the angular gyrus beginsīetween 19, the first non-military international spelling alphabet was developed and adopted by a number of organisations that made changes based on their experiences. This is why the NATO phonetic alphabet was created initially as a military alphabet, although it is now also used in many areas of civilian life. Based on your personal, everyday experiences, your brain is more likely to pick a phrase that has practical relevance for you, so you’ll hear “there’s a bathroom on your right”, instead of “there’s a bad moon on the rise”.Ī simple case of misheard lyrics can be funny, but what about a pilot mishearing the map grid of a rescue extraction point? Just one wrong letter or number can cost lives. The part of your brain that’s to blame is the angular gyrus, which uses all your gathered knowledge to fill in unclear, nonsensical phrases with predictable words. This happens when we fail to hear words or phrases clearly and our brain jumps in to help us by putting together words or phrases from our vocabulary that sound most like those not-so-clear words or phrases. There’s a word for this grammatical phenomenon – oronyms. If you mix up the words of your favorite songs, you’re not alone. It’s also used by emergency services, and in commercial air travel and the private jet charter industry to maintain clear communication in civilian life. The NATO phonetic alphabet is the most widely recognised international system used by the military to avoid miscommunicating similar-sounding letters, helping to save lives and achieve greater operational efficiency. The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is a set of words that stand for alphabetical letters to avoid misunderstandings that can result from difficult-to-spell words, different pronunciations or poor line communication. Wet, damp (ACMI), dry and hybrid lease contracts for airlinesġ0 February 2022 A Look at the History of the NATO Phonetic Alphabetīeing able to make yourself understood when communicating orally is vitally important in potentially life-threatening situations, for example, giving a search-and-rescue helicopter the position of a downed pilot. 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Bannalec feeds the reader with intriguing bits of history (for example, Bretons are descended from the Celts, who fled Britain during the Anglo-Saxon invasions) and culture, along with bracing glimpses of centuries-old stone buildings, river banks, and the sea." - Booklist, starred review "Dupin's debut, published first in Germany and then in Britain, holds the promise of more pleasant puzzlers from the scenic north of France." - Kirkus Reviews "Dupin is a quirky as his Italian counterparts Montalbano and Brunetti-a cheerful, sun-drenched, stress-free whodunit thriller." - Der Spiegel (Germany) "A love letter to Brittany." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) "Bannalec manages to create an incredibly intense atmosphere." - Mannheimer Morgen (Germany) "Deftly wrought and suspenseful.When Edgar Allan Poe first introduced the world to C. The star of the mystery, though, is Brittany. Readers will look forward to seeing more Dupin books from this talented author." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "A setting to die for. Bannelec excels at plotting and pacing, as well as vivid descriptions of the Finistère countryside. Like Simenon's Maigret, Dupin is a loner, who relies on thorough data and objective analysis to make his deductions. Beaton "Francophiles and art lovers will welcome Bannalec's good old-fashioned detective story set in Brittany. before can solve the case, he finds it absolutely necessary to gas up his Citroën and visit as many picturesque villages, with their pretty harbors and quaint stone houses, as he possibly can." - New York Times Book Review "Roll over Maigret. Death in Brittany is a traditional whodunit featuring an eccentric detective full of Parisian scorn for superiors and subordinates alike. Bannalec feeds the reader with intriguing bits of history (for example, Bretons are descended from the Celts, who fled Britain during the Anglo-Saxon invasions) and culture, along with bracing glimpses of centuries-old stone buildings, river banks, and the sea." - Booklist, starred review "Dupin's debut, published first in Germany and then in Britain, holds the promise of more pleasant puzzlers from the scenic north of France." - Kirkus Reviews "Dupin is a quirky as his Italian counterparts Montalbano and Brunetti-a cheerful, sun-drenched, stress-free whodunit thriller." - Der Spiegel (Germany) "A love letter to Brittany." - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany) "Bannalec manages to create an incredibly intense atmosphere." - Mannheimer Morgen (Germany) "Deftly wrought and suspenseful." - Good Book Guide (UK), "Jean-Luc Bannalec is the pen name of a German author who has channeled his affection for the westernmost region of France into a charming first mystery. Bannelec excels at plotting and pacing, as well as vivid descriptions of the Finistre countryside. before can solve the case, he finds it absolutely necessary to gas up his Citron and visit as many picturesque villages, with their pretty harbors and quaint stone houses, as he possibly can." - New York Times Book Review "Roll over Maigret. Bannalec feeds the reader with intriguing bits of history (for example, Bretons are descended from the Celts, who fled Britain during the Anglo-Saxon invasions) and culture, along with bracing glimpses of centuries-old stone buildings, river banks, and the sea."- Booklist, starred review, "Jean-Luc Bannalec is the pen name of a German author who has channeled his affection for the westernmost region of France into a charming first mystery. ![]() excels at plotting and pacing, as well as vivid descriptions."- Publishers Weekly, starred review"A setting to die for. Beaton"Francophiles and art lovers will welcome Bannalec's good old-fashioned detective story. Axiom verge 2 emergence5/1/2023 ![]() In the opening chapter, he suggests that H.G. Rieder argues that sf, like any cultural production, is a product of both historical context and individual creativity, and its ideological offerings can therefore be compensatory, critical, or both.įrom this foundation, Rieder develops arguments that demonstrate a careful engagement with early sf texts. Additionally, his method avoids the move to demonize sf as repository of juvenile ideological propaganda while also avoiding the tendency to glorify sf as an essentially critical or utopian genre. The threefold trajectory of his approach-to consider how sf “lives and breathes” in a colonial context, to examine how it “reflects or contributes to” this context, and to analyze ways in which it may “enact” challenges to colonial ideology-offers a methodological foundation that goes well beyond merely reading the influence of colonialism on early sf (3). Rieder’s aim is not simply to establish a relationship between sf and colonialism instead, he sets out to “decipher” in much greater detail the genre’s mixed and contradictory colonial messages (3). Rieder goes much further: he posits a fundamental relationship between sf and colonial history, and this assertion (along with his welcome unwillingness to apologize for sf as a legitimate object of study) allows him to accomplish a much deeper critical analysis of sf’s entanglement with colonial history and discourse. This is a striking introduction less ambitious studies might settle upon the basic proposition that colonialism provides a determinate historical context for emergent sf. ![]() It is not a matter of asking whether but of determining precisely how and to what extent the stories engage colonialism” (3). He opens with the aggressive assertion that “no informed reader can doubt that allusions to colonial history and situations are ubiquitous features of early science fiction motifs and plots. Reider begins from the axiom that “colonialism is a significant historical context for science fiction” (2), and he notes that sf emerges in the late nineteenth century during the most aggressive phase of Western imperial expansion sf first becomes visible in imperialist countries (primarily France and England), and then it quickly gains popularity in other nations pursuing imperial projects (including the United States, Germany, and Russia). At a time when the world is witnessing new variations of old imperial ideals and practices, Edward Said’s call (in Culture and Imperialism ) for a sustained examination of the relationships between cultural production and imperial practice is more relevant than ever, and Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction stands as an exemplary stride in this direction. 1 Given the vitality of postcolonial studies and the contemporary resurgence of American economic, military, and political imperialism in the Middle East, it is no surprise that sf scholarship is moving in this direction. $24.95 pbk.Ĭolonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction stands beside Patricia Kerslake’s Science Fiction and Imperialism (2007) in its refreshing and long-overdue examination of the relationships between science fiction and empire. Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction. Higgins Colonialism and Ideological Fantasy ![]() The addition of the Alt key overrides the snap points and any width can be obtained with the mouse. Later, without releasing the mouses button, the Alt key is depressed along with the mouse button. Initially, the resizing is restricted to specific snap points. The next animation shows the resize of a data card within an Edit form control. For initial setup, you need a wired keyboard and mouse my Logitech ergonomic keyboard and MX Master 3, which both connect over Bluetooth, were useless. Most importantly: Getting up and running with the Mac mini can be a hassle. The Alt key can also be used after a control has been selected to override snap points for moving and resizing. If you’re thinking about a new M1 Mac mini, definitely spend some time with Chris Welch’s review for The Verge. With the Alt key first depressed, the button control is again selected, but this time the OnSelect property is evaluated and the notification is displayed, just as if the button was selected in a running app. Adorners appear around the control and the formula bar shows the OnSelect property, ready to be edited. In the following animation, a button control is first selected for editing. This default can be overridden by holding down the Alt or Ctrl+Shift keys before initiating the selection, which treats the selection as if a user of the app had done it. When in design mode, by default, selecting an object is for editing-moving, resizing, changing properties, and otherwise configuring the object. But this poses a problem: How do we differentiate selecting a button control so that it can be resized from selecting a button control to exercise the logic in our app? There's no need to change to preview mode in order to exercise your app, making the editing and test cycles much faster. Record macros with a macro recorder or command lines. The macro recorder is compatible with Windows 10/8.1/8/7/XP/Vista. Open multiple macro files at the same time. Like an Excel spreadsheet, canvas apps are live and operating even when they're being edited. You can save keyboard inputs and mouse commands within Macro Toolworks for free. After initiating a resize or reposition of a control, holding down these keys overrides any snap points. It also records keyboard actions, play/save/open mouse and keyboard macro, and press a keyboard shortcut to trigger the. ![]() Mouse Recorder is a simple mouse recorder for Mac. This application lets you record on video any part of your screen. Convert macro to an EXE-file that runs on windows-compatible computer. Record mouse movements and keyboard movements for repetitive tasks. Before selecting a control, hide design elements so that you can interact with the controls as the app's user would.Ģ. Mouse recorder comes with full windows-shell integration and scheduling. These shortcuts require the Tree view pane to have focus. Move between commands on the selected tab and then to the next tabĬlose Preview mode, a dialog box, or a flyout pane Save the app and activate the publish dialog Save the app with the same name or for the first time Shortcuts might vary based on keyboard layout. My checkbook5/1/2023 ![]() These apps will typically announce a person's available balance over the speaker, which has the potential to create awkward situations at parties. Bank account using voice yet, Gaston said, but the bank is considering the option.Īsking Google, Alexa or Siri for the weather or to tell a joke is one thing, but it's a whole other issue when these assistants access and share sensitive personal information. Bank credit cards and mortgages, ask Alexa or Google the due dates on bills, and other basic functions. Customers will be able to check bank balances, pay U.S. Bank is keeping the features available through bank-by-voice fairly restrictive. ![]() “We want to be there for our customers in any possible way that we can,” said Gareth Gaston, executive vice-president for omnichannel banking at U.S. ![]() There are other smaller banks and credit unions that have set up Google Assistant or Alexa as well. Credit card companies Capital One and American Express both have Alexa skills that allow customers to check their balances and pay bills. Other financial companies have set up virtual assistant features. The company did a soft launch of its Siri and Assistant services in early March and this month started marketing the option to customers. Bank is the first bank to be on all three services - Alexa, Siri and Assistant. Virtual assistants and smart speakers are still relatively new technologies, and potentially susceptible to being exploited by cyber criminals. And with the rapid adoption of Zelle, a bank-to-bank transfer system, it soon could be possible to send money to friends or family instantly with voice commands.īut the potential to do such sensitive tasks through a smart speaker raises security concerns. NEW YORK - Hey Alexa, what's my bank account balance?īig banks and financial companies have started to offer banking through virtual assistants - Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google's Assistant - in a way that will allow customers to check their balances, pay bills and, in the near future, send money just with their voice. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |