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Episode 136:The variable quality of PDFs, can you be proud of one impairment but not another, more great radio memories Jul 03, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Introduction,0:00 Financial data in PDF format,3:13 Windows 11,13:15 Radio memories,27:03 Watching movies with the family on Disney Plus,47:32 Why Braille is important to me,52:11 Disability pride, including if you can be proud of one impairment but not of another",57:10 Helpful resources for learning Windows 10 and JAWS,1:16:27 More on blind people's interaction with the medical profession,1:17:38 The Bonnie Bulletin wishes you a happy 4th and stop with the fireworks already!,1:21:45 The great Samsung washing machine saga resolution,1:25:06 I found my Find My,1:30:05 Falling for a guide dog,1:32:33 The Brilliant Hartgen Consultancy scripts and tutorial for Microsoft Teams,1:36:30 Bonnie comments on several topics of conversation on the show,1:37:14 Closing and contact info,1:43:31

Episode 135:Windows 11 comments, inaccessible financial data, have we gone soft on blindness advocacy and more Jun 26, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Introduction,0:00

Windows 11 comments,0:47

More childhood radio memories,10:50

Have we gone too soft on blindness advocacy?,35:56

Taxing times,51:46

More on the TPLink saga,1:07:32

Easter eggs in the washing machine,1:09:49

Battery issues with an iPhone X,1:12:25

I want to start a podcast,1:13:47

Electronic signatures,1:19:08

The Bonnie Bulletin on Bonnie's wedding anniversary. Amazingly, it's Jonathan's too!,1:20:31

Episode 134:Windows 11 from a blindness perspective Jun 26, 2021

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On 24 June US time, Microsoft announced Windows 11, a more radical revamp of Windows than many had anticipated. Sadly, at the time of recording, Microsoft's accessibility team had said absolutely nothing about accessibility in Windows 11, although while the recording was taking place, they did send a short series of tweets promising to reveal information soon.

We'll look at what's in Windows 11 and examine it all through a blindness lens. I'm joined by Matt Campbell and Terry Bray on our panel, plus we hear some listener comments from Clubhouse.

Episode 133:childhood radio memories, non-24, what do you want in Windows 11 and more Jun 19, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Introduction,0:00 Childhood radio memories,2:09 I think I have non-24. Any tips for dealing with it?,39:24 What are you hoping for from Windows 11?,54:38 iOS 15 questions and comments,1:08:53 The quest to find a printer I could use as someone with low vision,1:16:38 A demonstration of the Sirius XM app,1:21:06 mic stand recommendations,1:30:54 Expressing gratitude,1:33:07 Cryptocurrency and other things,1:38:49 The Bonnie Bulletin begins with radio memories,1:42:33 Getting into some great sci-fi reading,1:48:13 Update on the washing machine crisis,1:54:55 Jonathan geeking out some more with an M1 Mac,1:55:59 Closing and contact info,1:57:46

Episode 132:New Zealand broadcasting and entertainment icon, Don Linden Jun 14, 2021

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In this episode, I speak with a New Zealand broadcasting and entertainment legend, Don Linden. Don has enjoyed a career as an actor and entertainer, and is much loved for his Small World radio show. Beginning in 1977, Small World was known as “the kids’ show for the whole family”. Spanning multiple decades and multiple radio stations, and spinning off into a very successful series of CDs, Don’s show, and the material he played, is much loved.

Don and I have been collaborating over the last six months on a revival of Small World, which I will host on Mushroom Escape, the drama and comedy channel. You can hear it at 12, 4, and 8 AM and PM North American Eastern time every Sunday. The Mushroom Escape schedule will display in your time zone for you.

In this interview, Don talks a little about his childhood, his work as an entertainer, and a lot about Small World.

It’s my great honour not just to bring the show back, but through the Internet, to bring it to a global audience.

Episode 131:A detailed look at the forthcoming iOS 15 focus options, when social services says being blind means you can't be a parent and more Jun 12, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Introduction,0:00 Improve your productivity and take control of notifications with Focusses in iOS15,0:27 Listener comments onWWDC,17:21 Blind people and the medical profession,31:21 Do we need a different approach to accessibility?,46:02 Zed10 mixer and Zoom Cloud Meetings,49:45 Resources for upskilling with JAWS,52:29 A few issues with a new Dell computer,54:13 How are people getting on these days with JAWS and iTunes?,58:11 Blind people recording things,59:22 Digital to Analogue converters,1:03:01 It shouldn't be so hard to repair a Mac,1:04:05 Standing up against misuse of the word blind,1:07:27 Can you input in Braille when the Mantis is a terminal?,1:10:39 The one-eyes man and blind pride,1:12:12 Why people use the Victor Reader Stream,1:21:45 An ElBraille review,1:24:54 Collaborating with others using Word on the Mac,1:27:56 The Echo Studio not playing nice with the Apple TV,1:28:40 What is the Soup Drinker and where can I get it?,1:32:28 The Bonnie Bulletin ,1:34:32 The Zoom Podtrak P4 works well as a little mixer at the office,1:36:25 The new Samsung Washing machine in crisis,1:38:45 Closing and contact info,1:50:11

Episode 130:You're invited to participate in the Sonaar research project to improve the quality of image descriptions on the web Jun 09, 2021

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The web has made a profound difference to the lives of blind people. But when images are poorly described or not described at all, it makes the web a less inclusive, accessible place. What if, when one person took the time to describe an image really well, that same description could be used across the web? That’s the aim of a research project from the University of Lisbon called Sonaar. In this episode, I speak with Dr Carlos Duarte about this project and what it aims to achieve. The University is looking for people who are willing to install the Sonaar Chrome extension and/or Android app and then give them feedback. If you would like to learn more and participate in the research, visit Sonaar’s home on the web at http://www.di.fc.ul.pt/~cad/SONAAR/

Episode 129:Recapping the WWDC keynote from a blindness perspective Jun 07, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. Apple presented its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote today, and it was one of the most feature-packed keynotes we’ve seen in a long while, particularly where iOS is concerned. There were announcements of new versions of iOS, watchOS, MacOS and tvOS. Our panel, Michael Feir, Heidi Taylor and Judy Dixon join me to discuss these new features from a blindness perspective, then we hear some thoughts from listeners on Clubhouse.

Episode 128:Pre-WWDC wishes, headset reviews and more Jun 05, 2021

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Kia ora Mosen At Largers. A reminder that this podcast is indexed by chapter. If you listen with a podcast client that offers chapter support, you can easily skip between segments.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each.

Intro,0:00 Guidelines for contributing to the show,0:46 The remarkable story of how Small World comes to MushroomEscape,3:22 Apple pre-WWDC wishes,12:04 Withdrawing from a COVID vaccine trial due to discriminatory requirements,35:34 Banned from a treadmill for a stress test due to blindness,44:30 Exodus wallet is an accessible way to handle cryptocurrency,45:49 disagreeing without being disagreeable,47:03 It's getting harder for blind people to be transcribers,47:58 Demo and overview of five microphone headsets,57:39 Difficulty getting a job can mean we put up with a lot when we get one,1:03:04 When people say they forget we're blind,1:09:10 To disclose or not to disclose on tech support calls,1:11:42 Why gratitude is over-rated,1:16:25 Grateful for the transcripts of this podcast,1:21:28 Bitcoin, screen readers and more,1:24:00 Hypnosis and other means of keeping one's brain active, and looking for laptop recommendations,1:30:20 The Bonnie bulletin with the partially vaccinated Bonnie,1:34:13 Questions about the Zoom Podtrak P4,1:49:50 Broken Bluetooth,1:54:23 What are people prepared to pay for in a podcast, and the harm of social media,1:56:29 Comments on Haroon's horror Dell update,2:07:16 JAWS scripts are great until they break,2:11:58 Amadeus on the Mac and the Mosen Consulting tutorial, and looking for mic recommendations,2:18:10 Closing and contact info,2:23:31

Episode 127:Janet Ingber discusses her updated Mac Basics book and why you might want a Mac in your life Jun 02, 2021

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Interest in the Mac from the blind community has increased, particularly since iPhone was made accessible. And blind or not, many have had their interest in the Mac peaked or rekindled as a result of the remarkable technological prowess of the new Macs that sport the M1 chip. Operating systems change over time, so Janet Ingber has updated her popular book on Mac Basics. It’s published by National Braille Press. I spoke with Janet about her book and the Mac in general. We were in Clubhouse, so we also got some great contributions from the Mosen At Large community discussing the pros and cons of the Mac in conjunction with VoiceOver, its built-in screen reader.

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