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Episode 126:Wishes, washes, and presses May 29, 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 My top 10 wish list for iOS 15,0:27 Community wishes for Apple's next OS updates,18:07 Comments on Hims Braille products,32:12 A COVID vaccination update,43:18 A mixer for podcasting?,44:04 The one-eyes man,47:47 Twitter spaces,50:05 The actions rotor, and scheduling an Uber ride seems broken,52:34 A Samsung Quickdrive smart washer comes to MosenTowers,57:47 More thoughts on whether horse racing is a cruel sport,1:10:30 The service dog standards debate in Canada is back,1:17:38 Hospital staff and disability confidence,1:25:58 Coding symposium,1:29:15 Political parties on Clubhouse,1:30:22 Bose getting into the hearing aid business,1:31:41 Use a Bluetooth keyboard to simplify IVR interaction on iPhone,1:33:07 What's the most accessible way to access Sirius XM?,1:39:07 Digitising cassettes,1:42:51 Bye Bye TPLink switch, and the digital divide,1:44:12 Positive changes to BBC iPlayer,1:47:00 Memories of the Braille Link Braille display,1:49:55 Closing,1:54:03

Episode 125:Record remote interviews from your iPhone with Backpack Live May 26, 2021

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Backpack Studio is an app for iOS for recording podcasts in real-time or streaming live. Boasting advanced features like dynamic audio compression, a sound board and saving to various destinations in a variety of formats, it’s a powerful tool, and its developer, Ed Filowat, has ensured that the app’s VoiceOver accessibility is exemplary. Ed it hitting it out of the park with a new feature in beta right now, Backpack Live. With Backpack Live, you can get together with remote guests in a session which can be recorded and/or streamed live. I recorded this interview with Ed using Backpack Live in Backpack Studio, so you can hear what it sounds like. The feature is in open beta right now and will be a monthly subscription when it is released. Find out more at http://backpack.live

Episode 124:Plenty of Apple news, a laptop update that went badly wrong, screen reader comparisons and more May 22, 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.

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Introduction,0:00 Apple foreshadows a series of new accessibility features,5:35 Apple announces major changes to the way you'll hear music,12:35 JAWS for Windows versus VoiceOver for MacOS, and is touch support any good with Windows screen readers?,28:17 Thoughts from a cochlear implant wearer,37:24 An update to a Dell computer that went badly wrong,45:12 Daylight saving experiments,1:00:01 Braille in iOS 14.5 and reassigning NVDA keys to not use Insert or Capslock,1:00:36 Maria's musings on recent episodes including a request for feedback on Amazon tablets,1:04:26 Experiences with video doorbells,1:14:50 Hurtful and incredibly ignorant discrimination,1:17:49 This week on the Bonnie bulletin, is horse racing a cruel sport?,1:22:10 Listening to Internet radio with Siri has changed in iOS 14.5,1:45:47 Oticon More hearing aids,1:49:51 Sexual abuse on a bus. Warning, contains disturbing content that may be triggering for some,1:51:05 How easy is it to enable AmazonSmile in the mobile app,1:55:07 More thoughts on text-to-speech engines,1:56:46 Airports, disabled people and diversity,1:59:18 The second,2:12:17 Blind with a capital B,2:13:48 An exercise bike recommendation,2:14:37 Closing and contact info,2:17:58

Episode 123:Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy May 19, 2021

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Brian Hartgen of Hartgen Consultancy joins me for this episode. We’ll learn how Brian became interested in computing, discuss the state of the screen reading industry, and learn about the latest info about Hartgen Consultancy products including Leasey, J-SAY, scripts for StationPlaylist Studio, Zoom scripts, numerous audio tutorials and more.

Episode 122:The moral dilemma of boycotts, more on the Zoom Potrak P4, the Rivo2 keyboard, super-charging the Windows clipboard and more May 15, 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.

JAWS bringing spoken download notifications back to Microsoft Edge,0:00 Various work-arounds for the Edge/JAWS download issue and thoughts on the Brave browser,3:03 Is it morally wrong to use the Brave browser, and thoughts on so-called cancel culture,12:06 More thoughts on JAWS for Windows versus VoiceOver on Mac,20:15 More on the Sonos Roam and Bluetooth pairing,35:45 Questions and thoughts about the Zoom Podtrak P4,39:15 Best way to digitise casettes?,49:48 Sources for nature sounds,51:17 Bluetooth headphones for BTE hearing aid users,52:00 Thoughts on ElBraille,54:16 The Bonnie bulletin on location recorded on a new gadget,56:39 More on the Rivo 2 portable keyboard,1:06:44 Using other remotes to control Apple TV,1:12:10 Using the Samson Q2U microphone with iPhone,1:13:59 The benefits of gratitude,1:16:39 Struggles being accommodated on the job,1:19:14 TPLink says it's not going to do anything about accessibility,1:27:27 When people say they forget we're blind,1:32:11 Apple Watch reports very high heart rate when working a guide dog,1:35:34 Setting up and working with a Windows clipboard history,1:40:07 Looking for a good portable recorder,1:47:20 Closing and contact info,1:50:06

Episode 121:Blind pride, blind people at the airport, plenty of tech questions and opinions May 08, 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 Thoughts on blind pride and the social model of disability,0:27 Blind people at the airport,24:19 Clubhouse has dwindling participation but improving features,1:09:28 Survey for blind coders,1:13:15 the link mentioned in the survey is https://tinyurl.com/blindcodersurvey uh oh! There's a big accessibility problem with the Sonos Roam,1:14:24 What's a data breach?,1:17:53 For UK listeners, a Sky Q review,1:18:53 Thoughts from a new user of the QBraille from Hims,1:34:12 Why do Android Braille devices become outdated so quickly?,1:38:03 JAWS versus VoiceOver,1:43:14 App purchases,1:54:40 What's the best way to learn how to use Twitter?,2:04:14 What accessible Bitcoin options exist?,2:07:19

Episode 120:Twitter Spaces from the perspective of a blind person using the VoiceOver screen reader May 04, 2021

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Earlier this week, Twitter’s social audio competitor to Clubhouse called Spaces became more widely available. As a blind person using VoiceOver, the screen reader built into iOS, I’ll introduce Spaces, show you how to create a space, discuss who can currently create a space and how to participate in one. Inevitably, I’ll also compare it with Clubhouse and look to what the future may hold.

Episode 119:Blind pride, accommodations we don't want at airports, AirTag thoughts and more May 01, 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 Revisiting the Brave browser,0:54. Check out Brave at http://brave.com Get free admission to Podfest Masterclass with my promo code,7:58. Head on over to https://bit.ly/3nIdfpt to get your tickets. Apply the promo code blindpodmaker for $99 off. Listener thoughts on blind pride,12:34 Why I am proud to be blind,24:08 Blind people, wheelchairs and airports,33:44 COVID vaccinations from a blindness perspective,40:53 Where can I get jingles for my podcast?,58:11 Thoughts and questions about AirTags,1:00:08 Myths about sight,1:12:54 iPhone audio via the Lightning port,1:19:00 Thoughts on daylight saving,1:20:19 Atheism versus agnosticism,1:23:45 The Bonnie bulletin on AirTags and whether we should be able to make phone calls on planes,1:27:59 Support Give Kids the World Village through John Moore's fundraiser,1:42:28. If you can,please make a donation at https://give.gktw.org/fundraiser/3231996 Thoughts on text-to-speech engines and ableist language,1:45:49 Listener feedback on the Sonos Roam,1:53:19 What accessibility changes have their been in Clubhouse recently?,2:00:38 What video doorbell should I get?,2:06:10 Kids can be cruel,2:11:26 Bringing blind children into the world,2:15:56 Looking for suggestions for accessible exercise equipment,2:16:47 Braille is not a language!,2:18:12 Closing and contact info,2:21:15

Episode 118:Apple changes the game for blind people locating lost stuff, with their stunningly accessible AirTags Apr 30, 2021

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After the many months we have been speculating about Apple’s new AirTags for tracking lost items, I thought I would probably like them. What I didn’t expect after using one was a realisation that as a blind person, my quality of life just improved. With AirTags and a newer device capable of the precision finding feature, Apple has changed the game for blind people wishing to find lost items.

In this episode, Heidi Taylor joins me as we discuss what AirTags are, what they do and why you might use them. Then we unbox them, set them up, and show you how easy it is to find something in your house, even when you have absolutely no clue where it is. Congratulations and thank you Apple, you’ve done something really special here.

Episode 117:Transcripts come to Mosen At Large, Sonos Roam set up and reviewed, and more on ableist language Apr 24, 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 I ordered the AirTags but have one little gripe,0:26 Mosen At Large to offer transcripts for the Deafblind community,2:50. For more information, please read this blog post, and feel free to share it widely, thank you. TheBonnie Bulletin begins our review of the Sonos Roam,10:20 Unboxing the Sonos Roam,12:41 Orientation to the Sonos Roam,16:44 Setting up the Sonos Roam,17:53 Adding a voice assistant to the Sonos Roam,31:52 Exploring other Sonos Roam settings,37:44 Using the Sonos Roam as a Bluetooth speaker,44:22 Demonstration of Sound Swap on the Sonos Roam,46:27 Using Sonos Roam as an AirPlay speaker,49:08 Specs and final thoughts on the Sonos Roam,51:24 New Zealand's public broadcaster comments on ableist language,58:11 Thoughts on text-to-speech engines,1:16:03 Ableist language spans more than English, TTS thoughts,1:22:34 More on understanding cursors in Apple land,1:27:48

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