Mosen At Large

Mosen At Large

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  • Episode 90: Unboxing, installing, setting up and using an Amazon Fire TV Stick with the VoiceView screen reader
    in our final episode of the decade, we unbox, install and set up an Amazon Fire TV stick, then enable the VoiceView screen reader and put it through its paces.

    Thank you for an amazing year for Mosen at Large. I appreciate the time you have taken to listen, and Bonnie and I wish you a safe and restful holiday season.

    Mosen At Large will be back for the new decade on 23 January 2021.

    1 hr 42 min
  • Episode 89: This decades tech in review, I still want a Google self-driving car for Christmas, and being on the front line of the COVID-19 fight

    Kia ora Mosen At Largers. This is our last chatty, roundtable-style podcast for the decade. We’ll have one more episode devoted to the Amazon Fire TV next week, and then we’ll be taking a break until 23 January. On the show this week.

     
    Introduction,0:00.000
    I want the Google Driving Car for Christmas,2:15.500. If you like it, you can always vote for it in Mushroom FM’s countdown and listen to the song on YouTube.
    John Lennon Book recommendation,5:21.803
    Vote now in Mushroom FM's Holiday countdown. Voting closes on Friday,10:01.239
    Milestones and graduations,11:49.010
    Songs that have kept you going during the pandemic,15:46.116
    The decade is about to end,18:23.509
    The biggest tech highlights of the decade from a blindness perspective,24:56.802
    Are my dodgy Apple Watch days behind me?,1:04:19.340
    Apple Fitness Plus,1:09:32.794
    AirPods Max,1:11:24.898
    Exposure notifications finally come to New Zealand,1:13:15.366
    Inaccessible TV ads,1:16:41.165
    It's frightening on the front line of the COVID-19 fight,1:20:43.454
    Don't forget good old Ludwig,1:25:28.238
    How to read or hear Louis the Blind Christmas elf,1:41:34.446
    Closing,1:43:04.986
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    1 hr 44 min
  • Episode 88: Remembering John Lennon, the pros and cons of social media, Apple things, Windows things, Sonos things and more things

    Kia ora again Mosen At Largers. I hope, despite troubling times, you may be beginning to feel a little festive. If not, we're going to try to help. On the show this week,

     
    Intro,0:00.000
    Vote now for our 2020 holiday countdown and score an invitation to our highly exclusive Christmas party,5:00.050
    The day John Lennon died and what he and the Beatles mean to us,19:57.416
    Memories of tape recorders, the Beatles and the day John died,38:54.565
    Social media, the pros and cons,47:57.789
    More tape recorder memories,1:01:50.598
    Thoughts on various recent topics,1:32:18.185
    Praise for the Orbit Writer,1:45:06.684
    Samsung and Sonos Arc,1:47:48.340
    The search for lost things,1:50:48.026
    Optimising settings for Windows notifications,1:51:48.849
    Questions on mixers and thoughts on social media,1:53:25.522
    More AppleFeedback,1:58:01.054
    New iPhone Mini,1:58:55.532
    Any hints on using Apple Music with iTunes for Windows?,2:03:33.610
    Update on Watch and email problems,2:07:01.161
    What do you use your Apple Watch for?,2:10:25.700
    Misc Apple News,2:17:15.265
    The increasing accuracy of deep fake,2:18:34.201
    The strangulation of TuneIn in the UK,2:27:02.349
    The Bonnie Bulletin on squeaky tapes, John Lennon and impact with attitude,2:30:31.473
    Closing,2:41:57.796
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    2 hr 43 min
  • Episode 87: Tape recorder memories, eating in public, Mantis Q40 questions and more

    Kia ora again Mosen At Largers. It’s a nice long episode this week, packed with contributions, do keep them coming, I’d love to hear from you. On the show this week,

     
    Introduction,0:00.000
    It's beginning to feel like summer with the return of cricket,2:15.471
    Thanksgiving. Daily gratitude works wonders,3:11.092
    The search for the lost cord,5:08.397
    Send me your Beatles and John Lennon memories for the next episode,12:09.346
    Book recommendation: "Breath, the new science of a lost art", by James Nestor,15:35.138
    More tape recorder memories,17:33.877
    Bluetooth keyboard recommendations,1:07:10.141
    iOS app recommendation, NFC Tools,1:09:49.459
    How accessible is the Ancestral Quest app?,1:11:36.980
    Product recommendation, Keyto Breath Sensor,1:12:36.549
    Mantis Q40 comments,1:15:09.976
    Facebook for iOS accessibility bug, and why do people still use Facebook anyway?,1:18:02.387
    Several topics from South Africa including blind people eating in public,1:23:11.280
    Tips for diagnosing and resolving your own computer problems,1:36:37.703
    Windows podcast app recommendation, Speak OnMedia Suite,1:46:12.162
    Windows Notifications and reaction to the MFI hearing aid issue,1:50:18.105
    Various thoughts from the UK,1:58:02.862
    Good maps and questions about the Mantis Q40,2:04:38.522
    Two-factor authentication with 1Password and Amazon Sidewalk explained,2:08:50.525
    Closing and contact info,2:16:16.116
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    2 hr 17 min
  • Episode 86: WayAround, the easy to use labelling system that works with the phone you always have with you

    Kia ora again Mosen At Largers. Chances are that you’ve tried one of the many audio labelling gadgets that have come and gone over the years. They were all handy, but it was another device to carry around, charge or have a fresh set of batteries to hand, and potentially lose. What is you could have even better functionality using the smartphone you have with you anyway?

     
    This episode is all about WayAround, a system that uses the NFC reader on most Android phones and on all current iPhones. It’s simple to use, elegant, and it works. I’m now using to label everything from clothing to household items.
     
    I’ll speak with Jessica Hipp from WayAround, then give you a demo of the iOS app.
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    51 min
  • Episode 85: US election craziness, remembering our old tape recorders, Apple feedback and more

    Kia ora Mosen At Largers. Here’s another bumper episode of thoughtful and useful comments thanks to your input.

     
    Remember, if your podcast app supports chapter marks, you can skip between sections of the show.
     
    Intro,0:00.000
     
    US political musings,2:15.423
     
    Family circumstances have caused me to rethink my politics,11:45.381
     
    Memories of tape recorders you have used,20:30.790
     
    New Zealand's COVID contact tracing app,1:03:57.575
     
    Old tape recorder and new iPhone Mini,1:06:43.410
     
    The latest state of Android andChromeOS,1:08:36.476
     
    Can anyone recommend a small Bluetooth keyboard?,1:09:32.247
     
    Apple Feedback starts with naming your iPhone,1:11:38.256
     
    Mac privacy concerns,1:12:50.292
     
    MFI hearing aid problems largely resolved,1:18:50.409
     
    iMessage weirdness,1:32:43.290
     
    Email keeps coming back,1:33:48.249
     
    Just Press Record and stereo recording,1:37:22.778
     
    Election thoughts and iPhone 12 findings,1:39:19.462
     
    Lak of widespread Microsoft Soundscape availability,1:42:08.729
     
    Talking microwave perhaps a bit patronising?,1:44:46.368
     
    In the Bonnie Bulletin, Bonnie's got a Mantis and many tape recorder memories,1:48:20.316
     
    Closing and contact info,1:58:42.729
     
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
     
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more.
     
    If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
     

    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
    2 hr
  • Episode 84: US elections and voting systems, a miscellany of tech topics, new iPhone feedback and more
    Welcome back, Mosen at Largers. We have quite the cornucopia of questions, answers and discussion about all manner of things. Thanks to all our contributors for making each show lively, unique and unpredictable. This week:

    Intro,0:00.000

    More comments on the US election and voting system,2:15.525
    Why are so many people unwilling to wear masks?,20:32.798
    Getting a US iTunes account when you're not in the US,29:50.188
    Speech cutting out in Windows,34:14.288. This section makes reference to the Silenzio app for Windows. This link will download the executable file.
    In praise of the Blind Shell Classic,36:17.534
    Looking for an accessible stand-alone Internet radio,38:59.034
    Subscribing to SiriusXM Online outside the US,40:21.640
    Talking smart oven,44:46.946
    More technology memories,47:48.310
    Problems with Zoom screen sharing,50:21.954
    Controlling Lire storage,53:58.332
    The good old podcast app for Windows question,56:02.485
    Making the HumanWare Victor Reader StreamBluetooth-capable,57:36.162
    Niche hobbies and accessibility,58:58.333
    The old Blind Side Podcast Alexa skill,1:01:56.711
    Our Apple Feedback Section begins with comments on Apple Music,1:04:02.684
    iPhone SE battery life and handy shortcuts for managing your battery,1:06:48.967
    SimpleNote cross-platform note taking app,1:13:47.225
    What's causing all this iPhone verbosity?,1:15:20.142
    Can't get VoiceOver to use the Siri voice on Apple Watch series 6,1:19:35.189
    MFI hearing aids and the iPhone 12 range,1:22:13.023
    Yea for new iPhones,1:26:33.042
    DIY password management,1:32:16.527
    Feedback on various past topics,1:36:08.254
    More on the future of mobility,1:40:46.873
    More misc feedback,1:45:22.647
    Reading faster with a screen reader,1:48:44.606
    Closing and contact info,1:50:45.766
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    1 hr 52 min
  • Episode 83: An Apple special. First impressions of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, demonstration of the lidar-based people detection feature, and a discussion about the new Apple Silicon Macs

    Yes, I know I originally said I would skip a new iPhone this year, but some people are just beyond help. I'll give you my initial impressions of the iPhone 12 Pro Max as a blind person running Apple's VoiceOver screen reader after 24 hours of use.

    The reason I purchased a new iPhone after all was because of the exciting world of Lidar. Heidi Taylor joins me as we demonstrate the People Detection feature, designed specifically for blind people and built into the latest version of iOS.

    Then I'm joined by Katie Frederick and Janet Ingber to discuss Apple's One More Thing event in which they announced the release of the first three Macs based on Apple Silicon.

    52 min
  • Episode 82: Review and demonstration of the Mantis Q40 Braille display from APH
    The Mantis Q40 from APH is a 40-cell Braille display with a qwerty keyboard. At the time of recording this review, you can use it stand-alone with its built-in apps, plus as a display for your PC, iDevice or Mac.

    In this comprehensive review, I’ll describe the Mantis and what it can do, discuss where it does well and where it falls short.

     
    The Mantis Q40 is available from APH in the United States. International distribution is being handled by HumanWare.
     
    You can learn more about the Mantis Q40 on the APH website.
     
    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    53 min
  • Episode 81: The Biden Harris victory, another Apple event coming up, new iPhone pre-orders, Google Lookout for Android and more

    Kia ora Mosen At Largers. It’s a sleep-deprived but very happy and relieved Jonathan writing these show notes after joining many of you in the marathon coverage watching. We have plenty of political perspectives and more on the show today.

    Intro,0:00.000

    My thoughts on the US election,2:15.564
    Listener feedback on the US presidential election,18:26.009
    Random and frivolous thoughts on the election coverage,44:56.357
    Apple feedback starts this week with the iPhone 12,49:02.376
    Yet another Apple event in the coming week,1:01:56.803
    iPhone SE battery life feedback from owners,1:08:03.588
    Demo of new object detection in the iOS 14 Camera app,1:21:32.421
    Problems updating to iOS 14,1:24:05.087
    Using Outlook for iOS,1:25:23.322
    Demonstration of Google Lookout,1:29:21.621
    Comments on various topics,1:40:49.786
    Hearing aids and echo location,1:46:15.858
    Comments on RSS,1:51:29.202
    The Bonnie Bulletin. Bonnie has her husband back,1:54:32.624

    Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.

    Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
    And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

    2 hr 1 min

About Mosen At Large

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Podcasting since 2004, Jonathan Mosen MNZM is a totally blind Chief Executive, advocate, entrepreneur, technology expert and broadcaster. Direct from his studio in Wellington New Zealand, Jonathan…