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Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 266 0:00 HeardThat now offers a remote microphone kit 5:37 The future of Castro Podcasts looks bright 8:58 Samuel Greene from Zoom North America discusses their new and accessible Essential Series of recorders 11:55 More on advocacy strategies and responsibilities 45:43 best and worst experiences going through airport security 59:33 Sharing the parenting duties when it comes to transport 1:15:12 deep fakes in the US presidential election, blood pressure monitoring, Apple accessibility 1:20:04 iPhone Action Button and Facebook extra verbosity 1:27:08 Video editing as a blind person 1:29:08 Sonos question 1:32:49 Are other New York Times puzzles accessible? 1:35:03 Accessible Crypto options 1:36:17 Google Password Manager on BrailleNote Touch+ 1:37:55 Update on Apple tech support woes 1:38:25 Problem with iPhone notifications 1:39:37 AI tools I use regularly 1:42:59 Some products mentioned include: Perplexity, You.com, Pi.ai, YouTube Summary, Whisper transcription on Windows, Free Subtitles, MacWhisper, Open AI NVDA add-on, AI Content Describer, i What do people know about matrix 1:51:28 Lost speech after iOS update 1:53:23 Closing and contact info 1:59:31

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 265 0:00 Advocacy comments in episode 263 5:10 Two users of Framework computers comment on their experiences 14:46 Inaccessible date pickers on travel agency websites 27:28 Using Emoji on Mac and Windows 31:29 What are accessible options for those interested in crypto currency? 39:11 Samsung Accessibility uses Audio-eye 41:41 Questions about the iOS health app and the need for an Apple Watch 42:19 Blind people generating images with AI 49:39 Suno.ai, all the subscriptions, and improvements in mainstream gaming 55:53 Shubh Mittal tells us about the Seleste Glasses 1:02:27 Feedback on the Seleste Glasses, and a Minecraft accessibility mod 1:34:01 Wanting to learn more about multiline Braille displays 1:37:48 How can I advocate to save Gmail's basic HTML? 1:39:20 Volunteering to be in a Be My Eyes group gives people more than they bargained for 1:41:50 Update on new guide dogt and technology for developing countries 1:44:21 Problem with my iPhone SE 1:51:59 Sound on my Dell computer 1:54:27 Blindness terminology and new iPhone 15 1:55:59 Closing and contact info 1:59:24

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 264 0:00 A tribute to Paul Paravano 1:52 Zoom are about to release audio recorders with accessibility features 9:04 Potentially good news for Castro users 13:27 Machine-generated transcripts coming to Apple Podcasts 18:01 Some blindness stories 19:03 Helpful Samsung TV accessibility hints 26:40 How do I share images to Be My AI on Android? 30:10 Apple Tech Support woes 31:56 OS choices, why I don't have a new Stream, routers and more 39:17 Vocalizer voices, DAB receivers and Life Unseen 57:24 The Feelspace Navibelt is a high tech Orientation and mobility tool 1:10:21 Fitness apps 1:39:53 Habel pricing discrepancies 1:43:03 Thoughts on assistive technology 1:44:44 Disabling automatic language detection on iPhone 1:51:52 eBikes and scooters taking over New York City 1:53:27 Question about Goodmaps Outdoors 1:57:40 Closing and contact info 1:59:11

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome back for 2024 0:00 Episode 263 1:54 Blind is fine 3:45 Jonathan Mosen speaks with Ryan Jones,VicePresident, Software Product Management at Vispero 13:20 Level Access buys Userway 1:15:15 A new key is coming to your Windows keyboard 1:21:30 The AI Microsoft DisabilityAnswer Desk 1:29:16 My favourite podcast app 1:34:50 Sonos ERA300 versus FIVE 1:36:49 Looking for a laptop that does audio production 1:40:22 Making the iPhone Action Button do double duty 1:42:39 The BonnieBulletin, Yoto, ThinkPads, tablets and terminology 1:45:59 Closing and contact info 1:59:12

A reminder that this is the last episode of the current season. We will be publishing again from 28 January 2024. Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 262 0:00 Reflecting on a remarkable year for Living Blindfully 4:15 My 25th anniversary of live Internet broadcasting 7:54 Drafts working around a serious iOS bug 14:50 Hearing technology 17:45 iPhone call volume not being remembered 18:46 Update on using Salesforce at work 20:42 Follow-up on switching to Windows for music production 26:00 Learning to use Face ID 31:45 Changing the WiFi network on Sonos 48:35 Making technology available to developing countries 49:52 Tap to wake, and Be My AI 55:13 JAWS country license and Marmite 57:19 A demonstration of Suno.ai 1:04:57 Amazon Echo users beware of changing your password 1:42:43 I am getting my first iPad. How do I learn to use it? 1:44:36 Trouble with the Peacock app 1:49:50 Closing for 2023 1:55:01

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. The ---- ------------------------------------ --------------penultimate episode for 2023 0:17 Welcome to 261 3:19 Hurry! Voting soon closes in the MushroomFm holiday countdown 6:17 A big week for Android accessibility 9:27 Very impressed with the Qardiobase X smartscale 12:28 Accessible appliances 19:09 Close, but no cigar 26:04 Thorium reader 32:03 Victor Reader Stream 3 33:42 Ignorant customer service interactions 35:16 The accessibility of Duolingo is getting worse, and they don't seem to care 37:11 How do we sign documents? 47:47 What's the best way to get into ChatGPT? 50:44 How do I delete folders in Outlook that I no longer need? 52:39 Aria Mastering 56:15 All the Light we Cannot See 59:12 Castro says it's not dead 1:01:01 Rejoyce! iOS 17.2 lets you set a default notification sound 1:07:24 A serious bug that has crept into iOS affectingDrafts and other apps 1:11:07 Demonstration of the updated AccessiByeBye extension from Pneuma Solutions 1:14:13 Declining Accessibility of Eleven Labs 1:29:37 The Bonnie Bulletin and the comedy of errors 1:34:38 Closing and contact info 1:59:01

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Living Blindfully taking a break over the New Zealand summer 0:00 Welcome to 260 with some help from ChatGPT 1:35 There's still time to vote in the Mushroom FM holiday countdown 4:35 The Castro podcast app is being shut down 7:50 JAWS and Fusion aren't as accessible with RIM as they should be, and users are the losers 17:52 The quality of iOS Vocalizer voices has become really bad 38:19 Anyone know of an accessible DAB radio? 40:45 Wireless Lavalier microphones that don't breakVoiceOver 42:46 Vosh, travel, and notetakers 49:25 A fun travel story 57:34 Catch-up with Pneuma Solutions 1:02:35 Problem with my Sonos ARC 1:45:26 Bose versus Sonos 1:47:44 The language rotor in iOS 1:50:13 Object orientation with Be My AI 1:52:26 Spectrum Access app and PhoneLink 1:53:38 Closing and contact info 1:56:46

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to the placeless 259 0:17 Hell freezes over. Apple will support RCS 2:48 We'd love to get your top 10 holiday songs for our annual countdown 6:58 Cast your vote today at https://MushroomFm.com/countdown2023 Accessibility on the job 20:25 Memories of the KGS graphical Braille display 23:37 Thoughts on the Vosh third-party screen reader for MacOS 26:34 Apple Watch streaming radio app 34:27 Vosh, All the Light we Cannot See and more 35:59 Questions about Gmail, audio and more 41:12 Justin Ng fromSneakyCrab discusses the game Timecrest 49:05 In Toronto, they built a bike path on a sidewalk 1:20:53 The Bonnie Bulletin 1:31:33 Closing and contact info 1:57:21

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 258 0:00 A third-party screen reader for Mac may be on the way 3:23 Is blindness-aware AI customer service the future? Be My AI comes to the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk 11:17 A funny thing happened to me on my way home 37:14 Can't hear VoiceOver on a call 42:56 Transitioning to Windows for music production 49:10 Is this an ableist job description for a disability role? 54:36 Keypad problem when updating iPhone 1:12:26 Comments on Selena Mills interview 1:13:55 Not happy with the Victor Reader Stream 3 1:17:22 Any tips for a new Mantis Q40 user? 1:29:38 Uber accessibility and self-identification 1:33:23 All the Light we Cannot See, and Apple accessibility bugs 1:42:22 My iPhone 15 is still the bane of my existence 1:48:13 Closing and contact info 1:58:54

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 257 0:00 Comments about the Victor Reader Stream 3 1:50 A thorough description of the Beatles' Now and Then music video 6:03 Read the description here. New bug in the iOS weather app 7:56 Apple developer calls for boycott of Apple's Feedback Assistant 8:53 Inaccessible appliances 15:35 iOS Personal Voice 18:33 All the light we cannot see on Netflix 26:00 Voice feedback during Apple Watch workouts 29:00 A book recommendation and tactile graphics array 32:41 iOS View Finder not multilingual, and ZoomPodtrak P4 36:36 Determining the orientation of a printed page with iPhone 38:25 Sharesies accessibility issues 40:05 Bird buddy 42:26 Hand gestures on Apple Watch 47:40 Bose versus Sonos 48:26 Trouble reading Kindle books inBraille on my iPhone 51:59 More positive feedback on the HeardThat app 55:32 Introduction to the review of the Audient Evo 16 59:27 Evo 16 orientation 1:05:11 Smartgain is an accessible way to set your levels 1:08:34 Evo in the Windows System Tray 1:11:23 The Evo Mixer 1:16:01 System Panel 1:32:41 The accessible clipping indicator 1:37:34 Conclusion 1:38:29 Trouble using a wireless mic with my iPhone 1:39:28 Contacting the developer of Mona for Mastodon 1:42:32 The Bonnie Bulletin 1:44:21 Closing and contact info 1:55:01.504

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 256 0:00 Now and then is out, and there's more Beatles magic coming 1:17 ACB's National Office is now on Mastodon 7:42 Comments on the Userway interview 8:25 Enjoying my Mantis Q40 17:09 Responding to Ring video doorbell notifications efficiently 22:20 Enabling audio description on Samsung TVs 24:42 The Victor Reader Stream 27:35 Songs that make me feel weird 36:07 Seeking language learning apps 37:43 Comments on recent topics 38:57 Audio description resources 45:57 Finding Employment 47:40 Personal Voice, BrailleNote Touch and an Audacity question 50:21 Experiments with hearing technology 52:49 Author of "Life Unseen",Selena Mills 1:05:46 Closing and contact info 2:00:06

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to 255 0:00 Join me on Mushroom FM for the reveal of the Beatles' new song 1:20 Reaper version 7 has been released 7:35 iOS 17 live voicemail 12:00 Notifications from Apple Podcasts have stopped 17:35 Workout progress on Apple Watch 21:24 where did my language rotor go in iOS 17.1? 22:57 Struggling with getting used to my iPhone 15 26:18 increased double-tap sensitivity on iPhone and Apple Watch 32:26 Can Face ID work if you can't open your eyes? 36:45 Things to be aware of in iOS 17.1 38:03 Thoughts after my iPhone 15 upgrade 44:02 Transferring between a Mac and iPhone 54:09 Finding wall studs 58:08 iOS versus Android 58:58 Chris Hekimian discusses his invention, an orientation and mobility training tool called Farmer Noah 1:08:03 Comments on recent episodes 1:33:02 The Bonnie Bulletin, it's not easy to leave New Zealand 1:38:28 Closing and contact info 1:58:32