Jonathan Mosen

Living Blindfully

Technology EN ↓ 306 episodes

Sight is a highly dominant sense. If you have it, naturally you’ll use it for a lot of things. But if you don’t have it, or you don’t have as much sight as you used to, it’s still possible to live a rich, full life. This podcast is all about how it’s done. We offer tips and tricks for living blindfully, including plenty about the latest accessible technology, but we discuss the barriers too, ranging from attitudinal barriers to accessibility barriers and more. Hear interviews with movers and shakers in the field, plus plenty from our engaged Living Blindfully community. You're welcome to join...

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Jonathan Mosen

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Episode 6:VoiceOver bugs, big announcements from Amazon, Ulysses review, and let's stop disrespecting Braille 06.10.2019 1:17:24

Hi Mosen at Largers. This week, a listener reviews a set of bone conduction headphones he particularly likes. A listener recounts his experiences transferring all his data from his old iPhone to his shiny new one using Apple's phone to phone method. We discuss serious iOS 13 bugs and possible ways around them, especially the freezing after a call. Why does Bana and some other Braille authorities a...

Episode 5:iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13, the best book you've ever read and more 22.09.2019 1:29:35

Hi Mosen at Largers. Thanks for checking out this episode in which I discuss my new iPhone 11 Pro Max and a very serious accessibility issue I've been trying to get past. If you'd like to read the Mac Stories iOS 13 review I mentioned, it's available here. I ask you a challenging question. If you had to pick just one book, just one that is your all-time favourite, what would it be? We hear some li...

Episode 4:Comprehensive Apple Event recap and listener comments, good and bad customer service and more 15.09.2019 1:38:19

Welcome back to the podcast. For those who can see it, hope you dig the new logo! It was designed by a graphic designer and everything! There’s plenty of talk about Apple’s By Innovation event on this week’s show. I’ll bring you comprehensive analysis of what it all means from a blindness perspective, discuss some questions that remain unanswered, provide some thoughts on who might want to upgrade...

Episode 3:Our comprehensive Apple event preview, sayings said to you in your childhood, ketogenic eating, other tech and more 08.09.2019 1:22:17

Hi again at largers! There's plenty about the forthcoming Apple event and iOS 13 this week, including a look at what we can expect on the hardware front and what some of us wish for. I briefly demonstrate the powerful new Voice Control functions of iOS 13. I answer a listener question about how and why I chose to adopt ketogenic eating, and its many health benefits. It definitely won't be happenin...

Episode 2:Flashbulb moments, dual SIM iPhones, spontaneous accordion music, Google Assistant on iOS and more 01.09.2019 1:17:47

We all have flashbulb moments. Events that had such an impact on our lives that we remember vividly where we were and what we were doing when we heard about them. I discuss some of my own and we hear some listener reflections. After one of our listeners received a surprising visit from an accordion teacher she hadn't seen for 40 years, she dusts off the instrument and plays a little traditional Sc...

Episode 1:Windows 95 is 24, efficient assistive tech, meditate for better sleep, the Dolby Atmos quest and more 31.08.2019 59:20

Dude! He just couldn't stay away. Welcome to Mosen At Large. Now there are some who say, "Jonathan, you're full of...tech!" And it's true, while not all episodes of this show will have technology in them, we're really geeking out with this one. Windows 95 has turned 24, so I share my memories and we hear some great stories from listeners. I express concerns about funders maybe thinking that less f...