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Hi again Mosen at largers. I’m back after a summer break, having been geeking out with a lot of tech, just for the fun of it. Please note that in response to many requests, the podcast is now produced with chapter marks, making it easy for you to move between items in the podcast in …

In this special edition of Mosen At Large, I want to introduce you to the new podcast app in my life.   For years, I’ve been a happy user of Overcast, but a podcast app for iOS named Castro Podcast Player kept being mentioned by people who consume a lot of podcasts. Some time ago, …

I hope the final year of the decade has begun well for you.   This special episode of the podcast is devoted to Backpack Studio, a recording app that with an in-app purchase will also let you create live Internet radio right from your iPhone or iPad.   Additionally, the app will create video files …

Hi Mosen at largers. Hark! Hark closely! Verily I say unto you, it’s Christmas, so lo, time is running out to vote in the Mushroom FM holiday countdown. It’s so easy, and participating on the day is such a fun experience. Get your top 10 holiday songs into us today! Otherwise, a song you really …

Hi Mosen at largers. ‘Tis the season and all that. And it seems I’m not the only one who finds the line in the Christmas song Silent Night, “holy infant so tender and mild”, quite bizarre. This week we look at other odd Christmas songs and lines, including the most bizarre one of all, Little …

Hi Mosen At largers. Wow, where did that time go? It was 20 years ago today that I pushed the button to launch ACB Radio and begin working with some great Internet radio pioneers. If you’d like to read an account of how ACB Radio got started and some memories of the building of the …

Hi Mosen at Largers. We’ve made the big time at last and are now on Spotify, so welcome if you’re listening to us there. Speaking of which, Spotify has introduced a new daily playlist to help you discover new podcast content.   During the week, Bonnie and I were refused an Uber ride because of …

Hi again Mosen At Largers. Today the listening audience bonds over linguistic and grammatical pet peeves. So, like, um, totally listen irregardless? You know?   We hear some more about MFI hearing aids and their co-existence with the latest version of iOS.   The Brave Browser, which touts super security and privacy, is officially released …

Hi Mosen At Largers. We begin this episode with a fix for the issue where MFI hearing aid wearers have been hearing VoiceOver sounds played over their device’s speaker rather than through the aids.   Twitterific has already come out with a bug fix for a VoiceOver problem that began over the last week, but …

Hi again Mosen at Largers. In this bigger than huge, bumper episode, iOS 13.2 is out. There are still serious bugs, one in particular of high impact that is new to this release affecting Made for iPhone hearing aid users who also use VoiceOver. We deserve better.   Clocks have been going forward and back …