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It looks like I am about to say goodbye to a service on which I’ve created content for around four years. I first became aware of the service known until recently as Audioboo, when British broadcaster Tony Blackburn began posting …
Unless they reverse course, I’m done with Audioboom Read more »
A client of mine is a student who uses iBooks a lot. He was getting frustrated with not having a method to listen to iBooks without locking the screen and without notifications interrupting the book. After I showed him how …
iOS 8’s Speak Screen Feature. Listen to iBooks with your Screen Locked and More Read more »
In January, I was pleased to see some excellent opinion pieces by, among others, two people named Marco. Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper and developer of the superb Overcast podcast client for iOS, finally confronted the iElephant in the iRoom. …
iOS Public Betas a Great Start, but only Part of the Solution Read more »
I seem to be going through a phase at present where I’m writing posts a little different from those that normally appear in this blog. However, while this one may appear a bit out of the ordinary, it does have …
Grass Roots Health Hacking. I Haven’t Felt this Good in 20 years Read more »
Most of the posts I write here are intended for people with an interest in blindness technology. I hope this one will be of interest to a far wider audience, because quality radio coverage of cricket has been a Kiwi …
NZ Cricket Fans are Shamefully Served by Radio Sport Read more »
The iOS without the Eye series is by far the most popular Mosen Consulting title. The two current books in the series, for iOS 7 and iOS 8, are available from Mosen Consulting in a range of formats, from National …
“iOS 8 Without the Eye” is now in the iBooks Store Read more »
The ICC Cricket World Cup is nearly here, and like the other estimated two billion people around the world expected to follow the games, I can’t wait. Like many other cricket fans who are blind, I prefer to follow the …
Season’s greetings everyone. Please find below a little story I wrote that I hope you may find worthy of sharing with the blind children in your life. If you prefer, you can also hear a narrated audio version. A long …
“Louis, The Blind Christmas Elf”, a Story for Children Read more »
Americans have just concluded thanksgiving celebrations. We have no equivalent holiday in New Zealand, but I love it. Numerous studies have shown the many mental and physical health benefits of gratitude. To say “thank you” to everyone who was a …
My Free eBook on Founding and Directing ACB Radio Now Available Read more »
I’ve become increasingly impressed with Google Voice Search of late, particularly given that a number of Siri functions are not available in New Zealand, while the Google equivalents are. This audio demonstration puts both voice search tools through their paces …
Audio Demonstration: Siri Versus Google Voice Search Read more »