Saying Goodbye to the Mac
Introduction My very first computer, a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, was an Apple 2C. Eventually, I felt that my needs were better met by a PC, and I didn’t look back for over 25 years. …
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The Marrakesh Express won’t take us to the end of our journey
As I’ve blogged previously, I’m pleased to have played a part in starting the journey back in the early 1990s that has ultimately led to the formulation of the Marrakesh Treaty. This significant international agreement, a triumph for all those …
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All that’s new at Mosen Consulting
Hi everyone. It’s been a fun, frenetic and productive few months at Mosen Consulting, and I have a lot to tell you about that I hope you’ll find of interest. Thank you so much for a couple of minutes of …
That NFB Resolution
Introduction In writing this post, I do so fully recognizing that I’m on a hiding to nothing, and I should probably leave well alone. There is an ugly mob mentality that can easily get going when social media turns on …
One Blind Guy’s Experience with Android. How accessible is it really?
Revision History 17 June 2016 Expanded on the use of OK Google Refined discussion of Focus Speech Audio Introduction If you read this blog on a regular basis, you’ll already know that I enjoy playing with new technology. Since …
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The Top 10 Things I’d like in iOS 10
Introduction I’m looking forward to our usual pre-WWDC discussion here on the blog. This post continues a tradition I started when I founded Mosen Consulting in 2013, where just ahead of the big iOS reveal at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, …
An iPhone Without a Headphone jack – the accessibility ramifications
This is a substantially revised version of a post I wrote a couple of weeks ago, regarding the rumour from a usually reliable source that Apple may remove the headphone jack in the iPhone 7. There have been a few …
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The Bradley Time Piece – Functional, Fashionable and Fun
Introduction – it has ceased to be Another Braille watch died on me recently. Based on the responses to my revealing of this fact on Twitter, there seems widespread dissatisfaction with the build quality and appearance of many of today’s …
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My Keynote Address to the Norrie Disease Association Conference
The Greatest Gifts Keynote Address to the Norrie Disease Association Conference, by Jonathan Mosen Delivered 14 August 2015 I’ll begin with a warning about this presentation, you know, just like you see on TV sometimes, or even with certain titles …
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My First Week with the Apple Watch
Introduction What more is there to be said about the Apple Watch? That’s the question I pondered after I tweeted that I’d bought an Apple Watch for me, and one for Bonnie, on it’s New Zealand launch day, and many …