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FSCast is Freedom Scientific's monthly podcast. Hosted by Jonathan Mosen, Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product Management, FSCast features news, interviews, and product demonstrations relating to Freedom Scientific products. FSCast is a great way to make the most of the products you have as well as learning about what's new and what's around the corner.
| Title | Podcast Description | Author/Reader | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2019 | Eric Damery previews the first JAWS 2020 public beta, & retired Superior Court Judge David Szumowski previews his autobiography REACH FOR MORE. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:39:41 |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Software updates Release August 6, John Gassman wins Disney's highest award, and a book on formatting Word documents with a screen reader. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:58 |
| Jul 2, 2019 | We report progress on some suggestions made in previous FSOpenLines and take your calls on a variety of issues... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:21 |
| Jun 25, 2019 | Product discounts at the U.S. summer shows, a JAWS byte, and news of the Freedom Scientific APH partnership. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:33:23 |
| May 14, 2019 | Product Specials for at the July National Conventions for NFB and ACB. What's new in Software Updates. News About American Blind Golf | Johnathan Mosen | 00:44:12 |
| Apr 9, 2019 | Jonathan Mosen's work with AIRA. Terry Bray talks of being a JAWS beta tester. Larry Lewis on how JAWS Inspect visualizes screen reading. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:40:37 |
| Apr 1, 2019 | News about our free training webinars and other learning resources, a preview of improvements to student licenses, what's coming... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:35 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Podcast transcripts, CSUN technology conference history, and previews of features coming in the March updates of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion | Johnathan Mosen | 00:33:52 |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Streamlined installation of Vocalizer Expressive voices, new spelling error sounds in Word and Outlook, and our CSUN schedule | Johnathan Mosen | 00:31:41 |
| Jan 16, 2019 | A JAWS Byte, stories from director of Beyond Vision Loss Elly Du Pre, and the tenacity of Desert Storm veteran George Tice. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:44:04 |
| Dec 17, 2018 | News about December updates, last chance to renew SMAs at 2018 prices, Microsoft's revamp of the Edge web browser... | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:05 |
| Dec 6, 2018 | New Hosts John and Larry Gassman Introduce themselves. Eric Damery discusses December Updates. A chat with Curtis Chong. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:01 |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Hal Knight with stories from his broadcast radio career, and Rob Santello talks ham radio accessibility. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:37:58 |
| Oct 29, 2018 | The October edition of FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific’s global call-in show, keeps you informed of new developments and answers questions... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:38:12 |
| Oct 3, 2018 | What's new in JAWS 2019 beta 2, a demonstration of our new Home Annual licensing portal, and Jonathan Mosen says goodbye. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:49:25 |
| Sep 28, 2018 | The September edition of FSOpenLine, Freedom Scientific's global call-in show, keeps you informed of new developments... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:45:34 |
| Sep 16, 2018 | Eric Damery unveils JAWS 2019, Stuart Lawler talks Sight and Sounds expansion to Ireland... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:45:13 |
| Aug 31, 2018 | A recording of the first FSOpenLine session. Topics: Our move, New JAWS features, Webinar software accessibility... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:51:49 |
| Aug 23, 2018 | Announcing FSOpenLine, JAWS support for Skype 8, scholarship winner Kenia Flores, and Cricket Bidleman | Johnathan Mosen | 00:55:31 |
| Jul 21, 2018 | New software releases, listener comments, and an extended interview with Isaac Lidsky... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:51:12 |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Convention info & specials, Sight Village Central & specials, Focus Blue scratchpad & book reader... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:04 |
| May 17, 2018 | US national conventions, May software updates, listener feedback, Mark Nelson from Digital Apex, Douglas Gerry. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:53:07 |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Spring Creators Update & April update of JAWS. Miguel Abdo discusses changes in licensing & how we publish FSCast | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:46 |
| Mar 12, 2018 | New features and fixes in the March JAWS update. Jack Mendez from the Louisiana Center for the Blind... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:54:58 |
| Feb 16, 2018 | Eric Damery talks about the JAWS February 2018 update, ZoomText 2018 and Fusion 2018. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:20:55 |
| Feb 12, 2018 | CSUN 2018 sessions, hours and prizes. Group Training offerings. Making Firefox compatible with JAWS... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:34:49 |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Speech and Sound Scheme in JAWS, Jeanne Hink and Carli Metze from Keystone Blind Association on employment options | Johnathan Mosen | 00:00:00 |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Renew Software Maintenance Agreement online. New JAWS, ZoomText & MAGic releases. New features in JAWS 2018... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:27 |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Special PEARL pricing, Rachel Flowers produced her latest album with JAWS, justice themed interviews. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:10 |
| Oct 17, 2017 | Microsoft to release Windows 10 Fall Creators Update this week. Glen Gordon, discusses access to Microsoft Edge... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:34:36 |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Eric Damery brings us Software News, Michael Arbitman - a ZoomText user who hunts software vulnerabilities. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:40 |
| Aug 29, 2017 | Eric Damery and Jonathan Mosen describe and demonstrate what's new in JAWS 2018. Learn and participate in our public beta. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:35 |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Winners of SMA upgrade competition, new generation Focus 40 Blue refreshable Braille display, support for Microsoft Edge... | Johnathan Mosen | 01:05:19 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Win one of 3 free upgrades, specials available at summer shows, and a complete demonstration of ElBraille 14. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:59:03 |
| May 24, 2017 | New visual tracking feature for JAWS and ZoomText Fusion is unveiled. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:42:48 |
| Apr 27, 2017 | JAWS 18 and Microsoft Edge working together, Office 365, Windows Insider Program, JAWS Byte demonstrating Touch Cursor. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:02:41 |
| Mar 16, 2017 | Essential updates to JAWS, MAGic and ZoomText required for Windows 10 Creators update, JAWS Byte on key labels... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:28 |
| Feb 21, 2017 | 2017 CSUN, Glen Gordon on Microsoft Edge support in VFO Products. Ron Miller on next-generation ElBraille, JAWS powered notetaker | Johnathan Mosen | 00:41:19 |
| Jan 27, 2017 | Bill McCann of Dancing Dots helps make music on PCs. He's at Summer Music Academy sessions at Enchanted Hills Camp near Napa... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:41 |
| Dec 7, 2016 | 10 years of - Andrew Zeman gets his wish from Make a Wish Foundation, Ryan Jones talks about his 10,000 light Christmas display | Johnathan Mosen | 01:16:59 |
| Nov 22, 2016 | Jonathan Mosen shows how to export & backup settings in JAWS 18. Entrepreneurs running their businesses with the help of JAWS. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:38 |
| Oct 24, 2016 | With the imminent release of version 18 of JAWS, we hear a demonstration of new Vocalizer Expressive voices from Nuance... | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:01 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Eric Damery and Jonathan Mosen continue their look at what's new in version 18 of our JAWS screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:38:58 |
| 6 Sep, 2016 | Just ahead of the release of the first public beta, Eric Damery discusses some new features in our JAWS 18 screen reader. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:56 |
| 19 Aug, 2016 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Tom Tiernan, the new CEO of VFO. We learn about his experience as a leader in tech companies... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:22:53 |
| 26 Jul, 2016 | Microsoft Mail and Office Accessibility Improvements. Jonathan then demonstrates JAWS with Microsoft Mail. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:39 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | If you're attending NFB, ACB or Sight Village, learn about some incredible pricing on VFO products for conference registrants | Johnathan Mosen | 00:24:30 |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with David Wu, former CEO of Ai Squared and current VFO Vice President of Software Business. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:16:49 |
| Jun 2016 | US summer convention offers, Maarten Bosch - of VFO Group, Brian Hargen on J-Say, J-Dictate and more. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:05 |
| May 2016 | Larry Skutchan from APH on his career in assistive technology. Dennis Godin from our Technical Support department. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:53:04 |
| Apr 2016 | Using JAWS Tandem to provide technical support, Seeing Eye's 8th online auction and "The blind history lady". | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:20 |
| Mar 2016 | New Student editions of JAWS and MAGic; ElBraille Windows 10 based notetaker; JAWS bytes; Windows 10 virtual desktops. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:41 |
| Mar 2016 | alerts by Jonathan Mosen. A preview of the CSUN conference. An update of our OpenBook scanning & recognition software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:57 |
| Feb 2016 | A preview of an upcoming feature of JAWS 17 that makes it easier to keep up-to-date with FSCast. A look ahead at the March CSUN Conference | Johnathan Mosen | 00:26:05 |
| Feb 2016 | Ryan Jones on his fascinating hobby - a synchronised Christmas light show he operated with the help of JAWS. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:41 |
| Jan 2016 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Jim Ellsworth, a familiar voice to many who have called our Technical Support over the years... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:54:50 |
| Dec 2015 | Blind Joe, played by Brian Hartgen, one of the stars of this season's "The Voice", discusses the latest version of Leasey. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:03:53 |
| Nov 2015 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Freedom Scientific CEO, John Blake, about the merger of FreedomScientific and Optelec. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:18:01 |
| Nov 2015 | George Calvert recently became blind. Our Travel Log section takes you to Seattle and Finland. JAWS Byte demonstrating how to set up voice profiles | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:04 |
| Oct 2015 | JAWS 17 Smart Navigation. Craig Moore on his work at NASA. Ashleigh Piccinino on changing the JAWS forms mode sound. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:45:07 |
| Sep, 2015 | Eric Damery and Jonathan Mosen bring you the second of two podcasts on new features in version 17 of our JAWS screen reading software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:25:36 |
| Sep, 201 | Eric Damery and Jonathan Mosen bring you the first of two podcasts on new features in version 17 of our JAWS screen reading software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:38 |
| Aug 2015 | Matt Ater explains how Freedom Scientific and IBM make the world a more accessible place. Jonathan speaks with Maribel Steel. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:15 |
| Jul 2015 | Jonathan recaps all the news from the summer conventions in Orlando and Dallas. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:08:40 |
| Jul 2015 | A preview of our offerings at the NFB and ACB national conventions. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:23:53 |
| Jul 2015 | Summer convention specials, Hartgen Consultancy specials, Windows 10 & why it's vital to be JAWS-ready | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:22 |
| Jun 2015 | Special pricing at NFB convention. Mark Riccobono, President of NFB. A Canadian JAWS user. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:20 |
| May 2015 | Listener Comments. Keyboard Support for Facebook with JAWS v16. J-Dictate Demo. Leasey software intro | Johnathan Mosen | 01:08:49 |
| Apr 2015 | The latest news, listener comments, JAWS for Windows anniversary video, interview with Joe Stephen | Johnathan Mosen | 00:52:04 |
| Mar 2015 | Jonathan Mosen's interview with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created the JAWS screen reading software. Part 2 | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:54 |
| Mar 2015 | Jonathan Mosen's interview with Ted Henter, who founded Henter-Joyce and created the JAWS® screen reading software. Part 1 | Johnathan Mosen | 00:46:07 |
| Feb 2015 | CSUN Summary, JAWS for Windows 20th anniversary. Nas Campanella. Larry and John Gasman, JAWS beta testers. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:59 |
| Jan 2015 | JAWS 20th anniversary video, the ATIA and CSUN conferences, our Technical Support and the Microsoft Accessibility Answer Desk | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:15 |
| Dec 2014 | 20th anniversary of JAWS for Windows, Braille selection feature, Windows tablets running JAWS 16 and iTunes 12 with JAWS | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:15 |
| Nov 2014 | In this our 100th episode, host Jonathan Mosen offers a few reflections on over the years. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:10:11 |
| Oct 2014 | We demonstrate the new Math ML features in JAWS 16, and a forthcoming webinar where you can learn more. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:31:01 |
| Sep 2014 | The new JAWS timed license. Also some of the new tablet computers on which people now run JAWS | Johnathan Mosen | 00:19:14 |
| Sep 2014 | Jonathan Mosen and Eric Damery discuss more new features in JAWS 16 screen reading software, due for beta release. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:24:40 |
| Sep 2014 | More on JAWS 16. Read image-based PDF files that were previously inaccessible. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:14:53 |
| Sep 2014 | More on JAWS 16. JAWS command search, an easy way to find the JAWS feature you want. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:16:52 |
| Aug 2014 | Introducing our JAWS 16 screen reading software. Today we talk about the beta process, and editions... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:15:25 |
| Aug 2014 | Dan Clark and Dusty Voorhees discuss new features in V 13 of our MAGic screen magnification software... | Johnathan Mosen | 00:54:37 |
| Jul 2014 | We have a new website. Ryan Jones discusses its new features. New version of Typeability. Plus JAWS Byte. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:08 |
| Jun 2014 | A summary of what attendees have to look forward to at the national conventions of NFB and ACB. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:05 |
| May 2014 | Ron Miller on Power 123, a new feature in our Focus Blue refreshable Braille displays. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:58 |
| Apr 2014 | Brian Hartgen on j-Say v 12, providing JAWS users comprehensive access to Dragon Naturally Speaking | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:47 |
| Mar 2014 | Jonathan talks with Christopher Toth, a blind developer who has written apps that work well with JAWS | Johnathan Mosen | 00:52:20 |
| Feb 2014 | The CSUN conference is fast approaching. Learn about our exhibits, giveaways and educational seminars | Johnathan Mosen | 00:53:30 |
| Jan 2014 | Dan Clark and Jonathan Mosen talk about making the most of the DAISY books and webinars available | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:56 |
| Dec 2013 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Bryan Carver; how to make the most of your interactions with tech support | Johnathan Mosen | 00:46:36 |
| Nov 2013 | We discuss the future of and Freedom Scientific's imminent arrival on social media. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:56 |
| Oct 2013 | Michelle McQuigge, a blind journalist in Canada tells how she uses JAWS in her job | Johnathan Mosen | 00:41:08 |
| Sep 2013 | John Blake, Freedom Scientific's new President and CEO, talks about his background and our future | Johnathan Mosen | 00:38:22 |
| Aug 2013 | Eric Damery joins Jonathan Mosen to unveil all the new features in our JAWS screen reading software | Johnathan Mosen | 01:10:17 |
| Jul 2013 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Jim Bond, an Australian with Dyslexia whose life was changed by our WYNN literacy software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:37:08 |
| Jun 2013 | Jonathan Mosen talks with Luis Pena, a blind clinical psychologist in Colombia. John Martin demonstrates OneNote Blind | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:35 |
| May 2013 | Karen McCall discusses Microsoft Office 2013; its new features, accessibility changes, and helping you decide whether to upgrade | Johnathan Mosen | 00:55:45 |
| Apr 2013 | Jonathan and Debee Armstrong reveal tips and tricks that will improve efficiency and productivity with JAWS screen reading software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:38 |
| Mar 2013 | Ron Miller discusses Freedom Scientific's new Focus 80 Blue refreshable Braille display, including how to choose the right model for you | Johnathan Mosen | 00:49:46 |
| Feb 2013 | New features in J-Say, a tool for using JAWS with Dragon Naturally Speaking professional. JAWS scripts for music services, including Spotify, Rhapsody and iTunes. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:06:17 |
| Jan 2013 | Part 2 of our demonstration of iTunes 11 with Freedom Scientific's JAWS screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:52:20 |
| Dec 2012 | iTunes is used to buy, play, and organize digital media, and manage Apple mobile devices. This is part one of an updated two-part series on using iTunes 11 with JAWS 14. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:02:10 |
| Nov 2012 | Jonathan Mosen talks to Dr. Amy Bower, physical oceanographer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, about her field of study and how she's helped by our JAWS and MAGic software | Johnathan Mosen | 00:35:29 |
| Oct 2012 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with JAWS user Cheryl Echevarria. She became blind as an adult. Aided by assistive technology, she runs her own travel agency. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:30:40 |
| Sep 2012 | Eric Damery introduces, and Jonathan Mosen demonstrates, the new Flexible Web feature coming in beta 2 of our JAWS 14 screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:48 |
| Aug 2012 | Eric Damery joins us to talk about new features in our JAWS 14 screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:46:13 |
| Jul 2012 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Sue Martin. Blinded as the result of a suicide attempt, she put her life together and became a successful professional. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:47:45 |
| Jun 2012 | Discussion of JAWS Version 14 and Microsoft Windows 8 and the MAGic screen magnification software, Version 12. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:18 |
| May 2012 | We discuss the new Focus 40 Blue and Focus 14 Blue refreshable Braille displays. Earlene Hughes shows how to develop a functional, attractive Web site using JAWS. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:34 |
| Apr 2012 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Gretchen Preston, an author who writes children's books with the assistance of our JAWS screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:40:46 |
| Mar 2012 | This month, we focus on Freedom Scientific in the community. Jonathan Mosen speaks with Jim Kutsch, President of The Seeing Eye, and Mark Arnold from the American Blind Golf Association. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:25 |
| Feb 2012 | We summarize Freedom Scientifc-related activities at the CSUN Conference. Brad Davis on the new TOPAZ XL HD High Definition video magnifiers. Travis Smith on a board game he wrote for the PAC Mate Pocket PC. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:45:32 |
| Jan 2012 | Bryan Smart of Dancing Dots demonstrates using Freedom Scientific's JAWS with Sonar, a music production software suite, with the aid of the Cake Talking scripts. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:33:10 |
| Dec 2011 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Bill McCann, president and founder of Dancing Dots, a company that has changed the way blind people make music - with the help of a range of software tools and Freedom Scientific products. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:55:05 |
| Nov 2011 | Freedom Scientific's Focus 40 Blue refreshable Braille display with Apple's iOS5 operating system. We meet Timothy Rigby, who became blind and with the help of JAWS, built a business. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:42:23 |
| Oct 2011 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with John Martin, who became blind just three years ago, yet he has mastered the JAWS scripting language to the extent that he has written powerful scripts for iTunes and Rhapsody. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:13 |
| Sep 2011 | Eric Damery introduces us to the new features in our JAWS 13 screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:12 |
| Aug 2011 | Jonathan Mosen continues his demonstration of the PLEXTALK Pocket portable DAISY player, focusing on its powerful recording capabilities. Learn how to create your own DAISY content, then build a DAISY book using the PRS Pro software for Windows. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:54:46 |
| Jul 2011 | This month, Jonathan Mosen demonstrates the PLEXTALK Pocket, describing many of its powerful playback, recording, and WiFi features | Johnathan Mosen | 01:14:25 |
| Jun 2011 | We summarize our presence at the national conventions of the National Federation of the Blind and the American Council of the Blind and speak with Judy Redlich, totally blind host of the Internet talk show, "Embrace your Vision." | Johnathan Mosen | 00:47:10 |
| May 2011 | This month, we hear Jonathan Mosen's presentation from the CSUN 2011 conference on the Focus 40 Blue Braille display. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:37:42 |
| Apr 2011 | Eric Damery tells us about the Update 1 release of our JAWS 12 screen reading software and the JAWS Certification Program. Glen Gordon, demonstrates using JAWS 12 with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2010. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen | Johnathan Mosen | 01:05:24 |
| Mar 2011 | This month, we take you to the 2011 CSUN Conference, where Dan Clark from our Training Department delivers a presentation on Freedom Scientific's webinars, a great way to learn online. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen | Johnathan Mosen | 00:52:47 |
| Feb 2011 | We begin with a summary of Freedom Scientific-related events at the 2011 CSUN conference. Dusty Voorhees tells of the new MAGic Large Print Keyboard. Brian Hartgen from T and T Consultancy describes the new features in JTools 4.0. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:30 |
| Jan 2011 | This month, we bring you part two of our two-part demonstration of using Apple's iTunes® with our JAWS® 12 screen reading software. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen | Johnathan Mosen | 00:50:23 |
| Dec 2010 | This month, we bring you part one of our two-part demonstration of using Apple's iTunes with our JAWS 12 screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:04:16 |
| Nov 2010 | Jonathan speaks with Dusty Voorhees about Freedom Scientific's SaraCE, the new camera edition of our scanning and reading appliance. Dominic Burdick, Director of Localization, talks about the process of localization. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:39:28 |
| Oct 2010 | Jonathan speaks with Joe Monks, a totally blind film director. We learn about how he does what he does, and how our JAWS screen reading software helps him on the job. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:22:25 |
| Sep 2010 | Jonathan Mosen reviews the new features in PAC Mate 6.5, the software for our PAC Mate Omni Accessible Pocket PC. If you have a device running Apple's iOS4, such as the iPhone or iPod Touch, Freedom Scientific's Focus 40 Blue is the perfect companion. Jonathan demonstrates pairing Focus 40 Blue with iPhone 4, then navigating and entering text from the Braille keyboard. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:54:07 |
| Aug 2010 | This month, Jonathan Mosen and Eric Damery unveil many of the new features in our JAWS 12 screen reading software, which will be available for download in public beta shortly. Show Host: Jonathan Mosen. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:09 |
| Jul 2010 | Jonathan speaks with Tim Cordes, M.D., one of only two qualified medical doctors in the United States who are blind. Tim tells us his story, overcoming the scepticism of those who say a blind person can't be a doctor, and about the technology he uses to get the job done. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:34:49 |
| Jun 2010 | This month, learn how planned events can introduce you to technology that can improve your quality of life. If you've been looking for an accessible accounting package for your home or business, Accomplish CashManager, accessible through JAWS, may be worth a look. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:55:01 |
| May 2010 | This month, Dusty Voorhees discusses the dual monitor support coming to the MAGic® screen magnification software. He also demonstrates Dropbox, a tool for synchronisation, backup, and collaborating with others. Mark Arnold from American Blind Golf discusses this year's Ohio Blind Golf tournament. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:47:00 |
| Apr 2010 | Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dusty Voorhees about the upcoming release of OpenBook™ scanning and reading software 9.0. He'll also discuss the revolutionary new PEARL™ portable reading solution, Braille displays, and how Focus 40 Blue™ can be used with a range of devices. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:00 |
| Mar 2010 | Eric Damery discusses the forthcoming update to our JAWS screen reading software. Tom Wlodkowski joins us from America Online to tell us how well JAWS works with new social networking features, in the AIM 7.2 Instant Messaging client. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:50 |
| Feb 2010 | Jonathan speaks with Brian Hartgen of T and T Consultancy about updates to two of their products for JAWS. J-Tunes now includes enhanced support for the Twinbox Twitter client, dictation support with Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred, and much more. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:53:10 |
| Jan 2010 | Jonathan speaks with Karen Petrou, C.E.O. of Federal Financial Analytics in Washington D.C. about her use of F.S. technology to get the job done. Next, he interviews Vicky Cardona and Rusty Kelly of our Test Department about their role in the release of new hardware and software. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:33 |
| Dec 2009 | Glen Gordon speaks with Jonathan Mosen about growing up in New Zealand and his career before coming to Freedom Scientific. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:52 |
| Nov 2009 | We demonstrate some of the new functionality in the latest JAWS 11 screen reader. We then turn our attention to the 10th annual Braille Challenge, which Freedom Scientific is proud to sponsor. We speak with Nancy Niebrugge, Assistant VP of Braille's Programs and Services and 10-year-old participant, Cricket Bidleman, who won a PAC Mate accessible pocket PC. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:39:45 |
| Oct 2009 | Oct marks the release of Freedom Scientific's JAWS 11 screen reading software and Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7. JAWS 11 offers a number of feature enhancements to improve accessibility with this new operating system, and Microsoft itself has made many changes. We are joined by J. R. Westmoreland, an experienced technology user. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:11 |
| Sep 2009 | This month, we continue to profile the new features in Freedom Scientific's JAWS® 11 screen reading software. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:02:27 |
| Aug 2009 | This month, Jonathan is joined by Eric Damery, our Vice President of Software Product Management, to unveil what's new in our JAWS® 11 screen reading software. JAWS 11 will be in public beta starting the week of Aug 31. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:21 |
| Jul 2009 | This month's introduces three new products from Freedom Scientific. Charlie Madsen joins us to describe our RUBY handheld video magnifier. Ron Miller introduces Focus 40 Blue, our portable 40-cell braille display with Bluetooth technology. And Ron also demonstrates StreetTalk VIP, our powerful GPS solution for PAC Mate Omni. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:45:41 |
| Jun 2009 | This month, we invite you to visit Freedom Scientific at the conventions of the American Council of the Blind, the National Federation of the Blind, and Sight Village in the UK. Jonathan Mosen then speaks with award winning science fiction author Robert J Sawyer. The first of his WWW Trilogy was released in Apr. Its main character is a JAWS® user who spends plenty of time on the Web. Rob talks about the trilogy, its characters, and some important philosophical questions raised in the books. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:13 |
| May 2009 | This month's discusses the use of the social networking site Twitter in conjunction with JAWS screen reading software and PAC Mate Omni accessible Pocket PC. Jonathan Mosen speaks with authorities on the use Twitter with Freedom Scientific products. They discuss what Twitter is, how to sign up, and some third party applications and services they use to make the most of it. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:04:19 |
| Apr 2009 | This month, Jonathan speaks with Dusty Vorhees about new features in Freedom Scientific's MAGic screen magnification software version 11 and new features of our OpenBook scanning and reading software. Brian Hartgen tells us about T & T Consultancy's new version of Say MAGic, a powerful interface between MAGic and Dragon Naturally speaking. Version 4 of Skype has a completely new user interface. Doug Lee has written popular Skype scripts for use with Freedom Scientific's JAWS. He reveals the pros and cons of the new Skype version. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:08:19 |
| Mar 2009 | This month we begin with a summary of Freedom Scientific-related activities at the 24th Annual CSUN International Technology Conference. We then speak with Tom Wlodkowski, Director of Accessibility at AOL™, who talks about his role at AOL and invites feedback on the accessibility of AOL software and services. Tom also describes the DHTML Style Guide and shows how it helps make Web 2.0 applications keyboard friendly by demonstrating an accessible version of AOL Mail. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:05:51 |
| Feb 2009 | In this month's FSCast, learn about new Freedom Scientific Training workshops to assist you in using JAWS® screen reading software, MAGic® screen magnification software, and other Freedom Scientific products and get information on new interactive Webinars for online training from your home or office. We also speak to Henry Oliu, a blind Tampa Bay Rays baseball color commentator and Freedom Scientific access technology user. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:12:55 |
| Jan 2009 | This month's focuses on Web 2.0. Thanks to Freedom Scientific's JAWS® for Windows® and an emerging technology known as ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Application), Web sites using the latest technologies are becoming more accessible. Freedom Scientific's Chief Technical Officer Glen Gordon explains ARIA and its benefits. Jonathan Mosen then demonstrates some applications with ARIA enabled for improved accessibility. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:03:55 |
| Dec 2008 | On this month's FSCast, a beta version of our JAWS® for Windows® screen reading software is announced for the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista®. Guest: Eric Damery, Vice President of Software Product Management. International Product Specialist Oleg Shevkun talks about growing up in the Soviet Union and the remarkable story that led him to Freedom Scientific. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:11:40 |
| Nov 2008 | This month's looks at Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for the blind with VoIP specialist Patrick Perdue. Patrick, who uses Freedom Scientific technology, discusses the advantages of using the Internet, rather than a telephone services carrier. You'll also learn about easy control of VoIP services with a Web browser and JAWS® for Windows® screen reading software, and you can sit in as we make actual calls using JAWS and the PAC Mate Omni™ Accessible Pocket PC for the blind. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:56:06 |
| Oct 2008 | This month's with Jonathan Mosen features the new SAPPHIRE™ portable video magnifier for low vision -less than 2 lbs., flexible, and foldable for magnification of flat documents and 3D objects - as well as for writing. Guest: Brad Davis, Freedom Scientific Vice President of Hardware Management. J-Tools - a set of JAWS® screen reading software scripts that add productivity and efficiency features for the blind. Guests: Brian Hartgen and Sue Martin | Johnathan Mosen | 01:13:60 |
| Sep 2008 | This month, Eric Damery returns to talk about the next public beta of JAWS® 10. Not only have we made changes in response to your feedback, but there are exciting new features to show you. We'll demonstrate the powerful out-of-the-box access JAWS users can now enjoy with iTunes® 8. Plus, we unveil a significant new feature that will change the way many JAWS users receive support and assistance. This is an you won't want to miss. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:09:45 |
| Aug 2008 | This month, unveils JAWS® 10, as Jonathan Mosen speaks with Eric Damery, Freedom Scientific's Vice President of Software Product Management. In advance of the first public beta, Eric will demonstrate a wide range of new features that provide unparalleled access to Windows®. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:18:02 |
| Jul 2008 | This month, Jonathan Mosen introduces PAC Mate Omni™ 6.1, a free upgrade for all PAC Mate Omni users that puts this accessible Pocket PC even further ahead of the pack. Get information about several exciting new features including: full support for contracted braille input, the new Reader Mode which provides access to PDF files, and the addition of new Navigation Quick Keys. In addition, learn about the new upgrade path that enables users to keep their data and installed applications in tact when the firmware is updated. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:48:20 |
| Jun 2008 | This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Olga Espinola from Freedom Scientific's scripting department. Olga has been a user, trainer, and influential force in assistive technology for a quarter of a century. She discusses her fascinating career, reminisces about the evolution of assistive technology, and offers some advice to people considering a career in technology. We also summarize Freedom Scientific-related events at this year's Sight Village exhibition in the UK. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:58:33 |
| May 2008 | In this month's FSCast, we tell you about new releases of JAWS® and MAGic®, announce the return of our Open Plan notetaker trade-in offer, and take you through the schedule of Freedom Scientific events at the forthcoming conventions of the National Federation of the Blind, and American Council of the Blind. During this episode you can also listen to a recording of "PAC Mate Omni™, Beyond the Basics", a presentation delivered at the CSUN 2008 conference by Jonathan Mosen. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:29:36 |
| Apr 2008 | This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with several users of Freedom Scientific's MAGic® screen magnification software. We learn how MAGic is used stand-alone, in conjunction with speech and braille, in situations where scripting can help productivity, and in complex network installations. We also tell you about our free MAGic trial, allowing you to try MAGic at absolutely no cost until the end of Aug. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:07:41 |
| Mar 2008 | This month's features some presentations given in conjunction with the CSUN Conference. Eric Damery talks about JAWS® 9 and demonstrates the seamless integration between JAWS and MAGic. Dusty Voorhees discusses some of the new and unique features in MAGic 11. David Pinto of Yes Accessible introduces us to version 3.0 of Typeability, with new lessons covering JAWS keystrokes. | Johnathan Mosen | 02:14:56 |
| Feb 2008 | In this month's FSCast, we'll tell you about all the Freedom Scientific presentations you can attend at this year's CSUN conference in Los Angeles. You'll also hear about our special CSUN reception where you can meet many familiar names from Freedom Scientific and enjoy some great hospitality. Jonathan Mosen then speaks with David Pinto of Yes Accessible. With no programming background but a natural gift of being able to share knowledge, David began developing a range of JAWS for Windows® scripts. CakeTalking and Sibelius Speaking are sold in the US by Dancing Dots. Typeability, which we demonstrate later in the podcast, is available directly from Yes Accessible. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:18:36 |
| Jan 2008 | This month, we discuss how JAWS can help you to manage content on your MP3 player. Technology author Anna Dresner joins us to discuss taking your music on the go and, in particular, working with Apple® iPods® and iTunes®. We also feature a demonstration of J-Tunes from http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/ and T Consultancy, which allows JAWS users to buy music from the iTunes store, listen to iTunes Radio, manage their iPods, create playlists and more. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:57:22 |
| Dec 2007 | This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Brad Davis about Freedom Scientific's low vision hardware, including the TOPAZ™, ONYX™, and OPAL™. They also will demonstrate the SARA™, the Scanning and Reading Appliance, which has features of interest to both blind and low vision users. The PAC Mate Omni™ is now shipping. Ron Miller joins Jonathan to discuss how you can upgrade your existing PAC Mate to this latest technology. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:13:37 |
| Nov 2007 | This month, Jonathan Mosen demonstrates working with RSS and podcast feeds using Internet Explorer® 7 and JAWS® 9.0. Then we speak with Mark Arnold of the US Blind Golf Association. Mark tells us about how blind golf is played and discusses his experiences as a JAWS and MAGic® user. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:00:38 |
| Oct 2007 | In this edition of FSCast, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Dusty Voorhees about two exciting software updates. OpenBook™ 8.0 scanning and reading software is so much more than an optical character recognition package. Find out about the many enhancements that make OpenBook a powerful way to convert printed documents or graphic-based text into an electronic text format using accurate optical character recognition and quality speech. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:17:55 |
| Sep 2007 | In this month's FSCast, Jonathan Mosen talks with Eric Damery, as we unveil the many exciting new features in JAWS 9.0. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:07:37 |
| Aug 2007 | This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Glen Gordon, Freedom Scientific's Chief Technology officer. Glen tells us a little about himself, talks about writing the first versions of JAWS for Windows®, and examines some of today's technological challenges. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:13:03 |
| Jul 2007 | Jonathan Mosen demonstrates the PAC Mate™ Omni. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:36:29 |
| Jun 2007 | On this month's FSCast, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Eric Damery regarding the latest release of JAWS 8.0 and a few hints about what's coming in JAWS 9.0. Jim Snowbarger (AKA the Snowman) talks about his range of scripts available for purchase on the Snowman Web site, as well as his free Hotspot Clicker utility that makes it easy to configure difficult applications. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:01:37 |
| May 2007 | This month, we speak with Dr. Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific. Lee has been with Freedom Scientific now for five years. In this interview, we find out a little about him and answer some commonly-asked questions. | Johnathan Mosen | 00:13:39 |
| Apr 2007 | This month on FSCast, we speak with Dan Clark of our Training Department. Learn about all of the training resources we produce to help you get the most out of your Freedom Scientific products, as well as training courses you can attend. Doug Lee has written free JAWS scripts that make Skype™ more convenient to use with JAWS. With the free Skype software, computer users can talk to other Skype users. Skype also offers premium services letting you make telephone calls from your PC. Doug talks about the scripts for JAWS. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:14:22 |
| Mar 2007 | This month, we talk about the PAC Mate™ accessible Pocket PC and Focus braille displays. Ron Miller, whose voice will be familiar to users of the PAC Mate audio tutorial, joins us to talk about these products. He demonstrates the forthcoming StreetTalk™ 2.0 GPS solution, as well as our ScanTalker™ accessible barcode scanner for PAC Mate. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:07:59 |
| Feb 2007 | This month, features an interview with Dusty Voorhees, one of our product managers at Freedom Scientific. We'll talk about MAGic® screen magnification software. You'll hear what makes MAGic unique, what's new in the MAGic 10.5 release, and learn about an exciting new edition of MAGic. Dusty also has great news for OpenBook™ users, as he updates us on the OpenBook development cycle. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:20:05 |
| Jan 2007 | This month, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Glen Gordon and Eric Damery about Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista. We discuss what's new in Vista, demonstrate JAWS running on a Windows Vista machine, and outline how JAWS will work with Windows Vista. | Johnathan Mosen | 01:09:00 |
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