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On this special episode, we relive the Next Big Thing 2024 final. We get to know the finalists and their feature ideas. We hear from the judges and show hosts. And, of course, we find out who the winner is!
Read More FSCast #252: The Next Big Thing 2024 FinalIf you missed our November FSOpenLine, then it’s time to review the highlights of this lively discussion. Topics include Smart Screen Review, accessing shared presentations in Zoom, support for both classic and new Outlook, braille-related issues, product tips and tricks, and a lot more.
Read More FSCast #251. Highlights of FSOpenLine for November 2024On this episode, we get a full Sharkvember overview from Elizabeth Whitiker. Then, We talk athletics and technology with a US Paralympian athlete Kyle Coon. and we round it all up discussing how to help a newly blind individual with mastering access technology, with writers and trainers Chris and Kim Nova.
Read More FSCast #250. On Sports, Paralympics And Access TechnologyOn this episode: find out about some of the new features in JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion 2024 updates. Get introduced to Roxana Fischer. Hear about our 2025 Public Betas from Mohammed Laachir. And finally, after two years, re-visit with Eric Damery.
Read More FSCast 249. Product updates, public Betas and a visit with Eric DameryOn this back-to-school episode: Rachel Buchanan, our director of user education and technical support, introduces Sharkvember and The Next Big Thing contest. Dr. Denise Robinson, the founder of Your Tech Vision, discusses technology, education and math. And finally, Olga Espinola, our test engineer and a highly experienced technology user, explains the new math-related features in …
Read More FSCast 248, Back to School: Prizes, Math And MoreOn this episode, Glen Gordon interviews Oleg Shevkun, our new FSCast host, and passes on the baton. Then, we hear from Mohammed Laachir, a product owner at Vispero, on some exciting AI-related developments in JAWS and Fusion. Activate to listen, right-click to download. You can also Read the transcript.
Read More FSCast 247, an interview with Oleg Shevkun, and Mohammed Laachir discusses our new AI featuresOn FSCast 246, we’ll meet psychiatrist Dr. Tim Cordes. He’s been working in addiction medicine for nearly 20 years, and back in 2005 was the second totally blind person to graduate from medical school. Then all about Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk that can help solve problems related to Microsoft software. Crystal Jones will be here …
Read More FSCast 246, a visit with Dr. Tim Cordes, plus Crystal Jones talks about Microsoft’s Disability Answer DeskOn FSCast 245, a demo of how Picture Smart just got smarter thanks to the new chat feature. Then Alice O’Reilly, Chief of the Collections Division, and Tamara Rorie, head of Patron Engagement at NLS, talk about the array of free services and devices available to people living in the United States. Plus, we’ll get …
Read More FSCast 245, a demo of Picture Smart chat, all about NLS, and a visit with Gordon LeggeOn FSCast 244, we’ll meet Ana Gonzalez Arean. She’ll talk about growing up in Venezuela and becoming a language professor at two universities, but then needing to move to Spain to start a new life for herself. Then, Cathy Miller and Nicky Gillies from the Louisiana DeafBlind project discuss some of the challenges of identifying …
Read More FSCast 244, a visit with Ana González Arean, plus Nicky Gillies and Cathy Miller from the Louisiana DeafBlind projectOn the archive of the March FSOpenLine, people share their favorite things to do with PictureSmart AI, including how to use it with FaceInView to describe what’s in the background. And of course questions on a variety of other topics including why JAWS place markers sometimes lose their place, why Thunderbird speaks incoming email notifications …
Read More FSCast 243, archive of the March 2024 FSOpenLine