This month's FSCast 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

FSCast also spotlights T&T Consultancy's 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

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast023-october2008.mp3

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 FSCast you won't want to miss.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast022-september2008.mp3

This month, FSCast 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®.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast021-august2008.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast020-july2008.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast019-june2008.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast018-may2008.mp3

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 August.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast017-april2008.mp3

This month's FSCast 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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast016-march2008.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast015-february2008.mp3

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 T 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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast014-january2008.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast013-december2007.mp3

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 (http://www.blindgolf.com). Mark tells us about how blind golf is played and discusses his experiences as a JAWS and MAGic® user.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast012-november2007.mp3

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.

MAGic® 11.0 screen magnification software for low vision users is currently in public beta. Dusty tells us what's new.

One of the many benefits of the PAC Mate™ accessible Pocket PC is that its uses can be expanded with third-party, mainstream software right out of the box. Many users write scripts to make other off-the-shelf applications accessible. Louis Bryant of BrailleSoft has gone a step further by developing games and original utilities for PAC Mate.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast011-october2007.mp3

In this month's FSCast, Jonathan Mosen talks with Eric Damery, as we unveil the many exciting new features in JAWS 9.0.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast010-september2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast009-august2007.mp3

Jonathan Mosen demonstrates the PAC Mate™ Omni.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast008-july2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast007-june2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast006-may2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast005-april2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast004-march2007.mp3

This month, FSCast 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.

Jonathan Mosen then speaks with Terry Clasper and Brian Hartgen of T&T Consultancy in the United Kingdom. We learn about how you can control your computer completely by voice using the J-Say solution for JAWS® and Dragon® NaturallySpeaking™. Brian, who is not a computer programmer by training, discusses how he learned to write such powerful JAWS scripts. We hear about what's in store for low vision users regarding access to Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and find out about what support is available for users of the Windows Vista™ speech recognition.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast003-february2007.mp3

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.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast002-january2007.mp3

In this edition of FSCast, Jonathan Mosen speaks with Bryan Carver, the Director of Technical Support at Freedom Scientific.

We also learn more about pacmategear.com and speak with three key people behind the PAC Mate Gear user-guided Web site, Olegg Shevkun, Patrick Turnage, and David Engebretson.

Find the audio for this podcast at http://podcast.freedomscientific.com/FSCast/episodes/fscast001-december2006.mp3