Author: Macara
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Coming Up on The Moosa Slobodian Network for the Week of Jan 18, 2026
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Good morning The Moosa Slobodian Network friends, January seems to be simultaneously flying by and dragging at a snail’s pace. In any case, we begin another week! Here at The Moosa Slobodian Network, we’ve always got tons of exciting, entertaining content in store for you, this week being no exception. Read on to discover what…
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“The Book of Lost Names”, and Other Books We Have Been Reading, Saturday, Jan 10, 2026
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Audio streaming vs. YouTube livestreaming The hosts discussed the pros and cons of different streaming methods. Ali: Suggested YouTube streaming is better because viewers get notifications Macara: Noted audio streaming requires users to keep refreshing to check if content is live Ali: Mentioned wanting to be less tied to Mac-specific solutions Macara: Acknowledged that having…
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A Note About Booking Pages to All Current and Future Guests
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Hello The Moosa Slobodian Network friends! Ali and I have been lucky enough to be able to welcome a few wonderful guests onto our show thus far. As you might have heard us discuss on air, we are continuing to work on bringing you bonus shows as guest availability and our own schedules allow. Earlier…
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Coming Up on The Moosa Slobodian Network for the Week of January 10, 2026
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Hello The Moosa Slobodian Network friends! I hope you’ve all had a fantastic week! Here is what is coming up on The Moosa Slobodian Network beginning tomorrow, Saturday, Jan 10, 2026. We will start providing these updates weekly, so you can find out what’s coming up on all the shows all in one place. Saturday,…
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Books We Have Been Reading, Sunday, Jan 4, 2026
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PC vs Mac accessibility experience Ali shared his experience using a PC with JAWS screen reader compared to Mac’s VoiceOver Ali: Explained that text management and navigation is much smoother on PC with JAWS Ali: On Mac, selecting text on web pages is limited, with options like “copy last phrase” or copying the whole page…
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What’s New at Canadian Assistive Technologies, with Steve Barclay, Monday, Dec 29, 2025
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JAWS Software Upgrade Offer Discussion about the current upgrade offer for JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion software. Steve: Explained that users with 2025 versions can buy an SMA directly instead of first purchasing an upgrade. The first count covers the 2026 version, and the second count will cover the 2027 version. Ali: Mentioned he recently took…
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“Iron Mike” and Year End Review, Sunday, Dec 28, 2025
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Show Reflection and Growth: Ali and Macara reflected on the final regular show of 2025, noting how fast the year went and emphasizing the enjoyment derived from their conversations. They highlighted the ability to conduct the show on their own terms. They discussed the brand’s growth, which now includes the creation of four different sites.…
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“Canada”, Friday, Dec 26, 2025
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Mike Myers’ book “Canada” The panel discussed various aspects of Mike Myers’ book about Canadian identity and his personal experiences. Jeffrey: Recommended the book, describing it as funny, featuring different voices, free (at the time), not too long, and about Canada Jeffrey: Noted how Myers’ character voices in the book connect to his movie characters…
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“The Most Wonderful Tales of the Year”, Sunday, Dec 21, 2025
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Zoom support issues Ali shared frustrations with Zoom’s customer support regarding a scheduling problem. Ali: Explained an issue with adding date overrides on a team page with a custom schedule, where deleting a slot created an error message about time frames overlapping Ali: Shared that they created a video explaining the problem but Zoom support…
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(Corrected), Books Panel 2026 Schedule
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Hello, 2025 is nearly over. We are approaching a brand new year, for which we will need a brand new list of books. That’s what this newsletter is for; here is the 2026 Books Panel schedule. We will be sticking to the last Friday of each month, but in case something conflicts with a larger…
