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When Walmart calls, you answer. When the retail giant offers you shelf space in 2,700 of its stores, you say “yes.” But turning that opportunity into success? That's where the real challenge begins. Alan Scholnick, the founder of Datefix, a date-based nutrition snack brand, talks about how its two-year development from nascent idea to Walmart shelves has shaped the company's path forward. Show notes: 0:45: Tax Day/TR Meetup. $100 In Your Pocket. Fonzie's Shark. Not Your Father's Ice Cream. Easy-ish Rice & Beans. – We're 11 days away from Taste Radio's NYC Meetup – you should join us. Oh, and BevNET Live Summer 2025 is right around the corner; there's money to be saved. Ray samples an unusual minty drink and hates on April Fool's Day CPG pranks. John shares his two cents on Groupon, before Mike shares the origins of a sharky saying. Jacqui highlights “breast milk ice cream” (yes, that's how it's described) and a line of easy to prepare rice mixes inspired by Latin cuisine. Mike talks about a U.K.-based tea brand and a hotpot “queen” before Ray makes a stunning admission. 28:51: Interview: Alan Scholnick, Founder & CEO, Datefix – On location at Expo West 2025, Alan shares the story behind Datefix, which draws from his Lebanese mother-in-law's culinary traditions and seamlessly blends his passion for fitness and nourishing, flavorful food. He highlights the brand's recent rebrand, which focuses on elevating the product's simple yet premium ingredients, while positioning Datefix for exciting co-branding collaborations in the future. Alan elaborates on the versatility of Datefix, noting its ability to fit into multiple daypart occasions, and discusses how the product's portability and long shelf life make it a challenge to define a single primary positioning. He also expresses gratitude for the overwhelming support from the community, reflecting on the brand's journey since Expo West 2023. Brands in this episode: Datefix, GNGR Labs, Olipop, Mentos, Frida Ice Cream, Fancypants, Loisa, A Dozen Cousins, Little Sesame, Vista Hermosa, Cornish Tea, Hotpot Queen, MiLa

OpenBSD Workstation for the People, Bridging Networks Across VPS With Wireguard and VXLAN on FreeBSD, Updating FreeBSD the Manual Way, Part of (computer) security is convincing people that it works, Where's my backup?, Vi and Vim: A Brief Overview, and more NOTES This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow) Headlines OpenBSD Workstation for the People (https://www.tumfatig.net/2024/openbsd-workstation-for-the-people/) Bridging Networks Across VPS With Wireguard and VXLAN on FreeBSD (https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/15/bridging-networks-across-vps-wireguard-vxlan-freebsd/?utm_source=bsdweekly) News Roundup Updating FreeBSD the Manual Way (https://blog.feld.me/posts/2024/07/updating-freebsd-the-manual-way/) Part of (computer) security is convincing people that it works (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/tech/SecurityNeedsToConvince) Where's my backup? (https://dan.langille.org/2024/07/16/wheres-my-backup/) Vi and Vim: A Brief Overview (https://machaddr.substack.com/p/vi-and-vim-a-brief-overview) Hello FreeBSD (https://garrido.io/posts/2024/07/21/hello-freebsd/) Beastie Bits DeadBSD #5 EnigmOS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPkX5UypCAQ) THE WORKSTATION YOU WANTED IN 1990, IN YOUR POCKET (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-workstation-you-wanted-in-1990-in-your-pocket/) Tarsnap This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups. Feedback/Questions Johnny - Nyxt (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/572/feedback/Johnny%20-%20Nyxt.md) Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to feedback@bsdnow.tv (mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv) Join us and other BSD Fans in our BSD Now Telegram channel (https://t.me/bsdnow)

Today's guest has a unique background as a doctor, entrepreneur, investor, and all around deep thinker. Dr. Marcel Muenster shares his story from being a bone-marrow carrier in med school to becoming a tech CEO. It's often been said that being an entrepreneur is finding a solution to a problem, and that's just what Dr. Muenster has done. He built ‘Doctor In Your Pocket', a free online platform that connects travelers with international medical care. Growing the company through the pandemic was hard, but Dr. Muenster knew that if he could hold on, travel would come back, and people would be more concerned with their health. He was right, and that contributed to his exit from the company in March 2021. First Time To The US Dr. Muenster says things all started for him as a medical student in 2006 in Germany. A fellow student told Dr. Muenster about his job couriering bone marrow, mostly from Germany to the US. Dr. Muenster had a significant fear of flying, but thought what better way to get over it while helping others at the same time. The first time Dr. Muenster applied, he was turned down, but he says he continued to call every single day. Finally, he got a position. He says every week he would get emails with locations around the world to choose from. Dr. Muenster remembers his first international trip, his first trip to the United States. He landed in Twin Cities, Minneapolis. By 2009 Dr. Muenster would find himself living in the US, becoming a legal citizen in 2010. An Idea Is Born Having his doctorate from university in Germany didn't stop Dr. Muenster from getting dual degrees by attending Johns Hopkins. After graduating there in 2011, Dr. Muenster would move to Boston and come across a job with a company called GFK. He says he grew to hate that job so much that he decided it was time to find something he was passionate about. Wanting to enjoy what he was doing led Dr. Muenster to the Harvard Innovation Lab, where he got his first exposure to entrepreneurship. As he learned about legal entities and all the ins and outs of starting a business, Dr. Muenster began to develop the idea for Doctor In Your Pocket. Committed to this idea, he started to make large financial commitments to its growth. Putting 50-60% of his salary toward developing the website, Dr. Muenster admits that he didn't always know what he was doing. Knowing What You Know Now, What Would You Tell Yourself Ten Years Ago? Dr. Muenster comes prepared with three things. One is that naivety can be a beautiful thing. One of his best motivators has been in not knowing what is to come. He says you have to truly be comfortable with not knowing what's to come in order to be a successful entrepreneur. The second thing, which he is very passionate about, is physical and mental fitness. Dr. Muenster believes your health should always come first. As a CEO, a lot of people are counting on you to be at your best. It takes an investment, but it's worth it. Last, Dr. Muenster says to invest in smart money. Dumb money just helps to keep things going, whereas smart money comes from investors that can influence the outcome of the company. Where To Learn More Dr. Muenster is currently looking to acquire a business that he can be passionate about and is happy to connect with anyone that has ideas. He can be found on Instagram @marcelmuenstermd, or on both TikTok and Twitter @marcelmuenster. -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Niko Slavnič je nabiral marketinška, predavateljska in investitorska znanja s številnimi mednarodnimi izkušnjami predvsem v Evropi, zdaj pa je sprejel izziv, da sodeluje v enem najhitreje rastočih tehnoloških podjetij, ki je v zadnjih štirih letih zelo zraslo, zaposluje pa že skoraj 1000 inženirjev po celem sveti. Njegov položaj v HTEC Group je Chief Growth Officer in član Uprave. Niko je svojo poslovno pot začel v marketingu v družinskem podjetju pri 16-ih letih, od takrat pa je svoja marketinška znanja razširil s podjetništvom in naložbami v več kot petnajstih projektih (med njimi IQbator, In Your Pocket v Latviji, The Slovenia, Centinel v Estoniji, Optiprint ...). Znanje je nabiral tudi na Harvard Business School, UVA Univerzi v Amsterdamu, International Management Teachers Academy in na Univerzi v Ljubljani. Svoje znanje in izkušnje že več kot 20 let redno deli kot predavatelj na ESSCA - École Supérieure des Sciences Commerciales d'Angers in IEDC - Bled School of Management in je tudi gostujoči predavatelj v več kot tridesetih državah. Njegova mešanica marketinških izkušenj, podjetniške prakse in investitorskega znanja je tisto kar ga dela izjemnega. Niko je zelo vpet v slovenski startup svet. Mentoriral je že preko 1000 različnih startupov, pomagal pri vzpostavitvi Poslovnih Angelov Slovenije, kjer je bil tudi član Upravnega Odbora. Je tudi mentor pri Start:Up Slovenija. Povezava na spletno stran: https://nikoslavnic.com/about-me/ Fun fact: Začel z delom v tujini, kot pomivalec posode v odlični restavraciji in vzljubil gastronomijo. Naj quote: Delajte napake hitreje, naučite se iz njih, da boste lahko delali boljše napake jutri. Naj knjiga: Ponosen na The Slovenia Book, ki sem jo natisnil že 20.000 izvodov (moja:) Hobiji: Promoviranje Slovenije vedno in povsod, Proučevanje najhitrejše rastočih podjetij na svetu (unicorn), smejanje z otrokoma Najljubša hrana: Slovenski Chefi z mladimi na čelu Najljubši podjetnik: Mark Pleško, Cosylab. Tuji Aleksandar Cabrilo, HTEC Group Naj app: pri 600 appih, 77.777 neodgovorjenih mailih je na telefonu najpomembnejša kontrola uporabe (screen time), ko se spravim pod 7 ur na dan Zaključni nauki: · Vprašajte se večkrat Zakaj ne kot Zakaj. · Ne storite korak naprej, skočite naprej. · Pomagajte svojim idejam da vzletijo.

We hit the runway with our first ever Where in the World game. 5 clues and you have to guess the location. The answer is revealed at the end of the show. We also chat about what we like and don't like in hotel rooms. What's your hotel bug bear? Or your 5-star sweet spot? Do you love a pool with a view? We discuss the global top 5 swimming pools, as listed by a leading international authority. Will you agree? And we chat with Yuri Barron, In Your Pocket's global editor-in-chief. Alaskan-born, he now is the head honcho of the Slovenia In Your Pocket guide. Yet when we spoke to him he wasn't in Slovenia, but Malaysia! We ask him about his travel highs and lows; Slovenia's famous US Presidential wife and his top Slovenia recommendations. Give us your feedback and the places you'd like us to cover - follow us on Instagram at @travelinyourpocketpodcast or write to us at: travel@inyourpocket.com If you love the title music, you're in good company. It's from our good friends 3D Shark - you can find their music catalogue on YouTube. We highly recommend it! 

It's like getting travel advice from your friend in a pub! Fun, frank and fearless, this is the first podcast from international city guide brand, In Your Pocket. Hosted by travel writers Heidi & Andrea, we hope to make you laugh, think and inspire you to hit the road. We'll have monthly interviews with global travel gurus, top 5s, top tips and our takes on destinations we've visited - the good and the bad! Plus chat and laughs. Join us on our next adventure! 

In 1917, two young cousins carried a camera into an English dell and returned with a photo of fairies. When Arthur Conan Doyle took up the story it became a worldwide sensation. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll tell the story of the Cottingley Fairies, a curiosity that would remain unexplained for most of the 20th century. We'll also remember a ferocious fire and puzzle over a troublesome gnome. Intro: Poet Harry Graham found "a simple plan / Which makes the lamest lyric scan." In the 1920s, Otto Funk fiddled across the United States. Sources for our feature on the Cottingley fairies: Jason Loxton et al., "The Cottingley Fairies," Skeptic 15:3 (2010), 72B,73-81. Russell Miller, The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biography, 2008. Arthur Conan Doyle, The Coming of the Fairies, 1922. Timothy R. Levine, Encyclopedia of Deception, 2014. Jerome Clark, Encyclopedia of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena, 1993. Joe Cooper, "Cottingley: At Last the Truth," The Unexplained 117 (1982), 2338-2340. A. Conan Doyle, "The Cottingley Fairies: An Epilogue," Strand 65:2 (February 1923), 105. Kaori Inuma, "Fairies to Be Photographed!: Press Reactions in 'Scrapbooks' to the Cottingley Fairies," Correspondence: Hitotsubashi Journal of Arts and Literature 4 (2019), 53-84. Douglas A. Anderson, "Fairy Elements in British Literary Writings in the Decade Following the Cottingley Fairy Photographs Episode," Mythlore 32:1 (Fall/Winter 2013), 5-18. Bruce Heydt, "The Adventure of the Cottingley Fairies," British Heritage 25:2 (May 2004), 20-25. Helen Nicholson, "Postmodern Fairies," History Workshop Journal 46 (Autumn 1998), 205-212. Michael W. Homer and Massimo Introvigne, "The Recoming of the Fairies," Theosophical History 6 (1996), 59-76. Alex Owen, "'Borderland Forms': Arthur Conan Doyle, Albion's Daughters, and the Politics of the Cottingley Fairies," History Workshop 38 (1994), 48-85. "The First, and Best Known, of the Cottingley Fairy Photographs," Nature 346:6281 (July 19, 1990), 232. "Away With the Fairies," Country Life, Nov. 11, 2020, 128-129. Leslie Gardner, "Notes on Mr S. F. Sanderson's Presidential Address, 21 March 1973, on 'The Cottingley Fairy Photographs,'" Folklore 86:3/4 (Autumn-Winter 1975), 190-194. S.F. Sanderson, "The Cottingley Fairy Photographs: A Re-Appraisal of the Evidence," Folklore 84:2 (Summer 1973), 89-103. David Barnett, "Fairy Tales," Independent, March 28, 2021. "Cottingley Fairies: How Sherlock Holmes's Creator Was Fooled by Hoax," BBC News, Dec. 5, 2020. "Cottingley Fairies Fake Photos to Go Under the Hammer," Guardian, March 31, 2019. Edward Sorel, "The Spiritual Life of Arthur Conan Doyle," New York Times, Dec. 28, 2018. "One Hundred Years on From the Famous Cottingley Hoax, Why People Still Believe in Fairies," Yorkshire Post, Feb. 13, 2018. Emily Hourican, "A Country Devastated by War, a Famous Author Desperate to Believe in the Spiritual World and Two Little Girls Who Borrowed a Camera ... the Fascinating Story of the Cottingley Fairies," Belfast Telegraph, Sept. 2, 2017. Hazel Gaynor, "Inside the Elaborate Hoax That Made British Society Believe in Fairies," Time, Aug. 1, 2017. David Barnett, "Why Do So Many People Still Believe in the Cottingley Fairies?" Telegraph, July 17, 2017. Mark Branagan, "Academic's Daughter: Curse of Cottingley Fairies Destroyed My Poor Father's Life," Express, Jan. 15, 2017. Sarah Freeman, "How the Cottingley Fairies Cost My Parents Their Marriage," Yorkshire Post, Dec. 28, 2016. Martin Wainwright, "Obituary: Joe Cooper: He Got the Cottingley Fairy Fakers to Confess," Guardian, Aug. 25, 2011. Chris Cheesman, "Obituary: Geoffrey Crawley: Photographic Scientist Who Played a Key Role in Debunking the Cottingley Fairies," Guardian, Nov. 16, 2010. Rick Whelan, "The Enchanting and Phony Cottingley Fairies," [Stratford] Beacon Herald, Nov. 11, 2010. "Geoffrey Crawley: Photographic Expert and Journalist Who Exposed the Myth of the Cottingley Fairies That Had Been Championed by Arthur Conan Doyle," Times, Nov. 10, 2010. Margalit Fox, "Geoffrey Crawley, 83, Dies; Gently Deflated a Fairy Hoax," New York Times, Nov. 6, 2010. James Johnston, "Memorabilia of 'Fairies' Hoax for Auction," Scotsman, March 12, 2001. Mel Hunter, "Fairy Tales," Birmingham Post, March 6, 2001. Vicki Goldberg, "Photography View; Of Fairies, Free Spirits and Outright Frauds," New York Times, Feb. 1, 1998. "Famous Fairy Photos 'Fakes,'" Canberra Times, March 21, 1983. "Shows Photo of Elves: English Theosophist Here to Lecture on 'Coming of the Fairies,'" New York Times, Feb. 3, 1927. "Has Conan Doyle Gone Mad?" [Perth] Mirror, Jan. 13, 1923. "'The Coming of the Fairies' Made Real by Conan Doyle," New York Tribune, Oct. 15, 1922. "Hoax or Revelation?" 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"Rhotic," Merriam-Webster (accessed June 12, 2021). "Microcosm: Portrait of a Central European City," Wikipedia (accessed June 12, 2021). "Wroclaw, Breslau, Vratislav ... One City, Many Names," In Your Pocket, July 23, 2020. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Rohan Bassett. It's based on an item in Steven Levy's 2011 book In the Plex. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

In Your Pocket is a feature packed pocket sized device that's completely accessible, using your voice. It can act like a standard phone, web browser, GPS device, Book Shelf and much, much more. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Louise from Real Sam, to find out why the device is great for blind and partially sighted people of all ages, and Margaret, who tells us why it's great for book lovers. If you'd like more information on the In Your Pocket device, go to www.realsam.co.uk Or you can call 01733 514 612. #RNIBConnect Image: In Your Pocket Device

Open. Klein's Public Apology. Reinventing the Mask. Good Van News. A.D.D. News. "Annoy"nymous. Rethinking Hotels. A.D.D. News. Stryker Has a Puke Bucket. Ally "Numb That Tune" Record Store Call. Casting Couch. A.D.D News. Hater or Tater. What's In Your Pocket. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Your Pocket is a voice driven smart device which as the product name says fits neatly into your pocket and can perform many tasks while you are out and about.  Connect Radio's Toby Davey caught up with Liam O'Carroll who is registered blind and a great fan of In Your Pocket to share the benefits for him of the device as a visually impaired person.  Liam explained to Toby why he decided to choose In Your Pocket as his smart device of choice, how easy it is for Liam as an avid reader to listen to RNIB Talking Books and other audio books on the device, how he used the navigation features on In Your Pocket such as the 'Where Am I?' feature to help him get to an appointment and find his destination along one of London's long and winding streets.  Liam also shared with Toby how easy it was for him as a blind person to set up In Your Pocket with out any sighted assistance which can't be said for many smart devices.  If you would like to find out more about in your Pocket do visit the RNIB Shop website via the following link for more details. https://www.rnib.org.uk/our-services-reading-services/rnib-in-your-pocket(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath) 

The Australian government has awarded a grant worth $1 Million, match funding, to a company which has created a voice activated device for blind and partially sighted people. In Your Pocket allows you to listen to books, newspapers, use GPS, surf the web, keep in contact with friends and family plus much, much more. What's even better is that it's all activated by your voice. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Brendan Lewis to learn more about the product and how the money will help create an Artificial Intelligence world first. If you'd like more info about In Your Pocket, go to www.inyourpocket.net You can also call 01733 514612.#RNIBConnectImage: Map of Austrailia

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Imagine having lots of newspapers, magazines and books, on 1 device, in your pocket.Imagine you could make calls, surf the net, use GPS  along with lots more great applications? Well you can, with In Your Pocket. RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Nicki Cockburn to find out how easy it is to use, for someone who is blind, and what her favourite things are about In Your Pocket. If you'd like more info on In Your Pocket, head to RNIB.org.uk and search for In Your Pocket. You can also get more online from https://www.inyourpocket.net/ or pick up the phone and call 01733 514612.#RNIBConnectImage: RNIB In Your Pocket Device

With Christmas just around the corner, we thought it would be great to take a look at a small piece of tech packed full of accessible features and perfect for helping you stay connected with your family and friends.  Called In Your Pocket, this device from company RealSam is a fully voice controlled mobile phone that packs a punch with features going beyond just calls and texting…including helping you access books, listen to music, catch up with newspapers and much more. Mike Brace CBE is a former Paralympic skier, social worker and leader of disabled charities, and is an avid user of the device.If you would like more information about In Your Pocket visit: www.inyourpocket.net or give them a call on 0333 772 7708.

Few people from outside emerging Europe have witnessed more changes in the region than Craig Turp, who has lived and worked across Central and Eastern Europe for almost 25 years, first for travel guide publisher In Your Pocket and for the past three years as editor of Emerging Europe. In this edition of Emerging Europe Talks, Turp speaks with Andrew Wrobel about how the region's transition has been uneven, and how emerging Europe is often portrayed far too subjectively in the international media. He also discusses the importance of partnership and collaboration between all of the region's stakeholders, from both inside and outside emerging Europe.

The In Your Pocket device looks like a smart phone but you can use your voice to operate it.That means if your blind or partially sighted, of any age, and have no technical ability, you can still easily use it.It can give you the day's newspapers, magazines, talking books, make calls, send texts and even help with getting around with it's location information.RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to Nick Howden, Managing Director of Real Thing, to learn more about the device and the great new features that are on the way.If you would like more information about In Your Pocket, go to www.inyourpocket.net or give them a call on 0333 772 7708.#RNIBConnectImage: In Your Pocket Device 

In Your Pocket is a simple way for blind and partially sighted people to access the RNIB Reading Services Online Library and RNIB Newsagent services, as well as make phone calls. Our Red Szell spoke with two enthusiastic adopters of the device Margaret Wilson-Haynes and RNIB's Paul Porter, to discuss the great features it offers and how it helps access books and newspapers easily.   For more information visit https://www.inyourpocket.net or call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999. (Image shows the In Your Pocket device which looks like a black mobile phone, with simple buttons at the bottom and a large screen) 

The In Your Pocket device brings a whole host of applications, via a simple to use piece of equipment, to blind and partially sighted people of all ages.Using your voice, you can make calls, join Zoom meetings, read the days newspapers and magazines, navigate outdoors and much more.RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell spoke to, guide dog  owner, Stephanie Sergeant to find out why she loves In Your Pocket.If you would like more information on In Your Pocket, please call 01733 514612 or go to www.inyourpocket.net #RNIBConnectImage: RNIB In Your Pocket device

Hello, Tech Talkers! Here's a warning - this episode is very lively... we've all been fuelled by strong coffee! On today's show, Steven chats with Brendan Lewis from RealSam, the makers of In Your Pocket, to talk about how the product can help blind and partially sighted people, and also to showcase a new handset device just launched. Also on the show, we delve deep into the swimming pool of emails! Aside from all the rogue Radio 4 mentions, we also talk about:  the Echo Show 8, Fujitsu supercomputers, being irked, doubts over ARM-based Macs, backtap headaches on iOS14, Daniel voiced by John, monster big ones, the what3words app, Apple issues with braille displays, ripping the nob off, Bluetooth keyboards, and Spoonbill Hickok ...and Robin's PSA: dont go licking 5G masts! That link for In your Pocket is: inyourpocket.net Coffee aside, we are also fuelled by your emails! They are always fantastic, so to contribute you can email techtalk@rnib.org.uk (mailto:techtalk@rnib.org.uk) for a future episode!

Episode 550: In Your Pocket – 20 April 2019 This week, we demonstrate the phone functions of the In Your Pocket device from RealSam. External Links In Your Pocket

This week Steven Scott and Shaun Preece return to discuss Steven's grumbles about Alexa on Christmas Day, the latest news (so far) on CES 2019, the integration of Be My Eyes into In Your Pocket, and why watching the latest Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch isn't so good if you're blind. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk

Due to a long fought-for change by member states to EU legislation, the UK government now has discretionary powers to abolish VAT on all ebooks. The CEO of the Publishers’ Association says that no VAT would help people on low incomes including some visually-impaired people for whom these are essential. Reporter Tom Walker looks in to why Ofcom ruled that a London shock jock overstepped the mark when he derided a visually-impaired man for wanting to be the first person to train with a guide-horse in the UK. Tom Walker also asks Allan Tweddle, a candidate in the recent local elections, whether a grant for aspiring visually-impaired politicians which is to be-reinstated in 2019, would have been of use to him. In Your Pocket, a one-buttoned smartphone, will now be able to video call with a volunteer assistant. Roger Wilson-Hinds tells us why In Your Pocket and Be My Eyes app are teaming up. Presenter: Peter White Producer: Lee Kumutat Reporter: Tom Walker

Designed to make reading the latest newspapers, magazines and books easier, In Your Pocket now features a new Doro device, with larger buttons and a great speaker for quality sound, O2 connectivity, and RealSAM interactive speech software. It also comes with a subscription to RNIB Newsagent, access to RNIB Talking Books, as well as podcasts, weather, and location information But how accessible is it? and is it good value for money? RNIB Connect Radio's Simon Pauley spoke with RNIB technology officer Mohammed Atif to find out.

Bored and Brilliant is back. This time, with a special announcement: The Bored and Brilliant book is coming in 2017!!! Manoush is spending a ton of time sorting through your feedback, listening to your experiences and getting super bored in order to make this book exceptionally useful. So, now it's time for a summer refresher. Last year, tens of thousands of you took part in our Bored and Brilliant Project, a week of challenges that pushed us to rethink our relationship with our phones and jumpstart our creativity. We adapted the idea into a short, condensed version with three very doable, modifiable challenges for those of you on a beach (or stuck at the office wishing you were on a beach). This is not a digital detox. This is not an edict to lock your phone away in a drawer. This is not an ode to mindfulness. It is a way to apply what we know about constant notifications, neuroscience, and productivity to our lives. Right now. Listen above for the boot camp!   And for those of you who want all of the challenges at once, here's the full, extended series: The Case for Boredom What 95 Minutes of Phone Time a Day Does To Us Challenge 1: In Your Pocket Challenge 2: Photo Free Challenge 3: Delete That App Challenge 4: Fauxcation Challenge 5: Small Observation Challenge 6: Dream House The Winning Dream Houses The Results The Personal Stories One final note: Tomorrow we're very excited to drop a preview episode of our upcoming series about work/life balance. So do us a favor — subscribe on iTunes and tell a friend. We've been working on this project for two years, and can't wait to share it with you. For more Note to Self, subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio,Overcast, Pocket Casts, or anywhere else using our RSS feed.

Want to help shape Note to Self's next big project? We need to know what's driving you absolutely nuts right now. Take our short survey here. We're going to get right to the point: No more sacrificing our precious vacation time to our phones! Earlier this year, tens of thousands of you took part in our Bored and Brilliant Project, a week of challenges that pushed us to rethink our relationship with our phones and jumpstart our creativity. Now that it's July, we've adapted the idea into a short, condensed bootcamp version with three very do-able, modifiable challenges for those of you on a beach (or stuck at the office wishing you were on a beach). If you took part, consider this a seasonal tune-up (ahem those of you who deleted Candy Crush Soda but kept Candy Crush). If you missed it the first time around, welcome to the club. If you heard about it in January and, ah, chickened out, take a few deep breaths and consider this our belated gift to you. This is not a digital detox. This is not an edict to lock your phone away in a drawer. This is not an ode to mindfulness. It is a way to apply what we know about constant notifications, neuroscience, and productivity to our lives. Right now. Listen above for the boot camp! And if you want to do the full week's worth of challenges, sign up here for a new one in your inbox every day:   If you're interested in seeing how much time you really spend on your phone, you can download an app that will run in the background of your phone, calculating how much time you spend on it. We recommend Moment, BreakFree, or Checky. We've got more information here. And for those of you who want all of the challenges at once, here's the full, extended series. The Case for Boredom What 95 Minutes of Phone Time a Day Does To Us Challenge 1: In Your Pocket Challenge 2: Photo Free Challenge 3: Delete That App Challenge 4: Fauxcation Challenge 5: Small Observation Challenge 6: Dream House The Winning Dream Houses The Results The Personal Stories    As always, subscribe to Note to Self on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed.  

We made it through a week of Bored and Brilliant challenges. We've struggled through withdrawal and reveled in release. We've learned about ourselves and our reflexes. And here, we crunch some numbers and start to figure out what we learned.  After this project, it's pretty clear: A subset of our society craves better harmony with technology. Unless we rethink how we make tech and how we use it, this subset will grow. We have pressure on tech companies into building apps and devices that fit into our lives, rather than taking them over. On today's New Tech City, we've called in the experts to talk about why over 18,000 people signed up for a project designed to rediscover quiet, reflective time undisturbed by the constant flash of gadgets. Manoush presented our findings (see below for more) to Malia Mason, a cognitive psychologist and Associate Professor at Columbia University, and Golden Krishna, a user experience designer with Samsung and Zappos on his resume, and author of "The Best Interface is No Interface." We gave them the data from our partner apps (Moment and BreakFree), your survey responses, and played them some audio testimonials from you. Listen to the podcast for more, of course, but here are some of our most intriguing findings: A general note that these are all, of course, correlations and not necessarily causation – we don't know what motivated each individual person's stats, whether it was the Bored and Brilliant challenges, app reminders or something else. Total stats: The average decrease was 6 fewer minutes of phone use each day down from our baseline of two hours. The average decrease in phone checking was 1 fewer pickup per day. (See chart here). People felt like they made improvements: Over 90% of people who filled out our post-challenge survey felt they had cut down on their phone use, either "somewhat" or "a lot."  Confidence went up: People also felt more certain that they could change their phone habits. Nothing to sniff at here! Ninety percent of our post-challenge survey respondents felt "somewhat" or "very" confident that they could change, compared to 80 percent in a survey before the challenge week. Gamers made the biggest strides: People who said gaming was one of the top three activities they did on their phones managed to drop the most minutes. They cut down 20 minutes every day. Possibly because of the "Delete That App" challenge. Parents made big changes: Before the challenge week, parents logged more phone time on average than participants who do not have children. During challenge week, however, parents dropped more minutes compared to non-parents (10 fewer minutes for parents compared to 4 for non-parents). The challenge most people said they plan to continue is keeping their phones in their pocket (88%). People also thought “In Your Pocket” was the most useful challenge (45%). The second most popular challenge respondents plan to continue (50%) was "Delete That App" (or, presumably, keeping that app deleted). Most people said that this was the most difficult challenge (32%).  This isn't over. We're brainstorming lots of Bored and Brilliant next steps, so please do stay tuned. And the beauty of this? Challenge week can happen any time. Keep talking about your personal dilemmas, your smartphone tips, and your somehow-riveting boredom reads on our newly created Bored and Brilliant-specific Facebook group.  And for now, hit play on the audio above and dive in.  To hear New Tech City every week, subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, I Heart Radio, or anywhere else using our RSS feed. 

Paromita Sanatani and Christine Milner from http://www.insidesofia.com talk to me about their friendship and successful business partnership with the publications of "Sofia The Insider's Guide" and "In Your Pocket" mini guides (to Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas and Veliko Tarnovo) Show notes: Paromita and Christine share with me how they formed their business publishing Sofia guides together. From smoking to restaurants to the top cultural experiences such as the Gold treasures in National History Museum and The Archaeological Museum, both located in Sofia, and a little known tip for a special time to visit Alexander Nevski Church. They pull no punches on their views of the world here in Bulgaria. They tell about some underhand tactics they encountered. We then consider the current issues in Bulgaria, the young, politics. There is an after show chat included recounting a scary flight, politics and general feelings on Bulgaria. More show notes at http://www.bulgarianow.bg Links: from http://www.insidesofia.com http://www.inyourpocket.com/bulgaria Sponsors: http://www.cleves.bg http://www.appfactory.bg http://www.banskoblog.com http://www.lyubatours.com Subscribe: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bulgaria-now/id889642431?mt=2 Your rating, reviewing and sharing help others find this weekly podcast. #BulgariaNow on twitter Podcasting tech used to make this show: http://www.banskoblog.com/mobile-apps https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bansko/id491461324?ls=1&mt=8 http://www.overcast.fm http://www.apogeedigital.com http://www.bossjockstudio.com http://www.editorskeys.com http://www.audacity.sourceforge.net http://www.soundcloud.com http://www.audiotechnicashop.com/ - Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones Chris's Dynamic Compressor Plugin for Audacity Subscribe iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/bulgaria-now/id889642431?mt=2 or http://www.sounclound.com/lancelot-nelson or most podcast players and in Bansko App Share the love. Rate, Review and sharing Bulgaria Now's weekly podcast will help others find it.

Greetings you beautiful people you! What would be the best way to show you how much we care about our childhood and what that essence of inner child truly means in today's film industry? Well simple! It's an all around Cartoon Special! When we say special we mean special! It's almost 3 hours of non-stop love for cartoons from the 80s, DC and Marvel comics, movies, and good old memories of our childhood reflected in those flashbacks we get from just seeing the cover of an old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book! A big thank you to our listeners for the amazing feedback on our pilot episode, we are truly grateful and if you wish to contact us, leave us a note, recommendations, suggestions or send an audio clip introducing your self or just a short review, please mail it to : kryptonianradio@gmail.com Or come visit our new home at : www.sonsofkrypton.podomatic.com Links you guys and gals just NEED to see, are : Indian Thriller http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs Superman & Spiderman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Pjo0WjBcs Stephen Routsis has his web page updated, but it's slow as a "Turtle" why? No clue www.routsis.cc Ricardo Freitas can be found on these awesome pages, keep an eye out for this one! He's red hot! http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5462983/?mode=desktop http://www.starnow.com/ricardofreitas1 http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/ricardo.freitas http://www.spotlight.com/0691-9056-9247 Filipe Freitas and his awesome band can STILL be found on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-breed/id445689376 Go Check it out! ;) Join us, sit down, put on your comfy clothes and order some pizza cause this one's a long one. :) Oh and if you are on your way to work… remember, all the time while you're working and you got your phone in your pocket… we three are actually IN YOUR POCKET! Freaky huh? ;p Take care and have fun! BOOYAKASHA!!!!