NosillaCast Mac Podcast

#366 7 Year Anniversary, Seagate Momentus XT, Seashore Photo Editor, Drycase, Screencasts Online

Sun, 13 May 2012 18:51:30 -0700

7 year anniversary of the NosillaCast (listen to the first show here). Leon Walsh (aka @leonwalsh) reviews the Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive. I review the free and Open Source Seashore Photo Editor from seashore.sourceforge.net. Bluemango Learning hosts a free webinar on Evernote + Clarify on May 16th at 12pm PST at bluemangolearning.com/clarify-and-evernote/. In Dumb Question Corner Katie floyd asks for a way to have real time notes taken during her user group meetings. Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast from otakunopodcast.com reviews the Dry Case Water-proof Case for Tablets. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Don McAllister of Screencasts Online tells us about all the new cool stuff he's doing with the show, developing apps for his tutorials and more.

#365 iMac Wifi, iStumbler, Disk InventoryX , Alarmed, Clear, Shure SE535 Headset, Apple Security

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:59:47 -0700

Wifi problems on the new 27" iMac - using iStumbler from istumbler.net helped us analyze the problem (and buy a new simultaneous Airport Extreme). Disk Inventory X from derlien.com helped find a crazy disk space problem on my neighbors computer. Caleb Fong, aka Geekosupremo gives us a rundown on a wild process he follows to edit video. Summer72H tells us about a free iOS app called Alarmed from yoctoville.com. Ken Wolfe of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City gives a review of an iOS productivity app Clear by RealMac Software. Rod Simmons from the Simple Mobile Review Podcast reviews the Shure SE535 noise isolation headset. George from Tulsa tells us the end of his saga to save money on his T-Mobile bill. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains the schizophrenia that is Apple's approach to security.

#364 iOS Tips, NoMenuBar, Akinator, Snapguide, iLuv Inline Remote, CableJive dockStubz, Songza, Coding Accessible iOS Apps

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:36:58 -0700

Recording from a hotel with the Samsung Meteor Mic, and a lot of help from the NosillaCastaways! Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast gives us some iOS tips. Ken Wolfe of the Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City reviews the free NoMenuBar from jeb.com.fr/en/nomenubar.shtml. Professor Albert reviews Akinator from Elokence.com. Mike McPeek reviews the iOS app Snapguide in the iTunes Store. Kirschen Seah FreeRangeCoder.com reviews the iLuv Inline Remote and the CableJive dockStubz. Kim Landwehr reviews Songza from songza.com. Timothy Gregoire reviews SiderOak from Spideroak.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Donald Burr of Otaku No Podcast teaches us how to code accessible iOS apps - it's not that hard!

#363 iExplorer, Prosoft Data Rescue, T-Mobile Data Plans, Lily Tomlin, Clarify Sale, XBMC Media Center

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:51:15 -0700

This week's live show was described by the NosillaCastaways as "The Epic Fail Whale Sausage Show". Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, but we managed to persevere and get the show out against those odds. Review of iExplorer from macroplant.com - a free app unless you want to use most of the features then it's $50. In Dumb Question Corner, Caleb aka Geekosupremo on Twitter asks why his new Lion machine lets TextEdit quits when he swaps away from the application and whether he should consider re-buying all his apps in the Mac App Store or just upgrade with his existing licenses. Shai Yammanee reviews Prosoft's Data Rescue from prosofteng.com for recovering data from failed drives and other media. George from Tulsa explains how he got whacked from the $5.99 unlimited data family plan on on T-Mobile and how he plans to move forward with a $100 prepaid phone-only plan to save $1000 for his family. Links from his discussion: Lily Tomlin at BrainyQuote.com, Lily Tomlin as Ernestine the Operator (YouTube), T-Mobile Prepaid, Engadget: Unlock your iPhone, Top Ten Signs of Cell Phone Addiction, Are you a "Smartphone" Addict ?. Clarify from Bluemango Learning on sale for 25% off at MacUpdate. Knightwise from knightwise.com tells us about the open source media center software called XBMC from xbmc.org. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart and Steve (Sheridan) discuss Final Cut Pro X.

#362 Dexter, Vowel Movement, Flashback, Depth of Field

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:57:45 -0700

Dexter set tour with Producer Robert Lloyd Lewis and a video interview with him about his iOS Game Vowel Movement. in Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart gives us an overview of the update Apple pushed out support.apple.com/kb/HT5244 that not only patches Java to protect us from Flashback but that will also remove the malware if you've got it. He also highlights a critical Windows update that affects all versions of Windows. In Dumb Question Corner Bart explains to Dorothy how she could have the Java Preference file and yet not have Java installed, and explains how to check to see if you have Java installed. In the fun part of Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart teaches us about Depth of Field in photography. We reference : Mark Sheppard's HyperFocal Distance shot on Flickr and DOFMaster in iTunes.

#361 Novatel Mifi Update, MyScript Memo, Alinof Timer, 5-0 Radio, National Geographic Today, Flashback Trojan

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:18:41 -0700

Insightful update on color calibration from the blind. Verizon Wireless comes out with an update to fix the Novatel Mifi that kept it from being able to charge and function at the same time. MyScript Memo brings really good handwriting recognition to iOS. Alinof Timer from alinofsoftware.ch brings a timer to OSX that we have in iOS. 5-0 Radio from Soft 32 allows you to listen to police scanner radios so you can't sleep. On a happier note, check out National Geographic Today, a free iPad app from National Geographic. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains exactly what happened with the Flashback Trojan and explains that it was Apple's fault they didn't patch Java like Microsoft and Linux. He gives us a script to figure out if you're infected at bartb.ie/flashback.

#360 TravelEyes, Trunknotes, Notability, Color Calibration

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 18:47:51 -0700

We learn about TravelEyes, a unique travel agency that pairs up sighted and blind travelers in group tours, giving the blind access to travel and the sighted a discount on amazing vacations from traveleyes-international.com. Trunk Notes from Apps on the Move to take type written notes on the iPad using wiki technology and using the Markdown language. The best note taking app on the iPad for handwriting I've used to date is Notability from Ginger Labs. Jeff Gamet of The Mac Observer joins us in Chit Chat Across the Pond to try and teach me the value of color calibration.

#359 Lumin, Art Text 2, LookTell Recognizer, Osfoora

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:52:06 -0700

Verizon LTE rocks but I can't use it. Thoughts on how school districts could evaluate the idea of iPads for books in our schools. Professor Albert reviews Lumin from iTunes. Lens cap holders and more from >photojojo.com. Art Text 2 review from Belight Software and in the Mac App Store. Todd McCann asks in Dumb Question Corner whether iLife '11 actually comes with Lion or not. Another interview from CSUN Persons With Disabilities Expo - LookTell Recognizer in the iTunes store for $9.99. in Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart reviews the Twitter client Osfoora in the Mac App Store.

#358 New IPad Rant, DrawSomething, Skim, Refreshabraille Display, Origin Instruments, Georgia Tech Braille Touch for iOS and Android

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:28:18 -0700

Rant about how hard it was for me to receive the new iPad (and a few comments about how awesome it is). @SwitcherMark gives us a Draw Something from OMGPop. Beautiful Skim PDF annotation tool - free and open source from skim-app.sourceforge.net. Hugo complains that Professor Albert does not have an active license for his Bad German Accent. Allison Hilliker from the blindaccessjournal.comgives us a video demonstration of the APH Refreshabraille display from tech.aph.org. Origin Instruments video demonstration by Cathy Kingeter of a Switch Access device working with VoiceOver on an iPad for the mobility impaired. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Kevin Chao, Accessibility and QC specialist at Georgia Tech - twitter.com/kevinchao89 joins us to talk about the BrailleTouch application for iOS and android in development at at Georgia Tech.

#357 Kernel Panics, Quicken for Lion, My Talk Tools, Capti, FlyGrip, Home Networking

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:15:04 -0700

We had a kernel panic during the live show last week, and four tech mavens helped me figure out what caused it, George from Tulsa tells us about the new Quicken for Lion: Lion Compatible Quicken FAQ, Import Quicken Essentials Data into Quicken, Buy Lion Compatible Quicken from Intuit for $14.99. Two more reviews from the CSUN Persons With Disabilities Expo, My Talk Tools from mytalktools.com and Charm Tech Capti for a more accessible and enjoyable access to Firefox. Professor asks if there isn't some way to protect his PowerPC Macs. FlyGrip iPhone and Android accessory from flygrip.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart goes on a rant about 3rd party cookies, and then gives us the higher division course on home networking, and the advantages of building your own network router.

#356 CSUN Disability Expo, HP Folio 13, Windows 8 Customer Preview, Apps Gone free, ABiSEee EyePal Reader, Future of OSX

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:27:29 -0800

CSUN Persons With Disabilities Expo, Hype 1.5 update to last week's review from tumultco.com. HP Folio 13 Review from hp.com compared to the current Macbook Air from Apple. More Windows fun with a first look at Windows 8 Consumer Preview from windows.microsoft.com. Knightwise gives us a review of Apps Gone Free from the iTunes store. Eyepal Reader from ABiSee at abisee.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Guy Serle from mymac.com and I talk about the future of OSX.

#355 SSD Swap, Lion Internet Install, Hype, Home Networking Primer

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:36:56 -0800

SSD swap out adventure - with the 120GB Mercury 6G from OWC using the bare drive Lion installation. Hype review from the Mac App Store and tumultco.com for creating HTML5 animations for your iBooks Author books. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart gives us a home networking primer.

#354 Keynote for the Blind, Vlingo, Tweetbot, Cosmonaut Stylus, Crimson iPhone Case, Mountain Lion with Jeff Gamet

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:09:04 -0800

New Logo from Ryan Sakamoto at ryansakamoto.com, Keynote Theme explanations for the blind, Vlingo review from Timothy Gregoire. Learn how to create documentation your software users can actually use over at bluemangolearning.com. Donald Burr of Otaku No Podcast brings us a Tweetbot review (Tweetbot for iPhone/iPod Touch in iTunes, Tweetbot for iPad in iTunes). Cosmonaut Capacitive Stylus Review from studioneat.com. Crimson iPhone Case Review from Mark Pouley. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Jeff Gamet, Managing Editor of the Mac Observer joins us to talk about the newly announced OSX Mountain Lion.

#353 Ecodock, Opena Case, iKliK Stand, Readdle Remarks, Qmadix Quick Shot and Eclipse, TourWrist, DNSCrypt

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:03:00 -0800

Podcast feed went on a diet with fewer episodes and shorter names. K-Array Ecodock Review available at B&H Photo. Clarify Beta lets you export to Evernote available at clarify-it.com/download/beta. Opena iPhone Case review from openacase.com. iKliK Stand review with video from Kickstarter, available at Amazon. Three video interviews from Macworld | iWorld: Readdle Remarks from readdle.com, Qmadix Quick Shot & Eclipse from qmadix.com and TourWrist from tourwrist.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart answers listener questions about permissions, Google privacy changes, and how DNS works and what this DNSCrypt from OpenDNS is all about.

#352 Blindfolded!

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:15:49 -0800

Audio version of my Macworld | iWorld 2012 Tech Talk Blindfolded!

NC_2012_02_05 Sony DRM, Bias DRM, WavePad, Azul, Blue Microphone, Heatmaps, Piezo, Airfoil, Sarah Lane

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:20:06 -0800

Sony DRM keeps me from getting the digital copy of District 9 that I paid for, but it's ok, they offered me The Smurfs instead. Bias DRM keeps me from using the copy of Sound Soap I bought, but WavePad from http://nch.com.au saves the day. Clarify gets the coveted title "Mac Gem" from macworld.com. In Dumb Question Corner, Professor Albert asks how hot a Mac Mini should get. Mark Pouley, aka @switchermark gives us a review of Azul from Gplex to allow you to put movies on your iPad without syncing through iTunes. Macworld 2012 interviews: Blue Microphone's Blue Mikey and Tiki Microphones from bluemic.com, Heatmaps from heatma.ps, Rogue Amoeba from rogueamoeba.com about Piezo and Airfoil. In Chit Chat Across the Pond I'm delighted to interview Sarah Lane of TWiT.tv about where geek girls come from.

NC_2012_01_22 Macworld 2012, Blindfolded!, Avatron, Nite Ize Gear Ties, ParaSync, Powis iCase, WPS Flaw in Wifi, Star Photography

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:08:49 -0800

Macworld 2012 has come and gone, hear our experiences, how well Blindfolded! went, and hear interviews of vendors on the show floor. Avatron with Air Display on iOS in iTunes, Air Display in the Mac App Store, Air Sharing for iPhone in iTunes, Air Sharing universal for iPhone & iPad in iTunes, and Print Sharing in iTunes. Nite Ize brings us Gear Ties at REI, iPhone Connect Case Niteize.com Connect Case and Connect Case accessories: NiteIze.com Connect Case Accessories. Parat Solutions demonstrates the ParaSync to charge and sync 10 iPads (also models for 20 iPhones/iPods) at Paratsolutions.com. Powis iCase with 9 different positions at powiscase.com. The NosillaCastaways party was lots of fun at Macworld | iWorld, check out the photos on flickr.com/photos/nosillacast/sets/72157629089333159/ and Mark Pouley's shots of just the Google Hangout we did with people who couldn't come at flickr.com/photos/switchermark/sets/72157629087853459/. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart tells us about a dreadful flaw in WPS on most wifi routers (not in Apple Airports luckily). To look up your router to find out if it's got the flaw and if turning off WPS will actually help, go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ags-JmeLMFP2dFp2dkhJZGIxTTFkdFpEUDNSSHZEN3c. If yours has the flaw and you want to be daring, install a non-standard router OS like the ones listed here: wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_router_firmware_projects. After that Bart lightens things up with his tutorial on how to take photographs of stars without fancy kit: bartb.ie/blog/?p=2226.

NC_2012_01_22 iBooks Author, Omnifocus, LIST!, iHandy Level, Silicone iPhone Cases, SOPA/PIPA

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:17:17 -0800

Why you might want to subscribe to the NosillaCast News. Blindfolded! at Macworld | iWorld. iBooks 2, iBooks Author change the textbook industry over night. Teleporting Manhattan Repertory or Super-Speed Project Management using Mac Apps, Ios Apps and Apple Gear - Part 2 using OmniFocus, an IOS application called LIST! and iHandy Level Free from iHandysoft Inc. George from Tulsa recommends silicone iPhone cases from Amzer and TPU Silicone Skin. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains SOPA and PIPA, why we care and why even though these particular bills have been stopped, we need to keep paying attention.

NC_2012_01_15 Blindfolded!, Jawbone Jambox, OmniDiskSweeper, AppDelete Lite, GoodReader, SimpleNote, Notational Velocity, Noteshelf, MacHash, Dock Unlocker

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:10:45 -0800

Blindfolded is coming along, Jawbone Jambox will be a critical element to the audio. Using OmniDiskSweeper from The Omni Group I recover 20GB of lost disk space due to an arrange application. Reggie Ashworth offers up 5 free copies of AppDelete Lite. Knightwise explains how he uses GoodReader to move Keynote into his iPad instead of iCloud. Ken Wolfe gives us part one of his "Super Speed Project Management using IOS and Mac Apps and Apple products" - using SimpleNote from Codality INC, Notational Velocity, and Noteshelf from Rama Krishna at FluidTouch.biz. MacHash from machash.com brings Mac-specific news and podcasts to the iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Listener Lynn asks a Dumb Question - how to keep applications in the dock where they can't be accidentally removed and we talk about the free Dashboard app Dock Unlocker from joselopez650.tk. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Knightwise from knightwise.com explains why he walked into the Apple walled garden of his own free will.

NC_2012_01_08 VueScan, Air Playit, Samson Meteor Mic, Action Movie FX, Nikon D5100, ME-1 Stereo Mic, Lowepro Fastpack 250

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:19:07 -0800

Free Macworld | iWorld Exhibit Hall passes by sending email to me with "hall pass" in the title. VueScan from hamrick.com by Allister Jenks. Air Playit Review from Air Playit.com by Nick Brennan. Samson Meteor Mic Review from samsontech.com. Rod Simmons brings us an Action Movie FX Review from actionmoviefx.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart brings us three more reviews, the Nikon D5100, the ME-1 Stereo Mic, and the Lowepro Fastpack 250.

NC_2012_01_01 EyeTV, Manfrotto Tripod, iMicrophone, Downcast, Task Paper, Mac App Store

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:06:25 -0800

Bad Cracker joke contest complete, EyeTV Review from Mike McPeek (@dscchipman), Manfrotto MKC3-H01 tripod review (Amazon link). Robert Harper with an i-Microphone Review (Amazon link). Kirschen from FreeRangeCoder.com gives us a Downcast Review from http://downcastapp.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart gives us a Task Paper review: OSX Version in the Mac App Store and iOS version in the iTunes Store, and then we chat about how the Mac App Store looks to us one year out.

NC_2011_12_23 Piezo for Skype, Security Advice, iOS Shortcuts, DiscLabel, Night Before Christmas, Higgs Boson

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:06:25 -0800

Revisiting Piezo from Rogue Amoeba since their update now allows recording of Skype calls. Update on my trials and tribulations learning VoiceOver for Blindfolded! at Macworld | iWorld. Rose challenges us to find the WORST jokes in our Christmas Crackers. Robert Harper gives a Clarify testimonial, and George from Tulsa walks us through his security measures to be safe online. John Shaffer sends in a tip on how to use brdrck.me/settings/ to put settings on your iOS home screen. Steve uses DiscLabel from smilesoftware.com for the first time. Back by popular demand, Steve's Night Before Christmas with an ever so slight Macintosh bias. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Steve and Bart attempt to explain to me what the Higgs Boson is, and why we care.

NC_2011_12_18 Screenfloat, Yoink, AYL Stylus, Piezo, RSS Feeds, Android

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:36:42 -0800

Christmas show will be on Friday night the 23rd of December at 5pm Pacific time at podfeet.com/live. I figured out the fiasco with GarageBand from last week. Two great applications from Eternal Storms Software, Screenfloat and Yoink. Blue Mango Learning's Clarify makes the top 10 best apps of 2011 at mashable.com. Donald Burr of Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast from otakunopodcast.com reviews the AYL Stylus. Piezo review from Rogue Amoeba, and Browser wars using omnibar as the discriminator. In Dumb Question Corner Todd McCann asks for an explanation of RSS feeds. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, I get to ask Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast to explain Android to me and how it differs for good or bad from iOS.

NC_2011_12_11 Stylus Wars, AppsGoneFree, AppleScript Fun, CronniX, iCloud Encryption, Griffin Auto Adapter, UPS Lessons, Address Book Sync in iCloud, Christmas Star

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:53:41 -0800

Stylus Wars brings us the AmazonBasics Stylus. Shai Yammanee brings us an AppsGoneFree review. Dorothy (aka @MacLurker) writes some wicked backup scripts for me and we use CronniX from code.google.com/p/cronnix/ to schedule them. In Dumb Question Corner Horse asks whether iCloud encrypts your data (yes, see the Apple Support Article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4865). Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review gives us a review of the Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Adapter. Steve Davidson talks about how inexpensive and useful Uninterruptible Power Supplies can be, including the APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V that he uses. Jane from Perth (aka @jane73 returns after a long absence to tell us a great trick on how to sync address books between family members with iCloud. Bart walks us through his adventure to do a presentation using only an iPad and then gives us a peek into the presentation itself explaining the astronomical phenomenon that could have accounted for the Christmas star (view the slides at public.iwork.com).

NC_2011_12_04 Lion Tweaks, Fooducate, Springpad, Roomba, Crashplan, Carrier IQ, OSX Diagnostics

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:12:50 -0800

NosillaCastaways run the show this week while I help my mom in the hospital. George from Tulsa tells us how to tame Lion with Lion Tweaks at ifredrik.com and Mike Potter over at For Mac Eyes Only Podcast. Fooducate Review by Rod Simmons: Free version, $3.99 Fooducate Plus. Mike McPeek (aka @dscchipman) gives us a Springpad Review - cross platform iOS and Android app from Springpaddit.com. Katie Floyd reviews the iRobot 530 Roomba Vacuuming Robot. Crashplan Review by Timothy Gregoire from crashplan.com. Bart brings us a short Security Lite where he gives us his thoughts on the Carrier IQ débâcle, followed by John F Braun of the Mac Geek Gab joining us to talk about how he got so smart, and his diagnostic process, an even shows us some hidden gems inside the Xcode developer tools to do even more fun diagnostics.

NC_2011_11_27 NosillaCastaways Party at Macworld | iWorld, Jot Pro Stylus, Swollen Battery, Top 6 iOS Tips, 1Password

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:10:09 -0800

NosillaCastaways Party at Macworld | iWorld - register using the menu bar link at podfeet.com (or click this link). The password is the name of my longest running sponsor, all lower case. Jot Pro Stylus Review from Adonit. Swollen battery woes on a 2007 Macbook, and Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast gives us his top 6 iOS tips. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart brings us his 1Password review from Agile Bits.

NC_2011_11_20 Plantronics Voyager Pro HD, Ollocip, Kindle Fire Review, Aperture Script, Ray Solar Charger, BlackBerry Bold 9930

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:56:00 -0800

NosillaCastaways are smarter than the Apple geniuses, Plantronics Voyager Pro HD Review from Rod Simmons (Plantronics Voyager Pro HD), Olloclip review from Rod (Olloclip). Kindle Fire review (amazon.com. Tom Stewart sends in his first review - explaining how to use an Aperture Script from ApertureExpert.com to swap out RAW images for JPEGs.Ray Solar Charger review by Rod Simmons from quirky.com. BlackBerry Bold 9930 Review, and Robb Dunewood of Simple Mobile Review Podcast joins us to talk about the past, present and future of Research in Motion.

NC_2011_11_19 Blogworld Expo Interviews WordPress.com, Telestream, Spreecast, Blekko, ThingLink

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:36:14 -0800

Interviews from Blogworld Expo with representatives from Automattic about Akismet and Wordpress.com, Telestream about Screenflow and Wirecast Studio, Spreecast for shared video broadcasting, Blekko for curated search and Thinglink to give you interesting effects on your images.

NC_2011_11_13 Time Machine, Blindfolded, Photography and the Mac, Quit All Apps, 3 in 1 Camera Lens, Apple Sandboxing

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:56:40 -0800

Time Machine review, Blindfolded accessibility update, Photography and the Mac Podcast Promo find it in iTunes. In Dumb Question Corner Professor Albert joins us again asking how to quit all running applications and gets a surprising answer. 3 in 1 Camera Lens review from Rod Simmons. George from Tulsa says some nice things about Podfeet.com and explains that you have to turn off Ad Block to see my Amazon Affiliate link, and then throws down the gauntlet about a lively discussion he and Bart had about Apple's move towards Sandboxing. Bart comes back with a full Chit Chat Across the Pond explaining Sandboxing and why it's a good, not scary thing.

NC_2011_11_06 Blogworld Expo, DocScanner, Zagg Kyes Solo Keyboard, img2icns

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:34:15 -0800

Blogworld Expo redux, DocScanner Review from Rod Simmons, ZAGG Keys Solo bluetooth keyboard review. Img2icns review from George from Tulsa from img2icnsapp.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Shane Jackson joins us to talk about blind accessibility improvements in iOS5 and the iPhone 4S.

NC_2011_10_30 Blindfolded, SCOtutor for Lion, Award Wallet, DiffMerge, Autumnal Cleaning

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:40:44 -0700

I'm speaking at Macworld | iWorld on blind accessibility - calling my speech Blindfolded! Week one of my VoiceOver learning experience. SCOtutor for Lion from Don McAllister from the Mac App Store. Rod Simmons reviews Award Wallet free in iTunes and the Android Marketplace. He also dedicates the Backyardigans Castaways song to the NosillaCastaways. George from Tulsa tells us about the free, cross-platform application DiffMerge from Sourcegear.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart goes through his "Autumnal Cleaning" computer style.

NC_2011_10_23 Appt Dialer, CUSeeMe, xMenu, LED Notifications on iOS 5, Windows 8 Inaccessibility, Mac Mania 15

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:30:53 -0700

Domain Name Hosting vs. Web Hosting explained in Dumb Question Corner, and Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review tells us about ApptDialer to set up conference call numbers in your iPhone. Waxing nostalgic about CUSeeMe from the 1990s and how Steve and I saw the future in that early video application. George tells us about a cool app for OSX called xMenu that brings back memories of the original xMenu and brings great use to today. Kevin @big_in_va tells us about using LEDs for notifications on iOS 5 through accessibility, and Patrick Henebry @patrickhenebry explains how Windows 8 isn't able to be accessible for those with mobility difficulties. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Captain Neil Bauman, CEO of InSight Cruises to join us to tell us a little bit about Mac Mania Cruises.

NC_2011_10_16 iOS5, Clarify Comes Out of Beta, Crackle, EasyFind, Magic Trackpad, Spyder 3 Express, B&W Effects

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:08:47 -0700

Donald Stein sends beautiful handmade wood pens to Steve and me. iOS5 review with Kyle's help. in Dumb Question Corner, Gaby asks why his brand new disk drive isn't showing the size he expected. Clarify comes out of beta, lands in the Mac App Store with a special discount until Monday the 24th: Clarify in the App Store. Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast reviews Crackle to watch movies and TV shows on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. George from Tulsa explains how EasyFind from Devon Technologies can find anything on your Mac. I finally find a problem that Apple's Magic Trackpad solves. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart tells us about his new Spyder Express 3 for monitor calibration and B&W Effects from Topaz Labs.

NC_2011_10_09 Steve Jobs, OSX Services, CardRescue, Kindle Inaccessibility, Windows Phone 7 Mango

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:17:21 -0700

Tribute to Steve Jobs, Dorothy asks a Dumb Question about Services is answered by Bart Busschots of
bartb.ie and George from Tulsa reviews CardRescue from WinRecovery Software for saving photos on problematic memory cards. Amazon Affiliates are back in California, so please use podfeet.com's Amazon link when you're buying things there? Dr. Robert Carter explains how the new Kindles are inaccessible - please go to this link where you can give feedback to the Kindle team and tell them what you think about it. In Chit Chat Across the Pond we get to talk to Chris Ashley of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast about Windows Phone 7 Phone.

NC_2011_10_02 Jettison, Pester, Camtasia Studio 7, BW C5 Headphones, Barts Secure Password Generator xkpasswd

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:01:43 -0700

I got to be on the Simple Mobile Review Podcast: simplemobilereview.com. Apple comes out with a firmware fix for the 24" display flicker problem a week after they gave me the new monitor, but then pulled the update? Why I hope to get an Amazon Kindle Touch for Christmas and I think Amazon will make a fortune because of the Kindle Fire. Allister Jenks returns with a review of Jettison to eject disks from St. Clair software in theMac App Store for $1.99. Jim Sewell has this week's dumb question - why he can't see all the locations for saving a file in the Save-As dialog box. Kirschen from FreeRangeCoder.com reviews OSX alarm program Pester from sabi.net/nriley/software. Full review of Camtasia Studio 7 from techsmith.com. Rod Simmons of SimpleMobileReview.com reviews the Bowers & Wilkins C5 In-Ear Headphones. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains the improvements being worked on by Moxie Marlinspike on the SSL Certificate problem. Bart also unveils his secure password generator at https://www.xkpasswd.net/.

NC_2011_09_25 Eudora, PowerPC Upgrade to Intel, Silent Film Director, Breevy Portable, Enigma Project

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:19:13 -0700

The giant 27" Apple Cinema arrives and it's flicker free, Steve Davidson gives us an update on his quest to replace Eudora with a Lion-compatible application. full review of Teamviewer from TeamViewer.com and the iOS version. Professor Albert asks if there's a way to upgrade his wife Elsa's 2005 PowerPC iMac to Intel so she can run Lion. Jans Röeber tells us about Breevy Portable from 16software.com for Windows. Rod Simmons reviews Silent film Director from MacPhun. In Chit Chat Across the Pond we're joined by British Mathematician Jim Grime, the Enigma Project Officer at Cambridge University. Links to all of his "work" can be found at singingbanana.com.

NC_2011_09_18 Scoche Boom Can Giveaway, Lion Debate, Motion GPS Drive for iOS, Security Certs Compromised

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:04:27 -0700

Details of Scoche Boom Can giveaway contest are available by subscribing to the NosillaCast News, the Podcast Award nominations are open at podcastawards.com. Knightwise explains his controversial comments from last week using Batman, Batman's toothbrush and a pink tutu. Then George from Tulsa weighs in on Knightwise's crazy ideas about Lion and shows us several ways to fix the "deprovements" in Lion. George provided links to Deeper.app, LionTweaks.app, TinkerTool , Cult of Mac's Lion Tips, LifeHacker's Lion Tips, and OsXDaily's Lion Tips. Rod Simmons from the Simple Mobile Review Podcast joins us with his review of the Motion GPS Drive for iOS . In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains exactly what's going on with the Security Certificate hacking débâcle (think much much more than Digitnotar being hacked.)

NC_2011_09_11 Scoche Boom Can, Thunderbolt vs Display Port, Linux Mint on Macbook Air, Tim Verpoorten

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:01:05 -0700

In Dumb Question Corner Professor Albert asks for advice on what hard drive he should choose for his new Mac Mini. Rod Simmons reviews the Scoche Boom Can Portable Media Speaker. I tell the sad tale of incompatibility between the new Thunderbolt MacBook Pro and the Display Port Cinema Display and the outcome of my struggles. Knightwise from knightwise.com describes how he brought new speed to his first generation Macbook Air by putting Linux Mint on it. In Chit Chat Across the Pond we're joined by veteran podcaster Tim Verpoorten of the Mac Reviewcast. Learn why he loves menu bar apps, why he hates the dashboard, a little reminiscing about the past and his advice to anyone starting a podcast today.

NC_2011_09_04 HeyTell, Hack Mifi Cable, ScreenFlow 3, Seismic Isolation, SSL Certificates, Plists Demystified

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:17:44 -0700

I'll be speaking on Mac Mania 15 to Australia in November of 2012 with Don McAllister and Leo LaPorte on Insight Cruises. Mistaken Marks and mispronunciation. Rod Simmons reviews HeyTell and Jonathan Quinlan answers Professor Albert's question about bits and bytes. I created a ScreenSteps tutorial including embedded video on how and why to hack the USB cable for the Novatel Mifi 4G 4510L from Verizon. Paul from Peru explains Seismic Isolation and I tell my own anecdote about it. Full review of ScreenFlow 3 from telestream.net. Ken Wolf from the Manhattan Repertory Theater in New York City does a testimonial about TextExpander. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains the SSL Certificate drama (hint: don't use Safari for a while), he gives more detail on how secure File Vault 2 is for whole disk encryption, and Bart answers Pierre Bourgeois' "dumb question" about what a plist actually is and why do they get mucked up.

NC_2011_08_28 HP WebOS and PC Business, In-Flight GoGo Internet, Huawei E5 MiFi, Windows Phone 7

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:00:21 -0700

Back up your Mac, please? My thoughts on HP dropping WebOS tablets and phones and exiting the PC business. Dorothy reviews In-Flight GoGo wifi to listen to the live NosillaCast from 28,000 feet on USAir, Jans describes his use of the HUAWEI E5 MiFi to avoid high data costs when traveling abroad. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast joins us to talk about Windows Phone 7.

NC_2011_08_21 Katie Floyds top 10 iPhone Apps, LapLog for iPad, Plantronics Voyager Headset, AppDelete Lite, Mac Disaster, Apple Star Trek

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:07:19 -0700

Katie Floyd of the Mac Power Users Podcast hosts the show while Allison vacations. Professor Albert asks some "interesting" questions of the NosillaCastaways. Katie walks through her top 10 iPhone Apps: 1Password, Evernote, Instagram, Delivery Status Touch, Card Munch, CardStar, TextExpander Touch, Instapaper, Google Voice, and Find My iPhone. Check out the free public beta of Clarify from bluemangolearning.com/clarify. Kirschen Seah from FreeRangeCoder.com reviews the LapLog from TheLapLog.com. Rod Simmons of the simplemobilereview.com reviews the Plantronics Voyager Pro. Allison sneaks in a review of AppDelete Lite from the Mac App Store. Katie walks through how her preparation ahead of time helped her survive a complete meltdown of her Mac. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and Katie compare the Apple strategy to Star Trek.

NC_2011_08_12 Prey, i.Sound, Clarify, Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro from Sprint, Linux Mint

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:10:01 -0700

Track your computer in case of theft with Prey from preyproject.com. Rod Simmons of The Simple Mobile Review Podcast reviews the i.Sound Portable Power Max from isound.net, and mentions the Zagg Sparq 2.0. I take you through the history of my 22" ADC cinema display including all the Frankensteinian tools I've used to keep that 9 year old monitor gorgeous all these years. Open beta of Clarify from bluemangolearning.com/clarify. Another 4G hotspot review, this time the Sierra Wireless Overdrive Pro 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Sprint. Larry Bushey of the Going Linux Podcast hosted at goinglinux.com joins us in Chit Chat Across the Pond to talk about Linux Mint from linuxmint.com.

NC_2011_08_07 iGrill, Dry Case for IPhone, Clear Rover Puck, Zoogue BinderPad, WD TV Live, MakeMKV, MPlayerX, LowePro Roller, 3GJuice

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:04:05 -0700

iTunes affiliate link live at http://podfeet.com so use that for all your iTunes buying including Lion and help out the show. Big announcements: next week's show will air live at 2pm Pacific on FRIDAY, not Sunday, and the following week the show will be on Sunday again, but hosted by Katie Floyd of macpowerusers.com back on Ustream, and no iOS accessible audio for that one show. I did a screen sharing update about a couple of easier ways to do it, Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast from otakunopodcast.com gives us a review of the iGrill from iGrill.com. Rod Simmons from The Simple Mobile Review Podcast reviews the Dry Case for iPhone from drycase.com/. Two reviews, one on the Rover Puck form Clear at clear.com and the BinderPad iPad case from Zoogue.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast from otakunopodcast.com joins us. He does a review of the WD TV Live from wdc.com. He also tells us about how to rip Blu-ray DVDs using MakeMKV from makemkv.com, play them in 1080p with MPlayerX from the App Store. And finally he goes through all of the things he takes along with him to cover a conference including the Zoom H4N and H1 from samsontech.com, his Canon Vixia HG21usa.canon.com, the Tamrac 5784 Evolution Messenger 4 tamrac.com, the LowePro Pro Roller lowepro.com/prorollerx, the 3GJuice from 3GJuice.com, and the Monster Outlet 2 Go from amazon.com/Monster-Outlets-300-Laptops-USB/dp/B003TXRTNG and the Virgin Prepaid MiFi virginmobileusa.com/mobile-broadband/mifi-2200.html

NC_2011_07_31 SSH, iStumbler, Chicken of the VNC, Clarify, VizWiz, 1 Minute Lion, NewYorker App, SpeechTrans vs Google Translate

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:38:35 -0700

Professor Albert asks what SSH is and what it's for, I answer with an explanation of how to VNC using Chicken of the VNC, how to SSH using iStumbler and teach how to kill a process from a distance. Bluemango Learning introduces the public beta of Clarify at bluemangolearning.com. Darrell Shandrow of the blindaccessjournal.com demonstrates an amazing accessible app called VizWiz that lets him send images to the web for people to explain to him. Professor Albert gives his 1 minute review of Lion, and Greg Norton gives us a review of the New Yorker Magazine app for the iPad . I do a review of SpeechTrans from Nuance at speechtrans.com and then compare it to the free Google translate at Google Translate. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Mark Dalton from The Tech Lounge at thetechlounge.com interviews me of all people!

NC_2011_07_24 Wirecast, CrashPlan, Effective Focal Length

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:59:00 -0700

Are we losing touch with real people because of technology? Wirecast review from telestream.com. William Thompson Jr gives us a ScreenSteps testimonial and Allister Jenks explains how CrashPlan from crashplan.com provides a fabulous backup solution. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains Effective Focal Length in cameras vs. sensor size and the history behind it.

NC_2011_07_17 Novatel 4G Hotspot, Think, Sony DSX-S-200X, ClamXav, Canada vs US

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:07:39 -0700

Blogworld Expo coming up Nov. 3–5, 2011 in Los Angeles this year - early bird pricing ends July 21st. Novatel 4G Hotspot review to replace the cruddy Samsun device. Review by Caleb aka geekosupremo of Think from freeverse.com/think. Gruesome story of how I cleaned up my HDD and SDD to play nice. Wayde Gutman, aka gutmach1960 on Twitter reviews his Sony DSX-S200X head unit for connecting his iDevices in his car from Crutchfield.com. bart reviews ClamXav from Clamav.net. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Pierre Bourgeois, aka @BouPierre explains the differences between Canada and the US in the tech world including what's available and cost differences.

NC_2011_07_10 Google+, Samsung 4G Hotspot, Auditri, YouSendIt, Entropy, Salting Hashes

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:39:55 -0700

More on Google+ and how I was wrong about photo sharing, don't buy the Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot, plans for a Novatel 4G hotspot, and Ken Wolf's review of Auditri from mauriciosantos.net to convert AAC files to mp3. In Dumb Question Corner Sandy asks what qualifies as an "authorized computer" to share a Lion download, and Allister Jenks asks for services to send large files now that iDisk is on the chopping block and I suggest Dropbox and YouSendIt. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart corrects me in my correction of Steve Gibson his use of the word entropy with passwords, and neither of us give on our positions, so Bart explains salting your hashes in security.

NC_2011_07_03 Google+, iPod Interface from Crutchfield, Chromebook, Easy Hard Passwords, Getting Ready for Lion

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:19:00 -0700

Google+ explained (I like it!), Amazon dumps its' California Affiliates (including me). The USA Spec iPod® Interface from Crutchfield at crutchfield.com. Chromebook review by George from Tulsa. Poor Professor Albert asks how to figure out what his 26 character password is on his wireless router, but I direct him to some lessons from Steve Gibson of grc.com where he explains how to make a memorable and uncrackable password. Also test out the strength of your password on his "Haystack Calculator" at https://grc.com/haystack. Steve Stanger of the Mac Attack Podcast joins us on Chit Chat Across the Pond to talk about how to carefully get ready for Lion.

NC_2011_06_26 New Facebook and Twitter for NosillaCast, Google Pivot Tables, Why is it Called Airport, Rotten-Apples, Flexiglass, Photo Etiquette

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:17:55 -0700

New Twitter name @nosillacast and new Facebook Fan Page at facebook.com/nosillacast.podcast. Excel goes head to head with Google on Pivot Tables. In Dumb Question Corner, William from Upstate NY asks why Apple calls wifi Airport. Laurie writes in with a testimonial for the repair service at rotten-apples.net. Learn how to bring Windows window's functionality to your Mac with Flexiglass from nulana.com/flexiglass. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart talks about how Mozilla has chosen to abandon FireFox 4 with no security updates in favor of new version numbers with FireFox 5, and how he's not as cranky at Dropbox as you might think. then he cleans our palette with a great discussion on what he calls Good Photographic Etiquette.

NC_2011_06_19 Remember the Milk, Superscript, Zoom in Window, Sony Bloggie vs Flip Mino HD, Paper vs Electronic, MyMac

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:50:09 -0700

17 ways to help the NosillaCast, Remember the Milk for iPad and iPhone review from rememberthemilk.com by Jans. In Dumb Question Corner Kim from the chat room asks how to show superscripts in her text editor and gets too long of an answer. Stu tells us about a great new magnifying feature in Lion called Zoom in Window, accessibility feature for the visually impaired and those who just need a little help. Steve and I did a fly off between the Sony Bloggie Touch video camera against the beloved but discontinued. Flip Mino HD including a video showing the two in comparison. I debate the merits of electronic books, newspapers and magazines vs. their paper equivalents - when is it good or bad? In Chit Chat Across the Pond I query Guy Serle of mymac.com Podcast about the tools he uses to create his podcast with Gazmaz.

NC_2011_06_12 Instacast, HP Veer 4G, Clarify, Digital Signatures, Asymmetric Encryption, Hashing Functions

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:37:52 -0700

ConnorP reviews Instacast (the greatest podcast listening solution EVER) from vemedio.com. I review the HP Veer 4G cellphone running WebOS. Sign up for early notifications from Blue Mango Learning about Clarify at bluemangolearning.com/clarify. In Dumb Question Corner, David asks for the right application to create a logo for his school club, and Professor Albert asks how to send an email to all of his Facebook followers. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains Digital Signatures by explaining the building blocks of asymmetric encryption (AKA public key encryption) and hashing functions (AKA digital digests).

NC_2011_06_05 All Things Digital D9

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:46:26 -0700

Allister throws in his two cents on RAM, Bob from Santa Cruz tells us about Triple Click Home (a way to make the iPad read to you using Voice Over, and Dorothy asks a Dumb Question. After that it's the All Things Digital Conference coverage, aka D9. Here my opinions on discussion with CEOs and Presidents of Google, Netflix, DARPA, Twitter, HP, Windows, Nokia, Alibaba, disney, Adobe and AT&T.