The one thing I still can’t crack the code on is how to get books from the library. I know people far less tech savvy than me who have figured it out, but it still baffles me. Here’s the problem. The electronic connection to my library CLEARLY was written by database administrators, not people who […]
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Reading Part 1: Paper vs Electronic Books
I love to read, especially using a Kindle. Like many of you, a part of me misses “real” books. I miss going to the bookstore and judging a book by the cover. I miss trading in my used books to Dave’s Olde Bookshop and getting store credit to buy more used books. I miss having […]
Continue reading#511 How to Record iOS Audio on Skype, Logic Dots, Lyve, Insteon, 2D Graphs Look 2D, Superfish Malware, Learn VoiceOver on iPhone
How to Record Skype Call Including Audio from iOS, Send your audio reviews for the while I’m gone in March to [email protected]. Logic Dots Ayopa Games from does in-app purchases right. Access All of Your Photos on Every Device with Lyve from mylyve.com/. Insteon Home Automation Will be Compatible with Apple’s Homekit at insteon.com. Tutorial […]
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Continue readingHow to Record Skype on a Mac AND Include Audio from iOS
On this week’s segment of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Shelly Brisbin is going to demonstrate how to use VoiceOver for the blind on iOS. We needed a way to record just our voices, but we also wanted to be able to record (in high quality audio) the audio coming out of our phones. I […]
Continue readingLogic Dots Does In-Game Purchase Just Right
You couldn’t call me a gamer by any stretch of the imagination which is why you rarely, if ever, hear me talking about a game on the show. Bejeweled was a long time favorite from back in my Sony Clié days and onto my iPhone, and 2048 has captured me for the most recent year […]
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#510 ScanSnap iX100 Mobile Scanner, Speeding Up an Aging Mac, Taming the Terminal part 29 of n – Introducing SSH
Send your audio reviews for the while I’m gone in March to [email protected]. Check out my appearances on The Productive Woman Podcast at theproductivewoman.com and Tech’s Message at natelanxon.com/podcast. An interview at CES with Fujitsu followed by an in depth review of their ScanSnap iX100 mobile scanner. In Dumb Question Corner Eric asks how to […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – How to Speed Up an Aging Mac with Minimum Investment
A few weeks ago Eric from Durham, NC noted that we hadn’t had any Dumb Questions in a long time so he sent me in an assortment and told me I could use any of them I wanted. I thought this was a delightful idea, so of course I procrastinated on answering him for a […]
Continue readingIn Depth Review of the Tiny Portable ScanSnap iX100 Scanner
If you’re any kind of geek at all, you’ve probably jumped on the paperless bandwagon. Maybe you’re a high end paperless fanatic like Barry Porter, Jim Sewell, Georg Conant, Allister Jenks and George from Tulsa using Hazel rules and all kinds of other cool automation techniques to move your scans around. Or maybe you’re like […]
Continue reading#509 BACtrack Mobile, Thinkware Dash Cams, Wireless Power Consortium, Build Your Own Quadcopter
I was on Daily Tech News Show talking Net Neutrality with Tom Merritt and Molly Wood. Review of the Blood Alcohol Concentration measurement device called BACtrack Mobile. Interview with Thinkware to learn about their dash cams, the Wireless Power Consortium to talk standards and 4Moms to talk high tech baby gear. In Chit Chat Across […]
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