October 2019 - Page 2 of 3 - Podfeet Podcasts

I Built a Hackintosh – By Trevor Drover

Creating a Hackintosh is not endorsed by Podfeet Podcasts. This post is meant to inspire the geek in all of us and to look at creative ways to make tech work for you. See relevant Laws in your own country before testing a solution like this. When Mojave was released last year I was disappointed […]

In Case of Emergency, Open Home Inventory

The Theft Many years ago, Steve and I traveled to Florida with the kids on an airline that no longer exists called Trans World Airlines, also known as TWA. I made the critical error of carrying my jewelry in my checked luggage. I’m sure you’ve guessed the second part of that story. When TWA gave […]

Sleep Tracking Isn’t Stupid – by Jill McKinley

Better Sleep from Going to Bed Earlier I am Jill from the Northwoods. I have listened quietly to Allison and Bart for years. I work for a software company and used to be a systems administrator. I love learning how fully use gadgets and software to make life better and more enjoyable. I heard somewhere […]

NC #753 Sleep Tracking Isn’t Stupid, Dumb Electronic Doorbell, DJI Osmo Pocket, Apple Watch Series 5 Battery Woes

Jill McKinley is on the show for her debut article about why sleep tracking is not stupid, I’ll tell you about the awesome electronic doorbell I found in the trash, Joe Dugandzic is back with a review of the DJI Osmo Pocket and I’ll tell you the tale of woe that has been my Apple […]

Why You NEED a DJI Osmo Pocket – by Joe Dugandzic

DJI Osmo Pocket Size vs iPhone 8 Plus So you’ve heard about those camera gimbal gizmos, right? Maybe you’ve even seen them out “in the wild” and thought they were pretty cool. But still, you think, “I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max with three cameras on it, and Tim promised that it would be […]

Apple Watch Series 5 and the Phone Call of Sadness™

Lately, Steve and I have started upgrading our phones and watches every single year. I’m starting to seriously question this strategy. While we can afford to do this, and it’s great fun, in two cases I don’t think we’ve gotten our money’s worth. Last year we promised the kids that we’d flow down our iPhones […]

I Found an Electronic Doorbell!

My Father the Scavenger My father grew up during the Great Depression and as a result, he became a bit of a scavenger. If he found something interesting like a screw or a nut on the ground, it was quite likely to come home in his pocket. Late in his working career, he was making […]

Security Bits – 5 October 2019

Followup Bluetooth permissions on iOS A nice article explaining some of the most common legitimate reasons apps me request BlueTooth access: Here’s why so many apps are asking to use Bluetooth on iOS 13 — www.theverge.com/… CloudFlare’s Warp VPN has Finally been Released — blog.cloudflare.com/…, nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… & www.imore.com/… Note that VPNs can provide encryption and […]

NC #752 Tunity Revisited, Flotato for iOS Apps on the Mac, Adding Forgotten Workouts to Apple Health, Sleep Tracking is Stupid, Security Bits

Terry Austin is back with a review of an app called Tunity that I reviewed ages ago (he’s got a different perspective). I’ll tell you about Flotato, an app that will let you run some iOS only-apps on your Mac. Then Sandy Foster tells us how to add a workout back into Apple Health if […]

Apple Health: How to Add a Forgotten Workout – by Sandy Foster

This is Sandy Foster again with a little tip. I’m sure I’m not the only person who has forgotten to start a workout on the Apple Watch or the iPhone; it’s important to be able to add it afterwards, of course, and some time ago, I shared a tip for doing just that. In iOS […]

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