I Like a LOT of Complications As you’ve probably figured out by now, I’m a fan of the Apple Watch. People often ask me why I like it so much, and those who ask often start with, “I don’t want to work out, so what else is it good for?” Clearly they’re starting with an […]
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Apple Watch Solo Loop – by Marty Jencius
Hello fellow castaways Marty Jencius here, known in the castaways chat room as Drunk Nick Nolte. My relationship with my Apple Watch has been a rocky one over the years. Typically, I would put it on and never look at it. It was my third other screen after my desktop and my phone. I kept […]
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The Photographer’s Ephemeris – by Kurt Liebezeit
TPE on iPad and iPhone This is a review of the iOS and iPadOS app called “The Photographer’s Ephemeris,” from Crookneck Apps. The Photographer’s Ephemeris is a photography planning application, specifically an app for planning landscape photography involving the sun or the moon. Recall for a moment Ansel Adam’s celebrated photograph of “Moon and Half […]
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NC #805 Name Photos on iOS/iPadOS, Soma Smart Blinds, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, October 11, 2020, and this is show number 805. I’m recording from San Diego this week, as Steve and I have been spending some quality time with Nolan […]
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Security Bits — 10 October 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Social Media Updates Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms — www.nbcnews.com/… Instagram has improved it’s anti-bullying protections a little — about.instagram.com/… Deep Dive — T2 Jailbreak Update – The Other Shoe Drops Last week […]
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CCATP #656 – Bart Busschots on PBS 103 of X — Getting Started With Git
After some quick revision from the previous episode, Bart explains how Git commands work with their subcommands. We start by looking at how to configure Git and the differences between local, global and system-level settings. Then we create our very first repo with an exciting README file, and we commit the file to our repo. […]
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Soma Smart Blinds Controllers by Pat Dengler
Pat Dengler, aka Your Mac Doctor, a certified Apple Consultant and one of my dearest friends, joins us for an audio-only segment on the NosillaCast. I asked her to come on to talk about the smart blinds controller from Soma Smart Stuff at somasmarthome.com. If you’re interested in Pat’s consulting services you can contact her […]
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Tiny Tip – How to Name Photos on iOS/iPadOS
View → Metadata to See Titles In September I talked to you about how I organize my photos (https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2020/09/scanned-photos-organization/) and how I apply this detailed and fastidious organization even when bringing in scanned photos. One thing I didn’t tell you is that I also name a lot of my photos. I do this because I […]
Continue readingNC #804 Screen Recordings with Loom, Zoom Drinking Agenda, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, October 4, 2020, and this is show number 804. Chit Chat Across the Pond This week our guest on Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite is Jill McKinley […]
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Your Zoom Drinking Parties Need an Agenda
I don’t think I can really pull a tech angle out of this idea but I’m going to tell you about it anyway. Like many people, we only meet our friends in video these days. Six of us decided to get together for a glass of wine and a chat every Wednesday. Because we’re clever […]
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