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, May 12, 2024, and this is show number 992. mp3 download Before we dig into the show, I have a couple of announcements. First, I want to warn […]
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Eero, MoCA, ONT ā Not a Happy Networking Story
Eero 6E You know what’s a super fun way to spend Mother’s Day? Diagnosing network problems! Let’s back up and I’ll tell you a story that might give you some insight into your own networking problems someday. A few weeks ago our network started to get dodgy. While all network speed tests showed everything was […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits ā 12 May 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. šŖšŗ Quick Digital Markets Act update: The first 3rd-party iOS app store in the EU has gone live ā AltStore PAL by Riley Testut ā rileytestut.com/ā¦ EU Labels iPadOS as a Gatekeeper and Orders […]
Continue readingCCATP #793 ā Bart Busschots on PBS 165 of X ā jq: Variables
In this installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart explains why jq is uniquely designed not to need variables (most of the time) and then explains how to use them in the few instances when there’s no other way. It’s really a fairly straightforward lesson as Bart sets up some clear examples and solves them with […]
Continue readingRequest for Your Input to Commemorate Allison’s 1000th NosillaCast Episode
Hello NosillaCastaways, Allison is coming up on her 1000th NosillaCast episode in July this year! She began this journey over 19 years ago when she first picked up a microphone and decided to start recording. Since then, she has produced a NosillaCast podcast episode every week without missing a beat. To commemorate this milestone, Iām […]
Continue readingFind Any File ā ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial
In December, Christian from Germany sent in a review of an app called Find Any File. He explained that when he deletes an app, he uses Find Any File to hunt down all of the remnants of the app so he’s sure his system stays clean. I downloaded Find Any File from findanyfile.app and gave […]
Continue readingCES 2024: YubiKey Online Hardware Security Keys
Allison interviews Karin Muskopf from YubiCo about their range of hardware authentication solutions for online security. Yubico offers many secure key formats more secure than SMS messaging or an authenticator app for second or multi-factor authentication. YubiKeys provide strong authentication with support for multiple protocols, including existing Smart Card/PIV, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, the new standard that […]
Continue readingCSUN 2024: Annie Self-Learning Braille Literacy Device
Allison interviews Thinkerbell Labs CEO and Co-Founder, Sanskriti Dawle, about their braille literacy device that helps children learn how to read, write, and type in braille. The handheld device, called Annie, uses gamified and interactive content to help make learning braille fun. A friendly human voice guides students in their local language, thus making learning […]
Continue readingNC #991 Migration Assistant Failures, Cato from Auli, Kensington Thunderbolt Hub, Pawport Pet Door
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, May 5, 2024, and this is show number 991. Tuesday at 7 AM Pacific Time, Apple has an announcement, widely believed to be for a new set of […]
Continue readingExpand Your Ports with the Kensington Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4K Nano Docking Station
Terminology I’ve just received a review unit from Kensington for their Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4K Nano Docking Station, but I’m going to call it a hub. In order to make any sense at all when I do that, let’s talk about the difference between a hub and a dock. You may remember that during our […]
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