Rick from Baltimore sent in this awesome little tip that solves a real problem: Hi Allison, I wanted to share a quick IOS tip that solved two problems for me. Problem One: I want to read on my iPad in bed, but the screen is too bright in the darkened bedroom, even with auto screen […]
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CCATP #549 – Bart Busschots on PBS 55 – Bootstrap Content
We finished learning the Bootstrap Utilities last time so this time we get to start learning about continue to learn about Bootstrap moving on from the Utilities into Bootstrap Content. Content is kind of an odd word; it means Bootstrap’s styling of regular HTML tags for things like headers, paragraphs, lists and tables. We have […]
Continue readingMore TagMaybe an Inexpensive NUC is All the Computer You Need – by George from Tulsa
Hi, this is George from Tulsa here to ask how much computer do you need? Or, phrased differently, how much will the computer you need cost? In terms of cost, it can be surprisingly little. All my work and personal computing needs are within the capabilities of my seriously obsolete 2007 MacBook Pro. Then, I […]
Continue readingMore TagA Talking Light Switch? ecobee Switch+ – by Joe Dugandzic
Have you ever thought, “gee whiz, I really wish I could talk to my light switch…”? Well, you’re in luck, smart thermostat maker ecobee just released a Wi-Fi smart switch with Amazon’s Alexa onboard called the Switch Plus! Now, ecobee isn’t completely new to this “add Alexa to a wall-mounted smart home device” game. In […]
Continue readingMore TagFree, Yet Powerful Vector-Design Program for iOS in Vectornator Pro
Update from 2023 – Vectornator has been rebranded as Linearity Curve and is available now at https://www.linearity.io/curve/ You have probably figured out by now that I’m not an artist. That doesn’t keep me from being interested in applications to create art and to appreciate those who use them well. I used to think all digital […]
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Thanks to our fabulous contributors, we’ve got a full-length show this week. We’ll start with the last audio interview from NAB, this time with Audio-Technica about their microphones and headphones (we use both!). Then I have a Tiny Tip about how to fix a problem with multiple monitors on your Mac. I’m trying to be […]
Continue readingMore TagExplore Bike Share Made it Impossible to Actually Rent an Electric Bike
I’d like to start this particular review by saying that the customer support representative who refunded all of our money was awesome. That might give you an indication of how Steve and I feel about the Explore Bike Share service. We were in Memphis for the weekend and had walked a fair bit of the […]
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Hi, I’m Sandy and I’m a quilter. Okay, now that I have that out of the way, what does that have to do with a tech podcast like this one? Other than the fact that many sewing machines these days are computerized (yay!), there are many applications that make designing quilts so much easier than […]
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I’m sure by now you’ve noticed a rather significant uptick in the emails that you’re getting, 95% are with titles of “our updated privacy policy”. Hopefully by now, you’ve listened to Bart Busschots’s excellent walkthrough of GDPR on Chit Chat Across the Pond #534, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, because that’s what’s […]
Continue readingMore TagTiny Tip – How to Get the App Switcher Back to the Correct Display on macOS
This might be the tiniest tip ever posted on Podfeet.com. If you have external monitors hooked up to your Mac, it’s really awesome. Most of the time. Sometimes it gets confused. You probably know that in System Preferences, you can identify which display is the main monitor, meaning that’s where apps first open and such. […]
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