After a long hiatus for which I have no excuse, Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite is back with a fabulous interview with Adam Engst, publisher of the long-running Internet-based email newsletter, TidBITS. Adam’s been on the show a few times and he’s always a delight. This episode focussed on an article he published in […]
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Hidden Punctuation Tricks in macOS with Keyboard Viewer
One of the delights of using electronic devices is when you accidentally discover a hidden capability. A few years ago I was hammering away on the keyboard on my Mac and I accidentally hit the semicolon while holding down the Option key. Out popped an ellipsis – those three periods that are used to convey […]
Continue readingDiagram to Explain iPad and Pencil Lineup
3 iPads Compared Showing Their Pencil OptionsClick for Fullsize Image When the latest iPads came out, it was obvious that Apple had produced one of their most confusing product lineups since the old Performa days of the 1990s. Some have Touch ID, some have Face ID, some have Lightning, some have USB-C, and some have […]
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NC #964 eufy Cams, How Helma Flew 5000 Miles to Sit in My Kitchen and Code, 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 29, 2023, and this is show number 964. Before we get started, if you’re listening to this first thing on Monday morning, then today is the day […]
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How Helma Flew 5000 Miles to Sit in My Kitchen and Code
Helma from The Netherlands Came to Visit In the Programming By Stealth podcast I host with Bart Busschots as the instructor, we’ve covered a lot of different programming concepts. One concept we covered twice is Test Driven Development. We covered it twice because the tool that was available the first time we covered it (QUnit) […]
Continue readingNC #963 Find My Box is 3D, Stage Manager Trick, Star Trails and Annular Eclipse, Apple Watch Screenshots, macOS Settings after Nuke and Pave
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 22, 2023, and this is show number 963. mp3 download Google Forms Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE Articles Find My — The Box is Three-Dimensional Tiny Tip — Easy […]
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eufy Security Cameras with HomeKit Secure Video to Replace Wyzecams
Two Models of eufy Cams I Purchased (E220 is NOT HomeKit Compatible) Back in the day, I was a huge fan of a company called Wyze which sold very inexpensive ($25) security cameras. They seemed to be unstoppable as they came out with pan cameras, outdoor cameras, then vacuums, and even scales. But then a […]
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Tiny Tip — Easy Way to Bring in Windows to the Foreground with Stage Manager
Last December, my buddy Ron and I had a chat for the NosillaCast on why we both love Stage Manager on the Mac. In the last ten months, my love for Stage Manager has not dwindled a bit. Even with my devotion, there was one thing that still felt clumsy. Let’s say I’m writing an […]
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macOS Settings I Change After a Nuke and Pave
I’ve talked a lot about the process of nuking and paving my Macs over the years, and I just finished the process a couple of weeks ago. I’ve mentioned that I have a giant mind map that I follow to install all of my apps and to configure all of them. Would you like me […]
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Find My — The Box is Three-Dimensional
Apple Watch Series 9 Searching for iPhone Right before Steve and I left to drive to Utah, Steve realized that he couldn’t find his iPhone. Car was packed, windshield was washed, and goodbyes were said to the animals – we were ready to go. As one does, Steve used the side button on his Apple […]
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