In Programming By Stealth, we’ve come to the end of our journey with Bash. I’ll be sad to have it complete because as I tell Bart in this episode, I’ve really enjoyed it. Next time he will do a final bow-tying episode where he brings everything we learned together in one set of notes as […]
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Shottr Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
In May I told you about the amazingly capable and inexpensive screenshot/annotation tool called Shottr. I’m so enamored with Shottr that I decided to create a full video tutorial about it for ScreenCastsONLINE. As always, I learned so much more about the tool because I had to really know how to use all of it, […]
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What’s the Difference Between a Hub and a Dock?
While on the road to Macstock, I asked Dave Hamilton a question that’s been festering at me for a very long time: What’s the difference between a Hub and a Dock? I’ve seen a lot of explanations on the web, but in every case, I could counter their theory with an example that proved the […]
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Tiny Tip – How to Tether Your Kindle to Your iPhone’s Hotspot
Maximize Compatibility Toggle in iOS Hotspot Settings On the plane out to Chicago for Macstock, I finished the book I was reading on my Kindle. One of my favorite things about reading on a Kindle is that I can easily buy another book and keep on reading. I don’t have to wait until I can […]
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“SO-2 is My Favorite Star” T-Shirts Honoring Dr. Andrea Ghez
SO-2 Is My Favorite Star I’m sure by now you watched or listened to my interview with Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Andrea Ghez. If you haven’t yet, drop everything and go check it out. In this interview, she explains how she and her team determined that there’s a supermassive black hole at the center of our […]
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I Finally Found a Use for the iPad mini
I usually try to figure out how a piece of tech will fit into my life before I buy it, but sometimes I buy on faith that the device will find its own place. I’m easily influenced by my geek friends in this regard, so if a lot of them say something is great, I’ll […]
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NC #950 iOS Contacts Widget, DTTO iPad Case and iClever Bluetooth Keyboard, Merlin Bird ID, Bear 2.0, More Third-Party Apple Watch Bands
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 Wednesday, July 19, 2023, and this is show number 950. The alert amongst you will have figured out that if the show got to you on Wednesday, there will […]
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab – by Mr. Ed
Hi, this is Mr. Ed with a review of the Merlin bird ID app from Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology. First I want to set the stage for how I came across this app. I just recently took a vacation in Washington DC and Virginia where we spent half the vacation in the city and […]
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DTTO 12.9″ iPad Pro Case and iClever BK08 Bluetooth keyboard — by Bruce from Tennessee
Hi, this is Bruce from Tennessee with a combination review of the DTTO 12.9″ iPad Pro case and the iClever BK08 Bluetooth keyboard. Since this is the Nosillacast, let’s start with the problem to be solved. To be fair, I don’t really have a problem, other than I like gadgets. But, one of the gadgets […]
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Bear 2.0 is Even More Beautiful and Packed with New Features
Just a bit over six months ago, I told you why I replaced the Note-taking/organizing app Ulysses with Bear from bear.app. Don’t worry, I’m not abandoning it for something newer and shinier, I’m here to sing the praises of Bear 2.0 which was just released. As you may recall, I chose Bear out of a […]
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