Digital Photo Frames – a Little History According to Wikipedia, digital photo frames were first introduced in the 1990s. These frames allowed you to insert a memory card containing photos you took from your big-girl camera. They were a pretty revolutionary idea. Remember there wasn’t even an iPhone to view photos until late in the […]
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NC #940 18 Years and Still Going Strong, Engagement on Mastodon vs Twitter, Klack, RTINGS, WONDERBOOM 3 Speaker
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 14, 2023, and this is show number 940. 18 years ago yesterday, I picked up a microphone and recorded the first episode of the NosillaCast. I’m very […]
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RTINGS Helped Me Find the Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker
A little more than a year ago I told you about Shower Power from Ampere, which is a hydropowered Bluetooth shower speaker. We bought Shower Power through Kickstarter in October 2020 and as often happens with crowd-funded efforts, it took forever to get the device, where forever is a year and a half. I guess […]
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CCATP #767 – Bart Busschots on PBS 150 of X – Bash Script Plumbing (Take Two)
When Bart and I recorded PBS 150 on Bash Script Terminal Plumbing, neither of us was happy with it. I got very confused in the middle, and Bart decided that his original strategy might have been flawed in which he assumed everyone had heard Taming the Terminal and remembered everything taught more than 4 years […]
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Make Your Mac’s Keyboard Klack like a Mechanical Keyboard
Klack’s Menu Every once in a while you come across a tech product that has zero value but just makes you smile. This week I paid $4 for a macOS menu bar app called Klack. Klack’s job is to make your normal keyboard sound like a mechanical keyboard. It simulates mechanical switches and it’s awesome. […]
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Dramatically More Engagement on Mastodon vs. Twitter
If you’re a happy Twitter user, I have no intention of trying to make you sad about that. At the same time, I’d like to tell you why Mastodon is so much more fun for me. I’m sure this will shock you, but I’m someone who loves conversation. I know there are many who just […]
Continue readingNC #939 Battery Problems M1 MacBook Pro, Boogie Board Reusable Writing/Drawing Tablets, iCloud is Apple’s Superpower
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 7, 2023, and this is show number 939. mp3 download Articles My Never-Ending Battery Problems with my M1 MacBook Pro Boogie Board Reusable Writing/Drawing Tablets for Work […]
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Boogie Board Reusable Writing/Drawing Tablets for Work and Play
1990’s Hasbro Magic Slate Paper Saver – Barbie EditionFor Sale on Etsy for $27 I’d like to tell you about a little tech gadget that won’t have you moaning about what I did to your wallet. It’s called Boogie Board, and it’s not the kind you use to ride ocean waves. Boogie Board is a […]
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iCloud is Apple’s Superpower
iCloud is Apple’s superpower. I’ve been planning on writing up how much I take advantage of all of the integrations Apple give us between our devices. The subject came into even sharper focus when conducting experiments, at Apple Engineering’s behest, to try to solve my pesky battery problems on my M1 MacBook Pro. The most […]
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My Never-Ending Battery Problems with my M1 MacBook Pro
In October of 2021, I threw my money as fast as I could at Apple to get my hands on a 14” M1 MacBook Pro. When it arrived, it was as glorious as I’d hoped. It made me happy that my 16” MacBook Pro which was only 2 years old went into the hands of […]
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