Feeder Adds Podcasts URLs The reason you get my podcasts delivered into your podcatcher each week is because of a magical little text file, often referred to by terms such as RSS file or feed file or podcast feed. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. This file contains the information about the name of the […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Which Macs are for Light vs. Heavy Duty?
Jill from the North Woods (who is a recovering Windows user) asks our Dumb Question this week: Are Macs like Windows in that desktops are for heavy-duty work, and laptops are portable but typically less capable? And are all-in-one computers for lightweight users? It seems as I look at it, the Macs are all the […]
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Camera+ 2 Monument Mode Removes Moving Objects – by Wally Cherwinski
Camera+ 2 Monument Mode A while back I got together with our good friend Bart Busschots on his Let’s Talk Photography podcast. And one of the things we talked about was how hard it is to get good shots of places or tourist attractions when there are always crowds of people around. You can listen […]
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NC #837 Weird Apple TV Remote, OWC Combo Disk Enclosure & USB HUB, Everything is Fiddly x 2
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 23, 2021, and this is show number 837. Last week I told you that we had some listener contributions that would allow me to fully enjoy our […]
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How I Justified a New iPad Pro
Everything is Fiddly – Helma on Apple IDs
Somewhere between 2001 and 2005, I got an iPod, my first Apple device, which I used as an external hard disk to transfer my PhD research between work and home. I got an iTunes account (then just a name, no email address). I switched from Windows to Mac in 2005 when Tiger was released by […]
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Touch-Sensitive Ring on Apple TV Remote is Weird
New Apple TV Remote With Arrows Illustrating Behavior The new Apple TV remote is probably the most exciting device Apple announced recently. Steve and I picked up two of the 2021 Apple TV 4Ks, not because they were amazing but because we wanted a flow down of devices in the house. And let’s be honest, […]
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OWC Combo Dual-Disk Enclosure & USB Hub – by Ryan Winkler
Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-Port Hub Today I thought I would give you a review of the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with 3-Port Hub. Let’s start with the problem to be solved. Problem 1: I just received my new M1 Mac mini and in looking it over I noticed the lack of ports. […]
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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 16, 2021, and this is show number 836 and it is also the 16 year anniversary of the NosillaCast! I know, it’s not a big milestone year […]
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Knit Like a Programmer
After I had written most of this article, I realized that I may have come up with a subject that interests absolutely no one but me. You see, this is about knitting like a programmer. How many of you both program, and knit? I mentioned this problem to Bart and he explained that there’s a […]
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