Two weeks ago I told you about a $16 camera kit for mobile phones from a company called Criacr. My title questioned whether that could possibly any good. As I explained the downsides of a cheap kit like this (lens aberration for example) I also explained that I was having a great time with it […]
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15 Year Testimonials, otter.ai, Loopback, Audio Hijack and Mythical Sea Monsters
Last week’s episode of the NosillaCast was pure joy for me because of the wonderful audio recordings sent in by so many NosillaCastaways. You know that I’m committed to giving people the content the way they want it, so I really wanted to be able to provide the messages in these audio recordings to those […]
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CCATP #639 — Lory Gil on All Things Apple
Lory Gil of iMore On this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, I was joined by the most awesome Lory Gil, managing editor of iMore and co-host of MacBreak Weekly on the TWiT network. Lory and I had an absolute blast talking about all things Apple. We talked about the supposedly seamless interface […]
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NC #784 Happy 15-Year Anniversary & 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, May 17, 2020, and this is show number 784 and it’s also the 15-year anniversary of the NosillaCast! That’s 784 NosillaCast episodes, 638 Chit Chats Across various ponds […]
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CCATP #638 – Bart Busschots on PBS 96 of X — World Clock Challenge Solution
This installment of Programming By Stealth is a solutions show all about the clock assignment from PBS 92. Bart’s been quite busy this week designing an entirely new distance final exam system for the university where he works so he asked if I’d take on half of the content by presenting my solution to the […]
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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 10, 2020, and this is show number 783. Next week is the 15-year show and I’ve gotten so many great audio recordings. They’ve really warmed my heart. […]
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RØDE NT USB Mini Mic – by Terry Austin
RØDE NT Mini Mic Hello there Castaways! Professor Terry Austin here with another problem to be solved that ends in a product review. I was at a meeting over Spring Break – HEY, I still get to have those at my age BECAUSE I’m a professor! Anyway, at this meeting, everyone there sat in front […]
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A $16 Macro/Wide Angle Lens Kit Can’t Be Any Good, Can It?
Recently Dorothy, aka @maclurker, posted some really amazing macro shots she took of some flowers in her backyard. She used her big-girl camera and a new macro lens she got for Christmas. She inspired me to drag out my big-girl camera, slap on the macro lens and take it for my walk. I love taking […]
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Can $8 Enable a Great Webcam Experience?
When we all went underground, I did a blog post where I talked about the essential equipment for participating in video calls from home. I also talked warned about price gouging. At the time, the Logitech C920 webcam that I recommended was going for close to $300 when it’s normally closer to $50, but it […]
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I accidentally deleted my photos while trying to “back them up”. But to explain why this wasn’t as big of a disaster as it could have been here is some background. I enjoy photography, I use Lightroom to organize and edit the RAW files that I have accumulated over many years. I have a 2014 […]
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