Back in 2022, I wrote an article titled Tailscale is Magic. I’d like to talk about it again to explain two things: Exit Nodes and Grants. Grants because I just learned about them and they’re solving a real problem for me, and Exit Nodes because I’ve mentioned the concept many times on the show and […]
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Siri AI Surprises and Delights … Most of the Time
I have to say, I am really digging Siri AI. And I don’t mean Siri “sucks less”, as others are saying. I mean it’s good. It’s really good. It is not perfect, of course; no large language model is. It’s also better at some things than others. I’ll get into what I think Siri AI […]
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Vista – Just Open the Image
I found an app recently that solves a problem of mine, but it isn’t the one-trick pony I thought it was. Every once in a while, when doing a screencast, I need to show a still-shot graphic. This week I wanted to show a PNG of a typical Mac keyboard and point to the function […]
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Security Bits — 27 September 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. After their first attempt received a lot of negative user feedback, Discord has redesigned their age-verification system: Discord rolls out age checks that don’t require an ID or selfie — cyberinsider.com/… “The company says […]
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ViewSonic VG1457 is Two 14″ Displays in One
I’m a big fan of portable USB-C displays. My current love is the $500 ViewSonic VX1655-4K OLED portable display. It’s a 15” display that’s super thin and light, and it’s an essential tool when I record the podcast during the live show when I’m on the road. A 4K display gives me the screen real […]
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The Case of the Missing F-Keys: Solved with Keyboard Maestro
One of the most powerful tools that I take for granted on my Mac is Keyboard Maestro. I have a lot of cool little automations running that I sometimes forget aren’t part of the operating system. I wouldn’t call myself a power user of the tool compared to some other folks, but I know my […]
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CleanShot 5.0 Brings Studio Mode for Producing Screencasts
As I said in my 2022 article introducing CleanShot X, I’m addicted to screenshot apps. I take a lot of screenshots for the podcast, as you can imagine, but I also find that screenshots are a very useful tool for sending bug reports to software developers. I do a lot of tech support for family […]
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Audiobook Audio (V3) Part 10: EQ for Audiobooks
EQ got easier when I stopped asking it to do everything I need to start this one with a confession: I used to be completely lost with EQ. Not “I am still learning” lost. I mean guesswork lost. I would watch the analyser, drag points around, do things that felt like they should be right, […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 12 September 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Age Verification News: Microsoft adds age-awareness APIs that can tell if users are children, teens, or adults — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Apps get an age range, not a specific age or date-of-birth Apple announced similar APIs […]
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Goodbye Mac mini, Hello Desk Space
You may remember when Steve and I performed The Emergency Mac mini Upgrades of 2023 for Steve’s mom and dad, Merlee and Ken. We went to visit them (about 4 hours away), and while helping them with some computer stuff, we realized that their Mac minis were 9 years old with 5400 RPM spinning hard […]
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