Allison interviews Calies Van Philips from j5create about their extensive range of docks designed for mobile phones. The first dock Calies describes has a MagSafe connector so it works well with MagSafe iPhones and Qi2-compatible phones that support wireless charging. It connects to the phone via USB-C and provides two additional USB-C ports for additional […]
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A Car Thief, a Purse, a Backpack, Google Assistant, and Security Cameras
The Subject of This Story Last week I was on one of my dog walks and as I got close to home, I noticed a backpack on the median in front of the sidewalk across from my house. In our neighborhood, anything sitting on that little strip of grass on the outside of the sidewalk […]
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Eero 6E You know what’s a super fun way to spend Mother’s Day? Diagnosing network problems! Let’s back up and I’ll tell you a story that might give you some insight into your own networking problems someday. A few weeks ago our network started to get dodgy. While all network speed tests showed everything was […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇺 Quick Digital Markets Act update: The first 3rd-party iOS app store in the EU has gone live – AltStore PAL by Riley Testut — rileytestut.com/… EU Labels iPadOS as a Gatekeeper and Orders […]
Continue readingMore TagRequest for Your Input to Commemorate Allison’s 1000th NosillaCast Episode
Hello NosillaCastaways, Allison is coming up on her 1000th NosillaCast episode in July this year! She began this journey over 19 years ago when she first picked up a microphone and decided to start recording. Since then, she has produced a NosillaCast podcast episode every week without missing a beat. To commemorate this milestone, I’m […]
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In December, Christian from Germany sent in a review of an app called Find Any File. He explained that when he deletes an app, he uses Find Any File to hunt down all of the remnants of the app so he’s sure his system stays clean. I downloaded Find Any File from findanyfile.app and gave […]
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Allison interviews Karin Muskopf from YubiCo about their range of hardware authentication solutions for online security. Yubico offers many secure key formats more secure than SMS messaging or an authenticator app for second or multi-factor authentication. YubiKeys provide strong authentication with support for multiple protocols, including existing Smart Card/PIV, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, the new standard that […]
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Allison interviews Thinkerbell Labs CEO and Co-Founder, Sanskriti Dawle, about their braille literacy device that helps children learn how to read, write, and type in braille. The handheld device, called Annie, uses gamified and interactive content to help make learning braille fun. A friendly human voice guides students in their local language, thus making learning […]
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Terminology I’ve just received a review unit from Kensington for their Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4K Nano Docking Station, but I’m going to call it a hub. In order to make any sense at all when I do that, let’s talk about the difference between a hub and a dock. You may remember that during our […]
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Allison interviews Martin Diamond, CEO of Pawport, about their new smart and secure pet door. Pawport features a patented design that slides onto existing pet doors using the grove on the existing pet door frame. A simple screw locks Pawport into place and cannot be removed from the outside. Pawport opens and closes on demand […]
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