Allison interviews Lauren Reynolds from Sony about their new self-fitting, over-the-counter hearing aids. Since these hearing aids do not require an evaluation and fitting from an audiologist, they are much less expensive and are easier to purchase than traditional hearing aids. Sony’s hearing aids come in a couple form factors. The CRE-C10 self-fitting hearing aids […]
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Tiny Tip – Password Sharing with Apple — by Physics Nerd Graeme
In our Slack community (podfeet.com/slack), before WWDC there was a discussion about password management with Apple Keychain, and Physics Nerd Graeme jumped into the discussion. He had a tiny tip on how to share passwords with family members. Keep in mind that this discussion occurred right before WWDC when Apple announced that they’re coming out […]
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Security Bits – 2024 June 9
Deep Dive — You Probably Want to Avoid Microsoft Recall, at Least for Now! At their recent Build developers conference Microsoft announced a new line of ARM-based laptops with built-in AI chips branded as Copilot+ PCs, with one of the headline features being Recall. The idea is that Recall will constantly monitor everything you do […]
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Magic Trackpads Really ARE Made of Glass
Remember back in 2010 when Apple first came out with the Magic Trackpad and it was made of glass? Well, I can prove that the Magic Trackpads are made of glass. Last Friday night I opened my M2 MacBook Air and saw what looked like a hair across my trackpad. With a dog, two cats, […]
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My View of the Bartender App Kerfuffle
You may or may not have heard that there was quite the kerfuffle this week about the beloved-by-many Mac app, Bartender. If you’re unfamiliar with Bartender, the problem it solves is to help you manage your menu bar items. My most recent article about Bartender was just in November when developer Ben Surtees came out […]
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Hide Your Menu Bar Items with Hidden Bar – by Physics Nerd Graeme
The Problem to be solved Bartender was a great app for hiding menu bar items, and it may well continue to be a great app for the myriad things it can now do for the new proprietors. But, I felt it wasn’t the right fit for me right now, so I went looking for a […]
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Which Pencils Work with Which iPads? The 2024 Edition of My Handy Dandy Diagram
Back in October of 2023, I tried to demystify the hot mess that Apple had made with so many different iPad models and Apple Pencils. It took me days to even figure out what all the options were to make one of my world-famous diagrams to explain it. One of the things that made it […]
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Tesla vs. CarPlay … Or the Best of Both Worlds
I’m a big fan of the giant screen in Teslas, especially because of how it displays navigation. In the Model S and X, the screen is vertical, while in the Model 3 and Y that Steve and I own, the screen is in landscape orientation. On the left side, you get a visualization of the […]
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How to Use Overcast as Your Podcatcher of Choice
This post has been superseded by a new walkthrough when Marco Arment released an entirely new version of Overcast: Overcast – New and Improved! – Another Walkthrough Sometimes an app or service is in such widespread use that it doesn’t occur to me to tell you how it works. But then someone asks me about it […]
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CSUN 2024: Brava Smart Oven that Cooks with Light
Allison interviews Travis Rea about the Brava smart oven that cooks with light. Brava uses coordinated pulses of infrared light to cook hotter, faster, and with more precision than conventional or microwave ovens. It is hot and fast enough to cook a meal in less time than it takes to preheat a conventional oven. Brava’s […]
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