To give a little background I have been an iPhone user since the 3g was released in Ireland. Prior to that I was on a Nokia of some description, I still have it in a drawer as they are virtually indestructible. I was, at the time, reluctant to change from Nokia as I didn’t see […]
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Tesla Tech – Opening and Closing Doors
I think that the designers at Tesla studied under the school of Steve Jobs and Jony Ives when it comes to making things so minimalistic they’re actually harder to use. Remember the one-button mouse that we all wished had more buttons, so Apple actually shipped a no-button mouse? How many people miss their home buttons […]
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CYCL Wing Lights to Light Up your Bike at Night – by Joe Dugandzic
Hey, this is Joe Dugandzic from Smarter Home Life, and normally I talk all about home automation and how you can make your home a bit “smarter”, or something like that. And, I’m always talking about how lighting plays a big role in our lives, especially at home. But for someone who puts a lot […]
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Jeff Gamet’s Playful View of the Story Hello fellow Castaways! Professor Terry Austin here. A few days ago I received a text message from Allison with a link to the original Washington Post story about smartphones causing users to grow horns. She simply asked – IS THIS REAL? This question is not unprecedented. I’ve gotten […]
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Zoom H4n Pro as a Portable Recorder and Interface
Zoom H4n Pro $220 on Amazon I’ve been wanting a better way to make audio recordings on the road for a long time. When I’ve needed to record when away from home, I have been using an ATR 2100 USB/XLR mic hooked up to my MacBook Pro, but that’s not truly portable. As I mentioned […]
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Zoom iQ7 $100 on Amazon You may have heard Dr. Maryanne Garry on Chit Chat Across the Pond a few times. She’s a professor of false memories who likes to call herself the Crusher of Dreams. She told me she would like to be able to do interviews while at conferences, and asked if I […]
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Security Bits – 15 June 2019
Followups 🇺🇸 🇮🇳 Thanks to a letter sent to Facebook by US Senator Richard Blumenthal we now know that Facebook’s controversial VPN tracking app collected data on 187K users, and that 31K of those were in the US, and 4.3K of those were teens. The remaining users were in India — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Security Medium — […]
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Will Soulver Solve a Problem for You?
I’m starting to feel like applications for the Mac never surprise me anymore. It seems that in a few minutes you can figure them out because they all work pretty much the same. Once in a blue moon, you find an app that has a completely new approach and a unique interface that is delightful. […]
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WWDC Adjacent – Why AltConf is Cool
AltConf for WWDC Getting into Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference is really hard. First of all, there’s a lottery system to even be allowed to get a ticket. If you get lucky, you’ve earned the joy of paying $1600 to attend the event. Of course, if you’re a developer, this is a unique opportunity to […]
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WWDC 2019 State of the Union Observations
The WWDC Keynote was very interesting, and also targeted towards the press and consumers. Alt Conf also streamed the State of the Union. I had no idea what to expect, other than that it would be quite a bit more technically oriented. I was afraid it would be way over my head, but because of […]
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