There’s been a lot of hype around the new M4 iPad Pro just announced recently, mostly by tech pundits saying how amazing the hardware is and in their second breath telling us how disappointed they are in iPadOS. Apple made it thinner, lighter, faster, and gave us an OLED display but that wasn’t enough to […]
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Security Bits — 2024 May 26
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Attackers are continuing to compromise Google ads, and they’re now targeting apps in the news as well as developer & sysadmin tools: Arc browser’s Windows launch targeted by Google ads malvertising — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Ransomware […]
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CSUN 2024: B.fter Aroma Art for Visually Impaired People
Allison interviews Angela Maeng from Another Day about their B.fter Aroma Art designed specifically for visually impaired people. B.fter is a paint kit designed to help the user distinguish colors by having a unique nature-oriented scent assigned to each color. Examples of the many scent/color combinations include lemon for yellow, cherry for red, and lavender […]
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CES 2024: j5create Docks for Mobile Phones
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, MoCA, ONT – Not a Happy Networking Story
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 […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 12 May 2024
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 readingRequest 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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Find Any File – ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial
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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CES 2024: YubiKey Online Hardware Security Keys
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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