I was on the SMR Podcast this week. CSUN interview with Sonova/Phonak about their Assisted Listening Devices. My review of the Solo New York Region Backpack. Allister Jenks explains how well the Western Digital WiFi-enabled hard drive helps him. I try to help you decide which iPad to get with my 2019 iPad lineup comparison […]
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2019 iPad Lineup Comparison Chart
2019 iPad Pro Lineup Apple went on a tear this week announcing new products one day after another. Speed bumps to the iMac line were nice, and of course the new and improved AirPods are really cool too. I’ve got mine on order as there weren’t any choices to be made. But Apple also made […]
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Security Bits – 23 March 2019
Followups The Reply All podcast released an episode about the Momo panic mentioned on the previous Security Bits — overcast.fm/… Security Medium — Facebook Accidentally Store Passwords in Plain Text Since 2012 Brian Krebs broke this story, and sourced it from “a senior Facebook employee who is familiar with the investigation and who spoke on […]
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Solo New York Region Backpack – Oh the Zippers!
Solo NY Region Backpack When Steve and I were at CES, we did an interview with a company called Solo New York. As the VP of marketing, Serkan Ozturkcan, explained, Solo New York is a “lifestyle brand” for bags. They make backpacks, tablet cases, briefcases, messenger bags, sleeves, totes, duffles, and work bags. In the […]
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Western Digital MyPassport Wireless Pro Portable Hard Drive with WiFi
Western Digital MyPassport Wireless Pro Back in 2006 I purchased a CompactDrive PD70-X — a battery powered portable hard drive (mine was 40GB) that sported a number of memory card slots in one end. While away from home, I could whip a memory card out of my camera (replacing it with another), place the filled […]
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CSUN 2019: Sonova/Phonak Roger Assisted Listening Devices
Allison interviews Helene Rydell from Sonova Phonak about their Roger assisted listening devices. Roger is a system of microphones and receivers designed to help people hear better under various conditions. Roger mics include the Table Mic which automatically selects and amplifies the person who is talking and the Select which allows the user to manually […]
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MarsEdit Tutorial on ScreenCastsOnline
I had a total blast creating my latest tutorial for ScreenCastsOnline. It’s on the blogging software called MarsEdit from red-sweater.com/…. This is a fantastic piece of software that I use for creating all of the blog posts you see on podfeet.com. The best part of doing these tutorials is that it forces me to learn […]
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CSUN Assistive Tech Conference 2019
CSUN friends Steve, Aleeha, Mike, Al, Jeff, Shelly This week Steve and I attended the CSUN Assistive Tech Conference, and I wanted to tell you a little bit about it. You’ll be hearing the very few interviews we did on the exhibit hall floor but we did more than the exhibit hall this year. I […]
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QD Laser’s Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear
We have three video/audio interviews from CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference, but there was one product where we didn’t do an interview and yet it was a pretty interesting product. The product is the Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear from QD Laser. This is a glasses-type piece of eyewear that projects the outside world directly onto your […]
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CSUN 2019: Ocutech Low Vision Aids
Allison interviews Sarah Lovejoy from Ocutech about their bioptic telescopes that help visually impaired people see better. Ocutech Bioptics are like miniature binoculars that attach to your regular eyeglasses and make images larger and easier to see. Bioptics are ideal for individuals with reduced visual acuity between 20/60 to 20/300 and they can be prescribed […]
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