This article started out as a simple review of the Drobo 5N2 network attached storage (aka NAS). But as you might have noticed by now, these things take on a life of their own. I’m going to start with a bit of a walk down memory lane to explain how I got into using Drobos […]
Continue readingMore TagCategory: Blog Posts
Tiny Tip – Accessibility Shortcuts to Dim Screen & Magnify on iOS by Rick from Baltimore
Rick from Baltimore sent in this awesome little tip that solves a real problem: Hi Allison, I wanted to share a quick IOS tip that solved two problems for me. Problem One: I want to read on my iPad in bed, but the screen is too bright in the darkened bedroom, even with auto screen […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Security Bits – VPNFilter, CallKit Removal in China, No Telegram Updates in App Store, End of Flash & Silverlight, Papua New Guinea Turns Off Facebook
Followups Spectre & Meltdown Details have been released of a new Spectre variant named Speculative Store Bypass, or SSB. The vulnerability affects AMD, ARM & Intel chips. Thankfully it can be mitigated quite easily, so it’s just a matter of applying software, OS, firmware, and microcode updates as they are released — arstechnica.com/…
Continue readingMore Tag
The Apple Heart Study – Is It Right for You?
I received an email from Apple inviting me to participate in the Apple Heart Study. I got interested in the program so I read up about it and decided to download the app and sign up for the study. Here are the questions I had about the program which Apple answered quite well in their […]
Continue readingMore TagMaybe an Inexpensive NUC is All the Computer You Need – by George from Tulsa
Hi, this is George from Tulsa here to ask how much computer do you need? Or, phrased differently, how much will the computer you need cost? In terms of cost, it can be surprisingly little. All my work and personal computing needs are within the capabilities of my seriously obsolete 2007 MacBook Pro. Then, I […]
Continue readingMore Tag
A Talking Light Switch? ecobee Switch+ – by Joe Dugandzic
Have you ever thought, “gee whiz, I really wish I could talk to my light switch…”? Well, you’re in luck, smart thermostat maker ecobee just released a Wi-Fi smart switch with Amazon’s Alexa onboard called the Switch Plus! Now, ecobee isn’t completely new to this “add Alexa to a wall-mounted smart home device” game. In […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Free, Yet Powerful Vector-Design Program for iOS in Vectornator Pro
Update from 2023 – Vectornator has been rebranded as Linearity Curve and is available now at https://www.linearity.io/curve/ You have probably figured out by now that I’m not an artist. That doesn’t keep me from being interested in applications to create art and to appreciate those who use them well. I used to think all digital […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Explore Bike Share Made it Impossible to Actually Rent an Electric Bike
I’d like to start this particular review by saying that the customer support representative who refunded all of our money was awesome. That might give you an indication of how Steve and I feel about the Explore Bike Share service. We were in Memphis for the weekend and had walked a fair bit of the […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Design Your Own with Electric Quilt – by Sandy Foster
Hi, I’m Sandy and I’m a quilter. Okay, now that I have that out of the way, what does that have to do with a tech podcast like this one? Other than the fact that many sewing machines these days are computerized (yay!), there are many applications that make designing quilts so much easier than […]
Continue readingMore TagAll the Cool Kids Are Sending Out GDPR Notices
I’m sure by now you’ve noticed a rather significant uptick in the emails that you’re getting, 95% are with titles of “our updated privacy policy”. Hopefully by now, you’ve listened to Bart Busschots’s excellent walkthrough of GDPR on Chit Chat Across the Pond #534, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, because that’s what’s […]
Continue readingMore Tag