Today something truly disturbing happened with my Apple ID. It all started last night when I used my iPad Pro to buy a Hue Hub from the Apple Store using Apple Pay. When prompted I happily put my finger on TouchID and the website confirmed that my payment had been accepted. A few minutes later […]
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When Amazon Does You Wrong, Write to Jeff
Guest Post by Denise Crown Hello Castaways, this is Denise Crown. I have a story to tell you with a surprise ending. I recently treated myself to the water resistant AppleWatch 2. I love to swim, and really wanted to capture my swimming effort as part of my fitness history. This left me with my […]
Continue readingSolved – Apple Watch Not Registering Exercise
Over on the Facebook group (podfeet.com/facebook) there’s been a discussion of the problem when an Apple Watch refuses to give Exercise credit in the Activity app. Using Activity is all about credit, so this is pretty important to Apple Watch users. I started the discussion actually on behalf of fellow NosillaCastaway, Lindsay Tondee, aka Jibblies […]
Continue readingWhat to Do When Your Apple Watch Starts Talking (and the Screen Goes Black)
If you ever find your Apple Watch talking to you but the screen is staying blank, you might find some tips in this story. As is often the case with tech stories, this one ends in success but contains an unsolved mystery. You know I like to experiment with VoiceOver to keep increasing my knowledge […]
Continue readingGo Caseless on Your Phone with egrips
You know that feeling when you first get a new iPhone? When you pull it out of the box, and it feels so sleek and shiny? You carefully cradle it in your hand and feel great joy. But then something changes. The joy turns to fear when you realize you’re standing over a hard floor. […]
Continue readingWill Android Apps on ChromeOS be a Game Changer?
Guest Post by George from Tulsa In November, 2015 I reported about my new Asus Chromebook Flip and 2015 Toshiba Chromebook 2 with Intel i3. Text of that review is in Nosillacast 551. Nearly a year later, I’m very pleased with both. The 2015 i3 Toshiba Chromebook remains on Amazon for $476 even though Toshiba […]
Continue readingYou May Not Want to Turn on Two-Factor Authentication If You Have an Apple TV 2 or 3
This post has been dramatically edited (and improved) since it’s first publish date, thanks to alert readers Mike C and Giles Croft. Spoiler alert – you CAN use two-factor authentication on an Apple TV 2 or 3! If you’ve already read this post, jump down to the heading “Breaking News”. A little while ago I […]
Continue readingPodfeet Sticker Pack for iMessage
Greetings fellow NosillaCastaways. Allister here from New Zealand with a little bit of fun for those of you who have already upgraded your devices to iOS 10. If you've been watching the recent announcements and coverage, you'll probably know that Apple have put quite a bit of time and effort into enhancing the Messages app, […]
Continue readingFly All Over the World with X-Plane Flight Simulator
Guest Post by Tom Stewart This is Tom Stewart again and I am hoping to take a few minutes of your time to discuss a topic which has only a very slight Macintosh bias. There is no problem to be solved here, merely a way to use our computers for fun – I am talking […]
Continue readingHow Does the Apple Watch Series 2 Compare to the Original?
When the Apple Watch Series 2 was announced, it didn’t sound like that big of an upgrade to me from the original watch. I bought it anyway, mostly because Steve wanted to get a new one, and I had the dreaded FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). Now that I’ve had it for a week, I […]
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