I had a HUGE problem with my MacBook this week. A lot of people mock the MacBook because it only has the one USB-C port and for a while there I thought they might have been right. For Christmas Steve got me a new USB-C dongle that would give me an SD card reader and […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Is it ok to partially turn off System Integrity Protection?
Our Dumb Question this week comes from John Ormsby, aka NasaNut in the chat room. He’s asking whether it’s ok to follow the advice of some app developers and partially turn off the protections Apple has put in place in El Capitan. Here’s John’s full question where he explains why he’s asking the question:
Continue readingTenba DNA 8 Messenger Bag – Perfect for Mirrorless Cameras
I’ve sung the virtues of owning a mirrorless camera before with the major delight being that they are much smaller and lighter than digital SLR cameras, without sacrificing photographic quality. Traditional SLRs (single lens reflex) cameras, whether digital or analog, use a system of mirrors to provide the photographer with a view through the lens […]
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I’ve been working on a super challenging technical project for months now. I’ve wanted to tell you about it but I have run into so many barriers that I was unable to overcome, there wasn’t a good story to tell. I still have not conquered my original task but I’ve had some partial success so […]
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Last week our friend Rod Simmons came over for a visit and he brought the new Microsoft Surface Book. He tried to connect it to our home network but it kept getting in and then losing the connection. I wanted desperately to make fun of it, what with my ever so slight Macintosh bias, but […]
Continue readingFirst Week With the Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro
When the iPad Pro came out, many of us complained that Apple had lost their way because they didn’t have the Pencil and the Smart Keyboard available on day one. I’m starting to think there might have been a method to their madness. If the Pencil had been available on day one, I think I […]
Continue readingAlexa Doesn’t Like the NosillaCast
I was listening to Leo Laporte talking on one of his shows about how cool it was that you can play TWiT podcasts using an Amazon Echo, via TuneIn Radio. TuneIn is a service that lets you listen to over 100,000 live radio stations but also on-demand content like podcasts. I heard about TuneIn from […]
Continue readingThis is Not Your Father’s GoDaddy
Remember the story about how with Bart’s help I rescued Hank’s History Hour from a WordPress and FTP hack? I finished the story without telling you the final step which was getting it back on line. When last we left our hero, I had the site rebuilt with a shiny new theme and a squeaky […]
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In 2007 I was driving my son Kyle and a few of his High School friends to Knott’s Berry Farm, and his friend Hank started telling us a story about Napoleon. I suggested to Hank that he had the wrong audience here, and that his passion for European History would make a terrific podcast. He […]
Continue readingNC #552 iPad Pro, Taking Charge of My Life, Cute Address Labels, Apple Watch Troubleshooting Guide, Security Lite
I’ll give you my assessment of the iPad Pro after a few weeks (and the gushing has worn off), then I talk about how in the old days the only battery I owned was the one that started my car. Learn how to make cute address labels for your holiday cards – new and improved […]
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