Dave Gerlits sent me this email: Allison, Hi there. I’m taking you at your word about giving you feedback. On a recent show you talked about one of your listers (Darren) speaking up about the text on the email and how hard it is to read. You responded and said that you had fixed the […]
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Making Happy Audio
Back in the very very early days of podcasting, there was The Conversations Network, a non-profit headed up by Doug Kay. Doug’s idea was to create a series of podcasts by a global team of volunteers. Imagine the excitement of that age. This is around 2004/2005 when we were just realizing that we were in […]
Continue readingMacBook #3 and How Much Easier it is to Set Up a New Mac
If you’ve been following the show for a bit, you’ll know that I got a 12″ MacBook shortly after they were released. You’ll also know that I had to have it replaced because their fancy new key technology started locking up on me. Apple was great about replacing it on the spot, taking it back […]
Continue readingArmband You Might Actually Like from iGadgitz & Bone Conducting Headphones from Damson
Guest Review by Bart Busschots of bartb.ie – Cycling With My iPhone My preferred form of exercise is cycling. I want to have my iPhone with me for two reasons – to play podcasts, and to track my workout. Physically doing that is not as easy as you might think. I tried slipping my iPhone […]
Continue readingWhen Your Husband Steals Your Tripod
I’m going to tell a story and I promise it ends with an actual review of the Manfrotto Compact Action Tripod. But first, my story of why I needed to buy a new tripod. When I got my first SLR camera, the Minolta X700 in 1980, I also bought a tripod. I used that tripod […]
Continue readingFun Little Camera: HTC RE Review from George from Tulsa
Google just told me a hobby is “an activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.” Or a small horse. Years ago, back when I had a film SLR and lots of lenses, flashes, and related gear, photography stopped being mostly fun about the time I was invited to a wedding, asked to bring […]
Continue readingHave You Considered a Brother Laser Printer? by Steven Goetz
Hi, I’m Steven Goetz and I would like to give you my thoughts on the Brother MFC-L2740DW All-In-One Laser Printer. But first, the problem to be solved. As part of my job I get tons of paperwork, invoices from vendors, work orders, forms, and communications from operations. The HP Officejet Inkjet printer I had been […]
Continue readingThe Magic of Apple Photos
There are a lot of cloud options for your photos these days. If you have an Office 365 subscription for $99/year you get a terabyte of storage along with it so you can throw your photos up there. Dropbox is another good choice, once you get over the hump of agreeing to pay $99 for […]
Continue readingWhy Do Strong, Unique Passwords Matter?
In this video, I try to explain (in words normal humans can understand) how poor passwords can be revealed even if the website you’re using encrypts those passwords. Using a Screen Reader? click here Hacker image courtesy By Andersson18824 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue readingCan the iPad be a Good Enough Remote Video Recorder and Editor?
This story might be super old news to everyone else but the results surprised me so I’m telling it anyway. A while ago my buddy Niraj asked me for help with something. He had been tasked with helping at a work event where they wanted to be able to do impromptu video recordings of individuals […]
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