Allison Presents The Power of Learning by Teaching at Macstock 7 held in Woodstock, IL on 23 July 2023. In her talk, she explains how she learns new software by poking all the buttons, then poking at the developers, and finally, blogs about it podcasts about it, or even ScreenCastsONLINEs about it so that she […]
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Security Bits — 30 July 2023
Deep Dive 1 — The Updated EU ⬌ US Data Sharing Framework Since the European Court of Justice struck down the Privacy Shield framework that large US-based tech companies relied on to easily transfer data on European citizens to the US in 2020, quiet negotiations have been ongoing to try replace it with an updated […]
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Added the CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub to an M2 MacBook Air for Live Show on the Road
CalDigit Thunderbolt Element Hub You’ve heard me complain at length about trying to get Apple’s help figuring out why the battery doesn’t last as long as it should in my 14” M1 MacBook Pro. You probably also remember that they had me doing so many time-based experiments on it that I bought an M2 MacBook […]
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Shottr Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
In May I told you about the amazingly capable and inexpensive screenshot/annotation tool called Shottr. I’m so enamored with Shottr that I decided to create a full video tutorial about it for ScreenCastsONLINE. As always, I learned so much more about the tool because I had to really know how to use all of it, […]
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What’s the Difference Between a Hub and a Dock?
While on the road to Macstock, I asked Dave Hamilton a question that’s been festering at me for a very long time: What’s the difference between a Hub and a Dock? I’ve seen a lot of explanations on the web, but in every case, I could counter their theory with an example that proved the […]
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Tiny Tip – How to Tether Your Kindle to Your iPhone’s Hotspot
Maximize Compatibility Toggle in iOS Hotspot Settings On the plane out to Chicago for Macstock, I finished the book I was reading on my Kindle. One of my favorite things about reading on a Kindle is that I can easily buy another book and keep on reading. I don’t have to wait until I can […]
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“SO-2 is My Favorite Star” T-Shirts Honoring Dr. Andrea Ghez
SO-2 Is My Favorite Star I’m sure by now you watched or listened to my interview with Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Andrea Ghez. If you haven’t yet, drop everything and go check it out. In this interview, she explains how she and her team determined that there’s a supermassive black hole at the center of our […]
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I Finally Found a Use for the iPad mini
I usually try to figure out how a piece of tech will fit into my life before I buy it, but sometimes I buy on faith that the device will find its own place. I’m easily influenced by my geek friends in this regard, so if a lot of them say something is great, I’ll […]
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab – by Mr. Ed
Hi, this is Mr. Ed with a review of the Merlin bird ID app from Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology. First I want to set the stage for how I came across this app. I just recently took a vacation in Washington DC and Virginia where we spent half the vacation in the city and […]
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DTTO 12.9″ iPad Pro Case and iClever BK08 Bluetooth keyboard — by Bruce from Tennessee
Hi, this is Bruce from Tennessee with a combination review of the DTTO 12.9″ iPad Pro case and the iClever BK08 Bluetooth keyboard. Since this is the Nosillacast, let’s start with the problem to be solved. To be fair, I don’t really have a problem, other than I like gadgets. But, one of the gadgets […]
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