Hello Allison & fellow Castaways! It’s Tom from Ontario. I have to admit that this review will break the prime directive of not starting with a problem to be solved. However, I found, after installing the product, that it did actually solve a problem I had not expected it to. More on that later. The […]
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Version Control with Git for Your Keyboard Maestro Macros
I’ve talked quite a bit lately about learning to automate things on the Mac using the fabulous tool Keyboard Maestro. Keyboard Maestro is essentially like a little programming language with a graphical user interface, but it’s missing an essential part of any document creation tool – there’s no way to save versions of what you […]
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Security Bits — 5 March 2023
Deep Dive 1 — The Last Pass Breach Reports Since we last recorded, LastPass have released a lot of very detailed information. This is finally the level of detail I expect to see from responsible organisations. The structure and contents of the various reports are in line with industry norms at last. The best entry […]
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Tiny Tip – Filter Contact Fields When Sharing iOS Contacts – by Donna Campbell
I wanted to share some tips which you can feel free to use on your podcasts. I’m typically my mom’s driver for doctors appointments, but due to my broken shoulder, my husband has been helping out. I wanted to share contact info with him for one of her doctors so he could use Maps and […]
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Private, Secure, and Free Dropbox-like Experience with Syncthing by Bill Reveal
Greetings Allison, Steve, and my fellow Nosillacastaways. Bill here with too many problems to solve but for one; I am a grouchy obstinate old geek that is headstrong when it comes to computers. As the old saying goes, I hate all computers, I just hate my Macintosh the least. Despite being a long-time user of […]
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Keyboard Maestro Tips from Bob Cassidy
Back in October, I told you about how I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to automate a way to remove the alpha channel from transparent PNGs. The problem I was trying to solve was that the icons I was using from The Noun Project for featured images on my blog posts were nearly […]
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Evangelising macOS Spaces
A few weeks ago Allison and Ron described Apple’s new Stage Manager feature, and why it works so well for them on NosillaCast episode 919. What I loved about that piece is that they started from the assumption that Stage Manager isn’t for everyone, and then helped people both understand the feature, and whether or […]
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All the Gear we Use for the Remote Live Show
One of the great joys of doing the NosillaCast for Steve and me is the live show on Sunday nights. Before I started producing the show in front of a live audience, it was just me, my script, and a microphone. It was ok, but it didn’t feel like I was talking to other people […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Following on from the warning linked last time about the dangers of using AirTags to track pets, The Mac Observer have some recommendations for trackers that are specifically designed to safely track pets — […]
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Taking it Up to 4K with the KYY USB-C Display
KYY 15.6″ 4K Display for $239 I’ve been a fan of portable USB-C displays for a while now. I started with a tiny 12” 2K display, and then later bought my daughter Lindsay the Cocopar 15.6” 1080P USB-C display. She doesn’t have an official office with a desk at her house, so having this light, […]
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