Whether it’s because you have a small screen or because you’re a menu bar app addict, if you have too many menu bar apps to fit on your menu bar, then you need Bartender from macbartender.com. If you haven’t heard about it before, Bartender is an app that allows you to control what you see […]
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NC #822 Charjen AirPods Pro Tips Reduct, USB4 Explained by USB-IF, Viewsonic 2K Display
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, February 7, 2021, and this is show number 822. I’m very excited about this week’s show because we’ve got a fantastic interview from CES. I had the great […]
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Consider Viewsonic’s 27″ 2K Professional Display with a Mac
A few weeks ago Ray Hedrick of ViewSonic came on the show to talk about their USB-C lineup of displays, which I feel haven’t gotten much press in the Mac community. ViewSonic loaned me the VP2785-2K. This is a 27″ display with 2K resolution and it has a plethora of connections to suit every need. […]
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I Finally “Get” AirPods Pro because of Charjen Airfoams Pro Active Ear Tips
I finally understand why people like the noise cancellation on AirPods Pro, and it’s all thanks to Frank Petrie and his review of the Charjen Airfoams Pro Active ear tips he did in December. I’m not going to repeat anything he said because it’s a terrific review and needs no elaboration, but I wanted to […]
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Use Your iOS Device as a Document Scanner with Overviewer
The Problem(s) to be Solved Overviewer as a Document Scanner Hold your hand up if you’re on a lot of Zoom calls these days. Everyone, right? We’re connecting with friends, we’re getting work done and while it’s exhausting to be on air so much, Zoom really is filling a need we have. The ability to […]
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Security Bits — 28 January 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The SolarWinds attack Malwarebytes Reveals it Was Hacked by Nation-State Behind ‘SolarWinds’ — www.macobserver.com/… Did not use SolarWinds products Vector was their Office365 tenancy (Microsoft spotted suspicious activity on their account and contacted them) […]
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CES 2021: USB4 Explained by USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum, or USB-IF, is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. USB-IF doesn’t make any products, and they don’t speak for any of the hardware vendors, but rather they facilitate the development of USB peripherals and promote the benefits of the products that […]
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CES 2021: Shure Home Office Mic and Bluetooth Headphones
Every year at CES we love to stop by the Shure booth to see the latest in cool new consumer microphones and headphones. Laura Davidson, Lead Retail Market Development Specialist at Shure, joins us again to tell us about their new products. She explains and demonstrates the new MV5C home office microphone (https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv5c) designed to […]
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LumaFusion – Video Editor for iPad by Chris Nielsen
LumaFusion for $29.99 in the App Store Hi there castaways. Today I’d like to talk to you about an iOS and iPadOS video editor called LumaFusion from luma-touch.com/… that I use here in New Zealand to edit motovlogs, which are vlogs shot on a motorcycle, and the term also includes other videos about motorcycles, like […]
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CES 2021: Hex Home Security
Dan Bugos, product manager for Origin Wireless, joins Allison to talk about their Hex Home security product. This is a small puck called Hex Command that you connect to your network and two very small Hex Sense devices that plug into normal outlets. With these three simple devices, the Origin Wireless Motion Engine not only […]
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