Five years ago I created a video tutorial for ScreenCastsOnline all about my favorite Mac application, Audio Hijack. In the intervening 5 years, Rogue Amoeba has continued to add new features to the app. I decided it was time to do an update video to explain those new features, like the ability to capture Siri […]
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ItsyCal – A Delightful Calendar Menubar App
Do You Need another menubar app? Absolutely. You always need another menubar app. Now, do you need another calendar menubar app? Well, maybe. I’ve been using the calendar menubar app functionality within iStat Menus from bjango.com/… for years, but I may just supplant it with a new favorite called ItsyCal from www.mowglii.com/…. Let’s walk through […]
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Choosing a New Hi-Res Monitor – HP, Dell or LG? – by NuclearJon
Good morning Allison and the NosillaCastaways, this is Jonathan also known as NuclearJon in the Slack and very occasionally the live chat. When the quarantine started, like many others, I began working from home. This meant I had to convert my home office that was generally focused on my aging gaming PC to work with […]
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Smart Scale Shootout: $20 Wyze takes on $150 Withings
$20 Wyze Scale Back in 2017 when Bart gave us an update on how he was dramatically changing his health, he explained that he was using the smart Withings scale to monitor his success. I loved the idea of a connected scale to track my weight and other metrics so I bought one of my […]
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Tiny Tip – Falling Asleep with Overcast and YouTube – by Andrew Darlow
Hello, Allison and the NosillaCastaways! Andrew Darlow here. I was so impressed by the 15 Year Anniversary Show and everyone’s outpouring of love and respect for what you and Steve do every single week. And I’m happy to be able to submit two quick tips. Falling Asleep with Overcast Overcast Sleep Timer The first is […]
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Security Bits — 31 May 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Remain vigilant for pandemic-related scams: COVID-19 tests, PPE and antiviral drugs find a home on the dark web — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Beware of emails with “horrible charts” about Covid-19 — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… 🇺🇸 Scammers target COVID-19 […]
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Fun with Markup on iOS/iPadOS – Long-Form Content, Multiple Screenshots and Tools
Standard Screenshot in Markup on iPadOS I take a lot of screenshots on my Mac, iPhone and iPads. I use it to teach people how to use tools and to show developers where I have a question about their applications. I’ve reviewed a plethora of methods to take screenshots on macOS as a result. I […]
Continue readingDiamond Dog Tempered Glass Screen Protector – I’m a Believer
Allison Interviews Arun Karamcheti from Diamond Dog at CES 2020 At CES in January, I interviewed Arun Karamcheti from Diamond Dog, the company that makes the tempered glass screen protectors with patented DiamondClad™ Diamond-Like Carbon Coating Technology. I challenged Arun to convince me that I would like having any screen protector on my phone. The […]
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When One Keyboard Fails, Visit the Shelf of Abandoned Hardware
Original Magic Keyboard I’ve been having some interesting fun with keyboards for my Mac in the last few weeks. By fun, I mean aggravation, fiddlyness and experimentation. Let’s lay out my use case first so I can explain the problem to be solved. I probably should use a desktop instead of a laptop for my […]
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An $11 12X Zoom, Macro, Fisheye Kit for Mobile Phones Can’t Be Any Good, Can It?
Two weeks ago I told you about a $16 camera kit for mobile phones from a company called Criacr. My title questioned whether that could possibly any good. As I explained the downsides of a cheap kit like this (lens aberration for example) I also explained that I was having a great time with it […]
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