On this 600th episode of the NosillaCast, I included the same audio from Chit Chat Across the Pond, which was the dramatic reading of a letter from my father to his family during World War II. Then we’ll discuss why I think the printer is a lie, and I’ll try to convince you that 3D […]
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NC #599 iPhone 7+ Portrait Mode, 2016 MacBook Pros, Security Bits
Next week the show will be out early because we’ll be out of town on the weekend, so don’t try to go to the live show because there won’t be one! In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart taught us how to create a JavaScript API in Programming By Stealth 24. I did some experiments […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #577 Two-Factor Authentication with Google and then Apple, Hazel Video Field Guide, Security Bits
I bit the bullet this week and turned on two-factor authentication for both my NosillaCast Google Account and my Apple ID. It was an “interesting” adventure in the same vein as the Chinese curse, “May you have interesting times.” The two experiences were really different and I’m not sure which one was better. In-between those […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #571 Smile is Awesome, Ditto for Notifications, Netgear X8 Router, Security Bits
This week we’ll learn how awesome Smile, the makers of TextExpander really is (in spite of last week) and how Ditto can give you notifications without a smart watch. We’ll learn how you really NEED a wicked cool new router like the Netgear X8 5300ac, and Bart is back with Security Bits. mp3 download
Continue readingMore TagNC #569 Voiceless Allison, Blindshell Smart Phone, I Made Fire, Sesame Smartphone, Security Bits
I lost my voice this week so I asked the Text-to-Speech voice named, coincidentally, Allison to step in for me and MC the show. Luckily we’ve got two interviews from the CSUN Person’s With Disabilities Expo. First, we’ll hear about the BlindShell Smartphone for the visually impaired that might also be helpful to the elderly […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #565 Judiciary Hearing FBI vs Apple, Nuke and Pave vs OmniDiskSweeper, Security Bits
I watched the entire five hours of the Judiciary Committee Hearings in the case of the FBI vs. Apple, so you didn’t have to. I think you’ll like what you hear, it’s actually optimistic about our government officials. Next up I’ll tell you how I did not do a nuke and pave, and why you […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #557 CES Impressions, Jacoti ListenApp, PicoBrew, URB-E, Security Stuff
I’ll give you one person’s impression of the adventure they call CES (which isn’t the same for anyone else). We’ll hear interviews from CES. We’ll start with Jacoti about their free iOS ListenApp for the hearing impaired, we’ll learn about the PicoBrew home brewing system, we’ll talk to URB-E about the Compact urban electric vehicle, […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #552 iPad Pro, Taking Charge of My Life, Cute Address Labels, Apple Watch Troubleshooting Guide, Security Lite
I’ll give you my assessment of the iPad Pro after a few weeks (and the gushing has worn off), then I talk about how in the old days the only battery I owned was the one that started my car. Learn how to make cute address labels for your holiday cards – new and improved […]
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