Certified Apple Consultant Pat Dengler joins me to tell the harrowing story of how her neighbor was seconds away from being scammed out of $30,000. In an elaborate web of lies with multiple people involved, she was connected supposedly to Amazon, the FBI, lawyers, and more, and every single person gave their IDs and return […]
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BG’s Tiny Tip – How to Send Project Gutenberg Books to Kindle
@BG in our Slack posted an interesting question, and with a little help from @GraemeS, he was able to find the solution to his problem. BG is a big fan of Project Gutenberg, which is a resource for downloading public domain (free) ebooks. The flashier titles are the classics, such as Little Women, Frankenstein, and […]
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Amazon Basics 14” Laptop Sleeve is Not a Good Fit for Your 14” MacBook Pro
$11 Amazon Basics 14″ Sleeve in Black I mentioned during my review of the Lacdo Laptop Sleeve for 14″ MacBook Pro that Steve prefers the very simple design of the sleeve from incase that he had for his 13” MacBook Pro. He’s been waiting for them to come out with the 14” version but I […]
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Security Bits — 13 June 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Last time we learned Facebook abuse EXIF data to track users’ locations even when they ask not to be tracked. The day after we recorded this excellent article came out explaining how to strip […]
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Observations on House Judiciary Committee Hearing with Tech Giants
As you have undoubtedly heard, a U.S. House of Representatives committee called the CEOs of Apple, Alphabet (Google), Facebook, and Amazon to testify before them this week. Steven Goetz texted me in Telegram that it was really good TV. I was head down working on something during the day so I didn’t get a chance […]
Continue readingNC #779 Tabletop Simulator, Box of Happiness with VoiceOver, RØDE Studio Kit, Bye-Bye Amazon, Cubo Ai Baby Monitor
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, April 12, 2020, and this is show number 779. Chit Chat Across the Pond This week’s Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite was really wonderful. I asked Anthony […]
Continue readingBye-Bye Amazon Affiliate Links
For many years now, the Podfeet Podcasts have been partially funded by the use of Amazon Affiliate Links. The idea is that if I talk about a product and provide a link to that product on Amazon, a small percentage of what you spend on Amazon will come back to me. Unfortunately, Amazon has cancelled […]
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NC #765 Fire Tablet, Netgear to eero, Bedjet, Hue, SleepCast, Retro Tech with 9.7″ iPad
This week we’ve got a fun bit from George from Tulsa on why you should get an Amazon Fire tablet, then I’ll tell you about the great network migration of 2020. After that Jill McKinley is back with three products she uses to help her sleep better. Every time Kaylee joins the show I get […]
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10 Reasons to Get an Amazon Fire Tablet — by George from Tulsa
Fire 7 Case Holster Wired Headset Hi, George from Tulsa here with ten reasons to use the Amazon Gift Card Santa’s going to drop in your stocking to buy an Amazon Fire tablet. But however you spend that card, do remember to first log into Amazon through Allison’s affiliate link and support all that great […]
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On 14 December, Amazon began rolling out Apple Music on its Amazon Echo devices. This quick tutorial will walk you through how to enable it and if you want, to make Apple Music your default music library and station. Home Screen From the home screen, click the little lines in the upper left. Choose Things […]
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