You may have caught on that I’m a bit of a tech nerd, but I also like to do some craft-type stuff. Who can forget one of my favorite articles entitled, Knit Like a Programmer? Today I’d like to tell a story of combining nerdery, tech gadgets, crafts, and even photography. You may learn something […]
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Rock Paper Pencil by Astropad Makes iPad Feel More Like Paper
Pencil on iPad is Slippery A few years ago, my friend Cheyenne, the elementary school teacher you’ve heard on the show a few times, told me that she uses a screen protector to make her iPad feel more like paper when she’s writing on it with Apple Pencil. Ever since then, I’ve been tempted to […]
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NC #996 Glass Trackpads, iPad Pencil Diagram 2024, Bartender Kerfuffle, HIdden Bar with Physics Nerd Graeme, Security Bits
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, June 9, 2024, and this is show number 996. mp3 download Before we get started, a couple of housekeeping notes. This may be late notice but the live […]
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Which Pencils Work with Which iPads? The 2024 Edition of My Handy Dandy Diagram
Back in October of 2023, I tried to demystify the hot mess that Apple had made with so many different iPad models and Apple Pencils. It took me days to even figure out what all the options were to make one of my world-famous diagrams to explain it. One of the things that made it […]
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A Pencil with a Gyroscope Inside and More Fun with M4 iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard
There’s been a lot of hype around the new M4 iPad Pro just announced recently, mostly by tech pundits saying how amazing the hardware is and in their second breath telling us how disappointed they are in iPadOS. Apple made it thinner, lighter, faster, and gave us an OLED display but that wasn’t enough to […]
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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, November 5, 2023, and this is show number 965. mp3 download CCATP #776 Adam Engst on iPhone Recommendations for Senior Citizens Articles Passkeys Email to Friends and Family […]
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3 iPads Compared Showing Their Pencil OptionsClick for Fullsize Image When the latest iPads came out, it was obvious that Apple had produced one of their most confusing product lineups since the old Performa days of the 1990s. Some have Touch ID, some have Face ID, some have Lightning, some have USB-C, and some have […]
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I got to co-host Daily Tech News Show this week. I’ll explain why one Logitech Crayon might be better than 2 Apple Pencils. We’ll do a deep dive into the bits vs. Bytes that might make your brain hurt. Then we’ll finish off with a review of the GOSPACE Supercharger. mp3 download
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One Crayon is Better Than Two Pencils
Logitech Crayon, $70 on Amazon When the original iPads Pro came out, I bought the original Apple Pencil. I didn’t have any great excuses to get one. I’m not an artist and I don’t even doodle for enjoyment. I bought one anyway because it seemed cool and I thought maybe I’d find a use for […]
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Pencil is Way Less Stupid Than Before I was pretty excited to order the new iPad Pro when it was announced. I’ve mentioned a few times that I have the 12.9″ and the 9.7″ and I was curious what they would do with the form factors and what model I would choose. When they made […]
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