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 11, 2023, and this is show number 944. mp3 download NO LIVE SHOW NEXT WEEK! Next week we’re going to Houston to visit our son Kyle and […]
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The Emergency Mac mini Upgrades of 2023
Last week Steve and I went to visit his parents who live about four hours away. His parents are fantastic about always staying up to date on their apps and doing all security patches on their own because, you know, “stay patched so you stay secure.” But when it comes to major macOS upgrades, we […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Which Macs are for Light vs. Heavy Duty?
Jill from the North Woods (who is a recovering Windows user) asks our Dumb Question this week: Are Macs like Windows in that desktops are for heavy-duty work, and laptops are portable but typically less capable? And are all-in-one computers for lightweight users? It seems as I look at it, the Macs are all the […]
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Let The Backpedaling Commence – by Frank Petrie
After the conclusion of Apple’s April event, many You Tubers and bloggers (myself included) began our assault on the new M1 iMac. Personally, I likened the design to a 5th grader who used the iPad software feature where you can make a square, circle, rectangle, what-have-you perfect by merely drawing the shape then holding the […]
Continue readingNC #819 Bartender 4 Tutorial, Boot-Loop-a-Go-Go, Cheating on Wyze, 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, January 17, 2021, and this is show number 819. mp3 download CCATP #668 – Bart Busschots on PBS 110 of X – Merge Conflicts Blog Posts Bartender 4 […]
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M1 Mac mini is Amazing – Until it’s Not
I received my new M1 Mac mini on Friday night after waiting a bit longer because I did a build to order to get a larger 1TB SSD. In theory, I bought the Mac mini to replace its aging predecessor, a 6-year-old 2.6GHz Intel Core i5. But let’s be honest with ourselves, I just really […]
Continue readingNC #746 Why Some CarPlay Isn’t Wireless, iPad mini Keyboards, Fixing Slow Mac mini, Tiny Tip on System Preferences, 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 Tuesday, August 27, 2019, and this is show number 746. Thank you so much for waiting for Steve and me to get back from visiting my family in Michigan. […]
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How to Fix a Slow Mac mini in an Unusual Way by Troy Shimkus
Hello Castaways! So, just an anecdotal story to share for fun. Recording this on my new 13” MacBook Pro in a hotel room after buying it last night at the local Apple Store in the city I’m visiting. While visiting my parents, my dad was complaining that his late 2014 Mac mini was slow. While […]
Continue readingThoughts on All the New Shiny from Apple
I don’t usually do a rundown on the Apple announcements unless I’m on someone else’s show, but I’m going to make an exception this time. I did get to be a guest on Daily Tech News Show but the format of the show doesn’t really lend itself to a lengthy discussion of the details. It’s […]
Continue readingNC #699 Tale of Two MacBooks, Nuke & Pave Mojave, Podcasts Filling Apple Watch, Fifth iPad Pro
Steve Davidson brings us his wonderful “Tale of Two MacBooks”. Then I’ll walk you through how I do a “nuke and pave”, also known as a clean install, of macOS Mojave. Claus Wolf brings us a warning about how podcasts can fill up your Apple Watch. I’ll tell you about a bizarre caps lock bug […]
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