Yesterday was the very first virtual Macstock. While it wasn’t the same as getting to be near the friends we’ve met in real life, the tools Mike Potter used to get it as close as possible were really fantastic. I started to write it up but my descriptions sounded really flat when what I wanted […]
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Macstock Expo is Going Virtual AND Free This Year on 25 July 2020
If there’s anything good to say about these times, it’s that people are getting really creative at coming up with new ways for humans to interact. Sure a Zoom video over cocktails isn’t quite the same but it’s a solution we simply didn’t enjoy a few years ago. In that vein, one of the saddest […]
Continue readingNC #743 Wet iPhone Resurrection, iAccess Life & WheelMate, MyNetDiary, Anker Bluetooth Speaker, Macstock 2019 Retrospective, FIDO 2
Thanks to contributions by Ralston Barnard, Frank Petrie, Tom Merritt, Shane Jackson, and Bart, we have a huge show for you, even though Steve and I are lounging on a lake in Canada with our kids. I make a small contribution but it’s really everyone else who pulled the weight this week. mp3 download
Continue readingMacstock 2019 — A Retrospective
Macstock Expo at McHenry College Steve and I had the great pleasure of attending Macstock again this year, out in Woodstock, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. As the 5th conference, I found it even more enjoyable and informative than previous years. Macstock has two big components. There is the conference itself which is held at […]
Continue readingMacstock 2019: Creativity – Make Your Own Adventure Game
When Mike Potter said the theme of Macstock 2019 would be “Create!” Allison was disappointed because she believed she was not at all artistic or musical so she didn’t think she was creative. Then she realized that there are all kinds of creativity, and creating a podcast each week is a form of creativity. In […]
Continue readingNC #731 – Happy 14 Years, MacVoices Road to Macstock, TextExpander Tutorial, Linux on Windows, Wyze Sense, Tesla Model 3
We celebrate you, the community of NosillaCastaways on this 14-year anniversary show. I’ll tell you how I approached the task of teaching TextExpander to an audience from new folks to the most experienced for my tutorial for ScreenCastsOnline. Bart comes on for a quick discussion of why it’s so cool that Microsoft announced they’re putting […]
Continue readingTime to Sign Up for Macstock Expo — With a Discount Code!
NosillaCastaways at Macstock Expo 2018 There’s only 3 months left till Macstock Conference and Expo in Woodstock, Illinois (right outside of Chicago) so it’s time to make plans! Macstock is one of the big highlights of my year. It’s a gathering of Apple fans from literally around the world who get together for 48 hours […]
Continue readingNC #728 Macstock Discount Code, Dyson V7 Motorhead Vacuum, Tiny Tip, Security Bits
This week I’ll explain to you why you really should go to Macstock in July — among the other reasons is because I have a discount code for you! Then I’ll tell you how I’m in love with my vacuum, a Dyson V7 Motorhead. I’ll give you a Tiny Tip on how to reliably text […]
Continue readingNC #690 Sweet Setup Love for Keep It and Useful Workflow, Drobo Migration, Mind Map Productivity, Security Bits
The Sweet Setup shows some love for Keep It and has a fantastic Workflow to add an iPhone X frame to screenshots. I’ll tell you about the (disappointing but ultimately successful) Great Drobo Migration of 2018. I promised the audio from my talk at Macstock Expo entitled “Mind Map Your Way to Productivity” and it’s […]
Continue readingNC #689 Sylvania Smart Lights, Macstock Expo the People & Stuff I Learned, Everything is Fiddly in the Netherlands
The show starts off with Joe Dugandzic telling us about affordable smart lighting from Sylvania. Then I’ll talk about the people of Macstock Expo, followed by stuff I actually learned during the sessions at Macstock Expo. Then we’ll hear how everything is fiddly in the Netherlands for Helma, including fighting Apple IDs and monitors and […]
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