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Security Bits — 6 December 2020

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Social Media companies continue to work to curb abuses on their platforms: Twitter will soon show a warning when you try to like a misleading tweet — www.imore.com/… 🇰🇷 Facebook continues to run afoul […]

CCATP #584 – Dave Hamilton on Mesh Routers

Dave Hamilton of the Mac Geek Gab and The Mac Observer joins us to talk routers, and mesh routers in particular. He explains the difference between a range extender with a traditional router vs. a modern mesh router system. He explains why some IoT devices demand a dedicated 2.4GHz network (or at least they used […]

Replacing My PFSense Router

I told you about PFSense back in 2012 in NosillaCast #357, but six years later it’s time to revisit the topic. What is PFSense? A free and open-source router OS based on BSD Unix — pfsense.org/… Can run on just about any hardware — small embedded devices (regular home router hardware), micro-PCs based off things […]

NC #609 CES Fun, Akoustic Arts Directional Audio, Belkin, Kwikset Premis Locks, Luma Mesh Router, Security Bits

Steve and I are back from CES with tales of adventure. We’ve got interviews with Akoustic Arts who are developing a highly directional audio antenna, Belkin with a Thunderbolt dock and more, Kwikset with their HomeKit-enabled locks called Premis, and Luma with their mesh routers. After that we have an installment of Security Bits with […]