Charlie’s Trophy When I was 12 years old, my family had a collie puppy named Charlie who was in sore need of some training, so my parents signed me and Charlie up for obedience classes. When it came time for the final graduation ceremony, which involved the incredibly complex procedure of walking around a circular […]
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CCATP #689 – Bodie Grimm with Allison and Steve on Tesla Fiddly Bits
This week we have a very different episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite. On the awesome Kilowatt podcast (a show all about electric vehicles), host Bodie Grimm asked me and my husband Steve to be his guests on the show. You really shouldn’t be listening to it here, you should go subscribe to […]
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Tesla Tech — Unexpected Surprises
I’ve talked a lot about what it’s like to drive a Tesla, and I’ve definitely spent a fair bit of time telling you about things I think could be improved. I thought that it was time to focus on some of the unexpected delights of the technology in the Tesla Model 3. Situational Awareness One […]
Continue readingTesla Tech – Range Anxiety is Real
One of the things people talk about with electric vehicles is the concern you might have about whether you’ve got enough battery charge in your car to make it to your destination. They call this range anxiety. With an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, you usually have lots of options to stop and get gas, […]
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Tesla Tech – Parts Electric Vehicles Simply Don’t Have
No Engine Under the Hood Shortly after I got my electric vehicle, I was driving past the gas station near my house and I realized, I will never go there again. I know it’s obvious that I don’t need to put gas in my car, but it was still a shock to the system to […]
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NC #760 Tesla Tech Nomad Qi Charger, Quest to Leave Wunderlist, Frank’s Pledge Break, 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, December 1, 2019, and this is show number 760. We’ve got a great show for you this week with some Tesla Tech, my quest to leave Wunderlist and […]
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Tesla Tech – Nomad Qi Charger
NOMAD Qi Charger in Tesla Model 3 Imagine a car where when you set your phone down on the console, it was magically charging. Well, the Tesla can’t do that. Well, without a little help. One of the great advances in-car technology has been the ability to charge your cell phone in the car. Am […]
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NC #751 PBS Index, iPhone 11 Night Mode, Tesla Tech Dashcam, Japanese Table of Sadness, iOS 13 Photos App
We’ve got a new and improved Programming By Stealth Index, I’ll tell you about how awesome Night Mode is on iPhones 11, I’ve got tales of adventure of how I had to learn how to install Python in order to get dashcam video from my Tesla, Kaylee will tell you (in a convoluted way that […]
Continue readingNC #747 Prizmo 5, Tesla Tech Self Driving, How to Fix Siri, Processor Slow Down
We’ve got a first-time contribution from a 13-year listener named Christian about Prizmo 5, I’ll explain the tech behind Tesla’s self driving modes, I give Apple advice on how to fix Siri. Then I’ll tell you a long, sad, frustrating tale of how my 2015 MacBook Pro appears to be failing and all of the […]
Continue readingTesla Tech – So Many Levels of Self Driving
I’ve been getting some good feedback on my Tesla tech series. It seems that people enjoy the strange things I’ve told you about the car. But I’ve also noticed that people seem to be getting the impression that I don’t like the car. I actually love the car! Let me explain why I have been […]
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