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 readingMore TagTag: tesla
Tesla 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 […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #738 CYCL Wing Lights, Tesla Tech Missing Buttons, Powerbeats3 & Security Bits
Bart Busschots from the Let’s Talk Podcasts here standing in for Allison while herself and Steve chase eclipses around Chile! Joe Dugandzic from Smarter Home Life reviews the Wing Lights from CYCL, NosillaCastaway debutant Wing reviews the Powerbeats3 bluetooth headphones, Allison makes a brief appearance to talk about opening and closing things on Teslas, and […]
Continue readingMore TagTesla Tech – Opening and Closing Doors
I think that the designers at Tesla studied under the school of Steve Jobs and Jony Ives when it comes to making things so minimalistic they’re actually harder to use. Remember the one-button mouse that we all wished had more buttons, so Apple actually shipped a no-button mouse? How many people miss their home buttons […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #735 Tesla Repair, Why AltConf, WWDC Keynote, WWDC State of the Union
This is an action-packed show. I’m going to start with a story I totally forgot to include in the podcast last week, and that was my promised, “How to Get Your Tesla Repaired After an Accident”. I had it in the shownotes last week and an alert listener (I’m bummed I can’t remember who) told […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #734 Write by Hand, (no) Tesla Tech – Repairs, Security Bits
I start the show by trying to convince you to write by hand instead of with a keyboard when you’re trying to think. I wrote up a stor called Tesla Tech, this one sadly entitled, “How to Get Your Tesla Repaired After an Accident”, but alert listener Kevin M pointed out that I totally forgot […]
Continue readingMore TagTesla Tech – How to Get Your Tesla Repaired After an Accident
My Model 3 after rear end If you managed to make it to the end of the show last week, you would have heard me say that my next installment of my Tesla Tech series would be on how to get body work done on a Model 3 when someone rear ends you when your […]
Continue readingMore TagTesla Tech – How Long Does it Take to Charge?
My father had a lot of weird sayings that I didn’t completely understand. For example, when I was misbehaving, he would threaten me with “I’m going to cut you off too short to hang up!” When I asked a question that was too vaguely worded to have a unique answer, he would say, “How big […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #732 Sorry for a Company, Tesla Tech App, Security Bits
Expect a few extra Podfeet Press emails over the next few days as I fix the Programming By Stealth RSS feed. I’ll talk about how silly I think it is that people feel sorry for Samsung with their folding phones. I’ve got my first installment of Tesla Tech where I’ll tell you all about the […]
Continue readingMore TagTesla Tech – There’s an App for That
Last week I mentioned that I’d like to create a little segment that will probably go on for quite some time that I’m calling Tesla Tech. I’m hoping in little bite-sized chunks I can explain the technology of this car that I find intriguing, helpful or annoying. I’m going to try to focus on a […]
Continue readingMore Tag