I distinctly remember the day my brother showed me this really cool new website called the Internet Movie Database at imdb.com. It was amazing. You could look up any movie or TV show or actor and find out everything about it or them. I loved using it for a long time, and while I never […]
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CCATP #664 – Tom Merritt on Time Management
This week’s guest is Tom Merritt, prolific podcaster, author, and lover of dogs. I asked Tom to come on the show to explain how on earth he does as much as he does. We walk through all of his podcasts, what he has to do to prepare for them, and how he makes the time […]
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Dumb Question Corner – How does a Database Solve a Problem a Spreadsheet Can’t?
Ron Heiby wrote a “dumb question” in our slack (at podfeet.com/slack): Just listening to the “In a Few Minutes” episode from Feb 14 and heard you mention about using Airtable for tracking the streaming stuff you have in-process. I know almost nothing about Airtable, having just looked at their web site’s main page a bit. […]
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3 Apps to Help You Track TV Shows & Movies — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hello! It’s Jill from the Northwoods. It’s time to watch TV and movies! When I had a DVR, I would keep track of the shows and movies I wanted to see by recording them. It’s been three years since I cancelled cable and moved to streaming everything. I am not talented enough to write my […]
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NC #773 Bartesian, OTA TV on Apple TV, GuRu, Airtable for TV, Satechi, Diamond Dog
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, March 1, 2020, and this is show number 773. This week we’re going to learn about another wireless power delivery method using millimeter waves, Craig Passman is going […]
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Using an Airtable Database to Watch TV
I don’t know about you, but Steve and I are finding it harder and harder to keep track of what TV programs we’re watching. Perhaps this doesn’t qualify as a top-tier concern in our lives but when you want to relax with a program and shut your brain off from the world, you don’t want […]
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Tunity app review REVISITED – by Terry Austin
Hello Castaways! Terry Austin here with a review of a really cool app. Actually, we’re revisiting an app that Allison originally discovered and reviewed way back in the summer of 2016. Let’s start with our problem to be solved, and it’s way more common than many are willing to admit. TV volume! This may well […]
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TCL Monitor and Bias Lighting – by George from Tulsa
Guest Post by George from Tulsa I recently re-configured my home computer desk which enabled me to replace a 27” WQHD monitor with a 49” 4K TCL ROKU “Smart” TV purchased for $320 at the nearby Best Buy. Running the 4K TV at 1920 x 1080, I’m able to scale both Mac and Linux UI […]
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Tiny Tip – Home Button Can Sleep Apple TV and TV/Receiver
A few weeks ago I was listening to the Clockwise Podcast and Mikah Sargent briefly mentioned something about the sleep button on the Apple TV remote. I couldn’t get it out of my head wondering what he was talking about. I figured out that what he’d mentioned was actually something pretty amazing. If you hold […]
Continue readingNC #625 ecobee3 Installation and Review, Quarterback for Live TV on a Phone, Don’t Buy the TrackR, Security Bits
This week I’ll tell you about my experience installing the ecobee3 and later in the show I’ll review it. I’ll tell you why even though it’s awesome you shouldn’t buy it. We’ll have the first of our NAB 2017 interviews – Quarterback for Live TV on a phone. Then I’ll explain why you seriously want […]
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