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, September 25, 2022, and this is show number 907. mp3 download This week’s live show is an adventure. Steve and I have been doing the live show for […]
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Here dongle, dongle, here dongle dongle! – by Ryan Winkler
Let’s start with our problem to be solved. I find myself wanting or needing to use discs of different types, CD, DVD, or Blu-ray on my M1 Mac mini. This isn’t an issue as I have a few USB DVD drives and even two USB Blu-ray drives. The issue I have found is that the […]
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CES 2021: USB4 Explained by USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum, or USB-IF, is a non-profit corporation founded by the group of companies that developed the Universal Serial Bus specification. USB-IF doesn’t make any products, and they don’t speak for any of the hardware vendors, but rather they facilitate the development of USB peripherals and promote the benefits of the products that […]
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Universal Audio Apollo Solo Thunderbolt 3 Interface
Universal Audio Apollo Solo top view As a tech podcaster, one of my jobs is to constantly buy new gear and then to back into reasons why I needed to upgrade my equipment. It’s in the handbook when you get started in podcasting. On very rare occasions, though, there is an actual problem to be […]
Continue readingNC #770 Closed Captions on YouTube, Podfeet DDOS Update, Follow the Money, Top Greener, Shure, Tesla Tech Range Anxiety, iKuddle, Wi-Charge, 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, February 9, 2020, and this is show number 770. mp3 download
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Zoom H4n Pro as a Portable Recorder and Interface
Zoom H4n Pro $220 on Amazon I’ve been wanting a better way to make audio recordings on the road for a long time. When I’ve needed to record when away from home, I have been using an ATR 2100 USB/XLR mic hooked up to my MacBook Pro, but that’s not truly portable. As I mentioned […]
Continue readingAccell Thunderbolt 3 Dock – More Ports for Less Money
These days we seem to be plugging more and more things into our computers. Sure we have sleek, thin laptops but when we sit at a desk it’s great to have a big monitor, lots of real USB-A ports, and have a way to charge our devices. If you’re over the top like me, you […]
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Security Bits – USB Restricted Mode, Apple’s Focus on Security in OS Announcements
Followups Telegram have now been able to update their apps on Apple’s non-Russian app stores — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… The VPNFilter malware/botnet story continues to evolve as security researchers find more router makes and model are affected. Additions to the list include routers by Asus, D-Link, Huawei & ZTE — www.zdnet.com/…, nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… & www.imore.com/… 🇺🇸 As anticipated, […]
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Security Bits – 26 November 2017 – FaceID Isn’t Broken, USB Bugs in Linux Kernel, Vulnerability in Intel Chips
Security Medium 1 — No, FaceID isn’t Broken, but it Does Have Limits A snazzy demo to the press had headlines all over the press screaming about how FaceID had been broken. But as is so often the case with stories like this, the devil is very much in the detail. What the hackers really […]
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Anker USB Charger Solves a Lot of Problems
The problem to be solved is that I regularly need to charge multiple things at the same time in my kitchen, and I don’t want to waste too many wall outlets, or, be constantly plugging things in and out. I need the ability to charge Apple devices like my iPhone and my iPad, and, to […]
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