When we all went underground, I did a blog post where I talked about the essential equipment for participating in video calls from home. I also talked warned about price gouging. At the time, the Logitech C920 webcam that I recommended was going for close to $300 when it’s normally closer to $50, but it […]
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NC #781 Accessing Downloads, Midwest Mac BBQ Game Night, Magic Keyboard for iPads Pro
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, April 26, 2020, and this is show number 781. mp3 download
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Security Bits — 19 April 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Correction: — the microphone cut-off switch in the new iPad Pros is not a physical disconnect, but it is completely independent of iOS and can’t be affected by malware because it’s in the T2 […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 5 April 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Cloudflare’s WARP VPN Enters Beta for macOS, Windows — www.macobserver.com/… Related: WireGuard, the new and very promising open source VPN protocol that powers WARP VPN has reached 1.0, and has been added to the […]
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Interesting Audio Hijack Sessions
I’m a huge fan of Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. In fact, I’m such a huge fan that when I was at Alt Conf last year and they were giving out free drink tickets if you answered a question and I was asked, “What one app keeps you from switching to Windows?” I answered, without […]
Continue readingNC #749 Nightscapades, Zoom Mistake, Nite Ize Waterproof Containers, iWork Password Security, Go64, 64-bit Beta of Clarify, Video Streaming Woes Resolved?
This week I’ll walk you through why my Chit Chat Across the Pond recording with Doug Ingram didn’t have the audio quality I had hoped for. I’ll tell you about some reliable waterproof containers for your water adventures. I’ll answer a Dumb Question about whether iWork document passwords are secure. I’ll give you a tool […]
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Security Bits – 25 July 2019
Followups The Zoom webcam/webserver issue We now have confirmation that the vulnerability was also present in the RingCentral and Zhumu apps — www.imore.com/… Apple have rolled out an additional automatic security update to address the issues with these apps — www.macobserver.com/… Related Opinion: John Gruber addresses the question Isn’t [Apple’s response] “nonconsensual technology” too? in […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 14 July 2019
Security Medium 0 (more of a Followup) — 3rd-party Parental Control Apps Return to iOS Editorial by Bart: I’ve seen some very lazy reporting on this story, and I think the context and nuance are important, hence giving this apparently simple story the ‘Security Medium’ treatment. To understand what happened this week, it’s important to […]
Continue readingNC #737 Psychopaths, MAMP & WordPress Tutorial, DTNS, MacStadium, Zoom iQ7, Zoom H4n Pro, Horns on Kids
Steve and I are about to leave for Chile but I’ve got three Chit Chat Across the Pond recorded and in the queue for you, and Bart and Allister are going to take the reins while we’re gone. I’ve got two stories about recorders, the Zoom iQ7 and the Zoom H4n Pro that have very […]
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Is the Zoom iQ7 a Good Add-On Mic for Interviews?
Zoom iQ7 $100 on Amazon You may have heard Dr. Maryanne Garry on Chit Chat Across the Pond a few times. She’s a professor of false memories who likes to call herself the Crusher of Dreams. She told me she would like to be able to do interviews while at conferences, and asked if I […]
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