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#350 Macworld 2012, Blindfolded!, Avatron, Nite Ize Gear Ties, ParaSync, Powis iCase, WPS Flaw in Wifi, Star Photography

Macworld 2012 has come and gone, hear our experiences, how well Blindfolded! went, and hear interviews of vendors on the show floor. Avatron with Air Display on iOS in iTunes, Air Display in the Mac App Store, Air Sharing for iPhone in iTunes, Air Sharing universal for iPhone & iPad in iTunes, and Print Sharing in iTunes. Nite Ize brings us Gear Ties at REI, iPhone Connect Case Niteize.com Connect Case and Connect Case accessories: NiteIze.com Connect Case Accessories. Parat Solutions demonstrates the ParaSync to charge and sync 10 iPads (also models for 20 iPhones/iPods) at Paratsolutions.com. Powis iCase with 9 different positions at powiscase.com. The NosillaCastaways party was lots of fun at Macworld | iWorld, check out the photos on flickr.com/photos/nosillacast/sets/72157629089333159/ and Mark Pouley’s shots of just the Google Hangout we did with people who couldn’t come at flickr.com/photos/switchermark/sets/72157629087853459/. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart tells us about a dreadful flaw in WPS on most wifi routers (not in Apple Airports luckily). To look up your router to find out if it’s got the flaw and if turning off WPS will actually help, go to https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Ags-JmeLMFP2dFp2dkhJZGIxTTFkdFpEUDNSSHZEN3c. If yours has the flaw and you want to be daring, install a non-standard router OS like the ones listed here: wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wireless_router_firmware_projects. After that Bart lightens things up with his tutorial on how to take photographs of stars without fancy kit: bartb.ie/blog/?p=2226.


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#349 iBooks Author, Omnifocus, LIST!, iHandy Level, Silicone iPhone Cases, SOPA/PIPA

Why you might want to subscribe to the NosillaCast News. Blindfolded! at Macworld | iWorld. iBooks 2, iBooks Author change the textbook industry over night. Teleporting Manhattan Repertory or Super-Speed Project Management using Mac Apps, Ios Apps and Apple Gear – Part 2 using OmniFocus, an IOS application called LIST! and iHandy Level Free from iHandysoft Inc. George from Tulsa recommends silicone iPhone cases from Amzer and TPU Silicone Skin. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart explains SOPA and PIPA, why we care and why even though these particular bills have been stopped, we need to keep paying attention.


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#348 Blindfolded!, Jawbone Jambox, OmniDiskSweeper, AppDelete Lite, GoodReader, SimpleNote, Notational Velocity, Noteshelf, MacHash, Dock Unlocker

Blindfolded is coming along, Jawbone Jambox will be a critical element to the audio. Using OmniDiskSweeper from The Omni Group I recover 20GB of lost disk space due to an arrange application. Reggie Ashworth offers up 5 free copies of AppDelete Lite. Knightwise explains how he uses GoodReader to move Keynote into his iPad instead of iCloud. Ken Wolfe gives us part one of his “Super Speed Project Management using IOS and Mac Apps and Apple products” – using SimpleNote from Codality INC, Notational Velocity, and Noteshelf from Rama Krishna at FluidTouch.biz. MacHash from machash.com brings Mac-specific news and podcasts to the iPod, iPhone, iPad and Mac. Listener Lynn asks a Dumb Question – how to keep applications in the dock where they can’t be accidentally removed and we talk about the free Dashboard app Dock Unlocker from joselopez650.tk. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Knightwise from knightwise.com explains why he walked into the Apple walled garden of his own free will.


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#347 VueScan, Air Playit, Samson Meteor Mic, Action Movie FX, Nikon D5100, ME-1 Stereo Mic, Lowepro Fastpack 250

Free Macworld | iWorld Exhibit Hall passes by sending email to me with “hall pass” in the title. VueScan from hamrick.com by Allister Jenks. Air Playit Review from Air Playit.com by Nick Brennan. Samson Meteor Mic Review from samsontech.com. Rod Simmons brings us an Action Movie FX Review from actionmoviefx.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart brings us three more reviews, the Nikon D5100, the ME-1 Stereo Mic, and the Lowepro Fastpack 250.


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#346 EyeTV, Manfrotto Tripod, iMicrophone, Downcast, Task Paper, Mac App Store

Bad Cracker joke contest complete, EyeTV Review from Mike McPeek (@dscchipman), Manfrotto MKC3-H01 tripod review (Amazon link). Robert Harper with an i-Microphone Review (Amazon link). Kirschen from FreeRangeCoder.com gives us a Downcast Review from http://downcastapp.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart gives us a Task Paper review: OSX Version in the Mac App Store and iOS version in the iTunes Store, and then we chat about how the Mac App Store looks to us one year out.

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#345 Piezo for Skype, Security Advice, iOS Shortcuts, DiscLabel, Night Before Christmas, Higgs Boson

Revisiting Piezo from Rogue Amoeba since their update now allows recording of Skype calls. Update on my trials and tribulations learning VoiceOver for Blindfolded! at Macworld | iWorld. Rose challenges us to find the WORST jokes in our Christmas Crackers. Robert Harper gives a Clarify testimonial, and George from Tulsa walks us through his security measures to be safe online. John Shaffer sends in a tip on how to use brdrck.me/settings/ to put settings on your iOS home screen. Steve uses DiscLabel from smilesoftware.com for the first time. Back by popular demand, Steve’s Night Before Christmas with an ever so slight Macintosh bias. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Steve and Bart attempt to explain to me what the Higgs Boson is, and why we care.

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#344 Screenfloat, Yoink, AYL Stylus, Piezo, RSS Feeds, Android

Christmas show will be on Friday night the 23rd of December at 5pm Pacific time at podfeet.com/live. I figured out the fiasco with GarageBand from last week. Two great applications from Eternal Storms Software, Screenfloat and Yoink. Blue Mango Learning’s Clarify makes the top 10 best apps of 2011 at mashable.com. Donald Burr of Donald Burr of Otaku no Podcast from otakunopodcast.com reviews the AYL Stylus. Piezo review from Rogue Amoeba, and Browser wars using omnibar as the discriminator. In Dumb Question Corner Todd McCann asks for an explanation of RSS feeds. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, I get to ask Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast to explain Android to me and how it differs for good or bad from iOS.

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#343 Stylus Wars, AppsGoneFree, AppleScript Fun, CronniX, iCloud Encryption, Griffin Auto Adapter, UPS Lessons, Address Book Sync in iCloud, Christmas Star

Stylus Wars brings us the AmazonBasics Stylus. Shai Yammanee brings us an AppsGoneFree review. Dorothy (aka @MacLurker) writes some wicked backup scripts for me and we use CronniX from code.google.com/p/cronnix/ to schedule them. In Dumb Question Corner Horse asks whether iCloud encrypts your data (yes, see the Apple Support Article http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4865). Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review gives us a review of the Griffin Powerjolt Dual Universal USB Adapter. Steve Davidson talks about how inexpensive and useful Uninterruptible Power Supplies can be, including the APC BE550G Back-UPS ES 8 Outlet 550VA 120V that he uses. Jane from Perth (aka @jane73 returns after a long absence to tell us a great trick on how to sync address books between family members with iCloud. Bart walks us through his adventure to do a presentation using only an iPad and then gives us a peek into the presentation itself explaining the astronomical phenomenon that could have accounted for the Christmas star (view the slides at public.iwork.com).

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#342 Lion Tweaks, Fooducate, Springpad, Roomba, Crashplan, Carrier IQ, OSX Diagnostics

NosillaCastaways run the show this week while I help my mom in the hospital. George from Tulsa tells us how to tame Lion with Lion Tweaks at ifredrik.com and Mike Potter over at For Mac Eyes Only Podcast. Fooducate Review by Rod Simmons: Free version, $3.99 Fooducate Plus. Mike McPeek (aka @dscchipman) gives us a Springpad Review – cross platform iOS and Android app from Springpaddit.com. Katie Floyd reviews the iRobot 530 Roomba Vacuuming Robot. Crashplan Review by Timothy Gregoire from crashplan.com. Bart brings us a short Security Lite where he gives us his thoughts on the Carrier IQ débâcle, followed by John F Braun of the Mac Geek Gab joining us to talk about how he got so smart, and his diagnostic process, an even shows us some hidden gems inside the Xcode developer tools to do even more fun diagnostics.

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#341 NosillaCastaways Party at Macworld | iWorld, Jot Pro Stylus, Swollen Battery, Top 6 iOS Tips, 1Password

NosillaCastaways Party at Macworld | iWorld – register using the menu bar link at podfeet.com (or click this link). The password is the name of my longest running sponsor, all lower case. Jot Pro Stylus Review from Adonit. Swollen battery woes on a 2007 Macbook, and Rod Simmons of the Simple Mobile Review Podcast gives us his top 6 iOS tips. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart brings us his 1Password review from Agile Bits.

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