Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Following on from the iOS clipboard security weakness discussed in the previous instalment, security researchers have now observed many popular iOS apps periodically polling the clipboard for no apparent reason, and it’s not known […]
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Tesla Tech — Unexpected Surprises
I’ve talked a lot about what it’s like to drive a Tesla, and I’ve definitely spent a fair bit of time telling you about things I think could be improved. I thought that it was time to focus on some of the unexpected delights of the technology in the Tesla Model 3. Situational Awareness One […]
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CCATP #630 – Bart Busschots on PBS 92 — Currency Grid Solution
CCATP #630 for March 14, 2020, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is Bart Busschots with PBS 92 of X in which he walks us through his solution to the assignment from PBS 89 to create a grid of currency conversions. He doesn’t go through his code line by line, but […]
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CES 2020: Barnacle Systems Boat Security and Monitoring
Allison interviews Brandon Wright, CEO of Barnacle Systems, about their system that provides safe and secure remote monitoring of your boat. Barnacle is like a smart home but tailored for your boat. The Barnacle System consists of a hub that you mount on your boat, typically behind your helm. The hub picks up signals that […]
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CES 2020: Ring Smart Lighting Solutions
Allison interviews Nicholas Morford from Ring about their latest smart lighting products. These products do not have a camera and therefore don’t record video. However, all of the Ring Smart Lights can be linked together through the Ring Bridge. This device transmits and receives a propriety signal to all of your Ring devices out to […]
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CES 2020: Neofect – Gamifying Lower Extremity and Fine Motor Rehabilitation
Allison interviews Patrick Cummings from Neofect about their Smart Balance system designed for lower extremity rehabilitation. Smart Balance is composed of a platform on which you stand that contains sensors to track your movements and changes in pressure of your stance. It also has a band you wear around your chest that supplements motion tracking. […]
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CES 2020: Fasetto Forum In-Person Presentation Solution
Allison interviews Steve Walters from Fasetto about Forum, their unique solution for delivering presentations in person. Forum allows you to connect people from your laptop to their screens without needing the internet. Forum achieves this by setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot that allows people to simply join your network and view whatever is on your […]
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NC #775 Math vs Language for Programming, LiftMaster, Why Android, Wallbox, Colgate, Radii, Fluid Simulation
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 15, 2020, and this is show number 775. I really think I should build a random number generator to tell you the episode number since I can’t […]
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“Become Happy” and “Connect to our Big Universe” with Fluid Simulation App
Lately I’ve been posting a lot of very deep technical articles, and reviews of very useful applications and products. But I think the time has come to review something frivolous and only for entertainment. I’ve found something that’s not a game but it’s also not productive in any way. It is so pleasing I have […]
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CCATP #629 – Dr. Garry on Study of Language Skills vs Numeracy In Learning to Program
CCATP #629 for March 13, 2020, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is returning guest Dr. Maryanne Garry of the University of Waikato. I asked Maryanne to come on the show this week to help me break down a research paper I read that’s not actually in her area of expertise. […]
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