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 27, 2025, and this is show number 1042.
I’m working hard on my article about tech in Japan, but it’s not quite ready yet. The good news is that we have a ton of great content for the show, including four more CES interviews and two articles from Allister.
NosillaCast 20th Anniversary Shirts
The 20th anniversary of the NosillaCast is coming up on May 13th, and to commemorate the event, we’ve created 20th Anniversary shirts! They’re from Cotton Bureau, and if you choose one of the vintage blend ones, they’re super yummy soft. I put in a lot of color options, but if there’s a color you wish was there, shoot me an email at [email protected]. Some colors just don’t work with the multi-colored logo, but I’ll check for you just in case. I hope you’ll proudly wear these shirts so people will ask you, “What the heck is the NosillaCast?”
Macstock Conference Coupon Code
You know my favorite conference of the year is Macstock in Woodstock, Illinois just outside of Chicago. It’s such a great gathering of interesting people. The sessions are always fantastic, and the hallway discussions are even better. It’s a very friendly conference where there are no “clicks”. Everyone is approachable and fun. I’m bringing all of this up because if you register to attend using the coupon code PODFEET50, you’ll get $50 off the conference fee and I’ll get $25. The show is July 11-13 and I guarantee you’ll meet other NosillaCastaways there too! Head over to macstockconferenceandexpo.com/… today and come join us!
PBS Tidbit 12 — XKPasswd Rewrite Exits Beta
In this week’s tidbit episode of Programming By Stealth, Bart Busschots and Helma van der Linden start by reviewing how she took the reins of the XKPasswd project to first convert it from Perl to JavaScript, then to rewrite the web app. After that, she separated the JavaScript library from the web app code. This episode is primarily walking through exactly how she accomplished that split. And now XKPasswd is officially out of beta and available at xkpasswd.net
You can find Helma’s fabulous tutorial shownotes and the audio podcast at pbs.bartificer.net.
Articles
CES 2025: Neoplants Natural Air Purifier
Philips Hue Light Strips
CES 2025: Lotus Wearable Ring for Home Device Control
Twelve South PlugBug Travel 120W
CES 2025: WYBOT Solar Powered Robotic Pool Cleaner
Support the Show
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Security Bits
Transcript of NC_2025_04_27
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