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, July 27, 2025, and this is show number 1055. Before we get started, I want to let you know that there will be NO LIVE SHOW next Sunday, […]
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MagGo 3-in-1 Charger + Sharge Retro 67 = Magic for Travel
A few weeks ago, the delightful Sandy Foster gave us a review of the Anker MagGo 3-in-1 travel charger. I was intrigued, so I picked one up for myself. I have to agree with Sandy — three enthusiastic thumbs up. What surprised me the most was how small and compact it is. It fits in […]
Continue readingCCATP #818 — Adam Engst on New Mac Migration
Adam Engst recently wrote a post on TidBITS describing his journey migrating from a 27″ Intel iMac to an M4 Pro MacBook Pro. He entitled the article Switching from a 27-inch iMac to a 14-inch MacBook Pro: A Fresh Start. I asked him to come on Chit Chat Across the Pond so he could walk […]
Continue readingPSA — Your Brother Printer’s Password May Have Been Reset
I have a quick but important public service announcement brought to you by listener Jane. A few weeks ago on Security Bits, Bart Busschots explained how a vast number of printer models (mostly from Brother but also from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta) had default admin passwords that were easily generated by hackers. The problem […]
Continue readingVirtual Monitor HDMI Dongles Solve Many Problems
The Problem to be Solved When Apple came out with the 14” MacBook Pro models, it created a problem for screencasters like those of us at ScreenCastsONLINE. The problem is that the displays are a 16×10 aspect ratio, while video on just about every platform is 16×9. If I produce a video using the display […]
Continue readingNC #1054 More Sindre Sorhus Apps on ScreenCastsONLINE, Apple Watch SOS PSA, Macstock 2024, 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, July 20, 2025, and this is show number 1054. mp3 download Articles For Mac Eyes Only Mike Potter, Dave Ginbsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs and the dreadful Chuck Joiner of […]
Continue readingEven More Sindre Sorhus Apps — ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial
A few months ago, I created a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial about three apps from the prolific developer Sindre Sorhus. I taught how to use Dato, Aiko, and Velja. I’m back with four more small but powerful apps from Sindre. Plain Text Editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone gives you a place to get your thoughts down […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 20 July 2025
❗ Action Alerts Calls to action, if any stories in this section are relevant to you, there is some action you should take. Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws — www.bleepingcomputer.com/…, krebsonsecurity.com/… & isc.sans.edu/… Most important patches for typical NosillaCastaways are Office zero-click exploits (triggered by previewing a document) Most important […]
Continue readingMacstock 2025 — Learning, Teaching, Laughter, and Joy
Every year, Steve and I make the pilgrimage to the Chicago area to attend Macstock, and every year, I struggle with how to describe it to you. If I gush too much and talk too long about it, it will be like your Aunt Edna showing you photos of her trip to Niagara Falls on […]
Continue readingMacstock 2025: Chain of Happiness – Share Your Knowledge
This presentation was given by Allison to attendees at Macstock 9 held in Crystal Lake, IL, on July 13, 2025. No matter how much you know, someone knows more than you. But no matter how little you know, someone knows less than you. You may not feel like you’re an expert, but if you’re at […]
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