George from Tulsa here to share a couple of Mac file management tips I use every day. In Allison’s honor, here’s the problem to be solved. There are now four of us in my work group. We download, create, and edit lots of files, then store them on a Synology NAS with zillions of others […]
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Audiobook Audio (V3) Part 6: Leave Headroom
Why headroom is a performance tool This part is about gain staging, which sounds like the dullest part of audiobook recording until the exact moment it matters: a line that suddenly gets louder than the rest. In a chapter I recorded recently, there was a scene where a policeman shouts at a crowd. Not a […]
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Tiny Excel Tip — Find Dependencies
Early one evening, Allister Jenks sent me a fun Excel question. Unfortunately, that was 10 PM the day before for me, as he’s in New Zealand. I was so intrigued by the question that I told him I’d work on it tomorrow. And as no surprise to anyone, it was the first thing I thought […]
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Macstock 2026: How the Cool Kids Really Use Spreadsheets
At Macstock X in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Allison took the stage to teach a 90-minute workshop titled “How the Cool Kids Use Spreadsheets.” Since people have different preferences in spreadsheet tools, she taught the concepts in Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, and Google Sheets. She taught how to fill down and right not just functions, but […]
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NC #1107 iMac as Display with AirPlay, VisiCalc with Ken Case, Adam Engst on Route Planning in EVs
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 26, 2026, and this is show number 1107. We WILL have a live show next week on August 2nd, but then we’ll be gone for our European […]
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Tiny Tip: Using an iMac as an External Display with AirPlay
A while back I bought an M1 iMac and I have loved it. I’ve always been cautious of buying an all-in-one machine because of legacy concerns, but it was just such a lovely package that I got it. Roll forward to 2025, and I bought a Mac Studio, effectively making my iMac obsolete. But its […]
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Learning VisiCalc with Ken Case
Steve and Ken With Rainbow Shirts In my look back on Macstock X, I ended by saying that it’s the people that make this conference so special. One of my favorite people I got to hang out with this year was Ken Case, the CEO of the Omni Group, maker of OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and more. […]
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KeyCastr & Presentify on ScreenCastsONLINE
Back in 2024, I taught you about a free, open source app called Keycastr that allows you to display your keystrokes on screen during demos. It’s a fantastic tool to help your audience understand exactly what you’re doing when you’re teaching new concepts. Around the same time, I taught you about an app called Presentify, […]
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CCATP #839 — Adam Engst on A Better Route Planner for Stress-free EV Trips
CCATP #839 for July 23, 2026, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is Adam Engst of TidBITS. Back in April, we talked about his first long road trip with his new Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle. It’s been a few months, and with the aid of some tools, he has a […]
Continue readingNC #1106 Look Back on Macstock X, Removing the Safety Net with Audio Recording, Max Patten on EVs for All America, 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 Thursday, July 16, 2026, and this is show number 1106. We’re fresh back from Macstock, and about to leave for Houston for a week, so again you’re getting the […]
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