When macOS Big Sur broke cover, we got a first look at the Control Centre as imagined for the Mac. While it’s cousin, the new Notification Centre, has been much maligned, I feel like Control Centre flies under the radar. Maybe that’s because everyone is just getting on and using it, but I wonder whether […]
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How I Fell in Love with Photography
I’ve been an enthusiast photographer since December 1986. Mum, Dad, my brother and I were on our way to the UK for a holiday when it happened, in a camera shop in Lucky Plaza, on Singapore’s Orchard Road. Lest you think I was buying, I wasn’t. My brother was, and as he was choosing his […]
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NC #897 Streaks, Time Out with the Time Out App, Sony WH-1000XM4 Noise Cancelling Headphones, Heart Rate Variability with Training Today, Tiny Tips for Finder
Hi, this is Allister Jenks of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, July 17, 2022, and this is show number 897. mp3 download Allison and Steve are in Iceland — land of volcanoes and glaciers! While they’re off enjoying themselves […]
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Tiny Tips for Finder by Ed Tobias
Hi guys this is Ed Tobias, also known as Mr. Ed in the chats. Normally I’m just a few miles from Podfeet headquarters, but right now I’m talking to you from the East Coast of the United States. We’re on vacation and we just spent the day at Martha’s Vineyard, a small island off of […]
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Heart Rate Variability with the Training Today App
We all know that feeling. You know you should get some exercise, but you just don’t feel like it. If you don’t feel up to it, that means your body is telling you to take it easy, right? Well… sometimes yes, sometimes no. Most weekday mornings I get out for a brisk walk of around […]
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Noise Cancelling Headphones by Steven Goetz
I have been promising this review to Allison for 6 months and I don’t think Allison ever thought she’d see it. First, the problem to be solved. I wanted a good, quality set of headphones that I could use for things like watching TV at night while others in my family are sleeping. I also […]
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Time Out with Time Out
It all started with a trip to the doctor; I don’t even remember what for. Had I noticed the red splotch on my back? No. We should consult with a skin specialist. OK. It’s benign but could become a problem, we should remove it. OK. We’ll have to cut it out. Ohhhkay! I was sitting […]
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Gator Frameworks Broadcast Boom Desk Mount Mic Stand
I recently purchased a new desk for my study, which I reviewed in a separate submission. If you heard or read that, you may recall I said my old desk was 1.2 m long and the new one is 1.8 m long. Sitting in the centre of the desk, each end is now 300 mm […]
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Loctek Standing Desk – by Allister Jenks
Loctek Standing Desk With a lot more working from home lately — I’ll let you figure out why — I discovered that my study (you North Americans may call it a den) just wasn’t a nice place to work for an 8-hour day. Part of that was not having much room to move — it […]
Continue readingThe 36,000 Word Bulleted List – by Allister Jenks
In April 2019, my wife and I embarked on our first overseas trip together in 21 years, to celebrate my 50th birthday. We spent a week in Singapore followed by a few days in Melbourne, Australia on the way home. One evening, a few days into the trip, I started to realise I was already […]
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