Now is an appropriate time to share that there will be no Chit Chat Across the Pond this week. Unfortunately, the scheduling gods were not in my corner this time around. To somewhat make up for missing out, I’d like to bring the following TEDx video to your attention. There has been a wee bit […]
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Recommendations for podcasts NOT about technology
The majority of podcasts I listen to are on technology topics, because technology is both a hobby and a profession for me. Over the years I’ve continually found new tech podcasts by hearing about them on ones I’m already listening to. But I also have other hobbies and interests and I find it harder to […]
Continue readingBeatsX In-ear Bluetooth Earbuds with Apple W1
When Phil Schiller announced the AirPods, he also announced a few other products which would use the same W1 chip technology. The cheapest of these is BeatsX. These are in-ear, designed for comfort, and last 8 hours on a charge. After a couple of weeks’ use I love using them, but there are a few niggles.
Continue reading26 Mac Apps You Didn’t Know You Had
Often when Allison puts out a call for material for the show, I’ll take a look at my installed Mac apps via Launchpad to see if there’s anything relatively new that’s worth a review. Faced with the prospect of sourcing an entire show, I did the same thing, but what I noticed was not something […]
Continue readingSwimming with Apple Watch Series 2
I’ve seen and heard numerous reviews of Apple Watch Series 2, but not very many seem to mention the newly available swim workouts, so I thought I’d give a brief rundown of how they’ve been working for me.
Continue readingGuest Review of the Tucano Elements Second Skin for MacBook 12″ by Allister
Greetings Allison and fellow NosillaCastaways. Allister here from New Zealand with a quick review of a product that won’t excite many, but will help prevent moments of horror. The problem to be solved is keeping my gorgeous gold 12″ MacBook looking gorgeous. I bought the laptop while travelling and so quickly became aware of just […]
Continue readingNC #573 BitTorrent Sync, Enigmo, Making Fire, Remote File Access with myDrobo and DroboAccess, Beurer GS485 Digital Glass Scale
Allister here standing in for Allison this week. I’ll tell you how I solved my OS X network drive problems. Then Dorothy, aka MacLurker, reviews the iOS game Enigmo. Next, inspired by Allison, I encourage you to play with fire. We hear from Drobo about their new myDrobo and DroboAccess services from the NAB conference. And finally, I review […]
Continue readingBeurer GS485 Digital Glass Scale
Allister here again, standing in one more time for Allison. When iOS 8 was launched and included HealthKit, I could immediately see the benefits of keeping health data in one prescribed place. Given how much information I already trust Apple with, it seemed like a no brainer.
Continue readingMake Your Own Fire
Allister here, still standing in for Allison. About a month ago, Allison wrote a blog post entitled “I have made fire!” which briefly chronicled how she had imagined a change she wanted to make to a scripted, automated backup of the podfeet.com server and how she made that change all by herself, using knowledge gained in […]
Continue readingGuest Review of Enigmo by DorothyR
Before my husband and I head out on a new cruise, I like to find some new games for my iPad to while away the hours between ports. This year I found an intriguing game called Enigmo from Pangea Software. There’s also a sequel Enigmo 2. Both priced at $1.99 from iTunes. Quoting from the […]
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