Hi, this is Bart Busschots guest-hosting the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 25, 2024, and this is show number 1007. mp3 download Articles Clicks Keyboard for iPhone Termius – a Mobile Terminal App for iOS & iPadOS by Kurt […]
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Security Bits — 25 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. For those interested in even more technical details: CrowdStrike Reveals Root Cause of Global System Outages — thehackernews.com/… Steve Gibson has released a free tool to check your PC’s Secure Boot setup by verifying […]
Continue readingRPM Cadence Sensor from Wahoo
Last summer I discovered the joy of using bluetooth health sensors with an Apple Watch when I started using a Wahoo Tickr heart rate monitor while cycling. Having constantly updating and accurate heart rate information helped me to exercise better, and I’m happy to say I still use the Tickr each and every time I […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – VPN vs. Private Relay
Listener Lynda asks (generalised a little): I’m sitting in a hotel and my VPN appears to be working fine on the Hotel wifi. I am, tho, getting notices from Private Relay, saying that it is not working due to a software conflict. Which of these would be more secure in this kind of setting? The […]
Continue readingClicks Keyboard for iPhone
The Clicks Keyboard case for iPhone[/caption]The problem to be solved is that I often type show notes when out walking, and the soft keyboard is fiddly when you’re not sitting still. For years I just tolerated it, and even scoffed at keyboard cases, but a few months ago the https://www.clicks.tech was released, and reviewers I […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 04 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Apple Intelligence: Apple Will “Share the Results of AI Tests” With Public and Govt — www.macobserver.com/… Related: Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Related: 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 Apple […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 21 July 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Kaspersky officially announce they are leaving the US — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Kaspersky offers free security software for six months in U.S. goodbye — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Google are not the only company losing the battle against […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 2024-07-07
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The Snowflake supply-chain breach fallout continues with another big name: Neiman Marcus confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (biggest danger seems to be targeted phishing) 🇧🇷 Meta’s plan to hoover up […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 2024-06-23
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Microsoft delays Windows Recall amid privacy and security concerns — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (Initially only to Windows Insiders AKA beta testers) The scale of the Snowflake breach we discussed last time becomes clearer: Snowflake Breach Exposes […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 2024 June 9
Deep Dive — You Probably Want to Avoid Microsoft Recall, at Least for Now! At their recent Build developers conference Microsoft announced a new line of ARM-based laptops with built-in AI chips branded as Copilot+ PCs, with one of the headline features being Recall. The idea is that Recall will constantly monitor everything you do […]
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