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, May 4, 2025, and this is show number 1043. mp3 download The 20th anniversary of the NosillaCast is on the event horizon! For those who can spare the […]
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Tech on Travel — the Japan Edition
Whenever Steve and I take a major trip to a foreign country, I like to reflect on what I learned from a tech perspective. I didn’t expect to have many observations about tech in Japan, but I found a lot to talk about. Our trip was on a tour by a company called Odysseys Unlimited, […]
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CCATP #813 — Bart Busschots on Quantum Computing & Cryptography
This episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond is going to be a bit different. On the NosillaCast #1042 for April 27th, Bart Busschots and I recorded his usual segment on Security Bits, but the majority of it was a deep dive. The subject was whether cryptography as we know it is doomed because of […]
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In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst from TidBITS talks about how traditional search engines like Google and Bing no longer provide valuable information because they surface unreliable content first. Instead of using traditional search engines, he’s been testing tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Claude to see […]
Continue readingNC #1042 20th Anniversary Shirts, Neoplants, Hue Light Strips, Lotus Ring, PlugBug, WYBOT, 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, April 27, 2025, and this is show number 1042. I’m working hard on my article about tech in Japan, but it’s not quite ready yet. The good news […]
Continue readingNC #1039 TopJob Ergo Chairs, HUOTO Portable Apple Watch Charger, Aurzen Trifold Projector, Astrophotography Part 1 & 2, 12 Hidden Apps, Jackery Home Backup
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, April 6, 2025, and this is show number 1039. I hope you enjoyed that little April Fool’s joke in the intro. Can you imagine my surprise when I […]
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Astrophotography by Stealth Part Two — by Brian Hoffman
Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. Intro In the first episode, I left you with a picture. I called it “What the heck is it?” Well, it was a picture of Andromeda which I took learning how to use […]
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12 Hidden Applications on your Mac You Probably Don’t Need to Know About
Did you know there are 12 built-in macOS applications that are not in your normal Applications folder? Some of them are quite arcane and really should be hidden from us so we don’t worry our pretty little heads about them, but some are apps you launch without even realizing they don’t live in the normal […]
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Astrophotography by Stealth Part One — by Brian Hoffman
Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. This is part one. Hello and welcome, I’m Brian Hoffman, some of you may remember me from the chaotic interview Allison and I shared about solar energy a while back. Well, today I […]
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HUOTO Portable Wireless Charger for Apple Watch
When listener and friend Sandy Foster was going on an extensive trip a year or so ago, she and I got chatting about how to easily charge an Apple Watch while on the go. Slapping an Apple Watch onto a magnetic puck on a table is pretty simple, but if you’re on an International flight, […]
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