In this jumbo-sized episode of the show, I’ll tell you about the Omni 20 USB-C Power bank that can charge a large laptop at half the weight and volume, and the HyperDrive travel hub that solves some real problems. Then Bart Busschots will regale us with Security Bits that are “Chewy Mediums” as he calls […]
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CCATP #592 — Bart Busschots on PBS 77 of X — More Callbacks & More AJAX
Bart Busschots starts this week’s episode with a great refresher on what a callback actually is (because I have remained mystified by the term). He starts with simple examples and then shows us how we’ve been using callbacks all along and just didn’t realize it. Then he’ll walk through the challenge solution and the extra […]
Continue readingTraveling Live Show with HyperDrive 8-in-1 USB-C Hub
HyperDrive 8-in-1 Hub Steve and I have been doing quite a bit of traveling lately, which has often caused us to be away from home on a Sunday night when I need to (actually want to) record the live NosillaCast. It really complicates things to do the live show on the road. but Steve and […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 3 May 2019
Followups Marcus Hutchins, the young security researcher who shot to fame by killing the WannaCry malware and then to infamy when he was arrested and charged with cyber crimes while traveling to the US to present at a security conference, has pleaded guilty to writing and selling banking malware. The offences pre-date his work as […]
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Omni 20 USB-C Power Bank to Charge Full Size Laptops (and More)
Last year, I wrote a post entitled, Can A Portable Battery Charge a Large Laptop? My goal was to see if there were any chargers that could actually charge a 15″ MacBook Pro. At the time, I tested two batteries that had AC outlets on them, the Jackery PowerBar and the RAVPower RP-PB055. The post […]
Continue readingNC #729 Logitech Crayon, 8 bits to a Byte, GOSPACE Supercharger
I got to co-host Daily Tech News Show this week. I’ll explain why one Logitech Crayon might be better than 2 Apple Pencils. We’ll do a deep dive into the bits vs. Bytes that might make your brain hurt. Then we’ll finish off with a review of the GOSPACE Supercharger. mp3 download
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GOSPACE Supercharger — A Battery and Charger in One
GOSPACE Supercharger Wall Charger/Battery I’m going to do something I don’t think I’ve done before, and that’s review a piece of hardware that I don’t own. On Friday night my buddy Ron brought over something I got to play with and I was really intrigued. He bought the GOSPACE Supercharger from getgospace.com. The GOSPACE […]
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CCATP #591 — Kaylee Dayo on Building JavaScript Games to Teach English in Japan
Kaylee is an English language teacher at primary schools in Japan. But she doesn’t just whip out a dusty old grammar book and drone on about when to use a gerund! She has mad programming and maker skills and she puts them to use in engaging the children. She has reproduced 1980s TV game shows […]
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DTNS 3519 – Facebook Too Big for its Breaches
I had the great pleasure of co-hosting Daily Tech News Show with Sarah Lane and Roger Chang on Friday the 26th of April. The main discussion was centered around the question I posed to you in our Facebook group and our Slack about how do we learn technical things. Do we use books, manuals, help […]
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8 bits to a Byte
I entitled this article “8 bits to a Byte” because people used to say that to me all the time and I would always wonder what the heck they meant. The context would always be around sizes of hard drives or speed of Internet. They would be sincere saying it, expecting that they were imparting […]
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