In this week’s installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart Busschots explains Bootstrap breakpoints. Breakpoints allow the designer to define how a web page reacts depending on the size of the viewer’s screen. He explains how through some very simple Bootstrap classes, we can allow a semantic tag to be in the “correct” order for screen […]
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You’re Retired, How Stressful Could Your Life Be?
This week has been what you just might call a wee bit stressful. I know, you’re thinking, “She’s retired … how hard could that be?” Doing the NosillaCast hasn’t been bad, especially since it’s a Security Bits week. Programming By Stealth was super fun too. That’s not what was stressful. I’m working on a video […]
Continue readingParallels Desktop Didn’t Need an ISO After All!
Remember last week when I told the story of how I wanted to run Mojave in a virtual machine and I did everything I could to ignore Steven Goetz’s advice that I needed to turn the installer into an ISO? And then I had to begrudgingly admit that he was right? Well guess what? You […]
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Affinity Designer for iPad is Here!
You know I’m a huge fan of Affinity Photo, the Photoshop replacement for the Mac (and Windows) and iOS. In December 2016, Allister Jenks came on Chit Chat Across the Pond to tell us about Affinity Designer for the Mac, which is their vector-design program for the Mac and Windows. Think Adobe Illustrator except much […]
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Uncanny Valley Right in Your Pocket with Bellus3D FaceApp
The term “uncanny valley” is thrown about more and more these days. According to wikipedia, “the uncanny valley is a hypothesized relationship between the degree of an object’s resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to such an object. The concept of the uncanny valley suggests humanoid objects which appear almost, but not […]
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NC # 687 Who Ya’ Gonna Call, Jump Desktop, Belkin Stage, Virtual Machine to Run Mojave
Dr. Garry is back in Chit Chat Across the Pond, George from Tulsa brings us a story he entitled, “Who Ya’ Gonna Call? Try Allison!” Next, I’ll tell you about Jump Desktop to control your Mac/PC from your iOS/Android devices. Dave Ginsburg of the In Touch with IOS Podcast tells us about the Belkin Stage […]
Continue readingWho Ya’ Gonna Call? Try Allison! – George from Tulsa
“If there’s something strange in the Neighborhood, who ya’ gonna call?” “If there’s something weird, and it don’t look good, who ya’ gonna call?” Be grateful those pesky copyright laws spare you George FromTulsa’s rendition of the Ghostbuster theme song. I’ve been told my singing voice redefines demonic possession. Just for fun, I’m putting a […]
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CCATP #554 – Dr. Maryanne Garry on Persuasion with Facts and Data
Dr. Maryanne Garry, a scientific researcher into memory, memory distortions, fans memories, the myth of repression and its overlap with the laws from the University of Waikato in New Zealand joins us again on Chit Chat Across the Pond. In this interview, Dr. Garry refers to the book “Mistakes were Made (but Not by Me)” […]
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Virtual Machine to Run Mojave and How I’m an Idiot
Mojave VM inside High Sierra Several times over the years, I’ve played around with Virtual Machines, also known as VMs. A VM is really handy if you want to run two different operating systems on one computer. One OS becomes the host OS, the other(s) become the guest(s). If you sometimes need Windows but you […]
Continue readingJump Desktop Controls your Mac/PC from your iOS/Android Devices
For a long time I’ve wanted an app that would allow me to control my Mac from my iPad. The problem to be solved is pure laziness. While I run/walk over 9 miles a day and around 18,000 steps, the idea of going up the stairs to do something quickly on my laptop when I’m […]
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