This week I read in the TidBITS newsletter, the awful news that my favorite mind mapping tool, iThoughts from Toketaware was being discontinued. If you’ve had a beloved tool shut down before, you know it’s like losing touch with a dear old friend. The developer, Craig Scott, has been a favorite of mine as well. […]
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NC #982 Pivotal Electric Aircraft, Project Gutenberg to Kindle, GE Indoor Smoker, 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, March 3, 2024, and this is show number 982. mp3 download CCATP #788 — Bart Busschots on PBS 162 of X — jq: Altering Arrays & Dictionaries Articles […]
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CCATP #788 — Bart Busschots on PBS 162 of X — jq: Altering Arrays & Dictionaries
Bart Busschots is back to teach us how to alter arrays and dictionaries in JSON files using jq. Bart went through his challenge solution on cleaning up the Nobel Prize database and I learned a lot from it. Maybe he’d already taught all of it to us before but I sure wouldn’t have been able […]
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BG’s Tiny Tip – How to Send Project Gutenberg Books to Kindle
@BG in our Slack posted an interesting question, and with a little help from @GraemeS, he was able to find the solution to his problem. BG is a big fan of Project Gutenberg, which is a resource for downloading public domain (free) ebooks. The flashier titles are the classics, such as Little Women, Frankenstein, and […]
Continue readingNC #981 Y-Brush Electronic Toothbrush, XKPASSWD Beta, Govee Smart Lighting, Apple Vision Pro Boredom & FOMO, INNOPHYS Muscle Suit, ViXion01 Autofocus Glasses
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 Tuesday, February 20, 2024, and this is show number 981. As you’ll notice, this episode is coming out super early since we’ll be out of town for the weekend. […]
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New and Improved XKPASSWD — Now in Beta
If you’ve been a NosillaCast listener for any length of time, you’ve heard Bart and me talk about a service he created called XKPASSWD, This service helps you create long, strong, but memorable passwords. He wrote this service a zillion years ago in the Perl language and hosted it at xkpasswd.net. This is such an […]
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Are You Bored Hearing about Apple Vision Pro AND Have FOMO at the Same Time?
Are you getting really tired of hearing about Apple Vision Pro? Yeah, me too. I’m not sure why really because I’m sure it’s an awesome device. I have no doubt that the people who have them are delighted with them. I definitely feel FOMO – fear of missing out – because everyone is so excited […]
Continue readingNC #980 Free Tutorial on Image Descriptions, SLIMDESIGN Body Cam, RICOH OLED Portable Displays, 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, February 18, 2024, and this is show number 980. Before we get into the show I want to announce that there will be NO LIVE SHOW NEXT WEEK. […]
Continue readingCCATP #787 — Bart Busschots on PBS 161 — jq: Maths, Assignment & String Manipulation
In this week’s episode of Programming By Stealth, Bart continues to expand our knowledge on how to use jq to query and manipulate JSON files. We learn how to use mathematical operators on data in our JSON files along with fun functions like floor and absolute value. I even contributed some to the learning by […]
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RICOH OLED Portable Displays are Gorgeous AND Have a Kickstand
A Little Back Story I started using portable USB-C displays when on travel about 4 years ago, starting with the tiny 12″ Eyoyo 2K display. When that one died, I upgraded in 2021 to the Cocopar 15.6″ 1080P display. I missed the higher resolution of the smaller display, but the Cocopar was good enough that […]
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