Something appears to be fishy with Apple’s databases, based on my story of how someone else’s credit card got into my account. Mark Pouley of Twin Lakes Images gives a great review of the Easy Pill medication tracker and reminder for iOS. I’ll tell you why I think doing a clean install of your OS […]
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Clean Install of macOS is a LOT of Work, Is it Worth It?
I think I mentioned on the show last week that the trackpad on my 2013 MacBook Pro wouldn’t click any more. I took it into Apple and they said, as I suspected, that it was probably a swollen battery. Not a big shock, because I keep this MacBook Pro plugged in all the time. Luckily, […]
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Guest Blog Post by Mark Pouley Hello Allison and fellow castaways, this is Mark Pouley with a review of an iOS app that I discovered last year and have been using ever since. The app is called Easy Pill for iOS by BirdsCorp.com. Until recently I didn’t regularly take medications so tracking when to take […]
Continue readingCCATP #459 Bart Busschots Programming By Stealth 23 – Creating Elements with jQuery
In this installment of Programming By Stealth, we’re working towards our first truly practical assignment in the series – a function that finds all links on a page, and if, and only if, they lead to an external page, alters them to open in a new tab, and appends an icon indicating that fact. Bart’s […]
Continue readingThe Day the Live Show (Almost) Died
I want to do a little public service announcement about YouTube. Please don’t ever ever EVER hit the “Report” button on a video unless you really have a monumental problem with the video. Now let’s back up and I’ll tell you why. On Tuesday I checked my email and found a notice from YouTube telling me […]
Continue readingHow Did Someone Else’s Credit Card Get in My Apple ID?
Today something truly disturbing happened with my Apple ID. It all started last night when I used my iPad Pro to buy a Hue Hub from the Apple Store using Apple Pay. When prompted I happily put my finger on TouchID and the website confirmed that my payment had been accepted. A few minutes later […]
Continue readingNC #596 Amazon Comes Through, Apple Watch Exercise Solved, VoiceOver on Apple Watch, Dumb Questions on Power Supplies and Desktop and Document Syncing
In this week’s show, Denise Crown will tell us her story of woe that turned into a good onya story about Amazon, Lindsay explains how to fix the Apple Watch when it doesn’t want to show you your exercise minutes, I’ll tell you what to do if your Apple Watch starts talking to you and […]
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Guest Post by Denise Crown Hello Castaways, this is Denise Crown. I have a story to tell you with a surprise ending. I recently treated myself to the water resistant AppleWatch 2. I love to swim, and really wanted to capture my swimming effort as part of my fitness history. This left me with my […]
Continue readingSolved – Apple Watch Not Registering Exercise
Over on the Facebook group (podfeet.com/facebook) there’s been a discussion of the problem when an Apple Watch refuses to give Exercise credit in the Activity app. Using Activity is all about credit, so this is pretty important to Apple Watch users. I started the discussion actually on behalf of fellow NosillaCastaway, Lindsay Tondee, aka Jibblies […]
Continue readingWhat to Do When Your Apple Watch Starts Talking (and the Screen Goes Black)
If you ever find your Apple Watch talking to you but the screen is staying blank, you might find some tips in this story. As is often the case with tech stories, this one ends in success but contains an unsolved mystery. You know I like to experiment with VoiceOver to keep increasing my knowledge […]
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