George from Tulsa is a generous man and frequently will shoot Steve and me an email entitled “Brown Truck Arriving Soon”. By this he means that some gift is coming our way. One time it was peanuts, once it was a thing that plugged into power giving us USB ports and more 110V ports, and […]
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Elegant and Inexpensive Apple Watch Stand from Spigen
The Apple Watch is an elegant piece of kit, but the charger that Apple sells you with the watch has a 6 meter, rather stiff cable going to the little magnetic puck. Since the cable is stiff, the puck kept flipping upside down so the magnet wasn’t face up. The puck is also white on […]
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It occurred to me that many of you might not know that I’m open to improvement ideas for the podcast and website. I get suggestions from time to time and quite often implement them. My favorite emails and tweets are telling me about typos. I can see a typo on someone ELSE’S writing from across […]
Continue readingMore TagEnhanced Sound with Audio Hijack’s Built-In Effects
One of the great things about teaching classes at conferences and user groups is how much YOU learn. Last week at Macstock, I did a demo of the new Audio Hijack and I’ve learned SO much more about the tool because of it. Before I explain what I learned, let me back up and explain […]
Continue readingMore Tag#528 Macstock & Midwest Mac BBQ, LastPass Don’t Panic, Reminders Nano, iOS Dictation Mic Volume, QFD, Dean Elger Angry Man
Macstock Conference and Expo and the Midwest Mac BBQ in Chicago was a HUGE hit and will definitely be repeated next year so start making plans now! Bart explains (in my voice) why you shouldn’t panic about the LastPass breach. Donald Burr tells us about the 99-cent app Reminders Nano for iPhone and Apple Watch. […]
Continue readingMore TagHow the Apple Watch Got Me to Dig Up My Yard
I’m afraid Fitbit is dead to me. I called time of death on the 6th of June at 10pm. This was a sad day for me because I’ve loved the motivation I got over the years from tracking my steps, making harder and harder goals for myself and competing with my friends and family in […]
Continue readingMore Tag#527 Rise, Feiyu Steady Gimbal for GoPro, Hot Water Recirculation Pump, Laser Thermometer, WWDC With Patrick Beja
Live show is on Tuesday next week at Noon Pacific Time so Europe can come to the show. I got to host the Daily Tech News Show in Tom Merritt’s absence. Chris from Michigan tells us about Rise – the Sunrise Sunset Calendar for iOS. Steve Reviews the Feiyu G4 3-Axis Steady Gimbal for GoPro […]
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In a weak moment, Tom Merritt let me host the Daily Tech News Show while he’s off on special assignment. I’m joined by the always delightful and sarcastic Todd Whitehead of alphageekradio.com. Using a Screen Reader? click here
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I have been fixing to make a plan to do screencasting on podfeet.com for years and I finally started! If you’ve ever had trouble making a decision, you’ll enjoy this short video explaining how a QFD (Quality Function Deployment) can help you decide. Delivered in Allison’s “unique” style, all you spreadsheet nerds are going to […]
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The new 12″ MacBook has been mocked by many for it’s paltry connectivity options, or should I say option. No MagSafe connector, no Thunderbolt, no HDMI, no SD card slot, heck it doesn’t even have a standard USB port. It only has a single USB-C port and a headphone jack. The good news is that […]
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