Two Models of eufy Cams I Purchased (E220 is NOT HomeKit Compatible) Back in the day, I was a huge fan of a company called Wyze which sold very inexpensive ($25) security cameras. They seemed to be unstoppable as they came out with pan cameras, outdoor cameras, then vacuums, and even scales. But then a […]
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Tiny Tip — Easy Way to Bring in Windows to the Foreground with Stage Manager
Last December, my buddy Ron and I had a chat for the NosillaCast on why we both love Stage Manager on the Mac. In the last ten months, my love for Stage Manager has not dwindled a bit. Even with my devotion, there was one thing that still felt clumsy. Let’s say I’m writing an […]
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macOS Settings I Change After a Nuke and Pave
I’ve talked a lot about the process of nuking and paving my Macs over the years, and I just finished the process a couple of weeks ago. I’ve mentioned that I have a giant mind map that I follow to install all of my apps and to configure all of them. Would you like me […]
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Find My — The Box is Three-Dimensional
Apple Watch Series 9 Searching for iPhone Right before Steve and I left to drive to Utah, Steve realized that he couldn’t find his iPhone. Car was packed, windshield was washed, and goodbyes were said to the animals – we were ready to go. As one does, Steve used the side button on his Apple […]
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Tiny Tip – Even Faster Way to Dress Up Apple Watch Screenshots
Steven’s Apple Watch Screenshot I recently told you about how I made pretty screenshots of my Apple Watch including nice watch frames and pretty watchbands. I explained how in order to accomplish this feat, I downloaded the free app Watchshot. It’s an easy-to-use app, and produces beautiful Apple Watch screenshots, but you do have to […]
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Google Forms Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
If you’ve ever needed to get feedback from a group of people, using the free Google Forms is a great way to do it. You can create surveys, get feedback on a class you’ve taught, help organize a family reunion, or even create quizzes. I’ve used it to organize the party we used to throw […]
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NC #962 Is Fantastical Fantastic, Sonoma Desktop Widgets with VoiceOver, Freewire Technologies
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, October 10, 2023, and this is show number 962. I know, it’s only been two days since the last show came out but Steve and I are off […]
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Adding Widgets to Your Desktop in Sonoma with VoiceOver
Michael Babcock, cohost of the awesome podcast Unmute Presents with Marty Sobo, sent in an audio tip on how to add widgets to your desktop in Sonoma. It will be played in this week’s NosillaCast coming out on October 10th. Below is the transcript of his tip. Any words you see as quotes are what […]
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Nuke and Pave – 2023 Edition – Battery Tests
One of the greatest sources of content for the NosillaCast is the adventures I go through each time I do a nuke and pave on a Mac. By nuke and pave, I mean a clean install of the operating system and not migrating any apps or settings from my previous installation. The process I follow […]
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Two Years Ago Today I Left Facebook and Instagram
Two years ago on October 5th, I stopped using any services from the company Meta, e.g. Facebook and Instagram. I didn’t quit these services, I just quit going into them and removed them from my devices. I made this change after Frances Haugen, former data scientist at Facebook, testified before Congress. While working at Facebook […]
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