George from Tulsa here to share a couple of Mac file management tips I use every day. In Allison’s honor, here’s the problem to be solved. There are now four of us in my work group. We download, create, and edit lots of files, then store them on a Synology NAS with zillions of others […]
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Tiny Excel Tip — Find Dependencies
Early one evening, Allister Jenks sent me a fun Excel question. Unfortunately, that was 10 PM the day before for me, as he’s in New Zealand. I was so intrigued by the question that I told him I’d work on it tomorrow. And as no surprise to anyone, it was the first thing I thought […]
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NC #1107 iMac as Display with AirPlay, VisiCalc with Ken Case, Adam Engst on Route Planning in EVs
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, July 26, 2026, and this is show number 1107. We WILL have a live show next week on August 2nd, but then we’ll be gone for our European […]
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Learning VisiCalc with Ken Case
Steve and Ken With Rainbow Shirts In my look back on Macstock X, I ended by saying that it’s the people that make this conference so special. One of my favorite people I got to hang out with this year was Ken Case, the CEO of the Omni Group, maker of OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and more. […]
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KeyCastr & Presentify on ScreenCastsONLINE
Back in 2024, I taught you about a free, open source app called Keycastr that allows you to display your keystrokes on screen during demos. It’s a fantastic tool to help your audience understand exactly what you’re doing when you’re teaching new concepts. Around the same time, I taught you about an app called Presentify, […]
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CCATP #839 — Adam Engst on A Better Route Planner for Stress-free EV Trips
CCATP #839 for July 23, 2026, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is Adam Engst of TidBITS. Back in April, we talked about his first long road trip with his new Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle. It’s been a few months, and with the aid of some tools, he has a […]
Continue readingNC #1106 Look Back on Macstock X, Removing the Safety Net with Audio Recording, Max Patten on EVs for All America, 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 Thursday, July 16, 2026, and this is show number 1106. We’re fresh back from Macstock, and about to leave for Houston for a week, so again you’re getting the […]
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A Look Back on Macstock X for 2026
Every year, I like to reflect on what I learned or experienced at Macstock. My goal is to make it interesting for everyone, not just a “look how much fun I had and you weren’t there” post. It might encourage you to go, but even if Macstock isn’t something you can attend, I still want […]
Continue readingNC #1105 Teaching Spreadsheets at Macstock, Cookies App for Privacy, Talk for Me with Darrin Altman
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 Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and this is show number 1105. I’m doing the show early because we’re off to our annual pilgrimage to Macstock Expo. I can’t wait to […]
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The Cookie App: A Convenient Solution to Online Privacy — by Steve Davidson
Background — origins of “The Problem to be Solved” When our forefathers invented the World Wide Web, their vision was that it would be stateless — that is, static pages would be available for viewing through your Web browser. It was a unidirectional thing — information was provided, period. Coming back to a page would […]
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