Magician Jonathan Molo catches Allison’s attention as she walks the Pepcom Digital Experience show floor looking for interviews. Jonathan displays his magic prowess by taking Allison’s diamond ring and making it disappear and reappear twice in two unexpected places. He is humorous, charming, and quite a character. Jonathan has performed at the California Magic Club, […]
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Security Bits — 15 March 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. A timely reminder to keep your routers patched and to bin un-supported models via listener BG in the Podfeet Slack: 14,000 routers are infected by malware that’s highly resistant to takedowns — arstechnica.com/… (ASUS […]
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How Much Did All That Hardware Weigh That They Put In Me?
I’m not sure why, but I have always weighed myself every single day. Weighing yourself doesn’t help you lose weight. I can prove that because I tried weighing myself twice a day, and it still didn’t help, and yet I still weigh myself every day. As a result when I went into the emergency room […]
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Strapsicle Testimonial
Hopefully, you just heard, watched, or read our interview with Lou from the company Strapsicle, but I want to add Steve and my 2¢ to this, so I guess you’re getting 4¢. When we got home from CES, I went straight to Amazon to buy one for Steve and one for me. Spoiler, we love […]
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CES 2026: Lockly Smart Safe and TapCom Remote Entry Control
Allison interviews Frank Polidoro from Lockly about their new smart safes with PIN Genie code access and their app-free digital locks that provide remote access control for buildings and rooms. Frank showed Lockly’s Smart Safe, which is WiFi-enabled and can be opened via three secure methods: code entry, biometric fingerprint, or smartphone access. Lockly’s PIN […]
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My Experience with Claude Code: AI-Assisted Development in Practice — Bruce from Tennessee
This is Bruce from Tennessee with a summary of my experience working with Claude Code over the past several weeks. Claude Code, from Anthropic, is one of several AI tools that can be used to create software, as I’ll discuss in this post. The show notes contain a link to an overview of Claude Code […]
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CES 2026: Strapsicle Straps to Comfortably Hold Your E-Reader
Allison interviews Lou Rice, CEO of Strapsicle, about their straps that allow you to comfortably hold e-readers and tablets with one hand. Strapsicle is a strap that easily attaches to the diagonal corners of your device, leaving a space on the device’s backside through which you slide your open hand. The straps are made from […]
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Hospital Tech
I thought it might be interesting to talk a little bit about tech in the hospital, since that’s where my most recent experience lies. To give a little context, I spent three nights in the proper hospital, and then I was transferred to a rehab hospital where I spent another six nights. WiFi The first […]
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VS Code for Agentic Editing with Codex — by Eddie Tonkoi
Intro Hi, Eddie here with a mini review of my favourite tool of 2026, so far, and what I use it for. It’s VS Code, a Microsoft product that I stumbled upon when deciding to creating our website at jerntonkoi.com using Hugo, as told previously, and I have fallen for it head-over-heels. The problem that […]
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CES 2026: ViewSonic Foldable and 4K/5K Monitors
Allison interviews Alex Lane from ViewSonic about their latest line of foldable and 4K/5K displays. Alex first showed ViewSonic’s portable monitor, which should be released in Q2 of 2026 for $350. It has two 1080p displays connected by a hinge that allows them to be folded to form a tent-like arrangement. This allows two people […]
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