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Security Bits — 8 June 2025 — Including VPN Deep Dive

Deep Dive — Some VPN Nuance On last week’s Chit Chat Across the Pond segment, Allison & Adam had a great discussion on VPNs, and the vast thrust of the conversation was superb. But, there were two threads left dangling a little, and one point I want to quibble with. But nonetheless, the TL;DR is […]

complex diagram of all the Macs, mics, and software to do the recording. It is all described in the post

Challenging Recording of the Remote Incident Manager for Macstock

I mentioned recently that one of the reasons I like to play with my devices and new software is so that when I’m faced with a technical challenge, I have the Lego™️ bricks necessary to piece together a solution. This week, I got to exercise those skills in an interesting way. The Problem to be […]

View of the MouthPad device from below looking up into what would be the roof of the mouth. The device’s perimeter is made of clear dental resin which is form-fitted to the roof of the mouth and upper molars. Located in the center of the device is a copper-colored lattice of small cells that acts as the trackpad. Mounted on one side just outside the rear molars is a small clear capsule containing the electronics and battery that operate MouthPad. Connecting the electronics capsule to the trackpad is a small, flat wire that is embedded in the clear MouthPad material.

CSUN 2025: Augmental MouthPad Smart Mouthwear

Allison interviews Virgie Hoban from Augmental about the innovative MouthPad device, which provides hands-free and more accessible control for personal electronic devices. The MouthPad is smart mouthwear that enables hands-free control of your phone, computer, and tablet via a Bluetooth connection. Perched on the roof of your mouth, the device converts subtle tongue and head […]

CSUN 2025: Maggie Vision iVR Headset for People with Low Vision

June 3, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Elizabeth Evans, owner and CEO of Maggie Vision, about their lightweight, wearable headset designed for people with low vision. The Maggie iVR headset provides magnification and color contrast vision enhancement for the user. To use Maggie iVR, the user slides their iPhone into the back of the headset. The iPhone’s basic camera functions […]

Photos on macOS open to the edit menus highlighting the Lighting section. The image is of a cat lying on a desk.

I Want Feature Parity in Apple Photos Between macOS and iPadOS

As Apple appears poised to give its operating systems a new coat of paint, I wish they’d direct their attention elsewhere. I’d like to see some care put into bringing feature parity in Photos on macOS and iPadOS. I use a 12.9″ iPad Pro and a 13″ MacBook Air, so the two devices are nearly […]

annotated image of me using my elbow to hold down the control key. read to learn why!

Using My Elbow to Do a Presentation Over Zoom

May 29, 2025
by podfeet

One of my favorite Tiny Mac Tips is how to enable Control-scroll to zoom in on your display. I usually use Apple Maps for the demo because no matter how far you zoom in, they shrink the font right back down so you can’t read the text. I’ve explained this tip quite a few times […]

CSUN 2025: Jamworks AI Notetaking App for Students

Allison interviews Jenn Sponer from Jamworks about their note-taking app for personalized study experiences. Jamworks records a spoken lecture off of the student’s device (e.g., a laptop or mobile phone) and then uses that recording to create notes in several selectable formats for better understanding. Jamworks has special features that aid disabled students in consuming […]

View of the Case For Vision from above and the front. It shows a mobile phone mounted in a case that is supported by two framed legs on either side and sits about 6 inches above a paper receipt. The phone’s display shows about a 2:1 magnified view of the receipt making it easier to read by someone with low vision. The Case For Vision case and its legs are black in color. The case and receipt sit on top of a light colored wood table top.

CSUN 2025: Case For Vision Assistive Devices for People with Vision Loss

Allison interviews Igor Feinberg from Case For Vision about their phone case that assists visually impaired people or those who suffer from age-related vision loss. The Case For Vision is an innovative iPhone-based optical mechanical case that functions as a hands-free, high-quality magnifier. When used with the Case For Vision 2.0 specialized software app, it […]

SD Card Speeds — How Fast Are They Really?

Early in 2025, my new DSLR camera arrived. It’s a Pentax K-3 III and it’s outstanding. One of the features it has that improves over my earlier Pentax KP is a UHS-II high speed SDXC memory card slot. Faster sounds better, so I thought I’d buy a faster SD card. Should be easy, right? The […]

Security Bits — 25 May 2025

May 25, 2025
by Bart Busschots

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇺 Following the near-miss with the US-funded critically important CVE database earlier this year (CISA nearly let funding lapse without notice, and even then only temporarily extended the existing funding rather than actually renewing […]

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