You may remember way back in 2008, when Bart Busschots taught us about site-specific browsers. A site-specific browser is kind of what it says on the tin: it’s a browser designed to go to one specific site. We’ll go through how site-specific browsers can be created, and I’ll explain what problems can be solved along […]
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NC #1067 OXO Sweep & Swipe, OS 26 Screenshot Fun, Adam Engst on Taming Liquid Glass
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, October 19, 2025, and this is show number 1067. mp3 download DTNS Appearance This week, I had a total blast hanging out with the gang over at the […]
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Stocking Stuffer – OXO Sweep & Swipe Laptop Cleaner
You know I can make a long story out of a short one better than just about anyone, but I can’t think of a way to stretch this one out. Ok, here goes the shortest review ever done in 20 years of the NosillaCast. A few months ago, Bart and I were having our usual […]
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CCATP #823 — Adam Engst on How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface
This week Adam took on a subject I’m guessing pretty close to 100% of the audience will care about; how to tame Liquid Glass on OSes 26. We go through macOS, iOS, watchOS, and even tvOS. This conversation must go hand-in-hand with Adam’s article on TidBITS where he has screenshots of everything you’ll hear us […]
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Adventures in OS 26 Screenshots
How Windows Changed in iPadOS & macOS 26 I recently wrote an article entitled Exploring Markdown Export from Notes. As I often do, I included lots of screenshots in the article to illustrate what I was describing. But there were some problems with several of my screenshots, and they were caused by changes in macOS […]
Continue readingNC #1066 PowerPhotos on ScreenCastsONLINE, Demon Bots, USB Cable Tester and Multimeter, 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 Sunday, October 12, 2025, and this is show number 1066. mp3 download Appearances Before we get stuck in (as Bart would say), I’d like to let you know about […]
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PowerPhotos — ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial
Over the last decade, I’ve heard people sing the praises of the app PowerPhotos from FatCat Software. I’d take a look at it, but find the vast capabilities somewhat intimidating. When J.F. Brissette suggested I consider making a ScreenCastsONLINE video tutorial on PowerPhotos, I figured this was the best way to learn the tool once […]
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Security Bits — 12 October 2025
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Another interesting twist in the NSO Group Saga: Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors — techcrunch.com/… (via Allison) ❗ Action Alerts Calls to action, if any stories in this section are […]
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Demon Bots, I Rebuke Thee!
Podfeet.com is on a virtual server hosted by DigitalOcean. Bart and I have both been enjoying their services for quite a few years. A few years back, Bart convinced me to rent a second server to host the WordPress database. This setup has been working great. But then a few months ago, I noticed in […]
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Why You Might Need a Great USB Cable Tester and Multimeter
As you know, I’m a mechanical engineer, not an electrical engineer, but I keep one on staff here at Casa Sheridan. I call him “Steve”. We both have our strengths in the two different fields, and we both enjoy figuring things out, and we enjoy gadgets and technology. Two distinctly different problems need to be […]
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