Ed’s Potato Bin Design in SketchUp At the end of 2019 I took up woodworking. It is something I’ve always been interested in doing, and now that I’m retired I have time to explore such things. I watched several YouTube videos of people teaching how to make things (they are called “makers”). I learned lots […]
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Programming is My Happy Place
In my engineering curriculum, I took classes in two programming languages. In my freshman year of undergraduate work, I took a class in BASIC and then I took Fortran IV with WAT5 in grad school. I got my Masters in Mechanical Engineering in 1982 and that’s the last time I programmed. Right before I retired […]
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CES 2020: Charmin RollBot
Our 48th and final interview at CES 2020 is rather appropriate for the unusual times in which we find ourselves. Allison interviews Gregg Weaver from the Charmin GoLab about their latest innovation, the Charmin RollBot*. According to a survey commissioned by Charmin and conducted online by The Harris Poll, 58 percent of people ages 18-34 […]
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Interesting Audio Hijack Sessions
I’m a huge fan of Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba. In fact, I’m such a huge fan that when I was at Alt Conf last year and they were giving out free drink tickets if you answered a question and I was asked, “What one app keeps you from switching to Windows?” I answered, without […]
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CES 2020: Matias Wired & Wireless Keyboards for Mac
Allison interviews Selena from Matias about their keyboards tailored to the Mac. First, Selena describes the Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac. Since Apple discontinued its wired Mac keyboards, Matias stepped in and has become a leading provider of keyboards for Mac owners who prefer a wired solution. The Matias Wired keyboard has an aluminum frame […]
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Useful Hardware For Streaming Video and Audio from Home (But Beware Price Gouging Right Now)
Tom Merritt asked his co-hosts to join him for a Daily Tech News Show bonus show for us to talk about our home audio/video setups. He’s thinking if we shared our setups, it might help people who are suddenly working from home for the first time to get some ideas for their own audio and […]
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CES 2020: ChargePoint Home Flex EV Charger
Allison interviews Danny Allen from ChargePoint about their Home Flex home charger for Electric Vehicles. ChargePoint is the leading provider of EV charging solutions. The company operates the largest network of charging stations across the U.S. ChargePoint’s Home Flex is a 240-volt Level 2 charger that can deliver from 16 to 50 amps of power […]
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CES 2020: Tanvas Touchscreens with Haptic Feedback
Allison interviews Greg Topel from Tanvas about their touchscreens that provide haptic feedback. Tanvas is developing a multi-touch capacitive touchscreen that allows the user to tactically interact with vision-based controls. Tanvas uses electrostatics to control friction and create a virtual touch experience. The many applications include creating the feel of edges of keys, the snap […]
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Memoji for the Live Show
I had a realization the other day. With social distancing in effect, it’s likely I won’t be able to get my hair cut for months. Now clearly I realize that this is a very small thing in the big picture, but it did give me pause. Normal people change things in their lives all the […]
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Security Bits — 22 March 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Following on from the iOS clipboard security weakness discussed in the previous instalment, security researchers have now observed many popular iOS apps periodically polling the clipboard for no apparent reason, and it’s not known […]
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