Exactly four years ago today, Bart Busschots came on Chit Chat Across the Pond to talk about three of his favorite apps. The first one he talked about was Yoink from Eternal Storms Software. As Bart explained it, Yoink lives as a little shelf on your Mac’s screen and allows you to drag things into […]
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NC #845 Solar with Sense for Data Nerds, Cocopar USB-C Display, Screencasting Tips Part 3
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 18, 2021, and this is show number 845. Last week when I was debating with the live audience on whether to maybe wait a day to see […]
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Solar (With Sense) is For Data Nerds
If you’re a data nerd, you really need to get solar. When last we left our heroes, our solar installation had just been completed. To review, we had 22 370-Watt solar panels installed, giving us a maximum theoretical instantaneous power generation of 8.14 kW (kilowatts). The little inverters on the back of each panel do […]
Continue readingNC #844 Seniors in Tech, Fission Tutorial, Call for Help 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, July 11, 2021, and this is show number 844. This episode of the NosillaCast is a bit rough as I had barely any voice, so rather than torture […]
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Security Bits — 11 July 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The Western Digital story from last time has continued to evolve: More devices are affected: Another 0-Day Looms for Many Western Digital Users – Krebs on Security — krebsonsecurity.com/… But there have also been […]
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CCATP #692 – Bart Busschots on PBS 120 – Ignoring Files in Git
A few weeks ago I told Bart off the air that when he was done with his mini-series within a series all about the version control system Git, I’d like a few minutes with him offline so he could explain how to ignore files in Git. I knew there was a way to do it […]
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Screencasting Tips – Part Three
In part one of my screencasting tip series, I talked about how to set yourself up for a successful recording. In part two I explained some best practices that I’ve found help me create better screencasts. Now we’re going to get a lot more detailed about the recording and editing process. I’ve tried to keep […]
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Cocopar 15.6” USB-C Display
A year ago I told you about a 12.5” 2K USB-C portable display from a company called Eyoyo. I wanted just a bit more screen real estate while doing the live show (this was before I got the Pro Display XDR) and for when I travel and a USB-C display sounded like the perfect tool […]
Continue readingNC #843 5 Stars for Eero Support, Knightwise on M1 MacBook Air, Solar Comes to Casa Sheridan
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 Saturday, July 3, 2021, and this is show number 843. I’m pushing the show out a few days early because we are spending the 4th of July with Lindsay […]
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Solar Comes to Casa Sheridan
Casa Sheridan With Solar Panels I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it sure seems to be getting hotter outside. I remember about 6 years ago when we started seeing late summer temperatures in the 90s. I would whine about the temperature, and my friends in Arizona and Texas would inevitably tell me how much […]
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