Followups 🇦🇺 Australia’s controversial anti-encryption law has been referred for independent review to check whether it adequately safeguards citizens rights — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… 🇪🇺 The EU Copyright Directive passed the EU parliament with the two controversial articles intact (the so-called link tax and upload filter) — tidbits.com/… Security Medium 1 — Android Security at Age 10 […]
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How to Permanently Get Rid of a Contact’s Email Address on macOS
How many times has someone written to you to tell you that you used their old and busted email address and you should be using their new and shiny email address? It usually happens when someone decides to finally retire their [email protected] address because they realize a grown-up person sounds like an idiot saying that […]
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Pzizz — Sleep and Focus Aid App by Allister Jenks
The date was January 2007. The iPhone was known but not released, the iPod touch was not known. I was a recent convert to a 20” iMac and my only other Apple product was a 5th generation iPod. Little did I know that iPod would fail horribly a couple of months later, but it was […]
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Justifying Purchase of Netgear EX8000 Mesh Extender
Netgear EX8000 Range Extender About a month ago, Dave Hamilton of the Mac Geek Gab and The Mac Observer came on Chit Chat Across the Pond #584 to talk about mesh routers. I learned a ton from him on that episode. One of the biggest things I learned that I thought would help me at […]
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Pros and Cons of Owl Car Cam
Owl Car Cam Mounted on Left (Car is in my garage) Steve has had really bad luck in the last six months, getting rear ended not once, but twice. He had a request for a dash cam on his gift list for years, but I never got around to figuring out what to get him. […]
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AirPods 2 – Are You Ever Disappointed When “It Just Works”?
I like to do my product and software reviews as tales of adventure, filled with intrigue and twists and turns as I try to navigate the perils of usage. This is not one of those reviews. I received the new AirPods yesterday afternoon about 10 minutes before I wanted to go for a walk. I […]
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NC #724 Sonova/Phonak Listening Device, Solo NY Region Backpack, WD Drive with WiFi, 2019 iPad Lineup, Security Bits
I was on the SMR Podcast this week. CSUN interview with Sonova/Phonak about their Assisted Listening Devices. My review of the Solo New York Region Backpack. Allister Jenks explains how well the Western Digital WiFi-enabled hard drive helps him. I try to help you decide which iPad to get with my 2019 iPad lineup comparison […]
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2019 iPad Pro Lineup Apple went on a tear this week announcing new products one day after another. Speed bumps to the iMac line were nice, and of course the new and improved AirPods are really cool too. I’ve got mine on order as there weren’t any choices to be made. But Apple also made […]
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Followups The Reply All podcast released an episode about the Momo panic mentioned on the previous Security Bits — overcast.fm/… Security Medium — Facebook Accidentally Store Passwords in Plain Text Since 2012 Brian Krebs broke this story, and sourced it from “a senior Facebook employee who is familiar with the investigation and who spoke on […]
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Solo New York Region Backpack – Oh the Zippers!
Solo NY Region Backpack When Steve and I were at CES, we did an interview with a company called Solo New York. As the VP of marketing, Serkan Ozturkcan, explained, Solo New York is a “lifestyle brand” for bags. They make backpacks, tablet cases, briefcases, messenger bags, sleeves, totes, duffles, and work bags. In the […]
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