This week when Apple announced Face ID on the iPhone X I think they raised a lot of questions about the security of this technology. In the Mac Geek Gab Facebook group, someone asked an interesting question. They asked whether Face ID would work if someone had one eye that focused straight ahead and the […]
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A (Hopefully) Different View on the Apple Announcements
By now, if you’re at all interested in Apple products, or even if you’re not, you’ve been inundated by information about the new toys they announced. I found it interesting to be on the elliptical at the gym on Wednesday morning and I could see all of the TVs that had any kind of news […]
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The Future (or Lack Thereof) of Clarify and Clarify-it.com
I have some sad news about my beloved app, Clarify. The developers reached out to me late last week with a preview of a blog entry they were about to post. The full story is at clarify-it.com/blog/the-future-of-clarify. I’d like to explain some of what it says and let you in on some more detailed questions […]
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Teampaper Snap for Screenshots, Annotations and Collaboration
Teampaper Snap I take a lot os screenshots for quite a few different uses. I like to use them in my blog posts when I’m reviewing applications. I like to include them when doing tech support in emails to my friends and family and also to listeners who write in with questions. I also use […]
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Strategies to Introduce Someone to a Smart Phone
Steve’s mother, Merlee, is very clever and quick learning new things, so we thought it was time to try to convince her to move from a flip phone to an iPhone. I should mention that her flip phone lives in a drawer and never gets to come out to play unless she’s on a vacation. […]
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Snapchat Spectacles by Denise
Greetings fellow Castaways, Denise Crown here with a review of Snapchat Spectacles. In a nutshell, Spectacles are sunglasses with a built-in camera. We do not violate the Podfeet Terms of Service, so, regulations require we start with the problem to be solved. Say you’re out walking the dog, hanging out with friends, at a festival […]
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Allister’s Journey from Castblaster to MiX16 Pro
This piece started out as a simple review of one piece of software, but as I began writing, I realised it’s one of those times where a bit of storytelling is in order. Some listeners will know that I once had a podcast of my own. Technically, I still do, but it’s a pretty rare […]
Continue readingNew Favorite Phone Car Mount – TechMatte MagGrip
Ever since smart phones started giving us navigation, we’ve been on the hunt for the best way to mount our phones so we can see them while driving. There were the window suction cups which totally obscured your view out the windshield and which were against Department of Motor Vehicle regulations. There were the things […]
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Galileo Offline Maps Pro for iOS and Android
I’ve been a user of Google and Apple Maps for a long time, both of which work great if you’ve got Internet access. Lately I’ve found myself outside of cell service while traveling in the US and those map applications don’t work well at all. I hadn’t thought about solving this problem until we were […]
Continue readingOne Minute Time-Lapse of 2017 Solar Eclipse
I’ve included one last video of the 2017 solar eclipse (can you tell I can’t get enough of this?). This one is just the close up of the eclipse as it passes through totality. I’ve added some music for effect and have not included shots of the landscape and audience. Except for entry into and […]
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