Lately I’ve been posting a lot of very deep technical articles, and reviews of very useful applications and products. But I think the time has come to review something frivolous and only for entertainment. I’ve found something that’s not a game but it’s also not productive in any way. It is so pleasing I have […]
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CCATP #629 – Dr. Garry on Study of Language Skills vs Numeracy In Learning to Program
CCATP #629 for March 13, 2020, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is returning guest Dr. Maryanne Garry of the University of Waikato. I asked Maryanne to come on the show this week to help me break down a research paper I read that’s not actually in her area of expertise. […]
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CES 2020: Radii Devices, Personalized Fitting of Prosthetic Devices
Allison interviews Dr. Joshua Steer, founder of Radii Devices, about their software that provides faster and more personal fitting of prosthetic and orthotic devices. Radii Devices has worked closely with the Prosthetics & Orthotics community to build and refine their tools. Radii Devices software tools include: Clinician Dashboard – Showcases concepts for visualizing socket designs […]
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CES 2020: Colgate Plaqless Pro Smart Electric Toothbrush
Allison interviews Dr. Patricia Verduin, Chief Technology Officer of Colgate, about their new Plaqless Pro smart electric toothbrush. The Plaqless Pro incorporates optic sensor technology near the brush head to detect biofilm buildup in the mouth so that it can be removed while brushing. This innovative toothbrush enables users to see when they need to […]
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CES 2020: Wallbox Electric Vehicle Chargers
Allison interviews Douglas Alfaro from Wallbox about their chargers for electric vehicles. Douglas first describes the Pulsar Plus, Wallbox’s most compact and popular EV charger. The Pulsar Plus is a smart charger with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and is suitable for every plug-in vehicle. You can control and monitor Pulsar Plus functions through a mobile […]
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I Really Don’t Understand Why People Choose Android
The next time you hear me saying that Android and iOS are pretty much equivalent now, please reach in over the Internet and slap me up ‘side the head, ok? Google Nexus 5X Now that you know the end of the story, let me start at the beginning. In April of 2017 I bought a […]
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CES 2020: myQ Connected LiftMaster Smart Home Products
Allison interviews Kevin Brigham from LiftMaster about several of their connected products. First up is the well-known LiftMaster garage door opener, but this version is updated with myQ technology. myQ connects your opener to your home WiFi and provides remote operation and monitoring. With myQ and its accompanying mobile app, you can receive activity alerts […]
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NC #774 LINEDOCK, Adaptive Headlights, Live Show Goes Wrong, Nightwatch, SpotOn, 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, March 8, 2020, and this is show number 774. mp3 download
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Security Bits — 8 March 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. FireFox are continuing their roll-out of DoH, enabling it by default for new installs in the US — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Google stops indexing WhatsApp chats; other search engines still at it — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… HomeKit Router […]
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CCATP #628 — Bart Busschots on Creating Automator Quick Actions
This week our guest is Bart Busschots with an installment of something he’s calling Programming By Stealth-adjacent. It’s not part of the regular series of Programming By Stealth, and yet it’s not technically very “light” in terms of the chit chatting. Since neither podcast is the right place for it, I’ve decided to put it […]
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