I mentioned recently that one of the reasons I like to play with my devices and new software is so that when I’m faced with a technical challenge, I have the Lego™️ bricks necessary to piece together a solution. This week, I got to exercise those skills in an interesting way. The Problem to be […]
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CSUN 2025: Augmental MouthPad Smart Mouthwear
Allison interviews Virgie Hoban from Augmental about the innovative MouthPad device, which provides hands-free and more accessible control for personal electronic devices. The MouthPad is smart mouthwear that enables hands-free control of your phone, computer, and tablet via a Bluetooth connection. Perched on the roof of your mouth, the device converts subtle tongue and head […]
Continue readingCSUN 2025: Maggie Vision iVR Headset for People with Low Vision
Allison interviews Elizabeth Evans, owner and CEO of Maggie Vision, about their lightweight, wearable headset designed for people with low vision. The Maggie iVR headset provides magnification and color contrast vision enhancement for the user. To use Maggie iVR, the user slides their iPhone into the back of the headset. The iPhone’s basic camera functions […]
Continue readingNC #1047 Elbow for Presentations, Jamworks Accessible Notetaking, Feature Parity Apple Photos, Case for Vison, Adam Engst on Deep Linking and VPN Survey
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, June 1, 2025, and this is show number 1047. Before we get “stuck in” as Bart likes to say, I want to remind everyone that Steve and I […]
Continue readingI Want Feature Parity in Apple Photos Between macOS and iPadOS
As Apple appears poised to give its operating systems a new coat of paint, I wish they’d direct their attention elsewhere. I’d like to see some care put into bringing feature parity in Photos on macOS and iPadOS. I use a 12.9″ iPad Pro and a 13″ MacBook Air, so the two devices are nearly […]
Continue readingUsing My Elbow to Do a Presentation Over Zoom
One of my favorite Tiny Mac Tips is how to enable Control-scroll to zoom in on your display. I usually use Apple Maps for the demo because no matter how far you zoom in, they shrink the font right back down so you can’t read the text. I’ve explained this tip quite a few times […]
Continue readingCSUN 2025: Jamworks AI Notetaking App for Students
Allison interviews Jenn Sponer from Jamworks about their note-taking app for personalized study experiences. Jamworks records a spoken lecture off of the student’s device (e.g., a laptop or mobile phone) and then uses that recording to create notes in several selectable formats for better understanding. Jamworks has special features that aid disabled students in consuming […]
Continue readingCCATP #814 — Adam Engst on Deep Linking and VPN Survey
In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst joins me to talk about two recent articles he wrote for TidBITS. The first topic is life-changing for me. Have you ever wanted to send someone a link to a specific spot on a long web page? With text fragments, most, if not […]
Continue readingCSUN 2025: Case For Vision Assistive Devices for People with Vision Loss
Allison interviews Igor Feinberg from Case For Vision about their phone case that assists visually impaired people or those who suffer from age-related vision loss. The Case For Vision is an innovative iPhone-based optical mechanical case that functions as a hands-free, high-quality magnifier. When used with the Case For Vision 2.0 specialized software app, it […]
Continue readingNC #1046 Be My Eyes at CSUN, WWDC 2024 Wishlist, Dolphin for the Visually Impaired, SD Card Speeds by Allister Jenks, 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, May 25, 2025, and this is show number 1046. mp3 download PBS 180: Theming Jekyll (GitHub Pages) In Programming By Stealth, Bart has been teaching us how to […]
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