In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart talks about his job as a cybersecurity specialist. We get a bit silly in our early part of the chat, the reasons for which will become obvious when you listen to the beginning but he successfully gives a flavor of what “a day in the […]
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I’m a Liar
Hi. My name is Allison. I am a liar. Before I explain why, I need to explain the backstory on how I learned I was a teller of untruths. Pride Goeth Before a Fall I started my podcast on May 13th, 2005. When I tell people about my podcast, I usually brag by saying I’ve […]
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Security Bits — 21 December 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Following the FBI earlier in the month, and following the revelation that 8 major US telcos were compromised by the Chinese government, the US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has joined the […]
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My Smart Home Humidity Journey — by Bart Busschots
Earlier this year I suddenly became very interested in the humidity of the rooms I spend a lot of time in — namely my bedroom, my kitchen, my home office, and my work office. Why? Because I discovered that if you are prone to nose bleeds, dry air is really not your friend. In the […]
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The Night Before Christmas
Since Christmas will soon be here, I thought it would be a good time to resurrect the poem that has become a holiday tradition on the NosillaCast. In 2019, we lost our beloved Honda Bob, a long-time NosillaCastaway and contributor to the show and a very dear friend. But his memory and the silliness he […]
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MindNode → MindNode Classic → MindNode Next
When the developer of iThoughts decided to shutter the doors on his business, I chose MindNode as my new mind mapping tool of choice. My post in April entitled RIP iThoughts is probably in my top ten most-commented articles. Many people jumped into the discussion just to say thanks for the trade study while others […]
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Security Bits — 8 December 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇨🇳 More details continue to emerge of just how deeply the Chinese government infiltrated the West’s telecommunications networks – it’s not just a few US carriers, it’s carriers in “dozens of countries”, and even […]
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Profiles in Safari – a Bug and a Workaround … that Fails
Warning — this post has been changed — see the Bottom Bottom Line at the end. A few weeks back I talked about my struggles to use Tab Groups and how I solved my particular problem by using Profiles in Safari instead. My goal was to have a way to open a handful of social […]
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Making Tiny Mac Tips Easier to Find
You’ve probably noticed by now that I have created quite a few Tiny Mac Tips posts over the last couple of years with a goal of helping people move from adequate users of the Mac to power users. I just ran a count, and there are 53 tips posted so far and I have even […]
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Instead of Bartender, Learn about Ice on ScreenCastsONLINE
The poorly communicated sale of Bartender has caused many people to seek alternatives to manage their menu bar apps. While Bartender is still being developed and works as well as it ever did, you might want to consider the open source donationware alternative called Ice for macOS Sonoma and above. That’s why I chose Ice […]
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