Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 The recently disclosed massive hack of western telecommunications firms that lead the US FBI & CISA to issue advice to switch to E2EE VoIP and messaging apps like Signal over SMS & phone […]
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CCATP #805 – Bart Busschots On What Does a Cybersecurity Specialist Do?
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 […]
Continue readingSecurity 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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