Hello Castaways! Terry Austin here with a review of a really cool app. Actually, we’re revisiting an app that Allison originally discovered and reviewed way back in the summer of 2016. Let’s start with our problem to be solved, and it’s way more common than many are willing to admit. TV volume! This may well […]
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Flotato Brings iOS Apps to the Mac
The Problem to be Solved Flotato Interface One of my pet peeves in app development right now is how many services only work on mobile. I know I’m an old lady but I really like to type and interact with the world via a big-girl keyboard on a real computer. Don’t get me wrong, you […]
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Table of Sadness™ Japanese Style by Kaylee Dayo
Yahho! (SPELLED CORRECTLY 🤓 I thought maybe you’d change it to “Yahoo”… ) Kaylee dayo! And I’m definitely a geek. As I’m crazy (and this has been confirmed by Allison herself), once again this year, I have been running all the betas! (Well, except for watchOS, because I no longer wear an Apple Watch). I […]
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Significant Improvements in New Photos App on iOS 13
Ada & Grace in New Photos Showing Adjustments I’ve been a fairly happy user of Apple Photos on iOS and macOS ever since it came out. Sure I complain about how long it takes to download my 77K photos when something goes wrong, but the feature of having all of my photos everywhere is glorious. […]
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Taken at 8:15pm I know there are a lot of articles online right now about the new Night Mode from Apple on the iPhone 11 Pro, but I simply can’t resist the temptation to throw in my two cents. My good friend Pat Dengler pinged me and asked if I’d like to do some night […]
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iOS 13 – Buggy McBeta Face
Mail Seems Confused As much as I enjoy bleeding on the edge, I avoided this year’s betas for all of the Apple OSs. Instead, I have been waiting patiently like a good little nerd until Uncle Tim said I could have the real versions. When iOS 13 came out as a full-fledged release, I jumped […]
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Copy’em Paste Tutorial is Live on ScreenCastsOnline
Earlier this month I told you about the awesome clipboard manager Copy’em Paste and all the reasons I loved it. I also mentioned that I was working on a video tutorial about Copy’em Paste for ScreenCastsOnline. I’m delighted to tell you that the video has gone live. You can watch a teaser version of the […]
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Security Bits – 21 September 2019
Security Medium 1 — SimJacker A remotely exploitable vulnerability has been found in the firmware running on billions of SIM cards around the world. The vulnerability can be triggered by sending a malicious SMS message to the phone number served by the victim SIM card. Once the SIM card is infected it can then reach […]
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Joby Griptight ONE Micro Stand – by Pat Dengler
Joby Griptight One Micro Stand with Mount Hi this is pat Dengler from Dengler Consulting your friendly, local to Los Angeles, Apple Consultants Network member. I’m excited about picking up my iPhone 11 Pro on Friday and in anticipation of trying out some of the camera features on the new iPhone I have the Joby […]
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Reafoo WiFi Smart Bulbs – by Denise Deverelle
Hi Castaways! Has complexity or cost kept you from jumping into the smart bulb market? If so, I have a cool solution for you. The Reafoo smart bulb requires no hub, and runs on wifi, but before I talk about how much I love these bulbs, let me tell you why you might want to […]
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