Editor and Preview Pane Showing Formatting in MacDown I don’t know if you’ve gotten onto the Markdown train yet, but I’ve been enjoying it more and more over the years since Bart first started nagging me to use it. Markdown is a plain-text format that simplifies writing for the web and is easier to read […]
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A Day in the Life of Allison’s Notifications
Ring Notifications I remember going to my son Kyle’s house right after they moved in, and noticing that every time the back door opened, I’d hear a very gentle “beep-boop”. It was his alarm system letting him know that the door sensor had been triggered. I also remember thinking that would drive me nuts. But […]
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$20 for a MagSafe-compatible Clear iPhone Case and Magnetic Wallet from Kimguard
Kimguard Clear MagSafe Compatible Case and Wallet When I buy a new iPhone, I carefully peruse all of the color options and find the one that most delights me. I open up my new precious and revel at the glory. For a day or two, I try going without a case so I can enjoy […]
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Security Bits — 29 May 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The existing Yorkie-Pro GPS tracker finder from Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) which is already used by law enforcement has received a free firmware update to allow it find AirTags too — www.macobserver.com/… 🇺🇸 The […]
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Choosing a VPN from Consumer Reports’ Top 4: Mullvad, PIA, IVPN, and Mozilla VPN
Last October, alert NosillaCastaway John Shaffer let me know that the VPN I’ve been recommending for many years, Encrypt.me, had been sold to Ziff-Davis. He wanted to know what this meant for the product. I reached out to the folks at Ziff-Davis, and had a nice conversation with them about their plans to incorporate Encrypt.me’s […]
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Tobenone Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station – by Ron Burch
Tobenone Thunderbolt 3 Dock ## My requirements: As the proud owner of a new 14” MacBook Pro M1 Max, I wanted to use the computer as both a desktop (in a clamshell mode) as well as a conventional laptop. Given the number of existing peripheral devices that I had connected to my previous desktop, a […]
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How Did I Break Keychain Access for My Local Server?
Undesirable Connect Prompt Back in March, I told you the story of how I wrote a Shortcut with a shell script to mount a share on my Synology network attached storage (NAS). I said that I had made fire because I was so proud of myself. I taught myself to write shell scripts and taught […]
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Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard – by Caleb Fong
Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Hello fellow NosillaCast-aways. Originally this was going to be about the Wyze Watch, but given the black-eye they’ve taken over security lately, I’ll just say that the watch is fine for the price but buyer beware of the security policy of the company. So what am I going to talk […]
Continue readingMore TagTake the Click Wheel & Steer the Ship Towards a Better Tomorrow – by Kaylee Dayo
Hi. Hey. How’s it goin’? You been doin’ OK the past couple of years? Yeah, me neither. Sigh Modern life, am I right?! Ya know, I’m still definitely a geek, but the further we go into the future, the more I find myself longing for the past… well, at least, parts of it. But more […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇺 The enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (the first of the two big bills to be announced) has been delayed until 2023 — www.macobserver.com/… (We did a deep-dive on it in early […]
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