Allison interviews Gaspar Plantreau from Lacie about two of their new products. The first is the 2big Thunderbolt 3 dock which provides storage capacities of 12, 16 or 20 TB. Offering up to 27 Watts of power, the 2big can charge your MacBook Pro along with other peripherals. Lacie’s second product is the Rugged Thunderbolt […]
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You Had One Job, TrackR
I’m a positive person, so if I don’t like a product, you won’t hear me review it. I’ll usually write to the company selling the product instead and tell them where they can improve. That’s why you don’t often hear me tell you not to buy something. But I’m going to make an exception today. […]
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NAB 2017: Quarterback Live HD TV for Smartphone
Allison interviews Bonnie Beeman, CEO of Airwavs, about their new Quarterback portable TV. Quarterback provides live, over-the-air HD TV to your smartphone while also serving as a battery case. The Quarterback has a built-in antenna to receive TV signals directly from broadcast towers, not over cell or WiFi networks. Quarterback includes an adjustable kickstand built […]
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A Noob Installs the ecobee3 Thermostat
When I was in college, my roommate Sandy and I wanted to put up a hanging plant. Remember the 70s when macramé plant hangers were all the rage? If not, go ask your mom. Anyway, she said we should go get a boy to help us. I told her that if we couldn’t do it […]
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NC #624 Server Caching Bug, macOS Bugs Discovered, Sandman Clock, Nexus 5X Review
In this early show, we’ll talk about how I figured out the true root cause of the problems in rendering the new podfeet.com theme (I was wrong last week). Then I’ll tell you about how I discovered two actual bugs in macOS that no one else had ever reported, and how I made the senior […]
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Android Nexus 5X Review by a Die Hard Apple Fan
When Steve and I planned our great adventure to South America, we knew we needed a data plan for our phones. We decided to use Project Fi from Google for $10/GB. I’ve written up the experience in a couple of blog posts and talked about it on the show ( podfeet.com/…. Project Fi gave us […]
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Sandman – the Perfect Bedside Clock from Palo Alto Innovations
People love clocks. I’m not sure why, but even in the middle of the night if we wake up, we want to know what time it is. But a clock on your bedside table can be a problematic if the numbers are too bright and keep you awake. A lot of people keep their phones […]
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CCATP #483 – David Peck from Cloak Talks VPNs
With the recent legislation on privacy rules for ISPs in the United States, a lot of people are considering using VPNs to protect their Internet traffic from home. I thought this would be a great time to get Dave Peck on the show, co-founder of Cloak, my VPN of choice. This isn’t a show about […]
Continue readingNC #623 Podfeet Redesign, Apple Meets Us Halfway, Ring Floodlight Cam, Security Bits
Podfeet.com finally gets a makeover and I’ll tell you a bit of detail on how I did it (link to comical PDF instructions). I was on the SMR Podcast this week, Apple appear to have a new strategy in repair of their products called “We’ll meet you halfway”. We’ll have a full review of the […]
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Watch Bad Guys (and Coyotes) with the Ring Floodlight Cam
We live in a pretty safe neighborhood, but we like to keep an eye on things around our house. As safe as the neighborhood is, we do know of cases where deliveries have been stolen from front doorsteps from time to time. You’ve probably heard about the Ring Video Doorbell that we reviewed last January. […]
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