Guest Post by Dorothy R (aka @maclurker) As soon as Allison heard I had a new car that included CarPlay, she had to know more. All the details, in their technical glory. Specifically a NosillaCast review. So before I could even get started, I had to define … The problem to be solved: how to […]
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Do You Find the New Lineup of MacBooks Pro Confusing?
After the big Apple announcement, I sang the virtues of the new MacBook Pro. However, there appears to be some confusion about all of the different models Apple introduced. Dave Hamilton expressed consternation on the Mac Geek Gab about how much harder Apple has made it to choose the right model. I thought to myself, […]
Continue readingMini Metro Game for iOS and Mac – by Allister Jenks
Hello Allison and NosillaCastaways, Allister here from New Zealand again with another review. One of the reasons I like Apple products is because I like clean, simple design. There’s just something about oodles of white space, simple, bold colours, and crisp lines that appeals to my brain. It should come as no surprise, then, that […]
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CCATP #462 Brian Johnson on Inspiring Kids with Bottle Rockets and Science
This week, Steve and I share hosting Chit Chat Across the Pond with retired electrical engineer, ham radio nerd, and remote control flier, Brian Johnson. Brian explains how he has taken his love of electronics and works to spread his enthusiasm to kids through volunteering at local schools. The pinnacle of his experiences was when […]
Continue readingNot Sure HomeKit Makes Home Automation Easier
When the Hue Light system came out a few years ago, Steve really wanted to dip his toes into the home automation fun. We got the Hue Hub and plugged it into our router, and installed the three bulbs into a few lamps. It was pretty much a party trick, changing the colors from white […]
Continue readingHow to Turn Off NAT-PMP and UPnP on Your Router
A few weeks back after the disastrous distributed denial of service attack on the DNS servers was found to have been caused by insecure Internet of Things devices, Bart suggested that we turn off automatic port forwarding. This is a technology that is built into routers that allows devices (and software) inside your network to […]
Continue readingNC #599 iPhone 7+ Portrait Mode, 2016 MacBook Pros, Security Bits
Next week the show will be out early because we’ll be out of town on the weekend, so don’t try to go to the live show because there won’t be one! In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart taught us how to create a JavaScript API in Programming By Stealth 24. I did some experiments […]
Continue reading2016 MacBook Pros Promise Big Improvements
As I’m sure you’ve all heard, Apple updated the MacBook Pro line this week. The big excitement is that they’ve replaced the function keys with an OLED touch screen they’ve called Touch Bar. They added Touch ID to the right side of the Touch Bar. They got rid of the mechanical trackpad, replacing it with […]
Continue readingiPhone 7+ Portrait Mode Depth Effect
This week Apple released iOS 10.1, which included the beta of the new Portrait mode for the iPhone 7+. Portrait mode applies what they call a depth effect, blurring things in the background while keeping the focus sharp on faces in the foreground. The effect is limited to the 7+ because it uses the dual […]
Continue readingCCATP #461 Bart Busschots Programming By Stealth 24 – Creating a JavaScript API
In this week’s installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart teaches us how to create a JavaScript API up to and including an easy way to create professional documentation in order to publish our work as a JavaScript library. In order to get there we learn how to write reusable and sharable code, how “closures” help […]
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