I’m going to call this next subject the “Professor Maryanne Problem”. Do you find that you have lots of time where you can listen to podcasts (driving, exercising, vacuuming) but very little time to simply sit still and read long form articles? Or do you find, like me, that you’ve lost the ability to pay […]
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CES 2016: Brydge iPad Keyboards
Allison interviews Nicholas Smith from Brydge about their new keyboards specifically designed for iPads of all types. Brydge makes aluminum keyboards with backlit keys and a 180 deg hinge for the iPad mini 1, 2, 3 & 4, the iPad Air and Air 2 and the iPad Pro. When these keyboards are mated with an […]
Continue readingCES 2016: PIQ Multi-Sport Sensor
Allison interviews Vincent Mons from PIQ about their new Multi-Sport Sensor and sport specific accessories. The PIQ sensor can track performance metrics of various sports including golf, tennis, skiing and others. The sport specific accessory works with the sensor to capture data and send it to your smartphone. The athlete can measure, track, and even […]
Continue readingScreenCasts Online App on AppleTV
You know I’m a big fan of Don McAllister’s ScreenCasts Online. I think it’s the best way to learn how to use applications on the Mac and iOS. It’s a subscription service at $6/month if you buy the yearly subscription. Think about that price compared to other online training courses. I’m biased because Don lets me […]
Continue readingCES 2016: Owlet Smart Sock Wearable Baby Monitor
Allison interviews Chris Stroud from Owlet about their new Smart Sock for babies. Smart Sock fits snugly on your baby’s foot and monitors their heart rate and oxygen levels while they sleep. Using the Owlet iOS app, Smart Sock will alert you if your baby stops breathing. The setting is the CES ShowStoppers show floor […]
Continue readingNC #559 Behringer DAC, Ring Doorbell, FLIR, FFmpeg, IOGear USB-C, Black & Decker, Security Bits
Allister Jenks reviews the Behringer UCA222 Digital Audio Interface, we have CES interviews about the Ring Video Doorbell and The FLIR One Personal Thermal Imager. Then I’ll tell you a story about FFmpeg and video transcoding, followed by two more CES interviews with IOGear and Black & Decker. Finally we’ll have Security Bits with Bart […]
Continue readingBehringer U-Control UCA222 Digital Audio Interface
Hello Allison and NosillaCastaways. Allister here again from New Zealand with a short review of a product recommended to me by another NosillaCastaway. First, the problem to be solved. I just bought myself a brand new 27″ Retina 5K iMac. It is a beautiful machine and I am very pleased with it. No, that’s not […]
Continue readingFun with Video Encoding – FFmpeg & VidConvert
I’ve told you a lot of stories about how my friend Dorothy (aka macLurker) helps me out by writing scripts for me to help automate things I do for the podcast. She’s really smart and knows SO much more than I do about programming. We have a lot of fun working on these projects but […]
Continue readingCCATP #422 Bart Busschots Programming By Stealth – 7 of x (More CSS)
Bart Busschots joins us again for part 7 of his series Programming by Stealth. In this instalment we’ll build on our basic understanding of CSS from previous instalment. We’ll start with some new CSS selectors, in the process, introduce two new HTML tag attributes, then we’ll move on to the CSS box model. Each HTML […]
Continue readingCES 2016: Black+Decker Smartech Tools
Allison interviews Sarah Windham from Black+Decker about their new Smartech power tools. Smartech provides a Bluetooth connection from the power tool’s battery to a mobile app which shows battery charge, location and health and allows the user to lock on and off the battery for safety. Black+Decker Smartech batteries and the accompanying app will be […]
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