Jump to Tips Get Info vs. Show Inspector Smart Searches, aka Smart Folders Fun with Tabs Embiggen Text Windows in Web Forms in Safari Terminal to See a Calendar I’m back with Part 11 of Tiny Mac Tips. This is an ongoing series I started in order to teach Jill from the Northwoods how to […]
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CES 2026: XiViX Dentist-Supervised Robotic Tooth Preparation
Allison interviews Pierre Chelala, Founder and CEO of XiViX, about their robotic dentistry system designed to complete procedures like dental crowns in a single visit. The approach combines 3D scanning and CBCT imaging with AI planning to guide a robot that prepares the tooth under a dentist’s supervision. Because the crown is pre-manufactured, the robot […]
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CES 2026: Whisper Aero Tone T1 Quiet Leaf Blower
Allison interviews Andrew Terajewicz from Whisper Aero about their electric leaf blower that operates with much less noise than conventional gas or electric-powered leaf blowers. Andrew describes how Whisper Aero adapted ultra-quiet propulsion technology from aerospace applications to consumer products like leaf blowers. The goal is to reduce noise pollution and improve health outcomes for […]
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Equinox Wallpaper Generator
Free Equinoxin the Mac App Store Greetings NosillaCastaways. It’s Allister here with a review of an app you didn’t know you needed. You know how macOS has Dynamic Wallpapers? Maybe you forgot. When macOS Mojave was released in 2018, the default wallpaper was a photo of a dune but, unlike traditional wallpapers, it changed tone […]
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Get Info
Most of you probably know that if you want to know more about a file in macOS, you can select the file and from the menu bar select File → Get Info. If you’re a keyboard shortcut person, ⌘I opens the Get Info window. Well, actually, ⌘I opens Get Info whether you’re a keyboard junkie […]
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CES 2026: WORX Robotic Mowers
Allison interviews Todd Zimmerman, Senior VP of Kress Sales/Operations, about their WORX robotic mowers. They use a combination of Real-Time Kinetic (RTK) Cloud positioning for satellite-guided mowing, cameras with AI-assisted vision, and Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (V-SLAM) to maintain precise mowing patterns, even when GPS signals drop. The system relies on Wi-Fi, GPS, and […]
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CES 2026: Clicks Power Keyboard & Communicator with Physical Buttons
Allison interviews Jeff Gadway, CMO and Founder of Clicks, about their Clicks Power Keyboard, a MagSafe accessory that combines a battery pack with a slide-out physical keyboard. It works with various phone sizes and connects via Bluetooth to multiple devices, offering a tactile typing experience that some users find more accurate and engaging than touchscreens. […]
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Astrophotography by Stealth Part Five — Learning to Edit by Brian Hoffman
Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. Learning to Edit. Hello and welcome back. I’m Brian Hoffman, and if you have been following along, you know I made it to the point where I stacked some of my pictures and […]
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Security Bits — 26 April 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Mozilla says Claude’s Mythos AI helped uncover 271 flaws in Firefox — cyberinsider.com/… Related: OpenAI Releases GPT 5.4 Cyber to Help with Defensive Security — www.macobserver.com/… 🇺🇸 FCC Hands Netgear an Effective Monopoly on […]
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CES 2026: HCMF Automotive Smart Doors & Integrated Displays
Allison interviews engineer Kai Hsiang Chen from HCMF Group about their advanced automotive door and glass technologies. HCMF designs entire door structures and integrated components for car manufacturers, consolidating mechanisms like window regulators, door locks, and handles into a single internal board to make doors lighter and simpler. Kai demonstrates a side window made with […]
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