Last week Physics Nerd Graeme told us how he’ll be doing a mini-series on the tools he uses to make his Physics Shorts videos. This is part two of that mini-series. I made the decision to write my notes for my Physics Shorts videos using Markdown so that they are in a simple format that […]
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Security Bits – 2024-06-23
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Microsoft delays Windows Recall amid privacy and security concerns — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (Initially only to Windows Insiders AKA beta testers) The scale of the Snowflake breach we discussed last time becomes clearer: Snowflake Breach Exposes […]
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Making Physics Shorts – by Physics Nerd Graeme
I recently embarked on a project to create videos for the rest of A Level Physics to go on my YouTube Channel, “Physics Shorts with Dr Sheppard“, having done half a while back. I spent some time developing my process, so I thought I’d write it down and share. Physics Shorts with Dr. Sheppard Aims […]
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Notability Foundation Tutorial on ScreenCastsONLINE
One of the apps that I’m passionate about is Notability. Eight years ago I created a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial about Notability and we’ve done several little update and tip videos about this great software. Notability has only become more and more capable since 2016 so we decided it was time for a bottoms-up tutorial. But as […]
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Ice is a Strong Contender to Replace Bartender App
I talked a few weeks ago about the Bartender kerfuffle when developer Ben Surtees sold it to a company called Applause. While I’ve not taken up the alarm bells, many still remain skeptical of this new company. You’ll also remember that Physics Nerd Graeme reviewed Hidden Bar for us as an alternative to Bartender. This […]
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CSUN 2024: Sony OTC Hearing Aids
Allison interviews Lauren Reynolds from Sony about their new self-fitting, over-the-counter hearing aids. Since these hearing aids do not require an evaluation and fitting from an audiologist, they are much less expensive and are easier to purchase than traditional hearing aids. Sony’s hearing aids come in a couple form factors. The CRE-C10 self-fitting hearing aids […]
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Tiny Tip – Password Sharing with Apple — by Physics Nerd Graeme
In our Slack community (podfeet.com/slack), before WWDC there was a discussion about password management with Apple Keychain, and Physics Nerd Graeme jumped into the discussion. He had a tiny tip on how to share passwords with family members. Keep in mind that this discussion occurred right before WWDC when Apple announced that they’re coming out […]
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Deep Dive — You Probably Want to Avoid Microsoft Recall, at Least for Now! At their recent Build developers conference Microsoft announced a new line of ARM-based laptops with built-in AI chips branded as Copilot+ PCs, with one of the headline features being Recall. The idea is that Recall will constantly monitor everything you do […]
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Magic Trackpads Really ARE Made of Glass
Remember back in 2010 when Apple first came out with the Magic Trackpad and it was made of glass? Well, I can prove that the Magic Trackpads are made of glass. Last Friday night I opened my M2 MacBook Air and saw what looked like a hair across my trackpad. With a dog, two cats, […]
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My View of the Bartender App Kerfuffle
You may or may not have heard that there was quite the kerfuffle this week about the beloved-by-many Mac app, Bartender. If you’re unfamiliar with Bartender, the problem it solves is to help you manage your menu bar items. My most recent article about Bartender was just in November when developer Ben Surtees came out […]
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