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Find Any File – ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial

May 11, 2024
by podfeet

In December, Christian from Germany sent in a review of an app called Find Any File. He explained that when he deletes an app, he uses Find Any File to hunt down all of the remnants of the app so he’s sure his system stays clean. I downloaded Find Any File from findanyfile.app and gave […]

Front view of 6 YubiKeys ranging from the largest (about the size of a thumb drive) to the smallest (about the size of a micro-SD card). They have various form factors including USB-A, USB-C, and Lightning connectors.

CES 2024: YubiKey Online Hardware Security Keys

Allison interviews Karin Muskopf from YubiCo about their range of hardware authentication solutions for online security. Yubico offers many secure key formats more secure than SMS messaging or an authenticator app for second or multi-factor authentication. YubiKeys provide strong authentication with support for multiple protocols, including existing Smart Card/PIV, and FIDO2/WebAuthn, the new standard that […]

Front view of the handheld Annie device. It's the size of a handheld gaming controller and has a white plastic case with red and white buttons. Visible on the top row of Annie are twin braille cells on the left, speakers in the center, and a standard 6-cell braille display on the right. The middle portion of Annie is composed of a standard braille keyboard with large buttons. Below that is a digital braille slate that lets children input braille characters using a stylus. And finally, at the bottom of Annie are three large buttons for left right/right cursor movement and entry.

CSUN 2024: Annie Self-Learning Braille Literacy Device

Allison interviews Thinkerbell Labs CEO and Co-Founder, Sanskriti Dawle, about their braille literacy device that helps children learn how to read, write, and type in braille. The handheld device, called Annie, uses gamified and interactive content to help make learning braille fun. A friendly human voice guides students in their local language, thus making learning […]

Kensington hub showing power cable, power switch and 2 of 3 Thunderbolt ports filled

Expand Your Ports with the Kensington Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4K Nano Docking Station

Terminology I’ve just received a review unit from Kensington for their Thunderbolt 4 Dual 4K Nano Docking Station, but I’m going to call it a hub. In order to make any sense at all when I do that, let’s talk about the difference between a hub and a dock. You may remember that during our […]

Front view of Pawport pet door with a black exterior and a blue illuminated border at the bottom. The pet door is split down the middle in two halves and both halves are closed. The name “pawport" is printed in blue at the top of the doors.

CES 2024: Pawport Smart Secure Pet Door

Allison interviews Martin Diamond, CEO of Pawport, about their new smart and secure pet door. Pawport features a patented design that slides onto existing pet doors using the grove on the existing pet door frame. A simple screw locks Pawport into place and cannot be removed from the outside. Pawport opens and closes on demand […]

Backblaze window covered in gibberish error messages after Migration Assistant

Why Does Everyone Say Migration Assistant Works Great?

Nuke & Pave is Rigorous and Predictable If you’ve been listening to me for any length of time, you know I’m a huge proponent of doing a nuke and pave of my Mac (AKA clean install) around once a year. You can just search podfeet.com for “nuke and pave” to read all of the articles […]

Security Bits — 28 April 2024

April 28, 2024
by Bart Busschots

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Glen Fleishmann outlines some ways in which Google’s Find My Device network is actually a little more privacy-preserving than Apple’s Find My network (and one nasty sting in the tail that makes it a […]

CCATP #792 – Bart Busschots on Rethinking Weather Apps for Privacy and Functionality

In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite, Bart Busschots joins us to talk about weather apps. He’s a serious weather nerd by necessity, living in Ireland and being an avid bike rider. As he walks through the apps he’ll explain which ones fall down on privacy, and which ones have good apps […]

Viewsonic VX1655-4K OLED Portable USB-C Display Wins My Heart

ViewSonic VX1655-4K OLED Hi. My name is Allison and I have a portable USB-C display problem. Today I’m going to tell you about the sixth one I’ve acquired in three and a half years. I’ll be talking about the $500 ViewSonic VX1655-4K OLED that Steve just gave me for my birthday. But before we start, […]

Cato device is a small (1.5"x1.5") black rounded rectangle and about 1" thick. It has two small black rectangular protrusions top and bottom on the face and the word "cato" printed in gold lower-case print. A small rounded rectangular opening is located on one side of the device.

CSUN 2024: Cato Motion-Based Wearable Alternative to Eye Gaze Control

Allison interviews Auli Co-Founder, Spero Koulouras, about their alternative to eye gaze to control applications and devices. Auli’s Cato device empowers people with motor disabilities by providing familiar customizable control of electronic devices. Cato is a motion-based wearable device that controls Windows, macOS, and Chromebook computers by emulating mouse and keyboard input. It also operates […]

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