Last week on the show I told you that Bart, Steve and I were working on a secret project. The big reveal is that we’ve revealed a new podcast: Taming the Terminal! This podcast is the 35 part series (which is actually 40 podcast episodes) originally broadcast as part of the NosillaCast. Steve painstakingly pulled […]
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CCATP #409 – Bart Busschots on Programming By Stealth 2 of X – Introducing HTML
Bart Busschots is back with episode 2 of his Programming By Stealth series. He’ll take us on our first baby step towards programming by explaining how the Hyper-Text Markup Language works, better known to us all as HTML. HTML is not a true programming language, it is instead a simpler beast known as a markup […]
Continue readingCCATP #408 – Tom Merritt on Self Publishing
On this week’s Chit Chat Across the Pond we’ve got Tom Merritt, fiction and non-fiction author over at tommerrittbooks.com to talk about self publishing and what his journey has been like to write his own books. Oh, and he does an amazing daily tech newscast called the Daily Tech News Show. mp3 download
Continue readingCCATP #407 – Bart Busschots Programming By Stealth 1 of X (Introduction)
It’s that time of the week again, it’s time for Chit Chat Across the Pond and this is episode 407 and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan . If you’re new here, Chit Chat Across the Pond has been an embedded part of the weekly show, the NosillaCast, since November 25th, 2007. I just decided to […]
Continue readingSplit Screen & Pinned Tabs Poorly Implemented in El Capitan
There were a few things I was super excited about in El Capitan that have turned into big disappointments to me, split screen and pinned tabs. Split Screen Split Screen was one of those features that sounded really useful. For a few years I was forced to use Windows at work and one of the […]
Continue reading#545 Spinning Off Chit Chat Across the Pond, Macphun Photo Editing Tools, Tom Merritt on Self Publishing
I’ve decided to spin off Chit Chat Across the Pond as its own show, so stay tuned for a new feed. Macphun releases new extensions for Photos, Photoshop (Elements), Lightroom, Pixelmator and more. I take a deep dive into Intensify from Macphun for only $15 in the Mac App Store. On this week’s Chit Chat […]
Continue readingI’m Going to Spin off Chit Chat Across the Pond
I’ve been married to the same man for 31 years, worked for the same company for 35 years, lived in the same house for 25 years, gone to the same hair dresser for 20 years, been doing this podcast for 10 years. Heck, the MUSIC hasn’t even changed on the podcast in all that time! […]
Continue readingRegain Artistic Control Over Your Photos with Intensify from Macphun
As Bart says, I took one for the team when I jumped headfirst into the deep end of Photos, abandoning Aperture. I knew I’d be limited on what I could do but I was willing to suffer because a) I really wanted all my photos everywhere, and b) because I love new software more than […]
Continue readingDramatically Extend Photos Capabilities with Macphun Tools
This article is time sensitive so jump to the bottom line if you don’t have time to read the whole thing right this minute. Otherwise, indulge me as I get to the point in my normal thorough manner. A couple weeks ago Bob Correa did a great Clarify tutorial showing how to enable the new […]
Continue reading#544 Not Happy with Apple, Is it a Good Deal to Get a New iPhone Every Year, Encrypted Backups, Programming by Stealth Introduction
I am NOT happy with my Apple products this week. From an iPhone that had to be restored to factory settings, to an iPad with a dying battery down to an Apple Watch that restarted in German, it’s not been a happy week. I try to answer the question of whether these new plans by […]
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