Due to a HUGE error in judgment on the part of Allison, the GMen from the MyMac Podcast took over this episode while Allison and Steve are off galavanting about someplace nicer than where most of us are (the NERVE!). Fortunately for everyone (including the GMen), both Allison and Bart Busschots left PLENTY of content […]
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#513 Canon EF-S 10-18mm wide-angle lens, Back to My Mac through Double NAT, Z-Wave, Looptworks, FREAK, Zombies Run & Bren Finan on Living Without a PC
The show starts with a review of the Canon EF-S 10-18mm wide angle lens from listener Steven Goetz. That’s followed by a dumb question from listener Lynda who’s having trouble getting Back to My Mac to work through Double NAT. Then we hand over to Allison for two more interviews from CES, one with the […]
Continue reading#512 eBooks vs Real Books vs Library Books, Wonder Workshop, Augmented Reality Glasses from ODG, Maker with Donald Burr
In a two-part segment on electronic books I weigh the pros and cons of “real” vs electronic books, and then walk you through how to get eBooks on your Kindle using overdrive.com. Two interviews from CES: Wonder Workshop has toys to get your kids started programming, and the Osterhout Group’s Augmented Reality Glasses. In Chit […]
Continue readingReading Part 2: Borrowing eBooks from the Library
The one thing I still can’t crack the code on is how to get books from the library. I know people far less tech savvy than me who have figured it out, but it still baffles me. Here’s the problem. The electronic connection to my library CLEARLY was written by database administrators, not people who […]
Continue readingReading Part 1: Paper vs Electronic Books
I love to read, especially using a Kindle. Like many of you, a part of me misses “real” books. I miss going to the bookstore and judging a book by the cover. I miss trading in my used books to Dave’s Olde Bookshop and getting store credit to buy more used books. I miss having […]
Continue reading#511 How to Record iOS Audio on Skype, Logic Dots, Lyve, Insteon, 2D Graphs Look 2D, Superfish Malware, Learn VoiceOver on iPhone
How to Record Skype Call Including Audio from iOS, Send your audio reviews for the while I’m gone in March to [email protected]. Logic Dots Ayopa Games from does in-app purchases right. Access All of Your Photos on Every Device with Lyve from mylyve.com/. Insteon Home Automation Will be Compatible with Apple’s Homekit at insteon.com. Tutorial […]
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Continue readingHow to Record Skype on a Mac AND Include Audio from iOS
On this week’s segment of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Shelly Brisbin is going to demonstrate how to use VoiceOver for the blind on iOS. We needed a way to record just our voices, but we also wanted to be able to record (in high quality audio) the audio coming out of our phones. I […]
Continue readingLogic Dots Does In-Game Purchase Just Right
You couldn’t call me a gamer by any stretch of the imagination which is why you rarely, if ever, hear me talking about a game on the show. Bejeweled was a long time favorite from back in my Sony Clié days and onto my iPhone, and 2048 has captured me for the most recent year […]
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#510 ScanSnap iX100 Mobile Scanner, Speeding Up an Aging Mac, Taming the Terminal part 29 of n – Introducing SSH
Send your audio reviews for the while I’m gone in March to [email protected]. Check out my appearances on The Productive Woman Podcast at theproductivewoman.com and Tech’s Message at natelanxon.com/podcast. An interview at CES with Fujitsu followed by an in depth review of their ScanSnap iX100 mobile scanner. In Dumb Question Corner Eric asks how to […]
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