I distinctly remember the day my brother showed me this really cool new website called the Internet Movie Database at imdb.com. It was amazing. You could look up any movie or TV show or actor and find out everything about it or them. I loved using it for a long time, and while I never […]
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Bicycling with Wahoo Tickr Fit Heart Rate Monitor
The Problem to be Solved In theory, when everything is working well, when you use the Apple Watch to track a workout it will take regular heart rate readings, display them, and use them to calculate your calorie burn accurately. But to balance battery life and accuracy, the frequency of the checks is tuned for […]
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Whisper Transcription for macOS — by Jill from the Northwoods
Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. I told you recently how I was using AI to help me make podcasts show notes better. Again, I’m not using it to write my content. I really want to do that myself. But instead, I was using AI to get good show notes and get some good […]
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Create Surveys, Feedback Forms, Organize Events, and More with the Free Google Forms
Back in 2009, Steve and I hosted a party for the NosillaCastaways during Macworld at a local bar. It was a great success, and everyone had a great time. The following year, we did it again but something awful happened. Someone who publishes a list of parties during Macworld included our party and we had […]
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Will the PETLIBRO Smart Cat Feeder Keep My Cat from Overeating?
Ruben-esque Ada with Trim Grace You may have noticed that Steve and I spend a fair bit of time away from home. Tesla requires a great deal of playtime and attention, so she either goes to doggie camp, or if it’s a longer trip she either goes to Camp Nancy (a very dear friend of […]
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Security Bits — 13 August 2023
Deep Dive — Have-I-Been-Pwnd Domain Search Revamped This is very much glass-half-empty-glass-half-full news. On the one hand, domain searches and domain monitoring have gotten way easier (you had to re-validate your domain for each search before), on the other hand, it’s now a subscription service, but with a generous free tier. What this feature has […]
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The Motion Books – Video Memories in a Physical Book
Lindsay asked for an unusual present for her birthday this year. She asked for a Motion Book from themotionbooks.com. The Motion Book is a video screen inside a book that automatically plays any videos or slideshows you put on its internal storage. She wanted one of The Motion Books so she could have her wedding […]
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Insta360 X3 Action Cam Review
Insta360 X3 Portable Action Camera Hi, this is Husband Steve with a review of the Insta360 X3 Action Camera. A few months ago, our good friend Pat Dengler showed us her new spherical camera, the Insta360 X3, and after seeing its capabilities, I knew I wanted one. Being the thoughtful wife she is, Allison kindly […]
Continue readingBurn – Simple But Advanced Disc Burning For Macos — by Kurt Liebezeit
My adult children think I’m an anachronism. I write paper checks to pay my utility bills. I have an iPhone, but it is an old-ish iPhone XR (ten-R?) and I don’t even use half of my 3GB data allotment. I don’t do social media, other than to sign into Discord on Sunday nights to check […]
Continue readingSound Great with the Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone – by Jill from the Northwoods
Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. As I mentioned before, I just got a new job and I decided to get myself a present. I got the Anker PowerConf S3 speakerphone. The reason I did this is that during the pandemic, I’ve been on Zoom calls all day long. […]
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