Hi, this is Bart Busschots guest-hosting the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 25, 2024, and this is show number 1007. mp3 download Articles Clicks Keyboard for iPhone Termius – a Mobile Terminal App for iOS & iPadOS by Kurt […]
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Security Bits — 25 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. For those interested in even more technical details: CrowdStrike Reveals Root Cause of Global System Outages — thehackernews.com/… Steve Gibson has released a free tool to check your PC’s Secure Boot setup by verifying […]
Continue readingRPM Cadence Sensor from Wahoo
Last summer I discovered the joy of using bluetooth health sensors with an Apple Watch when I started using a Wahoo Tickr heart rate monitor while cycling. Having constantly updating and accurate heart rate information helped me to exercise better, and I’m happy to say I still use the Tickr each and every time I […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – VPN vs. Private Relay
Listener Lynda asks (generalised a little): I’m sitting in a hotel and my VPN appears to be working fine on the Hotel wifi. I am, tho, getting notices from Private Relay, saying that it is not working due to a software conflict. Which of these would be more secure in this kind of setting? The […]
Continue readingClicks Keyboard for iPhone
The Clicks Keyboard case for iPhone[/caption]The problem to be solved is that I often type show notes when out walking, and the soft keyboard is fiddly when you’re not sitting still. For years I just tolerated it, and even scoffed at keyboard cases, but a few months ago the https://www.clicks.tech was released, and reviewers I […]
Continue readingTermius – a Mobile Terminal App for iOS & iPadOS by Kurt Liebezeit
Hi, this is PDX_Kurt with a review of the iOS and iPadOS app called Termius, which is a mobile terminal app. What’s a mobile terminal app, you say? Well, most of us have heard of, and possibly used, THE Terminal, which is a utility program built into the MacOS environment. The Terminal is what Bart […]
Continue readingNC #1006 Philips Hue Programming Parts 1 and 2, Espanso, Manta Sleep Masks, Re-usable Cable Ties and Cable Tags
Hi, this is Allister Jenks of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 18, 2024, and this is show number 1006. mp3 download Articles Philips Hue Programming (Part 1 of 3) Tiny Tip – Re-usable Cable Ties Command Line Text […]
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Manta Sleep Masks
I have lived in my current home for over 20 years. In that time I have often complained — usually to friends and family, but also to the local council — about the insufficient number of street lights on our street. Late last year we finally saw the installation of some additional lights. It has […]
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Tiny Tip – Cable Tags
The instructions said, “Use ONLY the cable that came with the product.” I said, “Well then make it distinctive and not look like every other USB cable in my cable box!” I don’t know whether I believe my Manta Sleep Mask needs that exact USB cable to charge, but I do know that my Epson […]
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Philips Hue Programming, Evolved (Part 2 of 3)
Device name selection In my previous instalment, I explained how to use the curl command to control Philips Hue lights. Part of the exercise involved dumping out a huge glop of JSON data and finding a long, gobbledegook of random alphanumeric characters that were the ID of a light we could control. I wanted to […]
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