Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇬🇧 It looks like the UK is trying to find a face-saving way to back down from it’s secretive attempt to back-door Apple’s iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature — appleinsider.com/… (Nothing official because everything […]
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MagGo 3-in-1 Charger + Sharge Retro 67 = Magic for Travel
A few weeks ago, the delightful Sandy Foster gave us a review of the Anker MagGo 3-in-1 travel charger. I was intrigued, so I picked one up for myself. I have to agree with Sandy — three enthusiastic thumbs up. What surprised me the most was how small and compact it is. It fits in […]
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PSA — Your Brother Printer’s Password May Have Been Reset
I have a quick but important public service announcement brought to you by listener Jane. A few weeks ago on Security Bits, Bart Busschots explained how a vast number of printer models (mostly from Brother but also from Fujifilm, Toshiba, and Konica Minolta) had default admin passwords that were easily generated by hackers. The problem […]
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Virtual Monitor HDMI Dongles Solve Many Problems
The Problem to be Solved When Apple came out with the 14” MacBook Pro models, it created a problem for screencasters like those of us at ScreenCastsONLINE. The problem is that the displays are a 16×10 aspect ratio, while video on just about every platform is 16×9. If I produce a video using the display […]
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Even More Sindre Sorhus Apps — ScreenCastsONLINE Tutorial
A few months ago, I created a ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial about three apps from the prolific developer Sindre Sorhus. I taught how to use Dato, Aiko, and Velja. I’m back with four more small but powerful apps from Sindre. Plain Text Editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone gives you a place to get your thoughts down […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 20 July 2025
❗ Action Alerts Calls to action, if any stories in this section are relevant to you, there is some action you should take. Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes one zero-day, 137 flaws — www.bleepingcomputer.com/…, krebsonsecurity.com/… & isc.sans.edu/… Most important patches for typical NosillaCastaways are Office zero-click exploits (triggered by previewing a document) Most important […]
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Macstock 2025 — Learning, Teaching, Laughter, and Joy
Every year, Steve and I make the pilgrimage to the Chicago area to attend Macstock, and every year, I struggle with how to describe it to you. If I gush too much and talk too long about it, it will be like your Aunt Edna showing you photos of her trip to Niagara Falls on […]
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Macstock 2025: Chain of Happiness – Share Your Knowledge
This presentation was given by Allison to attendees at Macstock 9 held in Crystal Lake, IL, on July 13, 2025. No matter how much you know, someone knows more than you. But no matter how little you know, someone knows less than you. You may not feel like you’re an expert, but if you’re at […]
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Macstock 2025: Unleash the Power of Apple Photos on macOS
This presentation was given by Allison to attendees at Macstock 9 held in Crystal Lake, IL, on July 12, 2025. Many people ask Allison what tool she recommends for editing photos, and she almost always suggests Apple Photos on the Mac. When she shows them the power inside the editing tools for Apple Photos, they’re […]
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PSA — SOS Button for Apple Watch Fall Detection is a SLIDER!
It’s a SLIDER, not a button! I want to make a public service announcement. Some of this you’ve heard about, but I wanted this to be a standalone article for people to share with their friends and family. A few weeks ago, I told you about how I tripped on a walk with my dog, […]
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