While I’m a big proponent of electric vehicles to help save the planet, one of the best things you can do is continue to drive your current car. The environmental impact of having a new car created for you is pretty high. If you’ve got an older car, but you crave the cool gadgets in […]
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Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station — By Sandy Foster
Hi, I’m Sandy Foster. A couple of years ago, I reviewed the Tech Zebra 3-in-1 Foldable Wireless Charger and liked it. However, one of our grandsons is a firefighter and needed a solution for his devices while at work, so I gave him this one; he needed it far more frequently than I did. Still, […]
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Astrophotography by Stealth Part Four — by Brian Hoffman
Astrophotography by Stealth, from looking up at the night sky, to hanging a picture on the wall which takes your breath away. Astrophotography by Stealth Part One — by Brian Hoffman Astrophotography by Stealth Part Two — by Brian Hoffman Astrophotography by Stealth Part Three — by Brian Hoffman Hello and welcome back. I’m Brian […]
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George from Tulsa Talks About Battery Evolution and Impact on EVs
Hi, I’m George from Tulsa, here today so Allison and Steve can have more time to prep for and party at MacStock, kicking off Friday, July 11 in Crystal Lake, Illinois, 40 miles from Chicago. If you’re able to travel or live in the Chicago area, check the MacStock website in today’s show notes because […]
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Security Bits — 6 July 2025
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Just like we predicted last time: Scattered Spider hackers shift focus to aviation, transportation firms — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (They’d just pivoted to Insurance and were finding it fallow ground, so we predicted they’d jump again […]
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Eufy Part 2 – Outdoor Cam E220, S380 HomeBase, and Wireless SoloCam S340s
When last we left our heroes, they were giddy with excitement about their new Eufy E340 video doorbell with dual cameras. I described installation of the doorbell as a dream, where it took mere seconds to add to our network. We still had three remaining outdoor Wyze cameras: one wired and two wireless. The wired […]
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Screenshot of Screenshot.app
Screenshot.app I love the Apple community, and this week I especially love the Apple community on Mastodon. Hashtags are super powerful there, so when I needed help this week, I added the hashtag #Apple, people came out of the woodwork to help me. Here’s the problem to be solved. I’m working on my presentation for […]
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You Can See Packages with the Dual-Camera Eufy E340 Doorbell!
Today, I’m going to give you part one of three of Steve and my adventures embracing even more of the products Eufy have to offer. When Wyze proved to be incapable of doing security correctly, we replaced all of our indoor cameras with the ones from Eufy. Let’s talk about doorbells! Shortly after Ring came […]
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CSUN 2025: Glidance Autonomous Self-Guided Mobility Aid
Allison interviews Amos Miller, Founder and CEO of Guidance, about Glide, their AI-powered mobility aid designed to help people who are blind or have low vision navigate with confidence, comfort, and ease. Glidance’s Sensible Wayfinding Service is a high-intensity computer vision and sense-making AI system built by Glidance. It connects all active Glides and powers […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 22 June 2025
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Greyware spyware from Pegatron continues to be abused: Graphite spyware used in Apple iOS zero-click attacks on journalists — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (This all happened a few months ago, and the zero-day was patched back in […]
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