The hallmark of a good NosillaCast review is that we must start with the problem to be solved. There’s one exception to this hard and fast rule. Sometimes there’s something that’s just cool and doesn’t solve any problems at all. The other day I was listening to a podcast where they were droning on and […]
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The Day the Drobo Died … Again
A Walk Down Memory Lane Over the years I’ve regaled you with tales of our various network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Steve and I use our NAS for storing sensitive financial data that we don’t want to be stored in the cloud, along with hosting our PLEX video library Steve has ripped from our DVD/Blu-Ray collection […]
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I’m Still Using It
I’ve got an idea for a new segment for the show that I think might be really fun, and it’s an audience participation game. The segment is called “I’m Still Using It”. Here’s my idea. If you’ve got a gadget or a piece of software that you’ve been using for a long time, write a […]
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Real-Life Story of Phishing the Elderly – by Ed Tobias
This week on the NosillaCast you’re going to hear regular contributor (and good friend) Ed Tobias tell us the story of how an elderly relative of his was snared in a phishing scam. It’s a horror story but there are a few heroes in the plot as well. Below are the rough notes we used […]
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Tiny Mac Tips (Part One) on ScreenCastsOnline
I’m up to Part 5 of my Tiny Mac Tips series as written articles, and you’ll hear Part 5 in this week’s podcast. But if you’d like to actually see these tips in action, ScreenCastsOnline has just released my latest video tutorial demonstrating 15 of my favorites. I’ve also finished production of “More Tiny Mac […]
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Easel Charging Stands are No More with iPhone 14 Pro
Qi Easel Chargers Were Great Like most people, Steve and I sprinkle charging options for our iPhones around the house. While Qi charging seems easier than plugging in a Lightning cable, we found that setting a phone down exactly right on a flat charger mat didn’t work that well. It was too easy to miss […]
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Security Bits — 2 October 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 To comply with international sanctions on Russia over its invasion and annexation of Ukraine, Apple have removed a major Russian app from VK from all app stores — appleinsider.com/… Deep Dive — […]
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Tiny Mac Tips Part 5 of X
Jump to Tips Changing Dock Attributes Increase Size of Text Input Windows in Safari Rearrange Menu Bar Items with ⌘ Key Color Eyedropper Look Up Any Word Advanced Spotlight Searches in Finder Welcome to Part 5 of my Tiny Mac Tips. This is an ongoing series I started in order to teach my dear friend […]
Continue readingTiny Tip – Change Notification Email with iCloud+ Custom Domain Email
Like many in the community, I had my custom domain hosted with Google right up until they were going to charge me real money. Like many in the community I have iCloud+, so I moved my custom domain over to iCloud. That was months ago and it just occurred to me that I no longer […]
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Dumb Question Corner – Migrating a Giant Photos Library to a New iPhone
Jill from the Northwoods sent in our Dumb Question for this week. She asked: My friend has 90k photos on her current iPhone and is worried about when her new phone comes soon. How can she migrate her phone over without the hours of backup and restore time and still get her photos back? She […]
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