Ring Notifications I remember going to my son Kyle’s house right after they moved in, and noticing that every time the back door opened, I’d hear a very gentle “beep-boop”. It was his alarm system letting him know that the door sensor had been triggered. I also remember thinking that would drive me nuts. But […]
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$20 for a MagSafe-compatible Clear iPhone Case and Magnetic Wallet from Kimguard
Kimguard Clear MagSafe Compatible Case and Wallet When I buy a new iPhone, I carefully peruse all of the color options and find the one that most delights me. I open up my new precious and revel at the glory. For a day or two, I try going without a case so I can enjoy […]
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Security Bits — 29 May 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The existing Yorkie-Pro GPS tracker finder from Berkeley Varitronics Systems (BVS) which is already used by law enforcement has received a free firmware update to allow it find AirTags too — www.macobserver.com/… 🇺🇸 The […]
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Choosing a VPN from Consumer Reports’ Top 4: Mullvad, PIA, IVPN, and Mozilla VPN
Last October, alert NosillaCastaway John Shaffer let me know that the VPN I’ve been recommending for many years, Encrypt.me, had been sold to Ziff-Davis. He wanted to know what this meant for the product. I reached out to the folks at Ziff-Davis, and had a nice conversation with them about their plans to incorporate Encrypt.me’s […]
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Tobenone Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station – by Ron Burch
Tobenone Thunderbolt 3 Dock ## My requirements: As the proud owner of a new 14” MacBook Pro M1 Max, I wanted to use the computer as both a desktop (in a clamshell mode) as well as a conventional laptop. Given the number of existing peripheral devices that I had connected to my previous desktop, a […]
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How Did I Break Keychain Access for My Local Server?
Undesirable Connect Prompt Back in March, I told you the story of how I wrote a Shortcut with a shell script to mount a share on my Synology network attached storage (NAS). I said that I had made fire because I was so proud of myself. I taught myself to write shell scripts and taught […]
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Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard – by Caleb Fong
Keychron K6 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Hello fellow NosillaCast-aways. Originally this was going to be about the Wyze Watch, but given the black-eye they’ve taken over security lately, I’ll just say that the watch is fine for the price but buyer beware of the security policy of the company. So what am I going to talk […]
Continue readingTake the Click Wheel & Steer the Ship Towards a Better Tomorrow – by Kaylee Dayo
Hi. Hey. How’s it goin’? You been doin’ OK the past couple of years? Yeah, me neither. Sigh Modern life, am I right?! Ya know, I’m still definitely a geek, but the further we go into the future, the more I find myself longing for the past… well, at least, parts of it. But more […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 15 May 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇺 The enforcement of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (the first of the two big bills to be announced) has been delayed until 2023 — www.macobserver.com/… (We did a deep-dive on it in early […]
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Tiny Tip – Find vs. Search in 1Password 8
Find vs Search Explained I’ve been enjoying the new 1Password 8 for its speed and ease of use, but I ran into an oddity that caused me to write to the folks at 1Password for an explanation. I have an entry for a toll service called FastTrack. Annoyingly, the website for FastTrack doesn’t have that […]
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