You know I’m a huge fan of all products from Rogue Amoeba, and couldn’t do any of the podcast work I do without Audio Hijack. In my blog post entitled Audio Hijack 4 – So Much More than Just a New Coat of Paint, I sang the virtues of the newly redesigned Audio Hijack 4. […]
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FreeCAD Review – by Kurt Liebezeit
Old-fashioned Hand pump When I was a kid my grandpa used to take my sisters and me to a certain park in the Chicago Park District to perform a ritual on Sundays after church. We didn’t go there to play on the swings, or throw a ball for a dog; we went there to fill […]
Continue readingTodoist Saved My Productivity – by Jill from the Northwoods
This is Jill from the Northwoods. I’ve looked for a task manager for a long time. I have tried everything: pen and paper, the Franklin Planner, and all the different ways that you can keep track of tasks. I’ve tried the apps offered by Microsoft and some other apps out there. Nothing quite did it […]
Continue readingPodfeet Home Page Redesign – You Didn’t Even Notice!
Buttons Cut Off on iPhone 11 Pro Back in March, alert reader Anthony Walla noticed something annoying about the Podfeet home page when viewing it from his iPhone 11 Pro. You know how I have a graphic of a MacBook with big red buttons for the various categories of content on podfeet.com? When I first […]
Continue readingPlexiCam: The Webcam Mount You Didn’t Know You Need for Your Display – by Jeff Gamet
PlexiCam Centered on Widescreen Display Let’s set the scene: It’s time for another web meeting, so you launch Zoom or Skype or Teams and sigh because, once again, you’re bending your neck at an unnatural angle to look into your webcam. Or maybe you aren’t even bothering, and instead, giving everyone a view of your […]
Continue readingTAKMLY Digital Microscope – Fun and Educational
TAKMLY Digital Microscrope I bought myself a toy that I’ve been wanting for a long time: a digital microscope. My idea was that it would be fun for me to explore the microscopic world with my future scientist buddy, my grandson Forbes. I wasn’t sure how they worked or how much they cost, but I […]
Continue readingAiralo eSim for US Travel – by Claus Wolf
Hello NosillaCastaways, Back in March, I took a trip to New York City. It was my first big vacation in over two years. The pandemic had me firmly grounded in Germany for all that time. A surreal feeling for someone who was used to being on the road for at least a week or two […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 1 May 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇪🇸 Spain implicated in Pegasus spyware attack on Catalan politicians — www.imore.com/… Social Media Updates: Instagram will now rank based on originality & improve product and people tagging — www.imore.com/… You Can Now Ask […]
Continue readingIs Apple’s Trade-In Program Program Any Good?
How Much are My Devices Worth? Apple Trade In Site If you’ve bought an Apple product in the past couple of years, you’ve probably noticed that they have the option to trade in an old device to offset the cost of your new machine. I had noticed it when it was first introduced as an […]
Continue readingWhy is Apple Card so Cool?
I was listening to Clockwise where the question passed around the four folks was whether they had an Apple Card. All of them were big ol’ Apple fans, but only one of the four had an Apple Card. As they walked through their reasons why they didn’t have one, it was apparent that they didn’t […]
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