Back in 2009, Steve and I hosted a party for the NosillaCastaways during Macworld at a local bar. It was a great success, and everyone had a great time. The following year, we did it again but something awful happened. Someone who publishes a list of parties during Macworld included our party and we had […]
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Will the PETLIBRO Smart Cat Feeder Keep My Cat from Overeating?
Ruben-esque Ada with Trim Grace You may have noticed that Steve and I spend a fair bit of time away from home. Tesla requires a great deal of playtime and attention, so she either goes to doggie camp, or if it’s a longer trip she either goes to Camp Nancy (a very dear friend of […]
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NC #953 Burn with Burn, CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub, Anker Speakerphone, Insta360 X3, The Motion Books
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 13, 2023, and this is show number 953. NOTICE: There will NOT be a live show on Sunday the 20th, because the show is going to come […]
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Security Bits — 13 August 2023
Deep Dive — Have-I-Been-Pwnd Domain Search Revamped This is very much glass-half-empty-glass-half-full news. On the one hand, domain searches and domain monitoring have gotten way easier (you had to re-validate your domain for each search before), on the other hand, it’s now a subscription service, but with a generous free tier. What this feature has […]
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The Motion Books – Video Memories in a Physical Book
Lindsay asked for an unusual present for her birthday this year. She asked for a Motion Book from themotionbooks.com. The Motion Book is a video screen inside a book that automatically plays any videos or slideshows you put on its internal storage. She wanted one of The Motion Books so she could have her wedding […]
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Insta360 X3 Action Cam Review
Insta360 X3 Portable Action Camera Hi, this is Husband Steve with a review of the Insta360 X3 Action Camera. A few months ago, our good friend Pat Dengler showed us her new spherical camera, the Insta360 X3, and after seeing its capabilities, I knew I wanted one. Being the thoughtful wife she is, Allison kindly […]
Continue readingBurn – Simple But Advanced Disc Burning For Macos — by Kurt Liebezeit
My adult children think I’m an anachronism. I write paper checks to pay my utility bills. I have an iPhone, but it is an old-ish iPhone XR (ten-R?) and I don’t even use half of my 3GB data allotment. I don’t do social media, other than to sign into Discord on Sunday nights to check […]
Continue readingSound Great with the Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone – by Jill from the Northwoods
Anker PowerConf S3 Speakerphone Hi, this is Jill from the Northwoods. As I mentioned before, I just got a new job and I decided to get myself a present. I got the Anker PowerConf S3 speakerphone. The reason I did this is that during the pandemic, I’ve been on Zoom calls all day long. […]
Continue readingNC #952 Podfeet Press, What I Learned at Macstock 7, The Power of Learning by Teaching, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Saturday, August 5, 2023, and this is show number 952. It’s that time of the year when you have to pay attention to when the podcast comes out to […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 5 August 2023
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Another twist in the NSO Group/Pegasus story: FBI admits it accidentally used NSO Group tools — appleinsider.com/… (The tool was Landmark not Pegasus, but it was after the US government’s import ban on NSO […]
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