Allison interviews Genevieve O’Sullivan from the National Waste & Recycling Foundation (NWRF) about their new campaign, which encourages consumers to dispose of batteries safely. Woodsy Owl, credited for promoting the slogan, “Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute!” in the 1970s, has returned from a hiatus to help promote this campaign for the National Waste & Recycling […]
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NC #1081 How I Borked Last Week’s Audio, On Sprinkler’s Smart Sprinkler, Withings Body Scan 2 Smart Scale, Adam Engst on Tahoe Menu Icons
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 Friday, January 23, 2026, and this is show number 1081. Since you’re getting this on a Friday, that’s your hint that there will be NO LIVE SHOW on Sunday, […]
Continue readingHow Did I So Badly Bork Last Week’s Show?
If your podcatching client grabbed the NosillaCast feed between 6:18 PM and 10:55 PM Pacific Time last Sunday night, the 18th of January, you will have noticed that I made a dog’s dinner out of the audio. I thought you might like to learn exactly how I borked it up so badly, and what it […]
Continue readingCCATP #828 — Adam Engst on Menu Icons in Tahoe
Adam Engst joins me this month to talk about the wonderful world of macOS Tahoe’s menu icons. You may not have noticed, or you may not have upgraded to macOS 26 yet, but nearly every menu item in every dropdown menu on nearly every application now has a tiny icon next to it. In this […]
Continue readingCES 2026: On Sprinkler Lawn & Garden Smart Sprinkler
Allison interviews Anthony Riou from On Group about the On Sprinkler, a compact and portable smart sprinkler system controlled using a mobile app. On Sprinkler is designed to sprinkle irregularly shaped yards and gardens. The sprinkler device is stationary and has a gimbaled head that swivels in azimuth and a nozzle that rotates in elevation, […]
Continue readingCES 2026: Withings Body Scan 2 Smart Scale
Allison interviews Caroline Lagarde, Product Manager from Withings, about the Body Scan 2, their latest smart scale. Withings considers Body Scan 2 as more than just a smart scale, but instead a connected health station due to the numerous biomarkers it measures. The Body Scan 2 has a built-in handle that is connected to the […]
Continue readingNC #1080 Birdfy Smart Birdfeeders, Hidden App Panel Editor, Aerleum Synthetic Fuels from Air, 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 Sunday, January 18, 2026, and this is show number 1080. Before we kick into gear with this week’s show, I want to let you know that next week’s show […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 18 January 2026
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Some context for a story we covered many times in 2025: Amazon blocked 1,800 employment attempts by North Korean agents — cyberinsider.com/… Yet another reason to steer clear of VS Code forks: VSCode IDE […]
Continue readingSpelunking Hidden Applications on macOS — Panel Editor
When I explained to you how I mind mapped all of System Settings for macOS 26, I stumbled across some applications hidden in macOS that I’d never seen before. I explained that while I knew about those in /Applications/Utilities (which some folks may not have realized were there), I’d found some buried even deeper. I […]
Continue readingCES 2026: Birdfy Smart Bird Feeders
Allison interviews Prima Shi, Chief Marketing Officer of Birdfy, about their array of currently available smart bird feeders and fountains, along with the yet-to-be-released Hum Bloom smart hummingbird feeder. Prima shows the Hum Bloom, Birdfy’s newest smart hummingbird feeder. It is the world’s first hummingbird feeder that provides 4K/120fps video as well as high-resolution photos. […]
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