Over the years we’ve had iPhones shrink in thickness, maybe get longer in another year, connectors have changed, and once in a while, we get a new button. When Apple added the toggle to mute and unmute your phone, every case manufacturer had to come out with a new version that had a cutout so […]
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Strongbox Password Manager βΒ by Kurt Liebezeit
Hi, this is Kurt Liebezeit, also known as PDX_Kurt, bringing you a review of the Strongbox password manager system from Phoebe Software at strongboxsafe.com. I kind of fell into using Strongbox through the back door, so to speak. For about a decade, I had been using a pair of open-source password database programs, KeePassXC on […]
Continue readingFree Keycastr Shows Your Keystrokes During Presentations & Demos
I recently explained how I used the app Presentify to annotate my screen during a workshop I taught at the Macstock conference. The problem to be solved was that the audience was spread out in a large room and I needed them to see the detail I was showing on screen. While using the built-in […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits β 29 September 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Consequences arrive for past failure: πΊπΈ AT&T pays $13 million FCC settlement over 2023 data breach β www.bleepingcomputer.com/β¦ πͺπΊ Meta fined β¬91M by the Irish Data Protection Commissioners for storing over 600 million passwords […]
Continue readingAnnotate Your Screen During Presentations with Presentify
The Problem to be Solved When I was preparing my workshop for Macstock, I knew I’d be in a big room with the audience pretty spread out and far away. I was going to be teaching from my Tiny Mac Tips series, so it was going to be a live demo. I started looking around […]
Continue readingWhy I Upgraded to Setapp’s Power User Plan
I’ve been a Setapp subscriber for many years and I’ve found a fair number of apps through the service, but to be honest, I haven’t taken full advantage of it. The main problem was when I started living the two-Mac lifestyle with a MacBook Air and a MacBook Pro, and that caused a price increase […]
Continue readingTurn Your Ordinary Toilet into a Bidet with the Smart Bemis bioBidet BB-1200
At CES in January, Steve and I interviewed James Amburgey from Bemis about their smart bidets. I’m excited to tell you that they were kind enough to send me one to review. Go ahead, make all your potty jokes to yourself right now, and then read the toddler book “Everybody Poops” by Taro Gomi. Ok, […]
Continue readingBose Wired Headphones vs. Beats Fit Pro on a Plane
When we met up with Kaylee at Macstock this year, I was reminded of how great it is that she figures out how to use technology that others may feel is too out of date to consider. In fact, I think she has a preference for older tech. She very proudly showed off her minidisc […]
Continue readingAppearance on DTNS & New Info on AT&T for International Data
This week I had the pleasure of being on the Daily Tech News Show which was hosted by Sarah Lane and Robb Dunewood. As the guest, I got to pick the topic so I decided to walk through just a couple of my Tech on Travel β the Africa Edition. You heard most of it […]
Continue readingA Rusty Podcaster Makes Mistakes
At the beginning of last week’s show, you probably heard me say that the live audience heard the intro three times because I kept making mistakes. While Jill, Bart, and Allister flawlessly executed their three shows, I couldn’t stop messing up. And that was only the beginning. I Blame Automation I’m going to blame automation […]
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