I’m a huge fan of the well-known app Hazel from Noodlesoft. You’ve probably heard of it and may use it yourself, but just in case you haven’t I’ll briefly describe what it does and the problem it solves for me. Hazel watches folders you specify and then takes action on the items in those folders […]
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Abandoning the Universal Audio Apollo Solo for the Elgato Wave XLR
Going from Apollo Solo to XLR Wave is Anger to Joy About a year and a half ago I started noticing clicks on my audio when I was recording video tutorials for ScreenCastsOnline using ScreenFlow. The clicks didn’t happen when recording audio for the NosillaCast or Chit Chat Across the Pond; only when recording video. […]
Continue readingUse Your 27″ iMac as a Secondary Display with Luna Display
27-inch 5K iMac Can’t be a Display … or Can It? iMacs have spectacular screens, especially the 5K iMac. Like all Macs, they seem to last a very long time. The desire for a new Mac is normally well before the end of the useful life of an iMac. Many people wish they could repurpose […]
Continue readingLearn to Make Compelling Slideshows with FotoMagico – ScreenCastsOnline Tutorial
If you’ve got a special moment to commemorate, there’s nothing more compelling than a well-done slide show with music timed to pull at the heartstrings. Whether it’s celebrating the birthday of a beloved aunt, commemorating a season of little league, or capturing your family vacation, a slide show can bring tears and joy if done […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 20 Feb 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 An update on a story Allison referenced last time: Missouri governor rebuffed: Journalist won’t be prosecuted for viewing HTML — arstechnica.com/… 🇮🇱 The NSO Group/Pegasus Saga: The Israeli government has opened an investigation […]
Continue readingPodfeet Speedup and Fixing MySQL Character Encoding
Strange Character in Text I mentioned last week that podfeet.com had slowed down to a crawl, but that I didn’t know why. I thought it might be interesting to understand a little bit about how the site works and what Bart and I tried to do and how William Reveal is now our hero. The […]
Continue readingCCATP #715 – Bart Busschots on PBS 135 of X – Introducing Jest (and re-Introducing Test Driven Development & Unit Testing)
In this week’s installment of Programming By Stealth, Bart takes us down memory lane to 102 episodes ago when he first introduced us to the concept of test-driven development. He explains why back then he taught us how to use QUnit for our TDD work, and why it’s no longer in favor with him. It’s […]
Continue readingEasier, Faster Web Searches with Keyword Search Extension for Safari
I’m reasonably skilled at searching the web, especially using a little search trick I learned years ago. Let’s say you want to find the diagram I made for all of the new Pro and Max 14” MacBook Pros. You know it’s somewhere on podfeet.com, and you could navigate there first and then use my search […]
Continue readingElgato Wave XLR Mic Interface – by Marty Sobo
Elgato Wave XLR The Elgato Wave XLR is a simplistic easy to use podcast interface. Don’t be fooled though, it still packs a punch. It has all the features you want and need without any extra bells and whistles. The Problem To Be Solved: I’m blind, so I was looking for a device that was […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – Is it Better to Charge Your EV at Night or During the Day if You have Solar?
This week’s Dumb Question comes from my long-time friend Mark. I’ve known Mark since I was in high school so we go way back. He got solar for his house right around the same time as us and got an electric vehicle. He asked me this question. Hope y’all are doing well. Had a solar/EV […]
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