Hi Allison and fellow Castaways, long-time listener to the Podfeet family of podcasts and even longer-time developer. As is typical of me, I have been in stealth mode, supporting you through your product links. I thought I might throw in my 2 cents regarding a handy tool for coding, an IDE called PhpStorm by Jet […]
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Everything is Fiddly with HomeKit – by Bart Busschots
This blog post was auto-generated by the descript service at descript.com/… It was heavily edited by me (Allison), not to get it anywhere near perfection, but rather to get it just correct enough to be readable and to get Bart’s point across. This was an experiment to test the usability of the transcriptions from descript […]
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Security Bits — 22 December 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. NSO Group/Pegasus: Google’s Project Zero has released a very detailed report into how the ForcedEntry zero-click iMessage bug exploited by Pegasus worked — it’s deep deep reading, but this analysis highlights the key point […]
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descript to Help Study for a Test – by Bodie Grimm
This script was created by otter.ai, an automatic transcription service. The original audio recording of this article was created by Bodie Grimm, creator of the Kilowatt Podcast at 928digital.com. To hear the audio version (especially the voices he mentions), listen to the NosillaCast podcast episode #868 which will be at podfeet.com/blog/2021/12/nc-868 when published on 23 […]
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Center or Edge – Which Cooks Hotter in a Microwave?
Craftsman Infrared Thermometer Recently, our daughter Lindsay was visiting, and when she heated her coffee in the microwave, she put it in the center of the rotating plate. I pointed out to her that it would heat more if it was on the edge of the plate, as it would pass in and out of […]
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TruPhone for Better Support of Apple Watch Family Setup – by Bodie Grimm
This post was transcribed from Audio by otter.ai Hello everyone, Bodie here of the Kilowatt Podcast. And I would like to talk to you about the Apple Watch. And more specifically, I want to talk to you about Family Setup and the Apple Watch. I know that the NosillaCastaways are a very tech-savvy group, but […]
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Twelve South’s PowerPic mod Wireless Charger – by Sandy Foster
PowerPic mod Showing Qi Charger In Lucite Hi. This is Sandy Foster with a review of Twelve South’s PowerPic mod Wireless Charger. First of all, I should say that I’ve purchased from Twelve South before. I have their AirFly Bluetooth transmitter for wireless headphones, which I’ve loved using on airplanes in the past and will […]
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Beryl GL-MT1300 Travel Router – by Mike Price aka @Grumpy
Beryl GL-MT1300 Travel Router For the past decade or so, when I have traveled, I have always brought along a router for hotel stays. Initially, the rationale for bringing a router along was to avoid per-device charges for internet access. While, over time, these fees and limitations were discontinued, I have also become more aware […]
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The Night Before Christmas
Since Christmas will soon be here, I thought it would be a good time to resurrect the poem that has become a holiday tradition on the NosillaCast. In 2019, we lost our beloved Honda Bob, a long-time NosillaCastaway and contributor to the show and a very dear friend. But his memory and the silliness he […]
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Dumb Question Corner – How do the Show Notes Work?
NosillaCast Shownotes in Overcast John Ormsby, also known as @NASANut in the live chat room and in our Slack podfeet.com/slack sends in our dumb question this week. I thought the answer to his question would be easy, but we went back and forth a half dozen times until we had a meeting of the minds. […]
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