Troy Recording in Front of Community Garden So, the “problem to be solved” here was that I wanted to make some videos about a community garden project I manage in my city of Deltona, FL. So I decided I was going to start a garden bed having never gardened before, and do a video diary […]
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More M1 Max Mac Musings
Last week I gave you a few early musings on the M1 Max Macs and this week I’d like to give you a few more. There’s nothing super unexpected but so many things that have delighted me. Speed Optional Math Explanation:You might be wondering about how I calculated “faster”. Steve and I both have Masters […]
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Tiny Tip – AppleScript to Launch Terminal in Current Finder Directory by Frank Vos
Last week I talked about using the proxy icon in Finder windows to drag into a Terminal window so I could quickly change directory quickly without typing the full path and without having to escape out the spaces between words in my directory paths. Frank Vos wrote in with a great tip on how to […]
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Proxy Icons are Back! (In macOS Monterey)
Proxy Icon Last week I gave you a set of Tiny Tips from Helma about how to take advantage of the Path Bar in Finder windows. I explained that I used to use the proxy icon to drag into Terminal windows to avoid typing the path to a directory, and the Path Bar icon will […]
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Security Bits — 29 October 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🎦 As I suspected last time, there was much more to the UK Ring doorbell case than simply “Ring doorbells are illegal in the UK”. Thanks to listener John for sending on this excellent […]
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Tiny Tip(s) – Use the Path Bar by Helma
View → Show Path Bar in Finder This week’s tiny tips come from Helma from the Netherlands. She sent me an email recently and agreed it would be ok if I elaborated on it for all of you. Her opening line was: Did you know that the Path Bar in the Finder is more than […]
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M1 Pro and M1 Max Decision Tree – a Diagram of Every Configuration
When Steve and I ordered our 14″ M1 Max Macs this week, we had very little time to consider the options available. We were both really looking forward to the announcement, so our little fingers were poised over our keyboards at the end of the announcement, with a plan of trying to buy pretty much […]
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What if Your Stove Had Dedicated Burners?
Which Stove is Better? I’d like you to imagine a stove with four burners. Two on the left and two on the right. In the morning, you want to make a fried egg, so you put your little frying pan on the front right burner. At lunch, you want to make soup and a couple […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 17 October 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Another example of 2FA-bypass attacks in use in the wild: How Coinbase Phishers Steal One-Time Passwords – Krebs on Security — krebsonsecurity.com/… 🇪🇺 Pegasus Project: European Parliament awards journalism prize to investigation of use […]
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MedallionNet® on Princess Cruises – “The Best WiFi at Sea”? – by Charles Gousha
Hi folks! This is Charles Gousha, from the Silicon Valley Mac User Group. When I was last here, for NosillaCast #592, I was preparing to head off to Alaska with Princess Cruises. It was a great vacation, hopping between the Alaskan islands with some of the best American glaciers you can see, but internet connections […]
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