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Open Source Audacity — My Latest Video Tutorial for ScreenCastsONLINE

March 30, 2025
by podfeet

I’ve used the free and open source Audacity for audio recording and editing for as long as I can remember. I did my first podcast recordings using Audacity nearly 20 years ago. What I never did before though, was to actually learn how to use it well. I’d push record, do some minor edits, maybe […]

Security Bits — 30 March 2025 (Bart Solo)

March 30, 2025
by podfeet

Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Thankfully Microsoft have not learned the wrong lesson from their recent over-zealous response to possible malware in the VS Code Marketplace: VSCode Marketplace Removes Two Extensions Deploying Early-Stage Ransomware — thehackernews.com/… Attackers are continuing […]

Front view of the TEWKE Tap intelligent smart switch display. It is a rounded square with four color readouts in the four corners of the display: temperature in green (optimal), humidity in red (high), air quality in orange (moderate), and CO2 levels in green (optimal). In the center of the display is an overall assessment of home health in orange (moderate). Each measurement has both a numerical and bar chart readout.

CES 2025: TEWKE Intelligent Light Switch

Allison interviews TEWKE’s Dreamer, Piers Daniell, about their intelligent smart switch called Tap that helps automatically control energy consumption in the home. TEWKE’s goal is to save the homeowner money, reduce energy demands on the grid, and support a smart grid if available. Tap consists of a small, high-resolution OLED touchscreen measuring 3 inches by […]

DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in Steve's hand with display on and camera pointing away in outdoor setting

Replacing a Big-Boy Camcorder with a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 & Mic2

Steve’s Camcorder Setup for Interviews If you’ve enjoyed watching Steve’s videos of our interviews at CES and CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference over the years, the quality of the video you’ve been watching is due to his Panasonic HC-WXF991 4K camcorder. Its large 1/2.3″ CMOS gathers a fair amount of light but struggles under really low […]

CES 2025: PLAUD AI Voice Recorder

Allison interviews Elina Tsao from PLAUD AI about their new AI note-taking devices: the PLAUD Note and the PLAUD NotePin. The PLAUD Note voice recorder is a credit-card-sized device that is used to record calls, meetings, interviews, lectures, and voice memos. It is MagSafe compatible and is small enough to magnetically attach to the back […]

Oblique view of the Yarbo modular yard robot in its lawn mower configuration. The robot has treads on either side of the Core unit that is low to the turf. Two small antennas protrude vertically from each side of the unit. The rear of the Core units is vertical with two connectors, tail lights, and the company name in yellow on a black background. In front of the unit is attached the mower module that hugs the turf. Both the Core unit and mower module are black with yellow highlights. The Yarbo mower is on an uphill incline of green turf with unfocused trees in the background.

CES 2025: Yarbo Modular Yard Robot

Allison interviews Kathy Zhang about the smart modular yard robot called Yarbo. It can autonomously handle multiple yard maintenance tasks throughout the year including lawn mowing, leaf blowing, snow blowing, liquid spraying, and granular spreading. It even can tow up to 3,500 lbs. Yarbo consists of a Core Unit that provides power, propulsion, and sensing […]

Automation Gives Me All the Feels

March 20, 2025
by podfeet

When Bart and I hatched our plan for him to teach me and the audience how to program, he called it Programming By Stealth for a very specific reason. His plan was to sneak up on us by teaching us a single language first and then when we weren’t noticing, keep adding to our toolkit […]

Front view of a generic car made with a purple fading to orange (top to bottom) outlines of the car’s features. The car’s tires, front grill, headlights sideview mirrors, windshield, and front seats are traced with the outline. Several callouts pointing to various locations on the car are shown including Radar, Cloud Connectivity, Lidar, GPS, Cameras, Embedded Edge Computing Unit.

CES 2025: MOTER Next Gen Car Data for Auto Insurers

March 19, 2025
by Steve Sheridan

Allison interviews Awf Wiswasi from MOTER about their software that collects and processes car data to help drivers, fleet owners, and insurance companies. During a drive, MOTER software collects real-time data from the car using COVESA standards and sends the data to MOTER servers for processing using proprietary algorithms. From the driver’s perspective, MOTER data […]

CES 2025: PlugP2P Peer-to-Peer EV Charging

Allison interviews Anne Campbell, founder and CEO of PlugP2P, about their peer-to-peer EV charging marketplace. PlugP2P safely connects owners of EV chargers and electrical outlets to EV drivers needing a charge. As a PlugP2P host, you can list your EV charger and electrical outlets, set your calendar and price, and accept and decline reservations. The […]

Oblique underwater view of Komatsu’s remote-controlled dredge as it sits on a riverbed. It is yellow in color and looks like a standard bulldozer with treads and a large bucket but is different in the following ways. It has no cockpit to accommodate a driver and it has a tall mast protruding from its roof up to the water surface. The company name is printed in blue on the front of the dredge and the world Electric is on the side of the vehicle. Two additional underwater dredges can been seen in the background also sitting on the riverbed.

CES 2025: Komatsu Underwater Remote Controlled Dredge

Allison interviews Madeline Pearce from Komatsu about their prototype of an all-electric underwater dredge that is remote-controlled. Komatsu is a global manufacturer of heavy equipment, founded in 1921. Their electric dredge is designed to remove debris from the beds of rivers and the base of dams to repair ecosystems or prepare for natural disasters. The […]

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