Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, November 20, 2022, and this is show number 915. Next week is Thanksgiving and I’ve got a whole slew of wonderful entries for our “I’m still using it”. […]
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Smart Albums in Photos by Focal Length
I’ve been working on smart albums inside Apple Photos and I’ve found some interesting things. Let’s set up a problem to be solved. Let’s say the next iPhone is coming out and you’re trying to decide which model you might need. Perhaps you’ve always gone top-of-the-line because of the cameras, but this year you’re wondering […]
Continue readingNotion Databases Solving Real Problems
Notion’s Tagline I often come across a really powerful tool that solves many problems and has in-depth capabilities that are far beyond anything I need to use. And yet that same tool solves a few small problems for me. I hesitate to tell you about it because I know I’m not doing the tool justice, […]
Continue readingVelja is More Than a Browser Picker
Velja On a recent episode of the Mac Geek Gab, listener John sent in a suggestion to try an app called Velja from open source developer Sindre Sorhus, which was described as a browser picker. I decided to go check it out and I am pleased to say that this free app solves some real […]
Continue readingGet Your Content Out to More People by Adding Alternative Text to Your Images
The Internet with a Screen Reader Descriptive Text Even Shows on Hover in Mastonaut Mastodon App The Internet can be a very rich experience for those with visual impairments, but all of us can help make the experience even better for them with very little effort. If a person with vision impairments is using a […]
Continue readingNC #914 Satechi USB-C Hub, Save Battery Life with Always On iPhones, Scoot Force 1 Drone, Ringke Styling, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, November 13, 2022, and this is show number 914. Last week I gave you three articles, two of which were long and very chewy. This week I thought […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 13 November 2022
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The expected OpenSSL emergency patch was released shortly after we last recorded as expected, but it was downgraded from critical to important before release (required validly signed malicious certs to trigger, and only affected […]
Continue readingCCATP #751 — Bart Busschots on PBS 140 of X — UML Class Diagrams
Bart and I are back from summer vacation to kick back into gear on Programming By Stealth. As you may remember, we’ve been learning all of the tools we’ll need to rewrite, test, and document Bart’s password generation library xkpasswd from perl to JavaScript. In order to start the rewrite, we need to understand the […]
Continue readingTiny Tip — Save Battery with Always On iPhones 14 Pro/Pro Max
This really is more of a nano tip than a tiny tip, but I think it’s a super useful one. The new iPhones 14 Pro and Pro Max have an Always On feature. With Always On enabled, when your phone is left unattended for a while or you lock it when you set it down, […]
Continue readingSatechi Provides More USB-C Ports When Traveling
Satechi 4-Port USB-C Hub A few weeks ago, I told you about how I added more USB-C charging ports to my desk setup with the 4-port Satechi GaN charger. When I need to do the live show away from home, I need 4 USB-C ports. I need to be able to plug in my Logitech […]
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