TPE on iPad and iPhone This is a review of the iOS and iPadOS app called “The Photographer’s Ephemeris,” from Crookneck Apps. The Photographer’s Ephemeris is a photography planning application, specifically an app for planning landscape photography involving the sun or the moon. Recall for a moment Ansel Adam’s celebrated photograph of “Moon and Half […]
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Security Bits — 10 October 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Social Media Updates Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms — www.nbcnews.com/… Instagram has improved it’s anti-bullying protections a little — about.instagram.com/… Deep Dive — T2 Jailbreak Update – The Other Shoe Drops Last week […]
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Soma Smart Blinds Controllers by Pat Dengler
Pat Dengler, aka Your Mac Doctor, a certified Apple Consultant and one of my dearest friends, joins us for an audio-only segment on the NosillaCast. I asked her to come on to talk about the smart blinds controller from Soma Smart Stuff at somasmarthome.com. If you’re interested in Pat’s consulting services you can contact her […]
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Tiny Tip – How to Name Photos on iOS/iPadOS
View → Metadata to See Titles In September I talked to you about how I organize my photos (https://www.podfeet.com/blog/2020/09/scanned-photos-organization/) and how I apply this detailed and fastidious organization even when bringing in scanned photos. One thing I didn’t tell you is that I also name a lot of my photos. I do this because I […]
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Your Zoom Drinking Parties Need an Agenda
I don’t think I can really pull a tech angle out of this idea but I’m going to tell you about it anyway. Like many people, we only meet our friends in video these days. Six of us decided to get together for a glass of wine and a chat every Wednesday. Because we’re clever […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 4 October 2020
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. COVID apps continue to roll out 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania launches contact tracing app built on Apple and Google tech — www.imore.com/… 🇬🇧 (🏴 🏴) — NHS COVID-19 app released in England and Wales — www.imore.com/… […]
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Make Screen Recordings and Have Them Instantly Available Online using Loom
Please scroll to the bottom of the article for an update on Loom from 2020/10/14 I was asked recently by a software developer to provide feedback on their redesign of their user interface. It’s a product I know really well and rely on regularly so I jumped at the chance to provide any feedback. They […]
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Manage Your Web-Connected Meetings with Meeter – by Dr. Marty Jencius
Meeter from TryMeeter.com I work as a faculty member at Kent State University, and with the pandemic, my job, like many, moved to my home. Something you have to know about university faculty besides our teaching, much of our time is spent in meetings; program meetings, department meetings, committee meetings, meetings with students, dissertation meetings, […]
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Eyoyo 12.5″ 2K USB-C Portable Monitor is Just Right for Me
12.5″ Eyoyo with 16″ MacBook Pro and LG 5K Display Last month I reviewed the Portable USB-C Monitor by Lepow, which is a 15.6″ 16×9 aspect ratio display with a resolution of 1920×1080. Pat Dengler had loaned it to me to see if it would give me the extra screen real estate I need during […]
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Apple Watch Series 6 – in Red!
When the first Apple Watch came out, I bought it and thought it was pretty cool. When the Series 3 came out, I bought that one too. The jump in speed was fantastic and well worth the money. When the Series 4 came out, the increase in screen size was a game-changer. We got the […]
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