Joe Dugandzic of smarterhomelife.com joins us again, this time in a crossover episode. We start by him asking me to describe my progression in Home Automation from my first smart lightbulb to the more advanced capabilities Steve and I enjoy today. But then we turn the table around and I ask Joe a series of […]
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Those Chit Chat Across the Pond episodes that are not Programming By Stealth or Taming the Terminal
CCATP #529 – Mike Potter on Macstock Conference and Expo
I asked Mike Potter to join us on Chit Chat Across the Pond this week with the express purpose of trying to convince you to come to Macstock Conference and Expo on July 20th and 21st. Do not listen to this episode if you don’t want to be talked into it because I guarantee you’ll […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #520 – Tom Merritt on How Social Media Makes Us Feel
Tom Merritt, host of the Daily Tech News Show along with many other fine podcasts, joins me to talk about how social media makes us feel. We talk about how we feel about pictures of food, how we curate Twitter, who in our family takes the photos, whether Instagram is a happy place, how we […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #518 – Joe Dugandzic on How He Went from Youtuber to Full-Time Project/Marketing Manager at Lynky
Joe Dugandzic of Smarter Home Life has been on the show several times in the past year talking about Home Automation. This time he’s on to talk about how being a Youtuber working on Home Automation landed him a full-time job at a home automation startup company called Lynky. It’s a story of his technical […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #515 – Allison Hartley on Trials & Tribulations of a New iPhone
This week our guest is Allison Hartley. Allison is the Manager of the Napa Branch of the California department of Rehabilitation, and a podcaster. She co-hosts both the Tech Doctor Podcast with Dr. Robert Carter (dr-carter.com/…) and That Blind Tech Show (blindabilities.com/…). Allison joins us to talk about the less than smooth experience she had […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #513 – Tom Merritt on Net Neutrality
Tom Merritt, host of Daily Tech News Show, joins us to explain the implications of the different rulings of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Internet traffic in the United States. He’ll attempt to clarify the difference between the 2002 ruling where broadband was declared an information service provider and the 2015 ruling where it […]
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This week our guest is Kaylee of the Zettai Geek Dayo podcast. You con find the podcast at platypuspodcasts.com and you can find Kaylee on Twitter at @kayleedayo. mp3 download Importance of IR Blasters for IoT in Japan Allison’s definition of IR Blaster televisions.reviewed.com/… IRKit getirkit.com/… Japanese Web Design – compare: http://www.yahoo.com vs. http://www.yahoo.co.jp iPhone […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #510 – Dr. Maryanne Garry on Many Memory Questions
This week our guest is Dr. Maryanne Garry, a professor from the University of Waikato in New Zealand. Dr. Garry is a scientific researcher into memory, memory distortions, false memories, the myth of repression and its overlap with the law. This is her third appearance on Chit Chat Across the Pond, and has pretty much […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #508 – Allison Sheridan Tells Her Woman’s Story
I’ve been impressed by the women who have stepped forward and told their stories about what life is like for us. I don’t have any salacious tale to tell but rather a thousand paper cuts type of story. I thought about doing a monologue but I was terribly anxious about talking through this, so I […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #506 – Mark Fawcett on In-Home Apple Tech Support
I met Mark Fawcett at Macstock Expo in Chicago last year and we hit it off immediately. Mark does in-home tech support for Apple products, and he’s full of great stories of the fun he has doing this job. After 20 years as a TV and video producer, he finds his new job more fulfilling […]
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