My adventures helping my friends buy two MacBooks, in Dumb Question Corner we learn how to delete old podcasts, the meaning of the word shenanigans, and how to combine PDFs using Preview. Rose teaches how to take a screen capture on the iPhone and how to use MobileMe on IE6. I review the HP Mini-Note […]
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#163 Black Magic, MixCraft, Jing, Jiggler, DropBox
You have to hear about my vacation to Cancun but at least I include a description of the tech our little geek family brings along on vacation. Then in Dumb Question Corner we discuss how a large percentage of computing is simply black magic, Sam Caldwell of the windows2apples.com podcast tells us about Mixcraft from […]
Continue reading#162 The TrabCast, Bart, Lovely Listener James, Jane, and Rose Entertain the Crowds
A nice note from Rose, a great review of Inquisitor by Jane, a Dumb Question from Listener Debbie T, three iPhone Apps reviewed by Bart, and a Chit Chat Across the Pond with Lovely Listener James. Listen to the Podcast Once (50 min)
Continue reading#161 Rose vs. Jane, Firefox 3 rocks, Apple does a flaming belly flop
How I fixed a $6 20 year old bucket, The Levelator IS a compressor, Fotomagico corrections, in Dumb Question Corner we answer the question, is it legal to load Tiger on an old machine? Rose from Hobart tells us about her Nikon D60 and why she bought it, and Jane from Perth tells about her […]
Continue reading#160 FotoMagico, WEP vs. WPA, iPhone 2.0 apps, DNS breakdown
FotoMagico from boinx.com compared to Photo to Movie from lqgraphics.com. panorama movie from FotoMagico . Screensteps 15% discount with coupon code NOSILLA at screensteps.com. Dumb Question Corner answers who the jingle for Dumb Question Corner is from, why is WEP bad and WPA good. Willie returns with a Jott update. Then I drone on about […]
Continue reading#159 m4a, jsiCalendar, Mail iTunes url, Tape Deck, OSX Trojan
Kyle and I lunch with Crazy Listener James, Dumb Question Corner: what’s an m4a file? (link in the shownotes to the wikipedia entry) Is there a view-only Windows calendar? (jsiCalendar at pcworld.com) How do I mail an iTunes url? ( ScreenSteps tutorial) Can you extract vocals out of an mp3? Screensteps coupon is NOSILLA at […]
Continue reading#158 Jott, .mac Backup, USB Connectors, Wacom Tablets
Jane from Perth continues her Canon 450D story. In Dumb Question Corner we talk through why USB connectors are different, and whether .mac actually backs up your settings, and one stumper on whether it’s possible to sync iPhoto and Flickr. Willie gives us an audio review of Jott. Get 25% off of ScreenSteps from screensteps.com. […]
Continue reading#157 Walkstation, Myvu, G.ho.st, Glide, Firefox 3
Jane from Perth teases us with her new camera, SteelCase treadmill desk called the Walkstation from details-worktools.com, Honda Bob gets the Myvu. Two virtual operating systems G.ho.st and Glide at glidos.com. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and I discuss Firefox 3 – Bart’s post is at bartbusschots.ie/blog/?p=862. Listen to the Podcast Once (58 […]
Continue reading#156 Snowflake, fbcal, Giz Wiz LED Hat, Camtwist, Snow Leopard, Bokeh App
Boston Apple Store pics flickr.com/photos/nosillacast, Nosillacast becomes an Amazon Affiliate, Donald Burr on the Snowflake portable microphone amazon.com and Donald’s photogallery of the Snowflake at http://gallery.mac.com/donburr. fbcal from fbcal.com. Giz Wiz LED hat video at youtube.com – buy yours at GizWiz.biz. Watch NosillaCast live at 5pm GMT-8 at ustream.tv/nosillacast. Use CamTwist on ustream to show […]
Continue reading#155 CradlePoint, Apple Social network?
Twitter is the new party line, more on Dean Kamen and his robotic arms, Asa Mathat at asamathat.com is a fun photographer at D6. Cradlepoint PHS300 for sharing wifi from cell phone card. Used random.org to pick Connor and Chris as winners of the Today giveaway. Scott goes to South American, Dumb Question Corner covers […]
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