Security Medium 1 — No, FaceID isn’t Broken, but it Does Have Limits A snazzy demo to the press had headlines all over the press screaming about how FaceID had been broken. But as is so often the case with stories like this, the devil is very much in the detail. What the hackers really […]
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Security Bits – 22 October 2017
Security Medium 1 – WPA WiFi Encryption Develops KRACKs This week started with a big security news announcement (responsibly disclosed, which is nice). Security researchers at the Belgian university KU Leuven revealed a collection of related attacks against the WPA2 protocol (WiFi Protected Access version 2). The problem at the root of these attacks was […]
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Correction – Apple’s Better Cookies are iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra Only A few weeks ago we looked at Apple’s new and improved cookie handling algorithm in detail, and we at the very least implied it was a Safari 11 feature, but it’s not, it’s an iOS 11 & macOS High Sierra feature. Even […]
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From Allison: I’ve just decided that it might be a nice enhancement to the podcast and blog if you could see Security Bits as a stand-alone blog post. Makes it easier to find and more importantly easier to reference when sharing with others. Bart will be shown as the author (since he IS the author) […]
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NC #637 Macstock Outbrief, Stump Stand, Apple IIe, Numbers for Meds, Security Bits
In this early show, I’ll give you an out brief on Macstock 2017. I’ll talk about the people and the presentations (and maybe a little bit about the parties). Then Sandy Foster joins us for a review of the Stump Stand for iPad and iPhone. Trevor Drover joins us with a fantastic tale of how […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #631 Blind Podcast Subscriptions, What You Can’t Do Without Data, IT is Waste, Security Bits
Update on Ring and they’re problematic app and website, Daniel Semro demonstrates how a blind person subscribes to a podcast. It’s surprising what things you can’t do without data (as I learned in the national parks last week). In response to Tim Jahr’s question, I’ll explain why I said during Chit Chat Across the Pond […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #627 12 Year Anniversary, 3 Chit Chats is Better Than 1, Akyumen Projector Smartphone, Cinamaker Multi-Cam Live Production, Security Bits
We have a huge show today. Steve’s put out two more video interviews from NAB in Las Vegas, I’ve got a pretty big announcement about Chit Chat Across the Pond, and we’ve got another giant Security Bits with Bart Busschots. I told him maybe when there’s such a big security news week we should call […]
Continue readingMore Tag#NC 622 Tech Stories From South American Travel, Maps Without Data, Dumb Question Corner, Security Bits
posted the photos of our Galápagos Islands and Machu Picchu hike in Peru on Google Photos with links to both here Photos from South America – Galápagos Islands and Machu Picchu. There’s no Chit Chat Across the Pond this week but Bart’s back next week to teach us Test Driven Development in Programming By Stealth. […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #621 Health Tracking Update, Aira Visual Interpreter, American Printing House Accessible Calculator, Magnet, Spectacle & Security Bits
Hi folks, welcome to episode 621 of the NosillaCast, a technology geek podcast with an ever so slight macintosh bias. This the show for Sunday April 2nd 2016, and I’m your guest-host Bart Busschots. mp3 download
Continue readingMore TagNC #617 CSUN, Animation Was Hard, Dumb Question on Amazon, Security Bits, Cloudflare
In this week’s show I tell the long harrowing story of how I did a computer animation in the early 1980s and how hard it was using the tech of the day, I’ll answer a dumb question about how the payments work for Amazon Affiliate Links, and Bart Busschots is back with Security Bits where […]
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