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, December 4, 2022, and this is show number 917. mp3 download CCATP #753 — Nic of Nic’s HomePod Repair I’m Still Using It I’ve been getting some amazing […]
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NC #885 Why Siri Might Not Be Working, EquatIO from Texthelp, CleanShot X
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, April 24, 2022, and this is show number 885. This week was Steve’s birthday and I just want to give him a little shout-out. He said he didn’t […]
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CCATP #671 – Allison Sheridan on American Council of the Blind Radio
This week the tables are turned and you’ll actually hear me being interviewed. I was asked to be on the Magic Mac Show, which is on the American Council of the Blind’s streaming radio channel. Hosts Tyson Ernst, Katie Frederick and Jason Castonguay asked me on so they could learn about how I got interested […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #723 MarsEdit on SCO, CSUN, SleepPhones, Retissa Retinal Projection, Proloquo2Go, Ampere Unravel, Ocutech
We hope you’ll join us during Apple’s March 25th event in our chat room at podfeet.com/chat. My latest ScreenCastsOnline tutorial is on the awesome blogging tool MarsEdit. We attended CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference and I’ve got an overview of what we learned along with interviews with Assistivewear about Proloquo2Go, their AAC App, and Ocutech low […]
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QD Laser’s Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear
We have three video/audio interviews from CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference, but there was one product where we didn’t do an interview and yet it was a pretty interesting product. The product is the Retissa Retinal Projection Eyewear from QD Laser. This is a glasses-type piece of eyewear that projects the outside world directly onto your […]
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Web Accessibility Evaluation – Podfeet is Not as Good as it Should Be
I pride myself on paying attention to accessibility, as part of the natural fabric of my podcasts and blog. What is that saying taken from Proverbs, “Pride goeth before a fall”? Yeah, I have fallen big time on this one. I’m a fanatic about making sure I have alt tags on my images. Alt tags […]
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Face ID Security Questions with Bart Busschots
This week when Apple announced Face ID on the iPhone X I think they raised a lot of questions about the security of this technology. In the Mac Geek Gab Facebook group, someone asked an interesting question. They asked whether Face ID would work if someone had one eye that focused straight ahead and the […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #632 iPad Pro Saga Continues, Eyecatcher, Amp vs Receiver, Affinity Photo for iPad
Why I’m getting a FOURTH 12.9″ iPad Pro (a story of AppleCare), Maria demonstrates iCatcher as a blind podcast listener, Steve answer’s Jill’s Dumb Question asking the difference between an amp and a receiver. I give you part one of my (hopefully two-part) review of the new Affinity Photo for iPad from Serif. mp3 download
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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 […]
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