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Stream Deck — Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 3

At the end of Part 2, I had a really useful set of buttons, many with nice button faces, and I was looking into how to get live information to display on a button. I knew there were plugins that did this for their specific functions, but I could not figure out how I could […]

Photo of Stream Deck showing buttons used for controlling Microsoft Teams

Stream Deck — Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 2

When we left our hero at the end of Part 1, he… I… had a working set of controls for my NanoLeaf lights. Once I had my buttons working, I decided I wanted to have some nice images to place on them to make the actions clear, and which were nice to look at. The […]

Elgato Stream Deck with buttons for controlling NanoLeaf bulbs and light panels.

Stream Deck — Down the Rabbit Hole, Part 1

As is so often the case, I wish to blame Allison for what I’m about to tell you. I’ve had a project on the boil for a while now which had me seriously considering buying an Elgato Stream Deck. It is entirely Allison’s fault, however, that I actually bought one. I bought the Stream Deck […]

Home Automation by Jill from the Northwoods — HomeKit and Schlage Without Third-Party Services

Home Automation Jill Treats Her Bird Right! I’ve been interested in home automation for a long time. When I was a kid, my dad and I used to talk about it all the time. He was very interested in setting up this X-10, old-school home automation, but he knew that would cost a lot of […]

CCATP #754 — Casey Liss on Automations From the Absurd to the Delightful

Casey’s Crazy Garage Door Monitor On this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite, we’re joined by developer Casey Liss of the Accidental Tech Podcast and creator of the iOS apps MaskerAid and Peek-a-View. I asked Casey to come on the show to talk about automation. In particular, we talked about Unnecessary or […]

NC #911 Inverse Parental Controls, Automating PNG Conversion, Scan Your World in 3D with Scaniverse, iPhone 14 Pro Cameras Explained

October 23, 2022
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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, October 23, 2022, and this is show number 911. mp3 download I’m Still Using It Last week I told you about a fun new audience participation game I’m […]

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LaTeX to Automate Progress Report Graphs – by Chris Nielsen

Hi everyone! My name is Chris, I’m from New Zealand and I wanted to tell you about a project I’ve been working on. My job is product photography, and every week I report to my boss as to how many products I’ve completed. I had been giving him a report with four graphs that I […]

Stream Deck XL with Mac App as I am describing

I Didn’t Need a Stream Deck, But I Was Wrong

I remember distinctly when the Palm Pilots first came out. My friend Eric told me I needed one. I asked why. He said, “because it can hold your calendar, your contacts, and your notes in it.” I said that was fine, but I already had a Franklin Planner that can do that, pointing at my […]

Meross – Inexpensive HomeKit-Compatible Smart Plug

Meross Smart Plug Mini 2 Pack You know how when you buy a piece of Home Automation, you know you have to set aside 4-6 hours to getting it working? You’re guaranteed endless hours of entertainment when you first start working on it and, with any luck, again in the future if you ever even […]

Tiny Tip – Hocus Focus by Mike Price

Let’s begin with my “original” problem to be solved and some background. When I show up to church each week, I never want to end up being “that person” whose phone or watch starts making a ruckus in the middle of mass. So for many years, I have used Do Not Disturb to keep my […]

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