I’ve mentioned before that while Steve and I are on our grand adventures around the globe, I write a daily travelogue email to around a hundred people. Every trip, when I mention it, more people sign up, so they must be in some way entertaining. I guarantee the travelogues will be low on facts and […]
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Travelogues of Our Adventures
When Steve and I go on adventures, like to Africa, Antarctica, and Iceland, I write a daily travelogue with photos and stories about the day. This goes out to an extensive email list of friends, family, and acquaintances. If you’d like to be on distribution, just shoot me an email [email protected] and I’ll add you. […]
Continue readingNC #1043 OnlyCat, Tech on Travel Japan, Gardena Robotic Mower, B-hyve Smart Water Management, Adam Engst on Answer Engines
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, May 4, 2025, and this is show number 1043. mp3 download The 20th anniversary of the NosillaCast is on the event horizon! For those who can spare the […]
Continue readingTech on Travel — the Japan Edition
Whenever Steve and I take a major trip to a foreign country, I like to reflect on what I learned from a tech perspective. I didn’t expect to have many observations about tech in Japan, but I found a lot to talk about. Our trip was on a tour by a company called Odysseys Unlimited, […]
Continue readingCES 2024: TIER IV Level 4 Self-Driving Software for EVs
Allison discusses TIER IV’s efforts and successes in developing autonomous driving (AD) software for electric vehicles. With a strong focus on safety, innovation, and open-source software, TIER IV aims to empower people and revolutionize the way people live and interact with transportation. Based in Japan, TIER IV has successfully achieved Level 4 AD services in […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits by Bart Busschots – 05 September 2021
Bart had Tom Merritt of the Daily Tech News Show on the August episode of Let’s Talk Apple this week to have an extended discussion of Apple’s proposed child protection features. It’s a great discussion with someone who has been described (by a good friend) as being “pathologically unbiased.” You can find this episode of […]
Continue readingNC #751 PBS Index, iPhone 11 Night Mode, Tesla Tech Dashcam, Japanese Table of Sadness, iOS 13 Photos App
We’ve got a new and improved Programming By Stealth Index, I’ll tell you about how awesome Night Mode is on iPhones 11, I’ve got tales of adventure of how I had to learn how to install Python in order to get dashcam video from my Tesla, Kaylee will tell you (in a convoluted way that […]
Continue readingTable of Sadness™ Japanese Style by Kaylee Dayo
Yahho! (SPELLED CORRECTLY 🤓 I thought maybe you’d change it to “Yahoo”… ) Kaylee dayo! And I’m definitely a geek. As I’m crazy (and this has been confirmed by Allison herself), once again this year, I have been running all the betas! (Well, except for watchOS, because I no longer wear an Apple Watch). I […]
Continue readingCCATP #512 – Kaylee on Tech in Japan
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 […]
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