I was watching a video on my iPad Pro and I wanted a richer, louder sound, so I used Control Center to switch it to the HomePod mini sitting right next to it. That worked great. After a bit, I wanted to change rooms, so again using Control Center I switched the audio output to […]
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CCATP #662 – Rod Simmons on Screencasting Tips and Tricks
This week Rod Simmons of the SMR Podcast https://smrpodcast.com joins me to talk about our tips and tricks for doing effective screen casting. We started by going through some more strategic ideas on how to get your message across with a screencast, and then we dug into some of the techniques and tools we use […]
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Jill with her Apple IIc This is Jill with reflections on the new-to-me MacBook Pro. I have been a Microsoft gal when I built my first 8088 in the early 80s and it had MSDOS v1. When I bought my Apple IIc in college, it was an extraordinary amount of money given to me by […]
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Adam Engst, veteran author of TidBITS for the last 29 years, inventor of Internet advertising and someone who dresses appropriately for the weather joins us for this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond. Adam explains the fascinating results that IBM has reported since they first decided to give their employees the choice of whether […]
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8-Core i9, 64GB RAM, 4TB Disk I’d like to tell you about the new 16″ MacBook Pro in a way that doesn’t repeat what everyone else has had to say already. I think I have a way to connect the dots between the new MacBook Pro and the tour we had of SpaceX. We’ll get […]
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I forgot to tell you I got to be on the SMR Podcast last week and this week I got to be a guest on Daily Tech News Show. But things weren’t all rosy on DTNS as my computer woes continued. I’ll walk you through what went wrong this week, how Steve and I diagnosed […]
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When it comes to task management apps on Apple platforms, there has long been a gold standard in the Omni Group’s OmniFocus. I’ve been invested in OmniFocus for over three years now and admire the fit and polish of the product, but I’m at a point in my life where its complexity is now overkill […]
Continue readingMore TagCCATP #577 – Darren Carr of the Mac Quadcast
This week I’m joined by Darren Carr, host of the Mac Quadcast. Darren is an Apple blogger and podcaster and he’s also paralyzed from the neck down. We spend a bit of time talking about how on earth he does all of this. Just learning how he types 20-30 words per minute using only his […]
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NosillaCastaways Family Portrait! One of the biggest takeaways from Macstock Expo is how relaxing and comfortable it is to be surrounded by people with the same interests as you. If you’re anything like us, you’re often in the company of lovely people, but it can be hard to find things to find things to talk […]
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Allison describes what a Mind Map is, how to use Mind Maps, and some of the tools available on macOS and iOS that make Mind Mapping easy to use. The setting is the 2018 Macstock Conference and Expo in Woodstock, IL. You can find out about Macstock Expo at https://macstockconferenceandexpo.com Using a Screen Reader? click […]
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