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NC #1104 OS 27 Photos Extend Saves a memory, Bruce Explains CDPATH, Eddie on Choosing the Audiobook Voice, Bart on Security Bits

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, July 5, 2026, and this is show number 1104. Steve and I had a lovely 3-day trip to see his parents, and an equally lovely trip to San […]

Bruce from Tennessee Explains CDPATH

July 5, 2026
by podfeet

Hi. This is Bruce from East Tennessee, aka UseTheData, with a quick terminal tip about something called CDPATH. The problem to be solved is that I work in the terminal quite a bit, and I want to quickly get into my project folders, which are largely in Dropbox. In the terminal, we use the cd […]

A product image of a Philips Hue Starter Kit. It shows a large black box with product imagery on the front. In front of the box are its contents. These include two bulbs, a dimmer knob, and a bridge.

Philips Hue Programming, Off the Charts (Part 3 of 3)

In the second instalment of this series, I left you with a couple of useful scripts — one to fetch the device ID of a light, given a name, and one to perform the conversion from RGB to CIE colour. I developed those two scripts as necessary parts of what comes next. I have demonstrated […]

Termius – a Mobile Terminal App for iOS & iPadOS by Kurt Liebezeit

Hi, this is PDX_Kurt with a review of the iOS and iPadOS app called Termius, which is a mobile terminal app. What’s a mobile terminal app, you say? Well, most of us have heard of, and possibly used, THE Terminal, which is a utility program built into the MacOS environment. The Terminal is what Bart […]

NC #1006 Philips Hue Programming Parts 1 and 2, Espanso, Manta Sleep Masks, Re-usable Cable Ties and Cable Tags

Hi, this is Allister Jenks of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 18, 2024, and this is show number 1006. mp3 download Articles Philips Hue Programming (Part 1 of 3) Tiny Tip – Re-usable Cable Ties Command Line Text […]

Philips Hue Programming, Evolved (Part 2 of 3)

Device name selection In my previous instalment, I explained how to use the curl command to control Philips Hue lights. Part of the exercise involved dumping out a huge glop of JSON data and finding a long, gobbledegook of random alphanumeric characters that were the ID of a light we could control. I wanted to […]

A product image of three Philips Hue bulbs and a Hue Bridge. The bulbs are lined up on an angle receding from the viewer and to the left, towards the bridge in the background. The bulbs are mostly white, lit up in a purple colour. The bridge is white with a lit up blue ring.

Philips Hue Programming (Part 1 of 3)

A few years ago, I decided I needed to get some smart light bulbs. I need to be able to set very dim light in my study for the nights I am on call for my job. After trying some cheap no-name bulbs, I discovered the Nanoleaf Essentials range. These were affordable and also came […]

zprofile open in Terminal With added scripts from Bruce and Brett (all described in the article)

Finder and Terminal in the Same Window – Fun with Scripts — by Bruce from Tennessee

This is Bruce from Tennessee, aka UseTheData, with a tip for working with the Finder and Terminal. The problem to be solved is that, when working with files, I find some operations to be easier in the Finder and others to be easier in the Terminal. There are times where I needed a terminal window […]

iPhone 13 Pro at 77mm → Zero Items Matched

Smart Albums in Photos by Focal Length

I’ve been working on smart albums inside Apple Photos and I’ve found some interesting things. Let’s set up a problem to be solved. Let’s say the next iPhone is coming out and you’re trying to decide which model you might need. Perhaps you’ve always gone top-of-the-line because of the cameras, but this year you’re wondering […]

Tiny Mac Tips (Part One) on ScreenCastsOnline

I’m up to Part 5 of my Tiny Mac Tips series as written articles, and you’ll hear Part 5 in this week’s podcast. But if you’d like to actually see these tips in action, ScreenCastsOnline has just released my latest video tutorial demonstrating 15 of my favorites. I’ve also finished production of “More Tiny Mac […]

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