Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Two years ago First American Financial made the news for leaking sensitive financial data on more than 800 million documents for people who bought or sold a house in the preceding 16 years. […]
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CES 2021: Hex Home Security
Dan Bugos, product manager for Origin Wireless, joins Allison to talk about their Hex Home security product. This is a small puck called Hex Command that you connect to your network and two very small Hex Sense devices that plug into normal outlets. With these three simple devices, the Origin Wireless Motion Engine not only […]
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Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Social Media companies continue to work to curb abuses on their platforms: Twitter will soon show a warning when you try to like a misleading tweet — www.imore.com/… 🇰🇷 Facebook continues to run afoul […]
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Tiny Tip – How to Pause 5GHz on eero Mesh to Connect IoT Devices
Internet of Things devices (IoT), are proliferating into our lives, saving us from the incredibly arduous tasks of turning off light bulbs and closing our blinds. If you’ve been playing with IoT for any length of time, you know what I’m talking about. Setting up IoT devices usually follows this generic set of steps: Launch […]
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CPLAY2air Adapter brings Wireless CarPlay to your Car – by Father John
Hello, Steve Allison and the NosillaCastaways. This is Father john, calling from beautiful Northern Wisconsin. And being a priest, I’ve always had to do a lot of car work for my three parishes. So my problem to be solved. I am in and out of my car throughout the week. My car has CarPlay but […]
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CES 2020: Passive Bolt Touch Activated Smart Lock
Allison interviews Kabir Maiga from Passive Bolt about their new smart lock. The Passive Bolt module is installed with your existing deadbolt to convert it into a touch-activated smart lock. This method allows you to unlock your deadbolt using your existing physical keys from the exterior if desired. You can lock and unlock the Passive […]
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Why Some CarPlay Isn’t Wireless – by Brad from LA
As a follow up to the Chit Chat Across the Pond episode #605 on wireless Carplay with Sandy Foster, I wanted to provide information regarding why wireless Carplay is not more widespread. As was pointed out in the episode, almost all new cars that have Carplay support offer only wired CarPlay. Until recently only BMW […]
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Justifying Purchase of Netgear EX8000 Mesh Extender
Netgear EX8000 Range Extender About a month ago, Dave Hamilton of the Mac Geek Gab and The Mac Observer came on Chit Chat Across the Pond #584 to talk about mesh routers. I learned a ton from him on that episode. One of the biggest things I learned that I thought would help me at […]
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NC #725 AirPods 2 Just Work, Owl Car Cam, Netgear EX8000 Mesh Extender
Use “podfeet” for $10 off Macstock pricing, TextExpander Evangelist Jeff Gamet joins me on Chit Chat Across the Pond. AirPods 2 “just work” and didn’t give me any good stories to tell. I’ve got a review fo the Owl Car Cam. And finally I’ll talk about my justification to buy a new Netgear EX8000 mesh […]
Continue readingMore TagNC #724 Sonova/Phonak Listening Device, Solo NY Region Backpack, WD Drive with WiFi, 2019 iPad Lineup, Security Bits
I was on the SMR Podcast this week. CSUN interview with Sonova/Phonak about their Assisted Listening Devices. My review of the Solo New York Region Backpack. Allister Jenks explains how well the Western Digital WiFi-enabled hard drive helps him. I try to help you decide which iPad to get with my 2019 iPad lineup comparison […]
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