This episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond is going to be a bit different. On the NosillaCast #1042 for April 27th, Bart Busschots and I recorded his usual segment on Security Bits, but the majority of it was a deep dive. The subject was whether cryptography as we know it is doomed because of […] The post CCATP #813 — Bart Busschots on Quantum Compu…

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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, […] The post Tech on Travel — the Japan Edition appeared first on Pod…

In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst from TidBITS talks about how traditional search engines like Google and Bing no longer provide valuable information because they surface unreliable content first. Instead of using traditional search engines, he’s been testing tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Claude t…

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Hi, this is Bart Busschots from Bartificer Creations guest-hosting the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias, and for today, a more than slight Irish accent 😉 Today is Sunday, April 20, 2025, and this is show number 1041. Happy Birthday, Allison & Steve! Happy […] The post NC #…

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This week, Adam Engst joins us to talk about some work he did to try to measure the accuracy of several different AI models in creating audio transcriptions. He let me help him with some of the transcriptions so I was invested in his findings. We’ll learn about ways to measure accuracy, including Word Error […] The post CCATP #811 — Adam Engst on M…

When Bart and I hatched our plan for him to teach me and the audience how to program, he called it Programming By Stealth for a very specific reason. His plan was to sneak up on us by teaching us a single language first and then when we weren’t noticing, keep adding to our toolkit […] The post Automation Gives Me All the Feels appeared first on Pod…

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, March 16, 2025, and this is show number 1036. This week Steve and I went to CSUN’s accessible tech conference and had an absolute blast. I’m just teasing […] The post NC #1036 HERE Autom…

I’ve got one of the weirdest and head-bendy tool reviews for you today. Let’s see if I can set up a problem to be solved to get you interested first. The Problem to be Solved Let’s say you’re doing a presentation and you need to share your screen. This causes a few challenges, especially if […] The post Create a Virtual Display on Your Mac with Des…

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You know I’m not a music person, but I’ve invited Steve Mallard onto the show to talk about a topic he’s quite passionate about – the evolution of music tech. He is not an expert in this field, he just finds the history fascinating. Steve will take us back to the first acoustic guitars, and […] The post CCATP #810 — Steve Mallard on Evolution of Mu…

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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, February 16, 2025, and this is show number 1032. Before we get started, I want to tell you there will be NO live show next week. The show […] The post NC #1032 Apple Photos Editing Tutor…

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This week, the delightful Adam Engst of TidBITS joins us to talk about how he learned to write so well, what it’s like having an editor, and then moves into how he uses the AI tool Grammarly to improve his writing. It’s great fun as always and convinced me to pay for one month of […] The post CCATP #809 — Adam Engst on Writing with an Editor and Gr…

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, February 9, 2025, and this is show number 1031. I’m super excited about this week’s show. Not only because we have four interesting interviews from CES along with […] The post NC #1031 U…

If you’ve been on the Internet before, and you’ve heard of a little fruit company called Apple, then you’ve probably seen Jason Snell’s famous Six Colors charts on Apple earnings. In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, we don’t talk about earnings, we talk about the magic behind how he creates his famous […] The post CCATP #808 — Jason Snell…

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Adam Engst of TidBITS joins us to talk about a bug in macOS Sequoia 15.2 that affected a low-level system tool called Apple System Restore or ASR. This tool is the path for developers of backup tools to create true bootable backups, and the bug makes it now impossible to create bootable backups. We talk […] The post CCATP #807 — Adam Engst on Boota…

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, January 12, 2025, and this is show number 1027. We’ve been getting a lot of people asking if we’re ok in Los Angeles with all of the fires. […] The post NC #1027 How We Cover CES, Tombot…

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If you’ve been following along with my Tiny Mac Tips series in text form or listening to them in the podcast, but you’d like to actually see some of them in video tutorial form, you’re in luck. My latest ScreenCastsONLINE video tutorial just dropped and it’s called Tiny Mac Tips 4. Remember my disclaimer, while […] The post Tiny Mac Tips 4 Video Tu…

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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, December 29, 2024, and this is show number 1025. Next weekend Steve and I are off to CES to bring you all the tech goodness, but it means […] The post NC #1025 I’m a Liar, Physics Nerd G…

In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart talks about his job as a cybersecurity specialist. We get a bit silly in our early part of the chat, the reasons for which will become obvious when you listen to the beginning but he successfully gives a flavor of what “a day in the […] The post CCATP #805 – Bart Busschots On What Does a Cybersecur…

Hi. My name is Allison. I am a liar. Before I explain why, I need to explain the backstory on how I learned I was a teller of untruths. Pride Goeth Before a Fall I started my podcast on May 13th, 2005. When I tell people about my podcast, I usually brag by saying I’ve […] The post I’m a Liar appeared first on Podfeet Podcasts.…

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 Saturday, December 21, 2024, and this is show number 1024. mp3 download CCATP #804 — Pat Dengler on an Elaborate Scam Involving “Amazon”, the “FBI”, “Lawyers”, and More You probably […] The post…

Certified Apple Consultant Pat Dengler joins me to tell the harrowing story of how her neighbor was seconds away from being scammed out of $30,000. In an elaborate web of lies with multiple people involved, she was connected supposedly to Amazon, the FBI, lawyers, and more, and every single person gave their IDs and return […] The post CCATP #804 —…

Since Christmas will soon be here, I thought it would be a good time to resurrect the poem that has become a holiday tradition on the NosillaCast. In 2019, we lost our beloved Honda Bob, a long-time NosillaCastaway and contributor to the show and a very dear friend. But his memory and the silliness he […] The post The Night Before Christmas appeare…

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, December 15, 2024, and this is show number 1023. Before we get started, there won’t be a live show next week because our kids will be here on […] The post NC #1023 MindNode Becomes MindN…

We have Adam Engst of TidBITS back again to talk about an unusual and clever scam experienced by one of his TidBITS readers. It involved fake obituaries triggering iPhone security warnings triggering App Store downloads. You can find Adam’s written article on the topic at tidbits.com/…. mp3 download Read an unedited, auto-generated transcript with …

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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, November 17, 2024, and this is show number 1019. mp3 download Articles Tiny Mac Tips Part 9 of X – iOS as a Scanner for macOS, QuickLook, Dock […] The post NC #1019 Tiny Mac Tips 9 – iOS…

In this episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond, Adam Engst and I discussed his October 24th article entitled Exposé Reveals Ongoing Smartphone Location Tracking Threats. He explained how much easier it is now for your precise location to be determined because of your online activity, in spite of the safeguards Apple has instituted in […] The post CCA…

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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, November 3, 2024, and this is show number 1017. mp3 download Articles Make Your Screenshares More Engaging with FaceScreen Why Do People Like Apple Notes? Support the Show […] The post N…