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@podfeet.bsky.social
Host of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite, and Programming by Stealth. All shows and blog posts at https://podfeet.com
An inexpensive way to help beat the heat might be a personal handheld turbo fan — check out this one from JisuLife: www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/08... #HeatWave
Turbo Fan from JisuLife - Podfeet Podcasts
We’re off to Spain, Portugal, and Ireland soon, and we’re very excited. But one thing we’re not excited about is the heat dome that seems to have just settled over Europe this summer. On my best day, ...
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Jill from the Northwoods has an innovative way of thinking about AI and how it can improve her life. In this post, she explains how she’s finding value in the new integration of #ChatGPT into #CarPlay. Also follow her work at jillfromthenorthwoods.com www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/08...
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Find Excel dependencies, native macOS Apple ][ emulator to run VisiCalc, rename files using Numbers & a huge Security Bits with @bartb.ie where he deep dives into what is happening with AI agents breaking containment and hacking other sites. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/08... #21YearsOfPodcasting
NC #1108 Excel Dependencies, Virtual ][ Emulator, Renaming Files Using Numbers, Security Bits - 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 Sunday, August 2, 2026, and this is show num...
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Security patch updates, news & @bartb.ie sdeep dive into the OpenAI breach of Hugging Face’s network. He includes his perspective on how worried we should be & what he thinks could be done. More context in today’s NosillaCast, of course www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/08... #CyberSecurity
Security Bits — 2 August 2026 - Podfeet Podcasts
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. At least one TV maker is (belatedly) ...
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Thanks to @jsnell@zeppelin.flights for turning me on to Virtual ][, an emulator for the Apple ][ series that is still in active development! If you want hundreds of free programs and games to play, I'll show you how to run and enjoy them all for free. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/08... #AppleII
Virtual ][ — an Apple ][ Emulator App for Modern Macs - Podfeet Podcasts
Last week, I regaled you with tales of excitement running VisiCalc in a browser-based emulator for the Apple II. This was great fun. This week I was on the Clockwise podcast, and my question to the ot...
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Maybe @bartb.ie and I are just happy nerds, but we giggled & smiled while recording this first half (Tidbit 19a), where we learn how to find our vulnerable library dependencies and what to do about the ones we find. pbs.bartificer.net/tidbit19 #Programming #ProgrammingByStealth
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George from Tulsa explains how he uses Apple Numbers to rename scanned files, and Allison learns a new formula in a spreadsheet! www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07...
Renaming Scanned Files Using Numbers — George from Tulsa - Podfeet Podcasts
George from Tulsa here to share a couple of Mac file management tips I use every day. In Allison’s honor, here’s the problem to be solved. There are now four of us in my work group. We download, creat...
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@eddietonkoi@mastodon.social brings us part 6 of his audiobook recording tutorials, where he explains why you need to leave headroom to prevent clipping during exciting parts of the story. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Audiobooks
Audiobook Audio (V3) Part 6: Leave Headroom - Podfeet Podcasts
Why headroom is a performance tool This part is about gain staging, which sounds like the dullest part of audiobook recording until the exact moment it matters: a line that suddenly gets louder than t...
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@zkarj.me asked me if there was a way to find all cells in a spreadsheet that depended on a selected cell. Turns out Excel has a tool to do exactly that, and it’s quite clever in how it presents the information. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #ExcelTips
Tiny Excel Tip — Find Dependencies - Podfeet Podcasts
Early one evening, Allister Jenks sent me a fun Excel question. Unfortunately, that was 10 PM the day before for me, as he’s in New Zealand. I was so intrigued by the question that I told him I’d work...
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Steven P Sheridan actually used 3 cameras and 3 mics to record this. It was quite an editing job for him to elegantly mix all of these into one seamless video. If you make it through the whole workshop, your reward is learning about how I found the end of Excel!
spsheridan.bsky.social@spsheridan.bsky.social · last wk.In her Macstock 2026 workshop, @podfeet.bsky.social uses Excel, Numbers, and Sheets to compare fill series, cell references, and CONCATENATE and VLOOKUP functions. She also explores a massive U.S. baby names data set to show how pivot tables work. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07...
At first glance I thought this was a very docile Common Blue butterfly, but then I realised it was dinner for the yellow spider creeping up behind it. Nature is cruel!
In one of the nerdier episodes, I teach you how to use VisiCalc because @kcase.bsky.social taught me, @eddietonkoi@mastodon.social brings a tiny tip, and @adamengst.bsky.social talks about better route planning with an EV. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Spreadsheets
NC #1107 iMac as Display with AirPlay, VisiCalc with Ken Case, Adam Engst on Route Planning in EVs - 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 Sunday, July 26, 2026, and this is show numb...
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I got to be a guest on Sarah Lane's Live With It podcast, where she interviews people after they live with a piece of tech. Subject was Tesla cars (we disagree with everything Elon) and why @spsheridan.bsky.social and I love these cars. youtube.com/watch?v=dolj... #Tesla
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@eddietonkoi@mastodon.social brings us a Tiny Tip about how you can use an Apple silicon iMac as a secondary display (think Target Display for the modern era). www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #AirPlay
Tiny Tip: Using an iMac as an External Display with AirPlay - Podfeet Podcasts
A while back I bought an M1 iMac and I have loved it. I’ve always been cautious of buying an all-in-one machine because of legacy concerns, but it was just such a lovely package that I got it. Roll fo...
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Please enjoy me on this deeply nerdy adventure learning to use the very first spreadsheet, VisiCalc, with the help of @kcase.bsky.social of the Omni Group. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Spreadsheets
Learning VisiCalc with Ken Case - Podfeet Podcasts
Steve and Ken With Rainbow Shirts In my look back on Macstock X, I ended by saying that it’s the people that make this conference so special. One of my favorite people I got to hang out with this year...
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If you do demos on your Mac remotely, in person, or as video tutorials, the two tools KeyCastr and Presentify will help your audience follow along with what you’re doing. My latest ScreenCastsONLINE tutorial will teach you how they work. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #VideoTutorial
KeyCastr & Presentify on ScreenCastsONLINE - Podfeet Podcasts
Back in 2024, I taught you about a free, open source app called Keycastr that allows you to display your keystrokes on screen during demos. It’s a fantastic tool to help your audience understand exact...
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@adamengst.bsky.social of TidBITS joins me to talk about his second long road trip in his IONIQ 5 electric vehicle and how A Better Route Planner helped manage charging along the way. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #EVCharging
CCATP #839 — Adam Engst on A Better Route Planner for Stree-free EV Trips - Podfeet Podcasts
CCATP #839 for July 23, 2026, and I’m your host, Allison Sheridan. This week our guest is Adam Engst of TidBITS. Back in April, we talked about his first long road trip with his new Hyundai IONIQ 5 el...
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Yet again, you get a show early this week thanks to @eddietonkoi@mastodon.social, Bodie Grimm, and @bartb.ie, along with some nice stories from Macstock X from me. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #21YearsOfPodcasting
NC #1106 Look Back on Macstock X, Removing the Safety Net with Audio Recording, Max Patten on EVs for All America, Security Bits - 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 Thursday, July 16, 2026, and this is show nu...
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My spreadsheet workshop actually worked! Cool Chart stories including @ttscoff.bsky.social’s crazy technique, David Poge, and NosillaCastaways Family Photo www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Macstock2026
A Look Back on Macstock X for 2026 - Podfeet Podcasts
Every year, I like to reflect on what I learned or experienced at Macstock. My goal is to make it interesting for everyone, not just a “look how much fun I had and you weren’t there” post. It might en...
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darrin altman's talk for me is a hero to people who've lost their voice
@eddietonkoi@mastodon.social brings us another installment of his V3 series on making audiobooks. He talks about changing his own behaviors to remove future editing work. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #AudioBooks
Audiobook Audio (V3) Part 5: Remove the Safety Net - Podfeet Podcasts
When the microphone starts hearing your habits The last few parts of this series have been about the capture side of V3: the recording chain, mic technique, consistency, and choosing a book voice on p...
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We'll have a solo Security Bits from @bartb.ie this week — here are his notes: www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #CyberSecurity
Security Bits — 14 July 2026 - Podfeet Podcasts
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Texas’s controversial age rules fo...
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An early show! Enjoy hearing me explain how hard it will be for me to pull off my Macstock workshop, learn about the Cookie App for privacy with Steve Davidson, and enjoy my discussion with Darrin Altman as he uses his app Talk for Me to have the conversation. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07...
NC #1105 Teaching Spreadsheets at Macstock, Cookies App for Privacy, Talk for Me with Darrin Altman - 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 Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and this is show nu...
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Steve Davidson teaches us how the Cookie App is a convenient way to manage the trackers on your Mac in a nice interface. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Privacy
The Cookie App: A Convenient Solution to On-line Privacy — by Steve Davidson - Podfeet Podcasts
Background — origins of “The Problem to be Solved” When our forefathers invented the World Wide Web, their vision was that it would be stateless — that is, static pages would be available for viewing ...
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A bit ago, a gentleman named Darrin Altman wrote in to the Mac Geek Gab with a “Cool Stuff Made”. It was an app called Talk for Me, which he uses to communicate as he has lost his ability to speak. This interview is Darrin talking through Talk for Me. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Accessibility
CCATP #838 — Darrin Altman on Talk for Me - Podfeet Podcasts
On the Mac Geek Gab, they have a listener segment they call Cool Stuff Found. But once in a while, someone writes in with Cool Stuff Made. On episode 1143, Darrin Altman wrote in about an app he wrote...
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I may have made a tactical error in choosing to teach spreadsheet techniques at Macstock Expo. Join me for a therapy session while I talk through why this is such a bad idea and so difficult. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #Macstock
Bad Idea for My Macstock Presentation? - Podfeet Podcasts
With just a few exceptions, like the birth of my first grandchild and a pandemic, I’ve been honored to be allowed to speak at Macstock each year. I’m a very confident public speaker, but for some reas...
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Between Bruce from Tennessee, @eddietonkoi@mastodon.social, and @bartb.ie, and with a small contribution from little old me, we have a great show for you! www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #21YearsOfPodcasting
NC #1104 OS 27 Photos Extend Saves a memory, Bruce Explains CDPATH, Eddie on Choosing the Audiobook Voice, Bart on Security Bits - 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 Sunday, July 5, 2026, and this is show numbe...
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@bartb.ie brings you feedback, follow-ups, action alerts, worthy warnings, notable news, excellent explainers AND a big plate of palate cleansers! www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #CyberSecurity
Security Bits — 5 July 2026 - Podfeet Podcasts
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Microsoft is continuing to tighten Gi...
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If you’re of the nerd persuasion, you might really like Bruce from Tennessee’s explanation of how valuable CDPATH is for your Terminal enjoyment. www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #CommandLine
Bruce from Tennessee Explains CDPATH - Podfeet Podcasts
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 quick...
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Extend feature in 27 Photos is a game-changer! www.podfeet.com/blog/2026/07... #AppleOS27Beta
Extend Feature in OS 27 Beta Photos Saves a Precious Memory - Podfeet Podcasts
I wanted to tell a quick story of how OS 27 saved an almost great photo I took while we were on vacation in Florida. We went out on a pontoon boat, and I asked everyone to gather at the stern of the ...
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