Nosillacast Apple Podcast

I don't usually talk about the new Apple announcements at length on my solo show but I was inspired this time so I'll give you some thoughts about the MacBook Air, the Mac mini and the new iPads Pro. Then I'll tell you about a Thunderbolt 3 dock from Accell that has more power and costs less than some of the other docks on the market. Then Bart Busschots is back with Security Bits to help us stay patched and stay secure.

I'm super excited about my latest tutorial on ScreenCasts Online about HashPhotos. In Chit Chat Across the Pond I interviewed a former NASA engineer turned science fiction author named Darren Beyer. George from Tulsa brings us his success story with a TCL Monitor and bias lighting. Then we'll go through the answers you gave to Rush Sherman's Dumb Question last week about how to best choose your Activity goal for Apple Watch. Then I'll tell you about a cool WiFi diagnostic tool that comes with macOS called Wireless Diagnostics and how I used it to try to figure out what's wrong with my internal network.

This week I'll tell you about how much fun I had on In Touch with iOS and The Mac Quadcast and Programming By Stealth. Then I'll tell you the secrets of the math behind the Apple Activity Competitions (and how to win). I've decided that Slack is our new home with the demise of Google Plus. I figured a lesson on how Slack works was in order so I'll walk you through the interface. We have a permanent link to join at podfeet.com/slack. In Dumb Question Corner, Rush asks everyone to answer his question on how you choose an Activity goal in Apple's health apps. Then Bart is back with Security Bits where we talk about the Google Plus data breach, a vulnerability in SSH, vulnerabilities in WhatsApp and D-Link routers, and Apple's new privacy portal.

In this week’s show, we’ll start off with a little more fun about the 700th show last week. Then I’ll tell you a tale of two Troys, and how a problem with Backblaze uncovered a lost recording for the NosillaCast. Then I’ll actually let you hear the lost recording. After that, we’ll talk about the demise of Google Plus by Google themselves and where we might want to move our community.

We put on our party hats (literally) to celebrate 700 episodes of the NosillaCast. Then I brag about how may latest video tutorial on iThoughts made it into ScreenCasts Online Magazine. I try to convince the audience that the iPhone XS is a logical purchase if you already have an iPhone X just on the basis of the camera. I've got a Tiny Tip on how to mark up emails on an iPhone or iPad without using a third party app. The Bart Busschots is back with Security Bits.

Steve Davidson brings us his wonderful "Tale of Two MacBooks". Then I'll walk you through how I do a "nuke and pave", also known as a clean install, of macOS Mojave. Claus Wolf brings us a warning about how podcasts can fill up your Apple Watch. I'll tell you about a bizarre caps lock bug on Mojave. Finally I'll regale you with the tale of how I had to return my 12.9" iPad Pro - for those counting it's my fifth under AppleCare.

This week I'll bring you all the maths on how to compare the different Apple Watch sizes. Then I'll tell you how I managed to find the worst way possible to order new Apple gear (hard to believe it but I outdid myself). Then Bart Busschots is back with Security Bits were he tells us about the cold boot attack, Apple's Anti-Fraud Trust Score, and the EU Copyright Act Amendments.

My iThoughts tutorial for ScreenCasts Online is up and I'm really proud of it. I give Affinity Publisher beta a first look. I've found the perfect fan - the Rowenta VU2660 (and I throw in a heat transfer lesson for free). I'll tell you how Scanner Pro from Readdle might make me not hate scanning. I've got 10 reasons to get an Apple Watch.