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  • Review: VocoLinc's Smart Power Strip is an easy but fickle way to upgrade 'dumb' devices

    Aside from working around this particular device, Macgui’s idea here is an eye-opening solution for a persistent problem that plagues most of us sooner or later ... power-cycling inaccessible tech gizmos!  

    Our house has a closed, panel, in a closet, on the wrong side of a wall, tying TV, phone, and a wired and wireless  modem into a single optical internet distributor with no way of switching any of the devices.  M’s workaround solves this in one fell swoop.  

    By the same token, t’s just now occurred to me that I could go into the garage and find and throw whichever main breaker sends power to that tech panel — at least the breaker panel is more or less accessible. Thanks, Macgui!
    watto_cobra
  • Apple refining OLED screen penetration tech for removal of iPhone notch

    I’ve been waiting for years for a webcam that sits behind the centre of a screen so when one is looking at a person on the other side of a FaceTime or Zoom call it would look and feel like genuine eye-to-eye contact.  Nice development if they can make it work in high-def, particularly on desktops, laptops and iPads.  

    I’m using a good external webcam for webinars, but placement at eye level blocks my being able to see the person at the other end, or the PowerPoint slide if I’m presenting. 
    watto_cobra
  • Citigroup bailed on Apple Card because of worries about profits

    ... a lack of fees, the potential for lower interest rates, and app-based features that help people avoid debt or pay it down faster.

    This is the best ad for a financial product I’ve ever seen!
    rob531stMacProracerhomie3lostkiwiolssmiffy31montrosemacscharlesgresbeowulfschmidt
  • What you need to get started with podcasting, and how to record one on your Mac

    I’d suggest that you add the Rode NT USB mic to the mix of good mic options.  Brilliant mic. 
    SpamSandwich