As we are about to leave June and enter July, we’re hitting the halfway point for 2022. It’s hard to believe we are halfway through 2022. This is particularly true for me with so much change in my life. I’ve now been a full-time…
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The Newton and What Could Have Been
Image from 9to5 Mac All of us nerds are enjoying the appearance of the alternate timeline Apple Newton in season 3 of For All Mankind. Filipe Espósito chased down the details at 9to5 Mac. It turns out they just made a Newton-ish case to…
Continue reading →iWork Updates
We got some nice updates to the iWork suite this week: Mailing Lists are back in Pages after a nine-year hiatus.New templates were added for event invitations and student certificates.Keynote now has dynamic backgrounds that move subtly underneath your slides.Keynote now lets you skip…
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This week, summer officially began with the summer solstice (I live in the Northern Hemisphere). It’s the longest day of the year, or at least the day with the longest period of sunlight. Will you be stuck inside all summer dealing with your email?…
Continue reading →Focused 154: Building a Second Brain, with Tiago Forte
Tiago Forte joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about his new book, building knowledge assets, and flipping the switch from consumer to creator. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post.Timing:…
Listen & read notes →Sabbaticals, Long and Short
Sabbaticals have been a frequent topic on the Focused podcast. However, I use the term sabbatical pretty loosely here. I’m not referencing the structured academic sabbatical that we see in higher education, but something more in line with the Internet worker concept of sabbatical…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 645: Live Q&A with Stephen and David
Stephen and I hosted a live webinar for this week’s Mac Power Users. We talked about the current crop of Apple’s betas and answered listener questions. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don’t have to…
Listen & read notes →Automators 104: WWDC 2022 Awesomeness
Hooray. It’s a new WWDC and there are new automation features! Join Rose and I on this episode of Automators where we preview them all for you. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free;…
Listen & read notes →The Controversial 13″ MacBook Pro
A lot of us (myself included) have been piling on the recently updated 13″ MacBook Pro. You have to admit it really stands out in Apple’s current line as a relic of days gone by. That said, it now has the M2 chip and…
Continue reading →Mac-Savvy Businesses Love Daylite (Sponsor)
For small businesses, it can be difficult to stay on top of clients, leads, and projects that are evolving every day. Here’s how Daylite can help supercharge your team to collaborate better, handle more clients, close more deals, and execute more projects. Designed for…
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