Gus Mueller wrote a post about software predictions with the hypothetical ARM Macs. Gus is a long-time (and smart) developer that has gone through prior Apple processor changes, so I put a lot of stock in his opinions. The whole post is worth reading,…
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Voice Assistant Comparison Video
The video below is a helpful comparison of the current state of personal digital voice assistants. Siri came in a respectable second place, but since Siri was first out of the gate, I don’t feel particularly happy about it. One takeaway for me is…
Continue reading →The Demise of iBooks Author
Yesterday we got the official word that iBooks Author, Apple’s app for creating and publishing their proprietary iBooks ebook format, is shutting down. As someone with a lot of experience with iBooks Author and its eBooks, I’ve known this day was coming, and it…
Continue reading →Guesting on MacVoices
I recently had the opportunity to guest on the MacVoices podcast to talk with Chuck Joiner about Keyboard Maestro and Photos.
Continue reading →Get Accurate Time Tracking with Timing (Sponsor)
A lot of folks are waking up to the fact that accurate time tracking can make a huge difference in your ability to get your most important priorities done and not waste a bunch of your time. The trick, however, comes with that word…
Continue reading →ARM-Based Macs Appear Inevitable
This week, Mark Gurman posted that Apple will announce a transition to ARM-based Macs at WWDC later this month. It is interesting how those of us on the outside have slowly arrived at the term “inevitable” concerning Apple putting a variant of the chip…
Continue reading →Focused 101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe
Sean McCabe is back on the latest episode of Focused to talk about sabbaticals—and to convince David to take one of his own. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage…
Listen & read notes →Comparing macOS Voice to Text with Dragon for Mac (Video)
Apple is a year in with its voice to text system. I’ve been using it since release, but also continue to use Dragon for Mac which, while no longer supported, continues to work. This video demonstrates the differences and where Apple still has some…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 539: Back to Email
I have finally roped Stephen into talking about email on the latest episode of Mac Power Users. Topics include email services, apps, and strategies. Later in the show, we are joined by Rosemary Orchard and Myke Hurley to hear about two specific apps they…
Listen & read notes →Jazz and Black America
If you’ve been reading my Jazz Friday posts over the years, you’ll know that the majority of featured jazz artists are Black Americans. That isn’t a coincidence. Black America is the reason that jazz (and nearly every other pop music of the last 100…
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