I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the role of delight in application design and how it relates to (and sometimes trumps) efficiency. I wrote a small piece about this and Macworld published it today. ∞
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MPU 192: iOS Picks
In Mac Power Users episode 192, Katie Floyd and I share some of our favorite iOS application picks. In the midst of it all, we had an interesting conversation relating to read it later services and the sometimes-fallacy of “efficient” software. Enjoy. ∞
Listen & read notes →Fixing Word Crashes with “Smart” Copy and Paste
I vented my spleen a bit on a recent Mac Power Users episode about instability in Microsoft Word on the Mac. I received a lot of email about that and it appears I’m not alone. I did, however, also receive a very nice email from…
Continue reading →MPU 191: Sparks-Floyd Methodology
Katie and I are finding a rhythm with the monthly live feedback shows. Don’t believe me? Check this out.
Listen & read notes →The Little Duck that Could
I’ve written about DuckDuckGo before. It’s an alternative search engine that has, as item number one on it’s white board, “don’t track users”. My searches really aren’t all that interesting but I don’t like becoming a Google product all that much either. DuckDuckGo isn’t…
Continue reading →My Meeting Tips Article in Macworld
I recently published an article at Macworld on a few tricks I use to set and keep meetings. I didn’t realize it had already published. You can check it out here. ∞
Continue reading →New PDFpen Scan+ Screencast
Here is my latest screencast demonstrating PDFpen Scan+ 1.3. This new version has a lot of improvements on both the front end (with a new iOS 7 friendly UI) and the back end (wait until you see how good it is at edge detection).…
Continue reading →WeMo Long Press Contest
Did you know the gang at Belkin has added a “long press” function to the WeMo switch. Now when you long press a WeMo light switch, you can fire off an IFTTT function. This is actually kind of awesome. For instance, your could have a…
Continue reading →Mingle, A New Take on Contacts
I’ve been playing with Samir Ghobril’s new contacts app, Mingle (website)(iTunes). The application breaks the usual “tap to view” paradigm of a contacts app. Instead, you swipe a contact and it gives you several options, including email, Twitter, call, and chat. This is not…
Continue reading →MPU 190: Workflows with John August
John August is an impressive guy. He writes movies, develops apps, and podcasts all with an eye to attention and detail that is to be admired. This week we interviewed John on the Mac Power Users to find out what tools he uses to…
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