Speaking of Fraser Speirs, he wrote up his new iPad Air and is impressed. “I don’t want to bury the lede here: the major story about the iPad Air is not the reduction in size and weight but the increase in performance. It is,…
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MPU 163: Education and iPads with Fraser Speirs
This week Fraser Speirs joined us to update us on the progress of the 1 to 1 iPad program he has been administering for several years. Fraser has unique insight on the iPad and education and this one is a great listen for that…
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This week I’d like to thank Rocket Matter for sponsoring MacSparky.com. This week Rocket Matter is giving away a free ebook, 60 Apps Every Lawyer Needs to Know. The book has some great app recommendations for anyone that works in a profession where their time is…
Continue reading →New Cleartones for Your iPhone
Cleartones remain my favorite ringtones for my iPhone. They’ve now released their new Pure series of ringtones and notification tones. I really like the new tones and it is nice having quality ringtones and notification sounds that nobody else in the room is using.…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Mike Vardy
Mike Vardy (Twitter) (website) speaks and writes about managing your time better. How appropriate then that Mike released a book this week about how we use our calendars, The Now Year, A Practical Guide to Calendar Management. In addition to being prolific, Mike’s a really…
Continue reading →Obi-Wan, Redeemed
Obi-Wan has always been my favorite Star Wars character. I love that he always tries to do what’s right and to this day, as a 45-year-old nerd, I still ask myself on occasion, “What would Obi-Wan do?” One problem that has never sat right…
Continue reading →A Funny Thing Happened to Me on United Airlines Today …
On my 6AM flight to San Francisco, I was told to turn off all my electronic devices like we’ve been hearing for years. For my 7PM flight home they said “go nuts”. The passengers actually cheered.
Continue reading →iPad mini vs. iPad Air, Round 2
I got to spend 20 minutes with an iPad Air today in the Apple Store. Wow. The reduced weight and sleeker form factor really make the iPad Air feel as if it is in a different class than the prior generation large iPad. The…
Continue reading →WiFi Questions and Answers
Macworld recently ran an article testing various theories surrounding WiFi. Most of them are not that surprising except for the remarkable increase in range with a home-brewed tin foil antenna booster. The one question I have is how well that booster works in a…
Continue reading →MPU 162: Using Mavericks
MPU 162 is available for download. In it, Katie and I walk through our favorite new features with the latest Mac operating system. ∞
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