We’ve had lots of software guys join us on the Mac Power Users but I’ve always been interested in talking with a hardware guy. Geoff Barrall describes himself as a serial entrepreneur. He’s founded several companies that got successful hardware products to market including…
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iA Writer Gets Microsoft Word / Markdown Conversion
I often hear from readers asking for an easy way to jump between markdown and Microsoft Word. It’s never really been that easy. The most recent version of iA Writer takes a lot of work out of this problem. They have built in a…
Continue reading →Twitter Triggers Return to IFTTT
I’m thinking there is a pretty good story behind this that none of us will ever know. ∞
Continue reading →Scummy App Copycats
I cannot understate how repulsive I find the actions reported in this Ars Technica article. An App Developer made a successful photo app called “A Beautiful Mess”. The app was successful and then a group of copycats began submitting confusingly similar apps with names…
Continue reading →Transporter Beta Software 2.0
If you are a Transporter owner, you may want to log in and check out the public beta for the new 2.0 software. It improves the experience several ways: Better Interface The new interface is really easy to use with the things you do…
Continue reading →The Future of Cloud Sync
Over the past few years, cloud sync has become a “thing”. Users are working on multiple platforms now more than ever and they want their data to seamlessly show up everywhere. As this demand first emerged, we naturally looked to companies dedicated to providing…
Continue reading →MPU 152: Back to School
Mac Power Users episode 152 is up. In it Katie and talk about hardware and software tools for getting back to school. Prepping for this show I was struck by how many great tools students have these days.
Continue reading →Home Screens – Shawn Blanc
I’ve read one book on my vacation, Shawn Blanc’s Delight is in the Details and it was an excellent choice. In addition to being an author, blogger, and all-around swell guy, Shawn (Website) (Twitter) loves his iPhone and agreed to share it here. What…
Continue reading →Mac OS X Automation
There is a little corner of the Internet that is quasi-secretly ran by Sal Saghoian (yes, that Sal Saghoian) with a ton of great OS X automation tools and resources, including the mother load of OS X services. I thought the site had gone…
Continue reading →Butterick’s Practical Typography
Mathew Butterick has been quietly fixing typography in the practice of law for years with his Typography for Lawyers website and accompanying book which, by the way, every lawyer should read once, pause, then read again. Most recently Mathew has a new project, Practical Typography, which everyone should read.…
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