Slavery wasn’t that long ago. I recently talked to a friend whose great-grandfather was a slave. This letter from a former slave to his former master brings the whole mess into focus for me. Former slave Jourdan Anderson’s closing line cinched it for me.…

Sven Fechner recently screencasted how he goes about using TextExpander with OmniFocus. Sven has an interesting workflow where he uses a task’s note section to track projects. I do something similar inside nvALT, not in OmniFocus. I do, however, use TextExpander all the time…

After pulling down the screencast podcast, I received requests for additional access for a few of the shows. A lot of this stuff is dated but here they are: Email Sorcery Magic Install Disk Smart iTunes Playlist

I’ve been looking at alternatives to Google Search. You should too. Lately, things are getting weird at Google. In short, I think they’ve lost direction. Google’s original thing was simple: fast, accurate search results without a bunch of clutter. That’s changed. Google is increasingly…

Mac Power Users Episode 71, Harry McCracken’s iPad is live. Harry is a really smart guy who wrote this article about how he rolls with his iPad. Harry told us the whole story. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe…

Déjà Vu is your visual memory. Use the app by taking pictures of things you would like to remember. For example, products you see in a magazine, recipes you read in a cooking book, wine labels in a restaurant, Newspaper article, DVDs, CDs or…

I just spent four days basking in Apple geekiness. That’s right, I survived another Macworld trip. For those who missed out, shame on you. Nevertheless, here is my recap. The Conference This year IDG drastically reduced the cost of a conference pass with introduction…

As evidenced by the complete failure to post over the last few days, I’m really enjoying Macworld (again). If you are at the event today and want to learn a few OmniFocus tricks, stop by the Omni Booth at 11 a.m. Make sure to…

Nuts. Remember when all of us Mac users worried that the computer we loved was about to become extinct? I think Apple is okay now. While everyone is going to start wondering which companies Apple will buy, don’t forget that they will continue to…