Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Information Systems Management (MISM) degree with a Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (BIDA) concentration combines business process analysis and predictive modeling, GIS mapping, analytical reporting, segmentation analysis, and data visualization. With this toolkit, students in the MISM-BIDA program are…

I just checked my mail and found this month’s Macworld magazine with my Autosave article printed in it. I know I’m supposed to play this cool but I have to admit seeing my name there makes me giddy.

See that false burrito. See it swaddled in tinfoil on the desk in the bowels of that great tower, a bundle of meat and sauce in a place long ago ceded to silicone and copper. The stooped man eating that peasant food as if…

In addition to watching bowl games, today is the best day of the year to buy some new fonts at ComicBookFonts.com. Everything is $20.12. I buy a new one every year. If you like interesting typography, you should too.

I recently participated in Michael Schechter’s 2×4 series hosted at Lifehacker.org. It was fun answering questions about both productivity and creativity.

I am extremely grateful to Timeline 3d for sponsoring MacSparky throughout 2011. Adam is very generous and continues to make the best damn timeline app for any platform. In 2012 I’m going to be joining The Syndicate along with several of my favorite bloggers.…

Yesterday I had the pleasure of participating on the Bro Show 89 podcast where we talked about Apple, Siri, 2012, and Lego. Good times.

The next Mac Power Users workflow guest will be Rod Roddenberry, who just made a really good documentary about his father’s legacy called, Trek Nation. We’ll be talking about the show at length during the interview and it is airing the next few days…

I wasn’t alone in my complaints about Apple not explaining iTunes Match very well. Indeed, it led Katie and I to produce an entire podcast episode about it. It appears Apple got the message. The iTunes Match page now includes a FAQ and videos…