This week on Mac Power Users, we were fortunate to interview Apple executive Vivek Bhardwaj about the new Shortcuts for the Mac and what it means for traditional and future Mac Automation. Stephen and I also dive deep into the rest of the WWDC…
Continue reading →iOS 15 Voice-to-Text Dictation
I’ve been running tests on iOS 15 voice-to-text dictation. The below video demonstrates an iOS 15 vs. an iOS 14 comparison on two iPhones with the same processor. iOS 15 is slightly faster and more accurate. Because it is being done on-device, you are…
Continue reading →Focused 127: Focusing a Team, with Ken Case
Ken Case joins Mike and me on this week’s Focused to talk about how the Omni Group focuses their work teams, the lessons they’ve learned from forced changes due to COVID, and the benefits of planning for disruption. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Memberful:…
Listen & read notes →Focus Mode and Contextual Computing
Watching WWDC Monday, one announcement that landed with me was the new Focus feature. (If you follow my podcasts, this shouldn’t be a surprise.) Regardless, I’ve spent the last few days playing with this new feature, and I like it. Focus is like Do…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 591: HyperCard All the Way Down, with Adam Engst
With over 30 years of history, TidBITs is the longest-running tech publication covering Apple in the world. This week on Mac Power Users, one of its founders, Adam Engst, drops by the show to talk about his writing workflow, unusual input devices, and how…
Continue reading →Automators 77: Unicorn Automation, with Kathy Campbell
Rosemary and I are joined by the Unicorn Sidekick, Kathy Campbell, to talk automation on this week’s episode of Automators. From Lightroom and handling thousands of photos, to Shortcuts for launching music playback, there’s plenty of automation to discover! This episode of Automators is sponsored by:…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Larry McKenna: The Nearness of You
This week I was turned onto this excellent video of Larry McKenna playing “The Nearness of You” by Hoagy Carmichael. I’ve been listening to it every day, and I just can’t get over how great Larry McKenna can play a ballad. (He also has…
Continue reading →“Software is eating the world, and cars are next on the menu.”
The Wall Street Journal recently featured Apple getting into the automobile business. It is a well-researched article, and I learned a lot. It seems Apple is deeper down the automobile rabbit hole than I initially thought. The above quote from Jim Adler, the director…
Continue reading →Big Timery Update and New Version for Mac
Today marks a significant update to Timery for iPad and iPhone and the release of Timery for Mac. If you use Toggl to track time, Timery for iPhone and iPad has been the best-in-class solution to interacting with your time tracking data for years. I’m so happy…
Continue reading →In the News Podcast
Two of my favorite legal nerds, Jeff Richardson and Brett Burney, have started a podcast, In the News (Web)(Apple Podcasts)(YouTube). In it, they look at developments in the Apple Ecosystem with a slight focus on practicing law. You definitely don’t need to be in…
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