Yesterday Apple had a good day. They reported 2021 Q1 income and things are going gangbusters. $111 Billion (with a B) in one quarter. Moreover, Apple now reports 1 Billion active iPhone users. It’s all nuts. Success like that makes it hard to innovate.…
Continue reading →Retaining Knowledge with Readwise.io
I read a lot in areas ranging from the finer points of cooking gumbo to recent developments in California trade secret law. For a long time now, I’ve done this reading digitally. I read long-form articles in Instapaper and books in the Kindle app…
Continue reading →TextSniper — Screenshot to OCR Tool
I occasionally run into the problem where I need to get some text from an image, document, or website that does not provide for copy and paste. My old tool for pulling text out of screenshots stopped getting updates, so I went looking for…
Continue reading →$20 MagSafe Charging Stand
With CES this month, many companies have announced new MagSafe accessories on the way, including several expensive charging stands. I’ve gone a little more budget to solve this problem with this MagSafe charging stand I bought off Amazon for <$20. It’s a bent piece of metal…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 572: iPhone & iPad Tips
As the iPhone and iPad have become more full-featured, the software that runs them has gotten more complex and powerful. On the latest episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I run though a whole bunch of our favorite ways to get more out…
Listen & read notes →Guest on Decision Vision, with Mike Blake
I joined Mike Blake on the podcast Decision Vision. We discuss, among other things, the question, “Should I have a podcast?” If you’re interested in how the sausage is made, have a listen.
Continue reading →The Omni Group 2021 Roadmap
The Omni Group has published its annual roadmap, where it looks back on what it shipped the prior year and forward to what it intends to ship in the next year. Most interesting to me is that they are embracing the relatively new SwiftUI technologies…
Continue reading →ThoughtAsylum Icon Generator
Stephen Millard has made an ingenious shortcut that solves the problem of generating icons. The particular itch that Stephen was trying to scratch was the development of icons for his Stream Deck. However, if you do any automation, you’re constantly bumping into places that…
Continue reading →Rumored New MacBook Air
Mark Gurman is back, this time with a rumored new MacBook Air design in the works for later this year or next year. The goal is thinner and lighter with a smaller bezel. The MacBook Air is already pretty thin and light, but it…
Continue reading →The Essential Weekly Review
Lately, the Focused podcast has been covering planning, goals, and roles. I think, overall, we don’t spend enough time checking in with ourselves. This is true on an emotional basis (which is why I think journaling and meditation are a great idea). It’s also…
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