On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dive back into the wonderful world of home automation and look at Rosemary’s new setup. From “You’ve Got Mail” to picking accessories, we go beyond the normal, and possibly the insane. This episode of Automators is sponsored by:…
Listen & read notes →Fantastical 3.3
With both Big Sur and Apple Silicon shipping in the last week, I’m behind on some of the software updates. Fantastical released version 3.3 with a new Big Sur design and support for adding Microsoft Teams meetings in an interface similar to their Zoom…
Continue reading →Notes Following Three Hours with an M1 macBook Air
Hooray! It’s the release day for the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini. There are a bunch of reviews by folks who spent a week with the new Macs. My two favorites were from Jason Snell and Dieter Bohn. I’ve only been…
Continue reading →The Imminent M1
It took me a few hours to figure out what new MacBook I actually wanted and my initial ship date wasn’t until next week. Now it’s jumped up tomorrow and I’m tickled. It’s been a long time since I was so eager to get…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 562: The First Apple Silicon Macs
Stephen and I are joined by Kurt Knight, Senior Director, Platform Product Marketing at Apple to talk about the M1 chip and macOS Big Sur on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. After that, we talk about this first wave of new Macs.…
Continue reading →Some Thoughts on Big Sur
This week Apple launched the latest Mac operating system, macOS Big Sur, representing the most significant visual change to macOS arguably since the inception of Mac OS X. I’ve been using the beta for months and have a few thoughts, tips, compliments, and complaints:…
Continue reading →Initial M1 Benchmarks Impress
While the initial reviews haven’t dropped yet, there are some benchmarks in the wild that show the fanless MacBook Air outperforming the high end 16” MacBook Pro and in the territory of the entry-level Mac Pro. Can you imagine how fast Apple Silicon will…
Continue reading →M1 MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro
Yesterday I purchased a new M1 MacBook. I want to have something running Apple Silicon to experiment with and cover here and on the podcasts. The question was, which one? Both the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro feature the same M1 chip. But…
Continue reading →Focused 112: Productivity & Creativity
Mike and I consider the relationship of productivity and creativity and how it shapes the work that we do. On this episode of Focused, we’re diving into our personal knowledge management stacks and the tools we currently use, share some tips for tagging, and…
Continue reading →Thoughts on the One More Thing Event
So today, Apple announced its first Apple Silicon Macs. I have a few thoughts: Wow! I had high expectations, but overall, Apple delivered with the new M1. The M1 performance looks like a crazy leap forward. Generally, we’ll get 3X performance increases and 5X…
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