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…
Continue reading →iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini-Reviews
The reviews dropped today for the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. There aren’t many surprises. iPhone 12 Pro Max The iPhone 12 Pro Max is taking better pictures than any other iPhone, which makes sense given that it has better camera…
Continue reading →The Dawning of Idea Management
Kourosh Dini at BeingProductive.org is a friend and fellow traveler. He makes things for the Internet, but he also keeps and manages a medical practice. Kourosh and I like to get on the phone once in a while and discuss the nerdy things that…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 561: iPad Check-In with Federico Viticci
On this episode of Mac Power Users, MacStories founder Federico Viticci talks about the iPad and its ecosystem of apps for power users. As the iPad itself becomes more capable, what users can do with it continues to expand, but as we discuss, there…
Continue reading →Automators 62: Automation Fun, with Alex Cox
Alex Cox joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: Powerful PDF editing on your Mac. ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure & anonymous VPN service.…
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