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.…
Listen & read notes →Take Control of Your Email with SaneBox (Sponsor)
Email is a challenge for all of us. This week’s sponsor, SaneBox is the solution for most of your email problems. SaneBox is an email service that adds a pile of productivity features to your email, regardless of what email client you use. With SaneBox…
Continue reading →iOS 14.2 – Emojis Released. Scores Settled.
Today Apple released iOS 14.2 and iPad OS 14.2. As usual, the point two release gets a ton of new Emoji. I’m sure there is a good reason for holding the new Emoji for the point two updates, but it also is a way…
Continue reading →One More Thing
Apple has now announced next week’s One More Thing event for next Tuesday. This will be the third event in three months and the one I’ve been looking forward to most. There are a lot of contrary rumors about exactly how Apple will start…
Continue reading →The Apple One Subscription Bundles
The Apple One Subscription bundles are now available. There are three tiers available: Individual ($14.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage. Family ($19.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of shared iCloud storage for up to six…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 560: Workflows, with Luc Beaudoin
We’re joined by Luc Beaudoin, a cognitive scientist, author, and developer of the Mac app Hook on this episode of Mac Power Users. Luc explains how we typically gather, process, and use data, and how our computing devices can assist—and detract—in that work. This…
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