It’s just a few days until Apple’s iPhone 12 event. Maybe it’s just me, but it feels like there are a lot of leaks this year about the new hardware. We seem to know the sizes, colors, storage configurations, and even the cellular radios.…
Continue reading →Automators 60: Cloud Automation Check-In
Changes are afoot in the cloud automation space. IFTTT now has a pro tier. Zapier continues to improve. There’s a new player on our radar: Integromat. In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I break down the current state of cloud automation. This episode…
Listen & read notes →Personal Retreat Technology
A few days ago, I published a video about my personal retreat experience. Since then, I’ve had many people ask me to explain further what technology I used. I’m about to explain what I did, but before I do so, there is a good…
Continue reading →More Apple TV+
Today Apple announced some subscribers are getting an extension to their free AppleTV+ subscriptions through February 2021. I’m sure this is at least partly because the shows that we expected to be dropping another season right now are delayed due to … well ……
Continue reading →Personal Retreat Video
A few weeks ago I went into the local mountains for a few days on a personal retreat. If was a good experience for me and I’ve got a video explaining how it worked. At the end of the video, I give a link…
Continue reading →iPhone 12 Event on October 13
Today Apple announced the ‘Hi, Speed’ event for October 13, at 10:00 AM Pacific. Apple’s made no secret of delaying the new iPhones’ release until October during this nutty year, and here we are in October. No word on whether we’ll also see a…
Continue reading →SaneBox, A Powerful Email Assistant (Sponsor)
Everything these days is about artificial intelligence. Often people are using AI in apps where I have to wonder if it is worth the trouble. However, this week’s sponsor, SaneBox, is artificial intelligence at its best, helping you with your email. Imagine for a moment…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 556: Video Conferencing Deep Dive, with Liana Lehua
On this week’s Mac Power Users, Liana Lehua joins us to share the best workflows and gear for improving video conferencing and home audio and video. We also discuss business apps, widgets, and revisit the iPad vs. MacBook question. This episode of Mac Power Users is…
Listen & read notes →MindNode Update for iOS 14
MindNode, my mind mapping app of choice, got a nice update for iOS 14. The new update adds widgets to give you quick access to your maps from your Home Screen. I primarily use MindNode on my iPad, and looking at this new widget,…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: New Monk Album, Palo Alto
There is a new Thelonius Monk album, and the story behind it is almost as great as the music on it. In the late 1960s, a high school student serving as “social commissioner” at Palo Alto High School in Northern California was charged with booking entertainment…
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