Yesterday marked the release of Day One, version 5. There are several new features of note: The Today View Previously called the Activity Feed, the new Today View ties in other data available to Day One, like location data, calendar events, and daily photos.…
Continue reading →20 Macs for 2020
Jason Snell started a series at Six Colors where he’ll be reviewing 20 Macs for 2020. Jason has so much historical knowledge of the platform that I’m looking forward to seeing what he picks. Jason is a pro—unless he leaves out the Mac SE/30, then he’s…
Continue reading →SaneBox — Rescuing Treasure from Spam (Sponsor)
Spam folders are great—until they are not. If your email client/service decides to start throwing important email into the spam folder, then you’ve got trouble. I had that happen with some customer support emails a few months ago. So I went looking for way…
Continue reading →Fujitsu Supports Older Hardware with Recent Software Update
As a frequent ScanSnap customer, I was pretty unhappy about their decision not to support older hardware when they switched the software to 64-bit. There is good news, though. The newest version of ScanSnap Manager, version 7, adds support for older hardware. Amen.
Continue reading →Focused 105: Living the Multipotentialite Life, with Jay Miller
Jay Miller joins Mike and me on this week’s Focused to talk about balancing many interests, transferring your focus as you switch between them, and what it means to live the multipotentialite lifestyle. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter…
Continue reading →Exiting Basecamp (Sort of)
A few years ago, I was looking to solve a problem that, in hindsight, didn’t need solving. Specifically, I wanted to have a system in place for legal clients to have easy access to their digital documents. After some research and trials (why are…
Continue reading →The iMac Update
Apple released an update to the iMac today. I’d rate this one as “slightly more” than a speed bump. The processors are now 10th generation Intel CPU’s for all models. Spinning drives are gone … almost. There is no model sold solely with a…
Continue reading →Time Saved. Time Lost.
I have been thinking about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed my life. There are lots of big and small ways. Have you thought about how the pandemic has changed time for you? There were things you used to spend your time on, but…
Continue reading →Apple News: Jazz
Recently I set up a “Jazz” feed in Apple News. Checking in on it tonight, here’s the score: View fullsize 8 Articles 1 About Covid 3 About the Utah Jazz Basketball team 1 About movie soundtracks 1 About R&B 2 Articles about jazz music.…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 547: Of a Certain Age, with Jim Metzendorf
On the latest episode of Mac Power Users, Jim Metzendorf, the editor of Mac Power Users, talks to Stephen and me about his background in audio and photography, and how the gear and workflows have changed in those fields over the years. This episode of…
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