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…
Listen & read notes →The TikTok War
In light of current events, I’ve been paying more attention to TikTok lately. By “paying attention”, I mean I’ve been watching the nightly batch of puppy TikToks that my daughters have lovingly curated for me. So from this perspective, I didn’t understand what the…
Continue reading →Automators 55: Drafts with Agile Tortoise
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they’re using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates. This episode of Automators is…
Listen & read notes →In Praise of the Moshi iVisor iPad Screen Protector
View fullsize I have never been a fan of screen protectors. Apple devices are beautiful. Screen protectors are not. However, all of my tech friends have been bragging about the Moshi iVisor screen protector for the iPad, so a few months ago I bought one and…
Continue reading →Do iPhone Delays Equal iOS 14 Delays?
There have been a lot of rumors about delays with the new iPhones this year, most recently from Qualcomm. If there was ever a year for Apple to get a pass on shipping the iPhone promptly in September, it’s this one. The question that occurs…
Continue reading →How Much News Is Too Much News?
I have always prided myself on being someone who does not need to delete apps. You know, someone who deletes Twitter or Instagram every few months so they can avoid getting lost in that and instead focus on creating something. I am lucky enough…
Continue reading →Desk Setups: Stephen Hackett
This week I am featuring the desk of my friend and Mac Power Users co-host, Stephen Hackett (Twitter)(Website). Recording MPU with Stephen is one of my highlights every damn week. So Stephen, show us your desk My desk is a door that once hung…
Continue reading →Good Sudoku
Zach Gage nailed another game for iPhone and iPad: Good Sudoku. Sudoku is one of my favorite puzzle games, and this version has all the sudoku fun without any of the sudoku pain. Easy-to-use hint system? Check. Focus mode? Check. If you like Sudoku but…
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