Taika Waititi was talking to the press about his Apple laptop keyboard. It becomes a bit about halfway through, but also the truth hurts. “Those keyboards are horrendous.” It seems like every guest we bring on Mac Power Users that uses a laptop has…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 522: iCloud Family Sharing
Family Sharing means that up to six people can share purchases, media, and other Apple services. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I walk through the features, how to set it up, and the possible pitfalls of iCloud Family Sharing. This…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Joey Alexander’s Warna
I am back with another Jazz Friday reference to Joey Alexander. I’ve written about Joey before. Just a few years ago, he was a child prodigy tearing up the jazz scene with a remarkable amount of skill and heart playing the piano. He’s now…
Continue reading →Finding Inspiration in the Microsoft Store
I spent some time recently in a Microsoft Store and I really took my time looking at the state of Windows hardware. There are still a lot of really rickety laptops being sold and computers built as gaming machines seem nearly universally ugly, but…
Continue reading →SaneBox: AI for Your Email
There is a lot of talk about artificial intelligence in modern computing but this week’s sponsor, SaneBox goes beyond the hypothetical and dives right into the practical. SaneBox is the solution to so many of my email problems. Imagine if you had an assistant that worked…
Continue reading →Peek-a-View
Casey Liss went to Disney World, and he wanted to share pictures with his toddler son without giving him access to the photos library and things like the delete button. So he made a simple app, Peek-a-View, that lets someone look through your photos…
Continue reading →On Improving News+ Subscriptions
MG Siegler makes a good point in his argument that Apple needs an Amazon Prime-like bundle to include News+. “Part of the problem is counterintuitive. If anything, News+ is too good of a deal. There is simply too much content to consume for too…
Continue reading →Focused 92: Getting Focused, with Kourosh Dini
Author, physician, and busy guy Kourosh Dini joins us on the latest episode of Focused to talk about how to stay focused when you have a lot of things going on. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code…
Listen & read notes →Guest Appearance on the Rebel Force Radio
I haven’t posted much on Star Wars as of late, but l recently guested on my favorite Star Wars Podcast, Rebel Force Radio where I went in-depth on the new Rise of the Resistance ride at Disneyland, the Rise of Skywalker movie, and why…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 521: Taming Notifications
From messages and emails to sports scores and social media, our devices generate all sorts of notifications. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, we discuss how to weed the garden and tame the madness. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Boll…
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