The more you use Shortcuts, the more you the lack of shortcut organization smacks you in the face. Adam Tow, of Tow.com, has been an active Shortcuts user and community contributor for some time. He decided to take this problem on and has done…
Continue reading →The Problem with Back Doors
Apple has landed in the soup again with the U.S. Justice Department over its inability (or refusal?) to give access to the Pensacola shooter’s phone. This is a similar issue to that faced with the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone a few years ago. Apple…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 518: Technology in a War Zone, with Mark Hackett
Mark Hackett runs the small non-profit Operation Broken Silence in Sudan. Join us for the latest episode of Mac Power Users to hear David and some other Hackett guy talk about data management so far from home, the power of Apple’s apps like Pages, and his move to…
Listen & read notes →The Next Disrupter
It’s funny how everyone keeps thinking about the technology industry in terms of cars. Steve Jobs talked a lot about cars and trucks. Just this week, Ben Thompson wrote about the technology industry in general and his theory that it is similar to the formative years of…
Continue reading →Focused 90: Habits > Goals
New year, new episode. Mike and I aren’t fans of New Year’s resolutions, but we are fans of creating new habits. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or…
Listen & read notes →10 Years of Apple
Benjamin Mayo did a fantastic job at 9to5 Mac of summarizing Apple’s run in the 2010s. Because Apple is such an iterative company, it is easy to forget how far they can move in 10 years.
Continue reading →Track Your Time Automatically with Timing (Sponsor)
Time is your most precious resource. You need to know how you are spending it.But time tracking is no fun, especially when you forget to start or stop a timer.What’s more, having to worry about starting timers all the time makes you lose focus…
Continue reading →Terpstra on Mind Mapping and Cooking Ideas
The idea of developing ideas over time (I call it “cooking ideas”) is a frequent topic on my podcasts. Recently Brett Terpstra explained how he uses mind maps for much of the same process and how mind maps help him cope with ADHD when…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 517: State of the Platform: iPhone
The iPhone has become the primary device for many different types of tasks for a lot of people. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I look at the current state of the hardware, software, and services that make up Apple’s most popular product.…
Listen & read notes →The Brydge Pro+
Brydge has announced a new iPad keyboard. This one combines their excellent build quality with a built-in trackpad. I love that Brydge has embraced the “keyboards for pro users” market and I hope other manufacturers are paying attention. Combining an iPad with superior hardware…
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