McSweeney’s got to the bottom of that strange board game cover from my childhood. The funny thing is, back before the internet, even before Coleco Football, Mastermind was my game of choice. And even as an eight-year-old, I remember thinking, “What the hell is…
Continue reading →DEVONthink To Go 4
The DEVONthink team has been hard at work this year. Earlier this year, they released DEVONthink 4.0 Copernicus for the Mac, and now they have released DEVONthink To Go 4.0 Kepler for iPhone and iPad. This is a major update, including features like Generative AI, custom metadata, versioning,…
Continue reading →Focused 245: Fashionable & Functional, with Patrick Rhone
Patrick Rhone is back on Focused to talk about his love for calendars and why curiosity is essential if you want to become a knower of things. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED with…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 827: Every Two Months or So
On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I revisit the smart home, iPadOS 26, the lack of a big iMac, charging stations, and much more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. DEVONthink: Get Organized…
Listen & read notes →On Recent Apple Management Changes
There’s a lot of head-scratching going on outside Apple right now with all the management changes over the last few weeks. Many of these changes were predictable. As people get older, they tend to retire and want to spend some of their Apple wealth…
Continue reading →New Link For the Yule Playlist
For years I’ve been publishing my “Yule” playlist, which is a collection of jazz covers of holiday songs. I’ve heard from many people who are enjoying this playlist. Indeed, I’ve been doing this so long that I’ve kept a list of things people tell…
Continue reading →The Hypothetical iPhone Fold and Its Impact on the iPhone Line
The rumors just keep dropping for Apple releasing a folding iPhone next September. This would presumably be in addition to the standard iPhone, the iPhone Pro, and (maybe) the iPhone Air. The interesting thing about that folding iPhone is that there would then be…
Continue reading →Big Update for SoundSource
I use a lot of Rogue Amoeba software and I didn’t come to SoundSource until a few years ago, but in hindsight I have no idea why I waited so long. Because I work constantly with audio, I switch audio sources constantly and SoundSource…
Continue reading →Updated Apple Mail Link AppleScript
For years now, I’ve been iterating on an AppleScript to copy a link for the currently selected Apple Mail message to the clipboard. You can then paste the link elsewhere and get a link back to the source message. This came up during a…
Continue reading →Whisper Memos: Record a Voice Memo, Receive It as Email (Sponsor)
One of the easiest ways to take advantage of artificial intelligence right now is voice-to-text transcription. I’ve been dictating to computers for decades, and I can tell you it’s never been easier than it is now. My weapon of choice for this on my iPhone…
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