There has been a lot of rumbling lately about Twitter. While there’s a lot to like about the service (it remains my favorite and nearly exclusive social media outlet), Twitter has also become a playground for some pretty abusive and vile people. Charlie Warzel…
Continue reading →App Dud: The Dr. Who Colouring Book
I wanted a little escape tonight so I went in the App store and purchased the Dr. Who colouring book. It took about 30 seconds to realize that purchase was a mistake. It isn’t a coloring book at all. Instead, you get a picture…
Continue reading →Trouble with the iOS 10 Beta “Save to iCloud” Box
Because I can’t help myself, I was early to the game with the iOS 10 betas this year. As a nerd, I find it generally fun to be at the bleeding edge technology. When something goes wrong, I don’t blame Apple because it is,…
Continue reading →Sponsor: OmniGraffle 7 Now in Public Beta
This week the Omni Group released a public preview of OmniGraffle version 7. There are several nice improvements with this new version including: Infinite Canvas You no longer have to choose an arbitrary canvas size when setting up a new OmniGraffle document. Instead, just…
Continue reading →Google Docs and the iPad
Today I received a pleasant surprise when Google issued an update to Google Docs and Google Sheets finally enabling split screen. In this case the “finally” term is merited. Apple first announced split screen in June 2015. It took Google 14 months to update…
Continue reading →Free Agents #2
My new podcast with Jason Snell just released its second episode on the subject of working independently and routines. Good stuff.
Continue reading →MPU 334 – She Can’t Take It Anymore, Captain!
On this month’s live episode of Mac Power Users, Victor Cajiao joins us to discuss all the steps of producing a modern music album. We also help troubleshoot an accidentally reformatted hard drive, discuss password schemes, using a ScanSnap for photos, share listener feedback…
Listen & read notes →A Few Rumors and Speculation Concerning Apple’s Fall Lineup
Apple’s Fall Lineup I expect we’ll see a lot from Apple in the next few months. If history is any indicator, we’ll get new iPhones next month but that’s not all. The MacBook Pro is long overdue and rumored to be coming out by…
Continue reading →Samsung Caught Using Apple Watch Figures in Patent Filing
Shameless.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users on Keynote Uses and Amazon
We’ve published a few Mac Power Users episodes since I last checked in: MPU 332: Other Uses for Keynote Keynote is a great app for giving presentations but it can do so much more. This episode explores many uses for Keynote beyond presentation day.…
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