This week, I guested on Victor Cajiao’s TerraTech podcast where we talked about technology, the law, and automation. It was really nice joining Victor, who was one of my very first podcasting friends back in the day. TerraTech has an interesting format that ranges…
Continue reading →The Waterfield Staad Backpack
For all of my life I’ve been a messenger-bag guy. One strap over my shoulder and I’m ready to take on the world. However, as of late I’ve been getting out more and sometimes I’ll fill a bag with technology, a battery or two,…
Continue reading →MPU 323: Clayton Morris Talks Tech
This week Fox broadcaster Clayton Morris returns to the Mac Power Users to talk about the technology he’s most excited about. Topics include using Apple Notes for research, the utility of Clayton’s Apple Watch, the emergence of iOS, and how to save your WiFi…
Listen & read notes →My Dragon Anywhere Review at Macworld
I’ve returned to the (digital) pages of Macworld with this little review of Dragon Anywhere. I know subscription software is frustrating, but I get my money’s worth out of this one. ∞
Continue reading →MPU 322: Cleaning Up with Hazel
With the arrival of Hazel 4.0 and the new Hazel Video Field Guide, Katie and I went deep this week on one of our favorite Mac utilities. This week’s Mac Power Users sponsors are: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually…
Listen & read notes →I/O Envy
There are a lot of rumblings in the Apple community arising out of the recent Google I/O conference. Google continues to push forward with artificial intelligence and machine learning as they added additional features to Android making it easier than ever for the operating…
Continue reading →On Analog Writing …
Joe Buhlig posted a thought provoking piece on how he’s switched to writing out anything significant using longhand. Not only does he explain his own experience, he also cites to some compelling research about how our brains behave differently when we’re writing with a…
Continue reading →Exporting Apple Notes to Text with Note2Txt
If you’re on the Apple Notes bandwagon but want the ability to easily export your Apple Notes to text files, check out Note2Txt. It’s a simple Mac App that does exactly what it says on the tin and just costs a buck.
Continue reading →Home Screens: Brett Kelly
This week’s home screen features my friend Brett Kelly (Website)(Twitter). If you use Evernote and want to get better at it, Brett has written the Evernote book, Evernote Essentials, which has sold 45,000 copies and just received a really nice update. Brett’s an avid…
Continue reading →The Hazel Video Field Guide
I’m pleased to announce the release of my latest Video Field Guide. This one is all about Hazel. For years, Hazel has been one of the best kept secrets on the Mac. Using Hazel, anybody can automate large portions of their work. The thing…
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