I’ve written about BetterTouchTool in the past (most recently here) and also talked about it on the Mac Power Users. This Mac utility dramatically improves the functionality of your trackpad, mouse, and other input devices. I’ve worried about BetterTouchTool though. My concern has never been…
Continue reading →MPU 302: Our Gear
One of the most frequent questions we get from listeners on MPU is which gear we use. In this week’s episode, Katie and I explain some of our favorite gear for home and work. ∞
Listen & read notes →iPhone Divergence
There are a lot of rumblings lately about divergence of features in the iPhone 7. Some reports say Apple is serious about a smaller phone that will lose some of the features found in the current iPhone 6s line. Other reports, like this one,…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Garren Rose
A few months ago I started corresponding with Garren Rose, an IT student at Arizona State University who is using the heck out of his iPad Pro. Garren was nice enough to share his iPad Pro home screen and explain some of his favorite…
Continue reading →Deliveries for Package Delivery Tracking
Like a lot of people these days, I tend to buy things on the Internet. Many years ago I started using an app on the Mac called Deliveries from Junecloud. Well, it actually wasn’t app is much as it was a widget. (Remember those?)…
Continue reading →Office for iOS Gets More Cloud-Friendly
Today Microsoft announced extended support for third-party file storage services inside the Office for iOS apps. This is a big deal for iPad workers. This feature first rolled out a few months ago with Dropbox and now they’ve added Box. The advantage of this…
Continue reading →MPU 301: Fitness for Geeks
Katie and I have been looking at the tools available to geeks for getting fit. There are a lot of ways to harness your inner nerd to get a bit more fit. This episode goes deep on the topic and we brought in our pal…
Listen & read notes →34,000 IPH
Today was Apple’s earning’s call. There was lots of interesting information and again Apple earned enough money to fill a super-tanker with $1,000 bills. The most interesting stat I heard was that last quarter Apple sold 34,000 iPhones per hour (IPH). Every hour. 34,000.…
Continue reading →MacCast: The Amigos
This week I guested on the MacCast with Adam Christianson, Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken) and Victor Cajiao (Terratech). We discuss prepping your Apple devices for their “afteryourlife”, the death of iAd, our favorite new year’s tech and HomeKit, what’s up with it? ∞
Continue reading →iPhone Owners Still Buy More Apps
Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac reports app sales on iOS are currently earning 75% more revenue than Google’s Play Store. For years I’ve noticed that Android owners simply don’t buy applications. Ask your Android-wielding friends to show you their phone and you’ll find a…
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