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…
Continue reading →My OmniFocus Courses at Lynda.com
I recently had the privilege of spending a week at the Lynda.com studios recording screencasts about OmniFocus. It was a lot of fun and now the courses are available for viewing and download to Lynda member. There are two courses: OmniFocus for Mac Essential…
Continue reading →HomeKit, Where Art Thou?
I don’t think I’m alone in my disappointment with HomeKit. First announced in June 2014, it feels as if HomeKit has never really received the attention due to it. In the SixColors 2015 Apple report card, HomeKit did the worst with a grade of…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users Episode 300
Mac Power Users episode 300 was a special one. We turned the show over to Myke and Stephen and they asked us questions submitted by listeners about the show, our personal workflows, and other interesting bits. Best of all, it’s now available for download.…
Listen & read notes →Free App of the Week: Lifeline
Awhile ago, I bought this little iOS text based game called Lifeline. It tells the story of a stranded astronaut who has managed, somehow, to get in contact with you and only you. Think The Martian, but creepier. Anyway, your stranded astronaut is freaking…
Continue reading →Significant 1Password Updates
The team at Agile Bits rang in the new year with some significant updates to 1Password for both iOS and the Mac. 1Password for iOS 6.2 The new iOS version lets you search from anywhere, including the Favorites and Organize tab. They’ve also brought…
Continue reading →Interact: Better iOS Contact Management
The native Contacts app on the iPhone and iPad has always left me a little bit wanting. I use and create contact groups all the time. For instance, if I go to a conference for a week, I will set up a custom group…
Continue reading →Typography for Lawyers, Second Edition
There is a strange dichotomy with lawyers and documents. We spend much of our time generating documents and slaving over every word and comma. Yet the documents themselves often look like a blob of Times New Roman mush. Matthew Butterick started his own personal…
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