View fullsize This year more than ever I have a lot to be thankful for. I quit my job, turned my life upside down, and I’m still paying the mortgage. You, friends, have played a huge role in all of this and for that…
Continue reading →The Right Question About iPad
Lately I’ve been thinking, podcasting, and writing about the iPad a lot. As a result I’ve received a lot of email and Twitter traffic asking if I think the iPad software and hardware has evolved to a point that it can replace a Mac.…
Continue reading →More Shell Tricks from Brett Terpstra
Today my pal Brett Terpstra published a short tutorial on how to add line numbering in the Mac OS terminal. This is just one in a series of Shell Tricks posts from Brett. If you’ve always wanted to get better using the terminal, here’s…
Continue reading →Shopping Amazon
Speaking of geeks and gifts … if you were thinking about doing some holiday shopping this week, I’ve got a few geek-friendly items on my Amazon page, which also, coincidentally serves as an excellent jumping off point to Amazon shopping trips in general.
Continue reading →MPU 290: 2015 Geek Gift Guide
This week we published our annual Mac Power Users gift guide. We found lots of great picks this year so strap in and get ready to find something fun for the geek in your life. ∞
Listen & read notes →Sponsor – Middle Davids Artisan Candles
This week I’m pleased to welcome back Middle Davids Artisan Candles as a MacSparky sponsor. Dan and his team at Middle Davids understand the use of rituals to help with productivity. Have you considered using the scent of a candle? It works. I burn…
Continue reading →Last Call for Mac Power Users T-Shirts
Since we hit our goal, the t-shirt sale automatically renewed for a few days. That won’t happen again. If you missed out, here’s your chance. People who purchased are already getting shipping notices and studies show that wearing a Mac Power Users t-shirt make…
Listen & read notes →Home Screens: Lon Seidman
This week’s home screen features You-Tuber Lon Seidman (YouTube) (Twitter) (Facebook). Lon does video reviews of technology products and he loves his iPhone. So Lon, show us your home screen. What are some of your favorite apps? I spend most of my time using…
Continue reading →Black Friday Mac Bundle
There’s a new bundle out today worthy of consideration. This one drew my eye because it is loaded with apps I’ve paid for and use every day. For just $39.99, you get: PDFpen 7 ($74.95 Value): PDFpen is a powerful Mac PDF editor with…
Continue reading →Convergence
There is a lot of talk lately about the contrasting positions taken by Apple and Microsoft over operating system convergence. Microsoft, which was early to mobile operating systems but then apparently slept while everything evolved, now makes the argument through its OS and hardware…
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