Over the past week I’ve been getting messages from a college student trapped on a distant moon. He’s scared and not quite sure what to do. He tells me what’s going on and I’ve been giving him advice on how to stay alive. Sometimes…
Continue reading →Photos Talk at Orange County MUG Tomorrow
Tomorrow I’ll be talking about Photos at this Orange County Mac User Group at 9AM. I know they welcome visitors so if you’ve got some time tomorrow to hang out with nerds, you’re all set.
Continue reading →Jazz Friday – Wayne Shorter’s Witch Hunt
Wayne Shorter is one of the few bridges that exist between the 50’s and 60’s bebop movement and the present. Wayne is currently 81 years old and still releasing excellent albums. Wayne is a saxophonist that got his big breaks in the Art Blakey…
Continue reading →iTunes Family Sharing – Just 5 Macs
I’m currently working on a bigger post about switching my family to the iTunes Family Sharing plan for the second time. Things are going much more smoothly this time than the first attempt but there are still some interesting points to discuss. In the…
Continue reading →The Return of AppBox Pro
Years ago one of my favorite applications on my iPhone was AppBox Pro (Website)(App Store). This application combines a bunch of little utilities under one roof. If you want something to help you calculate a tip, figure out the difference between two dates, and…
Continue reading →Deferred Email
I’ve talked and written before about deferring email. If you’ve never heard of it before, deferring email is the process of making your email disappear for a certain amount of time (usually days) or until a certain date in the future. Some applications do…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 265: Apple Music
In this week’s Mac Power Users, Katie and I take a deep dive in Apple Music to talk about the good, the bad, and the delightful of Apple’s new music offerings. ∞
Listen & read notes →Home Screens: Joe Buhlig
Recently I stumbled into Joe Buhlig’s Blog and got lost for an hour. Joe (Twitter) likes to write about appropriate uses of technology and I think he’s great. So Joe, show us your home screen. Notes about my home screen I keep it simple. My home…
Continue reading →Apple Music, iTunes Match, and DRM
I’ve been neck deep in Apple Music this week as we prepare for a Mac Power Users episode devoted to the topic. One issue, that is worth sharing right now are the evolving questions about digital rights management (DRM). DRM has been largely missing…
Continue reading →Congratulations App Camp for Girls
I’m so pleased to see App Camp for Girls hit their funding campaign goal. Thank you everyone that pitched in. ∞
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