There’s a new biography of Steve Jobs, Becoming Steve Jobs (iBooks) (Amazon), by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli. I’ve already bought it and am looking forward to digging in. The Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs biography, released shortly after Steve’s death, felt one-dimensional to me. It seemed to…
Continue reading →Comparing the FitBit and iPhone Step Counts
“If the first generation of computers made us sit down, hopefully the next generation will put us back on our feet.” — Eddie Smith Eddie Smith took the trouble to do something I’ve always wondered about. He compared iPhone and Fitbit step counts. Eddie…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 247: The Onslaught Revisited
Episode 247 goes back to the current state of read it later and RSS services. I think mastering this stuff is more important now than ever with all those shiny things being thrown at us and a lot has changed since the last time we…
Listen & read notes →Apple Watch and Physical Touch
I was at a family event today and talking to relatives about the Apple Watch. Everyone is expecting the notifications to be useful but the more I think about it, I’m really interested in where this is all going with the Taptic touch features. The…
Continue reading →Another Case for the New MacBook
Last week I wrote about people that may be right for the new MacBook. Based on the volume of email I’ve received, I clearly left one group out. iPad + Keyboard Users A not-insignificant number of MacSparky readers wrote in to explain that they view…
Continue reading →Unlocking Hyperlapse
I don’t know how I missed this when it first posted but Austin Mann did a post on Hyperlapse that has the potential to change your game with iPhone videography. I’m going to be trying some of these techniques over the weekend. Maybe you should too.…
Continue reading →The Committed 73 Appearance
Yesterday, I joined the gang on The Committed podcast to talk about the new MacBook, the Apple Watch, and how to get started with automation. ∞
Continue reading →Six Colors Ulysses Review
I wrote last week about how excited I am about Ulysses and its new iPad app last week. If this has you curious, Mitch Wagner wrote an excellent review over at Six Colors. Spoiler: Mitch likes Ulysses too. ∞
Continue reading →Pixelmator for iPad 1.1 – Aquarelle
One of the best things about being a Pixelmator customer is reaping the benefits of their aggressive update schedule. Today, the Pixelmator team released version 1.1 of the iPad app, Aquarelle. This new version includes some amazing watercolor tools. there are 12 separate watercolor…
Continue reading →Tim Cook on Collaboration
Fast Company has an excellent interview with Tim Cook. If you’re interested in this stuff at all, you should read the entire interview. I know that Tim Cook’s statements to the press are more deliberate than those we used to get from Steve Jobs but…
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