The Verge did a nice post-CES write up on the state of Home Kit. In principle, it sounds pretty appealing to me as an Apple device user. It also sounds like it isn’t completely ready yet either. I’ve been a little surprised at how…
Continue reading →PDFpen Version 7 and Videos
Today Smile released version 7 of PDFpen for the Mac. I’ve been using the beta and particularly like some of the new features: Signatures Tool You can now add a signature field and then later sign a document using your track pad. OCR Layer…
Continue reading →PDF Essentials for Lawyers
Ernie Svenson published his PDF book, PDF Essentials for Lawyers. If you want to get better at using PDFs and particularly if you are using Adobe Acrobat or Reader, check it out. Ernie was a recent guest on the Mac Power Users and a…
Continue reading →Flic for Camera Roll Sorting
I’ve never been happy with the built-in camera roll sorting tools. When I take photos with my phone I usually squeeze off three or four of any shot in hopes that I’ll get that one where nobody has their eyes closed or the baby…
Continue reading →MPU 235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett
This week Stephen Hackett of 512pixles.net joins us to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs, and more. ∞
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: The Girl from Ipanema
In 1963, Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto started a bossa nova sensation in jazz with their Getz/Gilberto album (iTunes)(Wikipedia). People went crazy for this album and particularly its first track, The Girl from Ipanema. This is a rare jazz song that entered the pop charts, peaking at…
Continue reading →Be Careful What You Wish For
This week, Marco Arment kicked off some fascinating dialog about Apple’s software development. Put simply, a lot of people are concerned Apple is running too fast with yearly release cycles and appears to be stumbling as a result. I think there is a lot…
Continue reading →MPU 234: Controls-Space is …
In our monthly feedback show, Katie and I talk about auditing your accounts with guest Bradley Chambers, quitting Family Sharing, follow-up on PDFs, discuss applications for money management, and share tips for managing RSS feeds on the go, sharing an iTunes library, managing photos…
Continue reading →About that Rumored 12 inch Mac
The rumors surrounding the fabled 12 inch retina Mac have been swirling for about a year now. While you never know if a rumored product from Apple is real or not, this one has had so many leaks and mentions that I have to…
Continue reading →“Dear Monster Lawyers …”
We received news today of a lawsuit by Monster against Beats. While I have no idea of the merits of these claims, this event has finally given me an excuse to link the second most entertaining letter I’ve ever read between two lawyers. A few years ago…
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