A few weeks ago I wrote about my quest for a menubar app to give me the status of my Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad. Turns out I already had the app I needed. I use iStat Menus for several items but never bothered with it…
Continue reading →MPU 230: Getting More from PDF
Katie and I have been talking about doing a PDF show since … well … the beginning of Mac Power Users. This week, we’re joined by Ernie Svenson and we go deep on using the PDF format for fun and profit. ∞
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I love Apple’s holiday ads. When is the rest of the industry going to figure it out? Talking about gigabytes and clock-cycles doesn’t mean anything to 99% of the world. Showing how you can take a few pieces of technology and rock your grandmother,…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Dropzone 3
This week I’m welcoming a new sponsor to MacSparky.com, Dropzone 3. Dropzone is a productivity tool that enhances drag and drop on your Mac. Drag files onto the menu item and a beautifully designed and animated grid of all your actions opens. Share with services such…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: Dexter Gordon, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
The last six months or so, I’ve been going through a serious Dexter Gordon phase. I’ve got a big Dexter Gordon post inside me but for today, I’d just like to share this great holiday cut of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. There are…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Mark Pouley
One of the first friends I ever made at Macworld Expo many years ago was Mark Pouley (Twitter). Mark is a photographer that lives and works in the Pacific Northwest, one of my favorite parts of the United States. Mark is a wonderful guy…
Continue reading →MPU 229: I Don’t Do the Costanza Thing
The latest Mac Power Users Live episode is up. In it, we touch base with Todd Olthoff to talk about OS X Server under Yosemite, follow-up on iOS Apps, Email and answer listener questions about NAS, home media center, preserving family memories and more. ∞
Listen & read notes →Workflow: iOS Automation
I’ve been teasing the Workflow app on Mac Power Users for too long. Now you can buy it (iTunes). Given the way Apple’s been so wibbly-wobbly about iOS lately, I’d recommend buying it right now. Imagine OS X’s Automator on your iPhone and iPad and you…
Continue reading →Wibbly-Wobbly Apple
There has been a lot of news lately about Apple reversing course with various apps using extensions and widgets in iOS 8. At WWDC a few months ago Apple (or more precisely the engineering branch of Apple) announced a lot of new toys they’d…
Continue reading →MPU 228: Rocket Science with Skip Owens
In this week’s episode we’re joined by NASA rocket scientist Skip Owens, who explains how he uses his Mac to send spacecraft to Mars and cook dinner for his family, simultaneously. ∞
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