Version 1.2 of Unread (website)(iTunes) is now in the wild. If you are curious about an alternative take on an RSS iPhone app, I recommend it. The app has a personality that is, for lack of a better word, delightful. ∞
Continue reading →The Incomparable Computer Draft
While at Macworld, I got to participate in the Incomparable podcast. I have to admit I was kind of giddy about being on The Incomparable, which is one of my favorite podcasts. We did a computer draft. I think I did pretty well, getting one…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Robert McGinley Myers
This week’s home screen features Robert McGinley Myers (Twitter). Rob blogs over at Anxious Machine about “anxiety, technology, and scary things”. I think Rob has a great voice. I really liked his recent piece on The Affordance of Intimacy and doing work on the…
Continue reading →Macworld 2014 Video
Wally Cherwinski put together another great video capturing Macworld/iWorld. Just 11 more months until next time.
Continue reading →Reeder for Mac 2 Public Beta
We’ve been without the Reeder RSS app on our Macs since the RSSapocolypse of 2013. Not anymore. You can download the beta of a new version 2 that includes support for popular RSS services including Feedly, Fever, Feedbin, and my RSS weapon of choice, Feed…
Continue reading →Office 365 for 70 Bucks
Today Microsoft announced a personal 365 account package for $69.99 or $6.99 a month. I still think of the Office suite as a business thing but Microsoft is trying to find a way for individuals to stay in.
Continue reading →The Stump
I first received one of these stands in my speaker bag at Macworld several years ago. It’s a piece of heavy rubber with a metal disk in the base to give it weight that you can easily drop an iPad or iPhone in when you…
Continue reading →MPU 187: Word Processors
This week Katie and I dive deep on the current state of word processors on the Mac and iOS. We also talk about whether or not word processors even relevant in 2014. Sadly, we decided that for too many people (myself included), they are.…
Listen & read notes →Thinking About the Hypothetical 12-inch Retina MacBook Air
When it comes to rumors, this is probably the last site you should read. If I actually know something, I’ll never tell. If I don’t know something, I’d be wasting your time. I can, however, share my nerd-lust for particularly juicy rumors. It seems…
Continue reading →TextExpander touch 2.5 screencast
I had the pleasure of producing a video for Smile Software about the new features in TextExpander touch version 2.5. I’d like the think the video does a good job of getting you up to speed with TextExpander touch regardless of your experience with the…
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