Imagine the outrage if 50 years ago we discovered the government was making a copy of every letter we sent. Maybe they’d say they weren’t actually reading the copies but instead just keeping them in a safe place (perhaps in that box behind the ark of…
Continue reading →Think, Make, Sell Podcast Appearance
I recently gave an interview to Thomas Borowski on the Think, Make, Sell podcast about how I stumbled into being a publisher. ∞
Continue reading →Board Game Recommendations
While iPads are a lot of fun, nothing beats `an impassioned shouting match with your kids at the kitchen table over a good board game. In recent years, there has been a sort-of renaissance for board games. Discovering and playing new games makes it…
Continue reading →Jason’s Dr. Who Guide
For the last six months, I’ve been slowly working through the five seasons of the BBC’s Merlin on Netflix. It is campy and fun and, for most episodes, easy to watch while I’m doing some other low-bandwidth tasks. However, I’ve just got two episodes left and…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Bojan Dordevic
This week’s home screen features Bojan Dordevic (Twitter) from Alpha Efficiency. Did you know that AlphaEfficiency now has a magazine in the App Store? It is a great read and premiered this week. So Bojan, show us your home screen. What are some of favorite apps?…
Continue reading →MPU 167: Workflows with Brett Terpstra
On this week’s Mac Power Users episode, Brett Terpstra joins us to talk about how he gets so much done. We also strayed into tagging in light of the new support in Mavericks. Brett is a smart guy and this is a great episode.
Listen & read notes →Apple and Indie Publishers
Today the Wall Street Journal did a piece about how the government has been screwing with Apple over the iBooks store. Even though I’m a lawyer, I’ve never practiced anti-trust law and I’m baffled by what is going on. However, I do have some observations…
Continue reading →Technical Difficulties Podcast
Gabe and Erik recently re-jiggered the Generational podcast into the “Technical Difficulties” podcast. I really like the new format and this one is worth listening. If that isn’t enough to tempt you, they just did a great interview with Merlin Mann. It looks like…
Continue reading →Drummer Boy
I’ve never liked the Drummer Boy Christmas carol. I remember playing it as a kid and thinking about how much it made me sleepy. Last year I decided to do my own cover of Drummer Boy so I cooked this up with Garage Band…
Continue reading →Fiddling with Ulysses III
I’ve been working on a bigger-than-usual writing project in Ulysses III the last few weeks and there is a lot to like about this app. It looks amazing. There clearly was a lot of thought put into design. It renders text beautifully and embraces…
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