Macworld recently ran an article testing various theories surrounding WiFi. Most of them are not that surprising except for the remarkable increase in range with a home-brewed tin foil antenna booster. The one question I have is how well that booster works in a…
Continue reading →MPU 162: Using Mavericks
MPU 162 is available for download. In it, Katie and I walk through our favorite new features with the latest Mac operating system. ∞
Listen & read notes →More Fantastical 2 Tricks
Fantastical 2 is really growing on me. The natural language event creation (supercharged) and list view are the two features grabbing my attention. David Chartier has some additional tips for getting the most from this new app. ∞
Continue reading →Home Screen: Jeff Richardson
It’s been several years since I featured the home screen of my friend and New Orleans Attorney Jeff Richardson (Twitter). Jeff writes the iPhoneJD blog and is a leading voice the community of Apple-using attorneys. So Jeff, show us your home screen. What are some of…
Continue reading →Pixelmator 3.0FX
Last week the Pixelmator team released version 3.0FX of my favorite pixel pushing application. When I think of the hundreds and hundreds of dollars I’ve spent over the years on other photo alteration apps, I cringe. Version 3.0 adds a liquify feature, which my kids have…
Continue reading →Fantastical 2
I’ve been having lots of fun with the newly released Fantastical 2 for iPhone. This calendar application got an iOS 7 redesign and it looks great. The new version now supports reminders and a much appreciated light theme, which fits in better with iOS…
Continue reading →Transporter Sync
Transporter just released a new device called the Transporter Sync. It is a $99 device that you can attach to any USB storage device and turn it into Transporter cloud storage. It has all of the benefits of the traditional Transporter device of your…
Continue reading →Apple Mail and Gmail
There is quite a bit on the web the last few days about Apple Mail’s support (or lack thereof) for Gmail. Joe Kissell has been at the front of this over at TidBITS. In my mind Apple Mail and Gmail have never been like…
Continue reading →Defending the iPad mini for Content Creation
I really enjoyed this thoughtful piece on content creation with the iPad mini. Federico Viticci does some amazing work with his iPad mini and he’s not alone. ∞
Continue reading →MPU 161: Ben Carter
This week on the Mac Power Users, Ben Carter joins us to talk through how he started a new law firm using Apple Technologies and lived to tell the tale. ∞
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