Katie and I have been collecting a list of security related problems listeners send in. This week, we explain how we solve some of the most common security problems related to our Macs, iPads, and iPhones.
Listen & read notes →More From Apple This Fall
Macworld’s Dan Frakes and Dan Moren give a nice rundown of what Apple may still have up its sleeve this fall. If we are to get new iPads in October (which seems likely), it is pretty impressive that nobody really knows whether the new…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Timeline 3D
This week I’d like to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky.com, BEEDOCS Timeline 3D. I’ve been using Timeline 3D for years as my timeline application. BEEDOCS is an artisan software company in Seattle focused on developing useful and elegant products. I love the way Timeline…
Continue reading →1Password Weighs in on Touch ID
There is a good post in the Agile forum about the potential of using Touch ID with 1Password on iOS. Until Apple opens this up to third parties it is all academic but it looks like they are at least considering the possibilities. …
Continue reading →Evernote Essential, 4th Edition
Brett Kelly, the Czar of all things Evernote just released the fourth edition his Evernote Essentials book. The update includes some great new content. Brett also now has an iBooks version. Even though I’ve spent a lot of time explaining how I don’t use Evernote much,…
Continue reading →iPhone 5s Initial Impressions
At this point my entire family of four has iPhones. The downside is I’ve got a monthly bill that reflects four iPhones. (The family share plan actually make sense for me.) The upside is there is always an upgrade available and dad always get…
Continue reading →OmniGraffle 6
OmniGraffle is my “go to” diagramming tool. I love the way it works between the Mac and iPad. Today The Omni Group released version 6, which I know they’ve been working on a long time. There are a lot of improvements and new features.…
Continue reading →TextExpander Snippets: Media Review
I’ve started writing up little mini-reviews for myself when I finish watching a movie or reading a book (or comic). I am currently saving these to a text file in nvALT but I also like the idea of saving them to Day One. I…
Continue reading →“S” is for Screamer
Macworld ran several benchmark tests on the new iPhone 5s and it kicked some serious ass. Macworld Benchmark ∞
Continue reading →New From Smile: PDFpen Scan+
It’s always fun unloading nerdy secrets and this one has been weighing on me. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I like to use optical character recognition in my PDFs and I’ve never been entirely happy with the options for pulling this…
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