There is this ongoing thing on Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin’s Back to Work podcast where one of the hosts (usually Merlin) explains how the listeners hate it when they talk about their kids and then they proceed to talk about their kids for forty-five…
Continue reading →Apple’s App Giveaway
Apple is celebrating five years of the App Store by giving away some really great apps including my beloved Day One. A few of the other free apps include the Barefoot World Atlas, How to Cook Everything (with over 2,000 recipes), and one of…
Continue reading →Fireworks Photography
Just in case you are going to be near some fireworks tonight and want to take pictures, get yourself a tripod and a camera that can keep the lens open to catch all that light. Everyone on Twitter points to Slow Shutter as a…
Continue reading →World Domination Summit
My wife and I have had a lot of fun telling our friends and family that we are attending the World Domination Summit together. When they get that look on their face, we make no explanation and move on to the next subject. In truth,…
Continue reading →4,100 Mac Lawyers
Six years ago Ben Stevens created the Macs in Law Offices (MILO) forum. There are a lot of great lawyer jokes and many of them are well deserved but Mac Lawyers are a different breed. Ben’s little forum has now swollen to 4,100 members.…
Continue reading →iPad for Photographers, Second Edition
You may have heard of Jeff Carlson before. He’s written several technology books and is a true gentleman. (Jeff even did a home screen post.) Jeff is also an accomplished photographer and just released the second edition of his iPad for Photographers book. The book, which is beautiful, includes…
Continue reading →Reeder ♡ Feed Wrangler
Well … sort of. Today’s Reeder for iPhone update supports Feed Wrangler. It does not, however, support Feed Wrangler’s Smart Streams feature so for now you just get one big master unread list. I understand that drawback is temporary. Even with this limitation, it’s nice to have…
Continue reading →MPU 144: Workflows with Chris Breen
This week Chris Breen joined the Mac Power Users. Chris is a professional musician and writes for Macworld. During this episode, Chris talks about the way he handles project management on a day-to-day basis, some great writing workflows, and music.
Listen & read notes →Google Reader Export Help
If you haven’t already exported your Google Reader subscription, today is the day. Google is pulling the plug on Monday. If you are still flummoxed as to how to export your Google Reader feed list, Katie Floyd made an excellent tutorial (using MPU sponsor…
Continue reading →My RSS Setup
I was a bit coy in the MPU RSS show about exactly what I’m doing about RSS as the big change is upon us. Here it is, plain and simple. The Engine – Feed Wrangler Feed Wrangler is innovative and exactly what I was looking for…
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