Just in case you are part of the vast majority of my RSS subscribers that use Google Reader, you’ll want to move this feed to your new reader before Google pulls the plug on July 1. Click here for the MacSparky RSS feed. Also, if…
Continue reading →5by5 Meet Up Photos
Over the weekend, Dan Benjamin and Haddie Cooke were in Los Angeles. I finally got to meet Dan in person and we attended a 5by5 meet up in Santa Monica. Every time I meet MPU listeners, I’m amazed by how smart and charming they…
Continue reading →MPU 143: RSS after Google Reader
In Mac Power Users episode 143, Katie and I survey the existing options for RSS following the demise of Google Reader. The good news is now that there isn’t a Google monopoly, developers are coming up with some innovative (and better) solutions. Check out…
Listen & read notes →Mobile Malware
I think using Apple software makes me vulnerable to malware. After so many years of driving a Mac without virus software, I have this sense of invulnerability that will probably end up biting me in the ass someday. Until the last year, I gave…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Chris Sauvé
This week’s home screen post features Chris Sauvé. (Website) (Twitter)When Chris isn’t creating brilliant scripts (like that OmniFocus Template script I gushed about a few weeks ago), he’s busy finishing up computer science and business degrees. So Chris, show us your home screen. What are some…
Continue reading →Mac Voices Interview on Markdown
I did a recent interview with Chuck Joiner on Markdown, both the language and the book. Chuck is one of my favorite people in the Mac community and I always have fun speaking with him. You can check it out here. ∞
Continue reading →Paperless Version 1.3
Paperless version 1.3 is available for download in the iBookstore and via PDF. This update includes the new Scansnap iX500 scanner, including a new movie. There are also updated sections on NeatCloud, PDFpen for Mac version 6, and some additional services. Since I finished…
Continue reading →5by5 LA Meetup this Saturday
Dan Benjamin is coming to town. Saturday night there will be a 5by5 meet up in Santa Monica. I’m attending. Why don’t you?
Continue reading →Hazel 3.1 with Date Matching
I often receive inquiries concerning ways to automatically pull a date from the text of a PDF document and insert it into the file name. This has, to some degree, become a Arthurian quest to automate file naming and use accurate dates. Since I…
Continue reading →Easier Conference Call Planning with TextExpander
Organizing conference calls used to be a lot of trouble. It required a pay service, multiple telephone numbers and access codes (that were always changing), and the simple act of getting word out to everyone about the details always took more time than it…
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