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…
Continue reading →Keyboard Maestro Version 6
Keyboard Maestro is one of my favorite Mac utilities. They’ve recently released version 6 and it is a really great update. If you’re unaware of this application, you need to check it out. It lets you automate nearly anything on your Mac. The new version…
Continue reading →One Day Left on the Productive Macs Bundle
Just one day left on the Productive Macs bundle, which includes some pretty handy Mac apps. ∞
Continue reading →iWork for iCloud: Not Enough
iWork ’09 for the Mac released on January 6, 2009. 2009! That is 1,619 days ago. I use the heck out of iWork. In an industry that thrives on Microsoft Word, I surreptitiously write legal documents in Pages. I run a legal practice and…
Continue reading →iOS 7 First Look
Macworld’s first look at iOS 7 gives a nice feel for the big update. It’s been a few days now since Apple unveiled iOS 7 and it seems like the general consensus is that this new look gives Apple a place to grow where…
Continue reading →MPU 142: Apple’s WWDC Announcements
The original “vision” for the Mac Power Users included not discussing news and rumors. We made an exception for this week’s WWDC which had many new announcements relating to how both Katie and I see using our Macs, iPads, and iPhones in the future.…
Listen & read notes →MPU 141: Travel with Alex Lindsay
This week’s episode of the Mac Power Users features an interview with Alex Lindsay. Alex travels 250,000 miles a year and has some great ideas for traveling with technology. Alex is also has some really interesting projects going on including a visual effects school…
Listen & read notes →Home Screens: Mike Rogers
There are a lot of geeks doing some great work in education. One such person is Mike Rogers (Twitter) (website), a school principal that started a blog about technology and education, Techedvance.com. Mike is in the trenches and has some interesting perspective. So Mike,…
Continue reading →My Little Geek Give Away
Andrew and Sarah Spear, who wrote the wonderful children’s book, My Little Geek, have a Kickstarter campaign for some new books, Nerdy Numbers and Sci-Fi Shapes. To celebrate father’s day, they are giving away a bunch of copies of My Little Geek. If you’re…
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