Last week Smile released version 2.0 of TextExpander touch, which I really dig. Yesterday Smile gave me five free download codes to give away for the new app. I put the word out on Twitter to send in favorite snippets for codes and got…
Continue reading →OmniPresence: A New Option for Syncing Data
For a long time, syncing files was a huge pain. It involved portable disks of one sort or another and lots of walking and fiddling. Then a few years ago cloud syncing services showed up and Dropbox quickly became the solution to most of…
Continue reading →MPU 139: Workflows with Ethan Schoonover
This week Ethan Schoonover joins us to talk about his workflows. In addition to creating amazing things I use, like Solarized and, a few years ago, Kinkless GTD, Ethan is smart, curious, and charming. In this episode, he talks about how he gets work…
Listen & read notes →Memorial Day Bratwurst
Happy Memorial Day everybody. I have to admit that in addition to obsessing on geeky MacSparky-ish things, I also love grilling. A few years ago I ditched my gas grill for a Weber charcoal grill. I love it. I know the dig against charcoal…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Hardik Pandya
This week’s home screen comes from Hardik Pandya (Twitter)(App.net)(website), a consultant, student, blogger and photographer from the Netherlands that writes about technology and other issues of interest. So Hardik, show us your home screen. Day One This has to be one of the most…
Continue reading →Replacing Photoshop with Pixelmator
With Adobe’s new subscription model, a lot of people are asking if they should switch to something less expensive. I’ve been using Pixelmator for years and it has a lot more firepower than I need. Since you can buy Pixelmator for $15, which is…
Continue reading →Put Your Mac to Sleep with iOS Drafts
Occasionally, I have sensitive things on my Mac’s screen and occasionally I leave an office, or conference room, or courtroom and forget to shut the lid on that Mac. While I’ve got my Mac set to lock itself down after a few minutes, I…
Continue reading →Markdown to .docx on iOS
Craig Scott, the developer behind my beloved iThoughtsHD has started releasing a series of iOS apps that feel, to me, a lot more like iOS Automator Actions than apps. The first app, makeDoc, takes the contents of your clipboard text (including Markdown) and spits…
Continue reading →TextExpander touch 2.0
The new version of TextExpander touch is now available for download and it’s fabulous. The big new features are rich text and fill in snippet support. Although this is a version 2.0, it is free for people who already purchased the prior version. The…
Continue reading →Fifty-Seven Bucks Per Visitor
Horace Dediu breaks down the Apple Store numbers to figure out Apple earns $57 for every warm body that walks through the door. ($12 of that is profit.) So how does the popular press turn that into a call for Tim Cook’s head?
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