Those little shorts Pixar puts before for each of their movies are fantastic. I love watching these things. My kids’ favorite is probably Jack Jack Attack, the back story of what happened with the baby-sitter during the Incredibles movie (though Presto is a close…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Dozeo
My thanks to Dozeo for sponsoring MacSparky this week. dozeo is a young and innovative team of developers and online media experts from Stuttgart, Germany. Together we are excited about redefining videoconferencing and providing a hassle-free solution for people to meet online and communicate…
Continue reading →Backup Basics
James Coleman over at TechRoom.com just started a nice series on backup. I’m looking forward to see where he goes with it. ∞
Continue reading →iStopMotion 3
As a dad and a geek, I’m always looking for ways to interact with my kids and technology. It’s probably a selfish thing but why not mix the two things I love so much? For several years now, I’ve been using iStopMotion with my…
Continue reading →Timeline 3D for iOS
One of my favorite software developers, BeeDocs, just released their first iOS product, Timeline 3D (Website) (App Store) for iOS. I’ve written about BeeDocs’ Timeline 3D application for the Mac before. This new version brings many of the same powerful tools to iOS and…
Continue reading →MPU 111: Presentations with Les Posen
Les Posen from PresentationMagic.com joined us for episode 111. In it we talked about the practical (and spiritual) sides of creating a presentation. ∞
Listen & read notes →Why I Love Omni Group Apps
The Next Web has a nice article about how The Omni Group goes about making apps. I often think The Omni Group is one of the most similar companies to Apple in its fixation with making great things. “And then I told them that…
Continue reading →Screenflow 4 Comparison Video
JF Brissette made a nice little screencast showing off the improvements to ScreenFlow 4. This gets you up to speed in under three minutes.
Continue reading →Squarespace: “We’re Still Up”
I don’t think I’ve ever had occaision to post something positive about a web-hosting service before. It is usually some cranky rant about downtime and dead elephants. Alas, times have changed. I’ve been watching Squarespace’s herculean efforts to keep the motor running throughout some…
Continue reading →The Microsoft Surface
Adam Christianson and I recently visited a Microsoft store and kicked the tires on the new Surface “tablet”. It felt to me a lot more like a MacBook Air than an iPad. I talked about it at some length this week on the MPU…
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