I used the Maps app through much of the beta and never had any problems. I used it to drive from Orange County to San Diego and Los Angeles several times. It didn’t route me any different than my prior driving app, Motion X.…
Continue reading →iTunes Screencasts from the Cutting Room Floor
At one point during development of the 60 Tips book, I had a chapter on iTunes tips but I was never really happy with it. When Apple announced they were re-jiggering iTunes last month, it gave me the excuse I needed to pull the…
Continue reading →MPU 105: Workflows With Music Video Director Greg Jardin
I saw this video and was fascinated. As soon as I realized it was created with a Mac, I pestered its director, Greg Jardin, until he agreed to do a MPU episode. Little did I know at the time Greg was busy shooting another…
Listen & read notes →New Field Guide: 60 Mountain Lion Tips
I’m pleased to announce the newest MacSparky Field Guide is for sale: 60 Mountain Lion Tips. This is the first Field Guide I have co-authored and who could possibly be better for this collaboration than Brett Terpstra? Brett and I, along with Merlin Mann,…
Continue reading →Monday…
I’ve got something big planned for Monday. Stay tuned.
Continue reading →The $100 Invisible iPhone Case
With the arrival of a new iPhone, nerds everywhere gather to talk about cases. This is even more pronounced when Apple has a new design, as with the iPhone 5. I’ve certainly bought my fair share of cases over the years. However, the last…
Continue reading →RSS Sponsor: Scratch for iPhone
Great ideas need to be captured immediately. Scratch for iPhone cuts through the barriers of note taking and gives you a clean slate to get your idea down fast. You don’t have to come up with a title or navigate a long list of…
Continue reading →PDFpen for iPhone Released
The developers at Smile Software have been hard at work on PDFpen for iPhone for some time. Tonight it went live in the App Store. This version is built just for the iPhone and iPod touch screens and looks great. Moreover, it has all…
Continue reading →iOS 6
I realize just how deeply I suck at keeping up with news cycles. Nevertheless, Katie and I sat down to talk about how we are using our iPhones and iPads with iOS 6’s new features on the latest Mac Power Users episode. ∞
Continue reading →USB Typewriter
Here is one to make the clicky-clack keyboard gang wet themselves. Watch the video. The best part is the carriage return. ∞
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