As a child of the 70’s and 80’s, how could I not resist posting this. Kensington has a whole series of these retro cases. They even have my old trusty Trapper Keeper.
Continue reading →LaunchBar is Sticking
I wrote a few weeks ago about the release of LaunchBar 6. I had moved over to Alfred but after spending a few weeks with the latest version of LaunchBar, I’m firmly back in the LaunchBar camp. Both apps are great but for some reason, the keyboard shortcuts…
Continue reading →MPU 199: Video Workflows with Wally Cherwinski
This week, Wally Cherwinski joins us to talk about documentary video and how to do a multi-camera shoot with a few iPhones at your next family event. ∞
Continue reading →The EverDock Stand
My well loved EverDock My podcasting compadre KatieFloyd blogged about her new EverDock yesterday. I’ll second Katie’s endorsement. I got in on the original Kickstarter. I ended up ordering two of the Duos. This lets me simultaneously charge the phone and iPad. I’ve got one…
Continue reading →In Defense of Tim
Dan Frommer has a nice piece up about Tim Cook. “In many ways, Cook is running Apple better than Jobs ever did.” I think anyone following Steve Jobs has the deck stacked against him. Nevertheless, looking at all the news from WWDC, I also…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Ian O’Flaherty
This week’s home screen post features Ian O’Flaherty (Twitter) (Website). Ian is the developer of Trial Pad (App Store) and Transcript Pad (App Store). Both of these apps are essential to me in the day job and I’ve met Ian several times at various…
Continue reading →MPU Episode 200 Live on Sunday 10am PST
KatieFloyd and I will be recording episode 200 of the Mac Power Users this Sunday June 22 at 10am PST. We’ve got lots of plans for this show and we’ll be broadcasting live on 5by5. You can find more information, including how to listen remotely or alternate…
Listen & read notes →Brett Terpstra on “Alpha” Personalities
“It’s also used to explain the behavior of people who are, in reality, just assholes.” Can I get an Amen?
Continue reading →Giving the WiFi a Kick
There’s a bench about 200 yards from my office that I’ll sit and work at a few times a week. The trouble is that it is just close enough to hold a really poor WiFi signal. When the iPhone has a WiFi signal, it…
Continue reading →Name Your Own Price Bundle with PathFinder and Fantastical
StackSocial’s got a new “Name Your Own Price” bundle. With these bundles, they pull together a collection of great Mac software and then allow customers to submit their own price. This particular bundle includes some favorites including Path Finder, Fantastical, Gemini, Disk Label, and…
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