Last week, Squarespace released version six of its most awesome web hosting platform. Because I can’t help but be the canary in the coal mine, I immediately started moving the site over. After spending way too much time on this project, I’m happy to…
Continue reading →Alisa’s Watch Cabinet ▻
Once in awhile, it is fun to put down the computer and work with my hands. A few years ago, I made this watch cabinet for my sister. I was visiting my sister today and admiring how the cabinet is holding up. I’m really…
Continue reading →About this Apple Publishing Lawsuit ▻
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)wrote an editorial for the Wall Street Journal about the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple over book-selling practices. I’m sure there must be some explanation for this lawsuit but it eludes me. As I understand things: Amazon had a…
Continue reading →John Cleese Bakes his Ideas ▻
I thought I was really clever in MPU 82 when I talked about cooking ideas but it turns out John Cleese figured this out in 1991. I’ve received tons of feedback from that episode and everything affirms my ideas. If you have a project,…
Continue reading →My Chat with the Mikes ▻
I recently sat down (virtually) with Mike Vardy and Mike Schechter to talk about nerdy things on the Mikes on Mics show. We talked about self-publishing and saying “no”. I really like those guys and the show was a lot of fun.
Listen & read notes →RSS Sponsor: Ita – Lists You Like
I’d like to Thank Ita for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. Ita is a brand new list-making app that’s designed to make it fast and simple to collect and organize information. You can drag items to rearrange them, tap to mark items completed,…
Continue reading →International Terpstra Day
Today we celebrate International Terpstra Day. Brett Terpstra make some really amazing stuff, most of which he gives away. Gabe summarized all of Brett’s projects. Not a day goes by that I don’t use one of Brett’s creations. I’m writing these very words in…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users and the Mac
Mac Power Users Episode 94, iPad Productivity Kit, is up. In it, Katie and I cover some of our favorite iPad apps for getting things done. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes. Also, the Mac Roundtable is…
Continue reading →What If?
Randall Munroe answers hypothetical questions with physics. I’m so hooked. For instance, today I learned that if you hit a baseball traveling at 90% the speed of light, you’d vaporize. It is a good thing Nolan Ryan retired.
Continue reading →The Settlement Numbers App
I’ve always felt that Numbers (particularly on the iPad) is its very own sort-of developer platform. I’ve talked in the past about how I use custom spreadsheets to get things done. In the next Mac Power Users episode, airing Monday, I committed to sharing…
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