There has been plenty of news about the Heartbleed bug this week. TidBITS did a great job summing it up. It appears something we all took for granted as really secure (Open SSL) really wasn’t. As users that means we’ve potentially been compromised at a…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Deron Bos
This week’s home screen features Deron Bos (website) (Twitter). Deron is, among many things, a dad, a professional organizer, and a geek. I love how Deron is bringing his love of Apple technology to his business. So Deron, show us your home screen. What…
Continue reading →MPU 186: MPU Live
We recorded our second live show last Saturday and we’re getting better at it. This show includes feedback and listener ideas relating to email, AppleScript, OmniFocus, Hazel and more. I really like the ability to tackle listener feedback and ideas once a month. If you missed…
Listen & read notes →iPhone JD Reviews Microsoft Word for iPad
Not surprisingly, Jeff has done the best review of Word for iPad I’ve seen yet. I’ve been using Word for iPad in the day job since it released and, by and large, it delivers the tools I need to leave the MacBook in the bag. I…
Continue reading →Pebble Resurrection
I remember when the Pebble was the Kickstarter darling and everybody was talking about it. I got sucked into the hype and put down my money. I was happy to wait a few months before my Pebble arrived so I could see the next…
Continue reading →The Birth of the Lightsaber
There’s some really great stuff in here for Star Wars nerds. As an aside, am I the only one that cringes every time George Lucas calls a lightsaber a “laser sword”?
Continue reading →Game Pick: Monument Valley
I stumbled into Monument Valley over the weekend and I’m hooked. This game follows a princess as she works her way through a series of intricate mazes and castles with levers, pulleys, and physics-defining ingenuity. You know those contraptions in the opening credits of Game…
Continue reading →MPU 185: Workflows with Dave Hamilton
This week’s MPU episode features a workflow interview with Dave Hamilton from The MacObserver and the Mac Geek Gab podcast. Dave is fun, entertaining, and full of great ideas for Mac users. Check it out. ∞
Listen & read notes →John Coltrane, “Ballads”
Ballads is one of my favorite jazz albums. I’ve had a lifelong relationship with this album. While John Coltrane is best known for his more frantic stuff, this album proves just how sweetly he could play ballads. No matter how much I twist myself…
Continue reading →My Favorite iOS Dictation App – Dictate + Connect
I often get asked about what app I use for dictation on my iPhone. There are lots but my favorite is, without question, Dictate+Connect. This app has a great iOS7-y look and feel and has more features than I’ve had in a handheld recorder.…
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