I was reading MacStories’ coverage of Photoshop for the iPad and it got me thinking. I’m guessing 2012 will be the year that Adobe, Microsoft, and the other “big” developers get serious about the iPad. I hope they don’t blow it.

While I’ve never met Don Southard, I’m a fan of his nerdery at DirtDon.com and writing at MacStories. Don just released an app, Thumbtack, a menu bar utility that gives quick access to your Pinboard account. Slick. via Macdrifter

Apparently the Air Force cancelled a big iPad order because someone realized GoodReader’s developer is a Russian company. The whole thing is nutty. The Air Force could have used a home-grown PDF reader, like iPad PDFpen or baked their own.

Because I often process e-mail on the iPhone and iPad, I tend to accumulate lots of messages that appear unread throughout my accounts when, in reality, they ware processed very quickly. I wrote Ben Waldie about this and a few hours later he sent…

I know I’m a little late to the party on this one but did anyone catch Tim Cook’s recognition of the iPad as a device for consumption and work? “You know, we started obviously in Apple using the iPad well before it was launched.…

I don’t know if this rumor is true or not but it should be. I’ve written before about why Microsoft should put Office on the iPad. If Microsoft gets this together and if they can include otherwise missing iPad features — like change tracking…

I dig this. (via Ben Brooks)

Mac Power Users Episode 74, Workflows with Don McAllister, is live. Don is the king of all Mac screencasting and, even if you aren’t a screencaster, this one is worth a listen. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in…