Mattebox for iPhone

I seem to change camera apps on my iPhone with the same frequency as my socks but I’m really digging Mattebox by Ben Syverson. It has some real nice controls and feels like a traditional camera when you use it. One of my favoribe…

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To My Old Master…

Slavery wasn’t that long ago. I recently talked to a friend whose great-grandfather was a slave. This letter from a former slave to his former master brings the whole mess into focus for me. Former slave Jourdan Anderson’s closing line cinched it for me.…

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Text Expander and OmniFocus

Sven Fechner recently screencasted how he goes about using TextExpander with OmniFocus. Sven has an interesting workflow where he uses a task’s note section to track projects. I do something similar inside nvALT, not in OmniFocus. I do, however, use TextExpander all the time…

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Dumping Google Search

I’ve been looking at alternatives to Google Search. You should too. Lately, things are getting weird at Google. In short, I think they’ve lost direction. Google’s original thing was simple: fast, accurate search results without a bunch of clutter. That’s changed. Google is increasingly…

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Sponsor: Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu is your visual memory. Use the app by taking pictures of things you would like to remember. For example, products you see in a magazine, recipes you read in a cooking book, wine labels in a restaurant, Newspaper article, DVDs, CDs or…

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Reflections on Macworld 2012

I just spent four days basking in Apple geekiness. That’s right, I survived another Macworld trip. For those who missed out, shame on you. Nevertheless, here is my recap. The Conference This year IDG drastically reduced the cost of a conference pass with introduction…

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