One of the nicest people in the Mac community is Tim Verpoorten, from Surfbits.com and the host for many years of the Mac Review Cast. When I first started dipping my toe into podcasting, it was on Tim’s show. Since then, Tim and I…
Continue reading →OmniFocus Porn
Rob Trew’s OmniFocus Statistics app is at best useless and even perhaps counter-productive. Nevertheless, I couldn’t help myself. I’ve shown you mine. Now you show me yours. via SimplicityIsBliss
Continue reading →Macdrifter takes on BBEdit
Gabe Weatherhead is moving to BBEdit. This is a good thing for all mortals with any interest in the app since Gabe has already started applying his own special brand of geekery to it. If that is you, I suggest following Gabe. I’m sure…
Continue reading →Sponsor: HelpSpot & Open Source Help Desk List
At HelpSpot we’re big supporters of open source software and simply couldn’t run our business without it. So, 6 years ago we created Open Source Help Desk List to assist companies looking for an open source help desk software solution. It’s success has been…
Continue reading →Leafsnap for the Budding Arborist
Just a few days ago Jean MacDonald wrote how she wanted an app to help her identify plants on nature walks. Turns out one exists. Leafsnap. According to the website, they are light on west coast flora and fauna but working on it.
Continue reading →Jason Snell on iPhone Announcement + 5 Years
I was in the process of proofreading a piece about this event. Then I checked RSS, read Jason’s story, and unceremoniously deleted my own. Great stuff.
Continue reading →MPU 68: Workflows with Rod Roddenberry
Mac Power Users Episode 68, Workflows with Rod Roddenberry is live. In addition to being a certified Apple geek, Rod is doing some amazing things with the Star Trek franchise that his father began. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to…
Listen & read notes →Public Service Announcement for New (and Old) Vendors Sending out Macworld | iWorld E-mail that Don’t Want to Appear Clueless about the Event
Macworld, not MacWorld.
Continue reading →Home Screens – Jean MacDonald
One of my favorite people in the Mac community is Jean MacDonald (Twitter), one of the owners of Smile, makers of my beloved TextExpander. The thing about Jean is that every time I spend any significant time with her, I learn some new thing…
Continue reading →The Siri Problem
Two things occur to me with regard to Siri and its related voice recognition: Even after several months, I still think it is magical. I use it all the time. It’s unreliable. Particularly, the service is down about 20% of the time I use…
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