Mac Power Users Episode 67, Web Security, is available for download. We invited George Starcher to join us with advice about staying secure on the Internet. This is a very detailed show in classic MPU fashion. There is a nice summary towards the end…
Continue reading →Scrivener for iOS in 2012
Great news for Scrivener geeks. I’m really looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Continue reading →Mind Map with your Voice
I’ve made no secret that iThoughtsHD is my “go to” mind mapping application. The developer also has a version for the iPhone that shares many of the shortcuts and cloud syncing features that makes its iPad big brother so great. iThoughts for the iPhone…
Continue reading →iTunes Playlist Folders
MPU listener Marvin wrote in about how he created playlist folders for each family member to help avoid trashing each other’s playlists using iCloud and iTunes Match. I promptly copied this trick and now we have playlist bliss. Nifty. MacSparky.com is sponsored by Bee…
Continue reading →Index Offline Storage with Archive 7
Do you have a collection of external hard drives sitting around and an overwhelming sense of confusion about what is stored where? Mike Yenco’s Archive 7 indexes your hard drives and lets you search all of them, even when offline. Moreover, the latest version…
Continue reading →Easy Timeline, Just $5
BeeDocs has a holiday sale on for Easy Timeline. For just five bucks you can drastically improve your timeline game. I’ve written of this app before. If you ever find yourself in the position of trying to convey time related data to anyone, you…
Continue reading →iPhone Deck the Halls
Here is a pretty amazing video Christmas card created by some of my friends. Not only is this creative and hilarious, every viewing gets a nickel donated to charity.
Continue reading →Torrent Tracker
My friend George Starcher recently turned me on to youhavedownloaded.com, a privately ran site (read: not subject to government restrictions) that tracks torrent download sites and every IPN number that plugs in. If you think someone on your network has been downloading illegal torrents…
Continue reading →MPU 66: iTunes Match
In episode 66, Katie and I dive deep on iTunes Match including set up, the first sync, and troubleshooting. If you’re confused about how iTunes Match works, this show is for you. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in…
Listen & read notes →iTunes: Exact Duplicates
In tomorrow’s MPU, Katie and I dive deep on iTunes Match. I spent several minutes in the show talking about the various ways to deal with duplicate songs in iTunes, including third party solutions. What I didn’t know at the time was that if…
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