** Note ** the below video is out of date. You’ll want this updated one. My Print as PDF post still gets tons and tons and tons of views. Apple changed things up a tiny bit with Apple Mail in Mavericks so I thought…
Continue reading →All Fields Guides on Sale to Celebrate Mavericks iBooks
A lot of people are installing Mavericks today. In case you didn’t notice, iBooks is now on the Mac and my Field Guides will look fantastic on your Mac. To celebrate this new platform for media rich iBooks, I’ve put the entire MacSparky Field…
Continue reading →iWork Collaboration? Yes Thank You
Today Apple released a whole pile of new products (including a Retina iPad mini). We finally got a substantive update to the iWork applications. The last major update was January 2009 so I’m really looking forward to digging in with these new applications. Most…
Continue reading →New iPads Today and The Silly Season
Later today we’re going to get new iPads and hopefully some other new iThingies. The rumor mill seems to be converging on the idea that we are going to get a retina iPad mini. I sure hope they are right. I’ve been using the…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Katie Floyd
This week I’m featuring my kind and patient podcast partner Katie Floyd (website) (Twitter). Katie and I have been partners on the Mac Power Users podcast for four years now and she still (usually) answers her phone when I call. That makes Katie special.…
Continue reading →The Mother Ship
Apple received unanimous approval yesterday for the new corporate headquarters they are planning on building in Cupertino. Looking at these pictures, I think it is going to be pretty impressive. There seems to be two schools of thought with a big vanity corporate building. On…
Continue reading →Terminology 3
Greg Pierce, the same guy that brought my beloved Drafts, has released a new version of his dictionary/word sleuthing app, Terminology. Terminology 3 is a ground-up rewrite for iOS 7. In addition to a built in dictionary/thesaurus, Terminology searches across the web and other apps which…
Continue reading →On Skipping Twitter’s New Direct Message Feature
There is a new option at Twitter allowing you to receive direct messages from people you don’t follow. The logic goes that it is difficult for non-friends to get direct messages to you so why not open it up to everyone? Why not indeed?…
Continue reading →MPU 159: Workflows with David Chartier
David Chartier is definitely one of the class acts in the Mac community and a super-nerd with some great ideas. This week he joins Katie and I on the Mac Power Users. ∞
Listen & read notes →Home Screens: Me, iOS 7 Edition
I thought it would be fun to post my home screen again, since it has changed quite a bit with iOS 7 My Home Screen Apps Apple Mail I’ve been working with a lot of third party mail apps lately. I really like Dispatch…
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