Today marks the release of 1Password, version 4. Agilebits has been hard at work on this update for some time. I jumped on board in the middle of the beta and have been using it on a daily every since. If you’re already a…
Continue reading →Marked 2 Now Available
I’m a little late to this party but last week Brett Terpstra released version 2 of his Marked application. Marked is the last word in markdown preview on the Mac. I’ve already purchased mine and am using it. Marked 2 tracks your file changes…
Continue reading →Samsung Gooses its Hardware to Look Better on Benchmark Tests.
Shocker! Here’s a nice bit of digital sleuthing by Ron Amadeo at Ars Technica. ∞
Continue reading →Flipping a Coin with Siri
David Chartier at Finer Things in Tech points out that Siri can roll dice and flip a coin. As an attorney, I actually have a lot more cause to flip coins than you’d think. ∞
Continue reading →EverDock Kickstarter Project
I’ve been a lot more skeptical about Kickstarter projects lately but this EverDock Duo solves a problem for me. I charge my iPad and iPhone on my bedside table and this looks perfect. Moreover, there are no included electronics so I’m betting they are…
Continue reading →MPU 157: Security Problems and Answers
Katie and I have been collecting a list of security related problems listeners send in. This week, we explain how we solve some of the most common security problems related to our Macs, iPads, and iPhones.
Listen & read notes →More From Apple This Fall
Macworld’s Dan Frakes and Dan Moren give a nice rundown of what Apple may still have up its sleeve this fall. If we are to get new iPads in October (which seems likely), it is pretty impressive that nobody really knows whether the new…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Timeline 3D
This week I’d like to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky.com, BEEDOCS Timeline 3D. I’ve been using Timeline 3D for years as my timeline application. BEEDOCS is an artisan software company in Seattle focused on developing useful and elegant products. I love the way Timeline…
Continue reading →1Password Weighs in on Touch ID
There is a good post in the Agile forum about the potential of using Touch ID with 1Password on iOS. Until Apple opens this up to third parties it is all academic but it looks like they are at least considering the possibilities. …
Continue reading →Evernote Essential, 4th Edition
Brett Kelly, the Czar of all things Evernote just released the fourth edition his Evernote Essentials book. The update includes some great new content. Brett also now has an iBooks version. Even though I’ve spent a lot of time explaining how I don’t use Evernote much,…
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