I’ve recently subscribed to TechHive and I’m really digging it. The post volume is right in that sweetspot with regular posts but not too many regular posts and their technology coverage is generally stuff I’m interested in. This shouldn’t suprise you since Jason Snell is one of the moving forces behind it and Jason is a really smart guy.
Mac Power Users Episode 97, Repair and Recycle with iFixit’s Kyle Wiens, is up. Kyle talks about how iFixit came to be and explains the best ways to responsibly recycle your electronics. I learned a ton. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.
Don McAllister is one of my heroes. He built a business where no one said a business could exist. He’s been creating amazing screencasts for years and managed to turn it into a full-time gig. Now Don has started publishing his own magazine through the iPad newsstand. It includes some fantastic screencasts, Don’s Liverpool accent, and articles by others from the Mac community, including yours truly. The first issue is free. Check it out. Moreover, share it with some of your less nerdy friends who want to get better at using their Apple technologies.
As part of a bigger story, I love this explosion of independent publishing.
In 1978, I learned to program on a TRS-80. It went something like this.
10 Get on orange Schwinn 10-speed bike
20 Ride to Radio Shack
30 Progam many lines of basic including one seriously kick ass text adventure
40 Ride back home when store closed
50 Goto 10
One company’s investigation showed 80% of their Facebook ad clicks were bots. What worries me about Facebook is that the only way for them to earn the bucket loads of cash everyone thinks they should is a frontal assault on the privacy rights of their millions and millions of users. Creepy.
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Today Readdle turns 5 and you get 70% off their apps. My favorite is Scanner Pro.
So I guess the Apple-AT&T marriage is firmly heading towards the seven year itch. It probably serves Apple right for cheating with every other carrier in town.
I spent most of yesterday in court. As I fired off my TextExpander expense reporting snippet, it occurred to me, “people may like this.” This snippet creates a fill-in form with all the relevant boxes. I can use it in any text application, I usually do it in a blank Byword or Pages documents and staple receipts and the other relevant pieces of paper. Download it here.
Mac Power Users Episode 96, Web Automation Tools, is up. Katie an I put our propeller beanie caps on and talk about Yahoo Pipes and IFTTT. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes.
