This week on the Mac Power Users actor, writer, director, (and geek) David Wain returns to share his latest workflows for writing and directing motion pictures and television shows. David also weighs in about Final Cut Pro X and talks about his new-found love for…
Listen & read notes →BusyCal 2.5 Beta with Exchange Support
BusyCal, the best Apple Calendar replacement on the Mac, is about to unveil Exchange support. I’ve been using the beta with my Office 365 account and it’s working great. The beta went public this morning so you can too. Go check out BusyCal. ∞…
Continue reading →Piling on the Surface
There is a lot of press the last few days over the Microsoft Surface, including this bit in the New York Times. The Surface hasn’t sold very well and Microsoft reports taking a $900M loss on the product. MacStories has an article today that looks at the…
Continue reading →Leap Motion Lamp
I try not to get sucked into unreleased product hype but when I saw the initial demo of the Leap Motion product, a box that sits in front of your Mac and reads your hand gestures Minority Report style, I bought one. The product…
Continue reading →Mac Case Shoulder Pad
I’ve had several emails from listeners about my comment in this week’s Mac Power Users about my guitar shoulder strap on my bag. I use this one. It makes carrying around my 15″ rMBP, iPad, and other gear much easier.
Continue reading →OmniFocus Background Sync? Yes, Thank You.
There’s a new update for iPhone OmniFocus today (version 1.16) that adds Background Sync. So what does that mean? Start by enabling Background Sync in the application settings. Tell OmniFocus to Add Current Location for your home, work, school, and favorite bar. (You have…
Continue reading →MPU 146: Our Gear
In perhaps our most narcissistic episode yet, Katie and I talk about our favorite tech gear (and I talk about my glasses).
Listen & read notes →Yahoo Fought Back Against PRISM
Sam Glover at The Lawyerist reports that Yahoo fought against the government’s PRISM initiative. The court, in a hearing which itself was classified, upheld the government’s right to read private mail. Good on Yahoo for fighting. Yahoo is now petitioning to unseal the rest…
Continue reading →App Camp for Girls
The Sparks family just contributed for a second time to Jean MacDonald’s App Camp for Girls project. There are only five days left on the Indiegogo project and they are almost at their $100,000 expanded goal. I got to watch Jean talk to 3,000…
Continue reading →IFTTT iPhone App
I’ve been fiddling with If This Then That (IFTTT)’s new iPhone app and I like it. They just didn’t bring the web experience to an app but added some functionality including the ability to link to some of your iCloud data and notify you…
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