When I went to pick up an iPad 2 and was too late, I didn’t care. I’d spent the day watching the tragedies in Japan and realized (again) the importance of perspective. I’m receiving e-mails now from readers and listeners who still haven’t been…
Continue reading →Service Sunday – Text to iTunes Audio
One of my very favorite web services is Instapaper. It allows you to clip any webpage for later reading. The trouble is, Instapaper makes it so easy to mark articles for later reading that I tend to mark many more articles than I can…
Continue reading →Ping Pong and Secure Dropbox Delivery
Two of my favorite writers, Eddie and Merlin, trade notes on secure Dropbox delivery. The part about the Hazel rule warmed the cockles of my heart.
Continue reading →Home Screens: Shawn Blanc
Shawn Blanc (twitter) is one of the premier Mac bloggers and recently made the ballsy move of turning his blog, ShawnBlanc.net, into his full time gig. I am a fan. I asked Shawn to share his iPad screen today, on iPad 2 launch day,…
Continue reading →OmniFocus Screencast Update
I’m getting lots of e-mails on the promised screencasts. The first one is nearly done and should go live next weekend. Two more will follow up in two week increments after that. They will be in the Mac Power Users feed, among other places.…
Continue reading →iPad 2: To 3G or not to 3G
The decision to shell out another $130 for the 3G connection is not so clear as it was a year ago. Now that the iPhone has a tethering and WiFi hotspot plan ($20 a month with AT&T), you may want to skip the 3G…
Continue reading →64 Gigs
There appears a consensus that buying yourself a 64 gigabyte iPad tomorrow is not a very smart move. You can alway slim your library and the additional price for that extra flash memory seems pretty steep. Bucking popular opinion, I can think of two…
Continue reading →The Next Book, iPad at Work
I’m thrilled to announce I’m hard at work on a new book. It’s called “iPad at Work.” People liked the first book so Wiley asked, “may I have another?” and I said, “Yes.” This book is a natural sequel to Mac at Work and…
Continue reading →Notational Velocity’s Relevance
I’m getting lots of e-mail questioning the necessity of Notational Velocity and Simplenote. I still have a big place in my heart for both apps. Here’s why. The Case for Notational Velocity and Simplenote Notational Velocity started out as the best way to sync…
Continue reading →Mac Roundtable 98
This week I participated in the Mac Roundtable episode 98. We covered the new iPad, iOS 4.3, and several other topics of note. We all had a lot of fun recording this one and you can tell listening. Enjoy.
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