There is suddenly influx of Markdown and MultiMarkdown friendly apps on the iPad. While Markdown has provided an easy way to write for the web for years, the arrival of iOS devices and the need for portable text documents with retained formatting creates a…
Continue reading →Iterate, Iterate, Iterate
Marco Arment (Instapaper) gets it. It is not that he starts over with every major release but instead refines and polishes. Just another reason why Instapaper is my klller iPad App.
Continue reading →Intuit – Apple Ties
AppleInsider did a piece about how Intuit Chairman (and Apple Board of Directors member) Bill Campbell is cutting ties to Google. I guess that is all fine and dandy but I can’t stop thinking about the fact that if Intuit’s Chairman is on the…
Continue reading →iPad v. MacBook Air
Ben Brooks makes the case for peaceful co-existence. I have to agree, especially in light of a certain package heading my way from Shanghai, China.
Continue reading →Scrivener 2.0 Update
Scrivener 2.0 is finally in the wild and a lot of people are talking about what I’ve always known, Scrivener is brilliant. There is no point in me reviewing Scrivener since I’ve been wetting myself over this app for years now. I’ve started an…
Continue reading →13″ MacBook Air in the Wild
This is best real-world review I’ve seen of the new MacBook Air yet.
Continue reading →OmniFocus the Sledgehammer
Sean Blanc gives OmniFocus the full treatment.
Continue reading →Saying Goodbye
My 81 year old sweet mother, Jeannie Sparks, passed away this week and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on just how amazing she was. She started life when cars were still novelties and yet was the generation that powered the moon…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 36: Traveling iPad
Mac Power Users episode 36 is now live. In it Katie and I explain how to travel with your iPad and leave the Mac at home. We talk about workflows, best software, and limitations. You can catch it on iTunes here or on the…
Listen & read notes →Refreshing the MacBook Air
As a former MacBook Air owner, it looks like Apple solved the two most vexing problems with the original. Memory Two gigabytes wasn’t enough. Not then and certainly not now. If you are lining up to get yourself a new MacBook Air, pay the…
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