I’m not sure when it happened, but at some point in the last several months Eddie Smith’s (Twitter) Practically Efficient blog became required reading for me. I’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with Eddie and he is a charming person in addition to a…
Continue reading →MarkdownMail 2.0
After all my gushing this week about Markdown, it is worth noting the best Markdown iOS application, MarkdownMail, got a big update this week that includes a native iPad version.
Continue reading →Instapaper Subscription: No-Brainer
When I read that Marco added a subscription service to Instapaper, I immediately logged in and subscribed. I use the service every day. It is my own personal magazine full of articles interesting to me. It is, in my case, the killer application on…
Continue reading →E-Mail Monkey
This is the first in a series of e-mail workflow posts. Enjoy. Recently, I found myself engaged in some rather tricky negotiations on a client matter. My opposite number was, for lack of a better word, an e-mail monkey. The conversation went like this:…
Continue reading →MPU 035: Listener Feedback
In episode 35, Katie and I catch up with listener feedback and vamp on financial software, OmniFocus for iPad, Dragon Dictate, and the book. Get it on the Web or in iTunes.
Listen & read notes →Using TextExpander for Markdown Reference Links
Patrick Rhone (from MinimalMac) did his first screencast this week about creating a Text Expander snippet for Markdown links. Like Patrick, I write everything in Markdown (although I use the MultiMarkdown variant), which lets me export to nearly any format and write on the…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Ernie Svenson
One of the best new friendships I made at this year’s ABA TechShow, was Ernie Svenson (Twitter), a.k.a. Ernie the Attorney. Ernie is a New Orleans-based attorney as well as an established technology blogger and podcaster. Ernie is also a very charming guy and…
Continue reading →Mac at Work, the Book
I’ve received several e-mails complaining about how posts have slowed down at MacSparky.com. I am finally able to explain why. A few years ago I realized that while a lot of people are carrying Macs to work, very few of these Mac workers are…
Continue reading →In Praise of OpenDNS
If you haven’t already, you really should set up OpenDNS on your home network. This free service provides a way to automatically block pornography, malicious Web content, and track stats on your Internet access. I have two young girls in my house and even…
Continue reading →Ristretto for iPad Review
Since my iPad first arrived, my poor MacBook has been increasingly neglected. The iPad goes with me everywhere. So the iPad needs a bag. Not just a bag for the iPad but one that can also hold the stand, the bluetooth keyboard, and the…
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