QuoteRobot makes it easy to write winning proposals. Let’s face it, proposal writing generally sucks. It’s unpaid time spent in the hopes of winning a new project. If you’re pitching against other companies, the chances of winning are further diluted. But, it’s a necessary…
Continue reading →Paperless: iBookstore Best of 2012
Day made.
Continue reading →1Password for iOS 4.0. Yes please.
I’ve explained on the Mac Power Users how I refuse to evangelize Apple products to people. If you prefer to use your Tandy TRS 80 to get work done, you have my blessing. Everybody’s got their own pet technology and whatever does it for you…
Continue reading →Presenting Wirelessly with an Apple TV
I’ve made reference to my new presentation kit several times during the last few months on Mac Power Users episodes. Specifically, I’ve been presenting wirelessly from my iPad. Imagine yourself making a presentation with nothing but your iPad in hand. You’re not chained to…
Continue reading →The unlikely persistence of AppleScript
“And in a very real sense, modern AppleScript has quietly achieved its original goal of enabling non-programmers to create their own software—not through AppleScript scripting but instead through Automator, which is built on the same underlying technology and is arguably more popular than its…
Continue reading →MPU115: Geek Gift Guide
Having trouble decided what to get that geek in your life or perhaps telling others what you’d like? The Mac Power Users are here to the rescue with this week’s episode, where Katie and I talk about some of our best ideas for geek…
Listen & read notes →The OmniFocus Mail Drop
The last few days there has been something of a coming out party for early beta testers in Omni’s Mail Drop Service. So at this moment I can’t help but stand up and say, “My name is David, and I’m an Omni-holic.” The kind…
Continue reading →The Transporter
There is a new Kickstarter project by the guys behind the original Drobo, called the Transporter. Unlike so many Kickstarter projects, this one is a lot further along than a pretty CAD drawing. These guys have already built this device and are in production…
Continue reading →Farewell Dave Brubeck
In 1980-something, I was a nerdy jazz enthusiast. I had an opportunity to attend the Playboy Jazz Festival and there got to meet the pre-eminent nerdy jazz man for the ages, Dave Brubeck. Dave was extremely kind and thoughtful to awkward teenage me and…
Continue reading →iOS Pages Now Tracks Changes
Yesterday’s iOS Pages update added the ability to track changes. Jeff Richardson wrote it up and does his usual thorough job of covering iOS features particularly relevant to attorneys. Tracking changes is a doozy. “I have long been a fan of Pages because it…
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