With all of the talk about Adobe Flash, I’ve become more aware of how it affects my Mac. Ignoring the security risks posed by Flash, the cost of having Whack-a-Mole show up is significant in clock cycles, stability, and battery life. Put simply, I…
Continue reading →Initial iPad Impressions on the MacCast
On iPad launch day, I did a short interview with Adam Christianson at the MacCast where we shared our initial impressions. Adam is one of my favorite Apple podcasters. Check it out.
Continue reading →Getting Dropbox Documents on iPad
Tablet Legal has a good article on pulling documents off Dropbox using iPad Safari. This will work until Dropbox gets its native iPad app out the door. While it is easy getting documents in, sending them back out requires iTunes sync or e-mail. In…
Continue reading →Create Your Own iTunes Extra
Here is an excellent Services script that allows you to combine a folder of pictures and a music file into your very own iTunes extra. It works particularly well when synced over to your iPad.
Continue reading →The Pocket Librarian Podcast
Lola Wong’s new iPad/Librarian themed podcast. Lola’s sense of humor works with me. She could do a podcast about watching paint dry and I’d subscribe.
Continue reading →iPad Changes the Game
The last few days have been exhilarating for all of us new iPad owners. Apple has unleashed a new device on the world that is no less paradigm shifting than the original Mac was 25 years ago. There are more positive reviews of the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users – Home Networking
Mac Power Users Episode 24, about home networking, is live. You can get it in your browser here or on your iPod/iPhone/iPad here.
Listen & read notes →iPad PVP LED Football
Because I never quite escaped 1978.
Continue reading →RocketBox Review
One of the most common complaints with Apple’s Mail.app is search speed. Several trusted friends and mac-gurus have told me how the search function in mail slows them down. My mail database contains about 25,000 items and I’ve never had much of a problem…
Continue reading →Minimal Mac
I make no secret of the fact that my Mac related RSS feed list is pretty small. Recently, however, I discovered Minimal Mac and immediately made room for it in my feed reader. So just a few weeks after discovering this site, you can…
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