The Q Trick

Merlin shared this on the Mac Power Users and I thought it was brilliant. I also do the same thing with “PPP” on the other side of the keyboard. The law stuff gets “P”s. Everything else gets “Q”s.

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Mac Power Users – Workflows with Merlin Mann

Katie and I have been thrilled with the success of the Mac Power Users podcast. With the new year we began talking about ways to improve upon the podcast. One common theme in the show feedback is how much people like hearing about our…

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TextExpander 3 Released

Today SmileOnMyMac released TextExpander 3. I’ve been using the beta for a few weeks and am sold. The big difference with the new version is user functionality. There is a new quick entry window that makes creating new snippets a breeze. One of my…

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FileMaker 11

FileMaker, Inc. today released FileMaker 11 and Filemaker Pro 11. The new version includes new graphing, customization, and sharing tools. Apple owned FileMaker, Inc. continues to dominate the database market on the Mac with FileMaker and Bento.

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Mac Power Users – Traveling Mac

Fresh back from our Macworld trip, Katie and I did an episode all about traveling with your Mac. This episode is chock full of travel tips and equipment reviews. Check it out.

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Pogoplug Review

When you stop and think about it, there has been a revolution in remote file access the last few years. Services like MobileMe and Dropbox have changed the way we think about file backup and access. I used to travel with thumb drive copies…

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GroceryList for iPhone

HeliumFoot Software, developers of the popular Mac apps Mercury Mover(reviewed here) and Highbrow have released their first iPhone app, GroceryList . Keith really took his time with this app and it shows. I particularly like the interface, nimble and quick.

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