Don’t you think it’s got to be driving Jony Ive and other Apple designers nuts that this stuff is out? It is like releasing the rough draft of a really good novel. I don’t get everyone’s fascination with it. While I can really enjoy…
Continue reading →Getting Ready for Siracusa ▻
Is it wrong that I’m more excited about John Siracusa’s Mountain Lion review than fiddling with Mountain Lion itself? ∞
Continue reading →‘Twas The Night Before Mountain Lion
Twas the night before Mountain Lion, when all through the Net, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The hard drives were backed up, stored offsite with care, In hopes that a new OS soon would be there. The geeks were nestled…
Continue reading →Fantastical Update ▻
One of my favorite Menu Bar apps just got retina display support and a temporary price drop to ten bucks. Boom. ∞
Continue reading →MILOfest 2012 ▻
Early bird registration is about to end for MILOfest, the annual gathering of Mac-using attorneys lovingly organized by Victor Medina. I can’t make it but everyone that I know who attends says it is the most fun you can have with a room full…
Continue reading →The iPhone (6th Generation) ▻
I’m with Louie and Marco. After the way the mainstream media reacted to the “4S” moniker, I’d expect Apple to drop numbers altogether and just call the next one “iPhone”, like they just did with the iPad. ∞
Continue reading →MPU 95: Engineering Workflows with Dr. Drang ▻
Mac Power Users Episode 95, Engineering Workflows with Dr. Drang, is up. In it, one of my very favorite people in Internet-land joins us to talk about how he uses his Mac to figure out how things break and tell the story. Get the…
Continue reading →MacSparky Squarespace 6 Upgrade
Last week, Squarespace released version six of its most awesome web hosting platform. Because I can’t help but be the canary in the coal mine, I immediately started moving the site over. After spending way too much time on this project, I’m happy to…
Continue reading →Alisa’s Watch Cabinet ▻
Once in awhile, it is fun to put down the computer and work with my hands. A few years ago, I made this watch cabinet for my sister. I was visiting my sister today and admiring how the cabinet is holding up. I’m really…
Continue reading →About this Apple Publishing Lawsuit ▻
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)wrote an editorial for the Wall Street Journal about the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple over book-selling practices. I’m sure there must be some explanation for this lawsuit but it eludes me. As I understand things: Amazon had a…
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