I thought I was really clever in MPU 82 when I talked about cooking ideas but it turns out John Cleese figured this out in 1991. I’ve received tons of feedback from that episode and everything affirms my ideas. If you have a project,…
Continue reading →My Chat with the Mikes ▻
I recently sat down (virtually) with Mike Vardy and Mike Schechter to talk about nerdy things on the Mikes on Mics show. We talked about self-publishing and saying “no”. I really like those guys and the show was a lot of fun.
Listen & read notes →RSS Sponsor: Ita – Lists You Like
I’d like to Thank Ita for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. Ita is a brand new list-making app that’s designed to make it fast and simple to collect and organize information. You can drag items to rearrange them, tap to mark items completed,…
Continue reading →International Terpstra Day
Today we celebrate International Terpstra Day. Brett Terpstra make some really amazing stuff, most of which he gives away. Gabe summarized all of Brett’s projects. Not a day goes by that I don’t use one of Brett’s creations. I’m writing these very words in…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users and the Mac
Mac Power Users Episode 94, iPad Productivity Kit, is up. In it, Katie and I cover some of our favorite iPad apps for getting things done. Get the episode over at 5by5. Also, don’t forget to subscribe in iTunes. Also, the Mac Roundtable is…
Continue reading →What If?
Randall Munroe answers hypothetical questions with physics. I’m so hooked. For instance, today I learned that if you hit a baseball traveling at 90% the speed of light, you’d vaporize. It is a good thing Nolan Ryan retired.
Continue reading →The Settlement Numbers App
I’ve always felt that Numbers (particularly on the iPad) is its very own sort-of developer platform. I’ve talked in the past about how I use custom spreadsheets to get things done. In the next Mac Power Users episode, airing Monday, I committed to sharing…
Continue reading →RSS Sponsor: Text Expander
Many thanks to Smile, one of the very best Mac and iOS developers, for sponsoring the RSS feed this week. The new TextExpander 4 from Smile dramatically increases the options for automating your work with advanced “fill-in” snippet types. They are great for creating…
Continue reading →Signing Digital Books
That Brett Kelly is one crafty nerd. I’m going to start collecting digital signatures from my favorite bloggers and authors.
Continue reading →Deconstructed Keynote
Les Posen took apart the recent Apple keynote and explains how they created some of their animations. I entirely endorse Les’s call for a highlighting tool in Keynote. Hopefully we’ll get a new iWork soon with iCloud and retina Mac support. Three years without…
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