The iPhone Appstore now has a little app that tells you how much time is left in your MiFi battery. It is free and simple to use. Just sign into your MiFi and punch the MiFi App to get all the gory details. While the screen display is nothing to write home about and I’d prefer something a bit more specific than just the four bars for battery life, it does provide critical information and the App is free.
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I am pleased to report Launchbar 5 has left beta and is now in official release. I’ve written before about how I became frustrated with my beloved Quicksilver and moved to Launchbar. I’ve been using the beta for a long time and am very satisfied with it. If you really want to get the most out of it, head over to the Mac Power Users episode 7 and listen to our hour long podcast on its features.
Continue readingIt seems Apple truly is recession proof.
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Today I spent some time wandering the aisles of Blogworld. While the exhibitors were definitely slanted in favor of blogging over podcasting there were some interesting booths. I was particularly impressed with Shure’s XLR to USB microphone converter which may ultimately replace my somewhat flakey Blue Icicle in my podcasting rig. I also enjoyed talking to the gang from Technorati about their recent changes and future direction. I hope in the future, the show organizers can get a bit more support from podcasting venders and a bit less from blog aggregators.
It looks like I really missed out on the sessions where some of my favorite bloggers and podcasters talked about their trade. Perhaps next year I will have more time to attend the conference session.
By far though, my favorite part of attending was re-connecting with some of my favorite Mac podcasters for a few meals and a lot of laughs. I’ll have some fun pictures once I get back to MacSparky headquarters.
I would like to thank Bowers & Wilkins for sponsoring another month at MacSparky.com. They make outstanding iPhone and iPod speakers and are most certainly click-worthy.
Continue readingI’ll be driving to Las Vegas tomorrow to meet up with some podcasting friends at the Blogworld and New Media Expo. I’m also looking forward to checking out the expo hall on Saturday. It will be interesting to see how it all comes together. I will report back.
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Mac Power Users Episode 12 on Troubleshooting has published. You can download it right here. In it, Katie and I talk about common troubleshooting tasks, techniques, and tools for your Mac.
Our next episode will be a comparison of OmniFocus and Things. I’m also finally going to get cracking on my OmniFocus screencast so stay tuned.
My decision to get a Verizon MiFI card just keeps looking better and better.
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The links between the OmniGroup and the David Allen Company have been getting stronger. In a recent podcast interview, David Allen (a PC user) admitted to playing with a MacBook and OmniFocus. Regardless, for those of you who like both GTD and OmniFocus, there is a white paper for you.
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Yesterday IDG announced it already has over 28,000 registered attendees. That is pretty amazing considering we are still four months away. I know it was popular to predict the end of Macworld with Apple pulling out but the re-engineering of the event (and moving it to February) may prove to make it bigger than ever. If you decide to go to Macworld this year, make sure to check out one of my sessions.
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