Merlin talked about using Byword in the most recent Back to Work episode. I couldn’t agree more. The Byword developer was active as Apple finished up Lion and had a Lion compatible version out even before Lion released. The app works with Markdown flawlessly…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 54: Q&A and 5by5
Mac Power Users Episode 54 is available for download. This episode focusses on some of the larger listener questions including: How to manage a major Mac upgrade 7 years in the making; Dealing with RSI through Ergonomics; Keynote with changes in iOS; Best battery…
Listen & read notes →Dear Alex, You’re Fired
With the release of Leopard, Apple added a great human sounding voice to Mac OS X, Alex. Alex was so much better than every other voice that had ever been on the Mac that it became the only voice I ever used, for years.…
Continue reading →A Few Points on the New Cat
Lion, the new Mac OS X operating system is available for download today. Hooray for us nerds! For the authoritative review, take a look at John Siracusa’s Tome. Having used Lion for several months, here are some of my favorite parts. FileVault X Until…
Continue reading →Work Awesome Podcast Appearance
Mike Vardy was nice enough to invite me on the Work Awesome podcast awhile back and it published this week. When I recorded it, I was starting to think more about the big and little touches I wrote about this week so you can…
Continue reading →Lion Apps
I’ve been running the Lion beta for months and, although I can’t talk about the details yet, I can say that in very little time we will all look at our key apps that don’t update to take advantage of Lion features critically. With…
Continue reading →Juggling
In episode 23 of Back to Work, my friend Dan Benjamin argued it is not possible to do two things really well at the same time. Specifically, Dan explained that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to seriously pursue two different big…
Continue reading →Marked – Markdown Preview App by Brett Terpstra
When my friend Brett Terpstra told me he released an app, my immediate response was, “I’m in.” Brett has brought us some amazing donation-ware, including my beloved NValt. To be honest, I’d buy Brett’s new app just on principle. Marked (App Store Link) opens…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 53: Workflows with Dr. Mac
Mac Power Users Episode 53 is available for download. Katie and I had the pleasure of interviewing Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus, the prolific author and many Mac and iOS books. You can get it on iTunes here or on the web right here. If…
Listen & read notes →My Fancy-Pants Journal
This morning I listened to Back to Work, episode 23, where Merlin talked about notebooks and it reminded me of my fancy-pants journal. I call it my fancy-pants journal because I remember buying it five years ago and how special I felt. I paid…
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