Spot on. This is particularly impressive in light of the fact Apple surprised everyone with the early release.
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TextExpander iPhone/iPod Touch Edition
One of my very favorite Mac applications, TextExpander, found its way to the iPhone (iTunes link). This is an indispensable text replacement tool. I was going to write it up in detail but noticed my friend John Chandler already did. One of the most intriguing features is their release of the text expansion engine to other developers. While you can bet money this will never end up in Apple’s Mail app, I can easily see twitter and other text heavy apps embracing it. Nice work SmileOnMyMac.
Continue readingMore Proof Multi-Tasking Doesn’t Work
More proof. Everytime I multitask, at least two jobs get done at the same time, inadequately. Just don’t do it.
Continue readingMercury Mover Giveaway
I recently reviewed the window control application for keyboard savvy Mac users, Mercury Mover. I’m pleased to announce the Mercury Mover developer has agreed to give away two licenses to MacSparky readers. Drop me an e-mail with the line “Mercury Mover Contest” in the subject line and you are entered. I’ll announce winners next week. In the meantime, head over and download the free trial.
Continue readingSnow Leopard Arrives Friday
As rumored, Apple announced Snow Leopard will release this Friday. If you are getting ready for the upgrade, listen to Mac Power Users, episode 9, where Katie and I discuss getting ready in detail. If you haven’t bought it yet and want to help pay for bandwidth, you can get it through my Amazon link. Regardless, the fun begins this Friday.
Continue readingPosterous at MacSparky
On my recent trip to Yosemite I had very limited access to bandwidth. It made me think a lot about using Posterous so here I am trying it out. You can find me at sparks.posterous.com.
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Continue readingThoughtful Tree Software
Recently I discovered Thoughtful Tree software that develops several interesting Mac utilities. If you are having trouble managing your dock or looking for a way to organize files on your desktop, check it out.
Continue readingUnplugging and Snow Leopard
I’ve received several e-mails from readers asking why there have been no posts this week. I’m officially unplugged and enjoying Yosemite. I’ll be back online soon. In the meantime, go download the most recent Mac Power Users episode, “Getting Ready for Snow Leopard.”
Pixelmator Winners
Congratulations to Oliver and Anna for winning the Pixelmator license giveaway. Thank you to everyone for participating and a big thank you to the folks at Pixelmator for their generosity.
Continue readingGoogle Reader to Evernote Tango
While there is no doubt Evernote is an amazing bit of technology, I’ve never been quite sure what to do with it. Nevertheless, with their recent addition of OCR on uploaded PDF documents (paid accounts only), I’m starting to warm up to it. Today I discovered you can also send clippings right from Google Reader. It appears I may be rethinking some of my cloud storage and increasing my usage of Evernote.
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