I’ve started using the free Verisign VIP security token application on my iPhone and I’m impressed. Once set up, your online retail accounts (including eBay and Paypal) will send a token number to your iPhone or iPod touch. This becomes an additional gate to…
Continue reading →Apple Products in Business
This week the Macalope dishes out a beating to the PC World weenies for their article about how the Apple tablet is bad for business even though nobody knows what it does, how it works, or whether it even exists. (The best word in…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Chuck Joiner
Chuck Joiner is one of the most insightful and well respected commentators in the Mac community. Chuck produces several podcasts but his flagship podcast is “Mac Voices” where he interviews distinguished Mac developers and writers. I always enjoy Chuck’s podcasts and couldn’t wait to…
Continue reading →New Information Manager – Thoughts
Green & Slimy Software just released an interesting information manager app with a notebook paradigm called “Thoughts.” It includes advanced text formatting, images, tables, and export to RTF and Microsoft Word. It sells for 24 Euros and is worth checking out.
Continue reading →OmniFocus iPhone 1.6
The new version of OmniFocus for the iPhone has been out a few weeks now and it is a big improvement over prior versions. The Omni Group is getting very efficient at syncing large databases over 3g and WiFi networks. The increased syncing speed…
Continue reading →Tablet Musings
Two years ago, in a fit of pre-Macworld euphoria, I posted a short article explaining my history with tablet computers and my desire for Apple to bring its own special touch to the form factor. At the time, the idea of an iTablet was…
Continue reading →It Is On.
Apple enthusiasts, pundits, haters, and geeks everywhere are rejoicing. Today Apple sent out notices for a January 27 event to “see our latest creation.” Silly season for tablet rumors is now in full swing. I’ve got my own tablet musings nearly done and…
Continue reading →Scrivener and Dropbox
Dropbox is acknowledging a problem with syncing metadata heavy files like those in Scrivener. I’ve been syncing Scrivener files over Dropbox for sometime with no issue. Before, when I used SugarSync, I experienced this problem and it ultimately drove me to Dropbox. Regardless, I am…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users – DNS and Macworld
The most recent episode of the Mac Power Users is now up. In it we interview George Starcher and discuss the relative benefits of the OpenDNS and Google DNS services. We also interview Paul Kent as my Macworld giddiness starts to kick into…
Listen & read notes →Macworld Numbers Lab
There is still room in my Macworld Numbers lab scheduled for February 9 at 10:00 a.m. The session is going to explore iWork’s Numbers by focussing on relevant spreadsheets related to the mythical Area 51 Tin Foil Hat Club. We’ll be tracking things…
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