The iPad’s promise for potential.
I tried. I really did. I told myself I wasn’t going to get one on day one. But then I found myself in a Best Buy, touching, filling my face with new glowing hotness, and asking “so, do you have any?”...
View ArticleMarsEdit updates. Discriminating bloggers swoon.
It was only a short time ago that I wrote about the best blogging platform for Mac OS, MarsEdit, then in version 2. I was a little late to the party, but loved it so much upon finding it that I needed...
View ArticleThe Mac App Store is live, but not perfect.
The Mac App Store was unveiled earlier today with the 10.6.6 update, and while for a great many Mac users, it heralds a new, easy way to grab interesting software you might ordinarily have missed, it’s...
View ArticleHow to fix the Mac App Store’s licensing issues.
A lot of people, myself included, are excited about the arrival of the Mac App Store, but there’s a few issues still outstanding, some of which I spoke about yesterday. After a little bit of thinking,...
View ArticleWhat does Gatekeeper mean for jailbreaking on iOS?
The sudden (at least to most people) announcement of OS X Mountain Lion this week came with many new features and talking points. One of the most talked-about involves security and the Mac App Store,...
View ArticlePutting on my big boy pants.
I started using OmniFocus about a week ago. I’d avoided it for a while because it seemed way too complicated for me, but I decided recently that while I’m able to manage my tasks and to-do items, I...
View ArticleSimplified.
I’m a tinkerer. I’ve always been a tinkerer, I’ll always be a tinkerer. I fiddle, I test, I try, I look up, I download, I delude myself into thinking it’s all in the goal of figuring out some better...
View ArticleUn-simplified, and happy.
I recently talked about my intentions to simplify my workflows by using the default Apple apps on iOS and the Mac (Notes, Reminders, etc.) as replacements for the many apps I like to jump between. My...
View ArticleHow I’m using Dropbox.
Since I talk about Dropbox quite a bit anywhere and everywhere I can, I’m often asked for app recommendations and about the services that I use with it. The beauty of it is that these things can and do...
View ArticleUsing Drafts as an Alfred replacement on iOS.
Lately I’ve enjoyed working from my iOS devices more than ever, due in large part to the great changes in iOS 8. But every day, I still do a great deal of work from the Mac as well for reasons of...
View ArticleCollateral damage.
Generally, by the time iOS beta 3 or 4 rolls out, I can’t help myself and throw it on my carry phone. But I haven’t had time to play this summer. It’s been a particularly busy few months and I needed...
View ArticleiCloud Drive, Finder, and missing folders.
09-23-2015, 1:55 PM For about the past two months, I’ve been exploring iCloud Drive as a single destination for my working data. I’ve realized that support for it within apps is coming along quite...
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